Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife

Chapter 1465: Chapter 1466: Unable to Pick Her Up

Cheng Su felt uneasy all day, and the baby in her belly was very restless, as if it would never stop.

"Why aren’t you sleeping?" Cheng Su said while rubbing her belly: "Do you think you can bully me because your dad isn’t here? Hurry up and sleep."

The baby responded by throwing two more punches.

Cheng Su sighed, yawned, pressed her hand against her chest, and closed her eyes for a bit; she was a little overwhelmed.

Waking up from a frightful dream, her heart was racing, and a thin layer of sweat had formed on her forehead, but she couldn’t remember what the dream had been about.

Outside the window, the rain had finally stopped.

Cheng Su exhaled deeply, got out of bed, and was startled by the urgent ringing of the phone as she stepped out of the room.

As soon as she answered, Qi Fengping’s voice came through the receiver.

"Is Mom really coming today?" Qi Fengping asked, "I’ve been waiting for over an hour now and still haven’t met her."

Cheng Su was taken aback: "Yes. She did say she would come today. I even suggested she could come in a couple of days, but she insisted on coming today."

As she replied, she glanced at the small clock on the table; it was almost three o’clock, and she frowned.

On the other end, Qi Fenglian was getting anxious: "But it’s already this late, and we still haven’t seen her."

"Don’t worry just yet. Did you call Dad to check?" Cheng Su asked.

Qi Fengping paused and said, "I haven’t done that yet."

"Alright, let me ask first." Cheng Su reassured her with a few words, hung up, and dialed a call back home.

When Father Qi received her call, he was a bit surprised. When he heard that Mother Qi hadn’t arrived, he was momentarily confused, then said, "It rained the past couple of days, the roads might be difficult to travel, perhaps that’s the delay."

Cheng Su agreed and reminded him to take care of his health given the bad weather, then hung up.

Looking out the window again, even though it was no longer raining, the sky was still overcast, with low-lying clouds adding to an unspeakable sense of oppressiveness.

She took a sip of hot water, massaged her congested chest, and then called Qi Fenglian to tell her to wait a little longer.

As time ticked by, approaching dinner time, Cheng Su still hadn’t seen Mother Qi’s arrival, and began to feel unsettled herself.

Could something have happened?

"Aunt, play with me!" Gou Sheng called over with a ball in hand.

Cheng Su’s mind was preoccupied, not in the mood to play, so she brushed him off with a few words and couldn’t help but call the shops at the train station.

Gou Sheng, being a sharp little guy, didn’t persist but ran off to talk to Liu Wenjing instead.

Qi Fenglian wasn’t in the shop, so it’s unclear if she was still waiting at the train station.

Liu Wenjing hurried in after hearing her son’s words, asked what’s going on after seeing Cheng Su’s face clouded with worry.

Cheng Su explained that Mother Qi had said she would come, should have arrived by now, but there’s no sign of her, and she didn’t know if something had happened.

Liu Wenjing’s expression changed slightly, exclaiming, "Could something have happened?"

Cheng Su shook her head: "We don’t know right now, hopefully, it’s just bad road conditions causing a delay."

The communication systems aren’t developed yet, it’s not like everyone carries a cellphone nowadays, otherwise, you could immediately call to check. But now, where would you find anyone?

Hopefully, Qi Fenglian has already fetched her.

Just as she thought this, the phone rang again, with Qi Fenglian crying, saying, "I still haven’t found Mom, I don’t know if she’s not arrived or if she’s lost!"

Cheng Su listened, her heart sinking.