Chapter 98.1
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The atmosphere of the Chu family was dull because of the fact that Chu Huai and Gu Yan’an had to move into the Presidential Palace. Chu Yan stepped forward and placed the fruit tray on the coffee table, saying, “Can we postpone it a bit and wait until Dasao’s health improves?”
Zhuang Yu made it clear that Gu Yan’an now needs to rest.
During the first two months of pregnancy, Gu Yan’an was constantly stressed. Then, for another month, she couldn’t rest properly due to the war situation. Essentially, she didn’t have a single peaceful day during the three months when pregnancy was most vulnerable. Now that things have finally settled down and everyone has returned home, she can finally take care of herself and recuperate. However, having to move again is really too much of a hassle.
Moreover, the environment at the Presidential Palace really didn’t feel like home. It’s large and spacious, with some buildings serving specific purposes. There were constant reminders of security and the presence of presidential staff and security personnel everywhere. Occasionally, officials pass by, and the overall atmosphere was tense and serious. It’s really not suitable for pregnant women to live in such surroundings.
The main thing was that the Presidential Palace only allowed the immediate family members of the President – that is to say, only their spouse and children.
“Yes, yes, Dasao and the little baby need to be taken care of properly. The Presidential Palace isn’t suitable at all,” Qiao Zhiya quickly agreed, nodding vigorously with worry and concern written all over his face as his eyes remained fixed on Gu Yan’an.
Chu Rong’s face became darker. He reached for his ears to keep him from moving, and raised his hands to cover his eyes.
Qiao Zhiya hurriedly arched, struggling, silently protesting.
Seeing Chu Rong’s silence, Chu Huai guessed that his thoughts were similar to those of the two younger ones. He glanced at Gu Yan’an, whose eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and stepped forward to comfort her by patting her shoulder gently, saying, “If we delay it a bit, it should be fine…”
Everyone heard the words and looked at him. Qiao Zhiya also pulled out Chu Rong’s hand and looked forward with anticipation.
Chu Huai paused and explained, “Currently, it’s wartime, and the former president was a traitor. We can temporarily block the Presidential Palace under the pretext of investigation to delay moving in. But this isn’t a long-term solution. At most, we can delay for a few months. By then, when Yan’an is further along in her pregnancy, it may be even more uncomfortable for her to move back and forth.”
This is why he didn’t mention this at first. If he had to move, it would be better to adapt to the environment earlier.
This is also a problem.
Chu Yan and Qiao Zhiya both frowned, looking very tangled.
Seeing everyone feeling troubled for her sake, especially the two younger ones, their unhappiness and worries written all over their faces, Gu Yan’an felt touched. She reached out and held Chu Huai’s hand that was resting on her shoulder, comforting, “It’s okay, if we can delay it as much as possible, let’s do that. At least we’ll get through this year. When it’s time to move, you won’t make me do much, and it’s just a change of place for me. I won’t feel uncomfortable. Don’t worry, everyone.”
“No, the living environment has a great influence on your emotions…” Qiao Zhiya muttered quietly, looking at Chu Rong, who was also frowning behind him, and gently pulled his hand, asking for help silently.
Chu Rong immediately squeezed his hand back, glanced at the expressions of the other family members, and thought for a moment before saying, “It is not impossible to delay it a bit longer.”
Everyone turned to look at him, even Chu Huai was no exception. Obviously, if possible, he also didn’t want to move to the Presidential Palace and make his pregnant wife suffer. Compared to the Chu family home, the Presidential Palace seemed more like a place for official duties and lacked the atmosphere of a home. It wasn’t suitable for recuperation.
“We can follow Dasao’s suggestion and delay the move until after the New Year under the pretext of an investigation,” Chu Rong spoke up, explaining in detail, “This year’s situation is special, and the holiday themes at the end of the year will likely be related to words like ‘peace’. We can find a reason to renovate the Presidential Palace, adding symbols or buildings representing ‘peace’ and ‘stability’, or making some minor, harmless changes. There have been several renovations of the Presidential Palace in history, so the President has had to reside elsewhere during those times. We can go through this procedure. Typically, a renovation of the Presidential Palace takes about two to three years. By then, Dasao’s condition should have stabilized, and moving won’t be a problem.”
