With my heart pounding, even though I knew the time was already up, I still didn’t dare to look.
After taking a few deep breaths, I patted my cheeks and made a few exaggerated faces in the mirror to calm myself down.
But in the end, still trembling pathetically, I looked toward the test strip—the thing that would decide whether “little Suo Tian” had a chance to exist in this world.
One dark line, one faint line… two red bars.
The moment I saw it, my mind went blank, and I forgot what it meant.
I hurriedly fumbled around to find the instruction manual I had tossed aside.
When I saw that it indicated a positive result, I completely froze.
Positive… positive…
My lips trembled, but I didn’t know what expression to make.
I just stared blankly at the test strip showing a positive result, my mind going blank all over again.
I don’t know how long passed before Suo Tian, probably noticing that the shower hadn’t been turned on for too long, called from outside, “What’s wrong?”
His voice snapped me back to reality.
I stared at the bathroom door for a moment, then quickly picked up the box, stuffed the test strip back inside, and shoved it into my pocket.
After patting my face again and forcing a couple of “normal” expressions in the mirror, I opened the door and walked out.
Suo Tian was leaning by the doorway, a map held between his fingers.
When he saw me come out, he glanced at my unchanged clothes and raised an eyebrow slightly. “Did you fall asleep in there?”
I forced a stiff smile. “No… I was just… thinking about life.”
“Mm.” He crossed his arms and looked me up and down again. “And how did that go?”
“…I think… Xu Shu and the others are calling for me, so I need to go over there.”
He paused. “Hm? What?”
“Nothing, nothing.” I waved my hands quickly and turned to rush toward the door.
I should tell Lili and the others first…
Maybe out of guilt or something else, my hand kept unconsciously guarding my pocket.
Suo Tian, sharp as ever, had probably already noticed.
Seeing me about to leave, he simply grabbed me and pulled me back, reaching straight for my pocket.
“What are you doing?! What are you doing?!” I reacted and grabbed the box through my clothes, struggling against him.
“Let me see what it is,” Suo Tian said, clearly not intending to let go.
“No! You can look later—not now!” My mind was a complete mess at this point.
I couldn’t even tell whether I was happy or not.
The difference in strength was overwhelming.
In just two seconds, I lost.
Suo Tian successfully played the role of a bandit—stealing what was essentially the first “photo” of little Suo Tian.
The moment he saw the words on the box, his expression changed sharply.
He looked back and forth between me and the box for a full few minutes.
It seemed like he wanted to open it, but after hesitating, he didn’t.
Pressing his lips together, he finally asked, “You tested it?”
I tried to read something from his expression.
Aside from looking more tense than usual, there wasn’t anything particularly different.
I nodded slightly. “Yeah.”
“And the result…?” It was rare for Suo Tian to ask a question with such hesitation.
Seeing him grow increasingly tense, a mischievous impulse suddenly rose in me. “Guess.”
His brows furrowed slightly, and he called out urgently, “Chen Yang!”
I pointed at the box in his hand. “Just look for yourself.”
He glanced down at the box, struggled for a moment, and finally gave up. “You tell me.”
Not wanting to tease him anymore, I shook my head. “I don’t know… I really don’t. That’s why I was going to ask Lili.”
Suo Tian froze for a second, then grabbed me and pulled me downstairs.
The noise caught Han Xue’s attention in the next room—she opened the door and followed us when she saw us heading down.
Just as we reached Lili’s door, she opened it herself and stepped aside to let us in.
“You’re stomping down the stairs like you’re going into battle. Do you think the stairs can handle the three of you like that?”
Suo Tian handed her the box. “Take a look.”
Lili took it and glanced at me, a little stunned. “You tested it?”
“Yeah.”
She opened the box and looked inside.
Her expression paused for a moment, then she broke into a smile.
“Well?” Suo Tian asked.
Lili checked again as if confirming, then patted Suo Tian on the shoulder. “Congratulations—you’re going to be a father.”
“Ah!” Han Xue let out a delighted scream, startling me, Lili, and Xu Shu, who had just rushed over after hearing the commotion.
“Good thing we had Bruno make a special trip to bring this back for us!”
“Haha, I knew it! There had to be a reason—no normal person just sleeps all day like that.”
They were genuinely happy for us.
At this moment, they didn’t even care about their earlier argument anymore, chatting back and forth more excitedly than Suo Tian and I were.
Suo Tian seemed stunned.
After Lili said that, he just stood there, staring blankly at my stomach.
It took a long while before the room finally quieted down.
Then he lifted his head to meet my eyes, a trace of uncontrollable joy showing on his face.
“I’ve never felt anything like this before.”
I couldn’t help but smile along with him. “Me neither.”
