Chapter 105
The driver stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth.
"She even claimed to be a fortune teller, saying she specializes in telling fortunes, and insisted that you were pregnant, and that you were carrying twin daughters..." The driver found it amusing, "A young girl like her, I don't know what's wrong with her, she talks in a strange and unreliable way."
"..." Upon hearing his words, his wife, who usually loved to talk to him, remained silent.
The driver looked up from his bowl and asked his wife in confusion, "What's wrong?"
His wife looked dazed, lost in thought. When the driver asked her question, she looked at him and hesitated before saying, "I... I haven't been feeling well lately... I always feel nauseous in the mornings, and I'm also very sleepy and can't seem to get enough sleep."
She had always thought that there might be something wrong with her stomach, otherwise why would she always feel nauseous and want to vomit? But now, when her husband said the word "pregnant," a thought flashed through her mind.
"Is it possible that I'm not having an upset stomach?" she asked uncertainly, "but that I'm pregnant?"
The driver's chopsticks fell to the table. With a clatter, he snapped back to reality, and a bright, eager light flashed in his eyes. He looked at his wife expectantly and asked, "Really?"
Seeing his strong reaction, his wife became even more certain. Fearing that he might have too high expectations, she said, "It might not be true. Maybe I'm wrong? Didn't the doctor say that I have difficulty conceiving? How could I possibly have a child?"
The driver replied, "The doctor only said you have difficulty conceiving, not that you can't get pregnant!"
As he said this, he suddenly felt that his words sounded somewhat familiar. In a daze, he realized that this was what the little girl had said to him.
However, at this point, it's not about finding out who said that; the most important thing now is to determine whether his wife is pregnant or not.
Thinking this, the driver couldn't sit still any longer. He immediately stopped eating, stood up, and hurriedly said, "Let's go to the hospital for a check-up right now!"
"Hey!" His wife quickly grabbed him, glanced at the sky outside, and said with a slight twitch of her lips, "Don't you even know what time it is? At this hour, the doctors at the hospital have long since left. What kind of examination do you want to have?"
Driver: "Then, what should we do?"
His wife pursed her lips and offered a suggestion: "Go to the supermarket and buy me a pregnancy test."
"Ah, right, a pregnancy test!" The driver clapped his hands and hurriedly walked out. "I'll go buy one right now!"
The wife watched her husband's departing figure helplessly. Compared to her husband, she seemed calm, but in reality, her heart was pounding like a drum, and her anxious anticipation was no less than her husband's.
She also really wanted to know if she was pregnant or not.
The wife took a deep breath, her eyes filled with undisguised anticipation: the couple really wanted a child of their own.
Fifteen minutes later, the driver rushed back, still warm from the outside heat, carrying groceries from the supermarket. He waited outside while his wife took the groceries into the restroom, feeling a mix of emotions, yet also a sense of having thought about nothing at all.
In short, his mind was a jumbled mess until his wife came out of the bathroom, and he couldn't remember what he had been thinking about. As soon as his wife came out, he rushed straight to her.
"How is it?" the driver asked his wife expectantly.
His wife looked up at him, her expression dazed. Seeing her expression, the driver's heart, which had been filled with joy, sank, and he felt that he already knew the outcome.
"No, it's okay!" he comforted his wife. "Actually, it's good that she's not pregnant. You know, with our family, the child would suffer if she were born. We can't even give her the best conditions..."
"I am pregnant!"
"Besides, wouldn't it be nice if it were just the two of us living together, just the two of us... huh?"
The driver, who had originally intended to say that the couple's life as a couple was quite nice, finally realized what his wife had said, stopped abruptly, and stared blankly at his wife.
“What did you say?” he asked.
His wife looked at him, her eyes shining, and said, "I told her, I'm pregnant! The pregnancy test came back positive, two lines!"
driver:"……"
The driver couldn't catch his breath, everything went black, and he passed out.
"Hey! David!"
...
late at night.
The driver and his wife were so excited that they couldn't sleep for a long time. They were both excited and felt a little dazed.
"Dawei, do you think pregnancy tests can be wrong?" After her initial excitement, his wife became anxious, fearing that she had tested incorrectly.
Driver: "Didn't you test it several times? It can't be wrong."
The wife had a sudden inspiration: "What if there's a problem with the pregnancy test you bought?"
driver:"……"
"No, it won't happen." He hugged his wife and gently patted her back. "Anyway, we'll find out whether it's true or not by going to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow... Now, you should get some sleep. You need to take care of yourself."
The wife nodded: "Mm."
