Huo Xin had left.
But Huo An showed up again. The two of them were sitting on the stone bench discussing. These days, there really hadn't been any good news for them.
"Should we solve the problems one by one and start with Huo Xin first?" the eldest sister murmured.
The second brother recalled Huo's father's look at the dinner table and shook his head. "She doesn't have much influence now. We don't need to deal with her for the moment. Moreover, Huo Cheng must have sent people to protect her. We don't have to tip off the enemy and let them find out that we've already allied."
Although Huo Cheng had discovered the forces of the two of them during the chase in the grove this time, it was still hard for him to imagine that they had been allied for a long time.
"What about Huo An?" the eldest sister nodded and asked uncertainly.
The second brother also shook his head and fell into deep thought. "We still don't know his purpose. Let's observe him first."
The eldest sister had no choice but to cooperate. But when she thought of Huo Cheng coming back safe and sound to ruin their plan, her brows knitted tightly.
Looking at the distressed eldest sister, the second brother seemed quite at ease at this moment.
He shook his head and said to her, "Do you want to hear some good news?"
The eldest sister looked vigilant. "What aspect is it about?"
"You must be interested in it." the second brother affirmed. Then he hooked his finger. Although the eldest sister didn't believe it, she still leaned over to listen.
When the second brother stopped speaking, the eldest sister was obviously excited. She raised her eyebrows and said in an uncertain tone, "Really?"
The second brother spread his hands. "It's absolutely true. And you can check it out right now."
The eldest sister quickly made a phone call. Soon, after hearing the confirmation from the other end, she hung up the phone and was very happy.
"This time, we finally have a way to deal with them. They're definitely doomed."
With that, the eldest sister got up and was about to leave.
But the second brother grabbed her. The eldest sister looked back in confusion.
The second brother said calmly, "It's still too early for us to act."
...
As days passed by, Gu Sisi enjoyed a rare period of peace. Now she didn't have to worry about anyone targeting her or causing any trouble.
Her daily life was simply eating and sleeping.
However, as time went by, she gradually began to experience morning sickness and suffered for a while.
During that period, in order to accompany her, Huo Cheng almost centered his life around her. He accompanied her for a stroll on the grass and in the garden every day. After her belly got bigger, they simply didn't eat at the table anymore.
They had the meals sent directly to their room. Since Gu Sisi gradually lost her appetite, Huo Cheng even fed her.
This practice didn't arouse the dissatisfaction of Huo's father and mother. Instead, they quite approved of it. Even though it made some people unhappy, they didn't care.
This practice undoubtedly gave the servants more and deeper thoughts.
They became more and more respectful to Gu Sisi.
"The fetus is developing well. But you should also pay more attention to exercise. Otherwise, it's not good for the pregnant woman's body." the doctor said to Huo Cheng after the examination.
Huo Cheng nodded. "Okay, I see." He saw the doctor out.
Then he came in and sat beside Gu Sisi. She was almost eight months pregnant and her belly was extremely big. During this period, her feet began to swell because of the pregnancy.
She often couldn't fall asleep at midnight. Huo Cheng felt heart - broken seeing this, but he couldn't bear much for Gu Sisi.
"Baby, you've worked hard." Huo Cheng whispered in Gu Sisi's ear.
Gu Sisi opened her hazy eyes. She had been very sleepy during this period. She only remembered that the doctor had come in. She looked around and didn't see the doctor. She grabbed Huo Cheng's hand nervously and asked,
"What did the doctor say?"
Huo Cheng knew that Gu Sisi was worried and immediately comforted her. "Don't worry! Our baby is very healthy. But the doctor said you should exercise more."
As soon as exercise was mentioned, Gu Sisi frowned and groaned. "I don't want to. I can't move."
It wasn't because she was lazy, but because it was really too strenuous for her to bear such heavy weight.
She had never thought that being pregnant would be so hard.
During the months she had been living here while pregnant, she had called her parents, but she had hidden the fact that she was pregnant very well.
It wasn't for any other reason but that she was worried that her parents would come to take care of her out of concern and get into danger instead.
After all, the Huo family mansion was really too complicated.
Whenever Gu Sisi felt hard because of the pregnancy, she would call her mother. Although she hid her grievances, after all, a mother and daughter shared a special bond. Her mother noticed something was wrong with Gu Sisi.
"What's wrong, dear? Did Huo Cheng bully you? Tell us and we'll go and talk to him."
Whenever this happened, Gu Sisi would look at the innocent - looking Huo Cheng and burst out laughing through her tears.
"No, Mom. I just miss you."
"Then come back! Mom and Dad will prepare a lot of delicious food for you!"
"..."
At this time, Gu Sisi would choke with sobs.
Every time she declined, saying that this was a rising period for her and she was too busy. Then she would ask Huo Cheng to go instead.
After several times like this, Gu's parents also felt that something was wrong, but every time Huo Cheng managed to deceive them with his excellent words. Until now, Gu Sisi had been pregnant for eight months.
"Baby, even if you don't exercise, you should eat well." Huo Cheng held Gu Sisi's hand.
These days, Gu Sisi could only eat two mouthfuls for each meal and then couldn't eat anymore. Although her belly was very big, she looked extremely thin. Huo Cheng felt very heart - broken seeing this.
Gu Sisi shook her head. She really had no appetite.
"Maybe I should go to your parents' house again."
In this way, he could bring back take - out for Gu Sisi. Every time he brought back food, even if her appetite was very poor, she would still insist on eating a bowl.
This was also the best way Huo Cheng could think of.
"Don't." Gu Sisi shook her head and disagreed. "It's too frequent."
If the son - in - law came often but the daughter was nowhere to be seen, the two elders would become more and more suspicious. Then it would be hard to explain.
She struggled to get up. Looking at the table in front of her, sure enough, there was food on it. She pursed her lips and said, "Hey, bring it to me. I'll eat something."
Huo Cheng helped Gu Sisi sit up properly and immediately went to get the food. He just scooped up a spoonful of porridge and was about to feed her.
But there was a knock on the door.
Huo Cheng quickly fed her the porridge, then put the bowl aside and went to open the door.
Gu Sisi was covering her mouth, suppressing her nausea and swallowing with difficulty. When she looked up, she was stunned.
Standing in front of the bed was actually Huo's mother.
Huo Cheng walked over and asked, "Mother, why are you here?"
Huo's mother glanced at Gu Sisi and quickly took out a small box from her handbag. She smiled and said, "I almost forgot just now. I came here specially to give you this little thing."
Huo's mother walked over slowly with her slender waist. She put the box in Gu Sisi's hand and said softly, "This little thing is very useful. It's something that my mother used when she gave birth to me. I also used it when I gave birth to Huo Cheng."
Gu Sisi was confused. "What is it?"
"I saw that your morning sickness was too bad, so I specially found the old traditional Chinese doctor who prescribed medicine for me before. You don't need to boil the medicine. Just smell it before eating and it can relieve the discomfort."
Although Huo's mother had had a bad attitude towards her before, this gift at this moment was undoubtedly well - intended.
"Thank you." Gu Sisi thanked sincerely.