Chapter 185 Mother of the Child, what do you mean by that?
Zhong Yan's eyes were filled with shock.
He asked again, "What did you say?"
Ji Tanyuan sat on his lap, hugged his waist, nestled in his arms, and rested her head against his heart.
His face was a little red, and he smelled of alcohol.
Zhong Yan's emotions have been fluctuating all day, and she never expected to be so frightened late at night.
He suppressed the jumble of thoughts in his mind, deliberately calmed himself, and looked down at the woman who had fallen into his arms. Her waist-length hair covered her back, partially obscuring her face, and with her head down, her features were completely obscured.
He smoothed her hair, supported her chin with his large hand, lifted her head, revealing her stunningly beautiful face.
"Hey, wake up, don't sleep yet, honey, what do you mean?"
Those nearby snapped out of their shock. "She's pregnant? Why is she still drinking? We need to go to the hospital right away!"
Zhong Yan frowned. He didn't think Ji Tanyuan would be that unreliable, but Ji Tanyuan could be quite unreliable at times.
He asked Ji Tanyuan, "Are you talking about a person or a dog?"
Ji Tanyuan hadn't fallen into a deep sleep; she opened her eyes and propped her face up with her hands.
"Huh? Dog? Oh, you mean puppy? Of course you're puppy's dad."
“You are not his stepfather, you are his biological father.”
Everyone: "..."
Zhang Zhang followed over: "She shouldn't be pregnant."
Zhong Yan glanced at Zhang Zhang's newly dyed pink wavy hair, her exquisite makeup, and her attire perfectly suited her position as a fashion editor.
"To be honest, Ms. Zhang, you're just as unreliable as she is."
When Zhong Yan made that sarcastic remark, Zhang Zhang just chuckled. She already knew that this guy surnamed Zhong didn't like her.
Ji Tanyuan slapped him hard. "Who are you calling unreliable? She's more reliable than you. She's the child's godmother. Watch your words, or I'll make sure you're not the child's father."
Zhong Yan: "..."
He just said he was the child's father.
He said that Ji Tanyuan's thought process was abnormal.
Zhong Yan scooped her up in his arms, and Ji Tanyuan exclaimed, "What are you doing? I'm not drunk!"
Zhong Yan: "Let's go to the hospital."
Ji Tanyuan: "Why go to the hospital? I'm not sick."
"You've been drinking."
Ji Tanyuan sighed, touched his face, and showed pity for him, looking at his insecure appearance.
"You're not dreaming, and I'm not drunk. I'm telling the truth, you really will be the father of our child."
Why get so hung up on marriage, huh?
Zhong Yan gritted her teeth, "If I'm not the father, then who is? If you're pregnant with someone else's child, I'll kill him."
After the two left, an eerie silence fell over the room.
Lan Fengsheng put down his wine glass. "Ji Huanghuang hasn't gotten over the divorce yet, and she's already had a child with someone else."
He looked at Zhang Zhang, "Young Master Zhong has such a sharp tongue, how could she stand it?"
Zhang Zhang grinned, "How would I know? She's raising a beagle, she must like lively places."
The other person nodded, "That's right, you and Attorney Qin are both noisy, and you play mahjong every day, don't you?"
Zhang Zhang clicked his tongue, "Who are you calling noisy?"
She looked towards the door, but it was already closed.
Just moments ago, the two were whispering to each other, with Ji Tanyuan confiding in her as she always had, and then she left in the blink of an eye.
The man carried the young lady he had grown up with since childhood as they left together.
She recalled the way Ji Tanyuan had sat on the man's lap just now—playful, spoiled, and yet satisfied.
She found Princess Ji adorable as always, and she also thought Zhong Yan was truly blessed.
And then there's emptiness.
The contrast is so stark that even the most lively party can't fill the loneliness in one's heart.
This time, Zhang Zhang did not participate in the lively discussion. He turned around and sat on the sofa, in the spot where Ji Tanyuan had just been sitting.
