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Waking up to an empty bed was not a strange thing for Qiao Jing Jing. Almost three years of dating and six years of marriage were spent mostly as a long distance relationship between her and Yu Tu. Even though she wasn't on a film set and Yu Tu wasn't on some kind of business trip, Qiao Jing Jing still often woke up alone. Yu Tu always woke up early because he needed to get ready for work. He never disturbed her sleep and let her sleep in every time she was able to. That winter morning was one of those days. Even though it was Sunday morning, Yu Tu simply never slept in.

Qiao Jing Jing opened her eyes and looked toward the clock on the bedside table. 8.11 was shown on the clock. It was actually counted as early for her to wake up at that hour. When there was no schedule, she usually woke up after 9 am. She sat up on the bed then stretched her body left and right. She grabbed her phone from the bedside table then stood up and walked out of the bedroom.

As usual, Yu Tu was already dressed and sitting in the living room when Qiao Jing Jing found him. He looked up from the book in his hand when he heard her. He smiled, slipped the bookmark in the book, put the book on the table then got up from the couch. He opened his arms to let her cuddle into his body.

"Good morning," he whispered into her ear before placing a simple kiss on her temple.

"Hmmm morning," she mumbled into his chest and breathed his scent in.

"Are you hungry?" Yu Tu asked her while rubbing the small bump on her stomach. She chuckled.

"Who exactly are you asking? Which one of us are you worrying about now?" she asked him in a teasing tone. He smiled.

"Both of you, of course. I know both of you are little piggies in the morning," he teased her back.

It had been almost two months since they found out about their little bundle of joy. They had finally decided to expand their little family. Yu Tu's work tempo had calmed down a little bit after Search for God launched six months ago. Qiao Jing Jing's schedule had been freed after her last movie. Since both of their jobs finally allowed them some free time, they had sat down together and talked it through. They were not young anymore, so it was time to finally think about their family.

After her last movie shoot three months ago, Qiao Jing Jing had stopped her birth control. Because of their age, they had been worried that it would have taken a long time to finally conceive. However, only after a few weeks, they'd finally found out about the good news. Both of them had been so happy and excited when they had seen the test result. They had gotten Xiao Zhu to book a doctor appointment immediately after that. The doctor had confirmed the test result. Two months later, the small bump was still barely there and it wasn't visible through her clothes. However, they still could feel the bump whenever they rubbed her stomach.

Yu Tu brought her to the dinner table. He had arranged some food on the table before she woke up. After more than six years of marriage, their cooking skills had improved a little bit. After a series of patience coaching from Shen Jie and his mother over the years, they finally could produce edible simple meals.

After they finished their breakfast, Qiao Jing Jing took a shower while Yu Tu was doing the dishes. They sat down and cuddled on the couch after they were done. It had been their routine on Sunday mornings for the last couple of months. They had lazy Sundays because Yu Tu didn't have overtime on Sundays. However, in the afternoon, Yu Tu usually still did some research for work, because he simply couldn't be idle.

That morning, Yu Tu was reading his book when a series of notifications were sounded from his phone. Qiao Jing Jing, who was watching some TV shows on her iPad, reached out her hand to grab his phone from the table beside her. She passed the phone to him. She didn't pay attention to Yu Tu and continued watching the TV shows. However, it only lasted for a short while before Yu Tu's phone was shoved in front of her eyes. She frowned in confusion.

"What?" asked her while looking up to Yu Tu. Yu Tu was looking at her with a smile on his lips and mirth in his eyes.

"Read it," He said, shoving his phone in front of her. The screen showed the wechat group of their high school friends. Qiao Jing Jing was still not in the group, but she always knew about the news in the group from Yu Tu or Peipei.

She scrolled through the messages and a smile appeared on her face. Their friends wanted to have a gathering to commemorate the twenty years anniversary of their graduation class. They were making votes about when and where they would hold the event. They were also listing the people who wanted to participate in the celebration.

"What do you think?" asked Yu Tu when he noticed that Jing Jing had finished reading the chats. She looked up at him and shrugged.

"Well, you know. I'm unemployed nowadays, so I don't have any concrete plans for the time being." She was staring at him with a teasing smile. "What about you, Chief Yu? Can you spare some of the time from your busy schedule to join the fun?" Yu Tu chuckled.

"As long as there's no emergency from work, I can spare some time to accompany my wife to attend this event." He teased her back. "Hmm.. Besides, it's been a long time since we went home," he added. Qiao Jing Jing nodded.

"Hmm.. It's been almost two months." The last time that they went back to Yixing was around two months ago. After they found out about the baby, they went back home for a weekend to meet their parents and tell them about the baby. After that, even though their mothers always called them regularly, there had been no time to go back to Yixing for the past two months.

"So.. Yes?" Yu Tu asked again to confirm their attendance for the event. He was waving his phone in front of her eyes. Jing Jing nodded.

"Sure," she answered readily.

Yu Tu smiled and typed on his phone. A few seconds after he sent the message to inform them about their attendance, the group chat exploded with a series of replies.

"Woah, our famous celebrity will attend??"

"Our favorite couple will join us?"

"This event will be so big. We need a bigger venue to accommodate more people!"

"Everyone has to attend! Even our busiest couple can attend, so everyone has to come!"

"It'll be so big!"

"Hey.. Hey.. Remember not to leak about the news on your moments or weibo. Or reporters will disturb us."

Similar messages kept coming on the screen. Yu Tu typed another reply.

"Thank you for the cooperation in keeping it a secret," he typed, just to show his gratitude for their intention of keeping Jing Jing's presence a secret. He turned off the phone screen, put the phone down on the table then he grabbed back the book. When he was about to open the book, he glanced down at Jing Jing who apparently wasn't watching her iPad but staring at him instead. He smiled.

"What are you staring at?" He chuckled and covered her eyes playfully. She squirmed her face out of his hand and raised her face up to get close to his face. Getting the hint, Yu Tu chuckled and closed the gap between their lips.

After almost ten years of being together, kissing her felt as natural as breathing for him. However, every time they were kissing, it never failed to make his heartbeat fastened. Deepening the kiss, he put his right hand behind her head and his left hand circling her body. He gathered her whole body into his lap and repositioned it to get a more comfortable position. She was sitting on his lap, facing him completely and had each of her thighs placed on either side of his thighs. She moaned into his mouth and circled her arms around his shoulder. His left hand sneaked into the gap under her sweater while his right was still behind her head to keep her face closed to his. He was ready to go further when suddenly she froze and stopped kissing him. He frowned, withdrew his face from hers to stare at her eyes.

"What?" he asked in confusion. She got up from his lap and walked away.

