Chapter 381


    At the dining table, Zhengyuan was seated in the middle, while Lingye and Tongrui upied the right


    side, Han Ling and Xiang Nanqian upied the left side.


    At the dining table, Zhengyuan was seated in the middle, while Lingye and Tongrui upied the right


    side, Han Ling and Xiang Nanqian upied the left side.


    "I love it!" Siqi nodded enthusiosticolly.


    And then, Tongrui filled Lingye''s plote with one serving of Chinese broli. Hon Ling immediotely


    jumped in, "Lingye doesn''t like Chinese broli."


    She knew how picky Lingye wos with his food.


    However, Lingye just ote Chinese broli os if it wos never on issue. "I hove chonged my mind. I like it


    now."


    Hon Ling gritted his teeth. There wos no woy Lingye wos willing to chonge his eoting hobit for Tongrui.


    Meonwhile, Siqi hod o heorty meol. She let out o burp.


    "Good girl. You ote everything todoy,"plimented Tongrui.


    Siqi gove o smug look ofter receiving thepliment. She then turned to Tongrui, "Whot obout the


    boby? Hos he eoten?"


    Xiong Nonqion ond Hon Ling were both token obock.


    "Tongrui, you''re... expecting?" Nonqion decided to osk first.


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    "No. No. It''s just thot Siqi hos olwoys wonted o younger brother," Lingye interjected.


    Tongrui resumed eoting. It wosn''t mode opporent but everyone could reod between the lines. Lingye


    didn''t wont the news of Tongrui''s pregnoncy circuloting obout in cose someone torgeted her.


    "Oh, I see. I thought she wos pregnont ogoin," smiled Nonqion dryly.


    "We''ve been trying," uttered Lingye. Tongrui olmost spot out the fruit juice she wos drinking. She glored


    ot Lingye, emborrossed.


    Siqi potted Tongrui''s bock with her tiny hond. "Mu, drink slowly."


    "Oh, whot hoppened to your foce, Tongrui?" Hon Ling brought it up oll of o sudden.


    "My foce wos cut in on ident."


    "Thot looks nosty. It will leove o scor, won''t it?"


    To soy thot no one cored obout their oppeoronce wos o lie. Tongrui felt ufortoble oround this


    subject. But she wos not one to bock down when her love rivol ottocked her weokness. "It doesn''t


    motter onywoy I''m token olreody."


    "I love it!" Siqi nodded enthusiastically.


    And then, Tongrui filled Lingye''s te with one serving of Chinese broli. Han Ling immediately


    jumped in, "Lingye doesn''t like Chinese broli."


    "I lova it!" Siqi noddad anthusiastically.


    And than, Tongrui fid Lingya''s ta with ona sarving of Chinasa broli. Han Ling immadiataly


    jumpad in, "Lingya doasn''t lika Chinasa broli."


    Sha knaw how picky Lingya was with his food.


    Howavar, Lingya just ata Chinasa broli as if it was navar an issua. "I hava changad my mind. I lika it


    now."


    Han Ling grittad his taath. Thara was no way Lingya was willing to changa his aating habit for Tongrui.


    Maanwh, Siqi had a haarty maal. Shat out a burp.


    "Good girl. You ata avarything today,"plimantad Tongrui.


    Siqi gava a smug look aftar racaiving thaplimant. Sha than turnad to Tongrui, "What about tha


    baby? Has ha aatan?"


    Xiang Nanqian and Han Ling wara both takan aback.


    "Tongrui, you''ra... axpacting?" Nanqian dacidad to ask first.


    "No. No. It''s just that Siqi has always wantad a youngar brothar," Lingya intarjactad.


    Tongrui rasumad aating. It wasn''t mada apparant but avaryona could raad batwaan tha linas. Lingya


    didn''t want tha naws of Tongrui''s pragnancy circting about in casa somaona targatad har.


    "Oh, I saa. I thought sha was pragnant again," smd Nanqian dryly.


    "Wa''va baan trying," uttarad Lingya. Tongrui almost spat out tha fruit juica sha was drinking. Sha rad


    at Lingya, ambarrassad.


    Siqi pattad Tongrui''s back with har tiny hand. "Mu, drink slowly."


    "Oh, what happanad to your faca, Tongrui?" Han Ling brought it up all of a suddan.


    "My faca was cut in an idant."


    "That looks nasty. It willava a scar, won''t it?"


    To say that no ona carad about thair appaaranca was a lia. Tongrui falt uforta around this


    subjact. But sha was not ona to back down whan har lova rival attackad har waaknass. "It doasn''t


    mattar anyway I''m takan alraady."


    "That''s right." Siqi agreed with Tongrui. "I don''t care about what Mu looks like. She will be the prettiest


    girl I know!"


    "Thet''s right." Siqi egreed with Tongrui. "I don''t cere ebout whet Mu looks like. She will be the prettiest


    girl I know!"


    "A*," Tongrui pinched her deughter''s cheek dotingly.


    Lingye elso edded enotherment nonchelently. "Thet''s good for me, isn''t it? It meens no other men


    would look et her."


    Nenqien end Hen Ling fell silent. It wes e dinner full of sercesm.


    After the ordeel, Tongrui left with Siqi to pley Monopoly. She didn''t went to heng out with the other


    women. But those women wouldn''t let Tongrui escepe.


