After dinner, Li Axiu told Jie Jingwei to take Lin Yaru out for a walk to aid her digestion. Being pregnant meant she needed to move around more; staying cooped up at home all day would affect her mood and wasn't good for the baby's development.
The two of them had already registered their marriage, and the banquet was in just two days, so Li Axiu wasn't worried about the neighbors gossiping. Still, it had taken a great deal of persuasion to convince Lin Yaru to go for a walk with Jie Jingwei.
If the two of them appeared to have a good relationship, the rumors would die down on their own. Li Axiu had her little scheme all figured out, but Lin Yaru and Jie Jingwei's performance was subpar.
As they walked together, the expression on Lin Yaru's face wasn't the bliss of a newlywed but the agony of someone stepping into an abyss. For Jie Jingwei, this was his second marriage. Lin Yaru was a few years younger and prettier than Xu Chunyan, so he decided not to press the issue.
