Chapter 145: Chapter 142: Rong Family President Publicly Announces Wedding News
"You didn’t call?" Rong Mochen asked coldly, looking somewhat displeased and angry as he gazed at Jin Jumo with his dark eyes.
Jin Jumo’s eye twitched slightly.
She discovered that the more time she spent with him, the more obvious his emotions became. At the very least, she could now understand many of the fleeting emotions in his expressions or eyes.
She didn’t know whether this was good or bad.
Biting her lower lip in thought, Jin Jumo said, "I would only call Mr. Rong if I had something to discuss, otherwise, why would I call you?"
Seeing his face suddenly turn gloomy, Jin Jumo lowered her voice, adding in a placating manner, "I was mainly afraid of disturbing Mr. Rong while he was working."
Rong Mochen didn’t relax his expression at all because of her explanation; instead, it became even deeper. "You, a pregnant woman, went out alone at six or seven in the evening without saying a word to the child’s father?"
"..." Jin Jumo was stunned.
"Today the driver didn’t pick you up on time to return to Jinming Port City, and you just didn’t think to ask about it?" Rong Mochen stared straight at her, his gaze making Jin Jumo feel uneasy.
During the time Jin Jiancheng was awake, the driver would usually pick her up from the hospital at half-past five or six to return to Jinming Port City. Sometimes when he was free, he would come to pick her up himself, and, during this time, dinners were almost always had together in Jinming Port City...
Today, when the driver didn’t pick her up, she didn’t think much of it and had no inclination to ask, thinking she could just take a cab back herself. Then, after receiving a call from Mu Yan, she went...
So, the driver didn’t come because he was going to the hospital?
The reason he got to the Vegetarian Restaurant so quickly was that he was already at Linx Hospital.
"Little Mo..."
"I was wrong," Jin Jumo said instinctively.
"..." Rong Mochen was slightly taken aback, frowning as he looked at her.
Jin Jumo felt somewhat guilty. "I’m sorry, I didn’t consider everything, and made you come for nothing. Next time, I’ll definitely tell you where I’m going first, okay?"
Jin Jumo’s voice was soft and gentle, conciliatory, making it seem as if Rong Mochen would be wrong to continue being angry.
Rong Mochen’s lips moved slightly. Seeing her pale face and dark eyes, he indeed couldn’t stay angry.
Slightly squinting his eyes, Rong Mochen said, "Alright."
"..." Jin Jumo’s black eyes slightly shifted, curling her lips into a smile, "As expected of Mr. Rong, so magnanimous, hehe."
Rong Mochen stiffened a bit, but his dark eyes glanced over with a trace of gentleness, snorting softly, "Chatterbox!"
Jin Jumo playfully stuck out her tongue, her mood unknowingly becoming better, "Mr. Rong, Little Yan was just taken by Xiao Nanqing, and Xiao Nanqing didn’t look too good. He won’t do anything to Mu Yan, will he?"
Rong Mochen’s brows lightly raised, "No."
So sure?
Jin Jumo looked at him in surprise.
"Behind Mu Yan is Grandpa Xiao, and the whole of Z City knows about their engagement. Besides, Mu Yan’s grandfather is the chairman of the Ying Group, and Mu Yan is Chairman Ying’s most treasured granddaughter. No matter how reckless Nan Qing is, he has to consider the pros and cons," Rong Mochen calmly analyzed to Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo nodded and was relieved.
Thinking of something, Jin Jumo looked at Rong Mochen, "Mr. Rong hasn’t had dinner yet, right?"
"Hmm."
Jin Jumo furrowed her brow, "I’ll ask Aunt Yu if she prepared dinner, if not, we can eat out."
Saying this, Jin Jumo went to find her phone.
Rong Mochen glanced at her, his thin lips slightly curved, "No need to look.
"Hmm?" Jin Jumo looked at him.
"Aunt Yu already prepared it." Rong Mochen reached out and gently ruffled Jin Jumo’s hair, speaking softly.
"..." Jin Jumo’s eyes flickered, raising her hand to touch the hair he had ruffled, her ears burning, "Oh."
In the blink of an eye, it was almost time for the winter holidays. The school was urging senior students to submit their graduation projects again. Jin Jumo was prepared beforehand, only spending two days modifying the details before submitting them to the academy system.
Ever since knowing Jin Jumo was pregnant, Jin Jiancheng’s mood had been very good every day, and his physical condition was optimistic. The doctor said if things continued like this, Jin Jiancheng would be able to leave the hospital soon and might even be home for the New Year.
As for the matter of Jin Jumo and Rong Mochen’s marriage, Jin Jiancheng had previously been adamant about not agreeing to Jin Jumo marrying so early. Now he was the most anxious one.
Especially seeing Jin Jumo’s belly growing every day, even a loose down jacket couldn’t hide the prominently swollen belly. Every time he saw Jin Jumo, he would ask if Rong Mochen had any thoughts on the time of their marriage or when both families would meet to discuss the wedding date.
This evening, after returning to Jinming Port City from the hospital,
Jin Jumo and Rong Mochen sat at the dining table for dinner.
Rong Mochen didn’t like to talk while eating, had excellent manners, and scarcely made any noise while eating, making him seem so elegant at times that she felt she, as a woman, was a bit too rough.
