Peninsula: I, a chaebol! I will never follow hidden rules.

Time flies like an arrow, slipping silently through our fingers. The calendar pages turn, and before we know it, it's May.

The weather in early May is like a vibrant watercolor painting, full of ever-changing charm.

In the early morning, sunlight gently shines through the thin mist onto the earth, carrying a refreshing coolness. A light breeze stirs the newly sprouted buds on the branches, rustling softly as if whispering the secrets of late spring and early summer.

The weather is really nice, but Li Zhixuan is really tired!
Jessica Jung's due date is in ten days, but it is normal to give birth one to two weeks before the due date.

In other words, Jessica Jung could give birth at any time at this point.

Under these circumstances, how could Li Zhixuan allow Zheng Xiuyan to stay at his home?
Although you may have a small hospital at home with all the necessary facilities, it can't compare to the manpower and equipment of a proper hospital.

Therefore, as early as half a month ago, Jessica Jung was arranged to stay in a top-tier sanatorium near Lee's Seoul Hospital.

This place is only a five-minute walk from Lee's Seoul Hospital, so if Jessica Jung goes into labor, she can be taken to the hospital immediately.

The hospital had already made arrangements and was ready to deliver the young master of the Li family at any time.

As a result, Li Zhixuan had to shuttle between the sanatorium and his home in Chengnan City.

Most importantly, during the day he has to travel back and forth between the Li Group, Xingji Entertainment, and Xuanxiao Group, plus Lelang Security Company.

In other words, during his workday, Li Zhixuan had to handle the work of four companies. After get off work, he also had to take care of four pregnant women.

Jessica Jung's due date is in ten days, Irene Bae's due date is in a month, Yoona is more than six months pregnant, and Boram Jeon is more than four months pregnant, with her belly clearly showing.

Li Zhixuan had to take great care of each of these four.

How busy is he? So much time has passed, and none of Li Zhixuan's other women have gotten pregnant!

Is it that they are not good enough?

Of course not!
Li Zhixuan is so busy every day, not to mention himself, even his group of women can't keep up.

Seeing that Jessica Jung and Joo-hyun were both close to giving birth, Lee Chi-hsuan decided to ask Lee Jung-hyun for a month of maternity leave.

Of course, he didn't completely abandon his responsibilities; he simply switched to working from home. This way, he could take a break.
This morning, he first had breakfast at home with Bae Joo-hyun, Im Yoon-ah, Jeon Bo-ram, and others, and then brought his work computer to the sanatorium.

At this moment, Jessica Jung was taking a walk in the garden, supported by Krystal Jung and her mother.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan asked someone to bring a wheelchair, and then pushed the wheelchair to catch up with Zheng Xiuyan and the others.

"Honey, are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while?"

Upon hearing Li Zhixuan's voice, Jessica Jung, who was heavily pregnant, beamed with joy and immediately turned around, saying, "I'm not tired, I'm just a little hungry."

"Still eating?"

Before Li Zhixuan could react, Zheng Xiujing exclaimed anxiously, "Didn't you just have breakfast? Look at your double chin! You'll suffer when you have a baby and have to lose weight. You should eat less!"

"Soojung!" Before Jessica could speak, her mother immediately scolded her younger daughter, "Your sister is carrying two people now, so it's only right that she eats smaller meals more frequently. She's pregnant, and you're not letting her eat?! Get some food out here right now!"
"Oh."

Krystal Jung was unconvinced, but dared not say anything more. She immediately squatted down and took out several food containers and a cup from her backpack, which contained bread, fruit, boiled eggs, beef, water, and other things.

Jessica was preparing food when Lee Chi-hsuan helped her sit in her wheelchair to rest. He then hugged her and gave her a quick kiss on the lips, saying softly, "It's okay. Even if you have three or thirty chins, I still love you."

Pregnant women tend to eat and drink more, and exercise less. Combined with hormonal changes, it's normal for them to gain weight.

Jessica Jung has gotten much rounder, and she definitely has a double chin. She knows she doesn't look good right now, but is she really going to lose weight at this point? And what about her baby?

Jessica Jung was definitely upset that her younger sister thought she was fat. However, Krystal Jung always took good care of her and was very concerned about her.

For the past two months, for some reason, Krystal has been somewhat dissatisfied with Jessica's diet and weight. Jessica doesn't know why either, she's too lazy to ask, and she has no intention of dieting.

Here, eat up.

