Chapter 309: Chapter 286 Goodbye _2
"Do you like it?"
Ever since Gu Qili arrived here, she has not said a word, just looking around. Initially, Tang Tianyou was full of confidence, but now he was somewhat uncertain.
"I like it." Gu Qili pushed open the window behind her, and a salty scent rushed toward her. Looking out from here, there was the vast ocean, truly facing the sea with blooming flowers in spring.
"Thank you so much, this is really a wonderful surprise." Gu Qili noticed an awning supported outside the window with two sun loungers underneath; she could just step out to sunbathe and enjoy the sea view.
Tang Tianyou breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the sunset over the sea together with her, as if it was covered with a layer of red brocade.
She had mentioned quitting her job to get some fresh air, so he thought of this place, far from Aus City, away from all the hustle and bustle, where they could be carefree parasites, not woken up by an alarm every day, nor having to sleep exactly on time.
Once they had packed up, Auntie Li arrived.
Gu Qili remembered her, the one who had cooked for them on the fishing boat last time, so she smiled and greeted: "Auntie Li."
"Miss Gu, hello." Auntie Li came in carrying some vegetables and seafood, "Mr. Tang."
Tang Tianyou frowned and sized her up for a while: "You are Auntie Li?"
"Yes, Mr. Tang, don’t you remember me?" Auntie Li was surprised and widened her eyes; they had known each other for two years and met countless times. How could he suddenly not recognize her?
Tang Tianyou’s frown tightened: "Auntie Li didn’t have this hairstyle."
Gu Qili: "..."
Auntie Li: "..."
What exactly does he rely on to remember someone, her hairstyle?
After a pause, Auntie Li hurriedly explained: "Mr. Tang, my son got married last month, so I went to the city and got a perm, even dyed it a chestnut color. Speaking of which, I hadn’t really groomed myself in these two years; this was my first time doing a hairstyle and dye."
Gu Qili quickly tugged his hand, vouching for Auntie Li: "Tang Tianyou, this is really Auntie Li."
Only then did Tang Tianyou’s brows relax, and he said to Auntie Li: "Auntie Li, please pay attention to nutritional balance these days, try not to make the food too greasy."
"Sure, sure, I got it, Mr. Tang."
Auntie Li took the ingredients to the kitchen, while Gu Qili and Tang Tianyou took Pug for a walk on the beach. It was Pug’s first time seeing the sea; excited and a bit unreserved, he ran around on the beach, wanting to get into the water but a bit scared, rushing forward repeatedly and running back when the waves hit him.
"Do you want to stay here? What about your business in Aus City?" Gu Qili crouched down to brush sand off Pug’s body.
"If there’s something urgent I’ll go back, everything else will be handled by someone."
"Actually, you don’t need to accompany me, having Pug is enough."
Upon hearing this, Pug immediately looked a bit proudly around, and Tang Tianyou stared at it, wishing he could strangle it right there, muttering to himself that he should not have brought it to compete for affection.
"It’s okay, I also really wanted to come out and clear my mind."
It wasn’t until Auntie Li stood at the door calling them for dinner that the pair and the dog slowly walked back.
Life in the seaside village was tranquil and comfortable, Gu Qili would walk on the beach every day at eight o’clock, sometimes fishing or crabbing with Tang Tianyou; the days were leisurely and free.
One morning, Auntie Li made shrimp porridge, serving a bowl to Gu Qili and smilingly said: "Miss Gu, usually pregnant women would dislike foods they previously enjoyed, vomiting whatever they eat, but you seem to don’t dislike anything edible."
Gu Qili was about to take a spoon when she heard Auntie Li, she then looked towards Tang Tianyou sitting across from her.
Receiving her gaze, Tang Tianyou asked Auntie Li: "Auntie Li, how did you know?"
"Because I saw Miss Gu constantly taking folic acid tablets, and she’s extra careful when walking, often holding her belly. I’ve been there, I understand it at a glance," Auntie Li smiled as she served porridge to Tang Tianyou, "Mr. Tang, are you shy? This is a happy occasion! Last time I saw you, the relationship wasn’t confirmed yet, and now there’s a child. I’m so happy for you both."
"Actually, that’s not..." Tang Tianyou was about to explain when suddenly, Gu Qili interrupted him, stirring the porridge with her spoon, and smiled at Auntie Li: "Yes, it was quite fast."
Tang Tianyou looked at her, puzzled, but seeing her nonchalantly eating, he didn’t say anything further.
Actually, Gu Qili’s thought was simple, Tang Tianyou suddenly living here with a pregnant woman, and the child not even his, what would people think of him? They must think he was cuckolded. How could she let people belittle and criticize him so?
In the afternoon, Auntie Li brought a finely made baby swaddle, embroidered with patterns by her hand. Before she was married, she was known far and wide for her embroidery skills.
Gu Qili particularly liked the pattern of two starfish on the baby swaddle, and she carefully folded it and placed it in the suitcase, preparing to bring it back to Aus City.
As she closed the suitcase, her thoughts returned to that slightly damp morning.
That day, at the hospital, she had already placed the pill in her mouth, but just then, her stomach suddenly started to hurt, and in her panic, she spat out the pill.
After an examination, the doctor said there was nothing wrong, the stomach ache might have been due to being overly tense, but Gu Qili believed that it was the baby in her belly struggling for the last time; though it was just the size of a soybean, it already had its own soul, thus, it tried every possible means to tell her, it wanted to be born into this world, it didn’t want to just die like that.**