Chapter 342 Hot Pot
Autumn didn''t know what was going on, but the road to Shining Company was too congested. It was
almost time to get off work when she finally got there.
"Charles..." Autumn was standing downstairs, waiting for Charles. She saw himing out of the
presidential private elevator the moment it opened. She wanted to go to him and greet him warmly, but
she also saw Le following closely behind Charles. Autumn hated Le''s presence. It was like a cold
bucket of water that was poured on her. She was going to wave to her husband, but dropped her hand
on seeing Le.
As soon as Le came out of the elevator, she also saw Autumn. She moved close to Charles on
purpose. From Autumn''s angle, she could hardly hear what they were talking about, but she could see
they seemed more intimate than before.
"Mr. Lu, I will go now. No need to disturb you and your wife." Le said with a bright smile on her face.
When she passed by Autumn she also greeted her as if nothing had happened.
Autumn was too overwhelmed to say hello to Le. The intense feelings in her heart suddenly came up
again. Her heart beat too fast.
Charles came close to Autumn and asked curiously, "Hello there! What''s wrong with you? Why are you
standing here in a daze?"
Autumn didn''t answer Charles'' question. "Why do you take the elevator down with her?"
That elevator was for Charles only. Without his permission, no one else could take it.
"You are starting to make blind guesses again." Charles just stared at Autumn. He exined, "She said
she had something urgent to deal with after work, so she asked me if she could use the elevator with
me. As you can see, we have so many employees in Shining Company. If she waited for the staff
elevator, who knows when she will be able toe down? Therefore, I allowed her to take the elevator
with me. What''s wrong with that? Why are you so terribly suspicious and paranoid?"
Autumn didn''t know the reason, either. Recently, she found her mood to be vtile, like the weather
outside. She couldn''t help giving malice to the rtionhip between Charles and Le. She had lost
control of her emotions.
"Sorry, nothing serious. Let''s go. Grandpa and grandma must already be waiting for us." Charles didn''t
mean to scold Autumn. He just thought that there could be something wrong with Autumn''s emotional
stability.
Autumn forced herself not to think of the rtionhip between Le and Charles. She constantly told
herself that she must trust her husband, Charles. When they arrived at the Zhao family''s house, it was
bustling with noise and excitement.
It was freezing cold, that evening. Amy prepared a hot pot for the family. Smelling the spiciness of the
hot pot, Autumn sniffed the air and eximed as soon as she came in, "That smells amazing!"
"Oh, Autumn. You''re here!" Amy greeted Autumn as she carried the dishes to the table and Autumn
also greeted her back. She also greeted everyone else. Then, she hurried to look for Emily.
"Grandma." Emily pushed the door open to reach out to Autumn the moment she heard her, and
hugged her. "I miss you so much, grandma."
"My silly girl, why haven''t youe to visit these days?" Emily took Autumn''s hands and caressed
them. She then felt Autumn''s face. Afterwards, Emily frowned and asked her, "You seem to have grown
thinner. Have you lost weight?"
"Do I?" Autumn replied, sounding like a vulnerable child. In recent days, she did lose some weight
because she fell ill. But to her surprise, in spite of grandma''s blindness, she could feel it by touching
her face. Autumn exined to her grandma, "I''ve been quite busy these days. Besides, Charles also
went on a business trip several day ago, so I didn''te to see you, grandma. I am so sorry."
Charles also came to join them in the room. After an exchange of greetings, Charles said to Emily,
"Let''s go, grandma. Let''s have dinner."
Charles assisted Emily to the table. Emily could not eat too much spicy food, so Amy made a two-vor
hot pot. Autumn sat between Emily and Cindy so that she could take care of both of them.
"Autumn, you and Charles have been married for quite a while now. Don''t you have any ns of having
a baby?" Autumn liked Cindy so much, so Emily couldn''t help asking Autumn about it.
Autumn suddenly blushed. She didn''t know whether it was because of Emily''s words or because of the
hot pot.
"Grandma, we are having a meal. Why do you suddenly bring this up?" Autumn asked with her face
getting redder. Now, everyone was focused on her, which made her feel awkward.
"You are old enough. At your age, it''s the right time for you to give birth to a baby." Emily said with
smile, "Look, you are so fond of Cindy. If you can have a child of your own in the future, she must be as
cute as Cindy."
"Aunt Emily is right, Autumn." Abby, who was sitting across the table, also joined in. "If you''re gonna
have a baby, that means Cindy will have a ymate, doesn''t it? After Cindy was born, there was no
baby born in our family for a long time. So we are looking forward to your and Charles'' child."
"Sister..." Cindy was sitting quietly to enjoy her meal. But when she heard the adults'' talk, she also
raised up her head. She looked at Autumn, and asked like amb, "Do you have a baby girl in your
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Autumn couldn''t help yfully pinching Cindy''s cheek, and asked, "You wish I had a baby girl in my
belly, don''t you?"
Cindy lowered her head down, and thought for a while. Then she raised up her head again to give her
answer earnestly, "I want a baby boy first, and then a baby girl. I will buy a lot of pretty clothes for
them."
"How greedy you are, Cindy ......" Autumn was almost speechless. But other family members who were
watching the fun all burst intoughter. "Look, Cindy has made a perfect n for you. Both a boy and a
girl can make you a family full of bliss. It''s perfect!"
Abby then turned to Cindy, "Cindy, when the baby in Autumn''s belly is born, you are going to be an
aunt."
"Wow, I''d like to be called aunt." Cindy was so excited that she pped her hands. She was too young
to know about the seniority in the family, so she was delighted, not knowing that they were just having
fun.
Autumn''s face turned redder. She stole a nce at Charles beside her, but was surprised to find that
Charles was looking at her with a smile. Autumn felt a bit embarrassed.
"Grandma, you can rest assured that I will work hard so that you get to see your grandson as soon as
possible." Charles also joined with the joking. Only Autumn looked down at the floor.
Fortunately, after a little while, they changed their topic. Autumn had been helping Emily eat, so she
had no time to eat anything herself.
After dinner, Autumn assisted Emily to her bedroom. She didn''te back out until she helped Emily
finish bathing and lie on the bed. With everything done, Autumn came out to rx herself on the sofa.
At that time, Amy brought her a te of fruit, saying, "How about having some fruit? I did not see you
eat much at the table."
"Thank you, grandma." Autumn smiled with sweetness. Then, before Abby went downstairs, she said
to Autumn, "Remember to make some time. The press conference will be held this Sunday."
Autumn nked for a while, pausing as she was about to put a piece of fruit in her mouth. She then
remembered what the conference would be about. "Okay, I will."
Every time Charles visited the Zhao family, he would always talk about work with Andy. Now as usual,
he was chatting with Andy. Abby went upstairs to get Cindy to sleep, leaving Autumn alone sitting on
the sofa, bored. It had been a long time before Charles was done talking with Andy. Charles then
remembered Autumn was still sitting nearby. So he turned to check on Autumn, only to find that she
had almost fallen asleep on the sofa.
"Autumn is so sleepy. Let''s chat next time, shall we?" Andy advised with a smile, "It''s toote now. Let''s
go out for a drink some other day."