Jin collapsed back on his bed, heaving a deep breath of relief. The Summit was finally over. He loosened his tie and dumped it aside.
*Meow*
Ai-chan was staring at him, her eyes reflecting worry. It made him chuckle and he patted the top of her head.
"Why are you looking like that?"
*Meow*
She nudged her face against his cheek and settled beside his face. Jun-cute was already royally seated on his chest.
"Hahaha, you two are cute as always. Don't worry. I am totally fine."
Jun-cute only snorted at that, making his brow twitch.
Suddenly, the door banged with a zesty excitement. "Jin! Jin! Jin!"
Xing Bi pounded on the door with an excitement like never before. "Open the door quickly!"
He tilted his head, confused. "What got into her...?"
Carrying the two cats in his arms, he opened the door to see a brilliantly shining Xing Bi standing before him.
"You are shining too much, sister-in-law. What happened?"
"You will shine too once you hear the news. Come quickly to Jun and Ai's room!"
Bro?
When they reached his room, he saw Jun's eyes shedding tears. Ai was beside him lying on the bed.
"..."
Huh?
"B-Bro, why are you suddenly crying?"
Maybe Zhou Ai got really hurt somewhere...
Nana clapped her hands in delight. "Ai is pregnant!"
His eyes widened in shock. "Oh...Congratulations Bro!"
The shock soon turned into pure and genuine joy and his expression brightened. "But why are you crying? Shouldn't you be celebrating?"
Ai helplessly touched her cheek. "Jun had cried a lot too when I revealed him about my first pregnancy. He is a softie."
"I am not crying!" He said, while rubbing his eyes."
"Then what is that coming out of your eyes and rolling down your cheeks?"
"S-shut up. These are not tears at all."
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The twins grabbed Jun and squished their brother in their arms. "We will becoming uncles again!"
A soft knock sounded on the door and Alix turned. She arched her brow and said, "Yes?"
"It's me. Can I come in?"
She shrugged. "Your house."
A small cough sounded and an elderly woman stepped in. She closed the door and stared at Alix. Ren Cuifen, Alix's mother, clasped her hands together.
"I just came to ask h-how you are doing...Was the party too tiring?"
"Not really. Tiring or not, it depends on the people you talk."
"I see..."
Ren Cuifen looked left and right in hesitation but eventually said, "I will take my leave then."
"Is that the only thing you came to ask?"
"...Yes."
She slowly turned, her shoulders dropping as if she was defeated by something. She touched the door knob and her lips quivered.
"Is..."
Alix stared at her back.
"Is she...really gone...?" she whispered.
Alix saw her body softly trembling. It had taken every bit of her strength to ask that question, whose answer she already knew very well.
"Are you r-really not my Alix...?"
Ren Cuifen clutched the door knob tighter, her tears threatening to fall. Her heart pounded in fear but with a tiny hope too that perhaps, she would get to hear a different answer this time.
"No, I am not."
She froze and felt like she crashed to the ground, falling from a massive height. It was hard to imagine that something like this could happen in real life. But Alix's words were always firm and unyielding ever since she had woken up from her coma.
"Then...w-who are you?"
Alix looked away and smiled, staring out of the window. "You better not know, Mrs. Ren. You wouldn't be too thrilled to know the identity of the person who has taken your daughter's body."
Ren Cuifen breathed out slowly and closed her eyes. "I will take my leave."
The silence in the room returned. It then broke with the sound of her phone ringing. She furrowed her brows at the unknown number.
"Who is it?"
"Hello. I am Liu Jun."
Alix stared ahead at the empty space unblinkingly. "...Hello."
"I am sorry for calling you out of the blue. I got your number from Shui."
"I see."
"Yes. Actually, I called you to thank you once again for saving Ai. Ai also wants to personally meet you. So I wanted to ask if you would be free to come to the Liu villa for lunch tomorrow?"