Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!

Chapter 420: Chapter 420

Young Master Song himself put on an eye mask and closed his eyes to listen to her read.

It was as if he wasn’t concerned at all about Jing Qiao, almost as though the documents were not about some multi-digit business trade secrets but rather ordinary readings.

So much so, that Jing Qiao really did read a lot, sometimes the terms were too unfamiliar, she didn’t know where to stress and would hesitate and read it wrong, the man would then pinch her waist, and with a deep, low voice, slowly correct her.

After a few times, Jing Qiao got it.

Just like swimming or riding a bike, once learned, it’s never forgotten.

And it seemed that this memory... could not be forgotten either.

With Su Lu’s and Jing Qiao’s help, the backlog of work Su Zhe held in his hands had been mostly dealt with by midday.

"Alright, I’ll take you to lunch," Su Zhe stretched lazily. noveldrama

Su Lu, however, hesitated a bit, "Uh, maybe... let’s not."

She didn’t need to explain further; Su Zhe glanced over and joked, "Oh, abandoning me, are you? Off to meet your lover?"

Su Lu, no longer bashful, scratched her head and said, "Aiya, I can’t help it, the lover has a hostage in his hands, and that hostage is too cute to part with, so I’ve got to go have lunch with them."

"Fine then, go on, get lost. All my affection wasted," Su Zhe said, though with a smiling mouth.

Su Lu said, "If you don’t mind, why don’t you join us for lunch?"

Su Lu wasn’t fussy about having a world for two or not. Besides, with Zhao Xiao Le there, what ’two-person world’? Plus, Jing Qiao was coming as well, so it would be lively to dine together, and it would be great if Su Zhe came along.

But Su Zhe wasn’t interested and waved it off, "Forget it, seeing your lover ruins my appetite."

Su Lu didn’t insist further but made sure to check where Su Zhe planned to eat, only when she was sure he would actually have a proper meal did she feel reassured enough to leave.

Before leaving, Su Zhe seemed to remember something and looked up at Jing Qiao.

"Miss Jing."

"Hm?" Jing Qiao didn’t expect Su Zhe to call out to her, caught off guard, so she looked somewhat bewildered.

Neither did Su Lu expect it, so she was also puzzled.

"As far as I know, you’re lying low," Su Zhe said, "So my sister even called over the bodyguard she kept in Beijing."

Jing Qiao looked a bit embarrassed, thinking Su Zhe was here to call her out, so she apologized first, "I’m sorry, I know, I’ve caused trouble for your sister-in-law."

Su Zhe frowned slightly, "She’s not married to your brother yet."

On this point, even though Jing Qiao seemed outwardly gentle, she didn’t give in one bit, "It’s only a matter of time," Jing Qiao said.

Su Zhe almost choked, he pursed his lips for a moment before deciding not to dwell on the title issue, and he said, "We have a position available in our overseas branch office, one that requires sending someone out there. Considering your past experience with the Song family... it seems like you’re quite familiar with that domain, would you be willing to go abroad and lay low?"

"Although Song Boyuan has quite a far reach, that market is mine, and for so many years the Song Family hasn’t been able to bite off a chunk of it. Song Boyuan can’t stir trouble there. If you go there, it might be safer and freer for you than staying domestically, even more so than staying here in Feng City," Su Zhe suggested.

One must say, Su Zhe’s suggestion was absolutely well-meaning, and could even suggest... he already considered Bo Jingshen as one of his own, which is why he would make such a proposal to his sister.

Many people in the overseas branch office were eager for that expatriate position, sharpening their heads to get it. If Jing Qiao took it, it would be given to her on a silver platter.

After all, Jing Qiao had never worked at Su Zhe Company nor had any relevant work experience; she would be a pure parachute trooper, a big giveaway in capital letters.

So Su Lu was taken aback, and Jing Qiao was even more completely stunned.

After Jing Qiao collected herself, she earnestly said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I still need to...think it over."

"Alright. Just let Su Lu know once you’ve decided," Su Zhe said.

While descending in the elevator, Su Lu turned to look at Jing Qiao, "If you want to go, don’t feel any mental burden. It’s not a bother for me, and your brother definitely hopes you can be better too."

"Yes, I know. It’s just..." Jing Qiao fell silent for a few seconds, "I just need to...think it over."

Before she could be certain if she truly wanted to, let go of everything.

Although Jing Qiao said nothing, she knew in her heart that even though things had come to this, that her life had been ruined like this.

But if you asked her if she regretted it? Regretted meeting Song Boyuan?

She felt that she...probably couldn’t utter the words "I regret it."

Just as she might never be able to forget those dark days spent locked up in the Psychiatric Hospital, she felt that she could never forget the days spent with Song Boyuan either.

For instance, she had just casually remembered, being made to sit on that man’s lap, reading documents to him.

And so many more indelible fragments, all forming into unforgettable memories.

Actually, Bo Jingshen had also mentioned giving her a position abroad, Boss’s international branches could easily arrange a position for Jing Qiao.

But Jing Qiao was still considering.

It was because, in her heart, there was a feeling...almost like a defining sensation, that if she chose to leave this place, leave this country, leave this land.

It would mean that she had truly let go of everything.

She still remembered the words she had once said.

"Song Boyuan, you get homesick so easily, even living in a different city is difficult for you, let alone another country—you’d feel utterly miserable, right? So if...I mean if, if one day I settled down abroad, that will mean I don’t want you anymore, and we’ll never get back together. Ah, I’m just saying, don’t stare at me like that...not allowed to say it? Alright, alright, I won’t leave you."

Su Lu saw Jing Qiao’s gaze drift and couldn’t help but worry, "Xiao Qiao? Xiao Qiao, are you okay?"

Su Lu waved her hand in front of Jing Qiao’s face.

Jing Qiao suddenly came to, and smiled faintly, "I’m fine, sister-in-law. Don’t worry about me."

Su Lu and Jing Qiao stepped out of the elevator together, reaching the ground floor lobby.

Su Lu’s phone started to ring. She thought it was Bo Jingshen calling to urge her to hurry over for lunch with him, and a smile appeared on her face even before she took out her phone, but when she looked at the screen, she saw it was Yida’s call instead.

She couldn’t help but pause.

"Brother Yi, what’s the matter?" Su Lu answered the call.

She then heard Yida speaking in a solemn voice, "Wait, don’t come out for a while."

Su Lu’s heart skipped a beat, "Is this...some kind of troubl..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she had already seen a handsome man with a straight posture casually sitting on the sofa in the lounge area.

The moment Jing Qiao’s eyes met his, her complexion turned deathly pale.