Chapter 697 Baby seems to have moved.

Chapter 697 Baby, it seems to have moved.

She paused for a moment, then took another moment to truly feel it.

This time, the commotion was even more obvious.

Like little fish blowing bubbles, they come out one after another, quite rhythmically.

Shen Anning hurriedly patted Qi Yue on the shoulder.

Qi Yue stopped kissing her, but his lips were still pressed against hers. His eyes were half open, and he asked her in a low, husky voice, "What's wrong?"

Shen Anning gently pushed him away, her beautiful, misty eyes fixed on him, brimming with excitement, "Baby, it seems to have moved..."

Qi Yue was taken aback.

Shen Anning held Qi Yue's hand and gently placed it on her belly. "Feel it, it's still moving."

Qi Yue breathed softly, his palm pressed against Shen Anning's stomach through the thin undershirt.

He had previously researched pregnancy information online.

Fetal movement usually begins between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation.

Qi Yue pressed his hand against her belly for a while, then frowned slightly. "How many weeks pregnant are you now?"

Shen Anning spoke softly, as if afraid of startling the baby, "Today is exactly 16 weeks."

Qi Yue paused.

He had just felt a slight movement under his belly.

The man's eyes lit up. "It moved!"

“Really!” Shen Anning’s beautiful eyes sparkled. “It’s so amazing! I saw on the app that all the pregnant moms were saying they started feeling fetal movement at 16 weeks. I thought it was unlikely, since at that stage the belly isn’t that big and the baby is so tiny. I thought even if the baby moved, it would be hard to feel it. But I didn’t expect the baby to be so amazing!”

"This means our baby is healthy and strong!" Qi Yue looked at Shen Anning, deeply moved.

He thought this was the beauty and meaning of marriage.

"Shen Anning." Qi Yue looked at Shen Anning, his voice low, "Thank you."

Shen Anning was slightly taken aback. "Why are you thanking me?"

"Thank you for being willing to grant my request."

"Give me a break?" Shen Anning was confused. "What have I given you a break in terms of?"

Qi Yue looked at her bewildered expression, merely smiled faintly, said nothing more, and lowered his head to kiss her forcefully.

In matters like this, Shen Anning was never a match for Qi Yue.

Even though she was pregnant, and even though Qi Yue had no memory, he seemed to have always been naturally good at pleasing her.

In the room with the door tightly shut, Shen Anning clutched Qi Yue's shirt tightly with both hands. Her closed eyes trembled with wet eyelashes, and tears rolled down her cheeks. She whimpered and helplessly called out Qi Yue's name, begging him to let her go...

Qi Yue gently kissed away the tears at the corners of her eyes, then opened his mouth and took her soft earlobe into his mouth. His hoarse voice, filled with a burning heat, whispered in her ear, "Honey, I consulted a doctor. Appropriately meeting a pregnant woman's physiological needs during pregnancy can also help her relax emotionally."

Shen Anning was extremely embarrassed and turned her head to bury her blushing face in the man's neck.

Qi Yue embraced her trembling, soft body, and kissed her ear tenderly, "Relax..."

Shen Anning was dizzy and instinctively hugged Qi Yue tightly.

Qi Yue kept a good balance and didn't let her get tired.

After that ultimate pleasure, the emptiness that followed left Shen Anning somewhat dazed...

Qi Yue gently stroked Shen Anning's back with his large hand, then lowered his head to tenderly kiss her lips, as if to soothe her.

The emptiness in her heart was gradually filled by the man's gentle kisses.

Shen Anning closed her eyes, and her body gradually relaxed.

A moment later, Qi Yue released her and gently stroked the corners of her reddened eyes with his fingertips. "Your eyes are all swollen from crying. Your brother will think I bullied you again."

Shen Anning: "..."

The thought of Fu Nian'an being in the study sent a chill down Shen Anning's spine. "It's almost time, let's go downstairs!"

She was about to stand up when Qi Yue's large hand was still tightly gripping her waist.

"Qi Yue!" Shen Anning frowned and glared at him. "Stop fooling around."

Qi Yue stared at her angry expression, finding her more and more endearing. He gently pinched the tip of her nose and said, "I really want to marry you as soon as possible."

Shen Anning slapped his hand away, "It won't make a difference if it's just a few more days."

Qi Yue chuckled softly, "Shall I take you to see our new house tomorrow?"

Shen Anning asked instinctively, "Where is the new house?"

“In that newly developed villa area on Huashan Street, it’s less than two kilometers from your law firm.”

