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At night, in the hotel, he took the initiative to video call Li Muzi.

"Honey, I'll be back tomorrow. How do you feel today? Are you still vomiting a lot?"

Li Muzi is already three months pregnant and pregnancy symptoms have begun to appear, vomiting being just one of them.

Li Muzi's face didn't look very good, but she still smiled after seeing Zhou Chen.

"Much better, but I couldn't sleep well at night because you were away. I hope you can come back tomorrow."

"Well, my flight tomorrow morning will arrive soon."

"Then I'll pick you up at the airport. I have nothing to do at home anyway, and I want to see you as soon as possible."

Zhou Chen, who didn't want Li Muzi to run around, could only agree with a smile when he heard this.

Until he boarded the plane, he did not see Zhao Chengzhi and Brother K's men. Zhou Chen knew that the matter was resolved. In this world, he probably would not come here again.

Time flies in our world of two people, and in the blink of an eye, another two months have passed.

In the past two months, Zhou Chen has fulfilled his promise. He accompanies Li Muzi every day, painting, taking walks, shopping, and doing prenatal education...

In short, out of the twenty-four hours in a day, the two of them are in each other's sight for at least twenty-two hours, which can be said to be truly inseparable.

In this situation, even if Zhou Chen had lived for hundreds of years, he had never reached this level with any of his women. Li Muzi was the first.

Being so inseparable has also led to Li Muzi becoming more and more in love with and dependent on him.

For Li Muzi, the few months after her wedding anniversary were the happiest time of her life. She could sleep with the person she loved every day and see her loved one the first thing she saw when she woke up. There was nothing happier than this.

Zhou Chen also gradually got used to this pace of life and did not feel bored at all. Having experienced many separations and deaths, he cherished this ordinary but dependent life as a couple even more.

They have no pressure in life, so they can live well even if they don't need to work, so they can be together every day.

As long as there is no source of income at home, such life is not a comfortable love, but a quarrel and argument over the daily necessities of life.

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Zhou Chen packed up the baby's clothes that had already dried and placed them in the closet. As soon as he reached the bedroom door, he heard Li Muzi inside video chatting with someone.

He knew without looking that it was Shen Man who was far away abroad. Li Muzi was a veteran homebody, and the only person who could make her video call so late at night was Shen Man.

"I'm going to give birth in two months, Manman. Last time you said you would go back to China to be with me. When will you come back?" Li Muzi's tone was full of anticipation.

"I also want to go back earlier, but there's nothing I can do. I still have a play to rehearse here. If I calculate the time, I can go back before you give birth."

"Well, last time you said there were investors who wanted to invest in your movie. How was the negotiation going?"

"I get angry when I talk about this. That investor was ready to invest several million and made a bunch of unreasonable demands. I got angry and responded to him. I don't need his several million. What I need is tens of millions."

Shen Man's tone was full of resentment. Although she was only a drama director now, she also had the dream of rushing to the big screen, but she was still young and was still waiting for the opportunity.

"Do you want me to invest in you?"

"Forget it, I want to make a movie with my own ability, and I can't use your money. Let's not talk about my business. How are you doing recently? Do you still have trouble falling asleep at night?"

"It's fine now. He Fei gives me massages every day and coaxes me to sleep at night. It's much better than before, except that my belly is bigger and it's inconvenient for me to move. Man Man, you don't know, I weighed myself today and I'm already over 140 pounds. Oh my God, I look so ugly now. When I asked him about this, he still said I was beautiful. He just lies with his eyes open."

Before getting pregnant, Li Muzi weighed about 110 kilograms. After a few months of pregnancy, her weight soared. Now, more than seven months pregnant, her weight has increased to more than 140 kilograms, and it may continue to increase in the future.

In the video, Shen Man laughed wildly without trying to hide it at all, which made Li Muzi so angry that she scolded him.

"I really want to go back to China soon to see what you look like now. The video is definitely different from the real person."

"Hehe, this day will come to you sooner or later."

"You're wrong, I've already made up my mind. I won't look for a bad man or have children in this life. It's so nice to be free and alone. How stupid would I be to look for a man to waste my time and money? Having you as my best friend is enough. At worst, when I'm old and can't move, I'll go to you. You can't just ignore me, right?"

"Don't say it so bluntly. When you meet the right person in the future, you won't say such things."

"This possibility is almost non-existent. My luck has never been as good as yours. It seems that your boyfriend has really changed."

Shen Man has often communicated with Li Muzi in the past few months. Although she is busy, Li Muzi is her best friend, so she still takes a lot of time to chat with the pregnant Li Muzi.

Naturally, the content of their conversation was inseparable from Zhou Chen, so she learned from Li Muzi about what Zhou Chen had done in the past few months, and gradually her opinion of Zhou Chen changed.

