The Restless Spirit’s Father - Chapter 374

They then walked to the next aisle where the baking items were. Guangru turned around and only sat on Liu Xiaodan’s arm as he looked around for the pancake mixes. At the side, the maid was taking boxes of flour, cornstarch, and other types that they needed in the pantry and kitchen.

Earlier, the look of the two was a little awkward. The ordinary-looking maiden was pushing the cart, while the stylish young man was walking back and forth to drop items in their cart. Now that he was carrying the child in his arm, it was easy to tell that the maiden was actually a maid. The man was like a young father who was taking his six-year-old son out for a stroll in the grocery.

Inaudible whispers of the gossipy onlookers filled the child’s mind. Just like before, he ended up hiding in the crook of his father’s neck. The whispers were too many and too energetic… for some reason, the things he didn’t like somewhat felt a little warm.

…

Liu Xiaodan was placing Guangru in the backseat, strapping him with the seatbelt. Even if it wasn’t needed since the child was a demon even, Liu Xiaodan still did so. Children that young were not allowed in the front seat. Besides, the maid would be driving, so he could sit next to the child. By then, his phone started ringing.

The call was coming from Li Feng, and since the maid was still loading the groceries, he picked it up. “Feng? Is there a problem? Are you doing alright?”

Barking came from the background. Li Feng’s voice then followed: “Hi, Xiaodan, are you free today? Do you mind giving me a hand in here? I made a mistake…”

“What kind of mistake?”

“…erm, the Qiao family actually have spirit hunters, but since they are just animals that didn’t know the affairs of men, Mommy rescued them from the villa.” Li Feng sounded like he was under pressure, and he even had to stop from time to time as if looking around for a few things. “There are actually five of them, and they are too strong for me to walk alone. I’ll be ripped apart.”

Liu Xiaodan lifted his brows. “Don’t tell me your mistake is actually keeping them? Are these spirit hunters the ones barking in the background?”

It took a while before Li Feng answered with a sigh. “I forgot you don’t know what a spirit hunter is. It’s really just a dog trained to hunt spirits. So yes, I have five dinosaur dogs half my weight pulling me in all directions right now. They all appeared to be so docile back when they were rescued, so I thought they were all well-trained. It turns out… they were not even fully trained yet. Is Jin really allergic to dogs?”

“Ahahaha!” Liu Xiaodan only laughed out. What allergy? He’s a dog himself; how could he be allergic? Ruan Jin was actually just trying to find excuses not to be invited. Then, something came to Liu Xiaodan’s mind that made him a bit excited; even Li Feng hummed in curiosity. “Wait, did you give them names already? I have good ones for you—listen well. Hou, Kun, Nian, Yi, and Tian!”

“Screw yourself from head to toe, Liu Xiaodan.” Li Feng hung up all of a sudden, but Liu Xiaodan figured he would be ripping out a loud laugh after so. Tch, tch, it should be fine. All of Li Feng’s friends were even worse than bad dogs.

Liu Xiaodan turned to find the maid waiting for him. He got into the car, and they drove back to the Wu Family Estate… but not without going for a drive-thru to get Guangru a kids’ meal.

…

When they got home, Chuan Nayi and Wu Qianqian were already home. It’s just that when he entered the house, the household was a little quiet. It was unusual, especially when Matron Yuye liked to play the phonograph the whole time she was working to keep the house from getting eerily soundless. However, today, the phonograph was turned off.

The car the two used was already at the parking space, so they should be home. Bihan went with them and did not report any mishap, so Liu Xiaodan was curious more than worried. He stepped inside the waiting room where the others were waiting for him.

“What happened? Why is everyone so silent? Did someone die?” Liu Xiaodan proceeded to take a seat next to Chuan Nayi who was a little strange when she didn’t even look at him when he was close to her. The young man frowned at her before looking at his parents and Matron Yuye. “Tell me what happened. Did someone try to harm you? Let me avenge you.”

Chuan Nayi then reached out her closed fist and took his hand. “Xiaodan, here. No matter what you see, please don’t panic. You have no right to panic, you hear me?”

She dropped the item concealed in her hand to his palm. When he felt like it was some kind of stick, he was starting to have a clue. When her hand pulled out, his eyes widened in shock. It was a pregnancy test pen… with two pink lines in the results window.

“Nayi!” In his shock, he could only call out—only to be surprised by everyone’s sudden celebration and congratulations. He even jumped on his seat, but he tried to contain himself. “Wha—Y-You’re pregnant, Nayi!”

“Haha, yes, silly!” Chuan Nayi hooked her hair behind her ear and reached out to wrap her arms around him for a loose hug, her face nuzzling his neck. “You can’t run from me anymore, mister. You better plan the wedding or submit to us and let us plan it instead. You will have no say in this!”

“Wait… wow… wait, will you be okay? Can you handle the company while you’re pregnant?” Liu Xiaodan suddenly remembered their commitments and grew worried that she would overwork herself.

Chuan Nayi only lifted her head and smile at him, but her eyes had a glint of anger. “Don’t treat me like I’m made of glass. I can still work…”

Despite the glint of anger in her eyes, he still w.h.i.n.ed a little and stroked on her head. “No, no, the first trimester is the most crucial time. How about you leave the company to me first, and then I’ll let you be bothered by its affair on your fourth month? Is that okay?”

“No. That wouldn’t feel correct…” Chuan Nayi pouted. She didn’t want her company to be started by someone else just because she’s pregnant. Then, she glanced at her in-laws as if she needed their support. “How about this? Let’s hire a perinatal nurse to help me out. If things looked not good for me, I’ll let you handle it.”

“Ah…”

Wu Qianqian giggled and clapped. “Don’t worry, Xiaodan. We still have time to see if her pregnancy is high-risk. I also think we should get a perinatal nurse if things turn for the bad. Don’t worry, as long as she’s healthy, there shouldn’t be any problems.” Then, she remembered something before waving her hand. “Right, Nayi, help me with Yanyu’s number. I want to tell her the news!”

In their flurry, none of them noticed a small figure peeking from the corner.