After Jin Jumo was full, she slowly drank soup because someone had previously requested that she couldn’t get up from the table until he did.
So she could only sip the soup half-heartedly.
As she glanced over and saw him put down his silver chopsticks, Jin Jumo quickly picked up her small bowl and drank it in one gulp, contentedly placing the bowl down, wiping her mouth, and smiling at Rong Mochen, waiting for him to leave his seat.
Rong Mochen wiped his mouth and hands unhurriedly, and finally lifted his dark eyes to glance lightly at Jin Jumo, saying, "How about this Saturday?"
"...What?" Jin Jumo was stunned.
"Let the two elders meet this Saturday." Rong Mochen said.
"..." Jin Jumo blinked, hesitantly saying, "You mean Grandpa Rong and my grandpa?"
"Yes." Rong Mochen nodded.
"But my grandpa still can’t be discharged from the hospital." Jin Jumo hesitated.
"The old man has been asking to visit your grandpa at the hospital, but he’s afraid it might be too abrupt, so he’s been holding back." Rong Mochen’s dark eyes calmly looked at Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo pursed her lips, "...You mean, let the two elders meet at the hospital?"
Rong Mochen raised an eyebrow slightly.
Seeing this, Jin Jumo knew this was what he intended.
Thinking it over, Jin Jumo nodded, "That’s fine then..."
However, before Saturday arrived, major media websites in Z City broke out explosive news.
Headlines such as "Rong Family’s President announces joyous news, will marry unknown Cinderella before the year-end," "The most noble President of Rong Family in Z City reveals he’ll marry before the year-end, making many socialites cry," etc., dominated entertainment, and even finance headline sections, causing a sensation throughout Z City.
Various media, newspapers, and magazines have set up special task forces to dig into Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo dared not leave her place, afraid that some diligent paparazzi might catch her in a corner of Jinming Port City, expose her, and then her Weibo, WeChat, QQ account, or even phone number would be instantly unveiled.
At that time, she can’t even imagine how crazily chaotic the scene would be!
Moreover, she couldn’t understand why they couldn’t quietly get married and instead had to make it public knowledge?
Actually, she thought a hidden marriage would be fine too!
Saturday.
Jin Jumo was bundled tightly in a black long down coat with a hood reaching down to her ankles, her neck shrunk deliberately, only half an eye exposed.
When Jin Jumo appeared like this in front of Rong Mochen, his facial expression was quite subtle, his thin lips pressed lightly twice, seeming to want to say something, but in the end, said nothing.
From Jinming Port City to the hospital, everything went smoothly, even Jin Jumo herself found it incredible.
She had been following the news these days, knowing that wherever Rong Mochen appears, there would be swarms of reporters flocking, yet today, she didn’t even see the shadow of two suspicious reporters.
Jin Jumo was puzzled but said nothing.
To be cautious, Jin Jumo pulled her hood down before getting off the car, only half an eye exposed, pushed open the car door to get off, but her arm was suddenly pulled back.
Jin Jumo was stunned, turned her neck, and used that half eye to suspiciously look at Rong Mochen.
Rong Mochen’s expression couldn’t hold, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, his brows furrowed as he pulled off her hood.
"Hey, don’t." Jin Jumo hurriedly reached with her other hand to pull it back.
"How can you walk like this when getting off the car? If you trip or get hurt?" Rong Mochen’s eyes were stern.
"No, I’ll be careful, and besides, isn’t there still you?" Jin Jumo said this extremely naturally, blurting it out without thinking.
After finishing, Jin Jumo realized something was off, her expression froze for a second.
Since when did she start trusting him so much?
Rong Mochen, however, found his expression softened by her words, looked at her and sighed softly, "No need to be so concealed, just as usual."
Jin Jumo slightly composed herself, frowning in small annoyance, "I’m afraid those reporters might spot me."
Rong Mochen gazed at her wrinkled little white face, his fingertip gently brushed it, "Afraid of what? They’ll find out about you sooner or later."
Jin Jumo sighed, "Mr. Rong, you don’t know how scary public opinion can be. Previously, when Huo Shaojun announced his relationship with Liang Tong, his hardcore fans cursed Liang Tong terribly, she was unhappy for many days, going out like a thief, sneakily, just watching it was exhausting."
After a pause, Jin Jumo looked at Rong Mochen, eyes bright, "I’m not afraid of them knowing me, nor do I care what they write about me, or how the masses talk about me, I just don’t want my life to become a topic of national discussion and attention. I especially don’t want my life to be invaded by so many who don’t really understand or even know me because it’s my life."
Rong Mochen listened quietly to Jin Jumo’s words, his dark eyes deepening, but his thin lips slightly pulled, "So, you’re not happy that I announced our wedding plans publicly, secretly blaming me?"
Jin Jumo’s mouth twitched, she had blamed him secretly but didn’t dare to admit it.
Licking her lips, Jin Jumo forced an awkward smile, "No, that’s not the case."
"Hmm." Rong Mochen snorted lightly, his clean fingertip pinching Jin Jumo’s side face, no longer continuing with that topic, said, "Rest assured, before you stepped out, I arranged for someone to divert those reporters, so you can walk in boldly, just like usual."