Huo Sining sat on the bed, trying to protect the little rascal while facing the scrutiny from the two people on the sofa opposite her. She felt the awkward smile on her face could hardly be maintained.

Luckily, at this moment, Yue Shuwen suddenly spoke, alleviating the room’s oddly tense atmosphere:

"Alright, we were just joking. You’ve spent the past year or two either in the Imperial Capital or the Magic Capital. Even if I’m not clear on your situation, Brother Wu follows you daily, so how could he not know? It takes nine months to give birth. You haven’t been a pregnant mother, so how could you have a baby? We’ve been together all the time. Even if you wanted one, you don’t have the capability. You’re not the Virgin Mary; it’s not like the baby jumped out of a rock, right?"

As soon as she spoke, Huo Sining couldn’t help but secretly complain: She cut this egg out of Jadeite, didn’t it just jump out from a rock?

Upon hearing Yue Shuwen’s words, Wu Jun realized it too. He pondered for a moment. Except for the four months when Huo Sining went to Dongyang as an exchange student, he wasn’t by her side. The rest of the time, he met with Huo Sining on and off. With this frequency, even if she wanted to secretly have a child, there wouldn’t be an opportunity. He wouldn’t be so muddle-headed and careless as not to notice a pregnant woman.

Although the little kiddo before his eyes truly resembled Huo Sining a bit, they couldn’t just assume the little guy was Huo Sining’s offspring solely because of this, right?

Thinking this way, Wu Jun dismissed those unfounded speculations. He watched Huo Sining quite helplessly toss the little rascal back into bed, but the kid kept trying to crawl out, making Wu Jun find it a bit amusing.

Huo Sining’s features have always been youthful. Although she’s an adult and married to Gu Xu, Huo Sining rarely wears makeup and often dresses in youthful clothes, carrying a backpack, looking like a student. Strangers wouldn’t recognize her as a married woman; they would assume she’s a high school girl skipping classes.

So now, seeing Huo Sining overwhelmed trying to handle the little kiddo, looking like she wants to get angry but has to be patient, Wu Jun couldn’t help but sigh deeply.

This isn’t a mother with her child; it’s clearly two kids here.

Though he didn’t know where the child came from, seeing the big boss before him, Wu Jun couldn’t help but feel sympathy for the kid.

Noticing the child was stark naked, and after surveying the room and finding Huo Sining unprepared, Wu Jun knew she hadn’t prepared for this.

Knowing the child had no relation to him, upon seeing the child’s innocent and naive face, Wu Jun somehow thought of his sister Yaya. That little girl was equally adorable and chubby in her infancy, with limbs like jade lotus roots, making anyone who saw her spontaneously adore her.

When Yaya was young, Wu Jun had already enlisted. But every time he visited home, he took the initiative to care for her personally. As a result, Yaya became very dependent on him, and even now approaching high school, she still follows him exclusively, as Huo Sining says, Yaya is a total brother-complex.

Thinking of Yaya’s childhood, Wu Jun couldn’t help but smile warmly. He looked at the child, then at the oblivious Huo Sining, resignedly sighed, and slowly stood up, saying:

"I’ll go buy some clothes and other necessities for the kid."

Huo Sining was startled, turned to glance at the rascal, then belatedly realized and awkwardly exclaimed before touching her nose in embarrassment: "I forgot."

Wu Jun knew asking his boss to care for a child was tough on her. He thought for a moment, then turned to Yue Shuwen:

"Miss Yue, I think the baby must be hungry soon, we need to buy milk formula, bottles, diapers, things like that. I can’t carry it all myself; would you come along to help me?"

Yue Shuwen uncertainly pointed at herself: "Me? But I’ve never raised a child..."

Wu Jun glanced at Yue Shuwen: "I’ve raised one before. I raised Yaya since she was little, so I’m pretty experienced in childcare. You just need to help carry things."

Ah, so the reference was just a polite excuse.

Yue Shuwen initially wanted to secretly investigate the child’s background from Huo Sining. But now, being drafted by Wu Jun, she reluctantly followed him out.

With the two great figures finally gone, Huo Sining breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to glare viciously at the rascal, poking the kid’s forehead, looking somewhat exasperated:

"Blue Fatty, you really got me into trouble!"

Yue Shuwen was fine to deal with, but Wu Jun also saw the rascal, making Huo Sining’s plan to hide the kid in the storage ring and wait for decisions until returning to the Imperial Capital go to waste. She sighed heavily and pondered before taking out her laptop from her suitcase.

Opening the chat software, Huo Sining sent a video request over.

Gu Xu was discussing the final year-end project with Song Hui when suddenly he saw his wife sending a video invite, surprising him. Then, he couldn’t help but smile, gesturing to Song Hui to pause speaking before quickly accepting.

The video connected, revealing his wife with a messy hairstyle, squatting on the sofa, her eyes wet staring straight through the camera at him.

Seeing his wife’s unkempt appearance, Gu Xu didn’t think she looked sloppy. Instead, he found her more endearing, wishing he could immediately be in Fucheng to embrace that soft little girl, holding her close in his arms.

Moved by emotions, his chest filled with tenderness, Gu Xu couldn’t help but express his feelings: "Darling, I miss you."

Song Hui, standing nearby, was initially puzzled why Gu Xu abruptly interrupted their conversation. But hearing the fellow now shout "darling" at the screen, Song Hui understood immediately, feeling a bit miffed, silently cursing Gu Xu as having changed priorities.

Even though he thought this in his heart, he dared not speak it out loud. If he did, Gu Xu would give him a hard time, a situation where the effort would not yield benefits. After all, he could beat Ouyang Jun and Qin Tian, but he wasn’t a match for Gu Xu. If he faced off against Gu Xu, he would only end up taking a beating.