A Good Horse Never Turns Back to Old Grass

When Ou Ye was dating Shen Qi, she weighed less than 90 pounds and was very thin.

After getting married, Ou Ye gained weight, reaching just over 90 pounds.

Eight months pregnant, Ou Ye now weighs over 120 pounds. Her legs have gotten thicker, and her face shape has changed from a pointed chin to a round face. Ou Ye doesn't recognize herself in the mirror—how did she become such a fat woman?

"Sister Cuiping, I... I'm so fat now!"

Hanging on the wall is Ou Ye and Shen Qi's wedding photo. Ou Ye looked like a goddess in her wedding dress back then. She was slim where she should be, and she also had some curves in the rest of her body. She was smiling happily, and a woman full of happiness is beautiful.

Against the backdrop of her pristine white wedding dress, Ou Ye captured the most beautiful photo of her life.

It's not that Ou Ye is unhappy now; she is very happy.

"Although I'm happy, I'm still so fat." Ou Ye touched her belly with her left hand and her face with her right. For the first time in her life, she weighed over 120 pounds and was as round as a ball.

"You've gained over ten kilograms since you were pregnant, that's normal," Cuiping comforted Ou Ye. She took care of Ou Ye based on her own experience, and she thought she was doing a pretty good job.

"A woman can't have sex with her husband when she's pregnant, and she won't look good anymore. Sister Cuiping, do you think your husband can stand the loneliness?" Ou Ye was inexperienced with her first marriage and first pregnancy, so she asked Cuiping, who was experienced and had given birth to two children.

Cuiping said, "I'm a straightforward person, and I'll speak the truth. Some men do cheat on their wives, but when they come home, they still act like good husbands. But Professor Shen Sister Cuiping n't that kind of man. With all my years of experience, I can tell."

Ou Ye still didn't understand. "Then how did Professor Shen meet his needs in that area during those eight months?"

"Little Yezi, is Professor Shen an ordinary person? Don't judge Professor Shen by the vulgar standards of ordinary people." Cuiping was the nanny hired by the Ou family. She watched Ou Ye grow up, and her relationship with Ou Ye was not as simple as a normal employer-employee relationship.

Ou Ye called Cuiping "sister," regarding Cuiping as a close older sister. "Sister Cuiping, you don't know, Professor Shen, in that area..."

Ou Ye only said half of what she meant before becoming embarrassed to continue. What she meant was that Professor Shen was very vigorous in that area and had an extremely strong sex drive.

Sister Cuiping, having been through it all, understands everything. "A man doesn't necessarily have to sleep with a woman to release his desires."

"Huh?" Although Ou Ye was naive, she was still a married woman and knew a little about some things. Professor Shen, he, could it be...? At this moment, the villa gate opened, and Professor Shen dragged his suitcase home, looking travel-worn.

"It's lunchtime, Zhou Yu'an, come in and eat with us," Shen Qi said, facing the door. He didn't treat Zhou Yu'an like an outsider.

"Now that you mention it, I am indeed hungry." This wasn't Zhou Yu'an's first time visiting Academician Shen's villa. He parked the car, turned off the engine, and entered the villa.

With food and drinks readily available at home, Cuiping went to the kitchen to prepare the meal, Shen Qi, Zhou Yu'an, Ou Ye chatted in the living room.

"Is Dad doing well?" Ou Ye asked Shen Qi with great concern.

"It's good, you're in the recovery period now." After sitting down, Shen Qi kept staring at Ou Ye's big belly. After looking for a while, he couldn't help but reach out and touch Ou Ye's belly through her maternity clothes. "Judging from the size and shape of the belly, is it a boy?"

Ou Ye placed her small hand on Shen Qi's large hand. "Hey, isn't it a bit effeminate to name a boy Shen Nuo Fei?"

Shen Qi's other large hand remained on Ou Ye's small hand. "Didn't you choose the name? It's unisex, not effeminate at all."

