When Ye Ning woke up the next day, she found that Xiao Jingchen was gone.
Meanwhile, Wang Ma had already set out breakfast in the restaurant.
"Wang Ma! Where did Jing Chen go?" Ye Ning, wearing fluffy bunny slippers, slowly arrived at the restaurant.
"I don't know either! Young Master Jingchen flew there by helicopter early this morning! Miss, please eat!" Wang Ma handed chopsticks to Ye Ning.
Why would Jing Chen leave without telling her? Did something urgent happen? That shouldn't be the case!
Today, Wang Ma is making Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles.
It contains handmade lean meatballs, as well as side dishes such as bok choy, enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and fish cakes.
Served with aged vinegar and chili oil, it looks incredibly appetizing.
"Wang Ma, you're doing a bit too much!" Ye Ning complained, frowning.
Because of her past life experiences, she cannot tolerate waste.
“Miss, now that you’re pregnant, you need to make sure you get plenty of nutrition,” Wang Ma quickly said.
"Alright! Miss, you should eat now!" Wang Ma handed the spoon to Ye Ning and then began cleaning up the rest of the area.
Ye Ning took out her satellite phone and dialed Xiao Jingchen's number, only to find that no one answered.
Just as Ye Ning was wondering where Xiao Jingchen had gone, the roar of a helicopter suddenly came from outside.
"Jing Chen is back!" Ye Ning didn't even have time to change her shoes; she just threw on her coat and ran out.
"Miss! Wear more clothes, don't catch a cold!" Wang Ma hurriedly chased after her.
"Jingchen! Where have you been! I just called you, why didn't you answer?" Ye Ning ignored the cold.
It was indeed Xiao Jingchen on the helicopter. In addition, two other people that Ye Ning did not expect got off the helicopter.
"Uncle Gao, Xiaomin, Sister Li! What brings you all here?" Ye Ning said with a look of surprise. The people who came were Gao Feng and his family of three.
"Miss! Young Master Jingchen specially came to the base to pick us up this morning!" Gao Feng and the other two were also extremely excited.
"Miss Ye Ning, I heard you're pregnant! Congratulations!" Sister Li held Ye Ning's hand.
"Miss is pregnant! This is wonderful! We have a little master again!" Gao Feng was so excited that he wiped away tears.
Gao Feng had received too many favors from the Ye family over two generations, and he was always grateful to Ye Ning.
Xiaomin has also grown much taller, and after the solar storm, she is no longer as weak as before.
"Sister Ye Ning! Why haven't you come to the base to see Xiao Min for so long! Xiao Min misses you so much!" Xiao Min skipped and hopped to Ye Ning's side.
"Alright! Your sister Ye Ning doesn't have time to visit you at the base right now!" Gao Feng quickly scolded.
"Alright! Uncle Gao, Sister Li, it's so cold outside, let's not stay outside, let's come inside and chat!" So Jing Chen left early this morning to pick up Uncle Gao and the others!
Ye Ning felt both heartbroken and touched.
Ye Ning quickly pulled Gao Feng and the others into the living area.
Meanwhile, back at the shelter, everyone was immersed in the joy of Ye Ning's pregnancy.
A major event also occurred at the Xiao family's place.
Zhang Yanhua gave birth! She gave birth to a boy!
Xiao Linran has become a father, at least in name only.
His once handsome face now appeared incredibly stiff, as if frozen, mechanically accepting the sincere blessings from people from all directions.
The child in his arms, who was flailing and making a ruckus, only made him more and more irritable.
As his gaze fell on the child again and again, he discovered that the child's face was becoming more and more similar to Shen Yunmo's, and even began to overlap with his own.
The little guy grinned, revealing a faint smile.
"Oh my, how adorable! Such a young child, and he can already smile! Truly worthy of being the eldest grandson of the Xiao family!" The collateral relatives kept flattering him.
"That's right! Can the second young master's eldest son be like an ordinary child? Look at those eyebrows and those eyes, he's obviously exceptionally intelligent!"
However, in Xiao Linran's eyes, this smile was like a merciless mockery and ridicule, as if it were nakedly revealing a truth that he did not want to face.
Every time he saw that child's smiling face, a nameless rage would rise from the bottom of his heart, burning him to the point of almost losing his mind.
If this were truly his child, he would gladly accept the praise; but since it's not his child, the praise takes on a different meaning.
For a fleeting moment, he really wanted to harden his heart, throw this nonsensical "bastard" in his hands to the ground, and end it all.
But the last shred of reason told him that he absolutely could not do that, otherwise Xiao Zhengyan would never let him off the hook.
"Yanhua, you are truly a great contributor to our Xiao family!" Xiao Zheng comforted the weak Zhang Yanhua lying on the bed with a smile on his face.
"It's nothing! It's what I should do!" Zhang Yanhua said respectfully, looking every bit the dutiful younger generation.
Xiao Zhengyan became more and more satisfied the more he looked at it.
Although he already had a grandson named Xiao Jingchen, Xiao Jingchen didn't grow up by his side and was completely unwilling to acknowledge him.
This child is different; I witnessed their birth and they will grow up by my side, so naturally, it will be different.
"Alright! Yanhua, you should rest now! If you need anything, just tell the servants, or you can tell Linran. You've made a great contribution to the Xiao family this time, and whatever you ask for, the Xiao family will try its best to fulfill it."
Xiao Zhengyan's words clearly meant that he wanted to reward Zhang Yanhua.
"Okay, Dad! I understand!" Zhang Yanhua was still quite weak after giving birth, but even so, she didn't forget to care about her child. "By the way, Dad, where's the baby?"
"Linran is currently meeting the rest of the family with the child. She'll bring him over soon!" Xiao Zhengyan knew she was worried about the child, so he quickly instructed the servants, "Tell the second young master to bring the child over immediately!"
A moment later, Xiao Linran came in, carrying the child, looking rather awkward. "Daddy, you wanted to see me?"
"Nothing much! It's just that Yan Hua wants to see the baby!" Xiao Zhengyan gestured to Xiao Linran to place the baby next to Zhang Yanhua.
Although Xiao Linran absolutely did not want to see Zhang Yanhua's face, he still had to do as his father said.
"You're going to be a father soon! You can't be as irresponsible as before! The Xiao family will depend on you from now on! You can't let me down again!" Xiao Zhengyan admonished.
"Yes!" Xiao Linran lowered his head, both surprised and delighted, and quickly agreed.
The old man said that the Xiao family would rely on them from now on, so wouldn't that mean he would be made the heir, and then that bastard Xiao Jingchen would have nothing to do with it anymore?
"Alright, I have something to do! I'll be going now! You stay here and take good care of the child and Yanhua."
After Xiao Zhengyan left, only Zhang Yanhua and Xiao Linran were left staring at each other in the ward.
"Zhang Yanhua, you're quite something! You gave birth to a bastard!"
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