Pregnant After Healing the Alpha-Chapter 454 - 443 Misunderstanding Ferments

Chapter 454: Chapter 443 Misunderstanding Ferments

Chapter 454 -443 Misunderstanding Ferments

As Zhan Qipei was about to leave, Zhan Yunyu spoke up and stopped him.

“Qipei, where do you live? I’ll come over tomorrow morning after I wake up to visit my niece-in-law. I wasn’t able to make it back for your wedding, so I’d like to pay her a visit,”

She was intensely curious about Qiao Jing. Her famously unyielding cousin had actually bloomed after meeting Qiao Jing.

Her rather stern and easily irritable sister-in-law had also showered Qiao Jing with praises, which made her all the more eager to see Qiao Jing in person.

Especially considering her hot-tempered uncle who, she heard, was exceedingly protective of Qiao Jing, and it was he who had brought Qiao Jing and Zhan Qipei together.

She really wanted to see what was so exceptional about this Qiao Jing that she had captured the hearts of the Zhan family.

Zhan Qipei unlocked the room door and glanced back at Zhan Yunyu’s ankle.

“If your foot gets better tomorrow, you can come over, we’re now staying at Nantai Apartment…”

He had hardly been home all day, and just as he finished work in the afternoon and thought of rushing back, he received a call from Zhan Yunyu.

He was now in a hurry to get home to see Qiao Jing, not having time to linger any longer with Zhan Yunyu.

Half an hour later.

Zhan Qipei unlocked his home to find it shrouded in darkness except for the soft yellow light of a night lamp in the living room.

The two little ones on the sofa had already fallen asleep, but the person he yearned for was nowhere to be seen.

Zhan Qipei gathered his misty brows and tiptoed to Qiao Jing’s room door.

He peeked through the door crack and saw the incandescent light inside, knowing Qiao Jing hadn’t fallen asleep yet.

Because she would switch to a night light when she went to sleep.

Just as Zhan Qipei was about to turn the doorknob and enter, he suddenly remembered the light sweat on his body.

He withdrew his hand, returned to his room to find some clean clothes, and decided to take a shower before going to see Qiao Jing.

He had barely seen Qiao Jing today and now just wanted to see her soon.

When Zhan Qipei had finished showering and came back to Qiao Jing’s room door, he noticed the light inside had dimmed, and a warm, yellow glow peeked through the door crack.

Zhan Qipei knew Qiao Jing was preparing to sleep, his dark eyes dimming slightly.

Aside from breakfast that morning, he had only exchanged a few words with Qiao Jing during that recent phone call and hadn’t said anything else.

But…

The thought of holding Qiao Jing to sleep later made him feel a bit better.

Just as Zhan Qipei joyfully turned the doorknob, he found that it only rotated halfway before it stuck.

He frowned, perplexity surfacing in his eyes, and carefully tried to turn it several more times.

But the doorknob still rotated halfway and wouldn’t turn any further.

Could it be the lock was broken?

Zhan Qipei suddenly noticed that the room key, which normally hung in the lock, was missing.

It had been taken by Qiao Jing.

But why would Qiao Jing take the room key?

Could it be…

Could it be that she found out about his sneaking over to sleep at night, and that’s why she took the room key?

Now he couldn’t open the door because Qiao Jing had locked it?!

Zhan Qipei was stunned, his face blank for a moment.

But that shouldn’t be the case, as he always made sure his wife was asleep before coming over to sleep.

Moreover, he would wake up instantly if the woman in his arms stirred, making it impossible that Qiao Jing would wake without his knowing.

He would also leave the room early the next morning, pretending he had never been there.

Then why would Qiao Jing lock the door?

Zhan Qipei was puzzled, unable to come up with a reason even after a long while.

Since he couldn’t open the door, he had no choice but to abandon the idea of entering.

He could only go to sleep filled with thoughts of her.

The next morning,

When Qiao Jing woke up, she checked the time.

It was 7:30 AM.

She furrowed her brows and subconsciously wanted to leave the room.

She had just reached the doorway when all of yesterday’s events swarmed her mind.

Qiao Jing’s cold gaze fell on the door lock, and she pursed her red lips.

She did not leave the room but instead sat on the small balcony of the room, pulling out a medical book to browse through.

She was feeling quite conflicted and didn’t really want to deal with Zhan Qipei, nor did she know how to face him.

Zhan Qipei was keeping quiet, apparently keeping something from her, but she did not know for how long.

She was not ready to clarify things yet, as she wanted to see when Zhan Qipei would finally tell her the truth.

No, she wouldn’t wait that long.

In a few days, if Zhan Qipei still hadn’t spoken to her, she would choose to leave.

Inside the kitchen.

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Zhan Qipei had already prepared breakfast, and the porridge in the pot had been heated over and over, yet Qiao Jing still hadn’t come out of her room.

The two little ones had already finished their breakfast and were now sitting at the living room table doing homework.

Zhan Qipei reached out to touch the bowl and found that the porridge had cooled again.

He furrowed his brows tightly, realizing something was not quite right.

Normally, by this time, Qiao Jing should have already gotten up, but he was almost ready to go to work, and he still hadn’t seen her.

Considering she had locked her room door the night before as well, he felt inexplicably anxious.

If something had happened to Qiao Jing in the room, and he couldn’t open the door, what would he do then?

Zhan Qipei quickly walked to the door of Qiao Jing’s room and knocked on the door.

“Qiao Jing, are you up yet?”

No one inside the room responded to him.

Zhan Qipei, still hopeful, knocked on the door again.

“Qiao Jing, if you are awake, answer me. I’ve already made breakfast.”

The response to Zhan Qipei was still silence.

Inside the room, Qiao Jing had already put down the medical book and looked up towards the door.

She was no longer disturbed by Zhan Qipei keeping secrets from her; one night had been enough for her to manage her emotions.

She wouldn’t delay Zhan Qipei from finding someone better, but she detested deceit.

She not only didn’t want to deal with Zhan Qipei, she didn’t even want to see him.

Zhan Qipei, looking at the tightly closed door, had concern surfacing in his dark eyes. He reached out to turn the doorknob, trying to check on her.

But a night had passed, and Qiao Jing’s room door was still locked.

He tried several more times, but the result was the same.

Qiao Jing’s cold gaze was fixed on the repeatedly twisting doorknob, but after a moment, she withdrew her gaze.

She had locked the door precisely to prevent him from freely entering her room.

As for if Zhan Qipei decided to break down the door, that would be a perfect excuse for her to leave the apartment.

Zhan Qipei was growing more and more anxious, feeling a desire to kick the door down.

Just as he lifted his foot to kick the door, he heard Pingping’s voice.

“Brother Zhan, don’t kick the door.”

Pingping marched over with his short little legs, coming to stand beside Zhan Qipei.

“Sister Qiao played with us for a long time yesterday and was very tired, so she might still be sleeping now.”

Zhan Qipei raised his eyebrows, looking doubtfully at the children.

“Then why did she lock the door?”

Pingping looked towards the tightly shut door, pondering for a moment.

“Maybe Sister Qiao is so tired she didn’t want to be disturbed.”

Zhan Qipei finally calmed down, lowering his voice.

“I’m going to work now. When she gets up, remind her to heat the breakfast before eating.”