His wife was asleep with her eyes closed, but the driver himself was wide awake, his mind completely filled with thoughts of "my wife is pregnant" and "I'm going to have a daughter."
He didn't close his eyes all night, and got up early the next morning. Although he hadn't slept all night, he looked quite well, radiant and full of energy.
He and his wife both took leave from work and went straight to the hospital early in the morning.
After a series of examinations were completed, the couple sat nervously in the doctor's office, anxiously awaiting the doctor's verdict. Holding hands, their palms were damp with sweat, and it was impossible to tell whose sweat it was.
Under the couple's tense gaze, the doctor nodded and said, "...It is indeed a pregnancy, and the fetus is about eight weeks along."
Upon hearing this, the driver and his wife were somewhat dazed. After several seconds, they gradually came to their senses and became excited. They clenched their hands tightly together and were speechless for a moment.
Seeing their excited expressions, the doctor understood and remained silent, waiting for them to calm down.
It took the driver a while to recover. He composed himself, looked at the doctor, and asked worriedly, "But doctor, we had a check-up before, and my wife has some health issues and difficulty conceiving... So now that she's pregnant, will there be any problems with the baby?"
The doctor said, "You can rest assured about that. It's not easy for her to conceive, but the probability of getting pregnant is very low. I've looked at Ms. He's medical report, and her body is relatively healthy. So, as long as you take good care of her and prevent her from falling or bumping into anything, the baby will be fine."
Upon hearing this, the driver and his wife felt much more at ease.
Afterwards, the driver asked the doctor many questions about pregnancy. In the end, if there weren't other patients waiting outside, he would have had many more questions to ask... The driver thought with some regret.
He helped his wife out of the doctor's office, his careful manner making his wife both amused and exasperated.
The couple were talking softly when they passed a girl watching a live stream. The driver glanced at her casually, then... his gaze snapped back, his eyes fixed on the girl's phone screen, his expression somewhat agitated.
"Hello!" The driver couldn't help but step forward and call out to the girl who was watching the live stream, then pointed to the person on her phone screen and asked, "Do you know who this person in the picture is?"
Girl: Huh?
She glanced at the driver, then at her phone screen, and asked uncertainly, "Are you asking about Xu Gui?"
Driver: "Xu Gui?"
The girl pointed at the person in the live stream: "This is the person, Xu Gui! Isn't she the one you were asking about?"
The driver glanced over and, confirming that the person inside was the one he was looking for, nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes! That's the one I was asking about... Xu Gui, is that her name? Do you know who she is?"
The girl found it strange and asked in confusion, "Since you're asking who she is, don't you know who she is?" If you don't know, then why are you asking who she is?
The driver's wife was also puzzled and asked, "Dawei, what's wrong?"
The driver, holding his wife's arm, said to her excitedly, "Didn't I tell you yesterday that I met a strange customer who said she was a fortune teller and even predicted that you were pregnant... That customer was this girl!"
The driver's wife suddenly realized and was surprised. She glanced at the person on the girl's phone screen: "Ah, is that her?"
The driver nodded vigorously and said, "It's her! I was thinking that I should thank her properly if I had the chance, but I didn't know who she was. I never expected to see her like this!"
The girl watching the live stream was a fan of Xu Gui; otherwise, she wouldn't be watching his live stream. Hearing the driver's words, her eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but excitedly ask:
"You mean you ran into Xu Gui yesterday, and Xu Gui even told your fortune?"
The driver nodded, then said with some emotion, "She told me at the time that my wife was pregnant, and I didn't believe her. But today we came for a checkup, and my wife is actually pregnant!"
This is simply divine.
Upon hearing this, the girl glanced at the driver's wife, then said with some envy, "You guys are so lucky to have run into Little Turtle..."
The driver asked curiously, "So, who exactly is she? She told me she's a fortune teller, is that true?"
Upon hearing this, the girl perked up immediately and excitedly began explaining Xu Gui's identity to the driver and his wife: "Of course our Little Turtle is a fortune teller, let me tell you..."
Meanwhile, Xu Gui, the person the girl was referring to, was filming the second episode of "360 Trades" live.
Early in the morning, Xu Gui was taken by Kuang Ming to the filming location, which was the same hotel where the production crew and guests had stayed during Xu Gui's previous filming. As per the procedure, they first gathered at the hotel, and after the director's "rally," the guests would then conduct their own live-streamed filming as before.
Seeing Xu Gui yawn, Kuang Ming said, "You're a local from City A, which already gives you a huge advantage. Many of the guests have to fly in from other places to film."
Xu Gui nodded: "Mhm."
