Pregnant After Healing the Alpha

Chapter 293: Chapter 283: The First Time Zhan Qipei Doesn’t Go Home

Upon seeing her name, he couldn’t control his thoughts from drifting back to the moment when she signed her name on the divorce agreement.

He felt his heart ache faintly, the bitterness gradually spreading to his whole body, as if paralyzing his limbs.

A full minute passed before Zhan Qipei finally picked up his phone, his movements still somewhat stiff, his hand trembling slightly. She couldn’t possibly be calling to urge him to sign the divorce papers, could she?

Thinking of this possibility, his hand gripped the phone tightly, reluctant to press the answer button.

Until the call automatically disconnected, Zhan Qipei had not answered the phone.

The phone screen immediately went dark, reflecting his tense face.

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Qiao Jing found it strange, why didn’t he answer the call?

She redialed the number.

As Zhan Qipei saw the phone screen light up again, the nickname he had for Qiao Jing was “wife,” which he used to find very pleasing to the eye, as it declared she was his.

But now, those two characters gradually started to sting his eyes, he stared at the nickname, lost in thought. Soon, she would no longer be his.

The phone continued to ring, and Zhan Qipei’s expression became more rigid, his face solemn, his temple throbbing suddenly.

The phone was about to disconnect automatically again when he pressed the answer button at the last second.

Qiao Jing let out a sigh of relief when the call connected.

“Are you home yet?”

After hearing this, Zhan Qipei looked towards the trash can. Was she asking if he had seen the divorce papers? Was she trying to pressure him to sign them?

He pursed his lips tightly, unwilling to speak.

Qiao Jing, getting no reply for a long time, asked with some confusion.

“Are you still there?”

Zhan Qipei forced his mouth open before finally answering her question.

I haven’t gone

responded with an “oh,”

you coming home tonight? Do you want me to help

Qipei saying he would cook tonight, so she

rose, a touch of huskiness in

a very important meeting tonight, I’m busy, it will

Qiao Jing seemed to require all his effort, as this

Jing glanced at the work in her hands,

“Until when?”

to prepare the dinner, needing to know when the meeting would end to decide whether to make Zhan Qipei’s portion or

bitter smile appeared on Zhan Qipei’s handsome face. Did she really hope that much for him

wait for me, I won’t come home

Qiao Jing’s mind, she couldn’t help recalling a time when Zhan Qipei’s Company had a billion-dollar cooperation, which

saw Zhan Qipei, his weary expression not yet hidden away, his eyes also red with bloodshot, clearly showing he had

tired, he still hurried

be more important than

company encountered a major

as Qiao Jing was about to say something, she suddenly heard Zhan Qipei say a

have something here,

the call was disconnected, leaving no

the busy signal coming from her phone, she paused

talked on the phone, Zhan Qipei would wait for her to hang up first. Once, she was too busy with work and, after their call,

finished her work and picked up her phone,

to hang up and insisted on waiting for her to do so first.

this meeting really

probably was very urgent, so

lips tight, went to the

Then he left.

go home, Qiao Jing wouldn’t urge him to sign the divorce papers, and he could pretend

didn’t need to bother with a complex meal since Zhan Qipei wasn’t coming home; a simple bowl of noodles would

Jing got home and was about to cook noodles, her phone rang.

call connected, Ni Yue spoke first, her

you so much~ Did

Jing played along

“Missed.”

blew a kiss across the phone and

what? I just finished that design draft that was giving me a headache. I’m so