Two to three years was already quite a long time. Although they eventually have to move, it’s still better than having to deal with it while Gu Yan’an was heavily pregnant.
Chu Yan’s furrowed brow relaxed. Although Qiao Zhiya was still a bit unhappy, he also understood that life wasn’t a fairy tale and couldn’t always go according to everyone’s wishes. So he obediently didn’t say anything further.
On the contrary, Gu Yan’an furrowed her brows, hesitating as she said, “Will renovating the Presidential Palace be too costly and burdensome? We’ve just ended a war, which has already incurred huge expenses. Moreover, if the feedback from the Empire isn’t favorable, there’s still a possibility of the two countries going to war again. Renovating the Presidential Palace at this time might lead to public dissatisfaction.”
“No, there won’t be a war, and the Federation’s finances are also not a problem,” Chu Rong reassured Gu Yan’an before Chu Huai could speak, his tone firm. “An Xei won’t have the chance to start a war. He will become a pariah to humanity, forever nailed to the pillar of shame, and the people of the Empire have the right to know the truth.”
Perceiving his chilling aura, Qiao Zhiya’s ears moved and he turned his head to look at him.
Chu Rong immediately collected himself, gently squeezing his hand in reassurance, then softened his tone as he spoke a few more words to Gu Yan’an. After that, he and Chu Huai turned to the study together, continuing their discussion on the matters they hadn’t finished before.
The matter of moving to the Presidential Palace was indeed indefinitely postponed by Chu Huai, citing the need to seal off the presidential palace for an investigation into the former president’s treason. The Xiang and Wei families didn’t say much about it, and officials at all levels chose to turn a blind eye to this obviously perfunctory reason.
The Presidential Palace has been investigated long after Long Ruifeng was arrested. There was nothing to investigate now, but since Chu Huai wanted to investigate, they would let him do that.
After resting for a few more days, Chu Yan returned to school to report. Due to the battle, he hadn’t been to school since the beginning of the second year, only asking the old butler to request a leave from school on his behalf. Now that things had settled down, he could finally resume his role as the third young master of the Chu family and continue his studies.
Qiao Zhiya also needs to go through the reporting procedures for the fourth grade, so he went to school with him.
The start of the semester at the military academy coincided with the most intense period of the frontline onslaught by the Zerg. Many students from other planets were unable to report to school on time due to martial law restrictions. Considering this situation, the military academy made appropriate adjustments to the curriculum after the start of the semester. They significantly increased physical training and combat classes for students, while postponing all theoretical classes.
The Zerg were now almost cleaned up. The situation in the Federation has greatly stabilized because of Chu Huai’s presidency. Martial law has been cancelled. Students from other planets have begun to return to school, so this school was very packed.
Upon arriving at the school, both of them directly contacted their major’s respective dean and completed the registration procedures through special channels to avoid causing a stir. Afterwards, Chu Yan stayed behind to attend classes as usual, while Qiao Zhiya once again processed the procedures for suspending classes, then hastily returned home.
—Now that Chu Yan is staying in the dormitory, Chu Huai and Chu Rong are busy until late every day. At home, there were only him, the old butler, and Gu Yan’an. The old butler was getting old and couldn’t be too tired, so he had to take on the responsibility of taking care of Gu Yan’an!
He returned home with determination, and as soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Gu Yan’an studying the recipe for dinner on her electronic tablet. There were also some newly arrived ingredients piled up in front of her. He hurriedly took the things away, first carefully settled Gu Yan’an on the soft sofa in the living room, then prepared a pot of milk tea made with Yellow Leaf Tree’s leaves and milk for her, placed it in front of her, and finally found the home entertainment remote control and put it by her side. After confirming everything multiple times and feeling satisfied, he reluctantly glanced at her belly, then turned and happily trotted off to the kitchen.
Gu Yan’an smiled good-naturedly, feeling nestled by his care. She watched his ears move around subconsciously as he left. She touched her belly, the smile on her face deepening.
She hoped her baby would be a girl, with a pure heart and a kind attitude like Qiao Zhiya.