Kuang Ming said, "Yuan Lu will be with you during filming. You can ask her to do anything, but if you encounter any problems that are difficult to solve, remember to call me."
Xu Gui nodded again: "Mmm..."
Kuang Ming: "Also, if any brands ask you to promote them during your live streams during filming, remember not to sign anything randomly. You must notify me first! Understand?"
This time, Xu Gui's head wasn't nodding, but rather pecking at rice like a chick, while he mumbled incoherently, "Mmm... mmm."
Seeing that her eyes were already closed and she looked like she had fallen asleep, Kuang Ming thought, "..." So, did she even listen to him properly?
Kuang Ming sighed and told himself not to worry. After all, Xu Gui wasn't some normal celebrity—what celebrity could tell fortunes? With Xu Gui's abilities, even if others wanted to bully her, they would have to think twice before Xu Gui figured out their schemes.
With this thought in mind, Kuang Ming felt reassured and at ease.
Xu Gui slept the whole way, but finally woke up when she got off the bus. She stretched and then, remembering something, told Yuan Lu and Kuang Ming to wait in the lobby while she herself slipped away to the hotel kitchen.
"Auntie, Auntie~"
At that moment, the kitchen staff were preparing breakfast. When they heard the familiar yet unfamiliar shouts from outside, they all paused and their eyes fell on the old woman standing in front of the stove.
The old woman's expression seemed normal, but those who knew her would notice that her expression had relaxed and revealed a hint of joy.
After finishing her work, she asked someone to keep an eye on the heat, wiped her hands, and left. As soon as she left, the kitchen staff gathered together and started whispering amongst themselves.
"Wow, this feels familiar... It must be Miss Xu here..."
"Ms. Xu should be here soon for today's filming."
"Great! Miss Xu is here! We're saved... Waaah, I really miss the days when Miss Xu was here. You wouldn't believe how badly I cooked the bok choy yesterday. The old lady almost froze me into an ice cube with her eyes!"
The man was on the verge of tears as he spoke.
Sigh, how hard they've had it. Back when the production crew was filming here, they never suffered like this. The old lady was so good-tempered back then. Although you can't tell from her expression, she no longer speaks harshly to them, and even her eyes are no longer cold and sharp like knives.
But ever since the filming of the show ended, their disaster has returned, or rather, it has come back. The old lady has reverted to her cold and extremely stern demeanor.
But as the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. They had experienced the "good-tempered" auntie, and going back to the auntie with sharp words would be too difficult for them.
"...Aunt Luo may not say it, but she really likes Miss Xu."
"Nonsense! Everyone knows Aunt Luo likes Miss Xu, do you even need to tell me?"
"Sigh, I hope Miss Xu and the others take a long time to film, so that Aunt Luo's good temper can last a little longer... In the end, it's all your fault for being so useless. Look how close Miss Xu is to Aunt Luo, no wonder Aunt Luo likes her! And you? You act like you're seeing something terrible when you see Aunt Luo, how can Aunt Luo be happy?"
Others: "...Aren't you the same?"
In the end, it's Miss Xu who's really something. Aunt Luo looks so fierce, yet Miss Xu can still be so affectionate, calling her "Auntie" and speaking softly and sweetly. It's perfectly normal that Aunt Luo likes her.
While everyone was whispering, the old lady who had gone out came back. The people in the kitchen could tell that she was in a good mood and walked briskly.
That morning, someone cooked a dish badly, and the old lady only frowned and criticized it a few times, but she wasn't very strict. Everyone in the kitchen looked at each other, their eyes flashing with a strange light.
Who says Miss Xu is bad? Miss Xu is wonderful! They are definitely Miss Xu's most loyal fans.
...
Xu Gui greeted the old lady and said a few words before returning to his seat in the main hall.
The lobby space had been cleared out, and the remaining ten guests who were participating in the filming arrived one after another. Those who knew each other gathered together to chat, making light laughter as they talked, creating a very relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
Of course, some people are more independent, or they don't know any of the guests, so they stand with their assistants.
Xu Gui belongs to the latter category.
She looked around and couldn't help but feel a little regretful—on the previous two gatherings, she had sat with Fu Xia and the two of them had secretly talked together, but this time, Fu Xia wasn't there, and she had to be alone.
Xu Gui sighed.
However, there were naturally some guests she knew, such as Su Ya, Qiu Nai, and the movie star Zhao Yang... Although the two had been roommates before, they were not close at all, and their relationship was not good, so Xu Gui naturally wouldn't go up to talk to her. As for the latter two...
