Mumu could not understand Xu Youning’s mood. He just felt that Auntie Youning looked uncomfortable.

The little boy got up and knelt on the bed, with one hand against his forehead while the other on Xu Youning’s forehead.

But he did not feel that Xu Youning’s temperature was abnormal.

“Huh?” He was confused. “Auntie Youning, you don’t have a fever.”

Xu Youning came to her senses and smiled. “Mumu, I’m fine.”

“Then are you unhappy?” Mumu tilted her head and asked, “Why? Is it because of the baby in your belly?”

“…” Xu Youning did not know how to answer.

Mumu held Xu Youning’s face and advised her like an adult. “Don’t be unhappy, or the baby will be unhappy too.”

Xu Youning took Mumu into the quilt. “Mumu, do you like the baby?”

“Yes!” Mumu nodded quickly and affirmatively, but soon, the light in his eyes dimmed. He whispered, “But, I’m a little worried.”

Xu Youning touched Mumu’s head and asked, “What are you worried about?”

Mumu’s innocent eyes sparkled with uneasiness and hesitation. “Auntie Youning, do you still want me after the baby is born?”

“…”

Xu Youning was stunned, and then her eyes turned red.

She had always felt that Mumu was more intelligent and also more sensible than his peers, and she was happy about it.

Only now did she realize that Mumu was not intelligent and sensible by birth.

It was just because he had experienced loneliness since he was born. He knew that he could not stay with his elders as long as he could remember. Whether it was Kang Ruicheng or her, after a short period of company, they had to leave him.

Mumu had been alone in the period when he needed them around the most.

Now, he could finally live with them, but a new life was coming. He was carefully worried about whether he would lose Xu Youning’s love.

Xu Youning lovingly held the little boy in her arms and said, “Mumu, I’ll love you forever.”

Mumu’s eyes finally lit up again. “Really?”

“Of course it’s real,” Xu Youning said with certainty. “I promise you that if we still live together after the baby is born, I will love you like I love the baby, okay?”

“Okay!” The little boy nodded happily and kissed Xu Youning on her face. “Auntie Youning, I will also love the baby like I love you. Let’s take care of the baby together!”

After that, Mumu covered his mouth with a big yawn. In the end, the smile on his face was still innocent and cute, full of satisfaction.

Xu Youning lay down with Mumu in her arms. “Go to sleep.”

He leaned into Xu Youning’s arms and soon fell asleep.

Xu Youning stroked the little boy’s black and soft hair. After the infusion, she called the nurse to pull out the needle.

The nurse seemed to be very afraid of her and did not dare to look into her eyes. Her every move was very careful, so that Xu Youning could not help suspecting that she was an inflammable and explosive object.

“Excuse me.”

Xu Youning tried calling the nurse, but she did not expect to scare the nurse. The girl looked at her with fear and asked timidly, “What can I do for you, madam?”

It was the first time that someone had called her in a such polite way. Xu Youning was also shocked and said, “I just want to see the doctor who did the checkup for me.”

“It’s Doctor Liu,” the nurse lowered her head and said, “I can take you to see her.”

Xu Youning put on her coat, tucked Mumu in, and walked out of the ward.

Along the corridor outside the ward stood Kang Ruicheng’s men, and they were led by Dongzi, looking tough and powerful as if they could tear down the hospital in minutes.

Xu Youning finally understood why the nurse was so frightened.

The nurse probably thought that she was the legendary woman of the head of a gang.

Dongzi stopped her and asked, “Where are you going?”

“I’ll go and ask the doctor about my condition.” Xu Youning glanced at Dongzi coldly. “Do you want to stop me?”

“No, but Brother Cheng told me… not to let you run around. He is afraid that you’ll faint again.”

Dongzi could not to disobey Kang Ruicheng’s order, but he also dared not to offend Xu Youning, so he was in a dilemma.

“You can follow me.”

After that, Xu Youning ignored Dongzi and followed the nurse to the doctor’s office, directly asking if she was pregnant.

After all, Mumu was still young, and there might be mistakes in her understanding and expression. She still needed to confirm with the doctor before she made plans for the future.

The doctor did not know if Xu Youning’s mood would be as unpredictable as Kang Ruicheng’s, so she answered carefully, “Yes, madam, you are indeed pregnant.”

“…”

Xu Youning suppressed the excitement in her heart and slowly clenched her fists.

There was really a baby of hers and Mu Sijue’s in her belly.

Xu Youning subconsciously reached out to protect her lower abdomen.

For a moment, she wanted to go back to Mu Sijue immediately so as to ensure that the child would come to this world safely.

She did not want to care about her hatred or her plans anymore.

She only wanted the baby in her belly.

“Thank you, doctor.”

Xu Youning smiled—this was one of the few sincere smiles she had ever showed after she returned to the Kang family.

The doctor hesitated for a moment and said, “Madam, you can do a checkup a week later.”

Xu Youning acted like a mother-to-be who had just known that she was pregnant. She asked curiously, “What kind of checkup?”

The doctor lowered her eyes to avoid Xu Youning’s eyes. She paused for half a second and said, “It’s just a regular check-up during pregnancy.”

She remembered Kang Ruicheng’s warning and did not know if she should tell Xu Youning the truth. In the end, she chose not to tell her.

Anyway, for the time being, the moody man did not know either.

Also, even if she told Xu Youning, it would only increase Xu Youning’s worry. It would be better to let her be happy for a few days first and see what the result of the checkup would be like in a week.

Xu Youning did not notice the doctor’s abnormality and happily agreed. She turned around while hiding her surprise, calmly pushed the door open, went out, and went back to the ward.

