The cold-hearted president falls in love with the vengeful princess

Chapter 493 Hao Hao, you're back! You're back safe and sound.

Shen Jiayi slowly woke up in the evening. After finishing sewing baby socks in the afternoon, she felt so sleepy that she leaned against Xia Jinghao's shoulder. Xia Jinghao glanced at her and saw her sleeping on his shoulder. He gently got up, put the baby socks she had sewn into a small basket, gently placed her pregnant body and legs on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.

She finished the dessert he made for her in one gulp. Xia Jinghao looked at her with doting, smiling eyes. After recovering, Shen Jiayi's face was still as fair as snow, with rosy cheeks and rose-colored lips, making her look beautiful and delicate. He squatted down and looked at her sleeping soundly, his eyes warm and gentle.

Shen Jiayi opened the bedroom door, put her right hand on her waist, and slowly walked towards the stairwell. She slowly took a few steps, supporting her waist, and went downstairs. Xia Jinghao, who had prepared dinner, carried two or three dishes and strode out of the kitchen.

Hearing the sound of wooden planks on the stairs, Xia Jinghao quickly put the food on the table. He straightened up, turned around, and saw that Shen Jiayi had woken up. He strode over to her. Shen Jiayi lowered her eyes and looked at the stairs.

The next second, a pair of gray and white cotton slippers appeared. Shen Jiayi looked up, her right hand on her waist, her black gem eyes wide open as she stared at Xia Jinghao. His handsome face, his bewitching fox eyes with upturned corners, his gaze as deep as a lake, his long eyelashes spread out in rows, blinking slightly. She was stunned for a moment.

Xia Jinghao looked at Shen Jiayi's dazed expression, a faint smile curving his petal-shaped lips. His eyes were shimmering and unfathomable as he stared straight at her. Shen Jiayi's heart skipped a beat, and her ears felt slightly hot. She blinked her bright, beautiful eyes, her long, black eyelashes fluttering rapidly.

Their eyes met, and Shen Jiayi was at a loss for words. Come on, this is the father of your unborn child! After a moment of silence, Shen Jiayi blinked slightly, her delicate eyebrows twitched, and she parted her lips, casually glancing away as she said, "Um, I, I woke up, I… husband..."

As Shen Jiayi spoke, she nervously glanced away, not daring to look into his eyes. His eyes were truly captivating, the kind that could steal your soul. Xia Jinghao raised a brow with his fox-like eyes, his brown gaze fixed on her face as she looked away. He chuckled and said, "Silly wife, why don't you look me in the eye when you speak, hmm..."

Shen Jiayi's breath hitched, her pupils contracted slightly, and as she spoke, Xia Jinghao moved closer. He stepped onto a flight of stairs, and his breath sprayed onto her cheeks. Her heart pounded like a drum, and her face grew hot.

Shen Jiayi clenched her left hand tightly. Was Xia Jinghao doing this on purpose? He moved closer. She turned her eyes, and Xia Jinghao raised his right hand, his large palm stabilizing her head as she turned it back and forth. Shen Jiayi slowly turned her beautiful eyes and met his deep, teasing gaze.

Xia Jinghao gave her a gentle smile, and Shen Jiayi's dark eyes lit up, like beautiful black gemstones. She asked in a daze, "No, what's so funny? Are you laughing at me? Are you laughing at me, Xia Jinghao?"

Her eyes darkened, and she murmured something. Xia Jinghao gazed at her with deep affection in his fox-like eyes, his gaze carrying an indescribable meaning, like ambiguity, like temptation, and like a smile openly seducing her.

Xia Jinghao just smiled without saying a word, which puzzled Shen Jiayi. The next second, her stomach growled loudly. Shen Jiayi chuckled dryly, raised her eyes slightly, and then calmly said, "I'm hungry, so, can I go and feed myself, Mr. Xia?"

Xia Jinghao raised an eyebrow, his petal-shaped lips curving slightly. He nodded slightly, moved aside, and turned around. Shen Jiayi watched him descend two flights of stairs, and she slowly followed. The rose-colored ceiling light in the dining room lit up, and she glanced at it. She rarely turned on this ceiling light.

A moment later, Shen Jiayi sat down in a chair. On the table were shredded tomato and egg, corn-flavored chicken nuggets, shrimp and beef ribs, enoki mushroom and beef rolls, sweet and sour pork, and a bowl of meatball and wood ear soup. She blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at Xia Jinghao sitting opposite her. Her eyebrows darkened and she looked at him with a cold gaze.