On the other hand, Chu Rong realized that he was being neglected by his lover, and it was a serious neglect.
Every morning, Qiao Zhiya always found a way to quietly get up before Chu Rong to prepare a nutritious breakfast for Gu Yan’an. By the time Chu Rong finished washing up and came out, the usual scene of the two of them having breakfast together as a pair of husbands would not happen. Instead, Qiao Zhiya would be busy caring for Gu Yan’an, asking her if she liked the breakfast and if she had any morning sickness symptoms.
The scene of “lover reluctantly seeing him off to work with a farewell hug” after breakfast also did not exist, because Qiao Zhiya’s gaze was always glued to Gu Yan’an. Every time, he would obediently and briskly see Chu Rong off, not as clingy as before.
Throughout the busy day at the military base, he would definitely not receive any messages of care from his lover, as Qiao Zhiya was preoccupied with taking care of Gu Yan’an.
When he finally managed to finish his busy day and return home in the evening, he certainly wouldn’t see Qiao Zhiya around. At that time, Qiao Zhiya would likely be either playing prenatal education games with Gu Yan’an or engrossed in the laboratory researching things suitable for the baby.
As for goodnight kisses and bedtime cuddles… they just don’t exist. Qiao Zhiya would be very disciplined about going to bed on time because he wants to set a good example for the baby by getting enough rest and waking up early.
God knows why a baby who hasn’t been born yet in his Dasao’s belly would need such an example! The child isn’t even in Qiao Zhiya’s belly!1just a note……. And spoiler warning!! QZY and CR ends up having two biological children together in the end~
Chu Rong thought with a black face, his patience was about to run out.
In the room, it was obvious that more and more toys were being prepared for the baby. At first, there were just some small toys like tambourines and musical dolls, but later it became more and more exaggerated, with rocking horses, small mecha models, toy boats, cars, dolls, walkers, cribs… And finally, one day when Chu Rong pushed open the door, he saw a handcrafted toddler slide appear in the center of the room.
The person who had already filled the laboratory and began to move the work stage into the room was sitting on the floor beside the slide, knitting a mermaid blanket. Yes, he was knitting the blanket himself! And he was planning to knit two! Because he didn’t know whether the baby in Gu Yan’an’s belly was a boy or a girl, so he needed to prepare double just in case.
Chu Rong’s brow twitched, gripping the door handle tightly, silently taking a deep breath.
One second, two seconds… one minute, two minutes… five minutes passed, and the person knitting the blanket was completely unaware that someone was standing at the door. His hands were moving rapidly with the knitting needles, and his two pointed ears were annoyingly lively, excitedly twitching back and forth!
Chu Rong stepped forward and grip the door handle a little harder.
Startled by the sudden movement, Qiao Zhiya, who was winding the yarn, jerked upright with perked ears. His body stiffened, as he stared wide-eyed towards the door. The ball of yarn in his hand slipped and rolled to Chu Rong’s feet, making a noise.
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The atmosphere of the Chu family was dull because of the fact that Chu Huai and Gu Yan’an had to move into the Presidential Palace. Chu Yan stepped forward and placed the fruit tray on the coffee table, saying, “Can we postpone it a bit and wait until Dasao’s health improves?”
Zhuang Yu made it clear that Gu Yan’an now needs to rest.
During the first two months of pregnancy, Gu Yan’an was constantly stressed. Then, for another month, she couldn’t rest properly due to the war situation. Essentially, she didn’t have a single peaceful day during the three months when pregnancy was most vulnerable. Now that things have finally settled down and everyone has returned home, she can finally take care of herself and recuperate. However, having to move again is really too much of a hassle.
Moreover, the environment at the Presidential Palace really didn’t feel like home. It’s large and spacious, with some buildings serving specific purposes. There were constant reminders of security and the presence of presidential staff and security personnel everywhere. Occasionally, officials pass by, and the overall atmosphere was tense and serious. It’s really not suitable for pregnant women to live in such surroundings.
The main thing was that the Presidential Palace only allowed the immediate family members of the President – that is to say, only their spouse and children.