"I need to pee," she called out to him. He blew out an exasperated laugh before chuckling and shaking his head. Hearing the laugh, she called out in a complaining tone from the bathroom. "Blame it on your kid, he was the one who was sitting on my bladder." Yu Tu's chuckles grew louder. That kid, even before being born, could successfully interrupt his parents' activity. What would happen after he was born?

After two months of pregnancy, of course they couldn't tell the gender of the baby yet. However, Jing Jing already got into the habit of calling the baby "his kid" when the baby caused some inconveniences to her body. Meanwhile, she called the baby "her daughter" when she was praising the baby. Yu Tu knew this theme would be carried out for the rest of their lives. He just smiled and prepared himself for the journey to fatherhood alongside his mischievous wife.

On Friday night, a few weeks later, Jing Jing was folding some of their clothes in the wardrobe room. Yu Tu was having overtime at work to free up his weekend from work. They were planning to leave the next morning to Yixing. The Twenty Years Anniversary of their graduation class was to be held on the Saturday night the next day. It had been decided to be held at a famous hotpot restaurant a couple of blocks from their high school. Hotpot on a winter night made Jing Jing so happy.

After having dinner, Jing Jing had been going back and forth between the wardrobe room and the bathroom to get their necessities in order for their weekend in Yixing. They had planned to leave for Yixing early in the morning. Then they would go to Yu Tu's parents' house to have lunch with the elderly couple. After that, they would attend the celebratory dinner and spend the night at Jing Jing's parents house before going back to Shanghai on Sunday afternoon.

She was putting their things in a bag when she heard the main door being opened. Yu Tu walked into the house and looked toward the wardrobe room when he heard movements from there. Jing Jing was smiling toward him, but continued to prepare their overnight bag. Yu Tu walked toward her, put his right arm around her shoulder to draw her close to him and kissed her temple.

"Hello. How are you today?" he asked, rubbing the small bump on her stomach. She had been feeling under the weather that morning. Fortunately, she hadn't been having morning sickness too often. However, occasionally Yu Tu still woke up to the sound of her puking in the bathroom. That morning had been one of them. After getting assured that she would have been fine from her, he had left for work. He had texted and called throughout the day to make sure of her condition. She had convinced him that her condition had been fine all day.

"Which one of us are you worrying about this time?" she asked him teasingly.

"You, of course. You were the one who puked her gut out this morning. I'm sure the baby has been fine," he answered readily and it was sincere. Yu Tu was sure that the baby would be just fine. They did the monthly check-up to the doctor just regularly. The doctor had assured them that everything had been normal and the baby had been just fine. Jing Jing always took good care of her body during the pregnancy. She took vitamins regularly, never ate forbidden foods and never did something strenuous for her body. However, pregnancy was never easy for the mothers' body. That was why Yu Tu couldn't help but be worried for her. However, Jing Jing just chuckled hearing his answer.

"I'm fine. Don't be too worried," she answered asuringly. "Oh! But I did finish that box of crackers though. I was hungry in the day but I just couldn't stomach the food you prepared this morning," she confessed off-handedly. Crackers and warm milk had been her go-to food lately. Yu Tu frowned.

"I'll go grocery shopping," he said before turning his body. However, Jing Jing grabbed his arm to stop him.

"No! No! I already ate dinner. By late afternoon, I was already feeling fine. So, I heated up the food and ate them for dinner. Don't worry!"

"Are you sure you're not hungry anymore?"

"I'm sure. I'm full. You don't need to get the crackers now. We can go grocery shopping after we get back from Yixing," she assured him again. "You should wash up while I'm finishing packing, so we can get to bed early. We need to leave right after breakfast tomorrow, right? So we can get to your parents' house before lunch?" she said while pushing him out of the room toward their bedroom. He sighed.

"Alright," he answered and kissed her cheek before walking toward their bedroom.

The next morning, after having breakfast, they took off toward Yixing. Yu Tu stopped by at a mini market before getting to the highway to get some drinks and snacks for Jing Jing on the road. They already had their breakfast, but during pregnancy Jing Jing liked to have snacks between meals. Hopefully, her bladder would be cooperative and they would not need to stop at a rest area for a restroom break.

An hour after they got to the highway, her phone rang. She glanced down at her phone screen and saw Peipei's name. She answered and turned on the loudspeaker function.

"Hello."

"Jing Jing, are you on the road yet?" Peipei's exciting voice rang through the car.

"Yes. We're on the highway right now," Jing Jing answered.

"Yes! I miss you. When are you going to get here?" Peipei asked eagerly. When the news about Jing Jing and Yu Tu's attendance for the reunion broke out, Peipei had called her immediately. The last time they had met was when Jing Jing and Yu Tu had been in Yixing to visit their parents. Although Peipei didn't know the real reason they had been there. Not many people knew about her condition because they wanted to keep it to themselves until after the first trimester passed. The only ones who knew about Jing Jing's condition for now were only their parents, Ling Jie, Xiao Zhu, Guan Zhai and Shen Jie. The last names were because Jing Jing wanted to have someone near to share tips and tricks during pregnancy. Jing Jing also needed to ask Shen Jie to coach her to cook some easy recipes that were suitable for pregnant women.

"Hopefully before lunch. We're going to have lunch with Yu Tu's parents."

"Alright! I'll head over there after lunch. We can catch up before the reunion," Peipei decided.

"Hu uh.. Okay.. Bye bye."

Thankfully, they got to Yixing just right after 11 am even though they did need to stop by at a rest area for a restroom break. They headed toward Yu Tu's parents' house. After Yu Tu parked the car, they got off and walked towards the house. Before Yu Tu got the time to knock on the door, the door was opened abruptly from inside.

"Jing Jing! you're finally here!" Yu Tu's mother greeted them excitedly and drew Jing Jing into her hug. Jing Jing hugged her back. "You look really glowing," Yu Tu's mother cupped Jing Jing's face in her hands gently to take a better look on her face.

"I've been resting and eating well at home, Mom," Jing Jing answered earnestly. "Don't worry. Everything's fine. I'm fine. Yu Tu took good care of me," she assured her mother-in-law.

"He better!" Yu Tu's mother said before patting Yu Tu's shoulder.

"She's fine, Mom," Yu Tu said, drawing both women into his arms and bringing them into the house. "She's just hungry all the time. I hope you've prepared a lot of food for her," he added in a teasing tone toward Jing Jing.

"HEY!" Jing Jing protested, shoving him and pouting. Yu Tu laughed at her reaction. Yu Tu's mother whacked his hand in turn.

"She's pregnant! She's eating for two," Yu Tu's mother scolded him.

