Jin Yu met Su Xi’s anxious gaze and nodded. “Before the new year.”
Su Xi’s eyes dimmed, tears welling up. “I’m not suffering here at all…” Had coming here harmed her? Perhaps he shouldn’t have come. If he had continued living in the pleasure house, she might not need to leave the Jin family. Had he burdened her again?
Jin Yu felt Su Xi’s body trembling, misinterpreting it as reluctance to leave. “Don’t overthink. You’ll like it there.”
Su Xi’s trembling subsided, tears in his eyes, voice choked. “Why leave? Is it… because of me…”
“Nonsense,” Jin Yu hugged him tightly, kissing his slightly swollen lips. “I’ve always wanted to take you away. Now that you’re pregnant, we can’t let the baby suffer. My place is good for pregnancy. If you miss here, I’ll bring you back to visit.”
Su Xi lowered his head, wet eyelashes trembling. “I want to go back,” he said softly.
Jin Yu’s eyes flashed with emotion. “Go back where? The pleasure house?”
Su Xi remained silent, nervously clutching Jin Yu’s clothes. Jin Yu held his hand, her voice flat. “I’m leaving here. Su Xi, do you want to never see me or the baby again?”
Su Xi trembled in her embrace, wondering if she was really leaving. If she left, he and the baby might never see her again, waiting endlessly in the pleasure house. He remembered the times he believed she wouldn’t return, yet he still refused other clients, hoping she would suddenly appear.
Looking up at Jin Yu, Su Xi asked, “Really… not leaving because of me?”
Jin Yu wiped away tears from his eyes. “The main reason isn’t you. I’ve planned to leave here for a long time. Whether you want to or not, I’m taking you away.”
Su Xi’s eyes welled up with tears again, a mix of tears and smiles on his face. As long as he hadn’t harmed her, he wanted to follow her wherever she went. She would definitely be good to him and the baby.
Suxi leaned into Jinyu’s embrace, their bodies sharing warmth. “What about the Beauty House and the house?” He had never thought he would move out, having already bought a house in anticipation of her arrival.
