Chapter 11 Oh no! We've been exposed!

"Dad?" Qiao Qiao looked at Qiao Changdong in surprise.

From the tone of her father's voice, it seemed like he married Chen Yulian entirely because of her.

Thinking back to Qiao Changdong's question earlier, "Do you still like her?", she became even more doubtful.

After all, it's not impossible.

Qiao Changdong had cherished her like a precious treasure since she was a child, so it was entirely possible that he would marry Chen Yulian because she had wanted a mother before.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Just remember, in Dad's heart, you are the most important person, and no one can compare to you," Qiao Changdong said.

"Does that include the baby girl in Aunt Chen's belly?" Qiao Qiao asked.

"Of course, she's nothing." Qiao Changdong nodded, picked her up, straightened his clothes, and walked to the door to pay the bill.

After paying the bill, he ordered five more dishes and asked the chef to start cooking. He then carried Qiao Qiao to the store next door and bought four aluminum lunch boxes.

Looking at his handsome profile, Qiao Qiao had a guess in her mind.

Does her father know something?

While buying aluminum lunch boxes, Qiao Changdong suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Qiao Qiao, who was still lost in thought.

She asked suspiciously, "Sweetie, did you just say that your Aunt Chen is having a girl in her belly?"

Qiao Changdong didn't care at all whether the baby in Chen Yulian's belly was a boy or a girl.

However, ever since Chen Yulian became pregnant, the Chen family has been spreading the word that the baby is a boy.

He heard it so many times that, over time, he felt a subconscious assimilation of it.

It's only now that I suddenly hear Qiao Qiao say she's a younger sister that I feel a little strange.

"..." Qiao Qiao.

Oh no, we've been exposed!

Qiaoqiao didn't say anything, just grinned, revealing a set of small, white teeth like broken jade, looking silly and cute.

At the same time, a small bubble appeared on her forehead.

The tiny bubble was surrounded by a faint yellow halo. Inside the bubble, a little figure sat cross-legged, its big, dark eyes darting around, practically screaming "guilty conscience!"

Qiao Changdong was so charmed by his adorable baby that his heart fluttered.

It took a lot of effort to resist the urge to turn into a woodpecker and cuddle his daughter and chirp her.

He watched with loving eyes as the little bubble above the girl's head disappeared, then affectionately reached out and patted her head.

He turned around, paid the bill with the aluminum lunchbox, and then carried the packed meal back to the hospital.

At this time, Chen Yulian was still in the delivery room, but she had stopped screaming.

Not long after the father and daughter returned to the delivery room, a nurse came out of the delivery room, and the other three, besides Qiao Qiao and Qiao Changdong, immediately went to greet her.

"Why is there no sound? Has she given birth?" Chen's mother asked anxiously, standing on tiptoe, trying to see something.

The nurse stopped her, glanced at the group, and shook her head, saying, "Not yet. The mother is exhausted. Could someone please get her some food to help her maintain her strength?"

"That's perfect, Dongzi, take it inside and give it to your wife." Upon hearing this, Chen Xiue quickly said.

She still wanted to coax Qiao Changdong into the delivery room so he could see firsthand how hard it was for her sister to give birth.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Changdong didn't even glance at Chen Xiue.

After the food was delivered, he picked up Qiao Qiao and got up.

As I walked toward Qiao Qiao's ward, I said to Grandma Qiao from afar, "Mom, eat your food while it's hot."

“My sweetheart has had a long day. I’ll take her to sleep. You don’t need to stay up too. Go lie down in my sister’s rest room for a while.”

"Okay, go ahead," Grandma Qiao replied.

Without even glancing at Chen Xiue, he turned to Chen's mother and said, "I'll go deliver food to Yulian. What does a grown man like him know? Yulian is in a weak state right now. He was coughing yesterday. I don't want him to pass on his illness to Yulian."

"Oh, no need, no need, I'll go, I'll go," Chen's mother quickly said, then glared at Chen Xiu'e.

How could Chen's mother not understand Grandma Qiao's unspoken meaning? She was pretending to be afraid that the illness would be passed on to Chen Yulian, but she was really afraid that Qiao Changdong would be tainted by blood in the delivery room!

After all, she wouldn't be happy if her son went in to take care of her when her daughter-in-law gave birth.

Putting herself in her shoes, she believed she could understand Grandma Qiao.

Upon hearing this, Grandma Qiao didn't argue with her. She simply turned around, divided the food, and then had Chen's mother take it inside.

In the delivery room.

Chen Yulian lay on the delivery bed, her lower body covered by a support frame, with only her upper body exposed, which was also in a mess.

Sweat had soaked his hair. Hearing the door open, he looked over and saw that it was Chen's mother who came in. The light in his eyes immediately dimmed.

How could Chen's mother not know what she was thinking?

She walked over to her and gave her a wink.

Then he held up the lunchbox in his hand and said, "Yulian, Dongzi specially packed this from outside. Look, this is your favorite stir-fried pork with chili peppers. Eat more and save up your strength so you can give birth to a big, healthy boy!"

Upon hearing that the food was ordered by Qiao Changdong, Chen Yulian managed a weak smile.

She felt that Qiao Changdong wasn't as indifferent to himself or the child in her womb as he seemed.

Thinking that if they could have a son this time, they would have a reason to demand all of his salary.

Instead of being able to take only half as we are now.

There were even rumors circulating that Qiao Qiao, that good-for-nothing, could be coaxed away with the three thousand yuan in child support left by her own mother... I felt my strength returning.

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Qiao Qiao was carried back to the ward by Qiao Changdong.

She sat on Qiao Changdong's bent thighs, glancing at his little feet being washed in the basin with clean water, then at his profile as he earnestly lowered his head, a smile never fading from her lips.

"Chirp." A loud kiss.

Qiao Changdong looked down at him.

Qiao Qiao smiled brightly at him.

Qiao Changdong returned her kiss affectionately.

Then, she took the towel draped over the side, dried the little girl's feet, put her on the hospital bed, and covered her with the blanket that Qiao Xiaoyun had changed in the duty room.

"Lie down quietly, Daddy's going to get some water, I'll be right back to you."

"Okay." The little girl blinked her big, watery eyes, being incredibly obedient.

Qiao Changdong couldn't resist and kissed her cheeks again before leaving the ward with the basin and towel.

Qiao Qiao's eyes followed Qiao Changdong's every move, and she didn't look away even after his figure disappeared through the doorway.

Qiao Qiao had a lot to say to Qiao Changdong.

She trusted Qiao Changdong implicitly, so she wanted to tell him everything, whether it was that she had been reborn or that she was just a minor character in a book.

She believed that Qiao Changdong would definitely believe her and would not treat her as a lunatic.

It was just too chaotic during the day, and she couldn't find an opportunity.

Now that she's sleeping at night, with no one else in the ward, she can't stay awake any longer and wants to tell him everything.