Zheng's mother and Zheng Xiujing brought over the food, and a bodyguard immediately brought over a folding table.

Jessica Jung was indeed hungry, but looking at the table full of food, she frowned and showed no intention of touching her chopsticks.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan immediately asked, "Don't you want to eat these things?"

Jessica Jung looked up at Lee Chi-hin somewhat shyly and explained, "I'm getting a little tired of eating this all the time."

"What would you like to eat? Just tell me what you want and I'll have someone make it for you."

"Hmm... I saw a delicious food online last night, and I really want to eat it."

"what?"

"West Lake Fish With Vinegar Sauce."

"What the hell?!" Li Zhixuan exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing his wide-eyed, shocked expression, the three members of the Zheng family were quite surprised. Jessica Jung asked, puzzled, "West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce? What's wrong?"

It's 2016 now. Short videos already exist, but they're not exactly popular yet, and West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce is still a famous delicacy.

But Li Zhixuan was a time traveler, and he had heard about the true nature of West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce.

To prevent Jessica Jung from feeling disgusted, Lee Chi-hsuan quickly grabbed her chubby little hand and advised, "Jessica, listen to me, that stuff tastes awful."

People say that West Lake is West Lake, vinegar is vinegar, and fish is fish, and that the fish died unjustly.

"If you want to eat fish, I can have someone make you steamed, braised, or sweet and sour fish, or I can make it for you myself. Let's not eat that stuff anymore."

Hearing this, Jessica Jung blinked, her face full of curiosity: "Is it really that bad?"

Yes, there are.

"I want to eat it too! I want to see just how awful it is!"

"This... okay."

Even if it tastes bad, I have to eat it, so let's eat it.

There are several Chinese chefs in the sanatorium, and West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce isn't a particularly difficult dish to prepare.

In less than twenty minutes, a plate of freshly made West Lake Vinegar Fish was placed in front of Jessica Jung.

A whole grass carp lies gracefully on a celadon plate, its body intact, its back slightly arched, its light golden skin gleaming with an oily sheen, as if gently soaked in amber-colored sweet and sour sauce. Scattered with minced ginger and chopped scallions, it resembles a work of art.

Taking a gentle sniff, the sweet and sour aroma made Jessica Jung, who was already hungry, very hungry. She quickly picked up a piece of fish belly with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth.

Immediately afterwards, Jessica Jung's eyes widened in surprise: "It's delicious! It's not as bad as you said. Try it if you don't believe me."

As she spoke, Jessica Jung picked up another piece of fish belly and tried to feed it to Lee Chi-hin.

"Go ahead and eat it. If you like it, have more." Li Zhixuan shook his head and smiled, "I'm sure it'll taste good."

"why?"

“Because it’s not authentic.” Li Zhixuan pointed to the so-called West Lake Vinegar Fish: “Authentic West Lake Vinegar Fish uses grass carp, while this is a perch. Perch has much less of a fishy smell. And its sweet and sour sauce smells sweet and sour, unlike authentic West Lake Vinegar Fish where the sourness is more pronounced than the sweetness. So it’s definitely tastier than the authentic one.”

Actually, Li Zhixuan understood why the chef's cooking wasn't authentic. Grass carp not only has a strong fishy smell, but also many fine bones. If a pregnant woman vomited or got a bone stuck in her throat, the chef might lose his job.

"Uh... the real deal, both fishy and sour?"

"almost."

"Then I'll just eat this inauthentic one."

After eating two large pieces of succulent fish maw, Jessica Jung felt full and continued her slow walk.

After wandering around for another ten minutes or so, she felt a little tired, so Li Zhixuan pushed her back into the house in a wheelchair to rest.

Seeing that Jessica Jung was lying on the sofa watching TV and seemed to be in good spirits, Lee Chi-hin felt relieved. He then went to the balcony, turned on his computer, and prepared to work.

Just then, Krystal Jung came over with two cups: "What would you like to drink? Coffee or water?"

"Water."

After taking the water glass, Li Zhixuan pulled Zheng Xiujing to sit next to him, then looked at her not-so-good expression and asked, "What's wrong? Are you angry?"

Krystal glanced at her sister, Jessica, and after making sure they weren't being watched, she whispered to Lee Chi-hin, "You know very well how beautiful and with such a great figure my sister used to be. Look at her now, is she pretty? Is she healthy?"

"She's pregnant, it's a special case."