Xia Jinghao, holding his rice bowl, stared blankly at her. He opened his mouth in surprise and asked, "What is it now? Did I cook anything wrong?" Shen Jiayi's beautiful eyes shifted, her gaze clear and sharp, holding a hint of sarcasm as she looked at him.

Xia Jinghao obediently stood up. Shen Jiayi raised her eyes slightly and looked at Xia Jinghao as he stood up. She said helplessly, "Never mind, never mind, it's nothing. You can continue eating!" After saying that, Shen Jiayi also lowered her head. She picked up the long silver chopsticks on the dining table and picked up a small oval bowl.

Xia Jinghao smiled. He felt that her IQ had dropped by half since she got pregnant. Could it be that pregnancy makes her stupid for three years? But there were still several months until the late stage of pregnancy. It wouldn't be good if her brain became stupid now. Xia Jinghao looked away and stepped out of the dining table. As he walked towards the study, he passed the chair behind her and said in a light tone: You eat first, wife. I'm going to check the company website.

Shen Jiayi ate the beef roll in her bowl. The beef roll melted in her mouth with a bite, carrying a faint aroma of oil and enoki mushrooms. She turned her head to look at the company website. It was already dinner time. Why was she looking at the company website again? Did the Xia Group have some big contract? She swallowed the beef roll abruptly. Was she being a little selfish...?

After returning to her apartment from Nan Zeyu's house, she monopolized his time and didn't let him do his work. He revolved around her every day and didn't go back to the Xia family villa. Shen Jiayi blinked slightly. Since he returned from Germany, Shen Jiayi had become very dependent on him and had no idea that he also had work to do.

Around 9 p.m., Shen Jiayi finished showering and walked out of the bathroom to the study. The study door was half open, so she gently pushed it open. Standing in the study door, with her pregnant belly, she saw Xia Jinghao sitting at the desk and chair with his head down. Shen Jiayi didn't dare to make a sound.

The study was lit by a warm white chandelier. He raised his arms, interlaced his fingers, and rested them on his forehead. He lowered his head slightly, and Shen Jiayi didn't know what he was doing. She slowly took a step back, gently closed the study door, leaving a crack, and turned around. He was busy working from time to time.

Shen Jiayi blinked her anxious eyes. He had taken up all her time, and she couldn't do anything herself. She sighed. "Shen Jiayi, what's wrong with you? Xia Jinghao has his own company and his own job. Why are you taking up his time?"

She didn't know herself, she only knew that if she couldn't see him, couldn't find him, or didn't see him, she would feel frantic, uneasy and anxious. Shen Jiayi thought it was because of her pregnancy symptoms that she felt this way. Being pregnant, she always felt that he would have other women behind her back, and she always wanted to keep an eye on him.

She was almost ready to check his phone. Shen Jiayi was startled by her own thought. How could she have been like this before? Getting pregnant is so difficult. She glanced at the clock on the wall of the TV cabinet in the living room. It was past eleven o'clock at night. She stepped to the right and left the study doorway.

Around midnight, Shen Jiayi's eyelids grew heavy. She leaned against the bedside table, looked up, and felt extremely tired. She slowly fell asleep, lying peacefully on the bed. She turned her head to the side, closed her eyes, and quickly drifted off to sleep.

At one o'clock in the morning, Xia Jinghao walked into the bedroom and saw that the bedside table light was still on. He walked over slowly and sat down on the bed. He lowered his head and gently raised his right hand, his large palm gently stroking the side of her face. He lowered his face, his nose touching the tip of her nose, and his fox-like eyes looked softly at her tightly closed eyes. No matter what, he was willing to give for her because he loved her.

Because of love, he was willing to give everything; because of love, he was willing to change himself for her; and because of love, he learned how to be a good man. Xia Jinghao's eyes were filled with a soft smile as he gazed at her sleeping face with a gentle smile. Her beauty could amaze the entire Ancheng. He was content to have met Shen Jiayi in this life.

The next morning, the phone on the bedside table was buzzing. Xia Jinghao frowned slightly. He was sleeping on the left side. When he heard the phone ring, he opened his eyes. His fox-like eyes still showed signs of sleepiness. He reached out and touched the bedside table.