She is a drama director and knows that some things cannot be acted out.

"I think so too. He has really become a very nice person now. I thought I would be very anxious if he stayed with me all the time, but he really did it. He has also become very considerate. Our house now has everything the children need, and he bought them all by himself. He is even better than me as a mother."

"That's what he should do."

"Manman, you haven't met him yet. When you return to China and meet him, you will understand that he is really very good. He is very good to me. I really feel anxious when I am away from him for a long time."

"You are really screwed. I never thought that someone as rational as you would become like this after getting married. But this is also good because you have found a man who is worthy of your trust."

"Uh-huh."

Hearing her best friend praising her husband, Li Muzi felt genuinely happy and blessed.

The next morning, at the dinner table, Li Muzi looked at the goose eggs that Zhou Chen had peeled for her with a bitter face.

"Can I not eat it?"

Zhou Chen peeled the goose egg, cut one half into two, and handed the other half to Li Muzi.

"Just eat half, okay?"

Li Muzi took it reluctantly, with a bitter face, and ate it slowly, taking small bites.

Goose eggs are more nutritious, so Zhou Chen would make one for Li Muzi every now and then. Because in the later period, Li Muzi ate less and less, so he tried to eat some nutritious food.

With Zhou Chen's care, Li Muzi and the baby in her belly are growing up healthily.

After breakfast, Zhou Chen took Li Muzi for a walk on the lawn of the villa. Li Muzi's energy has been limited recently and he has stopped painting, but he will guide Zhou Chen in painting.

Zhou Chen was drawing a portrait of Li Muzi who was sitting and resting when his cell phone suddenly rang. He frowned and picked up the phone.

He has been at home with Li Muzi in the past few months and rarely contacts anyone, and there have been no phone calls.

When he saw the caller ID was Huo Ran, his face changed slightly and he answered the call.

After chatting for a while, he hung up the phone and walked to Li Muzi's side.

"Wife, Huo Ran called me for something. I have to go out this afternoon."

Li Muzi said: "I'm fine, you go ahead."

She knew that in order to accompany her, Zhou Chen had basically not gone out to play with friends in the past few months. She also knew Huo Ran, who was Zhou Chen's former diving instructor. When they got married, she even invited him to dinner.

She felt reluctant to see Zhou Chen leave, but she was not worried that he would learn bad things. This was the trust she had developed over the past few months.

The place Huo Ran made an appointment to meet was a coffee shop. When Zhou Chen arrived, he was already sitting there.

"He Fei, here."

Zhou Chen walked over and sat down, then said with a smile: "It's been a while since we've gotten together."

Zhou Chen replied indifferently: "It's been a long time since we last met. The last time we met was three months ago. You borrowed 200,000 yuan from me and said you were getting married. What? Are you sending me an invitation now?"

Huo Ran is the roommate of the original He Fei in the diving hall. They are both diving instructors, but their relationship is special.

He Fei was able to marry Li Muzi thanks to his help, because the car accident that led to Li Muzi and He Fei's marriage was planned by He Fei and Huo Ran, and it was Huo Ran who drove the car.

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Huo Ran looked a little embarrassed.

"I get angry when I talk about this. I thought she was an honest person who could get married, but she turned out to be a swindler who spent all my money and ran away. Damn it, what's wrong with this world? How could I meet such a woman? Your Li Muzi is the best. She's rich, pretty, and devoted to you. You're so lucky."

"When we met today, I felt that you had changed a lot. You don't look like the He Fei I knew. It seems that you have really entered the upper class. Your whole spirit and energy are different."

"Really? I don't think so myself."

Zhou Chen responded casually. He naturally saw that Huo Ran wanted to talk to him about something, but he did not take the initiative to bring it up. He was still very wary of Huo Ran and did not want to have too much interaction with Huo Ran.

Huo Ran was also talking to Zhou Chen with a smile. They used to live in the same dormitory and both liked gambling, so they had a lot of common topics.

But since Zhou Chen came back from Balandia a few months ago, they have rarely communicated or interacted with each other, and their relationship has become visibly distant.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1057: Friends who are taking advantage of others, Shen Man is going back to China

Zhou Chen has already watched the entire movie "Her"; although it is only a two-hour movie and not much plot content is shown, the general plot and cause and effect relationships can still be understood.

He Fei is not a good person, and Huo Ran, who helps He Fei, is not a good person either. He agreed to help He Fei for a purpose.

After He Fei married Li Muzi, Huo Ran often borrowed money from He Fei for food. However, because of the car accident, He Fei did not dare to be angry with Huo Ran and always agreed to his requests.

Just since Zhou Chen came here, Huo Ran borrowed money from him twice, once for 50,000 and once for 200,000.