“Yes, yes, Dasao and the little baby need to be taken care of properly. The Presidential Palace isn’t suitable at all,” Qiao Zhiya quickly agreed, nodding vigorously with worry and concern written all over his face as his eyes remained fixed on Gu Yan’an.
Chu Rong’s face became darker. He reached for his ears to keep him from moving, and raised his hands to cover his eyes.
Qiao Zhiya hurriedly arched, struggling, silently protesting.
Seeing Chu Rong’s silence, Chu Huai guessed that his thoughts were similar to those of the two younger ones. He glanced at Gu Yan’an, whose eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and stepped forward to comfort her by patting her shoulder gently, saying, “If we delay it a bit, it should be fine…”
Everyone heard the words and looked at him. Qiao Zhiya also pulled out Chu Rong’s hand and looked forward with anticipation.
Chu Huai paused and explained, “Currently, it’s wartime, and the former president was a traitor. We can temporarily block the Presidential Palace under the pretext of investigation to delay moving in. But this isn’t a long-term solution. At most, we can delay for a few months. By then, when Yan’an is further along in her pregnancy, it may be even more uncomfortable for her to move back and forth.”
This is why he didn’t mention this at first. If he had to move, it would be better to adapt to the environment earlier.
This is also a problem.
Chu Yan and Qiao Zhiya both frowned, looking very tangled.
Seeing everyone feeling troubled for her sake, especially the two younger ones, their unhappiness and worries written all over their faces, Gu Yan’an felt touched. She reached out and held Chu Huai’s hand that was resting on her shoulder, comforting, “It’s okay, if we can delay it as much as possible, let’s do that. At least we’ll get through this year. When it’s time to move, you won’t make me do much, and it’s just a change of place for me. I won’t feel uncomfortable. Don’t worry, everyone.”
“No, the living environment has a great influence on your emotions…” Qiao Zhiya muttered quietly, looking at Chu Rong, who was also frowning behind him, and gently pulled his hand, asking for help silently.
Chu Rong immediately squeezed his hand back, glanced at the expressions of the other family members, and thought for a moment before saying, “It is not impossible to delay it a bit longer.”
Everyone turned to look at him, even Chu Huai was no exception. Obviously, if possible, he also didn’t want to move to the Presidential Palace and make his pregnant wife suffer. Compared to the Chu family home, the Presidential Palace seemed more like a place for official duties and lacked the atmosphere of a home. It wasn’t suitable for recuperation.
“We can follow Dasao’s suggestion and delay the move until after the New Year under the pretext of an investigation,” Chu Rong spoke up, explaining in detail, “This year’s situation is special, and the holiday themes at the end of the year will likely be related to words like ‘peace’. We can find a reason to renovate the Presidential Palace, adding symbols or buildings representing ‘peace’ and ‘stability’, or making some minor, harmless changes. There have been several renovations of the Presidential Palace in history, so the President has had to reside elsewhere during those times. We can go through this procedure. Typically, a renovation of the Presidential Palace takes about two to three years. By then, Dasao’s condition should have stabilized, and moving won’t be a problem.”
Two to three years was already quite a long time. Although they eventually have to move, it’s still better than having to deal with it while Gu Yan’an was heavily pregnant.
Chu Yan’s furrowed brow relaxed. Although Qiao Zhiya was still a bit unhappy, he also understood that life wasn’t a fairy tale and couldn’t always go according to everyone’s wishes. So he obediently didn’t say anything further.
On the contrary, Gu Yan’an furrowed her brows, hesitating as she said, “Will renovating the Presidential Palace be too costly and burdensome? We’ve just ended a war, which has already incurred huge expenses. Moreover, if the feedback from the Empire isn’t favorable, there’s still a possibility of the two countries going to war again. Renovating the Presidential Palace at this time might lead to public dissatisfaction.”
“No, there won’t be a war, and the Federation’s finances are also not a problem,” Chu Rong reassured Gu Yan’an before Chu Huai could speak, his tone firm. “An Xei won’t have the chance to start a war. He will become a pariah to humanity, forever nailed to the pillar of shame, and the people of the Empire have the right to know the truth.”
Perceiving his chilling aura, Qiao Zhiya’s ears moved and he turned his head to look at him.
