Back at Tianying Village, we only made it in time for dinner.
Yun Hao was still here, insisting on joining Yu Longting and me for dinner.
The exceptionally possessive Yu Longting didn't object at all and put a chicken leg in my bowl.
"Mom, from now on, I'll follow you everywhere." Yun Hao declared, his bowl half-eaten.
Just as I had taken a bite of the free-range chicken raised on gu insects, not yet baptized by its deliciousness, I nearly choked on a chicken bone, "Cough cough cough… cough cough… What?? You said… what…"
Can't you give me a break!!
You're thousands of years old…
I really could die young!!
"Wife, have some soup. Don't get distracted while eating, you need to be careful not to choke," Yu Longting tenderly offered me soup.
Xiao Shenshen, gnawing on her chopsticks, her big, round eyes rolling non-stop, "The young master's illegitimate child, he's this big already?"
"Cough cough cough~" My coughing intensified.
You really have quite the imagination, my dear Shenshen.
Like father, like daughter—neither one a stranger to wild guesses, both loving to make random conjectures.
Yu Longting patted my back gently, "Yun Hao, call me dad."
I'm about to cough my lungs out!!
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"Dad." Yun Hao readily responded.
My whole face turned purple, blood rushing to my head.
In sheer desperation, I slammed my fist on the table, my knuckles clenched tight, "Have you two lost your minds together?"
"Wife, this is a tactic to lure the enemy," Yu Longting spoke as if he had it all figured out, "Having another son is better than having another rival in love."
That makes sense, but it still feels like a fallacy.
Drained of energy, I no longer had the mental capacity to debate with Yu Longting and glared at Yun Hao instead.
Is Yun Hao really going to call him dad?
Feeling good about being a discount son, are we?
Yun Hao replied, "Su Wan, as long as I can be your son, I'm willing to do anything."
Oh heavens, just strike me down with lightning now!!
My mentality is completely shattered; I listlessly waved my hand, "You two do whatever you want, I can't handle this anymore."
"Mom, try the mushroom; I've tested it, it's not poisonous." Yun Hao placed a piece of matsutake in my bowl.
I silently ate the mushroom, hoping it was poisonous.
To escape the current, terrible awkwardness, I was in dire need of an illusion.
Yun Hao put another piece of the same matsutake into Yu Longting's bowl, "You eat too, dad."
"Alright, good boy." Yu Longting accepted it naturally.
It seems as long as he's not a romantic rival, he can accept any terrifying relationship and is rather happy to have an extra discount son.
Xiao Shenshen held up her bowl, innocence written all over her face, "Shenshen wants some too."
"Okay." Yun Hao, with an expressionless iceberg face, served Xiao Shenshen some matsutake.
Xiao Shenshen, delighted, "Thank you, young second master."
The air was so awkward… it could almost freeze into ice...
Oh, heavens, what did I do in my past life?? I feel like I'm splitting apart, seriously!!
I felt like I might get a stomachache from eating my way through that meal.
Even Xiao Shenshen has accepted Yun Hao as my son, yet has anyone considered how I feel about this, asked if I could accept it?
After dinner, Yu Longting and I went to find my Maternal Granduncle, Yan Bashui.
"Maternal Granduncle, this is the father of the baby in my belly." I made introductions after exchanging some greetings with Yan Bashui, "His name is Yu Longting, he's from the Snake Tribe—Snake Lord."
Yan Bashui was stunned for a good two or three minutes, "Snake Lord?? I've heard so much about you, but... what is your relationship to our Wanwan exactly?"
This question clearly showed he wasn't sure whether Yu Longting and I were friends with benefits, boyfriend and girlfriend, or something else…
Given that our relationship spanned different species, it really was too fantastical for others to comprehend.