11: Chapter 11 Unemployment Discovered

"Is this real?" Chen Sheng, feeling his throat tighten, couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Mhm!" An Xiaonuan nodded vigorously.

"Th-th-this..." Having received confirmation again, Chen Sheng's gaze fell back onto the gift. It was a pregnancy test stick fixed in the center of the gift box, with two distinct lines clearly visible on it.

"I felt nauseous and wanted to vomit while eating lunch. At first, I thought I was sick... Later, when Sister Ling mentioned it might be pregnancy, I bought a pregnancy test stick during my break..." An Xiaonuan wore a warm smile, recounting her emotional journey throughout the day with expressive gestures.

After An Xiaonuan finished speaking, Chen Sheng stood up abruptly, walked over to her in a few strides, and swept her into his arms in a bridal carry. He spun around in circles until An Xiaonuan protested by pummelling his chest with her small fists. Only then did Chen Sheng carefully set her down, unable to help scratching his head and grinning foolishly: "Hahaha!"

"You idiot!" An Xiaonuan pinched Chen Sheng crossly. "Aren't you afraid you'll drop me?"

"That's impossible." Chen Sheng quickly denied it. "Even if I fall, I wouldn't let you fall."

"But you really do need to be careful in the early stages of pregnancy. Come, Wife, let me help you over to the sofa." With that, Chen Sheng reached out to support An Xiaonuan's arm.

Slap! An Xiaonuan swatted Chen Sheng's 'sinful' (righteous) hand away, walked straight to the sofa, and sat down, saying, "It's not certain yet whether I'm actually pregnant. Test strips aren't always accurate; we still need to go to the hospital to get checked."

"Right, right, right, we definitely need to go to the hospital for a check-up." Chen Sheng quickly took out his phone, thought for a moment, and searched for the Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital app on green bubble. After opening it, he quickly filled in An Xiaonuan's personal information, carefully selected an associate chief physician with many good online reviews, and booked an appointment for An Xiaonuan for tomorrow morning.

After everything was set, Chen Sheng reported, "Wife, the appointment is for 9:30 tomorrow morning. I'll go with you then."

"Maybe I can just take leave and go myself; you shouldn't delay..." An Xiaonuan's voice trailed off abruptly just as she said this.

"Wife, what's wrong?" Seeing An Xiaonuan staring at her phone, Chen Sheng curiously leaned over.

Just one glance was all it took for him to be completely stunned.

Nothing else! An Xiaonuan was scrolling through TikTok, and the interface was playing a trending video pushed from the local area — "Shocking! Turns out mistresses aren't just women!!"

The content was exactly the footage of Qiu Guilan and her group brutally attacking Lai Yong this afternoon.

And Chen Sheng also appeared in the shot.

"This damn creator is really lacking in class." Looking at his unblurred self in the video, Chen Sheng started circling in place, wishing that the person who posted the video would have no seasoning packets in their instant noodles, trip while walking, and choke while eating...

"This..." Just as Chen Sheng was thinking about how to explain it, a soft, fragrant 'dumpling' pounced on him, instantly pushing aside his thousands of thoughts. He supported An Xiaonuan's bottom with his hands, saying, "You... be careful!"

"Husband! Why didn't you tell me you lost your job!" As she spoke, tears welled up in the corners of An Xiaonuan's eyes.

"Why are you crying!" Chen Sheng quickly set An Xiaonuan back down on the sofa, wiped the tears away with his fingers, and explained, "I was just afraid you'd worry, that's all."

He then feigned a relaxed tone: "Don't worry, Wife. With your husband's professional skills, finding a job is a piece of cake."

"Besides, a blessing in disguise. If the boss hadn't run off, I wouldn't have won the big prize."

"Mhm! That's right!" An Xiaonuan said, breaking into a smile through her tears. "Husband, you're the best."

However, they say a woman's mood is like the weather in February—it changes in an instant. Just look, An Xiaonuan, who was smiling a second ago, immediately became dejected again. "But Husband, I'm pregnant now, and this..."

"Don't worry, I've already planned it out. During the time I'm looking for a job, I'll work full-time as a ride-hailing driver. I won't make much less than before, I'll have flexible time, and I can take care of you. Plus, with our savings, you can rest assured and have the baby." With the Daily Intelligence System, Chen Sheng was very confident right now.

"Mhm!" An Xiaonuan nodded vigorously.

Just as she had trusted that he would always love her, which is why she had agreed without hesitation when he proposed, she now trusted that he could take good care of her and their soon-to-be-born baby.

This was also why, while other women might worry about whether their husbands or families would accept the child after finding out they were pregnant, she had immediately given this news as a gift to her beloved after finding out she might be pregnant.

"At worst, we can just wait a bit longer to buy a house..." An Xiaonuan made up her mind.

Seeing An Xiaonuan fall silent, Chen Sheng quickly pulled her into his arms and kissed her forehead. "Wife, let me tell you about us going to block Lai Yong today. That scene, tsk tsk..."

Since An Xiaonuan already knew the fact that he was unemployed, there was no need for Chen Sheng to continue hiding it. At the same time, to divert An Xiaonuan's attention, Chen Sheng picked out interesting things from the day to tell her, making An Xiaonuan giggle continuously.

Of course, combined with the various sophistical interpretations from different video creators, the joy was directly doubled.

Until An Xiaonuan couldn't help but yawn, Chen Sheng gently carried her into the bedroom. "Get some sleep early; we have to get up early to go to the hospital tomorrow."

Perhaps because she had just become pregnant, An Xiaonuan was especially clingy tonight. Even with Chen Sheng coaxing her, it wasn't until nearly 11 PM that she fell asleep with a faint smile on her lips.

"Whew~" Chen Sheng exhaled lightly and pulled the air-conditioning quilt covering An Xiaonuan up a bit. Only then did he dash into the bathroom and take a cold shower to suppress the rising carnal desires.

"I don't know if last night's craziness will affect the fetus. No, I have to ask the doctor tomorrow."

After showering, Chen Sheng sat on the sofa and looked at his phone while waiting for his hair to air dry.

He first opened the chat app.

At this point, the chat app had already displayed 99+ unread messages long ago, all originating from discussions about Lai Yong in the group.

Thinking about the experience at the police station this afternoon, Chen Sheng didn't post any comments. He quietly finished reading the messages and then opened TikTok.

On TikTok at this moment, several topic entries related to "Lai Yong and the Lai Yong incident" had already surged onto the local 24-hour trending list.

This time, he had definitely become famous.

Including him.

Under the digging of powerful netizens, Qicai Technology, the list of personnel involved in the incident on site, and general information had been completely exposed.

However, they say silly netizens bring much joy, and it's true—in less than half a day, a 'Qiu Guilan catches an affair' remix version had already appeared. Of course, the most joyful part was the comments from netizens in the reply section.

Watching it made Chen Sheng snort with laughter in the quiet night.

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