Chapter 359 - Someone Started a Bet

As Han Yue Xiu was going to come over to Y City to hang out with her, Li Qin Yao decided to go out early in the morning and followed Zhang Yu Han to the hotel. She then arranged to meet Han Yue Xiu in the hotel's coffee shop.

Although previously she had mentioned that she wanted to go out and walked around, Li Qin Yao suddenly changed her mind and decided to hang out with her friend in the hotel.

Hearing her idea, naturally, Zhang Yu Han was happier. Knowing that his wife was closer to him, he would be a lot at ease.

The couple arrived in the hotel early in the morning and entered the elevator holding hands. It has been a while since the Director's wife had come over to the hotel and as a few of the hotel staff ran into the couple, news of the Director's wife was heavily pregnant spread among the staff. Suddenly, everyone was excited to see the next Zhang Group Worldwide's heir.

Soon, someone started a bet where the staff was guessing on the baby's gender. Some were expecting a boy and some were saying that it was a girl. A few of the were speculating that the Director's wife was carrying twins. In just an hour, the people who were betting that the Director's wife was carrying a boy were leading.

Of course, the couple had no idea that everyone was betting on the gender of their child. However, once Zhang Jing and Zhang Yu Ying learned about this bet through Assistant Huo, the two of them did not hesitate to join in the fun!

When Li Qin Yao arrived at the office floor, she was surprised upon meeting Zhang Yu Han's ȧssistant, Xiao Ye. 

"Director Zhang, Mrs. Zhang," Xiao Ye greeted them both with a polite smile on his face. 

"Starting this week, Xiao Ye will return to Y City to ȧssist me," Zhang Yu Han said when he noticed his wife's inquiring gaze. "I was planning to take a few weeks vacation after you give birth and Xiao Ye will help me to look over a few things."

Xiao Ye nodded as he heard the Director's explanation.

"Since Xiao Ye is transferring here, doesn't that mean that I will not get to eat Chef Qin's special dessert?" Li Qin Yao joked.

Xiao Ye laughed as he heard it. "Mrs. Zhang, if you want it, I can always ask someone else to deliver Chef Qin's dessert to you."

Zhang Yu Han felt the corner of his lips twitched. Of all things, his wife was concerned about her favorite desserts. "Once you give birth, you are not allowed to eat those things," he whispered. 

"I wasn't allowed to eat them even now," Li Qin Yao pouted. 

Doctor Qiao had reminded her to look after her diet and she was still restricting herself in consuming food with high sugar. Fortunately, her temper was not as bad as a few months ago. She no longer sulked whenever she was not allowed to eat certain things.

Zhang Yu Han led his wife into his room and Xiao Ye came along to discuss a few things with him. 

A while later, Secretary Tian walked in with a glass of milk. She looked at Li Qin Yao's stomach and smiled. "Mrs. Zhang, it seemed as if you are about to give birth anytime soon."

Li Qin Yao laughed. "The baby is due in a few weeks. But since this is my first time, the doctor had warned that the baby might come sooner or later than we expect."

As it has been a while since she got the chance to go out and talk to others, Li Qin Yao decided to chat with Secretary Tian for a while. After coming over the hotel a few times, her relationship with Secretary Tian was pretty good. However, as it was still working hours, Li Qin Yao did not plan to disturb Secretary Tian for too long and had let her continue to her work after five minutes.

Soon, Xiao Ye too walked out of the room and left the couple alone in the room.

Seeing his wife sitting lazily on the sofa, Zhang Yu Han took out a blanket and walked over to his wife. "Are you tired?"

"I only walked for a while. I'm not tired," Li Qin Yao smiled. "But, it was nice to come out of the house once in a while."

"Sorry. It has been hard on you." Zhang Yu Han leaned to kiss her forehead. "Just take a rest and sleep if you're tired. When Han Yue Xiu arrived, I will take you downstairs, alright?"

"Alright," Li Qin Yao nodded before she nudged at him. "You should go back to work. Don't let me disturb you." She saw her husband's worried gaze and laughed. "I will stay in your eyesight. If anything happens, I can still call you."

Zhang Yu Han stood silently before he walked over to his table. However, instead of sitting on the chair and continue to look over his documents, Zhang Yu Han grabbed those documents that Secretary Tian had left on the table and brought them over to the sofa.

Li Qin Yao stared at her husband as he placed the documents on the coffee table and sat down next to her. "What are you doing?"

Zhang Yu Han let her lean her body on his before he grabbed the paperwork. "Didn't you say that I should go back to work?"

"How can you work like this?" 

"Why not?"

Li Qin Yao raised a brow. "Can you concentrate?"

Zhang Yu Han looked back at the woman in his arms and answered truthfully, "Maybe not. But since you're in the same room as me, I don't think I would be able to concentrate anyway."

Li Qin Yao laughed. She ran a finger on his ċhėst and smiled teasingly. "Then, maybe I shouldn't have come."

"Nonsense. I like it like this," Zhang Yu Han said. He grabbed the finger on his ċhėst and tightened his arms around her shoulder. Then, he leaned to kiss her head and smiled. "I like that I can see and kiss you whenever I lift my head."

A wide smile curled on her lips upon hearing his words. After laughing and moving for a while, Li Qin Yao felt a soft kick on her stomach. She inhaled sharply, causing Zhang Yu Han to panic for a while. 

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yu Han stared at her stomach. Since Qi Zheng had reminded him that there was a chance that the baby might be born prematurely, Zhang Yu Han has been worrying about his wife.

"Your daughter is kicking me," Li Qin Yao smiled. She rested a hand on her stomach and started to ċȧrėss it.

Zhang Yu Han let out a breath in relief. However, there were still traces of worry in his expression. Now that the due date was approaching, Zhang Yu Han was constantly anxious. Until his wife had safely given birth, Zhang Yu Han did not think that he can relax for a second.