This Is The Surprise

"A surprise? What kind of surprise could there be?"

Liu Qiang took off his shoes with annoyance. His wife took slippers out of the shoe cabinet and bent down to place them by his feet.

After Liu Qiang put on his slippers, his wife walked into the kitchen and brought out a glass of juice. She smiled gently and said:

"Honey, this is freshly squeezed orange juice. You always drink tea and your mouth gets dry. Have something sweet."

Liu Qiang grunted, took the juice, and took a sip. His gloomy expression softened slightly.

"Sit down for a while. Dinner will be ready soon."

Then, his wife said softly, turned, and went back into the kitchen.

The sound of stir-frying came from the kitchen. Soon, the woman, wearing an apron, brought out plate after plate of dishes. There were seven or eight substantial dishes, extremely lavish.

Liu Qiang asked curiously, "Why are there so many dishes today?"

"This is your surprise."

The woman untied her apron, revealing the clothes she wore underneath. It was also a loose dress, simple and elegant, but lacking appeal to the opposite sex.

Liu Qiang stood up, pretended to sniff with interest, and forced a smile, saying, "It smells great!"

But in his heart, he sighed.

The so-called surprise was just a lavish dinner?

This isn't what I wanted.

A year ago, Liu Qiang was still a popular A-list celebrity, serving as a mentor on the national finals of the first season of Pure Voice.

His ex-wife at the time was an actress and very beautiful.

But beautiful women are often restless. While Liu Qiang was away recording a show in Jiangrong, his ex-wife actually got involved with a former classmate.

Liu Qiang remembered that the incident was exposed by the super-paparazzi "Sky Screen".

Cuckolded, he angrily divorced his ex-wife. The divorce case at the time caused quite a stir in the industry.

After all the mess, Liu Qiang's popularity was also affected.

In one year, he slid from A-list to B-list.

Once a mentor for the national finals of Pure Voice, he now only served as a minor judge in the preliminary rounds. He was mingling with attention-seeking individuals like Zhou Li.

For the once proud Liu Qiang, this was nothing short of immense humiliation.

But for the sake of survival, he had to earn money, even if it meant swallowing his pride.

Fortunately, he met his current wife, who was outside the industry, six months ago.

She was an architectural designer, quite talented, but willing to be a housewife for him.

Losing something in one place but gaining it in another, Liu Qiang should have been content.

However, he still had a lingering concern.

His current wife had been in a relationship before and had an abortion.

According to the doctor, his wife's physical condition was rather special; after one abortion, it would be difficult for her to conceive again.

His wife had honestly told him all this before they got married.

Liu Qiang accepted it.

Yet, after more than half a year of marriage, Liu Qiang gradually began to feel restless.

He wanted a child.

The doctor said it was difficult to conceive, but there was still a small chance.

For the past six months, he had spent his time with his wife outside of work, making an effort.

His wife understood his intentions and quit her job to stay at home, also intending to focus on preparing for pregnancy.

However, after more than six months, his wife's belly remained unresponsive.

Liu Qiang was completely disappointed.

His secret affair with Ali was less about cheating and more about wanting a young girl to bear him a child.

Apart from the thrill, Liu Qiang felt no affection for the seductive Ali.

Even after each rendezvous with her, he would feel a profound emptiness and guilt.

However, being threatened by the mysterious "Dawei Tianlong" now actually made him resolute, and he felt completely at ease.

"These are all your favorite dishes. It's just that the shrimp are a bit small."

Hearing him say it smelled great, his wife smiled happily and picked a piece of food for him with her chopsticks, placing it in his bowl. She said with a hint of regret:

"You don't know, the hospital is too far from the market. By the time I left the hospital and got to the market, it was already close to noon, and the big shrimp had all been picked out."

"It's okay."

Liu Qiang replied casually. He really had no interest in the size of the shrimp now.

Wait.

"Hospital? You went to the hospital?" Liu Qiang looked up at his wife and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"

His wife nodded, "I've been feeling nauseous lately, and I haven't gotten my period this month."

"What?"

Liu Qiang's voice suddenly trembled, "You, you mean…?"

His wife smiled, took out a pregnancy test result from the hospital's obstetrics and gynecology department, and placed it in front of Liu Qiang.

Liu Qiang picked up the slip and was stunned to see the line of text written on it:

"Pregnancy Test Result: Positive, Six Weeks Pregnant."

An uncontrollable smile and playfulness appeared on the woman's gentle face, "I said earlier I wanted to give you a surprise."

Liu Qiang's eyes widened, and tears suddenly streamed down his overjoyed face.

"A surprise, there really is a surprise…"

He jumped up, scooped his wife into his arms, and spun her around in the air several times.

"I'm going to be a dad! Hahaha, I'm going to be a dad!!"

"Ah!" his wife exclaimed, gently patting his shoulder, "Be careful, don't squeeze the baby."

Liu Qiang quickly put his wife down and gently embraced her. The woman nestled in his arms and asked, "Are you happy now?"

Liu Qiang was taken aback, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have given you a cold shoulder earlier, it was work-related."

"It's okay, I know, I understand. Don't cry."

His wife gently wiped his tears, wrapped her hands around his waist, and rested her head on his chest.

In the quiet house, the atmosphere was warm and sweet…

At nine in the evening, his pregnant wife felt sleepy and went to bed early.

Liu Qiang took a shower and was about to join his wife when he suddenly stopped.

"Surprise… why did he know I would have a surprise?"

Liu Qiang picked up his phone and sent a message to "Dawei Tianlong" on QQ:

"How did you know there was good news at my home? What exactly do you know?!"

After waiting for a while, the other party replied:

"It seems Teacher Liu already knows, congratulations! Actually, your wife went to the hospital two weeks ago. Now do you understand why I told you to leave that mistress?"

A chill suddenly ran down Liu Qiang's spine, and he desperately wanted to ask who the other party was.

But then he thought, if he hadn't listened to the other party and continued to be entangled with the mistress.

What if his wife found out? It might even affect the fetus in her womb!

This Dawei Tianlong had actually saved his family.

Even though the other party's mysterious methods made his spine tingle, from the perspective of this incident, He had forced the other party to sell his songs at a low price, yet they repaid his malice with kindness, making him pull back from the brink and saving his marriage and child.

This was a great kindness!

Someone with such methods, who had also shown him such kindness… he had to grovel!

Liu Qiang said sincerely, "Brother Long, you're my real brother. Can you send me a bank account number? I want to thank you, and if you ever need anything from me in the future, just say the word!"

A few minutes later, in the bedroom.

Liu Qiang's wife, An Jing, lay quietly on her side in bed, looking at several photos on her phone of Liu Qiang entering a hotel with a young woman.

She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and deleted the photos from her phone.

Liu Qiang gently pushed the door open, tiptoed to the bedside, and quietly lay down.

The woman turned over and hugged him.

"Did I wake you?" Liu Qiang asked apologetically.

"No," the woman snuggled closer to him and said softly, "I can only sleep when you're by my side. From now on… don't leave me again, okay?"

In the dark bedroom, after a moment of silence, a reply rang out:

"Okay, I'm sorry."