"But that place is a bit far from Ronghao Group."

"It's only a dozen kilometers, not far," Qi Yue said. "I'll consider you first."

Shen Anning looked at Qi Yue and said softly, "Thank you."

"No need to thank me for such a small thing." The man narrowed his eyes. "Of course, if you really want to thank me, I'd prefer you to express it through actions."

Shen Anning understood immediately, but didn't want to indulge him.

"Then I won't thank you." Shen Anning said, and was about to get up, but Qi Yue pressed her back down as soon as she stood up.

She panicked, "We really have to go downstairs!"

"I know." Qi Yue looked into her eyes. "I'm just reminding you to wash your face first."

Shen Anning choked on her words.

Realizing what had happened, she hurriedly stood up, feeling both annoyed and embarrassed, and walked towards the bathroom.

Qi Yue watched her hurried figure and stood up, helplessly reminding her, "Slow down."

Soon, the sound of running water came from the bathroom. Qi Yue walked to the bathroom door and watched Shen Anning washing her face at the sink.

This scene was clearly ordinary, but Qi Yue felt inexplicably familiar with it.

What he could not ignore even more was the strange feeling deep inside him at that moment.

It felt like a warm current flowing down his heart.

Before this, in his memory, marriage was a partnership that weighed the pros and cons. He had no expectations for love and no thoughts about marriage. He always felt that when the time was right, he would naturally get married when he met a woman of equal social standing.

Before Shen Anning, Qi Yue never thought he would fall in love with his wife.

He will get married, treat his wife with respect, have children, be faithful to his marriage, and fulfill his responsibilities as a husband and father.

He always believed he would have a relatively perfect life: marriage, power, offspring... but he didn't believe he would find love.

But now, he feels like he's very close to love.

He thought that perhaps from that first meeting at the matchmaking event, Shen Anning had left an irreplaceable mark on his heart.

Otherwise, why would he have repeatedly shown interest and inquired about it for no apparent reason?

Otherwise, why would he have allowed himself to act like such a despicable person taking advantage of someone in distress that night at the beachside love hotel?

Is it because they care, because they like someone, that they don't mind becoming a despicable person, and even more so, that they don't hesitate to abandon their dignity and fight and snatch?

It's because his goal was very clear from beginning to end.

Admit it, he has fallen for Shen Anning, he wants to have her, and he wants her to belong to him alone for the rest of her life!

...

Five minutes later, the door opened.

Shen Anning and Qi Yue walked out of the room one after the other.

At the same time, the sound of a door opening came from the study.

Shen Anning paused, thinking to herself: It's over!

Fu Nian'an had just come out of the study when she looked up and saw her younger sister and Qi Yue.

He paused, glanced at the door behind them that wasn't closed, and frowned.

He then walked towards the two of them.

Qi Yue stood beside Shen Anning, looking calm and composed.

Fu Nian'an stopped in front of Shen Anning.

"When did you get back?" Fu Nian'an asked Shen Anning in a seemingly ordinary question, but it carried a hint of exasperation and anger.

Shen Anning looked at him and blinked, "I just got home not long ago."

Fu Nian'an glanced at her room, "You just got home and you're already rushing to your room with people?"

Shen Anning, “…” What a load of nonsense!

She gritted her teeth, lowered her head, and clutched the hem of her clothes with her fingertips, not daring to meet Fu Nian'an's gaze.

What you fear most is what happens most often!

She was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into a hole in the ground!

"I rushed back right after taking the wedding photos, and didn't have time to remove my makeup." Qi Yue looked at Fu Nian'an and said this nonsense with a straight face. "I'm a grown man and I don't use makeup. Ningning was worried that it would be too much trouble for me to remove my makeup, so she took me back to her room to remove it."

Shen Anning stole a glance at Fu Nian'an's expression.

Fu Nian'an stared at Qi Yue, knowing he was lying, but too lazy to call him out on it. "Have you removed your makeup?"

Qi Yue remained expressionless and showed no guilt whatsoever. "Ningning helped me remove it, so naturally it's clean."

"..."

Shen Anning, “…!?”

Fu Nian'an stared at Qi Yue. The two men actually disliked each other, but they were trying their best to tolerate each other for Shen Anning's sake.

Fu Nian'an gave a cold smirk, reached out and pulled her younger sister away from Qi Yue, looking at Qi Yue with a cold face: "Now that you've cleared your name, you can leave."

Qi Yue: "...?"