Chapter 264 - 100: Youjiang Renamed Aurora, Son or Daughter

"You know, every single person in that group has been to jail before," Shen Yanzhi told Jiang Li what had happened over the past two days while she ate. "They all have criminal records, and one of them was even in for attempted murder."

Jiang Li put down her spoon in surprise. "Huh?"

Shen Yanzhi nodded. "It’s the absolute truth."

A belated wave of fear washed over Jiang Li. ’Good heavens, attempted murder! How terrifying!’

If Xu Shijie and the others hadn’t shown up at the perfect moment, she and Shen Yanzhi really would have ended up in the hospital.

She patted her chest. "Thank goodness Xu and his guys helped take care of it."

An idea struck her, and she said, "I’ve decided! I’m giving them all bonuses tomorrow!"

They saved our skins, after all. It would be wrong not to give them a bonus.

Alright, the main reason was that she’d been unconscious for three days, and there had been no cashback that whole time. She had to make up for that lost opportunity somehow.

After the meal, Jiang Li started clamoring to be discharged.

Even a VIP hospital room wasn’t as comfortable as her own bed at home.

Besides, it was the New Year. She wasn’t sick or hurt, so what was the point of staying in a hospital?

Plus, it wasn’t safe outside at all; home was better.

Shen Yanzhi couldn’t talk her out of it, so they ended up being discharged in the middle of the night.

Once they were out of the hospital and buckled up in the car, Jiang Li finally asked, "By the way, what did you tell our mothers?"

Shen Yanzhi shrugged helplessly. "I just told them we went out of town on a trip."

If he told Jiang Manshu and Jing Shiyun that Jiang Li had been hospitalized, they would have worried themselves sick.

So it was better not to say anything and spare them the worry.

Jiang Li nodded, satisfied. "That’s my man."

Jiang Li was so eager to get home that she didn’t even play on her phone during the entire drive.

By the time they got home, washed up, and lay down in bed, it was almost five in the morning.

Perhaps because she had used a Sleep Card and slept for three straight days, Jiang Li was surprisingly full of energy.

Shen Yanzhi, on the other hand, had been taking care of her for three days straight. He was out the moment his head hit the pillow.

His arm wrapped around Jiang Li, pulling her into his embrace as if for a greater sense of security. This, however, was tough on Jiang Li.

Unable to sleep, she simply grabbed her phone from the nightstand, turning the brightness and volume all the way down.

On WeChat, Liu Qian had sent several messages about company matters that needed her attention.

Zhong Mufeng had also sent a ton of messages—mostly just rambling on about random things. Seeing no reply, she’d even tried video-calling her several times.

’It’s the middle of the night,’ Jiang Li thought, so she decided to only reply to Liu Qian.

Then she logged into Hongdou and started grinding favorability points.

When she finally got tired, she turned off her phone and drifted off to sleep.

Jiang Li slept straight through until nearly noon. The first thing she did after waking up was to video-call Zhong Mufeng.

Zhong Mufeng answered and immediately started complaining, "Holy crap! I was starting to think you’d run off to the mountains to become a hermit!"

Jiang Li laughed and explained, "Shen and I went to the mountains for a couple of days. There was barely any signal."

Zhong Mufeng clicked her tongue in mock disgust. "Girl, I’ve realized you and your Shen are just disgustingly lovey-dovey."

Then she narrowed her eyes. "Speaking of which, if you two are that inseparable, how come you’re not pregnant yet?"

"COUGH COUGH COUGH—"

Jiang Li nearly coughed herself breathless. She hadn’t expected Zhong Mufeng to be so ruthless.

Shen Yanzhi was originally working on the balcony. Hearing the commotion from Jiang Li inside, he immediately got up and walked into the room, grabbing the glass of warm water he’d poured earlier. "Here, drink some water."

Hearing Shen Yanzhi’s voice, Zhong Mufeng was left speechless. ’Seriously? Are those two stuck together 24/7?’

’When Jiang Li was with Zhao Sinian, I never saw her act like this.’

’Guess there really is a difference between being in love and not.’

Jiang Li took the glass and gulped down several mouthfuls, which made her feel much better.

She handed the glass back to Shen Yanzhi, giving him a little shove. "I’m a bit hungry. Go have them prepare lunch."

Shen Yanzhi looked at Jiang Li with concern. "Are you sure you’re okay? Nothing else is wrong?"

Jiang Li shook her head. "I’m fine. Now hurry up and go."

Seeing her insistence, Shen Yanzhi put the glass on the nightstand and turned to leave the room.

Jiang Li shot Zhong Mufeng an exasperated glare through the phone. "You! How can you just say whatever pops into your head!"

Zhong Mufeng waggled her eyebrows teasingly. "It’s just, with how inseparable you two are, you must be trying to make a baby all the time."

Jiang Li’s cheeks flushed, because Zhong Mufeng was right.

Even though she was pregnant, and even though they didn’t go all the way, they still did everything they should—and shouldn’t—do.

It was just as Shen Yanzhi had said before: he had a bad case of "Jiang Li skin-hunger," and she, in turn, had a bad case of "Shen Yanzhi skin-hunger."