He took his phone and left the bedroom. The phone screen was still lit up; it was only 6:30 in the morning. Xia Jinghao quickly went downstairs with his phone. When he got to the living room, he swiped the phone screen with his right hand and answered the call. On the other end of the line was his secretary, Su Yunxi's soft voice: "I'm sorry, Mr. Xia, did I wake you? I apologize. There's an auction at the company tomorrow night. It's about a diamond and jewelry contract with Green Harvest Group. People from Green Harvest Group will be coming to Xia's Group. Would you like to be there at 8 PM tomorrow night?"

Xia Jinghao held his phone, his fox-like eyes gleaming with a cold light. It was 6:30 in Ancheng, and the sky was still slightly bright. He stood by the French windows in the living room, his pupils slightly contracting. His handsome face was indifferent, with a resolute jawline and half-pursed petal-like lips. His eyes flickered slightly.

Su Yunxi finished speaking quickly, then yawned, quickly covered her mouth with her right hand, and opened her eyes wide, but her eyelids were still droopy. She lowered her head, holding her phone in her right hand. Xia Jinghao slowly opened his petal-shaped lips and said calmly, "Okay, I will be there around 7:30 tomorrow night. When I get to the company building, you come down to meet me, Secretary Su."

After finishing the phone call, Xia Jinghao turned around and walked towards the kitchen. He turned on the kitchen light, walked out of the kitchen, and went to the bathroom. After washing up, he walked out of the bathroom and went back into the kitchen. Actually, he didn't need to make breakfast for Shen Jiayi, because she couldn't get up in the morning at all.

So, he made himself breakfast and Shen Jiayi lunch. The kitchen was filled with the sounds of scrambling eggs, chopping meat, mincing bones, and frying oil. Xia Jinghao turned on three stoves and started cooking at the same time. He glanced to the left and then to the right.

At nine o'clock sharp, Xia Jinghao prepared his own breakfast: broccoli and beef ramen. He carried the ramen bowl out of the kitchen and made sweet pepper lamb chops, cheese chicken rolls, pork chop rice, purple sweet potato and egg pancakes, and corn and fish for Shen Jiayi. He placed the prepared lunch on the kitchen counter.

After breakfast, Xia Jinghao went into the study. He closed the door, walked to the sofa, and sat down. There was a silver-white laptop on the coffee table. He opened the laptop, his sharp, fox-like eyes looking at the computer screen. His right hand touched the blank keyboard. The computer screen displayed the Xia Group's reporting conference room.

Finally, the computer screen emitted the sound of company employees reporting their work. Xia Jinghao turned on the larger monitor, took out the Bluetooth headset from his laptop bag, put it on his right ear, and received the sound from the company's conference room. He touched it with his right hand, his fox-like eyes coldly staring at the screen.

He opened his lips and said in a cold, deep voice: "Everyone, please be on time for the auction with Green Harvest Group tomorrow night at eight o'clock. Everyone go to the fifty-eighth floor. I will arrive at the company around seven-thirty. Okay, next, everyone, please tell me about your other tasks. Group one, please start."

In the conference room of Xia's Group, the shareholders, senior executives and employees turned to look at the huge widescreen screen in front of them. On the screen was President Xia, whom they hadn't seen for a long time. His hair was slightly messy, and he was wearing a white shirt with a stand-up collar. His fox-like eyes were as cold as ice, with a sharp beauty. His features were as sharp as if they were carved by a knife, and he was so charming that he was beyond compare. His petal-shaped lips were slightly pursed.

His handsome brows furrowed and relaxed intermittently. A female employee from the sales team quietly covered her mouth and exclaimed with wide eyes: "My God, am I seeing things? Is this really our President Xia? Where is he? He's so handsome, so captivating! I can't concentrate on the meeting at all."

The girl with a long ponytail and black-rimmed glasses sitting on the right turned to look at the employee who was staring blankly, and frowned, saying: "President Xia must have something to do, so he couldn't come to the company. Don't be like this, Xiaoxiao. If the president hears us, he can hear what's going on here."

Xia Jinghao frowned, his fox-like eyes narrowed, and his gaze darkened. Why were other employees making noises? He held the Bluetooth headset microphone in his right hand and said in a low, cold voice: "This is a meeting, not a time for discussion. Can other noises please stop?"

The company meeting ended at 2:30 p.m. Xia Jinghao closed his laptop, stood up, opened the study door, and stepped out. He saw Shen Jiayi sitting at the dining table in the dining room, and a deep smile appeared in his eyes. He strode over to her.