Chapter 859: Gu Xinuo Is Pregnant Too (Part 1)

Her mood plummeted to the bottom as she frowned, her eyes occasionally glancing at Li Mochan’s phone.

A "ding" sound, and a message came through.

It was a video message from Veya.

Li Mochan swiped his finger to open the video, and Xiaobai’s cherubic little face appeared, the childish laughter as clear as bells.

In the video, Mrs. Jiang was holding Xiaobai, while someone beside them teased him with toys, and the little guy seemed to be in good spirits.

Li Mochan’s thin lips curled slightly, watching Xiaobai’s smiling face in the video, his deep gaze softened.

Ye Jiuliang stared at the video for a while, then looked away, her tone helpless but with a hint of worry, "I hope he doesn’t fuss at night."

If the little guy fusses, his grandmother and the others would have a headache.

Knowing his own little one’s temperament, Li Mochan didn’t dare promise that the little guy would sleep obediently.

He chuckled, "Hopefully."

Moments later, when they arrived at the restaurant, Chu Chen and the others were already waiting there.

The large restaurant had only their table, clearly reserved entirely.

Hearing footsteps, Chu Chen looked up, seeing two figures walking hand in hand, and couldn’t help but quip, "If you two were any later, we’d have eaten and left already."

"Come on, we rushed here straight from the airport. It’s your fault for choosing a restaurant so far away," Ye Jiuliang retorted.

Gu Xinuo noticed their empty hands, a puzzled look on her face, "Where’s Xiaobai? Didn’t you bring him?"

Ye Jiuliang replied, "No, we’ll take him out when he’s a little older."

Chu Chen sneered, looking at Li Mochan with a teasing glint, "Bet it’s because Li Mochan didn’t want to bring a third wheel. Just admit it, it’s fine."

Ye Jiuliang: "..."

Are they going to start bickering again?

Half-guessing it right, Li Mochan wasn’t vexed and glanced at him nonchalantly, "Same to you. I hope you won’t act like this in a few months."

Standing here and talking is easy, but when his own little one is born, let’s see if he acts differently.

Chu Chen’s smile froze, and Ye Jiuliang chuckled silently.

Last month, Gu Xinuo found out she was pregnant, which really frustrated Chu Chen. He hadn’t planned on having kids so soon, wanting to enjoy their couple’s world a bit longer. Unexpectedly, a honeymoon led to a baby on the way.

"No problem. If it’s a baby girl, you can send her to our family," Ye Jiuliang said heartily.

It would be great fun to have her marry Xiaobai, making the family ties even closer.

Chu Chen twitched at the eye, "In your dreams."

Always coveting their daughter, how shameless of her.

"What’s wrong with my Xiaobai? He’s got good looks. Just look at my Li Mochan; if Xiaobai turns out like him, he’d certainly be loyal to your daughter." Master Jiu was always striving for a daughter-in-law.

Li Mochan restrained a smile, pouring a glass of water to place in front of her.

Ye Jiuliang picked up the cup, sipped the water to wet her throat, and continued, "Besides, we’re all family. Why let a good thing go to outsiders?"

Chu Chen gave her a sidelong glance, "Yeah right. If your Xiaobai turns out like Li Mochan, our daughter would probably help him count money even if he sold her. Look at you, ever since you met Li Mochan, you’ve been siding with him."

Ouch, that hurt.

Ye Jiuliang had no counter-argument, so she awkwardly fell silent.

"Alright, let’s eat first. You two bicker as soon as you meet, and you’re almost getting as bad as Aqian," Gu Xinuo stepped in, smiling to mediate.

"Ajiu, this restaurant has lots of spicy dishes, and they’re quite good, you should try them."

"Our Anuo always treats me the best," Ye Jiuliang said affectionately, her eyes curving with her smile.

Gu Xinuo chuckled, seizing the chance to tease, "So now I treat you the best? Didn’t you say before that Li Mochan treats you the best?"

Another poke straight into the heart.

Ye Jiuliang’s mind went blank with black lines, leaning against Li Mochan’s arm, she pouted, "They’re both picking on me."

Li Mochan suppressed a laugh, ruffling her hair, his voice low, "Be good, they’re speaking the truth."

Ye Jiuliang’s mouth twitched, "..."

Across the table, laughter erupted, growing more rampant.

"Hahaha."

Ye Jiuliang pinched Li Mochan’s arm, giving a light humph.

"Get lost."

During this, the ordered dishes were steadily brought to the table.

Gu Xinuo picked up her chopsticks, glancing at Ye Jiuliang, "Ajiu, have you been in touch with Aqian lately?"

"His movie premiered recently, and we met up for a meal," Ye Jiuliang said, picking up a piece of beef to pop into her mouth, "He seemed in a good mood."

"It’s funny; ever since he started filming, this has been the most motivated he’s been. Fans say he’s finally active in his career, unlike the usual Ji Mingqian." Gu Xinuo laughed, recalling the amusing comments on Weibo.

This has been going on for nearly half a year, and those two still haven’t reached out, just dragging it on. Watching this, even we feel anxious for them.

I guess, after she has her baby, those two will probably still be at a standstill.

To put it bluntly, Aqian probably uses up all his lifetime patience on that one person.

"Ajiu also has his own struggles and difficulties," Ye Jiuliang said.

In fact, both of them have it tough. With the threat of cutting off the father-son relationship, how could Ajiu act willfully with more pressure on him.

The topic was too heavy, so Chu Chen changed it, "How long are you two staying here?"

Ye Jiuliang was enjoying a shrimp peeled by Li Mochan, responding nonchalantly, "Not sure, there’s a race in a couple of days that I plan to join for some fun."

In the past, Aqian would join, too, but now he’s likely not in the mood.

Hearing she was racing, Gu Xinuo smiled, "Give them a chance and don’t overdo it."

"I’ll try," she said.

"Since you’re here, remember to check in at headquarters, the base has some new design drafts waiting for your approval," Chu Chen reminded.

"And there are a few meetings to attend. I’ll send the details to your computer. Don’t forget to show up."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jiuliang immediately lost her appetite, "Boss Chu, we’re eating, can’t you not bring up work?"

Chu Chen gave her a sidelong look, "If I don’t say now, and you leave, the workload will fall back on me."

He’s no fool.

They all offload their work onto him, if he doesn’t nag, it won’t get done.

Ye Jiuliang: "..."

The friendship boat flips just like that.

...

The movie’s box office continues to break records, and Ji Mingqian is red-hot, consistently topping the hot search list every day.

Meanwhile, Ji Mingqian surprisingly accepted an endorsement deal, arousing public curiosity, and the funniest part was the sarcastic comments claiming he must be out of money, and even a film king has to make cash off the altar.

No matter the outside noise, Ji Mingqian couldn’t care less and left early in the morning for a flight to City A.

As soon as he got off the plane, fans swarmed him at the airport exit, leaving no room to move.