Pregnant with the Alpha Best Actress's Child - Chapter 4

Sang Zhijiu spent quite a bit of time proving that her change in gender had not affected her IQ.

“If you don’t believe me, you can ask me any question you want!”

Yue Shuyi thought for a moment. “Your mommy and I are planning to have a second child. Do you want a brother or a sister?”

Sang Zhijiu stood there with her mouth agape, completely dazed. Never mind answering the question; it was uncertain if her brain was even functioning.

Sang Xiaqing’s legs went weak. “Is she, is she really stupid now?”

Yue Shuyi held her up. “It’s fine. Not being able to answer is the correct response.”

Sang Zhijiu’s nose suddenly felt tingly. “Mother, you’re scaring me.”

If it weren’t for the wad of paper under her rear distracting her, she might have even squeezed out a couple of tears.

Sang Xiaqing breathed a sigh of relief.

She wiped away her tears and sat on the edge of the bed to comfort her. “Baby, we’ve heard everything. Actually, to Mommy, it doesn’t matter if you’re a Beta or an Omega. You’re still our good daughter. As long as you are healthy, we aren’t afraid of anything.”

Sang Zhijiu lowered her head. “Mm, Mommy, I know.”

A day had passed since the diagnosis came out. Whether she liked it or not, she had to try to accept this reality.

Standing nearby, Yue Shuyi similarly could not hide the worry on her face. “What did the doctor say?”

The Sang family was a bit unique; Yue Shuyi, an Omega, held the power in the household and played the role of the strict parent.

Sang Zhijiu was somewhat afraid of Yue Shuyi’s serious expression and answered softly, “The doctor said I’ve recovered exceptionally well and can be discharged tomorrow.”

Yue Shuyi clearly did not agree with this. “The severity of a secondary differentiation can be big or small. Have your assistants help pack up; tomorrow you’re coming with us to Country L for a full body checkup.”

Sang Zhijiu wrinkled her nose, attempting to act spoiled. “Mother, I’m really fine. Besides, I have work scheduled in a few days. If I go abroad, it will delay things.”

Yue Shuyi’s brows furrowed. “After something like this happened, do you still want to stay in the entertainment industry?”

Sang Zhijiu was very firm. “Of course!”

She sniffled and reminded them, “We had an agreement! As long as I win a Best Actress trophy, you won’t force me to go back and inherit the family business!”

Sang Xiaqing pressed her hand, tears welling up again. “Baby, do you really look down on Mommy’s business that much?”

Sang Zhijiu shed tears right back at her. “But Mommy, didn’t you also teach me to be brave and pursue my dreams?”

Yue Shuyi was helpless.

She had realized long ago that, aside from her gender and her tendency to cry, Sang Zhijiu’s temperament took entirely after her own: stubborn and willful. Once she decided on something, ten bulls couldn’t pull her back.

Now that she had undergone secondary differentiation, the only trait she inherited from Sang Xiaqing was being a crybaby. As for the good traits, she hadn’t learned a single one.

Fortunately, the situation wasn’t entirely without a turning point. Yue Shuyi sighed. “First, I’ll need to confirm the hospital details. The agreement still stands for one year. If you can’t win the trophy after a year, you must obediently come back with us.”

Only then did Sang Zhijiu wipe her face and nod. “Mm!”

The three mothers and daughter spoke for a while longer before Lin Jiahe knocked on the door from outside.

After receiving a response, she poked her head through the crack in the door and said softly, “Aunts, Zhijiu, Sister Fan Wu and Sister Mengzhi are here to visit. They’re already downstairs.”

“Fan Wu?” Sang Zhijiu panicked for an instant, her warning antennas shooting up. “What is she doing here?”

Lin Jiahe explained, “A routine visit from the company management. Sister Fan Wu had something to do this morning and couldn’t come with us, so she and Sister Mengzhi rushed over specifically to see you now.”

Sang Zhijiu instinctively wanted to refuse, but Sang Xiaqing and Yue Shuyi were still in the ward. Yue Shuyi had clearly expressed her disapproval of Sang Zhijiu’s choices just now. If they found out she was on bad terms with a company senior, things would be even harder to resolve.

Sang Zhijiu restrained her patience and said tactfully, “Uh, you, you didn’t tell her that my mothers were here?”

“I did,” Lin Jiahe told her truthfully. “Sister Mengzhi said that if the two Aunts don’t mind, they would like to stop by and pay their respects.”

Sang Xiaqing and Yue Shuyi exchanged a look, and Yue Shuyi spoke. “It’s fine, we don’t mind. They are welcome to come in.”

Sang Zhijiu felt like she had been struck by lightning, but she could only force a smile, not daring to object. Although logic told her that her secondary differentiation had nothing to do with Fan Wu, on the timeline, it was indeed after sleeping with Fan Wu that she differentiated into an Omega.

Now, just the thought of Fan Wu made her stomach ache.

Lin Jiahe couldn’t read her subtext; seeing her reaction, she simply nodded and went out to reply to the message.

At this moment, Jiang Mengzhi and Fan Wu were downstairs waiting for the elevator.

Seeing Lin Jiahe’s reply, Jiang Mengzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She wanted to mention this to Fan Wu, but seeing the gift bag in Fan Wu’s hand, she used it to start a conversation. “You prepared a gift for Sang Zhijiu in advance?”