"Mom, look! He always bullied me. He called me and the baby little piggies," Jing Jing tattled on him with a pout and fake tears. Yu Tu looked at her with disbelief before squinting his eyes at her. Yu Tu's mother hit his shoulder again.

"How can you bully her when she's pregnant with your baby?" she chided him in an angry tone. Jing Jing was smirking at him behind his mother's head. 

"Mom! You know how she is. She likes to lie to complain to you about me," Yu Tu protested back. Jing Jing chuckled and hugged Yu Tu's mother.

"Mom, I'm hungry," she said in a spoiled tone. Yu Tu's mother hugged her back and brought her toward the dinner table.

"Alright.. alright.. I've cooked your favorite dishes. Come take a look!" Yu Tu's mother showed them the meal for lunch.

"Wuahh.. Is that braised-spare-ribs? I want to try. I've been craving this, Mom," Jing Jing said before picking up a chopsticks to try the dish. She tasted the meat and chewed it carefully. "Hmmm.. it's really good," she hummed happily before picking another piece from the plate.

"See, mom? That's the little piggy," Yu Tu said to tease Jing Jing further.

"HEY!"

After lunch, Yu Tu's mother brought Jing Jing to the living room to have some tea and snacks. Yu Tu and his father were ordered to do the dishes. Jing Jing opened her iPad to show Yu Tu's mother the latest ultrasound video from the monthly check-up that they had gone to. After the eighth-week check-up a couple of weeks ago, Jing Jing had called their mothers to tell them about the news. She also had sent them some ultrasound pictures to show the baby's development. However, both mothers hadn't seen the video yet. 

Yu Tu's mother was aww-ing while watching the video, when the doorbell rang. Yu Tu walked out of the kitchen to open the door. Peipei's voice was heard from the main door. Jing Jing instinctively turned off the video. Yu Tu's mother looking at her in question. However, Jing Jing could only give her a sheepish smile while shaking her head. Yu Tu's mother took the hint and nodded her head in understanding. Peipei's voice got louder as she came inside the house.

"Jing Jing! Aunty! How are you?" She greeted the women in a happy tone while skipping toward both women. Jing Jing and Yu Tu's mother got up from the couch.

"Alright.. You two go ahead and catch up. I'm gonna check on those men's work with the dishes," Yu Tu's mother said before walking toward the kitchen.

"Jing Jing!" Peipei squealed excitedly while hugging Jing Jing. "I miss you!"

"Peipei! I miss you, too!" Jing Jing chuckled at Peipei's excitement. However, before she could say anything, Peipei froze while staring at her. She was looking at Jing Jing with curious eyes. Jing Jing looked back at her in confusion.

"What?" Jing Jing asked with a careful tone.

"Something is different about you," Peipei said slowly while looking up and down at Jing Jing. Hearing this sentence, Jing Jing's heart stopped for a second, before she smiled hesitantly.

"What are you talking about? What's different about me?" Jing Jing asked with a doubtful tone. She cursed at herself internally. Even herself can detect the guilty tone in her voice. She had won The Best Actress Award a few times, for heaven's sake! Where did her acting skill go??

"Hmm.. I'm not sure yet. But you're definitely hiding something! What is it??" Peipei caught on to the suspicious tone in Jing Jing's voice and it made her curious.

"Nothing's going on. You're overthinking it," Jing Jing said with more conviction while bringing Peipei down to sit on the couch. "What do you want to drink? I'll get something from the kitchen," Jing Jing said with a coaxing tone to appease Peipei's curiosity. However, Peipei caught on to her intention.

"No! Something's definitely going on. What is it? Come on, Jing Jing. I'm your best friend. Can't you tell me? Hmm?" Peipei asked with a begging tone.

At that moment, Yu Tu happened to come out of the kitchen with drinks for them on a tray. He heard Peipei's question and raised his eyebrows in question toward Jing Jing. Jing Jing stared at him with a sheepish smile before shrugging her shoulders. Yu Tu only chuckled and nodded his head before setting the drinks down on the table. He walked toward the couch and sat down on Jing Jing's other side. He put his hand on Jing Jing's back to show his support. Jing Jing drew a deep breath.

"Alright.. We were planning to keep it to ourselves for a while. Only a handful of people know about this. But, you were begging. So I'll tell you. But, you have to keep it to yourself. Because we really want it to be a secret until we can't cover it up anymore," Jing Jing started.

"You're pregnant!" Peipei guessed right away. Jing Jing gaped at her while Yu Tu raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Where did it come from??" Jing Jing asked, clearly being shocked that Peipei could guess even before being told.

"You're really pregnant??" Peipei asked excitedly.

"How did you guess it?" Jing Jing asked curiously.

"You looked different, kinda glowing. People kept telling me I was glowing when I was pregnant. Now, I can finally understand what they were talking about. Then, you said something about keeping a secret until you couldn't. What else could it be?" Peipei explained right away. Three years ago she gave birth to a daughter and she still could remember how her pregnancy had been like. That was why the reason she could guess right away.

Yu Tu just smiled when Jing Jing looked back at him. Jing Jing turned back to Peipei and sighed.

"Well, you're right. I'm pregnant," she clarified.

"Kyaa!! Finally!" Peipei squealed while grabbing Jing Jing's hands. "How far along are you?"

"The doctor estimated I'm in my tenth-week now more or less. Because I'm not over the first trimester, we really wanted to keep it a secret," Jing Jing emphasized in the last sentence.

"Of course. I understand," Peipei said with a zipping motion in front of her mouth. "Awww.. your baby will be so cute!" she exclaimed.

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CHAPTER 2

Jing Jing and Peipei walked into the hotpot restaurant where the celebratory dinner would be held. Yu Tu was parking the car first before joining them later. Yu Tu and Jing Jing had never been to the restaurant because it had just opened for a few months. The restaurant was relatively big and looked good. There were indoor and outdoor parts in the restaurant. The people who had registered to join the event were more than thirty people, so the people-in-charge of the event had booked the whole outdoor part of the restaurant for them. The outdoor part was bigger than the indoor and actually placed in the rear courtyard, so it was more secluded than the indoor part.

Cheering and excitement were heard when Jing Jing appeared. More than twenty people had been there when Jing Jing and Peipei got into the place. The other classmates weren't sure that Jing Jing would actually show up, so they were excited that Jing Jing really joined the celebratory dinner. Jing Jing and Peipei waved their hands and walked toward one of the tables. There were four tables that could accommodate more than ten people. The four tables were positioned in a circle, so they would be in close contact with each other throughout the event.

