Chapter 447 ’Super Cool Auntie Jiajia’ or ’Hey you, lady with the snacks’?

Chapter 447 'Super Cool Auntie Jiajia' or 'Hey you, lady with the snacks'?

As the deed was done, Zhou Jiajia lounged back on the couch, stretching out with the languid ease of a cat in the sun. A deep exhale escaped her, and she was enveloped in a reflective solitude.

"Really.... What's the big deal about bringing a mini Zhang Wei into the world?" she pondered aloud, her voice tinged with solemnity.

A slight pout tugged at her lips, her imagination running wild with visions of herself as an honorary aunt, strolling through parks and doling out unsolicited advice.

"For all you know, I might just retire early and start a daycare. 'Auntie Jiajia's Palace of Tiny Tots and Wayward Idols'," she mused, her thoughts drifting to a utopian future filled with laughter, diapers, and maybe the occasional comeback tour.

Snap!

But then, as if someone had flicked her on the forehead, she snapped back to reality, her cheeks burning with the heat of a thousand spotlights.

!!

"Ugh! What on earth is going on in my head?!" she gasped, scandalized by her own daydreams.

Whoosh!

With a huff, she snatched a nearby pillow, burying her face in its plush sanctuary, her voice muffled but still brimming with indignation.

"I'm an idol, not a babysitter... Though, would the kids call me 'Super Cool Auntie Jiajia' or just 'Hey you, lady with the snacks'?"

Zhou Jiajia's head popped out next from the pillow, her cheeks flushed crimson with embarrassment, "...If Zhang Wei hears about this, I'll never see the peace again! I can see the headlines already!"

_______

Outside, Hu Ning's world was a whirlwind of anxiety and confusion, her footsteps tracing circles on the ground as if she could unravel her thoughts through sheer movement. Her lips were caught between her teeth, a testament to the turmoil that churned within her. nove(l)bi(n.)com

And then, abruptly, her frenzied orbit was halted by an unforeseen obstacle.

"Huh?" The word escaped her as a breath, a moment of distraction in her tumultuous thoughts. Lifting her gaze, she found herself confronted by an unexpected figure—a woman clothed entirely in black, her face obscured by a veil of the same dark hue.

"Village Chief?" The name slipped from Hu Ning's lips, a mix of recognition and disbelief coloring her tone. The presence of the village chief here, in this place and at this time, was as startling as it was inexplicable.

Boom!

With a sudden, explosive intensity, her declaration resonated through the air like a thunderous clap, casting a chill over everyone present.

Farah's eyes widened in shock, her gaze fixating on Hu Ning, who was now the very embodiment of outrage.

"You dare to fling insults at the empress—" one guard began, his voice a low growl of disbelief and anger, as his comrade too tensed, ready to leap into action at a moment's notice.

"Quiet!" Farah's command sliced through the tension unexpectedly, her eyes swirling with complex emotions as they rested on Hu Ning. "Aisha, who filled your head with these lies?" she inquired, her voice tinged with genuine concern.

!!

Hu Ning's expression hardened into ice. "Who? Then tell me, where have you been all these years? Why show your face now?"

"Do you think me a fool?"

She scoffed derisively, "I've overheard the village chief. You, after your scandalous affair, cast me aside into the depths of the Sylvan rainforests, hoping to conceal your shame from the southern emperor!"

"You abandoned me once, only to emerge from the shadows now, thinking to claim some victory now that I've unlocked the ancient power of the sacred beast? You are a disgrace in name of wome—"

Slap!

Before she could continue, Farah struck with the swiftness of a tempest, her palm connecting with Hu Ning's cheek in a resounding slap, her features contorted in a fierce display of wrath. "Silence, you insolent child! You understand nothing!"

"You!" Hu Ning's eyes widened, the sting of the slap burning her face as her eyes began to glow with a terrifying red hue, signaling the awakening of her dormant rage.

Farah, momentarily taken aback by the formidable aura erupting from her daughter, quickly regained her composure with a sly smile. "Jacob, Kevin, seize her. Drag her to the car!"

Hu Ning, senses heightened, warned, "Stay away from me!" Her voice unleashed a subtle yet powerful sonic wave.

"Keke..." Jacob advanced, undeterred by the display of power.

Hu Ning, taken aback, was momentarily speechless before Farah's chilling voice reached her, "Your magic holds no power over them, surrender now!"

Hu Ning's face immediately twisted into an expression of deep bitterness.