One couldn’t visit a patient empty-handed; on the way to the hospital, Jiang Mengzhi had made a detour to buy a fruit basket.

Fan Wu lifted the items in her hand. “You mean this?”

“No,” she replied. “These are books I prepared for Fan Yu. I brought them over hoping the kid could help write a few words of encouragement and sign them.”

Jiang Mengzhi was stunned. “What books?”

Fan Wu generously pulled them out to share. “I searched for a long time before placing the order. What do you think?”

Jiang Mengzhi took one from her hand and saw the title written on the cover: How to Distinguish Potential Suitors Around You.

Jiang Mengzhi: “…”

Barely digesting this massive amount of information, Jiang Mengzhi asked, unable to understand, “What do you want Sang Zhijiu to write?”

Fan Wu was clearly prepared. “‘Dear Fan Yu, be careful to recognize the potential suitors around you, stay away from danger, and listen to your sister.’ Something like that would be fine.”

Jiang Mengzhi nearly covered her face. After a moment of silence, she asked, “Fan Yu is graduating from university this year. Logically, it wouldn’t be a big deal even if she started dating, right?”

Fan Wu frowned. “How could that be, okay? She’s still young. What if she gets cheated on?”

Jiang Mengzhi was having a bit of a breakdown. “Do you plan to keep her as an old maid whom nobody wants and support her for the rest of her life?”

She didn’t expect this sentence to immediately convince Fan Wu, but she hoped it would at least sound an alarm. But to her complete surprise, upon hearing this, Fan Wu actually showed a thoughtful expression.

“Oh, right, that’s also an option.”

Jiang Mengzhi clicked her tongue. Just then, the elevator arrived, and the two stepped in one after the other.

Jiang Mengzhi urgently wanted to change the subject to interrupt Fan Wu’s thinking. She took a deep breath. “By the way, I forgot to tell you, Sang Zhijiu’s mothers are in the ward right now.”

Fan Wu was indeed distracted. “Hmm? You knew all along?”

She was a bit puzzled. “In that case, why didn’t we come at a different time?”

Jiang Mengzhi realized that with elders present, Fan Wu would definitely have to behave herself, so she had deliberately kept it from Fan Wu until now.

“The two Aunts don’t mind. We’ll go up; wouldn’t it be good to pay our respects to them as well?”

Since they were already in the elevator, it was impossible for Fan Wu to decide to turn back. She nodded in response. Soon, the two found ward 602 and met Lin Jiahe outside.

After a brief greeting, Lin Jiahe led them into the ward. Jiang Mengzhi placed the fruit basket near the nearly overflowing pile of gifts and greeted everyone in the room one by one.

She looked at Sang Zhijiu. “Zhijiu, just rest well lately. You don’t need to worry about company matters. If there’s anything, just have Jiahe contact us.”

Sang Zhijiu smiled sweetly. “Thank you, Sister Mengzhi.”

Fan Wu also placed the bag in her hand on the edge of the table. “Differentiating into an Omega has made your personality much more well-behaved.”

Ever since she entered the room, Sang Zhijiu had been trying her best to ignore her. Hearing her speak, she secretly rolled her eyes and turned her head, pretending not to hear.

Fortunately, Yue Shuyi and Sang Xiaqing soon stepped in, unintentionally relieving the awkwardness. The group began to chat. Fan Wu patiently spoke with the two elders. Even though she couldn’t find an opening to ask Sang Zhijiu to write the inscription, she didn’t show any sign of anxiety.

Yue Shuyi observed her intentionally. Seeing that her performance in all aspects was decent and generous, she couldn’t help but nod inwardly.

After a while, Jiang Mengzhi went to the hallway to take a call. Yue Shuyi looked at Fan Wu. “Miss Fan, could I ask you for a private word?”

Fan Wu was somewhat surprised but did not refuse. She nodded and followed Yue Shuyi out the door.

For a moment, only the mother and daughter, Sang Xiaqing and Sang Zhijiu, were left in the ward.

Sang Xiaqing stared at Fan Wu’s retreating back. “Baby, this colleague of yours doesn’t look like a good person.”

Sang Zhijiu reacted for a moment, then confirmed joyfully, “Mommy, you can tell?!”

Sang Xiaqing squinted her eyes and nodded. Sang Zhijiu was slightly surprised, but even more impressed. She couldn’t help but think that if she had this kind of insight back then, she should have been on her guard the moment she saw Fan Wu.

With immense respect, she asked, “Mommy, how can you tell at a glance?”

Sang Xiaqing pointed at the two people talking outside. “Look.”

Sang Zhijiu looked in the direction of her fingertip but couldn’t see anything special. She asked blankly, “Huh?”

Sang Xiaqing began to explain righteously, “Any Alpha who appears within a ten-meter radius of your mother is not a good thing.”

Hearing this, Sang Zhijiu immediately lost her spirit. She retracted her gaze and gave a disappointed, perfunctory response. “Oh.”

Sang Xiaqing rubbed her nose. “Ahem, of course, that’s just one aspect. You can also observe this person’s character from other details.”

She turned her head and happened to see the gift bag Fan Wu had brought in earlier, so she stood up and brought the bag to the bedside.

“She came to visit the patient and specifically prepared a special gift for you. Giving gifts is an art. By looking at what she brought, you can roughly see her character.”

As Sang Xiaqing spoke, she opened the gift bag and pulled out a copy of How to Distinguish Potential Suitors Around You.

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