Jing Jing took a seat on one of the tables. She kept a seat on her left empty for Yu Tu while Peipei sat on her right. The classmates that had sat on the table when Jing Jing got there, greeted her and Peipei. There were a few empty seats in their table and in the table on their left. Jing Jing opened the menu to look for some drinks for her and Yu Tu. Peipei was talking with the other classmates when one of the male classmates suddenly asked Jing Jing. 

"Hey, where is our godly student Yu Tu?"

"He's still outside," Jing Jing answered with a smile.

"I see. I thought that he wouldn't come." He said jokingly. 

"And let his beloved wife come unaccompanied? No way!" Peipei said teasingly. Jing Jing elbowed her while pouting. Peipei just laughed.

Suddenly, Xia Qing appeared. Apparently she was in the restroom when Jing Jing and Peipei arrived. Her seat was on the other table, but because of the table arrangement, she was not too far from Jing Jing. One of the classmates pointed out Xia Qing's scarf. 

"Is that a Chanel scarf? Wow, it looks really pretty," she commented casually. "I think I saw this in the magazine a couple of weeks ago."

"Hmm.. it's the limited edition from their Fall Collection. My husband bought it for me when he went to Paris a couple of months ago," Xia Qing answered with a hint of pride in her voice. 

Jing Jing had heard about Xia Qing's marriage. A few months after Jing Jing and Yu Tu's wedding, the classmates wechat group had exploded with the news of Xia Qing's wedding to Wang Zhou Lin, a CEO of one of the biggest construction companies in China. Apparently they had been engaged for months at that time. They had been planning to have a big and luxurious wedding, so it took a long time for them to arrange everything. That was what Jing Jing had heard from Peipei's gossip when Xia Qing's marriage news came out. Apparently Zhai Liang also had shared the gossip to Yu Tu.

"Wow.. you're so lucky. It must have been expensive."

"Your husband is so nice."

"I'm so jealous."

Some female classmates commented and gave praise to Xia Qing. After that, one of them looked toward Jing Jing.

(WARNING: This conversation is out of my knowledge. I don't understand fashion at all. But, I just want to include this kind of interaction. For the mistakes and inaccuracy, please do forgive me and pretend that they're right, LOL) 

"Hey Jing Jing, do you have limited edition clothes? A celebrity must have some limited edition of luxurious clothes," she asked, addressing Jing Jing directly. Jing Jing turned her head when she heard her name being mentioned.

"Limited edition? What luxurious clothes?" Jing Jing hadn't paid much attention to the discussion in the other table.

"Chanel. Xia Qing showed us her limited edition scarf from Chanel," another female classmate explained.

"Ah.. Chanel. I don't have one," Jing Jing answered simply. She didn't elaborate, hoping that the classmates would just drop the conversation. However, it wasn't the case.

"No way! You don't have any clothes from Chanel?"

"I don't believe it! Really?"

Right on that time, Yu Tu came with Li Ming in tow. Apparently they met outside in the parking lot. He took a seat beside Jing Jing while Li Ming took an empty seat in front of Yu Tu. Before Yu Tu could sit down comfortably, a female classmate from earlier addressed him.

"Yu Tu, Jing Jing said that she doesn't have any cloth from Chanel. Is that true?" 

Yu Tu gaped for a second, blinking his eyes while trying to grasp the conversation. "Chanel? Oh, she doesn't have one," he said truthfully. However, Jing Jing answered for him at the same time.

"You're asking him? He never paid attention to my clothes. He wouldn't know," she said in a teasing manner. However, she gawked at Yu Tu after hearing his answer.

"It can't be. You really don't know anything about her clothes?"

"Hmm.. I never really paid attention to her dresses. She had too many dresses anyway. But I do know that she doesn't have one from Chanel. Right?" Jing Jing was staring at him in amazement before nodding. "She doesn't have one from Chanel. She can't have one," he added to the classmates.

"Why?"

"Something about the Brand Ambassador contract. She is the Brand Ambassador of Louis Vuitton, she can't get caught on camera wearing Chanel. Right?" He explained before confirming to Jing Jing. Jing Jing became more amazed at him.

"How do you know that?" she asked in amazement. She didn't think that Yu Tu would know things like that. He had chosen a dress for her by comparing the weight of the dresses, for heaven's sake. How would he know about her being a brand ambassador for a fashion brand?

"I think I heard it when Ling Jie was discussing it with Xiao Zhu one day," he answered off-handedly.

"So, because you're a BA, you can't wear another brand?" One of the classmates asked in a surprised tone.

"Because it's Chanel. Both are French brands and the competition level between them is high. That's why one of the clauses in the contract is I can't get caught wearing Chanel," Jing Jing explained.

(END OF WARNING, LOL)

Throughout the discussion, Xia Qing was silent and only observed the situation. It made her a little upset that the conversation that was meant for her to show off became Qiao Jing Jing's show off.

Yu Tu finally noticed the cold atmosphere because of the outdoor setting. He whispered to Jing Jing to get warmer scarves from the car. Jing Jing nodded her head while staring at his disappearing figure.

Yu Tu came back with a couple scarves. The ones that Jing Jing's fans had sent for her anniversary debut a couple of months before. They had sent two pieces of scarves. One was blue and the other was pink. Both had little stars and rockets at the edge. It was clear that it was a couple set for Yu Tu and Jing Jing. Jing Jing really liked the scarves and had felt really touched because of the thoughtfulness of the fans. She wasn't used to receiving and using the gifts from her fans, but she treasured things that were meaningful like this one. The fans clearly knew that her husband was in the aerospace industry, that was why they had given them the presents that symbolized it.

"Jing Jing, are those scarves a couple set? So cute. Where do you get them?" A female classmate asked.

"Ah yes.. One of my fans sent them for me on my anniversary debut," Jing Jing answered kindly.

"They look so cute. Are those rockets and stars?"

"Yes. They're little rockets and stars. I think it's because of Yu Tu's work in the aerospace industry, they sent the ones with an aerospace theme. This is so cute, right?" Jing Jing explained excitedly while showing off her scarf.

Without realizing, Xia Qing kept observing the conversation about Jing Jing. Hearing Jing Jing's describing the scarves, Xia Qing was stunned. Jing Jing was a celebrity. She usually wore luxurious dresses with expensive accessories. However, a famous celebrity showing off hand-made simple scarves with pride made Xia Qing stupefied. 

Years ago, when she first heard about Jing Jing and Yu Tu's relationship from her friend who had witnessed the kiss in KTV, she had been doubtful. She knew of course about Jing Jing's feelings in high school. However, she also knew Yu Tu's perception about dating. Xia Qing knew how it felt to date him. He was always nonchalant about other things outside of aerospace. That was why Xia Qing had been skeptical about Yu Tu and Jing Jing's relationship. Xia Qing herself was being approached by her husband at that time. So, she didn't pay any mind to other people's relationships.