Chu Rong immediately collected himself, gently squeezing his hand in reassurance, then softened his tone as he spoke a few more words to Gu Yan’an. After that, he and Chu Huai turned to the study together, continuing their discussion on the matters they hadn’t finished before.
The matter of moving to the Presidential Palace was indeed indefinitely postponed by Chu Huai, citing the need to seal off the presidential palace for an investigation into the former president’s treason. The Xiang and Wei families didn’t say much about it, and officials at all levels chose to turn a blind eye to this obviously perfunctory reason.
The Presidential Palace has been investigated long after Long Ruifeng was arrested. There was nothing to investigate now, but since Chu Huai wanted to investigate, they would let him do that.
After resting for a few more days, Chu Yan returned to school to report. Due to the battle, he hadn’t been to school since the beginning of the second year, only asking the old butler to request a leave from school on his behalf. Now that things had settled down, he could finally resume his role as the third young master of the Chu family and continue his studies.
Qiao Zhiya also needs to go through the reporting procedures for the fourth grade, so he went to school with him.
The start of the semester at the military academy coincided with the most intense period of the frontline onslaught by the Zerg. Many students from other planets were unable to report to school on time due to martial law restrictions. Considering this situation, the military academy made appropriate adjustments to the curriculum after the start of the semester. They significantly increased physical training and combat classes for students, while postponing all theoretical classes.
The Zerg were now almost cleaned up. The situation in the Federation has greatly stabilized because of Chu Huai’s presidency. Martial law has been cancelled. Students from other planets have begun to return to school, so this school was very packed.
Upon arriving at the school, both of them directly contacted their major’s respective dean and completed the registration procedures through special channels to avoid causing a stir. Afterwards, Chu Yan stayed behind to attend classes as usual, while Qiao Zhiya once again processed the procedures for suspending classes, then hastily returned home.
—Now that Chu Yan is staying in the dormitory, Chu Huai and Chu Rong are busy until late every day. At home, there were only him, the old butler, and Gu Yan’an. The old butler was getting old and couldn’t be too tired, so he had to take on the responsibility of taking care of Gu Yan’an!
He returned home with determination, and as soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Gu Yan’an studying the recipe for dinner on her electronic tablet. There were also some newly arrived ingredients piled up in front of her. He hurriedly took the things away, first carefully settled Gu Yan’an on the soft sofa in the living room, then prepared a pot of milk tea made with Yellow Leaf Tree’s leaves and milk for her, placed it in front of her, and finally found the home entertainment remote control and put it by her side. After confirming everything multiple times and feeling satisfied, he reluctantly glanced at her belly, then turned and happily trotted off to the kitchen.
Gu Yan’an smiled good-naturedly, feeling nestled by his care. She watched his ears move around subconsciously as he left. She touched her belly, the smile on her face deepening.
She hoped her baby would be a girl, with a pure heart and a kind attitude like Qiao Zhiya.
On the other hand, Chu Rong realized that he was being neglected by his lover, and it was a serious neglect.
Every morning, Qiao Zhiya always found a way to quietly get up before Chu Rong to prepare a nutritious breakfast for Gu Yan’an. By the time Chu Rong finished washing up and came out, the usual scene of the two of them having breakfast together as a pair of husbands would not happen. Instead, Qiao Zhiya would be busy caring for Gu Yan’an, asking her if she liked the breakfast and if she had any morning sickness symptoms.
The scene of “lover reluctantly seeing him off to work with a farewell hug” after breakfast also did not exist, because Qiao Zhiya’s gaze was always glued to Gu Yan’an. Every time, he would obediently and briskly see Chu Rong off, not as clingy as before.
Throughout the busy day at the military base, he would definitely not receive any messages of care from his lover, as Qiao Zhiya was preoccupied with taking care of Gu Yan’an.
When he finally managed to finish his busy day and return home in the evening, he certainly wouldn’t see Qiao Zhiya around. At that time, Qiao Zhiya would likely be either playing prenatal education games with Gu Yan’an or engrossed in the laboratory researching things suitable for the baby.
As for goodnight kisses and bedtime cuddles… they just don’t exist. Qiao Zhiya would be very disciplined about going to bed on time because he wants to set a good example for the baby by getting enough rest and waking up early.
