"Miss Huo, I’ve already called the person about it. He said he’ll handle everything from now on, so you don’t have to worry."

Standing at the door, Wu Jun replied respectfully.

Huo Sining softly replied with an "Mmhmm," but avoided making eye contact with the two of them. She was feeling guilty right now, pondering over how to properly arrange the sudden addition inside the house, so she didn’t dare invite the two of them in openly, fearing they might notice something was off.

Huo Sining kept praying inwardly, hoping that Wu Jun and Yue Shuwen would hurry up and leave after they were done talking.

But her prayers were destined to go unheard by the heavens.

Yue Shuwen followed behind Wu Jun and didn’t notice the oddness in Huo Sining’s eyes. Instead, she found Huo Sining’s attire and hair quite strange, glanced at her watch, and asked:

"Ningning, did you just get up? Why did you sleep so late today? Didn’t you sleep well last night? Or are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

As she said this, Yue Shuwen reached out directly to touch Huo Sining’s forehead. After feeling that Huo Sining didn’t have a fever, she relaxed and added:

"It’s been cold in Fucheng these days. This place is in the south, unlike the Imperial Capital where there’s heating. You should be careful not to catch a cold. Go change your clothes and freshen up; we’re going out for lunch soon. Be quick, I’ll wait for you in your room." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Saying this, Yue Shuwen was preparing to squeeze past Huo Sining to enter the house.

Upon seeing Yue Shuwen’s movement, Huo Sining became anxious and instinctively wanted to refuse: "Uh, no need, I’m not hungry right now. Why don’t you guys go ahead and eat first? I’ll go by myself later—"

Before Huo Sining finished speaking, Yue Shuwen’s gaze fell behind her, staring at something intently. Then her mouth slowly opened wider and wider. She finally turned her head to look at Huo Sining, with a peculiar gleam in her eyes.

Seeing the oddness in Yue Shuwen’s eyes, even Wu Jun behind her was full of shock and disbelief. Huo Sining’s heart sank as she suddenly realized something was not right.

Huo Sining’s premonition was so strong, and her sixth sense had always been accurate, never once failing.

Because in the next second, a childish voice sounded from behind her, and though it sounded faint as a mosquito buzz, it almost shattered Huo Sining’s eardrum.

"Ma—ma—?"

Like a slow-motion scene in a movie, Huo Sining turned her head mechanically, while her heart began to overflow with tears.

She knew it, she knew this little brat was not easy to deal with. Now, she was in a situation that no amount of washing in the Yellow River could clean up!

Turning around felt like a century had passed, with Huo Sining’s figure as stiff as a statue, and the smile on her face as rigid as if it were about to fall off.

At this moment, behind her stood a chubby little child on the floor, stark naked and balancing awkwardly, about to topple over any moment.

This soft little guy was biting her finger and looking with big blue eyes at the three people at the door, seemingly innocent and scanning their faces curiously and blankly, finally resting her gaze on Huo Sining’s face.

As if confirming something, the little one suddenly brightened up, smiled, and stepped forward like a firecracker, rushing directly at Huo Sining’s feet, hugging her leg joyfully, shouting:

"Ma—ma, ma—ma..."

Huo Sining was about to go mad, especially with Yue Shuwen and Wu Jun watching intently. She felt she was about to cry out any second.

Damn, you little fatty, I’m going to be ruined by you!

Wu Jun and Yue Shuwen’s gazes were strange and exploratory, wandering between Huo Sining and the child’s face, then exchanged a look, as if communicating something.

Wu Jun: Wow, boss, who knew you’d move so fast, having a child this soon!

Yue Shuwen: This little one really resembles Ningning; Gu’s brother-in-law’s genes aren’t holding up!

Without a word, they exchanged looks, while the little rascal seemed oblivious to Huo Sining’s internal voice of despair. After calling out "Mama" a few times, once she got the hang of it, she kept calling persistently, stretching her arms and asking Huo Sining for a hug.

I’m not your mom, you’ve got the wrong person! Honey, help me, there’s a brat clinging to me!

Huo Sining felt she couldn’t even cry anymore, now realizing she was heading down a tragic babysitter path, never to return!

"Um, you’ve got it wrong. This little one, is my... right, I picked her up on the street last night; she’s not my child..."

Huo Sining gave a stiff smile, attempting to explain, but this excuse was hardly convincing, at least to these two who clearly didn’t believe her, especially with occasional "mama" interludes from the child.

Huo Sining: ...Alright, this is my child! (tears streaming)

Picking up the child, Huo Sining silently walked into the room, followed by Yue Shuwen and Wu Jun, each taking a seat on a small sofa, their eyes fixed on the suspected "mother-daughter" duo, as though waiting for Huo Sining to provide a reasonable explanation.

Yes, "mother and daughter," because the little one Huo Sining was holding, was a girl!

Even Huo Sining only realized at that moment that the blue fatty egg hatched into a female Jiaoren!

Huo Sining couldn’t help but recall the fierce persona when the fatty was still an egg.

Occupying Qibao’s room and bathroom, even electrifying Qibao until he kept his distance; rampaging in the sea like Nezha, causing a group of Electric Rays and eels to flee miserably; crudely slashing the cables and frenziedly devouring high-voltage electricity outside Jiang Weide’s cold storage electric box—a barbaric behavior deeply imprinted in Huo Sining’s mind.

Huo Sining imagined countless times what the blue fatty would be like after hatching, predicting that if not Nezha, then likely a Red Child—a fearless chaotic demon king.

But despite all calculations, Huo Sining never expected that breaking out of the shell would reveal a tender, chubby little girl. Huo Sining was so shocked at this revelation, she nearly dropped her jaw.

The shock of this reality surpassed even the horror of the brat calling her "mama" and leaping into her arms.