Then, a couple of years later, before Xia Qing had gotten married, the classmates wechat group had exploded with the news of Yu Tu and Jing Jing's marriage. Xia Qing hadn't predicted this. She thought that that relationship wouldn't have lasted. Jing Jing and Yu Tu were like polar opposites. One was a studious person with a meager-paying job while the other one was a carefree person with a glamorous job. One was a relatively cold person while the other one was someone who was used to being pampered and spoiled. How could it work?

Nevertheless, seeing Jing Jing's pride in Yu Tu's job made Xia Qing frowned. Was this it? Was this why it could work? Because despite anything else, Jing Jing could accept Yu Tu's dreams of the galaxy.

Suddenly, the class monitor tapped his glass with a spoon. The other people respectfully fell silent to give him a chance to speak.

"Friends from far away places," he started, making other classmates laugh. "Thank you for coming and joining us with this celebration. It had been around twenty years since we graduated. Many of us had left this city to search for more adventures and more experiences. Therefore, I'm very thankful for all of you who have spared your time to make this gathering come true. Of course, I'm also really grateful to the team who has been able to arrange this event only in a couple of weeks. Without further ado, let's make a toast for our reunion!" he ended it by raising his glass. "Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

All of the classmates joined him by raising their own glasses and cheered. One of the classmates in Jing Jing and Yu Tu's table realized something.

"Yu Tu, Jing Jing, why don't you drink the champagne?"

"I need to drive after this." Yu Tu said simply.

"Because of a future role, I'm on a special diet nowadays. I can't drink too much alcohol." Jing Jing answered with a mischievous smile. Hearing her explanation, Yu Tu only chuckled and shook his head. She wasn't lying, though. Because of her future role as a mother, she needed to take care of the baby in her belly. So, she couldn't drink alcohol during the pregnancy.

The conversation flew naturally around them. The conversation wasn't exactly divided from one table with other tables, but the people in one table didn't pay much attention to another table's discussion unless they were being addressed personally. However, Xia Qing couldn't help but keep glancing toward Yu Tu and Jing Jing from the corner of her eyes. Their body language naturally drifted around each other. Jing Jing ordered some drinks and food for Yu Tu while Yu Tu attentively kept getting things that Jing Jing might need. A classmate asked something to Xia Qing that made her shift her attention back to the conversation on her table. Xia Qing answered instinctively, so no one caught her observing Yu Tu and Jing Jing. Xia Qing's phone suddenly vibrated. Her husband's face flashed on the screen. Xia Qing whispered to her friend to excuse herself before getting up. The other classmates didn't pay any mind when she left the table.

A minute later, while Jing Jing was listening to Peipei telling a story about her toddler daughter, she suddenly felt the need to pee. She turned her head toward Yu Tu and leaned closer to his ear. Yu Tu, who was conversing with Li Ming, felt her movement. He turned to her.

"I need to pee," Jing Jing whispered to his ear. Yu Tu only smiled and nodded his head. She pouted when she saw the amusement in his face. She hit his shoulder before getting up to search for the restroom. Yu Tu stared at her figure until she disappeared behind a wall. Before Yu Tu could continue his conversation with Li Ming, his eyes caught the pink scarf on Jing Jing's seat. He sighed and grabbed the scarf. He excused himself to Li Ming before getting up to catch up to Jing Jing. The night was cold. He didn't want Jing Jing to catch a cold.

Meanwhile, Xia Qing looked for a secluded place to avoid the noisy surrounding before answering the call. Her husband's voice greeted her softly. There was a regretful tone in his voice that made Xia Qing guess what was going on. True to her prediction, her husband said that his online meeting was still not over. He told her that he wouldn't be able to pick her later. He would ask their driver to pick her up instead. Xia Qing could only mumble her consent. After the phone call, Xia Qing was planning to go to the restroom first before going back to the tables. However, the view in front of the restroom made her stop. She took a step back and hid behind a pillar.

The restroom was located in a secluded corner. Not many people passed through that place unless they intended to use the restroom. In front of the restroom, Yu Tu was standing in front of Jing Jing while tidying up her scarf around her neck. Jing Jing was wiping her hands with paper towels. A pout was clear in her face.

"It's been only thirty minutes since we got here. And I had gone to the toilet right before we left. But, I already needed to pee," she complained to Yu Tu. He only chuckled hearing her complaints. After he finished tidying up the scarf, he bent down and put his face in front of her stomach.

"Little Kiddo, please stop playing with your mother's bladder. It makes her want to pee all the time. It's exhausting for her to go back and forth to the restroom. She's already getting old," Yu Tu said jokingly to Jing Jing's stomach.

"HEY!" Jing Jing shoved him on his shoulders and made him laugh before pulling her body into his arms. He leaned his mouth toward Jing Jing's ear while his right hand was rubbing the back of her head.

"I'm kidding. You're still the most beautiful woman for me," he said. "Even though you're getting old," he added mischievously.

"YU TU!!" Jing Jing shouted at him, shoved his chest and pouted. Yu Tu laughed seeing her expression before grabbing her body back toward his embrace.

Xia Qing was stupefied to see the occurrence. Then she walked back to the tables, not wanting them to catch her spying on them. It was clear to her what exactly was happening then. The way Yu Tu spoke to Jing Jing's stomach clearly indicated that Jing Jing was pregnant. Judging by her look, she might be still in her first trimester. Noting that there was no news, gossip, rumors or announcements on the internet, it was clear to Xia Qing that they still wanted to keep the news a secret. Xia Qing wasn't a noisy person naturally, so she just swallowed the information and kept it to herself.

When Yu Tu and Jing Jing came back to their seats, the other classmates finally took notice of their disappearance. They teased the couple who only laughed and took the teasing good-naturedly. However, their hand-holding didn't escape the classmates' attention.

"Haiyaa.. it's been years since both of you got married, but it seems like you guys still act like newlyweds," one of the classmates teased them.

"Speaking of marriage, did you really get married in a group wedding?" Another one added.

"I saw the weibo posts. I couldn't believe it until I saw your photos. Why did you join a group marriage?"

"That's right. You didn't invite us to your wedding."

Yu Tu and Jing Jing smiled hearing all of the comments. They looked at each other, communicating about who was the one who would answer those questions. Jing Jing finally decided to speak.