Qiu Nai and Lin Xu were criticized by the entire internet because of the Tang family incident. Later, Lin Xu withdrew from the filming of the show, but unexpectedly, Qiu Nai persevered and even made it into the top ten, entering the filming of the second episode.
In some ways, Qiu Nai can be considered a ruthless person.
As for the movie star Zhao Yang, Xu Gui was even less familiar with him. She had at least interacted with the first two, but she had never met this one. They were only friends because they filmed the same program. However, he was He Yuan's idol...
Xu Gui's mind was a jumble of thoughts. When she saw Su Ya chatting happily with the other female guests, she glanced at them and her brows furrowed involuntarily.
This Suya...
Before Xu Gui could think further, someone suddenly called her name.
"Teacher Xu!" The person's voice was excited and loud.
Xu Gui turned her head and her first thought was that she saw a wall. She looked up and finally saw the face of the wall.
"Yang Haolin..." she called out suddenly.
Yang Haolin, who was Xu Gui's cameraman, grinned broadly when he heard Xu Gui call him and said, "Teacher Xu, it's been a long time!"
Xu Gui: "It's been a long time." More than two months.
She looked Yang Haolin up and down and asked in surprise, "You seem to be more robust than you were two months ago?"
"Right?" Yang Haolin's eyes lit up. He was only wearing a white T-shirt, revealing his two strong, muscular arms. He raised his arms, showing off his very prominent biceps, and said proudly, "I've been going to the gym every day for the past two months. My muscles are much stronger than before!"
Not just his biceps, but also his pectoral muscles.
Xu Gui looked on curiously, and Yang Haolin eagerly asked, "Teacher Xu, would you like to touch it?"
Xu Gui looked at him: "Is it okay?"
Yang Haolin nodded: "Of course! Teacher Xu, feel free to touch them!" He worked so hard to build those muscles, if he didn't show them off, wouldn't it be like wearing fine clothes in the dark?
He's been so eager to invite me, it would be so bad if I refused, wouldn't it? Xu Gui thought to himself, and without any hesitation, he reached out and touched him.
Seeing this, Yuan Lu took a breath, feeling like she desperately needed oxygen. She looked around, searching for her manager: Brother Kuang! Teacher Xu is letting loose again!
Yang Haolin noticed her eager gaze and misunderstood her meaning, so he asked generously, "Yuan Lu, do you want to touch it too?"
"Huh?" Yuan Lu's gaze fell on his firm breasts, and she stammered, "...This, this isn't a good idea, is it?" But her face was full of interest.
Xu Gui looked at her and invited, "Yuan Lu, you should touch them too. Yang Haolin's muscles feel really nice!"
Yang Haolin: "Right?"
Yuan Lu was tempted.
I was just curious about the feel of muscles, that's all. After all, she had never touched such big muscles before... If it were just Yuan Lu alone, even if she was tempted, she wouldn't have the guts. But now, Xu Gui was here too.
Yuan Lu: How could I possibly resist that?
Finally, she chose to honestly confront her desires and reached out her "ruthless hand" to the muscles in front of her.
When her fingers landed on Yang Haolin's biceps, her eyes practically lit up—wow, so this is what muscles feel like!! I've learned something new!
Just as the artist and his assistant were enjoying touching it, a timid voice rang out from the side: "Can I touch this too?"
The three people present subconsciously turned their heads and saw a slender figure. It was a young woman with an extremely beautiful face, but her face seemed to have a sickly air about her. She was wearing a white dress, and her expression was timid and shy, looking very bashful.
But...
When people thought of her asking, "Can I touch it too?", the phrase immediately came to mind: "Don't judge a book by its cover!"
"I... I'll just touch it for a second!" The woman held out her finger, her expression one of assurance.
Xu Gui and Yuan Lu looked at Yang Haolin—the muscles were his, so naturally he had to make the decisions.
"...Is it...okay?" Yang Haolin scratched his head.
Upon hearing this, the woman's eyes lit up. Her long, beautiful, fair, and delicate fingers decisively touched Yang Haolin's muscles. The more she touched him, the more excited and agitated she became. There was no trace of her sickly appearance in the eyes.
Yang Haolin looked bewildered: ...Something feels off.
At this moment, the director, who thought it was his turn to appear, straightened his clothes and walked confidently into the hotel lobby. However, when he saw the scene in the lobby, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yang Haolin!! What are you doing?! And what are you guests and staff doing?
In the lobby, Yang Haolin was surrounded by a large group of people, who were curiously and excitedly touching him.
The director was internally screaming: This is a legitimate variety show! A legitimate production! Not some risqué, sexually suggestive program!!
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