She had thought that she could not fall asleep, but after she lay on the bed, there seemed to be a voice urging her to rest early, otherwise it would not be good for the growth of the fetus.

Xu Youning closed her eyes and miraculously fell asleep soon.

Outside the ward, Dongzi told others to be aware of anything wrong. He walked to the other end of the corridor and dialed Kang Ruicheng’s number.

Kang Ruicheng was handling affairs outside. After answering the phone, he asked directly, “What’s the matter?”

“Brother Cheng, just now, Miss Xu went to see the doctor.” Dongzi said, “She talked with the doctor in the office for a long time, but we couldn’t hear what they said.”

Kang Ruicheng remembered that he had warned the doctor, but since Xu Youning was the patient oneself, the doctor would not hide it from her.

Well, he also wanted to know Xu Youning’s attitude toward the baby in her belly.

Kang Ruicheng asked, “How was A Ning’s mood when she came out of the office?”

“She’s very calm,” Dongzi said.

Kang Ruicheng asked again, “Was she not happy or excited at all?”

“No, Miss Xu was expressionless. There was no joy or excitement on her face at all.” Dongzi asked doubtfully, “Brother Cheng, what happened to her?”

“Nothing.” Kang Ruicheng faintly ordered, “Take good care of A Ning and Mumu. Mu Sijue should soon receive the news that A Ning is in hospital, I want to see if he will go to find A Ning.”

Kang Ruicheng hung up the phone, and Ah Jin came over, asking, “Brother Cheng, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing.” Kang Ruicheng lit a cigarette and said, “You guys have a rest. Go buy some snacks.”

“Okay.” Ah Jin took the car key from one of his buddies and drove to the snack street nearby.

After driving for a while, Ah Jin took out another mobile phone from the inside pocket of his coat, turned it on and dialed Mu Sijue’s number. Then he went straight to the point. “Seventh Brother, Xu Youning is in the hospital.”

Mu Sijue’s voice suddenly tensed. “What’s wrong with her?”

“I don’t know the details, and Kang Ruicheng doesn’t seem to want us to know.” Ah Jin said, “I only know that Xu Youning suddenly fainted when she was about to have dinner, and then she was quickly sent to the hospital by Kang Ruicheng.”

“Suddenly fainted?”

Mu Sijue remembered that last time in the villa, Xu Youning fell on the bed with a pale face and he could not wake up her no matter how hard he tried.

He was right. There was indeed something wrong with Xu Youning’s body.

“Seventh Brother, shall I ask about Xu Youning’s condition?” With it, Ah Jin changed the topic. “But Kang Ruicheng just warned me not to ask anything I shouldn’t ask.”

“If you go and ask about it now, Kang Ruicheng will be suspicious of you immediately.” Mu Sijue said, “Be as usual. I’ll investigate Xu Youning’s condition myself.”

“Okay.” After a pause, Ah Jin added, “Xu Youning is now in Room 1102 on the seventh floor in the Inpatient Building of the Eighth People’s Hospital. Kang Ruicheng is and will be busy all night. He won’t go to the hospital so early tomorrow.”

“Well.” Mu Sijue’s voice did not reveal any emotions. “Got it.”

“Okay, I’m hanging up.”

Ah Jin hung up the phone and turned it off. He took it apart with one hand and put it into the inside bag of his coat. Then, he bought some barbecue and drinks on the snack street.

After eating, Ah Jin and other guys had been busy for the whole night. When it was over, it was already past seven o’clock in the morning of the next day.

Looking tired, Ah Jin walked over and asked Kang Ruicheng, “Brother Cheng, are we going home?”

“You go back to rest.” Kang Ruicheng said, “I’ll go to the hospital to pick up A Ning and Mumu.”

Ah Jin yawned and pretended to say casually, “Brother Cheng, I just called Dongzi. He said that Miss Xu still had to take an infusion. It would take a few hours. How about you eat something and then go home to sleep. When you wake up, you can pick them up.”

Kang Ruicheng thought about it and nodded. “Well, let’s go back to the old residence first. In addition, ask some people to do a thing.”

“Yes, Brother Cheng,” said Ah Jin, putting on a show of obedience.

Kang Ruicheng ordered, “Take all the doctors and nurses who helped A Ning with the checkup yesterday to live with us for a period of time, and ask some people to destroy the checkup records as soon as possible.”

He could not let Mu Sijue know that Xu Youning was pregnant.

Because he had yet to decide on what to do next.

Ah Jin did not dare to ask any more questions, and after passing the word, he rubbed his hands, ran to the car and sent Kang Ruicheng back to the old residence.

That was all that he could do to help Mu Sijue.

When Kang Ruicheng returned to the old residence of the Kang family, Xu Youning and Mumu just woke up from their dreams.

As soon as Mumu got up, he looked at Xu Youning with grievance. “I’m so hungry.”

He did not eat anything last night.

Xu Youning rubbed his face and said, “What do you want to eat? Let Uncle Dongzi buy it for you.”

The little boy thought for a moment and asked, “Can I go with Uncle Dongzi to choose myself?”

“Of course.” Xu Youning helped the little boy get dressed and took him to wash up. Then she led him out and told Dongzi, “Take Mumu to buy breakfast. Be careful.”

Mumu did not forget to ask Xu Youning, “Auntie Youning, what would you like to eat?”

Xu Youning did not have anything special to eat, so she simply let him make decisions. “You choose some for me.”

“OK!”

Mumu happily accepted the task and took Dongzi’s hand while jumping away.