"Take me back?" Jingyi paused.
"You're willing to take me in?" Her voice trembled a little. "You don't care about my identity?"
"I only care whether you're willing to come back with me." Zhao Linchuan looked into her eyes. "As long as you're willing, I'll take you back right now."
Jingyi's eyes reddened slightly. She lowered her head and looked at the steaming porridge in her bowl. Tears slid silently down her cheeks and dripped into the bowl, sending tiny ripples across its surface.
"If this is a lie..."
"I hope you'll never expose it."
"Come on, eat."
"When you're finished, I'll take you back..."
A long while later, in the living room of the Zhao Residence.
Yue Shen, Yan Fei, Yan Lingji, Zi Nu, Great Master of Fate, Young Master of Fate, Nong Yu, and the others surrounded Jingyi.
Every one of their eyes shone brightly as they all stared at the slight swell of Jingyi's belly.
Their gazes were so fervent that they seemed ready to see right through the fabric stretched over her stomach.
Surrounded by them, Jingyi was at a loss. She had never been watched with such warmth by so many people before.
Yue Shen reached out and gently placed her hand on Jingyi's belly.
She closed her eyes. After a moment, she opened them, her eyes full of joy.
"It's a girl! The Zhao family has an heir!"
She looked at Jingyi's almost excessively delicate face, her voice gentler than Yue Shen's usually was.
"From now on, you'll live with me. I'll personally take care of you."
"Thank you, Sister Yue Shen." This was the first time Jingyi had ever been treated with such warmth, and she didn't quite know what to do.
She instinctively looked toward Zhao Linchuan for help, only to