Zhang Zhang looked up at the ceiling, and their discussion gradually faded away.
She would always remember when Ji Qing found her, he said that his daughter needed companionship from peers, and Ji Tanyuan happened to like playing with her. Ji Tanyuan's father paid her tuition and living expenses, and let her eat and sleep with Ji Tanyuan, only needing to accompany his daughter.
At that time, she thought to herself that she had really gotten a windfall, and Ji Tanyuan was practically her second parents.
For more than a decade, the two spent their holidays abroad together, attending fashion shows and exhibitions, spending Christmas in Rovaniemi, Finland, hiking in the fjords to observe the aurora borealis, basking in the sun on beaches, and experiencing all kinds of natural and man-made landscapes.
What she needed was to coax Ji Tanyuan and keep her company.
From beginning to end, it wasn't Ji Tanyuan who needed companionship, it was her.
It is said that everyone will meet someone who amazes them throughout their lives, and she did too, but it wasn't love, it was friendship and family.
Ji Huanghuang deserves so much love. She has a kind of magic that makes people feel happy and satisfied when they receive her attention and affection.
Two people are standing in front of a car in the hospital's outdoor parking lot.
Ji Tanyuan, wearing a suit jacket, looked at the hospital in front of her, somewhat bewildered.
"You're serious? I told you I'm not drunk, and you don't need to go to the hospital if you drink too much."
Zhong Yan patiently explained, "You can't drink alcohol during pregnancy, or you might give birth to a mentally challenged child."
Zhong Yan touched her belly, and Ji Tanyuan looked down at her lower abdomen following his hand. It was a little bulging, but... it must be because she drank too much and ate too much.
She was a little embarrassed and took a step back. "I'm not pregnant."
Zhong Yan frowned. "Didn't you say I was the child's father?"
Ji Tanyuan exclaimed:
"I was just saying you're insecure, right? I'm assuring you, you always use protection, how could you possibly be pregnant now?"
Ji Tanyuan became increasingly speechless as she spoke.
"Besides, if I were really pregnant, how could I possibly drink alcohol?"
Zhong Yan lowered his head; his worry, surprise, and excitement had all vanished.
"Are you kidding me, Ji Tanyuan?" he said in a gloomy tone.
Ji Tanyuan: "Who said that? I guarantee that if you don't betray me, you will be the only one for me."
She tilted her head back, her gaze focused, but her eyes were watery from the alcohol. She thought she was concentrating, but in reality, they were half-closed, and she was barely able to stay awake.
"I am very loyal. I am not a fickle person, nor am I someone who plays with people's hearts."
She seemed troubled as well, kicking the curbstone with her head down and muttering, "I don't know why I gave you the impression that I would cheat on you. Besides, I thought you would understand my decision not to remarry. Not remarrying doesn't mean I don't like you. No one says that marriage is a test of feelings."
Zhong Yan stared at the top of her head, then couldn't help but tilt her head back and turn to look into the distance.
He paced back and forth a few steps, wiped his face, sighed, and let out a helpless sigh.
The parking lot of the private hospital was quiet at the moment, with only the two of them silhouetted against the long streetlights.
Ji Tanyuan couldn't hear anything for a long time. Before she could even look up and see clearly, she was suddenly pulled into someone's arms.
She was being held tightly. Zhong Yan stroked the back of her head and asked, looking down, "Were you just confessing your feelings?"
Ji Tanyuan: "No."
Zhong Yan's chest heaved, and his tone was full of laughter:
"It's a confession of love, how could I not know?"
"No!"
Zhong Yan snorted coldly, "Anyway, I just feel like it's a confession."
The two of them cleared up the misunderstanding, but they both forgot about the group of people at the party.
Ji Qing learned of this from the congratulations from his old friends.
"Old Ji, congratulations on having a grandson! My son told me when he came home. It's from the Zhong family. I knew it! There's no hurdle that two kids can't overcome."
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