God knows why a baby who hasn’t been born yet in his Dasao’s belly would need such an example! The child isn’t even in Qiao Zhiya’s belly!1just a note……. And spoiler warning!! QZY and CR ends up having two biological children together in the end~
Chu Rong thought with a black face, his patience was about to run out.
In the room, it was obvious that more and more toys were being prepared for the baby. At first, there were just some small toys like tambourines and musical dolls, but later it became more and more exaggerated, with rocking horses, small mecha models, toy boats, cars, dolls, walkers, cribs… And finally, one day when Chu Rong pushed open the door, he saw a handcrafted toddler slide appear in the center of the room.
The person who had already filled the laboratory and began to move the work stage into the room was sitting on the floor beside the slide, knitting a mermaid blanket. Yes, he was knitting the blanket himself! And he was planning to knit two! Because he didn’t know whether the baby in Gu Yan’an’s belly was a boy or a girl, so he needed to prepare double just in case.
Chu Rong’s brow twitched, gripping the door handle tightly, silently taking a deep breath.
One second, two seconds… one minute, two minutes… five minutes passed, and the person knitting the blanket was completely unaware that someone was standing at the door. His hands were moving rapidly with the knitting needles, and his two pointed ears were annoyingly lively, excitedly twitching back and forth!
Chu Rong stepped forward and grip the door handle a little harder.
Startled by the sudden movement, Qiao Zhiya, who was winding the yarn, jerked upright with perked ears. His body stiffened, as he stared wide-eyed towards the door. The ball of yarn in his hand slipped and rolled to Chu Rong’s feet, making a noise.
The atmosphere of the Chu family was dull because of the fact that Chu Huai and Gu Yan'an had to move into the Presidential Palace. Chu Yan stepped forward and placed the fruit tray on the coffee table, saying, Can we postpone it a bit and wait until Dasao's health improves?Zhuang Yu made it clear that Gu Yan'an now needs to rest.During the first two months of pregnancy, Gu Yan'an was constantly stressed. Then, for another month, she couldn't rest properly due to the war situation. Essentially, she didn't have a single peaceful day during the three months when pregnancy was most vulnerable. Now that things have finally settled down and everyone has returned home, she can finally take care of herself and recuperate. However, having to move again is really too much of a hassle.Moreover, the environment at the Presidential Palace really didn't feel like home. It's large and spacious, with some buildings serving specific purposes. There were constant reminders of security and the presence of presidential staff and security personnel everywhere. Occasionally, officials pass by, and the overall atmosphere was tense and serious. It's really not suitable for pregnant women to live in such surroundings.The main thing was that the Presidential Palace only allowed the immediate family members of the President that is to say, only their spouse and children.Yes, yes, Dasao and the little baby need to be taken care of properly. The Presidential Palace isn't suitable at all, Qiao Zhiya quickly agreed, nodding vigorously with worry and concern written all over his face as his eyes remained fixed on Gu Yan'an.Chu Rong's face became darker. He reached for his ears to keep him from moving, and raised his hands to cover his eyes.Qiao Zhiya hurriedly arched, struggling, silently protesting.Seeing Chu Rong's silence, Chu Huai guessed that his thoughts were similar to those of the two younger ones. He glanced at Gu Yan'an, whose eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and stepped forward to comfort her by patting her shoulder gently, saying, If we delay it a bit, it should be fineEveryone heard the words and looked at him. Qiao Zhiya also pulled out Chu Rong's hand and looked forward with anticipation.Chu Huai paused and explained, Currently, it's wartime, and the former president was a traitor. We can temporarily block the Presidential Palace under the pretext of investigation to delay moving in. But this isn't a long-term solution. At most, we can delay for a few months. By then, when Yan'an is further along in her pregnancy, it may be even more uncomfortable for her to move back and forth.This is why he didn't mention this at first. If he had to move, it would be better to adapt to the environment earlier.This is also a problem.Chu Yan and Qiao Zhiya both frowned, looking very tangled.Seeing everyone feeling troubled for her sake, especially the two younger ones, their unhappiness and worries written all over their faces, Gu Yan'an felt touched. She reached out and held Chu Huai's hand that was resting on her shoulder, comforting, It's okay, if we can delay it as much as