Chapter 368 A Caring Daughter and a Rebellious Son
Shen Chu smiled, her eyes crinkling, as she looked at Pei Yuan's dazed expression.
"They mean 'them'."
These words were like a thunderbolt in Pei Yuan's ear, making his ears ring and his eyes widen in shock.
He stared intently at Shen Chu's round belly, his lips trembling slightly.
"Children...you mean there are two children here? Or three? Four?"
Three, four?
Shen Chu stared in disbelief and couldn't help but glare at him reproachfully.
"What are you thinking? Two isn't enough? Three or four? Why don't you guess five or six?"
"There really are two! Two is good, two is good!"
Pei Yuan grinned at Shen Chu, his long, narrow peach blossom eyes shimmering with laughter, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself as he laughed.
"I've become a father, a father of two."
"Oh my god, I want to tell the whole world that I'm going to be a dad!"
"No, I can't say it. Ah Chu's identity can't be exposed. Oh my god, I'd better cut some potato shreds and press them down, otherwise I definitely won't be able to hold back."
Although he kept muttering to himself, his eyes never left Chen Chu for a moment.
"Achu, can I touch it?"
When Shen Chu met his longing gaze, she smiled gently and took his hand, placing it on the left side of her abdomen.
“It’s morning now, the children are all awake, you can talk to them.”
"Speak...?" Pei Yuan asked blankly. "Can they hear me?"
Shen Chu was amused by his dazed look again.
"Yes, they are over six months old. Senior Brother said they are fully developed and can hear us."
She held Pei Yuan's hand and gently patted her belly, saying softly, "Children, this is your father."
"It's your mother's fault for letting Father know about you so late. Please say hello to Father."
She was bathed in the morning light, her eyes and brows filled with a soft glow, and she was stunningly beautiful.
Pei Yuan's gaze was deep, focused, and intense.
Shen Chu gently patted his hand, "What are you standing there for? Talk to the child."
Pei Yuan snapped out of his daze, mimicking her earlier gesture by patting his stomach, his lips trembling slightly.
"Child, I am your father."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yuan felt something gently bump into his palm.
It felt like being gently scratched on the palm by a tiny paw.
He trembled all over, so excited that he was somewhat at a loss for words.
Was he...was he greeting me?
Shen Chu chuckled softly, "Yes, the child is greeting you. The child on the left moves very gently."
My senior brother said she must be a gentle and beautiful young girl.
Pei Yuan was quite surprised.
Is it a little girl? He's about to have a daughter.
A pretty little girl, just like Achu.
The thought stirred his heart, and he couldn't help but soften his patting of his stomach, repeating it foolishly again.
"Daughter, it's Daddy. Remember my voice. Daddy will talk to you every day from now on."
My palm was gently tickled once again.
Pei Yuan couldn't stop smiling, experiencing fatherhood for the first time.
"Ah Chu, our daughter is so smart! She can understand what I'm saying."
Like all new parents, they immediately thought their children were the smartest in the world even before they took office.
Shen Chu chuckled softly, then pulled his hand and turned him to the right.
"This one over here is the most lively and active. Every day, it seems like it wants to practice ten or eight sets of boxing techniques inside my belly."
The eldest brother said he should be a lively and active boy.
Pei Yuan patted his stomach, and his tone of voice became less gentle.
"Kid, I'm your dad. Be gentle when you're boxing next time, don't mess with your mother, or I'll beat you up when you get out."
Bang.
Before he could finish speaking, his palm was struck hard.
Immediately next to his hand, a small bulge, about the size of a child's fist, appeared.
The small bag bulged up and then fell down, bulged up again, fell down again, and then bumped heavily into his palm.
Pei Yuan's eyes widened in surprise.
Is he disagreeing with what I said?
Chen Chu nodded, suppressing a laugh. "I think it's probably true."
Pei Yuan frowned. "He dares to disobey me even before he's born? Looks like he's definitely a brat."
Bang bang bang.
My palm was kicked three times.
Pei Yuan's face darkened, "You traitor!"
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang!
Pei Yuan... your daughter is so considerate.
Looking at Pei Yuan, whose eyes were blazing with anger, Shen Chu couldn't help but chuckle.
"Alright, what's the use of you saying tough words now? We can teach him a lesson after he's born."
Pei Yuan snorted and patted his belly lightly. "Listen to your mother, let's call it a day."
My stomach immediately stopped bulging.
Pei Yuan lingered for a moment, then touched his belly again before leaning down to kiss Shen Chu's lips.
This kiss was full of tenderness and affection.
"It must have been tough carrying those two, right? It's all my fault for not finding out sooner and missing out on so much time to take care of you."
Shen Chu's cheeks flushed red from the kiss, and she gently tugged at his clothes.
Are you blaming me for not telling you sooner?
Pei Yuan shook his head. "It's my own fault for being too stupid and not noticing sooner. Now that I think about it, I realized I overlooked many details."
When I went to the pharmacy in the south of the city to arrest the person selling counterfeit medicine, I encountered that woman wearing a veiled hat—was that you?
Shen Chu nodded, "I wasn't sure if I was pregnant, so I specially changed into women's clothes and went to the south of the city to see a doctor to check my pulse. Who knew I would run into you?"
"And that time when I went to the Marquis of Changning's residence, the medicine that Hongxiu was brewing to prevent pregnancy was also drunk by you. The whole thing about Hongxiu being pregnant was a lie from beginning to end, right?"
Shen Chu chuckled as she recalled the painful state of Hongxiu's pregnancy.
"Yes, I didn't expect you to know about pregnancy-preserving medicine. In my haste, I could only say that Hongxiu was pregnant."
You don't know, but ever since then, Hongxiu has been terrified every time she sees you, afraid that you will discover her secret.
To pretend to be pregnant, she ate a lot and gained a lot of weight.
Later, when she couldn't keep up the act any longer, she tried to have an abortion in front of you, but Sun Yan ruined it time and time again.
Hongxiu was so angry she was jumping up and down, and she cursed Sun Yan a lot behind his back.
Pei Yuan thought about it carefully, and many things he had previously overlooked came to light.
He sighed, "You must have had your reasons for hiding it. If I had discovered these details earlier, you wouldn't have had to suffer so much on your own."
Shen Chu looked at him intently, her eyes welling up with tears.
She sniffed and whispered, "Sixth Brother, what should I do? I feel like crying again."
Even though she deliberately concealed it, Sixth Brother was able to understand that she had no choice in the matter, and only blamed himself, not daring to say a single harsh word to her.
Pei Yuan pressed his forehead against hers, a hint of threat in his voice, "Don't cry anymore, or I'll kiss you again."
Shen Chu opened her watery eyes and blinked at him.
Pei Yuan couldn't help but sigh softly, "Even if you don't cry, I still want to kiss you."
He lowered his head and kissed him deeply.
"Ah Chu, it's done, you..."
The door was suddenly pushed open, and Ling Ce rushed in. He was stunned by the scene before him.
The two people who were kissing froze and quickly separated.
Ling Ce narrowed his eyes, then suddenly flew into a rage.
"Old Pei!"
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