"Nine months?!" Lady Jing Ya looked at Jimo Shanshan excitedly. "Shanshan, are you pregnant?!"
"It’s still too early to tell. I haven’t confird it yet, but, um..." Jimo Shanshan noticed everyone was eating and quickly stopped herself.
"This is wonderful!" Lady Jing Ya laughed. "Your grandparents would be even happier than I am if they found out!"
"Grandma, let’s not tell them just yet. If it’s not true, it might disappoint everyone," Jimo Shanshan smiled and said softly. "On the way here, I told Seventh Brother not to ntion it, but he went ahead and spilled the beans anyway."
Tong Yao chuckled. "That’s the right move. If your mom knew, with her personality, she’d rush over here in a fit of excitent."
As everyone talked and laughed, Long Che silently got up and left the dining hall.
Tong Airui picked up a napkin from the table, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it straight at Maize Kai’s face. "Why are you making such pointless comnts about sothing uncertain?"
Maize Kai pouted and said, "I’m a doctor. If I say it’s there, it’s there. What’s ’uncertain’ about it? Just wait five days, and I’ll bring you the test results."
Tong Airui snorted, "The child isn’t even mine. Why would I care about the test results?"
"You’re just jealous," Maize Kai said smugly, giving him a side glance.
Tong Airui was about to retort when Yi Luowa quickly grabbed his arm. "He already eats slowly as it is, don’t provoke him."
Tong Airui said grumpily, "He does everything slowly, except for this—he’s quite proactive."
Maize Kai inhaled deeply through his nose. "Do you all sll that sourness in the air?"
Jimo Shanshan smiled lightly and bumped his arm. "Stop talking, eat your food."
Lady Jing Ya grinned lovingly. "You all are just like when you were kids—always teasing each other when together and missing each other when apart."
"Forever little kids!" Tong Yao smiled and picked up her chopsticks. "Shanshan, if you want to eat sothing specific in the future, just tell or your grandma. I’ll have soone prepare it for you."
"Thank you, Auntie."
"We’re family, no need for thanks!" Tong Yao smiled softly. "You’re all still children in my eyes. Now, before we know it, you’re having children of your own."
"Hehe... Yaoyao Auntie, Aunt Yan Zi ate all the food again." As Tong Yao was reflecting, Youyou giggled as she ca running in. Seeing two new faces at the table, she greeted them cheerfully, "Hello, Seventh Brother! Hello, Seventh Sister-in-law!"
Maize Kai looked at Youyou and chuckled. "Whenever you act normal, I get nervous. I think you’re better as your usual self."
"What do you all want from anyway?" Youyou pouted.
"Don’t listen to him. You’re perfect just as you are now," Yi Luowa said, pulling Youyou down to sit next to her. "Youyou’s nothing short of amazing—it takes skill to get your Aunt to eat."
Youyou puffed out her chest proudly. "I hand-fed her every bite."
"Yan Zi sure is lucky." Tong Yao chuckled and then turned her head toward Yi Luowa. "Luowa, which day did your Uncle choose out of the ones I gave him?"
"He chose August 28th, and then on September 1st, Tong Airui and I will go to Shen Ying." Yi Luowa smiled lightly. "I can’t wait for that day—it makes so excited just thinking about it."
"It’s coming up soon. You should start preparing for your trip to S Country," Tong Yao said as she glanced at Youyou eating.
Yi Luowa also looked at Youyou. "Youyou, want to co with to S Country for so fun?"
Youyou tilted her head and asked, "Is it fun there?"
"Of course! Ai Ni Sis, You Jia Brother, they’re both there. Oh, and two super cute little brothers—they’ll keep you company."
"Then I’ll ask Aunt Yan Zi later. If she lets go, I’ll go." Youyou hesitated for a mont. "If I leave, what if Mi Chenxuan suddenly cos back and doesn’t find ?"
Tong Airui said firmly, "This ti, let Eighth Brother accompany you to S Country. Stay there for two or three days, then co back."
Yi Luowa shot him a suspicious look and imdiately understood. The Blue family’s matter and the issue with Haotian weren’t resolved yet—he needed to stay here to keep an eye on things.
"Is Mi Chenxuan coming back?" Youyou perked up with a smile.
"In three days."
Yi Luowa calculated silently. Three days later, they’d only be able to stay in S Country for three days.
"Luowa, you’ll have to wait three more days to leave. In the anti, why don’t you go visit your Uncle at the manor? There’s not much going on at ho."
"Okay."
After dinner, everyone chatted for a while, and Yi Luowa followed Tong Airui back to their room.
As soon as they entered, Tong Airui switched to his nagging mode.
"I can’t go with you to your Uncle’s tomorrow, so don’t stay overnight there, got it?"
"Okay!"
"The trip to S Country—two nights, three days—and that includes the travel ti."
"Okay!"
"When you’re there, don’t wander around. It’s not safe right now."
"Okay."
"No, this isn’t working. Just Eighth Brother alone doesn’t make comfortable."
"Okay!"
Tong Airui frowned slightly. "Yi Luowa, what’s with all the ’okay’s?"
"Huh? Oh... um..."
Before long, she was pressed down onto the bed. Yi Luowa pouted and looked up at him. "What’s gotten into you again? You even bit my lip earlier—it hurts."
Tong Airui frowned and said, "The mont you’re not in front of , I can’t stop worrying. You haven’t even left yet, and I’m already missing you. What am I supposed to do?"
"I’ll hurry back," Yi Luowa said softly as she reached up to smooth the crease on his brow.
"No, I need to call and check on Haotian’s situation. If nothing happens, I’ll go to S Country with you."
Tong Airui climbed off Yi Luowa and grabbed the phone to call Yuan Hang.
Yi Luowa rested her head against his thigh, listening to him talk to Yuan Hang.
"Yuan Hang, what did Emperor Haotian say after reviewing those docunts?"
"Nothing much. All he said was: ’Send people to the island imdiately and bring Kai Di back to the country!’"
"Let know no matter when you hear anything."
"Got it."
Tong Airui hung up the phone and rubbed Yi Luowa’s head. "Looks like we’ll get Emperor Haotian’s decision soon. Let’s hope it doesn’t escalate."
"My instincts say it won’t escalate."
"Then do your instincts tell you what I’m about to do next?"
"Whatever it is you love doing!" Yi Luowa giggled.
"Smart girl!" Tong Airui reached out to unbutton Yi Luowa’s shirt, but he didn’t get far before the phone rang.
Tong Airui glanced at the phone. "Why’s Fifth Brother calling at this hour?"
"Pick up," Yi Luowa suggested, smiling as she burrowed into the blankets.
Tong Airui accepted the call, undressing as he asked, "Ai Nuo, what’s going on?"
"Who’s pissed off Dad again?"
"What’s wrong?" Tong Airui stripped completely, lifted the blanket, and slipped inside.
"Dad called just now, yelled at about this and that, then dropped this bombshell: ’Co ho soon and give a grandson.’ What does that even an?"
Tong Airui burst into laughter. "You know who you need to bla—Seventh Brother ca over tonight all smug, boasting about Shanshan being pregnant. Whether it’s true or not, we still don’t know! But I could tell Dad was upset by then."
"Seriously? He picked soone far across the ocean to scold and didn’t even give seventh any grief?"
"Quit whining! Hurry back ho. Uncle’s been working overti without a break till now. Don’t you feel bad?"
Tong Airui didn’t wait for Tong Aino to respond and hung up the phone.
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