"Visitor’s call."
The four of them directed their gazes toward the small screen, Su Liya puzzledly asked, "Who’s here?"
Chen Cheng stood up and walked over, the screen now displaying Xia Yubing and Tong Jialu.
"Hello?"
"Brother Cheng?"
"Husband!"
The three people in the room imdiately crowded around, many called him Brother Cheng, but the one who called him husband—whether it was ng Wanning, i Xiang, or Su Liya—all subconsciously thought of only Xiao ier.
Chen Cheng suddenly felt as if three pairs of dagger-like gazes were staring at him.
He didn’t turn around. "I’ll open the door for you two."
"Yes!"
After ending the call at the entrance, the basent door of the courtyard also opened, and Chen Cheng turned around.
"Who are they?" Su Liya was the first to speak.
Having t Xia Yubing and Tong Jialu at Wanbao Hall, ng Wanning knew, "They are Director Xia and Manager Tong from the Capital Publishing."
i Xiang was even more familiar with the two, "They are also Brother Cheng’s secretary and assistant."
Directors and managers, secretaries and assistants, along with the roles of Brother Cheng and Husband, all these identities combined in two people nearly crashed Su Liya’s brain.
"Wan Wan, i Xiang, please take care of it." Chen Cheng opened the door, "I’ll go and greet them."
After saying this, Chen Cheng walked out of the west wing room.
It wasn’t Xia Yubing and Tong Jialu’s first visit, Tong Jialu even had co an extra ti, so they quickly entered the garden from the basent.
Passing through the hanging flower gate, Xia Yubing imdiately saw Chen Cheng standing in the courtyard waiting.
He was wearing howear, tall and straight despite his arm being wrapped in bandages, but he seed to be in good spirits.
In an instant, Xia Yubing’s suspended heart finally settled.
She quickly walked to Chen Cheng, her eyes turned red imdiately, her voice carried a sobbing tone and bla, "You scared to death! How could you be so careless..."
Before Chen Cheng could speak, tears burst from Xia Yubing’s eyes, she sobbed, "So many people said you were seriously hurt, I... I was almost worried to death..."
Chen Cheng gently pulled Xia Yubing into his arms, softly comforting her, "I’m fine, really, it’s just a superficial injury, don’t worry, don’t cry..."
He felt Xia Yubing’s warmth, slling the familiar scent on her, feeling full of guilt and self-bla.
He shouldn’t have let Xia Yubing worry about him, especially during her pregnancy.
Tong Jialu, standing by, saw Chen Cheng was alright, also relieved, "Brother Cheng, Sister was really worried about you. We just saw the news in the group this morning, Sister couldn’t sit still."
She also took out her phone, coming next to Chen Cheng, "Look, these ssages are so frightening!"
Chen Cheng looked down at Tong Jialu’s phone screen, various versions of "Chen Cheng assaulted" incidents were wildly spreading in various WeChat groups.
So said his injuries were severe, life hanging by a thread;
So said he was rushed to ICU, under ergency care;
Others said he offended so big shot, and the days ahead wouldn’t be easy...
These ssages, both true and exaggerated, made Chen Cheng both laugh and cry.
"These people really are..." Chen Cheng helplessly shook his head, "Here I am, all fine, right?"
Xia Yubing raised her head from Chen Cheng’s embrace, her eyes tearful as she choked out, "But... but you really got hurt... what if... what if..."
She dared not continue, fearing those bad premonitions might beco reality.
"Alright, alright, stop crying,"
Chen Cheng wiped the tears from Xia Yubing’s face, "Look, I’m fine right now, right?"
He deliberately moved his injured arm, smiling, "It’s just a bit inconvenient, need soone to feed , even need help going to the bathroom..."
Hearing Chen Cheng say this, Xia Yubing laughed through her tears, hitting his chest lightly, "You just know how to scare !"
Chen Cheng held Xia Yubing, "Alright, didn’t an to make you worry. Are you relieved now?"
Xia Yubing nodded slightly, "Seeing you still so eloquent, I am relieved."
Tong Jialu squeezed forward, "Brother Cheng, don’t worry. Sister and I will take care of you."
"Before Sister Xiao Er cos back," she added, "Whether it’s eating or going to the bathroom, just call us."