possible, let's do that. At least we'll get through this year. When it's time to move, you won't make me do much, and it's just a change of place for me. I won't feel uncomfortable. Don't worry, everyone.No, the living environment has a great influence on your emotions Qiao Zhiya muttered quietly, looking at Chu Rong, who was also frowning behind him, and gently pulled his hand, asking for help silently.Chu Rong immediately squeezed his hand back, glanced at the expressions of the other family members, and thought for a moment before saying, It is not impossible to delay it a bit longer.Everyone turned to look at him, even Chu Huai was no exception. Obviously, if possible, he also didn't want to move to the Presidential Palace and make his pregnant wife suffer. Compared to the Chu family home, the Presidential Palace seemed more like a place for official duties and lacked the atmosphere of a home. It wasn't suitable for recuperation.We can follow Dasao's suggestion and delay the move until after the New Year under the pretext of an investigation, Chu Rong spoke up, explaining in detail, This year's situation is special, and the holiday themes at the end of the year will likely be related to words like peace'. We can find a reason to renovate the Presidential Palace, adding symbols or buildings representing peace' and stability', or making some minor, harmless changes. There have been several renovations of the Presidential Palace in history, so the President has had to reside elsewhere during those times. We can go through this procedure. Typically, a renovation of the Presidential Palace takes about two to three years. By then, Dasao's condition should have stabilized, and moving won't be a problem.Two to three years was already quite a long time. Although they eventually have to move, it's still better than having to deal with it while Gu Yan'an was heavily pregnant.Chu Yan's furrowed brow relaxed. Although Qiao Zhiya was still a bit unhappy, he also understood that life wasn't a fairy tale and couldn't always go according to everyone's wishes. So he obediently didn't say anything further.On the contrary, Gu Yan'an furrowed her brows, hesitating as she said, Will renovating the Presidential Palace be too costly and burdensome? We've just ended a war, which has already incurred huge expenses. Moreover, if the feedback from the Empire isn't favorable, there's still a possibility of the two countries going to war again. Renovating the Presidential Palace at this time might lead to public dissatisfaction.No, there won't be a war, and the Federation's finances are also not a problem, Chu Rong reassured Gu Yan'an before Chu Huai could speak, his tone firm. An Xei won't have the chance to start a war. He will become a pariah to humanity, forever nailed to the pillar of shame, and the people of the Empire have the right to know the truth.Perceiving his chilling aura, Qiao Zhiya's ears moved and he turned his head to look at him.Chu Rong immediately collected himself, gently squeezing his hand in reassurance, then softened his tone as he spoke a few more words to Gu Yan'an. After that, he and Chu Huai turned to the study together, continuing their discussion on the matters they hadn't finished before.The matter of moving to the Presidential Palace was indeed indefinitely postponed by Chu Huai, citing the need to seal off the presidential palace for an investigation into the former president's treason. The Xiang and Wei families didn't say much about it, and officials at all levels chose to turn a blind eye to this obviously perfunctory reason.The Presidential Palace has been investigated long after Long Ruifeng was arrested. There was nothing to investigate now, but since Chu Huai wanted to investigate, they would let him do that.After resting for a few more days, Chu Yan returned to school to report. Due to the battle, he hadn't been to school since the beginning of the second year, only asking the old butler to request a leave from school on his behalf. Now that things had settled down, he could finally resume his role as the third young master of the Chu family and continue his studies.Qiao Zhiya also needs to go through the reporting procedures for the fourth grade, so he went to school with him.The start of the semester at the military academy coincided with the most intense period of the frontline onslaught by the Zerg. Many students from other planets were unable to report to school on time due to martial law restrictions. Considering this situation, the military academy made appropriate adjustments to the curriculum after the start of the semester. They significantly increased physical training and combat classes for students, while postponing all theoretical classes.The Zerg were now almost cleaned up. The situation in the Federation has greatly stabilized because of Chu Huai's presidency. Martial law has been cancelled. Students from other planets