Chapter 508 -s 508-509: She Blames Herself Deeply
Qin Mobai half-embraced Lou Xi’s waist, walking steadily and firmly into the villa.
Without the sounds of quarrels and barking, Qin Mobai’s villa became exceptionally quiet.
Sister Yun watched as the young master and young madam returned, standing respectfully at the door.
"Sister Yun, please inform Grandpa and Grandma that we won’t be there for breakfast this morning. Please bring two breakfasts later and leave them downstairs."
"Yes, young master." Sister Yun obeyed and left.
Qin Mobai didn’t answer Lou Xi’s previous question, but Lou Xi could hear the fatigue in his voice.
Of course, she knew this man wouldn’t spend the night doing something indiscreet.
"Did you go to see Mu Jinsu?" Lou Xi remembered last night’s events and asked.
Qin Mobai still didn’t answer.
"Your husband is very tired. Would you mind giving me a massage?" Returning to the room, Qin Mobai directly led Lou Xi to the bathroom.
He didn’t ask Lou Xi; instead, he demanded it.
Lou Xi quickly looked away; being so direct made her genuinely embarrassed.
"...I’ll draw you a bath." Lou Xi hurriedly went to the bathtub and filled it with hot water.
Knowing he was tired, she added a few drops of lavender essential oil to the water, and the lavender scent quickly dispersed in the hot water.
Feeling the buoyancy of the water, she nervously clutched the edge of the tub.
"I’m behind you, there’s never any need to be afraid." Qin Mobai embraced Lou Xi from behind.
Lou Xi turned over, lying on his chest, watching his slightly closed eyes, unable to resist reaching out to touch his long eyelashes.
The man was exceedingly handsome, with sharp brows, a prominent nose, and seductive lips.
Fortunately, it was a constant-temperature bathtub, or the water would’ve turned cold after an hour.
Refreshed after the bath, Qin Mobai, that confident and unrivaled master of the universe, returned.
After bathing, Qin Mobai changed clothes, still needing to go to work.
Lou Xi helped him prepare his shirt, tie, and suit. Ever since they got together, what Qin Mobai wore every day was decided by Lou Xi.
Like how a mom prepares clothes for a child in the morning.
She fastened the buttons on his shirt.
It gave Lou Xi a feeling that this man had lost all self-care abilities in front of her.
"Can you tell me now, how are Mu Jinsu and her child?" All morning, Lou Xi felt that Qin Mobai was deliberately avoiding talking about what happened last night.
But not mentioning it didn’t mean those things didn’t happen.
Hearing Lou Xi’s words, Qin Mobai’s body stiffened, taking the tie from Lou Xi’s hand and tying it himself.
The man looked very handsome tying the tie, proficient and brisk, just like himself.
"Since you’re pregnant, how about I help you apply for a year’s leave from school and continue after giving birth?" Qin Mobai still didn’t address Lou Xi’s question directly.
But, it’s an issue that cannot be ignored.
She’s pregnant now, though it doesn’t show yet, it will be conspicuous in three or four months, making it inconvenient and unsafe to attend classes.
"Young madam, you must give up something to gain." Seeing Lou Xi remain silent, Qin Mobai added.
"Let me finish this semester. There are only a little over two months left. Besides, if I start resting at home this early, the days will seem endless." The thought of staying home for more than ten months felt a bit despairing.
"You could come to work with me every day." Qin Mobai thought for a moment, then shook his head, "You can’t appear in front of me every day, it would be distracting."
Qin Mobai vetoed the idea himself.
"It’s safer at home, and only at home will I be at ease." Qin Mobai said in a deep voice after tying his tie.
This one statement from Qin Mobai alerted Lou Xi to something wrong.
"Did something happen to Mu Jinsu’s child?" Otherwise, Qin Mobai wouldn’t suddenly insist on her staying home, claiming it’s safer there!
Lou Xi was smart and could infer from Qin Mobai’s few words that something might have happened to Mu Jinsu.
It couldn’t be hidden any longer.
Qin Mobai reached out, holding Lou Xi’s shoulders, afraid she would get emotional.
"Yesterday, Jin Xunyang sent her to the hospital for resuscitation, but due to excessive blood loss..."
"They couldn’t save the child, right?" Lou Xi suddenly felt her entire heart sink, instinctively protecting her lower abdomen.
As someone also about to become a mother, Lou Xi was especially anxious about the child inside her.
She believed Mu Jinsu loved her own child just as much, and losing the child must’ve been a heavy blow to her.
"It’s all my fault, it’s my fault..." Lou Xi’s body trembled, and tears fell incessantly.
Qin Mobai, heartbroken, pulled her into his arms.
"It’s not your fault, it has nothing to do with you, don’t blame yourself." Qin Mobai soothed her back, comforting her.
"It’s my fault. If... if I had held her... she wouldn’t have fallen... and the child would have been saved..." She blamed herself immensely.