Last night was a blur, with Gu Ye taking the lead in everything. In her dazed state, Jiang Mo wasn't sure if he had used any protection.
Ms. Wang Xia had said, a girl shouldn't become a mother too early; she should experience life first.
Gu Ye cleared his throat, "Don't worry, I used protection."
He had a whole drawer full of those little life-stoppers.
He hadn't even had a proper, romantic time for two with Jiang Xiaomo yet; a baby could wait.
"Okay, I'll head up then," Jiang Mo said, smoothing her hair and quickly slipping out of the car to leave.
Gu Ye then drove off to his own studio.
After a busy day at the studio, as it neared closing time, he hurried over to the law firm building to pick her up, eager as could be.
They had a nice dinner out, and Gu Ye tentatively asked, "Why don't you just move in with me?"
With their relationship having progressed, living together wasn't far off.
Jiang Mo thought for a moment and shook her head, "No, my brother is coming home for winter break soon. I'll need to keep an eye on him at home."
It was already the end of December; universities would be on break in a few days.
"Our little brother is a grown man, he doesn't need you watching him," Gu Ye said. "When is Little Zheng's break? Maybe we can go pick him up and have some fun over there."
"I think he said in about ten days or so," Jiang Mo replied. "If it's a weekend, that could work."
Gu Ye quickly sent a message to Li Zheng.
"When's your break? Your sister and I will come pick you up, and we can hang out."
"That's so nice of you, but I wouldn't want to trouble you, brother-in-law," Li Zheng was very smooth, switching to the new title naturally, and provided his break dates, which conveniently fell on a weekend.
Gu Ye: "No trouble at all. Don't be polite with your brother-in-law."
Li Zheng: "Want to play a couple rounds of games tonight?"
"Sure, after I drop your sister off home tonight," Gu Ye finalized the plans, trading messages back and forth.
After seeing her home, Li Daming happened to be there. Gu Ye chatted with him for a while and, when the time seemed right, reluctantly left.
Honestly, staying here wouldn't be so bad.
Anywhere with Jiang Xiaomo was fine to stay; it wasn't like he hadn't stayed over before.
But judging by his future father-in-law's look... better not, better not.
Li Daming stood in the living room. "Xiao Mo, do you have enough spending money? If not, your dad can give you some more."
"I have money, why?" Jiang Mo's eyes sparkled. "Did you strike it rich, Dad?"
"It's just that you're dating now, expenses are higher. Your dad's giving you some dating funds," Li Daming said.
As soon as the words left his mouth, a transfer notification popped up on Jiang Mo's phone.
Jiang Mo took a closer look and said joyfully, "Thanks, Dad!"
Li Daming waved his hand. "Use it. We might not be as rich as him, but we're not stingy either."
...
In early January, a cold front hit Jiangcheng. The weather turned sharply cold, and heavy snow fell for two days.
It's worth noting that Jiangcheng doesn't have centralized heating in winter. When it gets cold, even the inside of houses feels icy.
The same was true for Jiang Mo's house; turning on the AC didn't help much.
Gu Ye tempted her, "Why don't you just come stay at my place? It's so much warmer here."
Jiang Mo: "...Then I'd have to go home and get some clothes."
Gu Ye: "I'll help you."
Jiang Mo had originally intended to pack just a few frequently worn clothes and some daily essentials.
But after finishing packing, she realized, wait, how did I end up with so much stuff? This looks like I'm moving out.
