Chapter 194

Pei Jing kissed her on the cheek, he really felt very sorry for her.

After the new year, she would only be 22 years old. Originally not very old, but about to become the mother of five children.

And as her man, he was unable to accompany her and take care of her and the children.

She had already thoughtfully said he didn't need to send her back. If he couldn't even make it back for her giving birth, then he was really worthless.

Pei Jing only lightly kissed her, but Zhi Xia clung onto him.

Although they could only briefly caress each other, they couldn't do much.

Both of their breathing became heavy as they clung together. Afraid of pressing on her belly, Pei Jing could only stay below her.

After a while, they finally separated.

Her eyes were tinged red, her sweet scent was tempting everywhere, but he didn't dare move again.

It took a long time before they finally calmed down.

Zhi Xia continued showing him the nice things she had made for him.

After she left, there would be no more fresh meat, so she could only leave him dried meat and meat snacks.

There was also an life-prolonging elixir pill. The divine doctor sister said as long as it didn't get cold, it could save his life with this pill.

She had traded a lot of nice things for this pill.

...

Pei Chenye and Pei Wanqing clearly noticed that dad had become much nicer these past few days. Of course, it wasn't that dad wasn't nice before, just that he didn't spend as much time playing with them every day like now. Although he always nagged them to be obedient and not bother mom.

The happy time only lasted a few days before they heard the news that they would be leaving with mom and uncle An Zhiqing.

Pei Wanqing was still confused. Although she had always known of the existence of grandpa and grandma, the last time she saw them was a fading memory. Being separated from dad to see them, she still felt somewhat unwilling in her heart.

Zhi Xia didn't bring much with her, just the clothes for the two kids in her bag. The rest of the things had already been sent back by Pei Jing the last few days.

Although she had space capabilities, keeping up appearances was still necessary.

An Zhiqing came in from outside carrying a small bag, "Zhi Xia, ready to go? The military happens to have cars going to the city, so we can hitch a ride."

"Ready," Zhi Xia quickly responded and walked out from inside.

Pei Jing was still outside accompanying the two little ones. As soon as he heard uncle's voice calling, Pei Wanqing wailed, "Don't go, don't go, daddy come with us!"

The little girl's voice was very nasal as she looked up, tears falling from her big dark eyes, looking extremely pitiful.

Pei Chenye didn't say anything, but hugged Pei Jing's legs tightly with his little face against them, refusing to let go no matter how much he was called, clearly throwing a tantrum.

Pei Jing picked up the two in distress, luckily he was quite strong so carrying their weight didn't tire him.

He kissed each child's face before comforting them, "Chenye and Wanqing be good okay? Go with mommy and uncle first, daddy promises to come find you within a month at most, okay?"

The two little ones looked at each other, clearly thinking it over.

"Pinky promise..." Pei Wanqing held out her little finger, white and delicate, like tender scallions.

"Okay, pinky promise," Pei Jing smiled as he coaxed them, but felt helpless and touched inside.

Pei Jing also went to the train station to send them off. Along the way, the two kids leaned against him refusing to let go.

Pei Wanqing was still sobbing intermittently, a rare quiet moment.

Halfway there, the two little ones fell asleep.

An Zhiqing went to take the child from him, "Let me carry one, you sure put effort into raising these kids."

Not like his, always scattered gatherings with his child. There was father-son affection but it definitely wasn't as deep. Every time they met, his child was very unfamiliar with him. Just when they finally got reacquainted, it was time to separate again.

Pei Jing also felt proud and shook his head, "It's fine, I can carry them. You should spare your energy, Wanqing is playful, being stuck on the train for days will probably drive her crazy, no doubt you'll have to coax her more."

The two kids rested on each of his legs as he hugged them snug against his chest. Even though it was less than a month separation, he already felt the reluctance in his heart.

Arriving at the station, he showed identification and safely escorted them to the train's sleeper car.

His gaze met with Zhi Xia's. With the whole car full of people, it wasn't appropriate to say anything. Everything was conveyed silently. Pei Jing suppressed the sadness of parting, reluctantly getting off the train.

Through the glass window he could still see Zhi Xia's figure, standing there until the train gradually went further and further away, finally disappearing from sight.

Wanqing mumbled in An Zhiqing's arms, then opened her eyes again, lashes still wet as she softly asked, "Where's daddy?"

"Wanqing be good, we're going back first. Stay at grandpa's for a month then you can see daddy again, okay?" Zhi Xia sat next to her and hugged her.

"Wah..." came muffled sobs but luckily she wasn't throwing a tantrum.

Pei Chenye also opened his eyes and held her little hand, saying "Don't cry anymore. If you cry mommy will also feel sad, she still has little brother and sister in her tummy who will be sad too."

"Okay I won't cry, wah... it's my eyes being bad, I don't want to cry," Pei Wanqing said as she went to pull Pei Chenye's hand again, "Big brother, my eyes don't listen, I don't want to cry, wah..."

Zhi Xia couldn't help laughing softly.

The little one cried herself to sleep again. The train ride didn't feel as intolerable as last time. On their previous train ride the two were still ignorant children. After getting over the initial sadness, they were now filled with curiosity.

The two little ones leaned against the window pointing at the passing plants and scenery, not giving Zhi Xia too much to worry about.

Returning to Jin City, it was already the 27th of the last lunar month.

"Zhi Xia, you haven't been back in a long time. Why not stay home for a while? Your sister-in-law was thrilled to know you're pregnant with triplets. She said on the phone before that she wanted to share in the happiness when you got back. Between us, we've been trying unsuccessfully to conceive for several years already. We should give big brother this chance right?"

Zhi Xia knew what An Zhiqing meant. He wanted to find an excuse to get her to go back to the An family, wanting her to mend relations with her parents.

But after thinking about it, she still said: "Let's go back to the Pei family first. Knowing we're back, the kids' grandfather has probably been looking forward to it. It's closer to grandpa and grandma's place too. First let the elders dote on the kids for a bit. When there's a chance I'll come by to see you guys."

"That works too. I'll send you back to the Peis first." An Zhiqing knew some matters couldn't be forced.

Plus he believed that without Gao Meiyun interfering, tensions between Zhi Xia and her parents could at least not worsen. They would surely fade over time.

Moreover, the greatest victim in this matter was Zhi Xia. Whether intentional or not, her parents ultimately inflicted secondary harm on her. It's normal she harbors some resentment.