Not long after the annual meeting was over, Spring Festival arrived.
Before the festival, Fu Mingshi accompanied Zhen Bao back to her hometown to pay respects to several of Zhen's elders. They stayed there for two nights, then rushed back to the capital city to spend New Year's Eve at the Fu family courtyard house.
During the reunion dinner, Old Master Fu smilingly asked the young couple, "When are you planning to have a child?"
The old master's question was natural, but Zhen Bao blushed and lowered her head to eat dumplings, pretending not to hear.
Fu Mingshi coughed and said to Zhen Bao, "We're getting married in June. We should have good news this year."
Old Master Fu understood - his grandson planned to have a child after the wedding banquet. Dissatisfied, he held up his fingers to calculate for the young couple: "Many people get pregnant first and then hold the wedding feast. You two can prepare starting in April. Zhen Bao will only be two or three months along at the wedding, it won't affect wearing the wedding dress."
The old master was eager to hold his great-grandchild after the New Year.
Zhen Bao was too shy to reject her elder's wishes. She hoped Fu Mingshi would explain that she still had to prepare for her graduation defense, but instead, Fu Mingshi just smiled without saying anything, seeming to agree with the old master. Zhen Bao started to panic. That night when Fu Mingshi pressed down on her, she pushed against his shoulders and asked, "You don't really want to try in April, right?"
Without using protection?
Fu Mingshi wasn't in that much of a hurry. He grasped her hand and raised it above her head, lowering his head to kiss her. "We'll talk about the honeymoon later."
Zhen Bao breathed a sigh of relief.
Fu Mingshi chuckled to himself. The old master's plan was too rushed. He wanted Zhen Bao to happily prepare for the wedding. Getting pregnant early would make Zhen Bao worried about the child while busy with graduation. He couldn't bear to do that to her.
After New Year's, school started up again. For graduating fifth-year students, the next half year flew by faster than flowing water.
In the blink of an eye, the school notifications came telling graduates to leave campus on time...
How heartless.
Zhen Bao and her three roommates all successfully passed their graduation defenses.
Jia Xiaoyu and Qian Lele had already found jobs. Beautiful rich girl Fan Xuan planned to travel abroad and find work after she returned. On the last night before leaving campus, the four women went out for a big meal then returned to the dormitory to fantasize about life after school.
"Zhen Bao is the biggest winner - graduating and immediately marrying into a wealthy family. We commoners are so envious!" Jia Xiaoyu hugged Zhen Bao and shouted, "Oh right, are you still going to work at the hospital before the wedding?"
Zhen Bao shook her head. "There's still a lot to do before the wedding. I told the hospital I'd start working in August."
"You're so silly. Chairman Fu is so rich, what do you need to work for? Just stay home and be a wealthy madam!" Fan Xuan looked at Zhen Bao like she was an alien.
Zhen Bao just smiled. Being idle every day would be so boring, she still needed something to do.
"Let us know when you try on your wedding dress. Remember to send pics!" Qian Lele said longingly.
Zhen Bao nodded. If she wasn't going abroad to try on gowns, she would definitely invite her roommates to accompany her.
Chatting about Zhen Bao's wedding and their hopes for work and love, it wasn't until after one in the morning that the four finally went to bed with dry mouths and tongues.
The next day, Jia Xiaoyu was the first to leave campus. Qian Lele and Fan Xuan had also just about finished moving all their things out. Zhen Bao saw each of her roommates off, then waited in the empty dorm room for Fu Mingshi. Unable to settle her heart, looking around the dorm she had lived in for a full five years, Zhen Bao suddenly felt a rush of nostalgia.
Someone knocked on the door.
Zhen Bao couldn't help but smile. She went to the door and softly asked, "Who is it?"
"Your husband," came the low, attractive male voice from outside.
Zhen Bao sweetly opened the dorm door a crack.
Fu Mingshi eagerly squeezed inside from the opening to hug Zhen Bao against the door, leaning down to kiss her.
Five years - he had waited five full years.
Five years ago, he had personally brought Zhen Bao to move into this dorm. Now, he could finally take her out to live with him forever, as the mistress of all his properties.
"All packed up?"
"Mm."
"Good, let's go home now."
