Chapter 182 Whos the Childs Father? (1/2)
”Of course!” Tang Shuang said happily. ”Do not you trust my medical skills? It's just been 20 days into my pregnancy.”
Ah Hai stared at her deeply. It was a kind of look that Tang Shuang had never seen on him before. Deep down, she was a little intimidated by it.
”What's the matter with you?”
”Nothing...” Ah Hai trailed off. Then, he opened his mouth to speak again. Nothing came out. Tang Shuang grabbed his hand. ”Don't leave,” she said playfully, ”stay and keep me company. You'll be the child's uncle once I deliver the child!”
Tang Shuang kept talking as if she were in a world of her own. It was like she could already imagine the happy life of her family of three. The conflicted look and panic in Ah Hai's eyes had completely escaped her notice.
Xin Qing had not been herself for the past few days after finding out about Tang Shuang's pregnancy. She dared not contact Ying Qingcang either, so she had no idea whether there was any truth to the news. That night, when she was in the middle of doing the dishes, the ring on her finger suddenly beeped. Light flashed on the ring a few times, and Boss Wan's face appeared in the water. Xin Qing felt really creeped out by the effect, so she quickly into the living room and sat down on the couch.
”Is it true that Tang Shuang's pregnant?”
Boss Wan nodded. ”It isn't Ah Cang's.”
Xin Qing's pressed her lips together. ”Of course I know it isn't his. I just want to know if you guys have anything to do with it.”
”No. But we're still looking into it.” Then, Boss Wan started explaining about Xiao Qi again.
”So basically, you guys have no idea who the child belongs to?” Xin Qing asked. Xin Qing found everything to be rather bizarre to be honest. Tang Shuang got pregnant, yet she did not who was the father of her child?
”I'm afraid that even the child's father himself is unable to tell whether the child is his,” Boss Wan said with a straight face.
In the meantime, those exact same words were being told to Ah Nan by Ying Qingcang. They were both having a meeting inside Ying Qingcang's office.
”Suppose that someone else entered the room after Xiao Qi left that night. If so, the newcomer must know that Xiao Qi was in the room before his arrival. Also, if the newcomer found out about Tang Shuang's pregnancy, he'll feel more stressed out than anyone else. Because he has no way to be sure whether the child is his.”
Ah Nan nodded. ”At least we can now confirm that the child belongs to that guy.”
”Look into it again,” Ying Qingcang said, ”go through the hotel's surveillance footage one more time.”
”Ah Che and I have gone through it many times already. There's really nothing there,” Ah Nan said in a tone of resignation. ”Who the hell is capable of entering the room without being detected by the surveillance cameras?”
Ying Qingcang's eyes flashed all of a sudden. ”Go,” he said. ”Ask the staff whether there are cameras outside the hotel, especially ones that were pointed at the room that night. We need to see if it's possible for those cameras to capture anything outside the room's window.”
”Young Master, are you... Are you suggesting that the person had gotten in through the window? But that's the 28th floor,” Ah Nan said in disbelief.
”Ah. But you're forgetting something. There's someone we know of who's a skilled wall-climber.” A smile formed on Ying Qingcang's lips suddenly. ”I think I know who the child belongs to.”
Tang Shuang was very unhappy with Ying Qingcang. How could he be so cold to her even when she was carrying the child of the Ying family? Even Ah Hai's attitude was getting stranger day after day once he found out about her pregnancy; he kept staring endlessly at her tummy for no apparent reason at all. It took her momentous effort just to be able to get him to accompany her in today's shopping trip.
”Ah Hai, what do you think about this cot? Doesn't it look nice?” Tang Shuang stood at the baby products' section excitedly, fully intending on buying anything she set eyes on. Ah Hai nodded wordlessly. Tang Shuang shot him a glare. ”Okay. What's the matter with you? Not getting homesick, are you?”
Ah Hai shook his head. ”What else do you want to buy? I'll keep you company.”
Just like that, Tang Shuang's attention went back to shopping. Pulling Ah Hai along, she wandered around the mall. Due to the sheer number of items she had purchased, they had to arrange for the items to be delivered to the house before leaving the mall. Tang Shuang was so happy that there was nowhere else she wanted to be, so she went home straight away after they left the mall. Ah Hai left the house after dropping her off at home. Alone, Tang Shuang paced in front of the door. Finally, the doorbell rang. Tang Shuang answered the door and saw a person carrying a tall box standing at the door. Half of the person's face was obscured by the box.
”Hello. I'm here to deliver your purchases.”
”Help me bring them inside!” Tang Shuang turned around and led the way into the house. ”Put them here first.”
A long moment passed, yet there was no movement. Tang Shuang turned around and saw the delivery man tossing the items haphazardly onto the couch. His head was lowered and he was doing something with his hands that was unknown to Tang Shuang.
”Didn't I ask you to put them here? You-” Tang Shuang suddenly covered her mouth. She dared not make a sound after that. The man had removed his cap. Even so, only his chin was visible to her. The rest of his face was obscured by a dark mask.