722 Might Of Your Ba (1/2)
Looking at everyone's questioning gaze, he feigned ignorance, ”What?”
”What did you just say?” asked Clara and Francesca, both in unison.
”Nothing.” Darren shook his head. ”I just said, how dangerous it could have been for her health. Ouch!” He turned his eyes towards Xiu who had thrown the pillow at him and seeing her glaring at him, he smiled sheepishly, ”It was a slip of a tongue.”
Xiu growled like a tiger on the hunt, ”I told you it was my surprise!”
Darren smiled awkwardly at her before saying, ”It was not really a surprise though. Most people in this room already know.” He slowly pointed at each person who knew Xiu was pregnant, starting from Xin Zimen to Zhao Huan to Xin Xiaoli to Jackie.
Yes, even Jackie knew about it. After all, Xiu being the best elder sister would never hide something like this from her little brother.
Jackie raised his hand and pointed at his father saying, ”Dad also knows.”
Xiu gaped at Jackie and said, ”Little brother, it was supposed to be between us.”
Jackie looked at her innocently as he replied, ”But you said there are no secrets in the family.”
Nora scoffed at that, ”So does mom and I are not supposed to be in this family?”
Jackie ignored her as he looked at his mother and replied, ”We planned a big surprise for mom that's why we wanted to wait for a little.”
”Hold on!”
”Wait a minute!”
Both Francesca and Clara were in a trance even now. They both were in disbelief as they looked at Xiu and cautiously asked, ”Sweetie, you're pregnant?”
Xiu looked at these two stunned women and her earlier frustration towards having her surprise ruined poofed away. She smiled and nodded her head eagerly.
Francesca covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming in joy while Clara Cartwright who usually had everything under her control, now seemed at a loss. For a moment, she even forgot how she was supposed to react to this news.
Jing Ge had to nudge her as he said, ”You're gonna be a grandmother again.”
Clara's hands were shaking as she held Xiu's hands and looked into her eyes, ”How long?”
”5 weeks,” replied Xiu.
She took Darren's hand in her other and didn't know what to say at all. Her tears fell down and it shocked Xiu, ”Clara mom, why are you crying?”
”I'm so happy,” replied Clara. ”It just seems like yesterday when you came to our house and now, you're gonna have a baby of your own. Oh my gosh! I can't stop these tears!”
”Mama, this is not something we'd joke about,” said Xiu. ”Oh, get a hold of your emotions. You promised to take care of our child. How will you do it if you're not even able to handle your emotions?”
Francesca hugged both Darren and Xiu saying, ”Fuck my emotions! Right now, I only care about my babies who are gonna have a baby.” She pushed Darren away while saying to Xiu, ”I really hope my future grandchild is like you. I don't want another broody kid like him.”
”Mama!”
Francesca ignored Darren's protest as she continued, ”Trust me, it's not a joke raising a kid who doesn't act like a kid!”
”Tell me about it,” agreed Clara as she looked at her own son.
Seeing his mom sighing like this, Jackie wrapped his arms around her waist trying to act cute. ”You don't have to be like this, my little ancestor.”
While there was a festive mood in this corner, the other corner was brooding in silence before the silence was broken by Xin Zemin who looked at his wife and then at his brother, ”You both knew about it?” Seeing how they both stayed quiet, he was enraged, ”I'm the last person to hear this news?”
”Third Father-in-law!” called out Darren. ”When I said we come in a package, I meant it's a combo package.”
Xin Zemin sat down to gather his thoughts as he mumbled, ”I just became a father and on the same day, I'm on the road to become a grandfather? It's truly like Heaven is showering me with all the blessing on the same day.”