At that moment, the tangled emotions I’d been feeling since taking out the test strip finally settled.
When I saw that deep, genuine joy on his face for the first time, the delayed happiness and emotion slowly wrapped around me.
Lili brought out another new test and had me try again.
When it still showed two lines, the excitement that had been buried deep inside my mind felt like it was suddenly ignited, bursting out all at once.
I hugged Xu Shu and Han Xue tightly, so overwhelmed that I could barely speak.
After a while, I finally managed to stammer out a few broken words, my voice trembling:
“Little Suo Tian… I’m going to be… a mom.”
After that, the three of them pulled me around, talking endlessly about pregnancy care and precautions, going on until the middle of the night.
Han Xue even took out a book and seriously marked key points, reading them out to me one by one.
That book was probably something Bruno had brought her.
During all of this, Suo Tian just sat quietly on the sofa, not saying a word, not moving—just sitting there, watching me.
…
Because I was so emotionally overwhelmed that night, I didn’t manage to fall asleep until very late.
When I woke up again, it was already noon.
Suo Tian was long gone from his spot.
After sitting there for a moment to gather myself, I got up, went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face.
As I came out, my eyes caught the instruction manual left on the table, and the events of last night suddenly came flooding back.
My mood instantly lifted.
I patted my stomach happily and headed downstairs.
But when I reached the living room, there was no one there.
Just as I was wondering what was going on, Uncle Gazi poked his head out from the kitchen.
Seeing me, he asked, “You slept in today, girl—only getting up at lunchtime.”
“Yeah… I went to bed too late last night. Where is everyone?”
Uncle Gazi pointed outside. “Seems like something happened out there. It’s been noisy since early morning. They all went to take a look.”
He was about to head back into the kitchen, but suddenly seemed to remember something.
Turning back to me, he hesitated before asking, “This morning, I heard those girls chatting… saying you’ve got… some kind of situation? Is it true?”
“Mm… it’s true.” I grabbed a glass of water and went into the kitchen to help.
Rolling up my sleeves, I started picking vegetables.
Uncle Gazi came in behind me to wash rice, then asked after a moment, “When did it happen? How far along are you?”
“Uh…” I thought for a bit, then shook my head. “I… don’t know.”
“Ah… you silly girl.” After setting the rice to cook, Uncle Gazi thought for a moment before continuing, “If we estimate it like this, you’ll probably give birth around April or May next year. Not too hot, not too cold—just right.”
As soon as he finished speaking, I shivered involuntarily.
When Lili gave birth before, I had been there watching the whole time.
That scene was still vivid in my mind—even her screams felt like they were echoing in my ears.
When Uncle Gazi suddenly said that, and I thought about how I’d have to face something like that myself in a few months, I instantly froze on the spot…
Oh my god…
How did I forget that I actually have to give birth?!
At lunch, Xu Shu and the others started talking about what had happened outside that morning.
Apparently, a large group of people had surrounded a villa and found a lot of unknown items inside—but the place itself was empty.
There were no surveillance cameras in the villa area, so it wasn’t easy to figure out who those things belonged to.
Halfway through the meal, Suo Tian came back from outside.
He almost never returned at noon, but this time he suddenly showed up, didn’t eat, just poured himself a glass of water and sat on the sofa, glancing at me from time to time.
Lili couldn’t help but laugh. “Looks like we’re all benefiting from the baby in Chen Yang’s belly. Otherwise, we wouldn’t get to see Captain Suo this often.”
Xu Shu and Han Xue laughed along.
Chen Pu, who had been eating quietly, looked up in confusion.
After glancing at me, he asked, “You’re pregnant?”
Before I could answer, Xu Shu smacked him on the head.
Her expression changed, and she snapped sharply, “Watch how you speak! Don’t you know how to address people properly?!”
Maybe it was what Lili had said before, along with Chen Pu’s recent behavior, that had already angered Xu Shu.
This time, she actually hit him over just one sentence.
Even though it was the back of his head, the smack was loud.
We were all stunned.
It took a moment before we reacted.
Uncle Gazi quickly spoke up in disapproval, “Girl, why are you hitting him? Can’t you just talk things out?”
“Yeah, Xu Shu, that was too heavy-handed. You could’ve just said it,” Lili added, looking worriedly at Chen Pu, who was clutching his head and staring at the table.
“Why did you hit me?!” As soon as Lili finished speaking, Chen Pu turned back and demanded angrily, glaring at Xu Shu, whose face had just started to show a trace of regret.
Xu Shu froze for a second, then replied, “Because you’re being disrespectful! Because you’re not likable! Because you’re getting worse and worse!”
— The end of the Chapter–
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