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    When Lin Che returned home from the office, Gu Jingze was still busy and did note back.


    Apparently, thepany got busier the closer it got to the end of the year.


    There was no time for rest at all.


    Lin Che watched the TV at home and saw the final rehearsal of Spring Night. Qin Wanwan was on


    the screen. This made Qin Wanwan who was quiet for a few days be the center of attention


    again.


    In a sea of old faces, of course a fresh face would stand out.


    The news, probably issued by Qin Wanwan''s team, was singing high praises of her, saying that she


    might soon be on the frontline.


    After that, it was Lin Che''spany''s Xin Xiaoyuan who also took part in Spring Night.


    During her interview, she kept saying that she participated in Spring Night a few times but she still


    felt very honored. Knowing that she was from the samepany as Lin Che, the reporter asked


    what she thought about herpany''s younger generation, especially Lin Che. Xin Xiaoyuan


    grabbed the opportunity and immediately said, "Oh, I only know that she''s pretty good with Gu


    Jingyu. Gu Jingyu takes care of them, so she shouldn''t be bad. They have a good rtionship in


    private but she recently took leave and is not participating in any spring activities. I don''t know why


    she suddenly decided to leave. Maybe something happened with her body."


    Originally, there wasn''t a lot to think about from those words. But soon after that interview, people


    started specting online, saying that Lin Che hadn''te out for a few days. They wondered if


    she was pregnant and was resting at home.


    Lin Che wanted to curse and swear.


    The information from a verified Weibo ount said that someone revealed that Lin Che was indeed


    taking a break and had pushed back all her activities. Thepany''s big sister also confirmed that


    she took leave.


    The verified ount even hinted at a spection. Whose child was it?


    Among all the partners she worked with, one of them was Gu Jingyu.


    One of them, which everybody knew she had the closest rtionship with, was Gu Jingyu.


    Thus, within half the day, everybody began to specte whether Lin Che was carrying Gu Jingyu''s


    child. What the Hell?


    Couldn''t a person just take a break?


    Yu Minmin also very quickly called up Lin Che. Although she was on break, Yu Minmin was not. She


    didn''t take any leave either and was still working at thepany.


    Lin Che said, "What exactly are these people doing? Howe I''m suddenly pregnant?"


    Yu Minmin said, "We''ve already dered that you''re not pregnant. This must be intentionally


    caused by that Xin Xiaoyuan. She wanted to taint your reputation by implying that you and Gu


    Jingyu have some shady rtionship, an underground affair of some sort."


    Indeed, she saw many people say that she was carrying Gu Jingyu''s illegitimate child on purpose.


    She relied on Gu Jingyu to climb up and now wanted to cling on to him so badly that she even


    wanted to give him a child...


    "Now, I''m someone who betrayed myself for fame?" Lin Che said speechlessly.


    Yu Minmin was also speechless, "Alright, go do whatever you were doing. You must be busy with


    matters of the Gu family. You cane out in the afternoon and we can show everyone that you''re


    fine with no big tummy. Remember not to wear that down jacket of yours. Otherwise, people might


    say that you''re using it to hide your belly. Wear something more revealing today." Lin Che only


    pursed her lips and agreed.


    When she went out, she specially wore pretty and body-hugging clothes. She had to strut around on


    the streets with no outerwear in the cold weather. She was really torturing herself.


    Lin Che silently cursed at that Xin Xiaoyuan. She thought about those words she said to Xin


    Xiaoyuan during the annual meeting, which must have made Xin Xiaoyuan hate her.


    When she was finally done, Gu Jingze called and said that he was ready to pick her up and go to


    the Gu residence to spend the New Year.


    Gu Jingze came from a distance and saw that Lin Che was so thinly d. His heart sank and he


    hurriedly got down the car. He walked over to her, "What are you doing?"


    Lin Che said, "Those Inte bitches said that I''m pregnant, so I''m out here to prove that I''m not.


    Ah-choo..." As she spoke, she suddenly sneezed into Gu Jingze''s face, spraying her saliva over


    him.


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    Gu Jingze gritted his teeth and looked at her, "Lin Che!"


    What an idiot. She wore so little. Obviously, she would sneeze.


    He took off his jacket and put it on for her, "Pregnancy is still far away, right?" He looked down at


    her t stomach andughed, "People are already anticipating it? Then, doesn''t that mean that...


    we should try harder?"


    Lin Che''s face darkened, "Who wants to have kids with you?!"


    Gu Jingzeughed. Surrounding Lin Che, he felt her hair grazing his face. He turned around and


    smiled, thinking that her hair was extremely soft. It felt tingly on his face but it was not prickly at all.


    Upon entering the Gu house, Lin Che saw that the New Year''s atmosphere was suddenly very


    intense. The surroundings were extremely festive. Anyone who saw it would suddenly be in the


    mood too.


    Initially, the older she got, the more she felt that New Year was meaningless. But now, looking at


    this ce made her reminisce the New Year''s feelings she experienced when she was young.


    Lin Che said, "I haven''t seen this kind ofntern in a long time. Your family''s house is so beautifully


    decorated."


    Gu Jingze said, "Really?" It was never a big deal to him, probably because it was like this every


    year and he was already used to it.


    Lin Che reached out to touch that smallntern,


    "When I was young, I really liked the New Year. Every year, I would put up the couplets, buy


    firecrackers with my nanny, and wait for the night when my dad would give me a red packet. I was


    especially happy. After that..." Lin Che paused and her petite face had some self-deprecation.


    Gu Jingze looked down at her, "What?"


    "My dad would always give me ten dors and I thought that was already a lot. When I grew up, I


    found out that he always gave Lin Yu more than a thousand. Giving me ten dors had the same


    implications as giving my nanny a token red packet. After that, I stopped looking forward to the New


    Year."Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    Gu Jingze gazed at her and his eyes gradually darkened.


    As if he was in deep thought. He didn''t speak for a long time.


    Lin Che said, "But maybe my dad isn''t that cruel either. It was my Stepmother who didn''t allow him


    to give it to me. I''m just an illegitimate child after all."


    Gu Jingze said, "Come on, let''s go in. Oh right, why are people saying that you''re pregnant today?"


    "Just the mention of it makes me angry. A fool from thepany spouted nonsense. I''m so young


    and beautiful but she said that I''m pregnant. We had some friction during the meetingst time.


    Seriously..."


    Gu Jingze''s eyes shed and he nodded.


    Without saying anything else, he brought her into the newly-refurbished living room.


    Inside, Mu Wanqing was hosting the entire family. They were all chatting and eating. The Gu family


    was really big and Lin Che couldn''t recognize all of them. But perhaps because of Gu Jingze''s


    status and power, everybody stood up politely when they saw the two of them enter. All eyes fell on


    the couple.