Chapter 207: I’m Going to Have a Baby

Chapter 207: I’m Going to Have a Baby

Oh my gosh—I feel like I’m about to die!

Xiao Yu was in rough shape, like someone who’d run a thousand meters after a sleepless night—his heart was teetering on overload.

Clutching his waist and grinning through the pain, he shuffled into the kitchen.

His sister was hungry, and so was he.

But he was supposed to visit his parents this afternoon—his mother-in-law would be there too.

Breakfast was simple.

Two glasses of milk, two fried eggs per person, and a fried ham sandwich—done.

After finishing breakfast, Mu Qingwu came into the kitchen and wrapped her arms around her brother’s waist.

She smiled sweetly without a word.

“Eat up!”

Xiao Yu kissed her flawless, delicate face and led his little sister, as cute as a koala, to the dining room.

“Is it good?”

After gulping down a sip of milk, Xiao Yu gave his sister a cheeky look.

“Mm.”

Mu Qingwu returned his glance with eyes as calm as water.

After breakfast…

Xiao Yu carried his sister back to their room to catch some extra sleep.

When he woke again, it was already afternoon.

Xiao Yu noticed that Mu Qingwu had been up for a while.

She held him close with a look full of tenderness.

That feeling… like a little mom gazing at her big, precious son!

“How about being a little lapdog for your sister?” Mu Qingwu cooed softly.

Xiao Yu: ???

Wait, what’s gotten into you, sis?

“What do you mean?” she teased.

“It’s not a little lapdog, obviously.”

Xiao Yu tried to protest, “I’m a big bad wolf!”

“Ha.”

Mu Qingwu pinched her handsome little brother’s cheek and said, “You really are just a little lapdog.”

“No, I’m a wolf!” Xiao Yu grinned defiantly.

“Won’t you be my little lapdog?” Mu Qingwu said, a touch disappointed.

“I…”

Xiao Yu mentally sighed, “Woof woof!”

“Naughty boy!”

Feeling touched, Mu Qingwu held Xiao Yu tightly.

She almost wished she could meld him into her very being.

Xiao Yu just smiled silently.

Girls can be so inexplicable sometimes.

They ask the strangest questions,

and make the most mysterious requests.

But if you fulfill their wishes,

they’ll be touched in ways you can’t imagine,

even giving you their life…

…

Around four o’clock, the young couple returned to their parents’ home.

A small bulldog pranced happily around Mu Qingwu, trying every trick to please her.

With a playful smile, Mu Qingwu scooped up Kara and nestled beside Xiao Yu.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu had one arm around his sister’s waist and was carrying a little parrot in the other.

The parrot was a gift for their mother.

Mu Qingwu, as the daughter-in-law, brought it to please her mother-in-law.

But there was no need—Liu Yunqing had already spoiled her like a daughter.

And as for her son—well, he was totally a foundling!

Thankfully, there was a mother-in-law; if not, Xiao Yu would have had a good cry.

Both families mingled with laughter just like old times.

They didn’t leave until past seven in the evening.

Sometimes, Xiao Yu felt guilty about not spending enough time with his family.

Ever since becoming a policeman, their time together had dwindled.

“Don’t overthink it—no one blames you for having less time with us.”

Mu Qingwu linked her arm with her brother’s and said, “Men are like eagles. Family, a wife, even children are not chains that can bind an eagle’s soaring flight.”

What defines a smart woman… Xiao Yu thought, Mu Qingwu certainly was!

She would never hold you back.

Instead, she’d weave all her care and affection into a kite string that tied around your waist.

No matter how far you ran—or even if you flew,

as long as that string remained intact, you’d always return to her.

Later that night at midnight.

Mu Qingwu opened her eyes and embraced Xiao Yu.

Huh?

Xiao Yu opened his eyes.

“Happy Birthday!” Mu Qingwu said softly.

Ha… is that all?

Xiao Yu barely paid it any mind.

In this day and age, birthdays are just like that.

“Once you wake up, we’ll celebrate with some cake.”

Xiao Yu kissed his sister, “Now go back to sleep!”

“Brother…”

Mu Qingwu’s face flushed with a hint of shyness as she gazed at Xiao Yu, “There’s one more thing!”

“Huh?” Xiao Yu asked, puzzled.

Why did his sister seem off today?

And to top it off, when they returned home, their parents and mother-in-law had all given him an odd vibe.

They all smiled unnervingly, their expressions strangely off.

What was going on?

“We…”

A deep blush spread across Mu Qingwu’s cheeks as she whispered, “We’re having a baby!”

In that moment, the air seemed to freeze.

Xiao Yu’s body shuddered suddenly.

His hands trembled.

Even his whole body couldn’t help but quiver.

Xiao Yu stared at Mu Qingwu, dumbfounded.

His mind completely shut down…

Observing her brother’s gaze full of simple wonder, Mu Qingwu smiled.

She was touched, too…

Then, suddenly,

Xiao Yu pulled his sister close.

With hesitant strength and a quavering voice he asked, “When did you…confirm it?”

“Before you got back!”

A strange sparkle lit up Mu Qingwu’s beautiful face. “I wasn’t feeling well that day, so I went to the hospital. Dad, Mom, and even my own mom were there. In the end… I found out I was pregnant!”

“Why didn’t you tell me? Why keep it a secret?”

Xiao Yu, his emotions stirring, said, “Ever since I got back, I’ve felt something was off with everyone. My mom even looked at me strangely—my dad too—and the mother-in-law… all of you seemed to be in on it?!”

“Idiot.”

Mu Qingwu chuckled softly, “Because it’s a birthday present!”

Xiao Yu’s inner turmoil refused to settle.

A birthday present… for me?!

She pulled her brother’s head into her embrace.

“What?” Xiao Yu buried his face in her arms.

“The day before yesterday, your mom-in-law and I went making a wish,” Mu Qingwu murmured as she caressed his short hair.

“What wish?” Xiao Yu responded.

“That our child would be born healthy and grow up strong.”

A warm, motherly glow bloomed on Mu Qingwu’s face, soft as sunshine.

“Then…”

Xiao Yu clutched his sister’s waist, “Are you not wishing for me?”

“I wouldn’t wish well for a naughty brother,” she replied.

Lowering her head, Mu Qingwu planted a gentle kiss on his forehead, “I only wish well for the baby—and its father!”

A mist of emotion filled Xiao Yu’s eyes as he buried his face deep in her embrace, trembling.

I’m going to have a baby.

I’m going to be a father!