"When we were talking about our wedding, I suddenly saw his work unit's announcement about the group wedding. I thought that it would be perfect. We were hesitating so much about the plan, worrying about keeping it private and also I was in the middle of filming and couldn't really take too much time off. So, the group wedding was really perfect for us. Yu Tu's work has always been good in being confidential, so we didn't have to worry about the secrecy," Jing Jing explained. "We just wanted to get married," she concluded simply.

"But, didn't you have a dream wedding? I mean, I'm not a celebrity. But I dreamt of being married on the beach. So, I did," a female classmate asked again.

"Of course I did want a beautiful wedding. That was why Yu Tu worked so hard to materialize it with the venue atmosphere. The decorations were so amazing and Yu Tu was the one who made many suggestions about that," Jing Jing answered proudly.

Peipei had been silent throughout the conversation. She was busy scrolling her phone, trying to find something. It had been years, so it was not easy for her to find them. When she succeeded in finding them. She squealed.

"Alright, here's the decorations she was talking about. It was really amazing and I just couldn't help but take so many pictures of them," Peipei exclaimed, holding her phone to show it to their classmates. "For your information, that was a freaking constellation under their feet. It lighted up every time it got stepped on. And let's not forget the freaking stars above their heads," Peipei described it enthusiastically. Her phone was being passed around, so the other classmates could see. "I did think that that kind of romantic setting could only be achieved by people from the aerospace industry."

"Oh My God, it looked amazing!"

"Good job, Yu Tu!"

"It looks so cool. I wish I was there."

"Jing Jing, why didn't you invite us?"

Jing Jing and Yu Tu looked at them apologetically. "We're really sorry. Because it was a group wedding, we couldn't invite many people. Our grandparents didn't even attend and Peipei couldn't even bring her husband because of the limited seats. We're really sorry," Yu Tu explained in earnest. The classmates exclaimed their understanding. Even though they were friends in high school, not everyone was still close friends. Even if the marriage was a normal one, it didn't mean that they would be invited to the wedding.

Xia Qing was silent when Peipei's phone being passed around. She looked at the photos in passing. Her own wedding had been grand and luxurious. She had invited many of the classmates. However, no one was discussing her wedding. She sighed in silence. Why did she keep comparing herself to them? She was annoyed with herself.

The discussion moved on from Jing Jing and Yu Tu's wedding when someone was heard complaining about his children. Most of the classmates already had children of their own. Therefore, everyone gave their two-cents about their own experience. Naturally, the conversation moved onto the family topic.

"Hey, Yu Tu. Where do you guys live nowadays? We never met up anymore," Li Ming asked, complaining to Yu Tu. 

"I'm not the only one who's busy. You're also always busy," Yu Tu responded fast. "We're still living in my house. You visited years ago," Yu Tu answered. Li Ming gawked at his reply.

"You're still living in Tianyu City? Jing Jing, you live in Yu Tu's house??" Li Ming asked in disbelief. It was not because Yu Tu's place was bad. However, Jing Jing was a celebrity that usually had their own standard. Thinking about a celebrity living in that type of place made Li Ming stunned. Yu Tu only smirked seeing his expression. However, Jing Jing complained.

"It's not Yu Tu's house anymore. It's ours," Jing Jing defended. They were still living in that house because they didn't feel the need to move yet. However, after finding out about the baby, they had been talking about moving. After the baby was born, they would need more space. Besides, the apartment was already old. It was time for them to move to a new place. 

Jing Jing had been reluctant to move because there were so many memories in there. And her beloved wardrobe was there. However, Yu Tu had tried to reason with her. Whenever they lived, they would create more memories. Yu Tu suggested to sell the place first, so he could have the funds to purchase the new place. They could still live in Jing Jing's penthouse for the time being until they found a new place. However, Jing Jing shut that idea down immediately. It would be inconvenient for Yu Tu to commute to work from her penthouse in Lujiazui. Wherever they moved to, it needed to be closed to Yu Tu's institute. 

Jing Jing had always been chauffeured around whenever she needed to work. Moreover her work wasn't limited to one place. She would need to fly out to other cities or  even other countries if her work needed that. Meanwhile, Yu Tu spent about 70% of his work at the institute. That was why being close to the institute was the number one requirement for their new house. Yu Tu thought a lot about how to acquire a new house with his finances. He didn't want to make his little family live in a low-standard house. However, Jing Jing had carefully given him a suggestion. When they finally could find the house that ticked all of their checklist, she could buy the house. Then Yu Tu could furnished the new house. She had requested a new wardrobe. However, Yu Tu was still reluctant about this. This matter was still being discussed. They did have more than six months to decide before the baby was born.

"But Jing Jing, you're a celebrity. You really live in that place? That place is pretty far from the city center. Don't you need to live close by?" Li Ming's question brought Jing Jing's mind back to the present. She shook her head readily.

"Not really. Tianyu City is actually very convenient for us. Yu Tu's work unit is in walking-distance. And it's closer to the airport than Pudong. I used to live in Pudong before moving in with Yu Tu. It took more than two hours for me to go to the airport. More exhausting," Jing Jing reasoned. Li Ming still looked at her with doubt.

"No offense, Yu Tu!" he said before addressing Jing Jing. "But, don't celebrities usually live in big houses? Didn't Yu Tu say something about you having too many dresses? Do you have enough space for them in that house?" Li Ming asked inquisitively. Hearing their argument, Yu Tu only smiled in amusement while watching them.

"Of course we do!" Jing Jing exclaimed outrageously. Then she hugged Yu Tu's arms in a pampering manner before addressing Li Ming. "Yu Tu designed and built a beautiful wardrobe room for my clothes," she explained proudly. Yu Tu only chuckled while rubbing her hands. Li Ming could only be bemused seeing their demeanor.

Sitting close to Li Ming, Xia Qing couldn't help but listen to their conversation in silence while still trying to concentrate on the discussion at her own table. Once again, she kept comparing her life with Yu Tu and Jing Jing's life. She lived in a big house. That kind of house that Li Ming had mentioned earlier. Her husband could provide for her to live in a luxurious house, to go on holiday in luxurious villas, and to drive luxurious cars. Things that she was sure Jing Jing herself could afford in abundance. She couldn't help but be in doubt. Why would Jing Jing live that kind of life? For Yu Tu? Was she being obliged to accommodate Yu Tu's capability? Was it necessary to be that considerate of Yu Tu's view in exchange for lowering her standard of living?

Xia Qing sighed in annoyance. She really should stop comparing herself with them. She already had an amazing life. Why should she care about their life? Attending this reunion was really not healthy for her mind. She thought regretfully. 

