Chapter 849: Two Lines

Auntie Jin hurriedly nodded. As she tidied up the local specialties she had brought from home, she said, “When I arrived, I happened to see Madam bringing the two young masters out for breakfast.”

“Yuan Yuan’s breakfast restaurant?”

“I think so. Didn’t you all have breakfast there?”

Fang Yusheng helped Auntie Jin move her things back to her room before walking over to find Qiao Jiusheng and the others. When he found Yuan Yuan’s breakfast shop, the business there was especially good. The boss and his wife were so busy that their foreheads were covered in sweat. Fang Yusheng walked into the shop and finally saw his two little fellows.

The two little fellows were sitting at the innermost table, along with Boss Lu’s daughter, Lu Yinxi. Fang Yusheng was slightly surprised that he did not see Qiao Jiusheng beside them. He walked to the table and sat down.

Lu Yinxi greeted Uncle Fang obediently.

Fang Yusheng nodded.

Lu Yinxi was eating a bowl of meatball noodles. Sitting next to her was Fang Zicheng. Fang Zicheng was eating beef noodles. He was a very strange person. He liked beef noodles, but he didn’t like the beef inside. When Lu Yinxi saw him pick out the beef and place it on the table, her eyes widened.

“You don’t eat beef?”

Fang Zicheng put down his chopsticks and turned to glance at Lu Yinxi.

…

Lu Yinxi’s mouth was wrapped in a meatball. Her small mouth was puffed up, and for some reason, her palm-sized face was a little flushed.

For some reason, this reminded Fang Zicheng of their apples.

Mom said that those apples were very expensive and tasted good.

He suddenly wanted to go home and take a bite of an apple.

Lu Yinxi said, “If you don’t want to eat, you can give it to me.”

Fang Zicheng was stunned. “You’ll eat it?”

“I’m not eating. I’m not eating anything you’ve eaten.” Lu Yinxi’s tone was a little disdainful.

Fang Zicheng nodded and continued to pick out the meat from the bowl. Lu Yinxi suddenly jumped off the stool. After a while, she brought over a disposable bowl. “Put the meat in here.” Lu Yinxi used the other end of the chopsticks to pull all the beef Fang Zicheng had thrown onto the table into the disposable bowl.

Fang Zicheng was stunned for a moment. Only then did he put the meat he didn’t want to eat into the bowl.

He asked softly, “Why do you want this?”

Lu Yinxi said, “There are a few abandoned puppies on the street behind us. None of them have anything to eat.” Lu Yinxi poured the soup from her bowl into the bowl and said, “Dad said that because they were mutts, no one wanted them, so they were thrown away. No one raised them either. My father is afraid of dogs, and our family can’t have dogs.”

Lu Yinxi jumped off the stool again and said, “I’ll go feed the dogs.” Carrying the bowl, she walked out from behind.

Fang Zicheng was deep in thought.

Fang Yusheng watched the conversation between the two little fellows. Seeing that Fang Zicheng was deep in thought, he asked, “What are you thinking about?”

Fang Zicheng said, “Since it’s a stray dog, it must not have been vaccinated before. If she’s bitten…”

Fang Yusheng raised his eyebrows and said awkwardly, “What should we do?”

Fang Zicheng thought for a while and said, “I’ll go take a look.”

With that, Fang Zicheng really ran towards Lu Yinxi.

Fang Yusheng was a little vexed.

Fang Zicheng liked small animals?

Perhaps he should keep a dog at home.

But there were also turtles and canaries at home. Why didn’t Fang Zicheng play with them?

Qiao Jiusheng had already ordered breakfast for Fang Yusheng. Seeing that Fang Yusheng had arrived, Boss Lu hurriedly brought his breakfast over. Fang Yusheng thanked Boss Lu and took a bite of the bun. Seeing that Qiao Jiusheng was not back yet, he asked Fang Zikai, “Fang Jingjing, where’s your mother?”

“Mom said she wasn’t feeling well and went to the medicinal room.” Fang Zikai also wanted to visit the dog. He wanted to finish his meal quickly so that he could join in the fun. He was still chewing as he spoke.

Not well?

Fang Yusheng did not bother eating. He left the two children behind for Boss Lu to take care of while he ran to look for Qiao Jiusheng.

Before he reached the medicinal room, he bumped into Qiao Jiusheng.

Qiao Jiusheng was carrying a small bag. She was not surprised to see Fang Yusheng. “Have you eaten?” She smiled, as if she had expected Fang Yusheng to come looking for her.

Fang Yusheng said that he hadn’t. “The children said that you weren’t feeling well and went to the medicinal room to buy medicine. I was worried about you.” He walked towards her and carefully studied her face, trying to tell if she was feeling unwell from her expression.

“Where are you feeling unwell?”

Qiao Jiusheng looked quite healthy and a little flushed. She did not look ill or in pain.

Qiao Jiusheng smiled sweetly and held Fang Yusheng’s hand, saying softly, “I suspect I’m pregnant.”

Fang Yusheng was stunned. For a moment, he didn’t know what expression to make to express his feelings. Happiness, of course, followed by worry. If she was really pregnant, then she would have to live another painful life. She wouldn’t be able to eat or sleep well every day…

When she was pregnant with Fang Zikai and Fang Zicheng, Qiao Jiusheng had suffered a lot.

Just the thought of Qiao Jiusheng living another painful life made Fang Yusheng’s heart ache.

Fang Yusheng did not dare to speak further, afraid that Qiao Jiusheng would misunderstand that he did not like children. His expression darkened as he said, “Go back and take a test. We’ll talk after we’ve confirmed it.”

“Okay.”

Fang Yusheng’s breakfast was tasteless.

After taking a few bites, Fang Yusheng paid and the couple planned to go home. Fang Zikai and Fang Zicheng still wanted to play and did not want to go home. Qiao Jiusheng felt that they were still young and was a little worried about letting them play outside. Qiao Jiusheng insisted on taking them back, but the children did not want to go back. In the end, Boss Lu’s wife said, “Let them play here. The busiest time this morning has already passed. I can help you keep an eye on them. I’ll send them back later.”

Boss Lu chimed in, “Don’t worry, we’ll watch. It’ll be fine.”

Only then did Qiao Jiusheng agree.

Leaving the children behind, Fang Yusheng walked a little faster on the way back. Holding the packet of pregnancy test kits, Qiao Jiusheng was in a good mood.

When they got home, Qiao Jiusheng exchanged a few pleasantries with Auntie Jin, then ran back to her room with Fang Yusheng.

After returning to his room, Fang Yusheng personally unwrapped two pregnancy test kits and handed them to Qiao Jiusheng. Qiao Jiusheng took the test kits and went straight to the toilet. Fang Yusheng stood at the door of the toilet, waiting for the results.

Qiao Jiusheng went to the toilet for a few minutes but did not come out.

Fang Yusheng was still worried. It was as if a cat was scratching his heart. He knocked on the door but did not hear Qiao Jiusheng speak. He was a little anxious. “I’m coming in.” With that, Fang Yusheng pushed the door open and entered the toilet.

Qiao Jiusheng stood in front of the sink, holding two pregnancy test kits in her hands, looking very careful.

Fang Yusheng walked over to take a look. His gaze fell on the pregnancy test stick in Qiao Jiusheng’s hand. There were two lines on both sticks. Even though he had already guessed that this might be the outcome, Fang Yusheng’s heart still tightened. The joy of being a father again filled his heart very quickly.