DTBS – Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Face Slapping
Tao Qiuyun's phone was on the table. She didn't avoid the little one opposite her when checking messages, but because they were sitting across from each other, Tao Aiqin leaned her head forward and deliberately asked, "What are you looking at? Is it Mama's message?"
Tao Qiuyun glanced at the curious little one opposite her, amused, and held the phone up to her, "Can you read?"
What could a four-year-old kid read?
As expected, the little one opposite her frowned in distress, looking completely unable to understand.
The System watched the show, saying, "She's mocking you for being illiterate, huh."
Tao Aiqin sneered, "Hehehe, she must be holding a grudge because I acted against her in the inpatient department before. What a petty woman."
"But it's normal for a four-year-old not to read," the System comforted her.
Tao Aiqin blinked, "Yes, but a four-year-old's thoughts can be unrestrained."
Tao Qiuyun put away her phone, just starting to feel a little immoral for bullying a small child, when she saw the little one, who was wise beyond her years, climb onto the chair and stand up, looking like she was directing the world, and loudly declared, "I know! I heard it at the Public Security Bureau before! You want to marry Mama!"
The Public Security Bureau was a sensitive word. Hearing this, everyone in the restaurant turned their gaze towards Tao Qiuyun, as if the inpatient department incident was repeating itself.
Tao Qiuyun: "..."
Yet, the little one opposite her didn't notice her awkward expression and continued to be immersed in her own world. She even pointed at Tao Qiuyun with her chubby little hand, tilted her small head up, and said, "But you bullied Mama, so Mama definitely won't want to marry you. But I have a way! Since you brought me to eat fries, I'll mercifully tell you."
"Get down quickly," Tao Qiuyun said in a low voice.
Was it really because she was young that she didn't understand what embarrassment was?
"You can hold me and go to Mama, and say this to her," Tao Aiqin said the cruelest words in the softest, most adorable voice, "Your daughter is in my hands. I advise you to marry me immediately, or I can't guarantee what will happen. After you say that, Mama will have no choice, be at her wit's end, bite the bullet, and marry you with a forced smile."
Tao Qiuyun: "..."
What had Qin Qingshang been teaching her normally?!
Not only was Tao Qiuyun silent, but everyone in the fast-food restaurant also fell silent for a moment.
Never having been surrounded by such strange stares, Tao Qiuyun could barely maintain her composure. She simply scooped up Tao Aiqin, wiped the chair she had stepped on with a tissue, and strode away.
Leaving nonchalantly was her last bit of strength. She would never step into this restaurant a second time.
She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, this little one would say something else astonishing.
She must have owed their mother and daughter in her past life.
Speaking of which... how did this child even come about?
If the System knew her thoughts, it would definitely tell her considerately: No, you were purely chosen as the unlucky target by the bizarre transmigrator female lead.
Tao Aiqin saw Tao Qiuyun fleeing in a panic with her in her arms, muttering "I haven't finished my fries" under her breath, but in her heart, she said to the System, "I used several four-character phrases. Now she won't dare to mock me for being illiterate."
The System was shocked again, "That's it? She's really pitiful."
Tao Aiqin buried her head in the woman's shoulder and continued to reply, "A child's heart is also fragile. She should protect it well."
Tao Qiuyun saw the little one in her arms burying her head, still muttering "haven't finished my fries," and couldn't help but pat her back, comforting her, "It's just a box of fries, what's there to cry about? I'll order delivery later."
System: Then you're comforting the wrong person. Is she trembling because she's crying? She's clearly snickering!
Tao Aiqin wanted to laugh just thinking about Tao Qiuyun's change of expression earlier. She said to the System, "Help, she's really so cute. Is it a bit too much for me to bully her like this?"
The System ignored her.
As expected, CEO Tao's subordinates were reliable. By the time they returned to the parking spot with the packed vegetable porridge, the black Mercedes-Maybach had been replaced with a meteor blue Bentayga.
"CEO Tao, your car keys." Wang Huai handed the car keys to Tao Qiuyun, glanced at Tao Aiqin in her arms, and quickly shifted her gaze away.
"Thank you, Executive Assistant Wang." Tao Qiuyun put down the little one in her arms and reached out to take the keys from the woman opposite her. She paused, then added, "Oh, right, about me suddenly having a daughter, don't mention it for now."
"Understood, CEO Tao."
Tao Aiqin trotted to the front of the car and reached out to touch the Bentley logo. Hearing this, she puffed up her cheeks and said angrily, "I'm not your daughter! Who would stop their daughter from eating halfway through a meal?"
"I said I'd order delivery for you," Tao Qiuyun felt a headache coming on. She opened the back door and said, "Get in the car, we're taking food to your Mama."
"No!" The little one threw a tantrum, "Your action is like chasing a little duck into a cage, but I'm a little cat, I want a hug."
With that, the girl extended her little paws and said coquettishly, "Cats need to be carried."
System: 6
Strangely enough, Tao Qiuyun probably didn't find the little one's behavior willful because she was too cute.
She first placed the insulated container on the rack in the front, then reached out to pick up the troublesome little cat. After settling her into the safety seat, she reminded her, "In front of your Mama, you're not allowed to say the things you said in the restaurant just now."
The little cat hummed twice, not answering.
"Did you hear me?" Tao Qiuyun understood now. This girl was really like a cat, she could pretend.
"Hmph," the little cat turned her head, "I won't say it if I get fries."
"Greedy little thing." Tao Qiuyun smiled and rubbed her head, then got out and closed the car door.
As soon as she turned around, she saw the expression on Wang Huai's face that she hadn't had time to hide.