To put it in one sentence, He Fei wanted to fleece Li Muzi, while Huo Ran wanted to fleece He Fei.

Zhou Chen didn't want to spoil him, but thinking that his relationship with Li Muzi was developing rapidly at the time, he didn't want to cause any trouble, so he spent some money to get rid of him.

He didn't need to think much when Huo Ran asked him to meet him this time, he knew it must be about money again.

As the saying goes, three times is enough. If Huo Ran continues to pester me like this, I must find a way to resolve this trouble.

Li Muzi is now more than seven months pregnant. He doesn't want Li Muzi to be affected by these trivial matters. He doesn't have much affection for the child, but Li Muzi has been with him day and night for more than half a year and their feelings are still deep, so he doesn't want Li Muzi to be hurt again because of the past.

This was also the biggest reason why he could tolerate Huo Ran and transfer money to him the first two times.

But his patience was limited. If Huo Ran continued to be unreasonable and pressed further, there was no need for him to show any mercy.

Huo Ran did not notice Zhou Chen's estrangement from him and remained the same as before.

"Have you been staying at home with your wife every day recently? I asked you to play cards but you didn't come. Are you really playing the role of a good family man?"

Without waiting for Zhou Chen to answer, he continued, "But that's right. You and her already have a child. You really have to play the role of a good man during this period. Once the child is born, she will be at your mercy. This move of yours is really smart."

Zhou Chen was very unhappy to hear this. He was no longer the same He Fei as before, and he and Huo Ran were no longer birds of a feather.

"This is my own business. It has nothing to do with you. Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about today?"

Seeing that Zhou Chen's tone was not good, Huo Ran stopped teasing on his face.

"No hurry, let's have some coffee first. We haven't seen each other for a long time, we should catch up."

"No need to reminisce about the past. I don't have that much time recently. Given our relationship, just say whatever you want to say."

Huo Ran's expression changed slightly. He could hear the alienation in Zhou Chen's tone: "He Fei, now that you are rich, you don't want to get rid of me, your old friend, do you?"

Zhou Chen said calmly: "If I really wanted to do this, why would I come here to see you."

"Humph."

Huo Ran snorted coldly, "You came to see me, not necessarily because of our past relationship, but because you were afraid that I would expose you, He Fei, don't think I don't know what you are thinking. Don't forget who helped you to have the good life you have now; if I hadn't told you about Li Muzi's identity and helped you with your plans, would you have been able to win her heart, marry her, and enter the upper class?"

Zhou Chen's expression remained calm: "Are you going to settle accounts with me?"

"It's not a matter of settling accounts. I'm just reminding you that without my help, you would still be a diving instructor, living in a dormitory of a few square meters. Now look at you, living in a villa of several hundred square meters, driving a luxury car worth millions, going in and out of high-end clubs, eating delicacies from land and sea, and wearing international brands. It's only been a short time, and you've forgotten the past and how I helped you?"

Huo Ran looked angry, and he suppressed his anger to remind Zhou Chen.

"Why, now that you have achieved your goal, you are ready to abandon me, your old friend?"

Zhou Chen calmly picked up the coffee and took a sip: "Huoran, you think too much."

"Well, I hope so. When you lost money gambling, I lent you a lot of money."

Huo Ran was still dissatisfied, but his tone was no longer so aggressive.

Zhou Chen said: "Of course I won't do what happened before. You shouldn't just ask me out for coffee today. Tell me, what happened again?"

Huo Ran pondered for a while and said, "I'm going to buy a house in the Magic City."

Zhou Chen's eyes sparkled, and he congratulated calmly: "This is a good thing, congratulations."

Huo Ran smiled again: "It's a good thing. I've also discovered that if I want to settle down and find a woman to live with, I still have to have my own house. Although I have a house in my hometown, women nowadays are very realistic and don't even look at houses in small towns. I thought that if I had a house in the Magic City, it would be much easier to find a partner. What do you think?"

"That's right. Owning a house in Shanghai is indeed a hot commodity in the dating market."

"So, I decided to buy a house in Shanghai. My parents also agreed and planned to use all their life savings to buy me a house. Adding my own savings, I am just a little short of the money. After thinking about it, I think given our relationship, you will definitely help me with this, right?"

"Help. I will definitely help if I can."

Zhou Chen gave a fake smile and asked, "How much do you still need?"

"Not much, three million."

Even though Zhou Chen had prepared himself mentally, his expression froze for a moment when he heard the number Huo Ran reported.

"Three million, how much money have you prepared now? Are you planning to buy in the city center?"

"I have this idea, but I haven't looked at the house yet. I need to prepare the money first so that I can have the confidence to look at the house, right?"

"That's right. It seems you already have a specific plan."