Lin Qiao didn't want to say another word to him, so she headed straight to the door. By the door, she suddenly stopped, then turned and gave him a glare as she said, "Don't say anything that you shouldn't be saying later!"
"Okay, Okay!" Lin Hao raised both hands, and then they left the clinic to return to Lin Hao's office. Wu Chengyue, Xiao Licheng, and Shen Yujen were in the office, and Duan Juan had come over too.
Seeing that unusual belly of Lin Qiao, Duan Juan first paused briefly, then slowly widened her eyes.
"Boss… Eh, I mean, Chief, what happened to your belly? It's only been two months… Is a baby hiding in there?" The shocked Duan Juan nearly called Lin Qiao in the old way, like how she called her before the apocalypse. After hearing herself, she hurriedly changed her words. Her expression didn't change though. Those eyes of hers were still popped, fixed on Lin Qiao's belly.
Suddenly, an idea crossed her mind. She adjusted her expression slightly and then said knowingly, "Ah, no wonder earlier I felt that you might have gained some weight."
Only Duan Juan and Lin Hao had the guts to talk to Lin Qiao like that. Shen Yujen didn't have that kind of courage. Based on Duan Juan's speaking tone, the two of them seemed to have known each other for long.
Wu Chengyue slightly narrowed his eyes, and a dim light flashed across those eyes. It was understandable that she was close to Lin Hao, but why was she close to Duan Juan, who was from Hades Base too? The zombie lady founded the new base about a year ago. Duan Juan should have followed her for no more than a year. But, she sounded like she had known her for a long time.
'What secret does Lu Tianyu have that not even I can't find out?' Wu Chengyue wondered.
Lin Qiao expressionlessly cast a glance at Duan Juan, then looked at the others. Except for Wu Chengyue and Lin Hao, the others all looked so confused and curious.
"I'm pregnant with a fairy baby. Do you believe it?" She said.
'Are you kidding?' The others stayed silent.
"It's a zombie baby!" Lin Hao couldn't help but let it out.
Clap! Before his voice faded, Lin Qiao, who happened to be standing by his side, slapped him on the back of his head and gave him a glare for showing no respect to her story.
"Can you please not always slap me on the back of my head? You do that without warning every time!" Suffering that slap, Lin Hao complained without thinking. But then, he suddenly realized that there were other people in this office, and that his sister was still wearing someone else's skin.
"Eh-hem, alright! Each of you two has had a check-up. You can go home and rest if you have no questions. It's pretty late. I should head home as well," Lin Hao rubbed his nose and said.
Lin Qiao gave him a glare, then turned and left, with Shen Yujen and Duan Juan hurriedly following behind her.
Wu Chengyue watched the three ladies leave, then looked at Lin Hao and asked, "I remember that you're all from Hades Base. Lu Tianyu is from the north. She's never been to the south before or after the apocalypse. Why is she so close to you guys?"
Lu Tianyu became like a totally different person after she turned into a zombie, and became so close to so many people from Hades Base, which was located in the south. If she knew them since the beginning, why didn't she go straight to a base in the south? Why did she stay in Sea City Base? Also, with those Hades Base people, she didn't need to rely on all kinds of men to survive.
Actually, judging from her current capabilities, she wouldn't need to rely on any man to survive even if she were all alone. Realizing that, Wu Chengyue was even more confused.
Lin Hao glanced at him; the warm and mild smile that was always on his face was now gone. He wore no expression at the moment, and his eyes were filled with puzzles.
"Did you finally find that something isn't quite right? What have you been doing all this time?" Lin Hao clicked his tongue, then pressed his lips together as he responded.
Wu Chengyue looked at him in a meaningful way, without saying anything.
At first, he cared a lot about what the zombie lady did to him before she turned into a zombie. Then, he started paying attention to her because of his daughter. He didn't notice her differences at first. And when he did, he sent Xiao Licheng to dig into her background. However, except for her relationship with Lu Tianyi, he never found out anything else. He didn't know what her relationship with those Hades Base people was.
But now, he felt that her story was indeed not as simple as it looked. She seemed to have become someone else.
"I realized that a long time ago," he said, "I just couldn't find any clue."
Lin Hao shrugged and said, "If she wants to tell you, we don't need to say anything, and if she doesn't, we have to stay silent. Instead of doubting her identity, I think you should spend more time worrying about how the baby that you left in her womb will be born! That baby has had too much of your energy lately!"
While speaking, he smilingly looked at Wu Chengyue from head to toe.
'He's not implying that I'm bad in bed, is he?' Wu Chengyue thought.
He was clearly aware that Lin Hao was making that face on purpose, and that what he said had nothing to do with sex. As the doctor mentioned the baby, he immediately got rid of the questions in his head.
"Is something wrong with the baby?" He narrowed his eyes as he looked at Lin Hao and asked.
"Yes! She's too fat. There might be a difficult labor! So, you should grasp any chance you can to exercise together with my Chief," Lin Hao said to him while looking at him in a meaningful way.
Hearing that the labor might be difficult because the baby was too fat, Wu Chengyue didn't know what to say. He didn't know what expression to wear to express his feeling as he felt a little embarrassed.
However, the embarrassment only lasted for about a second. He, Wu Chengyue, was a man standing at the top after all. He concealed the embarrassment with a faint smile.
"Why are you suddenly so generous? I thought you don't want me to get too close to your Chief." He didn't forget that Doctor Lin could be his rival in love.
Lin Hao rolled her eyes while his pretty face wore an impatient look. "You were over-thinking about our relationship. It's not like what you think, alright? Besides, I'm a doctor. I told you about that because I'm trying to do my job, and also because you're the father. Do you want her to do it with someone else?"
"That's impossible!" His last few words made Wu Chengyue pull a long face.
Lin Hao pressed his lips together and then continued with, "See!"
While talking to each other, none of them noticed how shocked Xiao Licheng was.
'Damn! It's Chief's baby! Thank god she didn't cheat on him! Wait, wait, that is not the problem. My Chief actually knocked a zombie up! I am so impressed! Wait again, the baby is about to come to this world, but why didn't we know about it? We are like his brothers! I feel hurt! Chief kept a secret from his family! Damn! Chief and the zombie lady have slept with each other! They must have done it again! Why didn't Chief become a zombie too? Whoa… I mean, he's such a brave man! He's brave enough to even have sex with a zombie!'
Xiao Licheng had so many questions in his head at that moment that he felt his brain about to shut down.
Meanwhile, Lin Hao continued with a smile, "Do work hard on bed recently! It's gonna help opening the birth canal!"
"About that, I will, of course, do well. Thank you, Doctor Lin!" Wu Chengyue responded, also with a smile. Having finished talking, he turned and left.
After leaving the office, he didn't see the man who was supposed to follow him out. "Licheng?" He called him.
"Oh!" Xiao Licheng finally came back to himself and rushed out.