90 The Source of Little Brother Yes Problem (2/2)
As they were chatting, Mother Ye went down to purchase ingredients with Little Brother Ye, who was trying his best to increase his affection level. Then, Ye Shuang started to cook the stock for a steamboat. Miss Chef's idea a few days ago was not bad—a dish with many varieties of food, little waste, convenient, and perfect for a rowdy atmosphere. Yes, a steamboat was definitely the prime choice.
During dinner, while stuffing his face with food, Little Brother Ye did not forget to bring up the issue of moving in with Ye Shuang. Mother Ye was still worried, but Father Ye chimed in, saying it was almost the school holiday, so they should give Little Brother Ye some freedom. After all, he was moving in with his biological sister, so it would be fine.
”Afraid that our child will forget to eat due to his gaming obsession‽ We can personally come to visit and watch over them!”
That silenced Mother Ye. After the initial depression, Little Brother Ye soon became happy again; after all, even with the surveillance, their parents would not stay overnight. There was no reason to worry.
In the middle of dinner, while Ye Shuang was standing up to go to the kitchen to pick up several plates of frozen lamb, the phone that was placed on the kitchen counter rang. Ye Shuang picked up the phone and answered it as she walked toward the fridge. The barely containable excitement on the phone made her stop instantly.
”Sister Shuang, I'm making supper at Sister An's place now. Mr. Chen just arrived, and he seemed to have found out about Sister An's pregnancy!”
An Zining's pregnancy had been kept under close wraps; even when she stayed at her parent's place, she had tried to be as natural as possible. Even when she came across food that she did not like during functions, she would only apologize calmly, wipe the edges of her lips softly, and excuse herself to go to the bathroom. After the door was shut for a while, the dry heaves would come. Then she used lemon drops to keep the nausea down before returning to the dinner table…
With her carefulness, the probability of outsiders discovering that An Zining was pregnant was close to zero. Furthermore, the physical signs of pregnancy were not showing on An Zining yet. The woman had not even given up her heels yet; at most, she would ask for heels that were lower. Her body was still as proportional as ever… so how did Chen He manage to realize that An Zining was pregnant‽
However, Ye Shuang did not intend to intervene in the couple's business so late at night. Furthermore, An Zining had not even called for her. She had merely received a gossipy phone call from Miss Chef.
After advising Miss Chef to keep an eye out and to get Brother Wong from next door to prevent a physical altercation, Ye Shuang retrieved the frozen lamb slices, placed the phone back on the counter, and returned to the dining table.
”Sis, who was that?” Little Brother Ye asked while he bit on the end of his chopsticks, watching the lamb slices that were just dumped into the boiling soup.
”A girl with incredible cooking skill,” Ye Shuang answered vaguely.
Little Brother Ye's attention was finally pulled away from the food. He turned to Ye Shuang to ask, ”Why would a girl call you so late at night? At the very least, it should be a powerful, muscle man… No, wait! Sis, did you lead some poor girl on while you were in your male form‽”
”…”
Little Brother Ye's thoughts were often dimensions away from normal people's thinking. Even as his biological sister, whenever Little Brother Ye did something like this, she would be suspicious—Father Ye was a university lecturer, and he was the brains of the family, so why would his son be this way?
Before the DNA optimization, even though she was not as bright as her father, Ye Shuang had at least managed to survive the two years in her workplace without creating many problems. This kid did not seem like he has inherited Father Ye's DNA, so where had his senseless way of thinking come from?
”What‽” While Ye Shuang was still confused, Mother Ye's hand shook, and the soup ladle fell into the steamboat, creating a small splash. With quivering lips, there was a mixture of surprise and conflict on her face. ”So, there is finally a daughter-in-law in sight‽ No wait, Xiao Shuang, aren't you looking for a boyfriend? Or have you decided that being a man is better‽”
This was all too surprising, but at least she knew that her parents were open-minded enough to accept her should she decide to… Never mind, that was not her plan to begin with.
At least Ye Shuang had now found the source of Little Brother Ye's problem.
Both Father Ye and Ye Shuang looked at Mother Ye with a speechless expression. Ye Shuang could not help but facepalm. ”It's very normal for me to have a few female friends, right? Plus, it was about work. She found something curious while at work, so she reported it to me—that's nothing suspicious, right?”
Of course, it would not have been suspicious if it had happened to someone else. Little Brother Ye bit on the chopsticks twice to create two small teeth marks before turning back to his food but not before grumbling, ”Meh, do whatever you like as long as you don't reach your grubby hands into my school.”
I still have girls whom I haven't made the moves on yet!
Ye Shuang had half a mind to revoke the invitation for Little Brother Ye to stay with her there and then.