The next morning Yu Tu was planning to go to the beancurd shop to get Jing Jing's breakfast, the one that they frequently went to whenever they were visiting Yixing. Jing Jing's parents were having tea in the living room when he was descending the stairs. He greeted them good morning. Seeing their son-in-law was dressed, they were curious.

"Are you going somewhere?" Jing Jing's mother asked him curiously.

"Jing Jing must be still sleeping," Jing Jing's father commented with a knowing look. Yu Tu chuckled.

"Jing Jing is still asleep. I want to go buy beancurd for Jing Jing's breakfast. Do Dad and Mom want it as well?" he replied politely. His mother-in-law's face lit up. She shoved her husband's shoulders.

"You go with him. I want it as well," she asked her husband excitedly.

"No need, Mom, Dad. I can go and get them for you as well," Yu Tu offered readily. However, Mr. Qiao stood up quickly.

"That's okay. I want to go out too. Might as well go with you," he said while picking up his coat from the coat closet. Yu Tu waited for him before went to the door. They said goodbye to Mrs. Qiao before going out to the car. After Yu Tu drove out of the garage, his father-in-law started speaking.

"Your name is frequently being mentioned in the news lately," Mr. Qiao said conversationally. Yu Tu only smiled in amusement. His name did get mentioned a few times since Search for God's launch. But, it was no way near Jing Jing's name of course. "I went to visit Jing Jing's grandparents a couple of weeks ago. My father was not feeling well," Mr. Qiao continued.

"Yes. Jing Jing did mention it. It's a cold or something, right?" Yu Tu answered in concern. "Is Grandfather doing okay now?". However, his father-in-law snorted in amusement.

"It definitely was not a cold. He was complaining of headaches. Once Jing Jing's mother and I got there, my mother complained that my father kept watching TV until midnight. That was why he got headaches. Because of the lack of sleep," Mr. Qiao explained before laughing and shaking his head. Yu Tu chuckled alongside with him

"Seems like Grandmother needs to limit Grandfather's screen time," Yu Tu commented in a joking manner. His father-in-law laughed louder, before continueing.

"When we were there, my parents naturally talked about you and Jing Jing. My father who has been watching TV a lot lately said this," Mr. Qiao took a deep breath before continuing. "Jing Jing isn't being mentioned a lot lately. Does she not get any job nowadays? But, I did see Xiao Yu a few times on the news. Seems like his rocket is doing very well," Mr. Qiao said, imitating his father. Yu Tu chuckled in response.

"It can't be that often. I was never interviewed by a news reporter. And the only time I was near them was when the launch happened," Yu Tu answered with a little bit of confusion in his voice.

"You're mistaken. You might never be interviewed, but your face was being shown very often whenever they were talking about Search for God. The footage is the same, you and the other aerospace people in that launch room after the launch. But every time they mentioned Search for God, that footage appeared and your face is the focus of the footage. I don't know whether it's because you're the Chief Engineer of Search for God or it's because you are the most handsome there," Mr. Qiao said in a joking manner. Hearing this, Yu Tu laughed out loud.

When they got to the place, Yu Tu parked the car in the parking lot. There was a line in front of the beancurd shop. Before Yu Tu walked toward the shop, Mr. Qiao patted his shoulder.

"You go wait in line for that beancurd. I'm gonna go to that baozi shop. I'm in the mood for baozi," he said before leaving Yu Tu and walking toward the baozi shop.

"Okay," Yu Tu agreed and went to the beancurd shop. He took his phone out while walking toward the line in front of the shop. He stood in line and read some messages on his phone. He didn't pay attention to his surroundings until someone called his name.

"Yu Tu?" a soft voice called, making Yu Tu raise his head to see. Apparently Xia Qing was in the line in front of him and Yu Tu didn't realize it before. Yu Tu put on a small polite smile and nodded his head. "You're here to buy beancurd?" she asked, trying to start a conversation.

"Yes," Yu Tu answered politely.

"Where's Jing Jing?" Xia Qing asked further.

"She's still asleep," Yu Tu answered simply. Xia Qing nodded and a strange expression flashed through her face.

"You never liked to sleep in," Xia Qing commented, remembering the time when they had been in University and Yu Tu had gone to exercise or to the library even in early mornings.

"Hmm," Yu Tu only mumbled in response. He didn't want to give more comments. He actually liked to sleep in sometimes, just to spend more time cuddling with Jing Jing. However, that simply wasn't Xia Qing's business.

Yu Tu's phone rang suddenly. Jing Jing's face flashed through the screen. Xia Qing could see it clearly just like she could see the gentle smile on Yu Tu's face.

"You're awake?" Yu Tu answered softly.

"Hmm.. You're going out with Dad?" Jing Jing's voice sounded faint. Yu Tu frowned.

"Yes, I'm buying the beancurd for your breakfast," he explained hesitantly. Jing Jing didn't answer. "You're not feeling well again?" he asked worriedly.

"Hmm.. I woke up feeling nauseous," Jing Jing mumbled over the phone.

"Have you eaten something? Drink something?" Yu Tu asked softly. He knew that morning sickness was usual for pregnant women. However, he couldn't help but feel worried and helpless every time it happened to Jing Jing.

"I'm not feeling like eating. But Mom had given me some warm tea," Jing Jing answered, trying to calm Yu Tu's worry.

"I'll be home in a few minutes. We can go out to find some snacks later," Yu Tu suggested, trying to cheer her up.

"Sure!" Jing Jing answered excitedly. Yu Tu could hear the smile in her voice, so he sighed in relief. Jing Jing was naturally a cheerful person, so when she talked to him with a lifeless voice, it made his heart ache. While he was concluding his phone call, he saw his father-in-law walking back toward him. Mr. Qiao smiled while holding up a bag of baozi. Yu Tu nodded his head.

"Is Jing Jing awake yet?" Mr. Qiao asked, indicating the phone in Yu Tu's hand. Yu Tu nodded his head.

"Hmm.. but she's not feeling really well again," Yu Tu informed Mr Qiao with a soft voice. Mr. Qiao nodded his head.

"That's not too strange with her condition," he advised kindly to calm his son-in-law down. He glanced toward the line and noticed that a woman was looking at them silently. He looked back at Yu Tu and silently asked about the woman. Yu Tu, who finally remembered about Xia Qing and noticed Mr. Qiao's glance, introduced them.

"Dad, this is Xia Qing. She was a classmate of Jing Jing and I in high school," Yu Tu said to his father-in-law. "Xia Qing, this is Jing Jing's father," he looked toward Xia Qing. Mr. Qiao smiled and offered his hand to Xia Qing for a handshake.