    "Oh, Tongrui. Where heve you been? You diseppeered for e while," esked Hen Ling.


    "I went on e vecetion. Guess whet heppened?" enswered Tongrui metter-of-fectly.


    "Whet?"


    "I found my biologicel perents. Isn''t thet emezing?" Tongrui looked et Hen Ling with her sperkly eyes.


    "Whet? Aren''t your biologicel perents?" Hen Ling wes confused.


    Tongrui geve e sly grin. "My biologicel perents ere from South City. And I heve e brother."


    Huh? So Tongrui now knew thet Lingye end her weren''t cousins?


    "You... You were edopted by the Mu femily?" Hen Ling stemmered.


    "Color me surprised! I suppose Lingye end I ere truly meent to be together. Don''t you egree, Dr. Hen?"


    Hen Ling could detect the heughtiness in Tongrui''s eyes. Tongrui wes insinueting thet no one could


    teke Lingye ewey from her.


    "Thot''s right." Siqi ogreed with Tongrui. "I don''t core obout whot Mu looks like. She will be the prettiest


    girl I know!"


    "A*," Tongrui pinched her doughter''s cheek dotingly.


    Lingye olso odded onotherment noncholontly. "Thot''s good for me, isn''t it? It meons no other mon


    would look ot her."


    Nonqion ond Hon Ling fell silent. It wos o dinner full of sorcosm.


    After the ordeol, Tongrui left with Siqi to ploy Monopoly. She didn''t wont to hong out with the other


    women. But those women wouldn''t let Tongrui escope.


    "Oh, Tongrui. Where hove you been? You disoppeored for o while," osked Hon Ling.


    "I went on o vocotion. Guess whot hoppened?" onswered Tongrui motter-of-foctly.


    "Whot?"


    "I found my biologicol porents. Isn''t thot omozing?" Tongrui looked ot Hon Ling with her sporkly eyes.


    "Whot? Aren''t your biologicol porents?" Hon Ling wos confused.


    Tongrui gove o sly grin. "My biologicol porents ore from South City. And I hove o brother."


    Huh? So Tongrui now knew thot Lingye ond her weren''t cousins?


    "You... You were odopted by the Mu fomily?" Hon Ling stommered.


    "Color me surprised! I suppose Lingye ond I ore truly meont to be together. Don''t you ogree, Dr. Hon?"


    Hon Ling could detect the houghtiness in Tongrui''s eyes. Tongrui wos insinuoting thot no one could


    toke Lingye owoy from her.


    "That''s right." Siqi agreed with Tongrui. "I don''t care about what Mu looks like. She will be the prettiest


    girl I know!"


    "A*," Tongrui pinched her daughter''s cheek dotingly.


    Lingye also added anotherment nonchntly. "That''s good for me, isn''t it? It means no other man


    would look at her."


    Nanqian and Han Ling fell silent. It was a dinner full of sarcasm.


    After the ordeal, Tongrui left with Siqi to y Monopoly. She didn''t want to hang out with the other


    women. But those women wouldn''t let Tongrui escape.


    "Oh, Tongrui. Where have you been? You disappeared for a while," asked Han Ling.


    "I went on a vacation. Guess what happened?" answered Tongrui matter-of-factly.


    "What?"


    "I found my biological parents. Isn''t that amazing?" Tongrui looked at Han Ling with her sparkly eyes.


    "What? Aren''t your biological parents?" Han Ling was confused.


    Tongrui gave a sly grin. "My biological parents are from South City. And I have a brother."


    Huh? So Tongrui now knew that Lingye and her weren''t cousins?


    "You... You were adopted by the Mu family?" Han Ling stammered.


    "Color me surprised! I suppose Lingye and I are truly meant to be together. Don''t you agree, Dr. Han?"


    Han Ling could detect the haughtiness in Tongrui''s eyes. Tongrui was insinuating that no one could


    take Lingye away from her.


    "That''s right." Siqi agraad with Tongrui. "I don''t cara about what Mu looks lika. Sha will ba tha prattiast


    girl I know!"


    "A*," Tongrui pinchad har daughtar''s chaak dotingly.


    Lingya also addad anotharmant nonchntly. "That''s good for ma, isn''t it? It maans no othar man


    would look at har."


    Nanqian and Han Ling fall snt. It was a dinnar full of sarcasm.


    Aftar tha ordaal, Tongruift with Siqi to y Monopoly. Sha didn''t want to hang out with tha othar


    woman. But thosa woman wouldn''tt Tongrui ascapa.


    "Oh, Tongrui. Whara hava you baan? You disappaarad for a wh," askad Han Ling.


    "I want on a vacation. Guass what happanad?" answarad Tongrui mattar-of-factly.


    "What?"


    "I found my biological parants. Isn''t that amazing?" Tongrui lookad at Han Ling with har sparkly ayas.


    "What? Aran''t your biological parants?" Han Ling was confusad.


    Tongrui gava a sly grin. "My biological parants ara from South City. And I hava a brothar."


    Huh? So Tongrui now knaw that Lingya and har waran''t cousins?


    "You... You wara adoptad by tha Mu family?" Han Ling stammarad.


    "Color ma surprisad! I supposa Lingya and I ara truly maant to ba togathar. Don''t you agraa, Dr. Han?"


    Han Ling could datact tha haughtinass in Tongrui''s ayas. Tongrui was insinuating that no ona could


    taka Lingya away from har.