The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 342 Hot Pot

Autumn didn't know what was going on, but the road to Shining Company was too congested. It was almost time to get off work when she finally got there.

"Charles..." Autumn was standing downstairs, waiting for Charles. She saw him coming out of the presidential private elevator the moment it opened. She wanted to go to him and greet him warmly, but she also saw Leila following closely behind Charles. Autumn hated Leila's presence. It was like a cold bucket of water that was poured on her. She was going to wave to her husband, but dropped her hand on seeing Leila.

As soon as Leila came out of the elevator, she also saw Autumn. She moved close to Charles on purpose. From Autumn's angle, she could hardly hear what they were talking about, but she could see they seemed more intimate than before.

"Mr. Lu, I will go now. No need to disturb you and your wife." Leila said with a bright smile on her face. When she passed by Autumn she also greeted her as if nothing had happened.

Autumn was too overwhelmed to say hello to Leila. The intense feelings in her heart suddenly came up again. Her heart beat too fast.

Charles came close to Autumn and asked curiously, "Hello there! What's wrong with you? Why are you standing here in a daze?"

Autumn didn't answer Charles' question. "Why do you take the elevator down with her?"

That elevator was for Charles only. Without his permission, no one else could take it.

"You are starting to make blind guesses again." Charles just stared at Autumn. He explained, "She said she had something urgent to deal with after work, so she asked me if she could use the elevator with me As you can see, we have so many employees in Shining Company. If she waited for the staff elevator, who knows when she will be able to come down? Therefore, I allowed her to take the elevator with me. What's wrong with that? Why are you so terribly suspicious and paranoid?"

Autumn didn't know the reason, either. Recently, she found her mood to be volatile, like the weather outside. She couldn't help giving malice to the relationhip between Charles and Leila. She had lost control of her emotions.

"Sorry, nothing serious. Let's go. Grandpa and grandma must already be waiting for us." Charles didn't mean to scold Autumn. He just thought that there could be something wrong with Autumn's emotional stability.

Autumn forced herself not to think of the relationhip between Leila and Charles. She constantly told herself that she must trust her husband, Charles. When they arrived at the Zhao family's house, it was bustling with noise and excitement.

It was freezing cold, that evening. Amy prepared a hot pot for the family. Smelling the spiciness of the hot pot, Autumn sniffed the air and exclaimed as soon as she came in, "That smells amazing!" "Oh, Autumn. You're here!" Amy greeted Autumn as she carried the dishes to the table and Autumn also greeted her back. She also greeted everyone else. Then, she hurried to look for Emily. "Grandma." Emily pushed the door open to reach out to Autumn the moment she heard her, and hugged her. "I miss you so much, grandma."

"My silly girl, why haven't you come to visit these days?" Emily took Autumn's hands and caressed them. She then felt Autumn's face. Afterwards, Emily frowned and asked her, "You seem to have grown thinner. Have you lost weight?"

"Do I?" Autumn replied, sounding like a vulnerable child. In recent days, she did lose some weight because she fell ill. But to her surprise, in spite of grandma's blindness, she could feel it by touching her face. Autumn explained to her grandma, "I've been quite busy these days. Besides, Charles also went on a business trip several day ago, so I didn't come to see you, grandma. I am so sorry."

Charles also came to join them in the room. After an exchange of greetings, Charles said to Emily, "Let's go, grandma. Let's have dinner."

Charles assisted Emily to the table. Emily could not eat too much spicy food, so Amy made a two-flavor hot pot. Autumn sat between Emily and Cindy so that she could take care of both of them. "Autumn, you and Charles have been married for quite a while now. Don't you have any plans of having a baby?" Autumn liked Cindy so much, so Emily couldn't help asking Autumn about it. Autumn suddenly blushed. She didn't know whether it was because of Emily's words or because of the hot pot.

"Grandma, we are having a meal. Why do you suddenly bring this up?" Autumn asked with her face getting redder. Now, everyone was focused on her, which made her feel awkward.

"You are old enough. At your age, it's the right time for you to give birth to a baby." Emily said with smile, "Look, you are so fond of Cindy. If you can have a child of your own in the future, she must be as cute as Cindy."

"Aunt Emily is right, Autumn." Abby, who was sitting across the table, also joined in. "If you're gonna have a baby, that means Cindy will have a playmate, doesn't it? After Cindy was born, there was no baby born in our family for a long time. So we are looking forward to your and Charles' child."

"Sister..." Cindy was sitting quietly to enjoy her meal. But when she heard the adults' talk, she also raised up her head. She looked at Autumn, and asked like a lamb, "Do you have a baby girl in your belly?" Autumn couldn't help playfully pinching Cindy's cheek, and asked, "You wish I had a baby girl in my belly, don't you?"

Cindy lowered her head down, and thought for a while. Then she raised up her head again to give her answer earnestly, "I want a baby boy first, and then a baby girl. I will buy a lot of pretty clothes for them." "How greedy you are, Cindy ......" Autumn was almost speechless. But other family members who were watching the fun all burst into laughter. "Look, Cindy has made a perfect plan for you. Both a boy and a girl can make you a family full of bliss. It's perfect!"

Abby then turned to Cindy, "Cindy, when the baby in Autumn's belly is born, you are going to be an aunt."

"Wow, I'd like to be called aunt." Cindy was so excited that she clapped her hands. She was too young to know about the seniority in the family, so she was delighted, not knowing that they were just having fun Autumn's face turned redder. She stole a glance at Charles beside her, but was surprised to find that Charles was looking at her with a smile. Autumn felt a bit embarrassed.

"Grandma, you can rest assured that I will work hard so that you get to see your grandson as soon as possible." Charles also joined with the joking. Only Autumn looked down at the floor. Fortunately, after a little while, they changed their topic. Autumn had been helping Emily eat, so she had no time to eat anything herself.

After dinner, Autumn assisted Emily to her bedroom. She didn't come back out until she helped Emily finish bathing and lie on the bed. With everything done, Autumn came out to relax herself on the sofa. At that time, Amy brought her a plate of fruit, saying, "How about having some fruit? I did not see you eat much at the table."

"Thank you, grandma." Autumn smiled with sweetness. Then, before Abby went downstairs, she said to Autumn, "Remember to make some time. The press conference will be held this Sunday." Autumn blanked for a while, pausing as she was about to put a piece of fruit in her mouth. She then remembered what the conference would be about. "Okay, I will."

Every time Charles visited the Zhao family, he would always talk about work with Andy. Now as usual, he was chatting with Andy. Abby went upstairs to get Cindy to sleep, leaving Autumn alone sitting on the sofa, bored. It had been a long time before Charles was done talking with Andy. Charles then remembered Autumn was still sitting nearby. So he turned to check on Autumn, only to find that she had almost fallen asleep on the sofa.

"Autumn is so sleepy. Let's chat next time, shall we?" Andy advised with a smile, "It's too late now. Let's go out for a drink some other day."