"Hello. Nice to meet you. Jing Jing and Yu Tu's classmate. It's nice to meet their friends," Mr. Qiao said with a friendly tone. Xia Qing smiled politely and shook his hand.

"Nice to meet you, too, Uncle," she said softly. Mr. Qiao looked toward the shop and nodded at Xia Qing.

"It seems like it's your turn," he reminded kindly. Xia Qing looked back toward the counter before excusing herself.

"Then, I'll go first, Uncle, Yu Tu," she said before turning away. After buying the beancurd, Xia Qing left Yu Tu and his father-in-law at the shop. She walked toward the parking lot. Her husband was waiting in the car because he had a phone call he needed to make. After she got into the car, they drove away.

After Yu Tu finished buying the beancurd, Yu Tu and Mr. Qiao left the shop. While walking toward the parking lot, they saw Xia Qing getting into the car and the car leaving. Mr. Qiao looked at the car appreciatively. He nodded his head.

"That is one elegant car," he commented to Yu Tu off-handedly. "It must be expensive. What does she do?" he asked wonderingly. Yu Tu tried to recall what Zhai Liang had said over the years about Xia Qing.

"I'm not sure. She used to work in finance field. I think she stopped working after she gave birth to her child." Yu Tu stopped for a moment before continuing. "But, her husband is a CEO of XX Company," he added sheepishly. Mr. Qiao nodded his head knowingly.

"So, it is because of her husband." He said while they were getting into the car.

"Hmm.. Jing Jing can buy that kind of car too. She doesn't need me to buy things for her," Yu Tu said in half-joking manner. However, Mr. Qiao caught a little something in his voice. While Jing Jing might have inherited her beauty from her mother's side, she did inherit her wittiness from his.

"Yu Tu, you know why I always think that you are the perfect man for Jing Jing?" he started. 

Yu Tu stopped his movement to start the car. He looked toward his father-in-law. He had been half-joking when he commented about the car. He was never an insecure man. He had considered many aspects before pursuing Jing Jing and finally decided that despite of his weakness he was still good enough for her. However, he did know that in terms of money, Jing Jing was way more capable than him.

"It's not because you're as good looking as Jing Jing. On that note, your level is pretty much as high as hers," Mr. Qiao continued half-jokingly. Yu Tu chuckled hearing this. "It's not also because you treat her very well. As a parent, the most important thing for me is seeing my daughter happy and being treated well by her partner. You will understand it once the baby is born," Mr. Qiao said, patting Yu Tu's shoulder. 

Yu Tu smiled with a thoughtful expression in his face. He thought that that had been the case. Jing Jing's parents never commented about his capability to provide for Jing Jing. He thought that it was because Jing Jing was financially independent. She already had a lot of money, so she didn't really need more money from her husband. However, he was very confident in his capability to love Jing Jing and treat her well. He thought that was the only requirement her parents had asked from him.

"What made me think that you're the perfect man for Jing Jing is actually because of your occupation in the research institute." Mr. Qiao's continued. 

Yu Tu was stunned hearing this. He only could keep silent and only looked at his father-in-law with a question in his eyes. 

"Jing Jing's work is actually depending on people's love for her the most. She worked hard to be able to be an excellent and talented actress. She did so much work to produce amazing movies and dramas. But, it all comes to naught if people don't like her work and don't support her career. She is able to gain so much because of the love she receives from the people," Mr. Qiao stopped for a moment before continueing.

"You, on the other hand. You may not be able to gain as much as her. But your job give contribution to the society and to the country. You worked so hard to do research, to create something, to discover something. Not many people know your achievement, but you still do it even without their acknowledgment. Therefore, while Jing Jing receives so much from the society, you gave as much to the society back. You balanced her." There was pride in Mr. Qiao's smile. 

While still staring at Mr. Qiao's face, Yu Tu took a shaky bread. His eyes glistened with unshed tears.

"You know that Jing Jing's mother and I like to show off Jing Jing's awards. Every time our relatives and friends come by our house, we always talk about her accomplishments. However, after you both got married, we also like to show off about you. We may not know much about your work. However, every time Jing Jing informed us about your successful launch, we told our friends and family that our son-in-law worked on that project. They only nodded their heads and couldn't comment anything aside from congratulating us. Only after Search for God's launch that your name was mentioned so many times on the news. And because of that, we're finally able to give them the proof that you give many contributions to aerospace achievements," Mr. Qiao said with a chuckle. Yu Tu smiled at that. "Thus, to us, Jing Jing's mother and I, your achievement is as good as Jing Jing's. Both of you make us very proud," Mr. Qiao said, patting Yu Tu's shoulder.

Yu Tu gave him a grateful smile. "Thank you, Dad," he said. His voice was filled with gratitude for his father-in-law.

Meanwhile, in another car, Xia Qing could see Yu Tu and his father-in-law walking side by side toward the parking lot. His father-in-law seemed to say something to Yu Tu while they looked at her car before finally getting to their car. Before, in front of the shop, Xia Qing had been silent throughout Yu Tu's phone call with Jing Jing. She had been able to hear Yu Tu's side of conversation. Somehow, it made her feel heaviness in her heart. 

She had a perfect family. An ideal family that she had always dreamt of. A capable and nice husband who could give her stability and luxury, and also fulfill her every need. She had a cute son who had been born two years ago. She had a big house, good cars, and a lot of money from her husband. What else could she ask for? However, somehow since the night before in the reunion event, seeing Yu Tu and Jing Jing's interaction and observing their obviously happy relationship, Xia Qing couldn't help but feel envious. She wasn't even sure why. She had everything that they had and even more, but there was something that made her heart feel stuffy.

Xia Qing stared at her husband's side profile in silence. He was a handsome man. His look didn't lose out to Yu Tu. He was also very rich, clearly way richer than Yu Tu could have been. However, he was not someone who would go out in the early morning just to buy her breakfast without her asking. They had servants that he could order if she ever asked. Unlike Yu Tu who was clearly happy to go out and buy breakfast for Jing Jing without being asked. But then again, Yu Tu was never like that when he was dating Xia Qing back in the University. Xia Qing had realized a long time ago that it had been her that initiated everything. She had been the one who asked him out first. She had been the one who suggested every date, every study session, every lunch, every dinner, every hug, and even every kiss that they had shared. Even their breakup. She had been the one who asked, but he agreed right away, easily. Yu Tu who was married to Qiao Jing Jing was clearly different from the man that had dated Xia Qing in the University.

Xia Qing sighed. She knew that it was useless to keep thinking about it. It should mean nothing to her now. She had everything that she could ever dream of. Nevertheless, there was still something that made her heart ache. She didn't know what it was, but one phrase came to her mind. The one that got away.