"The boy's name is Shen Nuo Fei, quite artistic." Zhou Yu'an was already used to Shen Qi and his wife's public displays of affection. He said, "You two are very loving, a model couple. I've been eating your dog food for ten years, watching you two grow from teenagers into a married couple, and then into parents. That's life, you know."

"Old Zhou, you should hurry up too, do you really want to be a diamond bachelor?" Ou Ye met Shen Qi and Zhou Yu'an on the same day. The former became her husband and they had a child together, while the latter was still single.

"How could I be as lucky as you two?" Zhou Yu'an said. "In terms of family background, you two are both from wealthy families, a perfect match. In terms of personal experience, you both started as top students and had smooth sailing careers. In terms of personality, Professor Shen is shrewd and assertive, while Dr. Ou is pure and kind, complementing each other perfectly. You two are a golden couple, a match made in heaven, truly a perfect match."

"Old Zhou speaks so well, and his reasoning is so logical." Ou Ye found it very pleasant to listen to, and thus became even more interested in Zhou Yu'an's love life. "When you were an undergraduate at Peking University, didn't you have a crush on a campus beauty?"

Zhou Yu'an: "School beauty?"

Shen Qi reminded her, "It's that girl, Tan Lulu, from the School of Government and Public Affairs."

"Oh, her? We haven't been in contact for a long time," Zhou Yu'an said.

Shen Qi revealed, "Tan Lulu went to the Ministry of Education after graduation and is still working there, I think she's a section chief."

"You seem to know a lot about what the students are up to?" Ou Ye asked Shen Qi.

Shen Qi said, "We all work in the education system, so we see each other all the time. I've run into Tan Lulu in meetings."

"So you reconciled Old Zhou's broken relationship?" Ou Ye meant that Shen Qi should step in and arrange for Tan Lulu and Zhou Yu'an to rekindle their old romance.

When Zhou Yu'an was in school, he was just an ordinary person, with no money or connections. Although his grades were good, which student who could come to Yenching University had bad grades?

During his student days, Zhou Yu'an pursued the most beautiful girl at Yenching University unsuccessfully. Now, things are different. Having achieved academic success, Zhou Yu'an is now a full professor at Yenching University, fully deserving of the position of Tan Lulu senior staff member in a government ministry.

A chief clerk enjoys the same benefits as a section-level official. In the capital, section-level cadres are not considered high-ranking officials and have a very low profile.

Moreover, a chief clerk is not a cadre; Tan Lulu does not hold the position of section chief, she is just a senior clerk.

Zhou Yu'an has a doctoral degree and work experience at Yenching University. If he is transferred to a government ministry, the benefits he will receive will certainly not be lower than those of a section chief.

"Am I a professional matchmaker now?" Shen Qi laughed.

"Let's try to set them up. By the way, is Tan Lulu married yet?" Ou Ye asked.

"From what I've observed, she's probably not married yet," Shen Qi said, then looked at Zhou Yu'an: "But the problem is, Professor Zhou doesn't seem to be interested in School Beauty Tan right now."

Zhou Yu'an: "A good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed. Tan Lulu, you should just forget about it. You two shouldn't meddle in my affairs."

At this time, Cuiping had prepared the meal, and everyone sat down to eat.

Three scholars with the Mathematics Department backgrounds chatted about life, then about women, then about men, and so on, until they finally returned to the topic of mathematics.

"Before Witten returned to the United States, he left behind a draft of the Navier-Stokes equations. Shen Qi, spend more time with Ou Ye at home. Come to the center when you have time, and we can discuss the subsequent derivation work," Zhou Yu'an said.

"I'm fine, I'm staying home to prepare for childbirth, with Sister Cuiping here. Shen Qi will go to the center tomorrow and go to work as usual." As a mathematician, Ou Ye naturally wanted to see the Navier-Stokes equations completely solved as soon as possible, and completely solved by her husband and college classmate.

"Shen Qi, you should cherish such an understanding and kind wife you've married." Zhou Yu'an, who was still single herself, acted like a relationship expert, as if she knew everything.