Zhai Cheng went straight upstairs without saying a word.
Song Ge thought he must be in a bad mood, so she just followed him upstairs.
The sound of running water came from the bathroom.
Song Ge lay in bed, her mood complicated. It wasn't until the sound of water stopped that she nervously covered herself with the quilt, pretending to be asleep, with her feet sticking out.
Faintly, Song Ge heard the sound of the door opening. Then, the side of the bed sank, and the room light dimmed a bit.
Song Ge slowly opened her eyes and looked at Zhai Cheng beside her with his eyes closed. Her heart was heavy. She silently pulled back her feet, turned over, and lay with her back to him.
In the past, Zhai Cheng always paid attention to things related to her. But...
Song Ge tossed and turned restlessly. It wasn't until dawn was approaching that she finally fell asleep.
The next day, Song Ge was woken up by the sound of Zhai Cheng getting up. She had no choice but to get up too.
Zhai Cheng went to the dining hall to have breakfast on his own. After Song Ge got dressed, she also went downstairs for breakfast.
During breakfast, Song Ge couldn't help but glance at Zhai Cheng from time to time.
She saw him pick up a slice of bread, then pick up the ketchup beside it. As if in a daze, he squeezed the ketchup onto the bread absent - mindedly.
Song Ge frowned and reminded him, "You've put ketchup on it."
Only then did Zhai Cheng come to his senses. Looking at the slice of bread covered with ketchup, he threw it aside in disgust because he didn't eat ketchup.
Seeing his reaction, Song Ge wanted to ask, but then thought that since he didn't tell her voluntarily, he must not want her to know. So, she chose not to ask.
This situation continued for several days, which made Song Ge feel quite uncomfortable.
For example, he would come out of the bathroom wearing her pajamas. Another time, he always went to the wrong room and ended up in the guest room.
After all these things happened, Song Ge no longer wanted to keep silent.
"Zhai Cheng, what on earth is going on with you? If something has happened, you can tell me. We can solve it together."
Song Ge finally snapped when Zhai Cheng drank boiling water directly into his mouth.
Zhai Cheng put down the cup in his hand, looking a bit annoyed. "Your current task is to take good care of the baby in your belly. Don't think about other things."
"I can share your burdens with you," Song Ge insisted.
Zhai Cheng suddenly raised his voice. "What can you share with me? Just don't cause me any trouble!"
After saying this, Zhai Cheng himself was also stunned for a moment. Then he picked up his suit jacket and went out, leaving Song Ge sitting there stunned in the living room.
The words "What can you share with me? Just don't cause me any trouble!" kept echoing in her mind.
So, in his eyes, she had always been a trouble.
With this realization, Song Ge felt extremely sad and aggrieved.
Aunt Chen heard the conversation in the kitchen but didn't know how to comfort Song Ge, so she kept silent.
Song Ge went back to her room alone. Looking at the things belonging to both of them in the room, it seemed as if they had merged into one. But in reality?
She didn't understand why Zhai Cheng had suddenly changed like this.
She sat alone on the balcony, enjoying the breeze. She wanted to have a drink, but then thought of the baby in her belly and gave up the idea.
She took out her phone, planning to watch a funny TV show to cheer herself up. But she saw a news article about pregnant women suffering from depression.
She read the whole article from beginning to end, feeling chilled all over. She was afraid that she would end up like that too.
Song Ge got up, changed her clothes, and called Wu Yilan. "Where are you?" Her voice was a bit low.
Wu Yilan replied absent - mindedly, but her voice sounded distant. It was hard to tell what she was doing. "I'm at home. What's up?"
"I want to see you. Let's meet at our usual coffee shop."
Wu Yilan seemed a bit hesitant. "But I've made an appointment later..." Her words trailed off, and then she changed her tune. "Okay, I'll get ready and go out."
"Okay." After hanging up the phone, Song Ge felt that there was something strange about Wu Yilan on the other end of the line, but she didn't think much about it. She got ready and prepared to go out.
Aunt Chen knew that Song Ge was going out and wanted to send someone with her, considering that she had just quarreled with Zhai Cheng. Song Ge refused and promised to come back safely. Only then did Aunt Chen feel relieved.
Song Ge arrived at the coffee shop first. She waited and waited, and finally Wu Yilan showed up late.
"I got stuck in traffic on the way here," Wu Yilan explained voluntarily. She glanced at Song Ge's belly, then sat down beside her, reached out her hand, and touched it. "It's really amazing that there's a little baby in there."
Song Ge used to think so too, but now she felt that the baby had come at a bad time.
Wu Yilan noticed that Song Ge looked sad and joked, "What's wrong? Did you quarrel with your Zhai Cheng?"
These words hit Song Ge right in the heart, and tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Wu Yilan quickly patted her on the back. "Okay, okay. Tell me what's going on."
It took Song Ge a while to stop crying. She said intermittently, "Zhai Cheng... I don't know what's wrong with his company. When he comes back, he just..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Wu Yilan's phone rang.
Wu Yilan instinctively took out her phone. Seeing the message, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. She quickly replied to the message. "You can continue."
"He just..."
The message notification rang again. Wu Yilan replied to the message again. This happened several times. Song Ge felt something was wrong. "Who are you chatting with?"
"Nothing," Wu Yilan flatly denied. "I'll go to the restroom." Then she got up and left.
Song Ge glanced at Wu Yilan's phone. After a moment of hesitation, she picked it up. She had always known Wu Yilan's phone password, so she easily unlocked the phone. She added the contact with her other account, then put the phone back in place.
After meeting Wu Yilan, Song Ge went home. This indeed distracted her. She was curious about who Wu Yilan was chatting with.
Song Ge sent a message to that person, and the person replied quickly. As they chatted back and forth, they got to know each other better.
Zhai Cheng noticed that Song Ge had been looking at her phone happily recently. Just like now, he was talking to Song Ge, but she seemed not to hear him at all.
"Are you even listening to me?" Zhai Cheng got angry. He stepped forward and snatched Song Ge's phone, throwing it on the ground.
"What are you doing?" Song Ge stood up. She glanced at the phone. Fortunately, only the tempered glass screen protector was broken.
"Song Ge, what's wrong with you recently? You're always looking at your phone. Or, do you have someone else outside?"
Song Ge slapped Zhai Cheng across the face. Her hand went numb. She stared blankly at her hand. "How could you say such a thing?"
After saying that, Song Ge angrily went upstairs. Just as she sat on the bed, a sharp pain shot through her belly.