Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 539

By the time it was nearly nine o’clock, Ye Yuning finally left the hospital with Xiao Linye.

Under Ye Yuning’s discreet maneuvering, the outcome was the same as last time: she was prescribed some endocrine medication to take home.

Looking at the large bag of medication in her hand, Ye Yuning felt a great sense of relief. Despite the physical discomfort these medications would cause, she was mostly relieved that, for now, she had managed to keep her secret from Xiao Linye.

After getting into the car, she even made a token complaint, "See, I told you my body was fine."

"Then why were you so afraid of going to the hospital?"

"Isn’t it because I was worried they might find something wrong? People don’t like hearing bad news."

Ye Yuning hummed, speaking with feigned confidence.

Xiao Linye glanced at her. The depth and irritation previously in his eyes had vanished, replaced by a smile as he gently tousled her soft hair.

"You...!"

For some reason, Ye Yuning detected a hint of disappointment in his tone.

Xiao Linye drove away from the hospital.

「On their way back, they passed a night market street.」

He asked Ye Yuning, "Do you want to eat something else?"

"Ah? Do we need to? Didn’t we already eat dinner?"

"You didn’t eat much," Xiao Linye said.

Ye Yuning was speechless. He was even paying such close attention to how much she ate.

A pang of sorrow struck her heart, and she didn’t dare to imagine how she would go on after leaving him. People are like that, always greedy! When you don’t have something, you never even think about having it, let alone dare to hope for it. But once you have someone you rely on and feelings for, the thought of separation brings a suffocating ache to your heart.

Xiao Linye asked, "Are you going to eat or not?"

"Eat!" Ye Yuning nodded.

Gazing at the bright lanterns illuminating the food street, Ye Yuning instantly pushed Tang Xi’s previous warnings to the back of her mind.

Tang Xi had told her not to appear in public with Xiao Linye. But now... How much time was truly left for them?

She knew exactly what kind of person Xiao Linye was; his stance on going to the hospital this evening had been unyielding. As for the visit to the Xiao Family next month, she could find no reason to refuse. Concealing the truth until then was the absolute limit!

When they got out of the car, Ye Yuning asked Xiao Linye, "When is Father’s birthday?"

Xiao Linye replied, "In nine days!"

Ye Yuning fell silent. Nine days... So, it turned out there were only nine days of peace left for them together. She had to cherish these crucial nine days even more!

The food street was filled with a variety of aromas. Ye Yuning usually suffered from severe morning sickness, but looking at all the food, she surprisingly felt her appetite stir.

"I want to eat that," Ye Yuning said to Xiao Linye, pointing to a rack of ribs.

The ribs looked lean, with hardly any fatty bits—just how she liked them. She usually disliked ribs precisely because of those fatty parts.

Xiao Linye said, "Wait here."

"Okay."

With that, Xiao Linye went and bought her two.

Ye Yuning took them and, while gnawing on one, asked, "Aren’t you having any? These are delicious—they’re smoked ribs!"

People always say you shouldn’t eat too much of these smoked foods, as the smoking process is unhealthy. But whenever Ye Yuning ate out, this was the kind of thing she enjoyed. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Xiao Linye said, "If you like it, eat more."

Ye Yuning said, "I also want to eat those—glutinous rice cakes!"

"Alright."

Seeing her eagerness to eat, Xiao Linye finally breathed a sigh of relief.

And Ye Yuning finally realized that her cravings were indeed quite peculiar. Weren’t all these things usually advised against for pregnant women? But what could she do if she desperately wanted to eat them?! Gazing at the rib in her hand, a voice in her mind told her to exercise restraint. Yet, her instinct was to eat; she craved it intensely.

Xiao Linye returned with the glutinous rice cakes and saw Ye Yuning staring blankly at the smoked rib. "What’s wrong?"

"Ah? Nothing!"

Ye Yuning immediately took another bite of the rib. Surely, eating it just this once would be fine, right? Abstaining completely was impossible for her; she craved it so much right now.

For two hours, Ye Yuning kept telling herself she shouldn’t eat this and couldn’t eat that. Yet, she ended up eating her way through the entire food street! The more the voice inside her warned against it, the more voraciously she ate, eventually trying a bit of everything.

Do all pregnant women have such huge appetites? The more something is forbidden, the more you crave it? Do you feel aggrieved if you can’t have it, and just have to eat it then?

Xiao Linye hadn’t stopped her tonight, perhaps unaware of her situation, but she felt incredibly guilty.

By the time they reached the end of the street, Xiao Linye asked her, "Want to eat more?"

Ye Yuning patted her stomach, finally full and surprisingly not nauseous; she felt utterly satisfied.

She shook her head. "No more, I’m stuffed!"

She really was too full.

Xiao Linye smiled. "Then let’s go back."

He wiped her hands with a wet wipe, then took her hand and led her towards the parking lot.

Ye Yuning looked down at their clasped hands, and that familiar ache returned to her heart.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they could walk through life hand in hand like this forever? For just three days, could she be allowed to be greedy this once, to have this wish fulfilled? She had struggled and fought for her destiny throughout the first half of her life. This time, could fate finally grant her this happiness? Because when it came to facing the Xiao Family, she truly didn’t know how to fight for the man beside her...!