Hearing Li Zhixuan say that, Zheng Xiujing seemed even angrier, and said with a dark face, "Can she recover? Can she recover to the same state as before?"

"I'm not sure about that, but it should be possible, right? You can find someone to help her. What can't money buy?"

"So what if you're rich?!"

Jung Soo-jung lowered her voice and said angrily, "Money isn't everything! I really don't like how she is now! She's fat and lazy, like she's been kept in a cage! She's not herself anymore because of having a child!"

Li Zhixuan could tolerate other things, but when he heard the words "domesticated", he was really angry: "Jung Soo-jung! I'm telling you this very seriously now! If you don't want to have children, then don't have them. I won't force you to have children."

But! Your sister is about to give birth, don't upset her! She needs to be happy and relaxed during her delivery. If you say something stupid and upset her, I'll... I'll spank you!

What Li Zhixuan really wanted to say was: Be careful, or I might break up with you!
However, considering that his words might be a bit too harsh, he changed his mind before he could say them.

Krystal Jung isn't blind, so of course she could tell that Li Zhixuan was angry. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and then said, "I won't make her angry anymore, but I don't want to have children."

"Okay. From now on, take precautions every time. If you're still worried, you can get an IUD."

"Uh... I'll think about it."

Is Krystal angry about Jessica's changes? Maybe. But she's actually more worried that she might end up like Jessica in the future.

But why are mothers considered great? Isn't it because childbirth is difficult and requires a great deal of sacrifice from mothers?
If you don't want to have a child, then don't. To put it bluntly, Li Zhixuan doesn't need another child anyway.

However, it's still quite a pity that you can't have a child with the woman you love.

Krystal Jung left, and Li Zhixuan prepared to work.

But less than a minute later, Krystal Jung returned and stood to the side, staring intently at Li Zhixuan.

Li Zhixuan was a little angry. He didn't want to pay attention to Zheng Xiujing, but she kept staring at him, making him feel uncomfortable. So he asked, "What are you doing now?"

"Hmm... is it possible to find someone else to help me get pregnant?"

what? !

Li Zhixuan almost lost control of himself, reaching out to pull Jung Soo-jung down to sit, and then whispered angrily in her ear, "Jung Soo-jung! I'm giving you a serious warning! If you want to have a child, then have one; if you don't, then forget it. Don't get any other ideas!"

Seeing that Li Zhixuan was even angrier than before, Zheng Xiujing was stunned. Then, feeling a bit resentful, she asked irritably, "Can't I even pay for it?"

"no!"

"What if Yoona unnie came up with this idea?"

"Yoona is already pregnant, so your assumption is invalid!"

"I said if."

Krystal Jung stared defiantly into Li Zhixuan's eyes, feeling that he was targeting her and might even dislike her.

"Even if it were Yoona, I wouldn't agree. You're afraid of getting fat, afraid of looking ugly, afraid of danger, so you ask someone else to do it for you? What gives you the right?"

"I'll pay!" he said confidently.
"So what if you're rich? I'll take that back from you now!"

Krystal Jung suddenly fell silent, because that was exactly what she had just said to Li Zhixuan. It was like a boomerang.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan felt no sense of satisfaction at winning the argument; instead, he felt angry.

"Go back to your room right now and reflect on your actions! Don't come out unless I call you!"

"you!"

"What do you mean, 'what ...'?!"

Li Zhixuan rarely loses his temper, so when he does, Zheng Xiujing still feels intimidated.

Not daring to talk back, yet still resentful, they could only storm upstairs in a huff.

Li Zhixuan was also furious and somewhat worried. He had over twenty women, and she wasn't the only one with feelings for Zheng Xiujing, was she?

Unable to continue working, Li Zhixuan simply turned off his computer and went to Zheng Xiuyan's side to watch TV with her.

Seeing Li Zhixuan approach, Zheng Xiuyan stopped pretending, lightly kicked him, and said with dissatisfaction, "Li Zhixuan, why are you bullying Xiujing?"

“I didn’t bully her; I’m teaching her how to be a good person. She’s still too young, and if I don’t take care of her, she’ll go astray.”

"What do you mean?"

"Don't worry about it for now, just focus on having the baby. After you give birth, we'll work together to teach this troublesome girl, Jung Soo-jung, a lesson."

Telling the truth?
Just as Jessica was about to express her dissatisfaction, she suddenly frowned in pain: "Myungwoo! I...I have a stomachache!"

"Someone is coming!!!"

(End of this chapter)