Tao Qiuyun: "..."
The understanding Executive Assistant Wang was good at reading expressions and immediately changed the subject, "CEO Tao, are you still going to the company tomorrow?"
"Why wouldn't I?" Tao Qiuyun had just finished speaking when she remembered the three days her grandfather had set. After a moment of thought, she continued, "Please notify everyone that tomorrow afternoon's meeting will be moved to 10:30 AM. Due to the temporary change in time, absences are permitted, and departments can send representatives."
"Understood, CEO Tao."
After saying goodbye to Assistant Wang, Tao Qiuyun drove to the hospital's inpatient department. She was lucky, getting green lights all the way.
After parking the car in the parking lot, she had just unlocked the car and was about to get out when the passenger door was opened. A woman with long, wavy hair sat in without ceremony, reached out, grabbed her tie, and pulled her forward, "Baby, kissy kissy!"
Tao Aiqin: ?
System: ?
Tao Qiuyun immediately steadied herself and grabbed the woman's wrist, "Su Qingxiang, let go."
"Oh, you're so cold." Su Qingxiang smiled and let go. She turned to look at Tao Aiqin in the back seat, "Hello, Qinqin baby, how about I be your stepmother?"
"What are you saying in front of the child?" Tao Qiuyun scolded her.
Tao Aiqin's little face was full of confusion. She said in shock, "You even like this bad guy? She bullied my Mama into the hospital. If you become my stepmother, maybe you'll be the one in the hospital next time."
Tao Qiuyun: "..."
Hearing this, Su Qingxiang burst out laughing and said to Tao Qiuyun, "Your daughter is quite fun, especially with that face that looks so much like yours when you were little."
"So young," Tao Qiuyun looked at the heartless little cat, "but she speaks quite logically, she just tends to listen and believe things randomly."
What did Qin Qingshang's hospitalization have to do with her?
"Here, the paternity test for the female star and your daughter." Su Qingxiang took the report out of her bag and stuffed it into Tao Qiuyun's arms, "I specifically found someone to rush it out."
Tao Qiuyun picked up the report and lowered her eyes, "It really is her daughter."
"So you really slept with a female college student?" Su Qingxiang leaned against the backrest, arms crossed, "I didn't expect it, Qiuqiu, you're full of surprises. No wonder you were so unwilling when Grandpa wanted you to get engaged to me back then. Turns out you like younger ones."
Tao Aiqin's eyes widened, and she frantically tapped the System in her head, "My goodness, thank goodness they didn't get engaged, or it would have been awkward."
The System ignored her.
Seeing that Tao Qiuyun didn't respond, Su Qingxiang poked her shoulder with her index finger, "Answer me, when did you two roll in the sheets? You're so energetic, that little girl must have been exhausted by you, right? An old cow eating young grass, aren't you ashamed?"
Tao Qiuyun pushed her hand away and said seriously, "I really just kissed her. Kissing wouldn't make you pregnant, right?"
"Kissing won't," Su Qingxiang blinked, "The question is, where did you kiss?"
"Where else? The mouth."
"You guys were kissing with your lower mouths, isn't it normal to get pregnant?"
"...Get out of the car."
"Sister," Wen Yu looked at Qin Qingshang, hesitating for a while before finally deciding to ask, "Is that your wife? She's so beautiful."
"Where would I get a wife?" Qin Qingshang shook her head, "I told you, that child mistook me for someone else. Maybe it's because I look similar to her mother."
She was purely single, okay? She wasn't even popular, always playing small roles, and still had her on-screen first kiss. How could she have a daughter?
"But that child," Wen Yu recalled, "really looks like you."
Qin Qingshang flicked the little assistant's forehead with her finger, "What are you thinking? Look at her age, she must be four or five, right? Calculating that, I would have had to give birth while I was in college."
"What if that beautiful older sister gave birth to her?" Wen Yu covered her head, thinking it was very possible, "After all, she looks like she's the right age, and that child looks almost exactly like her."
"Well, it's definitely not her and me who had her," Qin Qingshang laughed.
She had a guess in her heart: Maybe she had her with that White Moonlight.
Wait... didn't that White Moonlight only look similar to her in the lower half of her face?
Recalling the little girl, Qin Qingshang felt a bit strange. The overly similar eyebrows and eyes made her feel restless.
It couldn't really have something to do with me, could it?
The woman frowned deeply, flipping through her memories in her mind. It was probably only at times like this that she was forced to recall her "dark history."
During the college summer break, she went abroad with a group of classmates. Someone suggested checking out the local bars, but she wasn't good with alcohol and quickly got drunk. She finally woke up in a hotel, completely unable to remember what happened in between.
No way?
Could I have done something after getting drunk?
But... I didn't feel anything at all.
And when she woke up the next day, her clothes hadn't been changed at all. If something really happened, all she could say was that the other person was truly amazing.
Ah, of course, this "amazing" wasn't in a biological sense.
After all, for two women to get pregnant, they would have to...
Thinking of this, Qin Qingshang's face felt a little hot.
It was just one night, and the probability was low. The chance of hitting the mark in one shot was almost zero. She'd have to do it at least ten times to try her luck, right? Is that something a human can do? Not to mention, that woman just now looked a bit slender, clearly not someone who could sustain that kind of activity for so long.
Having figured this out, Qin Qingshang completely dismissed her previous thought, and her tightly furrowed brows relaxed.
She's not my daughter, impossible, absolutely impossible!
If this were true, she would have to grab that woman's hand and make her re-enact the scene for her, to experience while sober how it was possible to last all night and wake up with no feeling.
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