have begun to return to school, so this school was very packed.Upon arriving at the school, both of them directly contacted their major's respective dean and completed the registration procedures through special channels to avoid causing a stir. Afterwards, Chu Yan stayed behind to attend classes as usual, while Qiao Zhiya once again processed the procedures for suspending classes, then hastily returned home.Now that Chu Yan is staying in the dormitory, Chu Huai and Chu Rong are busy until late every day. At home, there were only him, the old butler, and Gu Yan'an. The old butler was getting old and couldn't be too tired, so he had to take on the responsibility of taking care of Gu Yan'an!He returned home with determination, and as soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Gu Yan'an studying the recipe for dinner on her electronic tablet. There were also some newly arrived ingredients piled up in front of her. He hurriedly took the things away, first carefully settled Gu Yan'an on the soft sofa in the living room, then prepared a pot of milk tea made with Yellow Leaf Tree's leaves and milk for her, placed it in front of her, and finally found the home entertainment remote control and put it by her side. After confirming everything multiple times and feeling satisfied, he reluctantly glanced at her belly, then turned and happily trotted off to the kitchen.Gu Yan'an smiled good-naturedly, feeling nestled by his care. She watched his ears move around subconsciously as he left. She touched her belly, the smile on her face deepening.She hoped her baby would be a girl, with a pure heart and a kind attitude like Qiao Zhiya.On the other hand, Chu Rong realized that he was being neglected by his lover, and it was a serious neglect.Every morning, Qiao Zhiya always found a way to quietly get up before Chu Rong to prepare a nutritious breakfast for Gu Yan'an. By the time Chu Rong finished washing up and came out, the usual scene of the two of them having breakfast together as a pair of husbands would not happen. Instead, Qiao Zhiya would be busy caring for Gu Yan'an, asking her if she liked the breakfast and if she had any morning sickness symptoms.The scene of lover reluctantly seeing him off to work with a farewell hug after breakfast also did not exist, because Qiao Zhiya's gaze was always glued to Gu Yan'an. Every time, he would obediently and briskly see Chu Rong off, not as clingy as before.Throughout the busy day at the military base, he would definitely not receive any messages of care from his lover, as Qiao Zhiya was preoccupied with taking care of Gu Yan'an.When he finally managed to finish his busy day and return home in the evening, he certainly wouldn't see Qiao Zhiya around. At that time, Qiao Zhiya would likely be either playing prenatal education games with Gu Yan'an or engrossed in the laboratory researching things suitable for the baby.As for goodnight kisses and bedtime cuddles they just don't exist. Qiao Zhiya would be very disciplined about going to bed on time because he wants to set a good example for the baby by getting enough rest and waking up early.God knows why a baby who hasn't been born yet in his Dasao's belly would need such an example! The child isn't even in Qiao Zhiya's belly!1just a note. And spoiler warning!! QZY and CR ends up having two biological children together in the end~ Chu Rong thought with a black face, his patience was about to run out.In the room, it was obvious that more and more toys were being prepared for the baby. At first, there were just some small toys like tambourines and musical dolls, but later it became more and more exaggerated, with rocking horses, small mecha models, toy boats, cars, dolls, walkers, cribs And finally, one day when Chu Rong pushed open the door, he saw a handcrafted toddler slide appear in the center of the room.The person who had already filled the laboratory and began to move the work stage into the room was sitting on the floor beside the slide, knitting a mermaid blanket. Yes, he was knitting the blanket himself! And he was planning to knit two! Because he didn't know whether the baby in Gu Yan'an's belly was a boy or a girl, so he needed to prepare double just in case.Chu Rong's brow twitched, gripping the door handle tightly, silently taking a deep breath.One second, two seconds one minute, two minutes five minutes passed, and the person knitting the blanket was completely unaware that someone was standing at the door. His hands were moving rapidly with the knitting needles, and his two pointed ears were annoyingly lively, excitedly twitching back and forth!Chu Rong stepped forward and grip the door handle a little harder.Startled by the sudden movement, Qiao Zhiya, who was winding the yarn, jerked upright with perked ears. His body stiffened, as he stared wide-eyed towards the door. The ball of yarn in his hand slipped and rolled to Chu Rong's feet, making a noise.
