A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"It just moved."

Jacob sounded so serious that Emily couldn't tell whether he was joking or not.

Emily looked at him suspiciously and asked," Really? Why didn't I feel it?"

"If you do not believe me, go ahead and see for yourself."

Jacob took Emily's hand and rested it on her belly.

A few minutes later.

"No, you're just making this up."

Emily was about to pull her hand away, but Jacob wouldn't let her.

"Maybe it's shy. Let me listen to it again,"

said Jacob, as he casually rested his ear on her flat abdomen and listened carefully.

Emily giggled, as Jacob's ear tickled her, and she wanted to push his head away, but Jacob put his forefinger on his thin lips with a serious look on his face.

"Shh..."

Emily's voice lowered down inadvertently as she whispered," What did you hear?"

Suddenly, there it was. The sound of "purring" from her abdomen took her breath away.

Exhilarated, Jacob chuckled when he heard it too. Emily was extremely awkward, and her face turned red and she pushed Jacob away immediately. Embarrassed, she said," Stay away from me!"

Jacob brushed her off casually and asked," Are you hungry?"

He looked into her eyes and said," It's normal for a mother with a child to get hungry more often. After all, you're eating for two now."

Emily turned her face around and pretended not to hear him.

ask her again, instead he

kitchen. His movements were so graceful. It was as if he knew his way around a kitchen quite well. Soon, a bowl of noodles appeared, and its flavorsome aroma filled the room, making her feel even more hungry.

"Come here,"

he was calling

and walked towards him. She sat down at the

maybe for the

glanced at him and ignored his sarcasm. She twirled her chopsticks and slurped down the noodles. The noodles tasted delicious. Maybe because she had built up quite an appetite, she finished the entire bowl within minutes. When she looked up, Jacob was sitting across her on the table watching her eat the

It was

his eyebrows as a

of awkward silence in the room. Jacob's deep gaze made Emily feel a little uncomfortable, so she tried to break the silence. "I've got to say, I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good. I thought you were the

his noble disposition, nothing about him could place him in

said sincerely," No one

intrigue. "There's a lot about me you don't know. This is just the tip of the iceberg. You will be surprised to see what you learn if you continue to

Explore him?

meaning of the other party's words. She paused for a long while

cheeks. There was a faint smile on his face,

was as slow as a snail when it came to flirting. Someone needed to give her a push, otherwise she was not

her straightforward. He then said, gently," I like you, so you must also like me too. Do you hear me? Besides, we're having a baby together. Isn't it normal for

voice, slowed down deliberately, like a slow-moving cello. With such a detailed lecture, Emily was almost brainwashed

persisted. She did not lose her mind to Jacob's persuasion.

complete family is based on marriage. Do you want to

wanted to bite off her own tongue. Why did it sound like she was very eager about

paused for half a second, and then he asked," Do

rare for Jacob to meet a woman that he really liked. Marriage was just paperwork to him, as

old Mr. Gu, his foster father, made Jacob gloomy for a moment, but he instantly came back to normalcy.

the right time.

"No I don't!"

and went to the kitchen

as lovers, she was not willing to trust him completely. She was traumatized

to have similar traits. Playing around with women for