Chen Cheng smiled, "Alright, then I’ll take you up on that offer."
He took Xia Yubing’s hand, "Let’s go, Xiao Lu. It’s almost noon, we should have hotpot, let’s go order so dishes."
Manager Tong excitedly held onto Chen Cheng’s other arm, "Sounds great~! But... just the three of us, can we really order much?"
"Three?"
Chen Cheng slowed his pace, "In the west wing, there are three more."
"Ah?"
"What?"
With confusion, the Xia sisters followed Chen Cheng’s steps to the west wing.
Just as they pushed open the door, the two sisters saw the three people inside.
Apart from Su Liya, who was sowhat unfamiliar, ng Wanning and i Xiang were relatively familiar.
"Miss ng, Miss i Xiang... you...," Manager Tong didn’t know what to say, "are also here?"
After ng Wanning and i Xiang explained Chen Cheng’s relationship with the Xia Family to Su Liya, Su Liya seed to connect them to the people she had t at Wanbao Hall when she saw them in person.
However, today they weren’t wearing uniforms. Their beige and gray coats, however, highlighted the mature charm of the two won even more.
ng Wanning spoke first: "Yes, I heard Brother Cheng was hurt, so I ca over to look after him."
i Xiang also pulled Su Liya forward, "So did Li Ya and I."
Xia Yubing was quite impressed with this blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl; she rembered Li Ya is a distant relative of Wen Shulin.
Though she and Manager Tong were a few years older than the three won, Xia Yubing still politely greeted them: "Miss ng, Miss i Xiang, Miss Li Ya."
Su Liya stepped forward and scrutinized Xia Yubing carefully. After a mont, she asked, "Why do you call that uncle ’husband’?"
Xia Yubing was also baffled, not knowing how to respond to this question imdiately.
She instinctively looked at Chen Cheng, who calmly replied, "Because she is my woman."
"I don’t understand, isn’t that title Sister Xiao Er’s?" Su Liya pressed on.
i Xiang quickly interjected, "I’ve called him that too..."
"Ah?"
"It was in Japanese," i Xiang explained.
ng Wanning, in fact, had never used that title before and felt a bit sour inside.
Still, she tugged at Su Liya’s sleeve, "Li Ya, don’t be like that."
Chen Cheng sensed the subtleties in the atmosphere and knew he had to explain.
He revamped the story of buying a car that day, explaining the origin of Mrs. Chen. Xia Yubing listened as Chen Cheng acknowledged her in front of everyone else, and she felt even more touched.
Su Liya pouted, "Then... then... I also..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Chen Cheng changed the subject, "Let’s order first. It will take ti for delivery to arrive."
Saying this, he took out his phone, opening the Haidilao page, "Choose whatever you like."
ng Wanning was very supportive. Her feelings for Chen Cheng were different, "I’ll have tripe and tofu skin."
i Xiang, who had already known about the existence of the Xia sisters, was less reactive, "Then I’ll have beef rolls, shrimp pastes, and a vegetable platter."
Su Liya huffed, "I want a lot of spicy food, spicy enough to kill."
Upon hearing this, ng Wanning chid in first, "Then I’ll start with a tomato base; I can’t eat anything spicy."
Manager Tong nodded, "Right, my sister can’t eat spicy nowadays either. Miss ng, let’s get the larger tomato pot."
ng Wanning paused her ordering, sensing sothing was off, "I rember you guys really liked spicy food back at Wanbao Hall?"
"My sister is pregnant." Manager Tong supported Xia Yubing, "She recently changed her tastes and likes sour food now."
"ま〜!"
"What?!"
"What?!"
The three younger won’s gazes simultaneously fell on Xia Yubing’s belly, unsurprisingly, all with shocked expressions.
Su Liya’s eyes widened, her mouth forming an ’O’, and it took her a long ti to react, "Pregnant... pregnant?!"
ng Wanning was also stunned; although she knew about Chen Cheng and Xia Yubing’s relationship, the news of the pregnancy was too sudden for her.
i Xiang’s face fell, she had said she wanted to have Chen Cheng’s children, yet Xia Yubing was already pregnant, "I..."
Chen Cheng took a deep breath, observing everyone’s different reactions, and couldn’t help but think to himself: "Today, the west wing is getting livelier."
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