Chapter 208: More Than a Mere Purpose

Chapter 208

The two children played here until Zhou Nan came to deliver the meal and took them away in the afternoon.

With Pei Jing here to take care of her, Zhou Nan did not need to stay overnight like the previous two days. He left soon after delivering the meal, and took the two children with him.

Anyway, there was still a thermal container at home. He could come back to deliver breakfast tomorrow morning and take today's thermal container away at the same time.

During the meal, Pei Jing took good care of her and attended to her every need.

He put the washed thermal container on the table and turned around to pull An Meixia to sit on the bed, then said, "I saw the note on the table in your space."

He didn't know who Zhao Runze and An Meixia were, but he saw the extra man in An Meixia's ward when he came in, as well as the slip of paper that flashed by in her hand.

An Meixia was stunned for a moment, then said, "You saw it, so what? There's nothing to hide about it. It was just a note given to me by the man in the ward this afternoon with some inexplicable stuff written on it. I don't know what he meant, so I just casually put it into my space."

Pei Jing's fingers stroked her bangs. She didn't know if he believed what she said, but he didn't ask further.

The touch on her forehead felt itchy. An Meixia slightly raised her eyes and could just see his seemingly calm face.

He didn't say anything, but it made An Meixia very uneasy inside.

That note contained not only the entanglement between An Meixia and Zhao Runze, but also Pei Jianguo.

If Pei Jing knew about the things in that life between his uncle and nephew, could he still choose to be with her without any misgivings?

An Meixia didn't have An Meixia's memories, but she knew some things about An Meixia and Pei Jianguo from what An Meiyun said. But she didn't want Pei Jing to know.

Her life now was very peaceful and satisfying. She wanted to live well with Pei Jing and did not want to get involved in those unnecessary storms.

But Zhao Runze regaining his memories made her feel flustered inside.

She really hoped he would never show up again and not disrupt her life.

An Meixia reached out to caress his cheek. Her big belly prevented her from standing on tiptoe, so she hooked his neck with her hand instead.

Her pink lips met his like a feather, gentle and sweet.

Pei Jing was very helpless, but he responded with equal gentleness, stroking her hair.

He knew this was her guilty behavior. Whenever she wanted to please him, she would kiss him uneasily and crave his response and intimacy.

When her breathing became slightly rushed, he let go. "An Meixia, I'm not blaming you. We're husband and wife. We should be more frank with each other. I saw your stuff and should have told you. Or if you have any needs or difficulties, you can tell me." Rather than try to please him, although Pei Jing didn't say the last part.

He could probably guess that her life experiences had made her prone to feeling insecure deep down.

Pei Jing had always known this, so he tried his best to give her enough sense of security so that she could feel at ease.

The two finished the breakfast by dividing up the portions. Not long after, Old Pei, Grandpa and Grandma also came over.

Grandma brought some snacks that she taught Zhou Nan's wife to make.

Although she wasn't handy with tasks herself, she could still direct with her mouth. More than half of Zhou Nan's wife's still decent cooking skills was from Grandma's teaching, coupled with her own talent.

After the three elders stayed for a while and chatted with An Meixia, they left.

Pei Jing looked at her belly and asked, "Did they say when it might give birth? " He thought that since she was already hospitalized, it should be soon.

Not that he was impatient, but his leave period was limited.

"It should be in the next two days, I think. The doctor has checked the fetal position, but can't confirm the exact time yet." An Meixia asked him, "Do you have something to do? You don't need to accompany me the whole time. The hospital staff open the door, and Third Brother also works at the hospital here, so just call for someone when there's movement. If you're busy, go do your stuff."

"No big deal either. I'll just go out for a bit and come back." Pei Jing was gratified by her thoughtfulness, yet also felt sorry that she was so sensible. "Is there anything you want to eat? I'll bring some back for you when I return."

"I want to eat..." An Meixia looked deliberately at him, "you."

Pei Jing's eyes instantly darkened. He gave her a soothing kiss. "Good girl, don't tease me. I don't have as much self-control as you think."

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Hurry up and go, just come back soon." An Meixia felt dull in an instant.

The bicycle Pei Jing rode yesterday was still parked at the storage area. He took his bike and rode towards his intended destination.

On the way, he met An JingZhi.

After exchanging greetings, Pei Jing asked, "Dad, do you know someone named An Meixia?"

The similarity between the names An Meiyun and An Meixia, could there be some sort of connection?

An JingZhi was stunned for a moment and said complicatedly, "Where did you hear this name from?"

So there really was such a person. Pei Jing was rather relieved. "Just overheard it by chance. She also has the An surname, so it felt like quite a coincidence."

"Actually there's not much to it. When An Meixia was first found, her original name was no longer fitting for her to continue using. So I gave her this name, but she herself didn't like it, preferring the one given by Fourth Brother instead, so she was called An Meixia."

The expression on Pei Jing's face instantly became complicated. "Other than you, Fourth Brother and An Meixia, does anyone else know about this name?"

An JingZhi did not know about the note and Zhao Runze. Pei Jing's question was nothing that could not be talked about either. "Why bring this up? I just happened to mention it in passing at the time. Nothing came of it later. You also know about Meiyun's situation. Jingxia is also quite averse to this name, so I never brought it up again."

...

Zhao Runze handing that note to Jingxia was not entirely without purpose either.

If Jingxia really was An Meixia, would she also awaken those memories like he did, and the key to awakening those memories was that note.

But things often do not develop as one imagines, perhaps the protagonist recorded on that note was not Jingxia after all, so it had no effect on her or Pei Jing.