Why Not

On Tuesday, Keke finally came back. Not only did she look a bit darker, but her hair was also kind of messy.

"Oh, there's no mirror at my hometown place, so I just kept it casual." That was Tang Keke's original words.

"Whoa, Sister Chen Qin is pregnant?" That was Keke's reaction after she found out Chen Qin was pregnant.

"Yu You, we're gonna beep boop beep boop bam!" Keke said while shaking Bai Yu You's shoulders, sending her head rocking back and forth. Anyone watching might have thought Keke was trying to shake Yu You's head right off.

"Keke, I'm dizzy." Bai Yu You's face was expressionless as Keke tossed her around.

"Oh." Tang Keke let go of her claws. It was break time between classes, and their little act had drawn quite a bit of attention from the others.

"Keke, don't worry." Bai Yu You comforted Tang Keke.

"Am I the one who needs to worry?"

"No?"

"..." Tang Keke was speechless. She honestly hadn't expected Sister Chen Qin to get pregnant so fast. Weren't they still not married? Could it be that they accidentally conceived while doing the deed?

"This is what it means to be a mature woman," Keke sighed.

Yu You still had a ways to go.

"So what are you gonna do now?" Tang Keke turned to Bai Yu You.

"Aren't we the losers now? Is the story just over like this?"

Faced with Keke's question, Bai Yu You thought for a moment before saying, "I want a baby from Ye Shuang too."

"Did you even listen to me?"

"Can't I?"

"It's not about whether you can or not," Tang Keke said, arms crossed. So... could she or couldn't she?

Maybe she could.

"Forget it, I'm not thinking about it anymore." Tang Keke decided to just shut down her brain. The current relationship was already pretty delicate anyway. She'd just keep things as they were. There wasn't a better solution, really.

"By the way, did Brother come to the academy today?"

"No idea. Probably."

"..."

...

At that moment, in the school infirmary, Ye Shuang was reading books on medicine—no, to be more precise, books on infant care. He was reading very carefully, absorbing everything from conception to birth.

On the table beside him, there were also books about caring for children aged 0 to 2.

Even though Chen Qin could hire several nannies to look after the baby together, Ye Shuang still wanted to keep the child close and take care of them himself. He absolutely needed the necessary baby knowledge.

"What should we name him or her?" Ye Shuang murmured. But since he didn't know the baby's gender yet, he should probably prepare two names in advance, right?

"Ah, it would be great if they were twins, a boy and a girl. Seriously."

"I should find some time to pray."

"Hmm..."

"I'll also need to tell my parents. After all, they're about to become grandparents."

As Ye Shuang muttered to himself, he caught the attention of the two Fish girls nearby, because today Ye Shuang was acting a bit unusual, especially when they noticed the book in his hands. An Shiyi propped her face up and asked,

"Sir."

"..."

"Sir?"

"..."

"You perverted old lecher who only thinks about grabbing people's butts?"

Those words snapped Ye Shuang back to reality. His mouth twitched. "Who are you talking about?"

"Aren't you responding to me?" An Shiyi said.

"Is there another 'sir' in this infirmary?" Ye Shuang said, helpless.

"You're really honest about your age, huh." An Shiyu added.

"Sorry for being so old, okay?"

An Shiyi pointed at the book in his hand. "Why are you reading those books?"

Then, as if she had figured something out, she exchanged a glance with An Shiyu beside her.

"Oh, you're pregnant?"

"What do you think?"

"You could be."

Ye Shuang didn't bother arguing. He just waved the book in his hand. "I'm just getting the knowledge in advance."

"Oh~~~"

"So getting older really makes you want kids, huh?" An Shiyu chimed in.

"Why are you both so hung up on my age?" Ye Shuang raised a hand like a knife, ready to chop both Fish girls on the head.

"Chen Qin is pregnant." Seeing the two Fish girls about to dodge, Ye Shuang added.

"Pregnant..." Those simple words made An Shiyu and Chao Yiyu look at each other.

Ye Shuang nodded. "Yeah."

"Yours?"

Ye Shuang: "..."

"What do you think?"

"Ehh—" An Shiyu propped up her face, dragging out the sound. She seemed to be thinking about something, but nothing came out of her mouth.

As she pondered with a thoughtful little expression, the little fish pendant on her pale wrist swayed slightly. Maybe, like the pendant, her heart was not calm.

After a few seconds, she finally spoke. "Congratulations."

"Huh?" Ye Shuang was a bit surprised to see An Shiyu being so straightforward with her congratulations. "Oh, thanks. That was surprisingly nice of you?"

"Since when was I nice?"

"You just congratulated me." Ye Shuang said, but An Shiyu's eyes, as she rested her face in her hands, shifted away. "Do I look like someone who would joke about kids?"

Hearing that, Ye Shuang chuckled.

"Actually, I have an even nicer side, but you missed it." An Shiyu made her squinty-eyed "doujyan" expression.

"Huh?" Ye Shuang didn't understand.

"Nothing." An Shiyu cut off the topic.

"She said she's nicer when you two are doing the deed," An Shiyi added, only to get elbowed by An Shiyu.

Watching the two Fish girls mess around, Ye Shuang went back to reading his book. But a while later, he had to leave the infirmary to use the restroom.

Once Ye Shuang was gone, An Shiyi turned to look at An Shiyu. "Oi~ he's gone now."

"And?" An Shiyu was holding a game controller, controlling a monkey in a game, and just replied.

"If you want to cry, just cry it out."

"..." An Shiyu turned back with a blank face. "Why would I cry?"

"Eh." An Shiyu rubbed her chin. "I thought you'd be hiding under the covers going 'boo hoo hoo' by now."

"Piss off."

"Come on, Chen Qin's already pregnant. I told you to go for it earlier, and now you're lagging behind." An Shiyi plopped herself down on her own sofa. "With a guy like Sir, if you gave him eight kids in one go, he'd settle down for sure."

"What, do you think I'm a sow?"

"A mother fish can lay that many eggs too."

"Slap!" That was the sound of a smack on the butt.

"I already had my chance last time and failed, so there's no more opportunity." An Shiyu pulled back her hand, not bothering to look at An Shiyi, who was rubbing her sore butt. She just added, "Unless I tie him up and forcefully extract his... you know."

"I can't?" An Shiyi asked back.

An Shiyu: "..."

"Actually, that might not be bad?" An Shiyu fell silent instead. The binding technique last time only failed; it wasn't like it didn't work.

All she had to do was change the location.

"Yeah, that could work."