Chapter 572. Caught
It was rare, but Ning Chu actively came to her mother’s house.
In the past, unless it was a holiday and her mother called her over, she usually wouldn’t bother to listen to her mother’s nagging. She hated her mother’s interference in her and Wen Yang’s lives.
While she was busy in the kitchen with her mother, she suddenly asked, “Mom, is Wen Yang going to bring someone to pick me up?”
“A wedding?”
“Uh-huh.”
Her mother turned around, a little surprised, and glanced at her daughter. “Didn’t you say it’s unnecessary? Just swap your wedding dress and suit with Wen Yang and take a car to the restaurant.”
Ning Chu rejected the traditional wedding process one by one, ultimately only keeping the wedding ceremony during the banquet.
There was no bride price, no wedding night fun; she’d always thought of simplifying things to avoid being exhausted from her wedding. She didn’t want to create too much fuss that would make everyone miserable.
“It feels… maybe it’s a bit necessary? After all, it’s just this once, right?”
Ning Chu lowered her head to chop up some white radish, avoiding her mother’s gaze.
“What’s wrong? Did attending your best friend’s wedding last week give you a shock?”
“A little bit?”
Her mother rolled her eyes at her. “You just love to complicate things, making me work myself to the bone for your whims.”
Complaining made Ning Chu’s ears turn a little red. She sweetened her voice, “Mom~”
“Who’s to blame for being your mother?” Her mother replied with a teasing tone, “Is the radish cut up yet? Give it to me.”
“You’re the best, Mom~”
Having been a girl for so many years, she was getting better at appealing and acting cute.
Especially since she was pretty; whether male or female, they all fell for her tactics. If that didn’t work, she’d put on her pitiful teary-eyed expression that was an instant win.
Unfortunately, Wen Yang seemed a bit immune, so she could only rely on the occasional sly move to get by.
“Mom, you know my friend Lily, right?” Ning Chu didn’t pay attention to her task of washing and cutting vegetables, sharing gossip instead. “She came to our house during the New Year, the one they call the shameful succubus.”
“Lily? That little girl? I have a pretty good impression of her.”
“At my best friend’s wedding last week, she set her eyes on the groomsman~”
Her mother laughed teasingly, “Isn’t she known for having high standards? I can’t believe she likes someone now.”
“Yeah~ That guy is pretty handsome, looks like a firefighter, really well-built~” Ning Chu happily wagged her tail. “But he’s a staunch bachelor, not planning on dating or marrying anyone.”
“What will she do then?”
“She went straight for it!”
“???”
Her mother turned back to her daughter, confused.
“She stayed at the hotel for a week and made Li Han help her set up dates with him. I heard she even sent him several swimsuit photos after they got on WeChat…”
One couldn’t deny love could indeed change a person.
The former athlete had turned into a sweet and refined lady, the once aloof and introverted succubus became proactive, quickly shedding her previous self, going from a woman to a pregnant one in just a few years.
Her mother, happily frying green peppers, commented, “What kind of succubus hasn’t dated by such an age? Isn’t her private life quite… something?”
“She’s still a virgin~”
“No wonder you keep calling her the shameful succubus. So, did she catch him?”
The rich aroma of green pepper permeated the closed kitchen.
Ning Chu tightened her brows at the smell, a strong wave of nausea rising in her throat, making her stomach feel like it was in turmoil.
She struggled to swallow, trying to suppress the gagging sensation.
“Lily said she’ll just have to see; for now, she’s just making moves and will observe his character later…”
Halfway through her sentence, Ning Chu suddenly leaned over the countertop, gagging hard into the sink.
Her mother felt the commotion behind her and quickly turned off the heat, rushing back to her. “What’s wrong? Are you sick?”
After gagging for a few seconds, Ning Chu finally lifted her head, complaining, “The green pepper smell is too strong. Can’t you buy sweet peppers?”
“You were the one who said you wanted it spicy.”
“Did I?” She lowered her head, her eyes flickering. “Maybe I’ve been eating too bland while prepping for pregnancy and can’t adjust suddenly?”
She must not let her mother find out she was pregnant.
Just look at how her mother acted when her sister-in-law was pregnant last year. It was more like taking care of her rather than monitoring her, which she simply couldn’t adapt to.
“Could it be pregnancy?” her mother suddenly asked.
“How is that possible? I test twice a week, okay?” She quickly defended herself. “Probably just a minor illness, I’ll go step outside for a bit.”
Returning to the living room, Ning Chu sat down on the sofa, away from the smell of cooking oil, her nausea felt a bit better.
She weakly rubbed her temples and yawned.
Ever since she stopped using birth control, she hadn’t gone this long without any ridiculous reactions. Was it she didn’t get enough Yang energy or was it pregnancy symptoms? These days, she felt excessively tired and sleepy, sleeping over ten hours a day.
Even when her period came, she could drink some breakfast milk; now, to avoid having thoughts about not getting pregnant, she was sleeping apart from Wen Yang at night.
Luckily, there was still a folding couch left in the guest bedroom, which had been transformed into a gaming room. When unfolded, it turned into a bed.
“Time to eat.”
“How did you fall asleep again?”
When her mother brought the dishes to the table and looked up, she saw her daughter already slumped against the arm of the sofa, her head tilted as she dozed off.
Her mother walked over and gently shook her shoulder, “Did you not sleep well last night?”
The light sleep was quickly disturbed, and Ning Chu opened her eyes, blinking at the discomfort and taking a moment to respond, “I stayed up late gaming last night.”
Her mother couldn’t help but scold her, “You’re old enough to regulate yourself while gaming.”
She turned to go to the bedroom, shouting, “Dinner’s ready!”
After knocking on the door a few times, Uncle finally stepped out of the bedroom looking pale. Seeing Ning Chu was there, he awkwardly leaned against the wall as he went to the bathroom. “I’m brushing my teeth; you guys go ahead and eat.”
It was already noon, yet Uncle just woke up. Looking at his dark, tired eyes and disheveled state, he probably was exhausted from last night.
“Mom, Uncle is gonna be fainting from your antics~”
Ning Chu yawned at the dining table, teasing her mother.
Her mother tapped her on the head with her chopsticks. “And what about you? Are you pregnant?”
“I already said I’m not.”
Ning Chu feigned calmness as she lowered her head to eat but soon pursed her lips and stayed still.
She had no appetite…
This morning when she just got up, she felt extremely nauseous. Wen Yang had gone to work early, and she didn’t think too much of it then.
But now, it was clearly the rumored morning sickness.
“Come on, eat more,” her mother said cheerfully, adding vegetables to Ning Chu’s bowl until it formed a small mountain. “You have to finish it all.”
“……”
“Do you think I’m stupid?”
As her own daughter, it was evident from her guilty expression that she couldn’t hide her intentions.
“Alright……”
“How many weeks along are you?”
“Almost the sixth week, I guess?”
Her mother frowned, hitting Ning Chu on the head again, “Why didn’t you tell me?! And then you go to the kitchen to breathe in oil fumes?!”
“That hurt!” Ning Chu covered her head, curling up. “But I’m a pregnant woman!”
Upon hearing this, her mother immediately put down her chopsticks and hurried back to the kitchen.
“What are you going to do?”
“Making you some soup.”
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