Chapter 350 - A Token of My Apology

Zhang Yu Han arrived at the door and paused before he turned to the side.

A figure walked out from the dark and stopped once her figure came to light. Nian Ting nodded to Zhang Yu Han stood there silently, waiting for his order.

"You can go back now," he spoke.

Nian Ting nodded again before she disappeared into the shadow.

Once the woman disappeared, Zhang Yu Han eased up his guard and paused at the door to take a deep breath. His hand moved to touch the bell but then he stopped himself. After weighing his options, Zhang Yu Han took out his phone and dialed a number.

Xu Yilan was suddenly awake when her phone on the side chimed. She glanced at the screen with her eyes narrowed and answered the call. "You're outside? Hold on. Mom will open the door for you."

She then hung up the phone, tidied up herself, and wore a cardigan over her body before she walked towards the door. Seeing her tall son-in-law stood at the door, Xu Yilan smiled. "You're here."

Zhang Yu Han nodded his head. "Mom, sorry for the trouble."

Xu Yilan moved aside to let him enter. Her gaze fell on the pastel pink box in his hand and a smile curved on her lips. "Is that for Yao Yao?" She watched him nodded and let out a helpless sigh. "You don't have to spoil Yao Yao too much."

Zhang Yu Han replied to her with a smile. 

"This time it was Yao Yao's fault. Don't blame her too much. Knowing Yao Yao, running away and sulking is not what she would do," she said and sigh. "Yao Yao is pregnant and at this time, her mood and emotion were not too good. Just be patient with her."

"En. I know," Zhang Yu Han nodded. "Mom, you should go back to bed. I will check on Qin Yao first."

Xu Yilan hesitated as she recalled what she had gone through during her pregnancy with her daughter. Back then, she had lost her son and was in depression. Seeing the way her daughter acted, Xu Yilan was afraid that her daughter was going through something similar.

However, the words she wanted to say did not leave her lips. Looking at Zhang Yu Han's face, Xu Yilan had a feeling that he was going to figure out what to do. 

After a while, Xu Yilan nodded. "You go and look at her. Just talk to her nicely. I will go back to my room first."

Zhang Yu Han watched as his mother-in-law entered her bedroom before he walked into his wife's room. A helpless sigh escaped him as he watched his wife's sleeping figure with a bunny plushy in her embrace. Zhang Yu Han put the pastel pink box on the table and walked over to her bed. He leaned forward and kissed her face. Then he combed her hair away from her face and froze.

His finger touched the corner of her eyes and Zhang Yu Han was surprised upon finding that it was wet.

He wondered if his wife really wanted to eat that chocolate cake that she started to cry. Suddenly, Zhang Yu Han was at loss at what he should do. Was he too strict with her?

Zhang Yu Han wiped the corner of her eyes with his thumb and kissed her on both eyes. 

At first, he had wanted to wake her up to coax her. However, seeing her slow breathing, Zhang Yu Han found that he did not have the heart to disturb her.

After a while, Zhang Yu Han took off his coat and slid into bed. He hugged her from behind, letting her head rest on his ċhėst. His hand moved to rest on her stomach and he began to ċȧrėss it.

He leaned over to peek at her bulging stomach and whispered, "Baby, please don't make your mother upset and make things difficult for me, alright?"

…

A thought crossed on her head and Li Qin Yao quickly turned around.

"You're awake?"

Zhang Yu Han deep and slightly hoarse voice surrounded her. 

Li Qin Yao looked up and her gaze met with Zhang Yu Han. A look of surprise appeared on her face. She stared into his eyes and noticed that it was slightly reddened.

Seeing his face, and hearing his voice, an indescribable joy surged through her.

"Why are you crying?" Zhang Yu Han was surprised upon seeing the tears streaming down her face. He did not know what he should do. "Alright. It was my fault. I shouldn't be too strict with you. Qin Yao, please don't cry, alright?"

Li Qin Yao did not reply to him. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face on his ċhėst.

Hearing her snuffle, Zhang Yu Han then ċȧrėssed her hair and back softly, coaxing her. 

When she was done venting her feelings, Li Qin Yao pulled away and saw how his shirt had turned wet from her tears and snots. Li Qin Yao bit her lips and stretched her arm to wipe at his shirt with her hand. But it does not look like the stain will go away. Instead, she began to notice that she had helped to spread the stains...

"Just leave them," Zhang Yu Han grabbed at her hand to stop her. "We can wash them later, alright?"

Li Qin Yao lifted her head to meet his gaze again. "Sorry."

Zhang Yu Han let out a helpless sigh. "Alright. Stop crying." He wiped at her tears with his thumb. "Qin Yao, were you that upset that I did not let you eat that chocolate cake?"

"Sorry," Li Qin Yao repeated again. "I know that I was being unreasonable right now. It's not that I did not understand why I should cut off some sweets from my diet. But, I did not know why I am feeling this way. It was just a chocolate cake. Zhang Yu Han, do you think I am being an idiot?"

"Of course not." He leaned to kiss her forehead. "It was probably just hormone."

Hearing his words, Li Qin Yao buried her head on his ċhėst again. Because she knew that his shirt was wet with her tears and snots, Li Qin Yao only let the top of her head to touch his ċhėst.

"I thought that you were not going to come and coax me." Her embrace tightened and her lips quivered. "I thought you were not going to care about me anymore."

"You fool, how can I not care about you?" Zhang Yu Han let out a helpless sigh before he rained her face with his kisses. "Qin Yao, I love you."

"Un." She nodded. She stayed in his embrace for a long time and let him ċȧrėssed her hair to coax her. "I know. I was being silly."

Zhang Yu Han stood up suddenly and walked over to the table. Then, he walked over to her side and put the box on her hand. 

Li Qin Yao's eyes were on the pastel pink box for a long time. She did not have to peek inside to know that there were Chef Qin's handcrafted desserts. She could smell the sweet treats coming from the box.

"A token of my apology." Zhang Yu Han touched his nose as he watched her expression. "I asked Xiao Ye to come and deliver this last night. That was why I was not able to come here earlier."

Li Qin Yao pursed her lips and she continued to look at him for a long time, wondering if he was testing her.

"I consulted the dietitian and she gave a green light. Then, I asked Chef Qin to reduce the sugar, so it won't be as sweet," Zhang Yu Han explained. "You can have a bite at one each. Then, I will finish the rest for you, alright?"

Her eyes glittered with joy upon hearing his words. Just before she could open the box and see what was inside, Zhang Yu Han had placed his hand upon hers, stopping her.

Zhang Yu Han smiled. "But first, go and wash up."