"Of course not." Bai Le immediately swore an oath to the heavens to prove his innocence.
Xi Yan didn't say anything more, gave him a deep look, and then looked away.
Just then, a group of people in suits walked up to them. The leader was a foreigner who greeted Xi Yan, speaking broken Chinese.
"Fourth Master Xi, so you haven't left yet."
Xi Yan grasped his hand, nodded, and said briefly, "Something came up."
The foreigner's eyes swept over Bai Le and Mu Mu, finally settling on the pottery goldfish figurine that Mu Mu was clutching tightly in her hand, and he looked on with a look of sudden realization.
"So that's why you suddenly said you wanted to try it when we were visiting the pottery museum, Fourth Master! Haha, so that's why."
Bai Le turned to look at Xi Yan, his face full of doubt. "Didn't you say it was a little trinket given to you by someone else? How did it become something you made yourself? He said the level of completion didn't look like something someone else would dare to give him."
Xi Yan: "..."
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Chapter 53
The atmosphere was very quiet after getting in the car. Secretary Xing, sitting in the front, glanced at the two silent people in the rearview mirror and wondered to himself, "Have these two been arguing?"
After an unknown amount of time, Secretary Xing grew increasingly uneasy. Just as she was about to be careful with her words and try to avoid any trouble, Bai Le behind her seemed unable to hold back any longer and burst out laughing.
Xi Yan gave him a cool glance.
"Daddy, why is this little fish so fat?" Mu Mu kept snuggling in his arms, playing with the little goldfish in her hand.
Upon hearing this, Bai Le's smile deepened, "You'll have to ask your father about that."
He finished speaking and his eyes crinkled with laughter as he looked at Xi Yan with a mocking expression.
"Father?" Mu Mu looked up at Xi Yan with an innocent expression, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.
Xi Yan's eyelids twitched, then he calmly took the goldfish, examined it for a moment, and gave him a seemingly serious answer.
"Because the goldfish ate too much."
Mu Mu nodded, seemingly confused.
"Will our goldfish get big bellies if they overeat?"
Bai Le couldn't bear to tell him that if the goldfish ate too much, it would not only have a big belly, but it would also die.
He reached out and took the chubby little fish from Mu Mu's hand, then glanced at Xi Yan, unable to hide the smile on his lips.
Mu Mu saw her toy being taken away, she pouted and called out, "Daddy."
Bai Le pretended to be troubled, "What should I do? This was a gift from your father to Dad, and Dad likes it very much."
Mu Mu frowned, her little head darting around quickly, then she nodded and said generously, "Then Daddy can play."
Bai Le suppressed a laugh and said, "Thank you Mu Mu."
Mu Mu smiled, her eyes crinkling, then leaned over Bai Le's stomach and listened for a while before asking curiously, "Is there a baby in there?"
Bai Le was somewhat surprised that he would do such a thing, but then he thought that he must have learned it from TV. Mu Mu's ability to imitate far exceeded that of his peers.
"Yes, there are babies here just like Mu Mu."
Xi Yan hearing this, Xi Yan glanced at Bai Le.
"I love you, baby." Mu Mu clenched her little fist earnestly. "I want to give all my toys to you to play with."
Bai Le patted his head with a look of satisfaction. Could he really have given birth to such a sensible son?
However, Bai Le was also curious about the baby's gender. Having already had his first child, Bai Le was also looking forward to the gender of the baby in his belly. He hoped that Mu Mu would have a little sister, but a little brother would be fine too, as the baby would be his child no matter what.
As soon as the month arrives when the gender can be determined, Bai Le immediately runs to the hospital for the checkup. Xi Yan also brings Mu Mu along with him. Now, Bai Le cannot be out of his sight for even a second.
The doctor was already quite familiar with Bai Le's arrival. He glanced at the prenatal checkup report, then at Mu Mu, who was eating a lollipop in Xi Yan's arms, and said that the fetus was perfectly healthy.
Bai Le cut to the chase. "Is it a boy or a girl? I can't tell from the dark."
The doctor choked, "In principle, we cannot disclose that information."
Bai Le winked at him. "Haven't we always been unprincipled?"
The doctor, seemingly defeated, could only say, "It's a girl."
Bai Le's face lit up with joy, and he looked at Xi Yan beside him, "Did you hear that? It's a daughter!"
Xi Yan stared at him, a faint smile playing on her lips, "I heard you."
As he walked out of the hospital, Bai Le's joy had not completely faded, and he kept scrolling through his phone screen.
"Watch where you're going." Xi Yan held Xi Yan with one arm and pulled him closer with the other.
"What are you looking at?" Xi Yan frowned slightly, as if scolding him for not paying attention while walking.
"Which dress do you think looks better?" Bai Le handed him her phone, looking excited. "I think this pink one is the prettiest."
Xi Yan looked at him for a while, then sighed almost imperceptibly, "You."
Bai Le was displeased. "Are you going to tell me or not? Can't I even give my daughter some advice on buying clothes?"
Xi Yan seemed somewhat helpless, but still went along with his nature, glancing indifferently at the phone screen.
"Then let's go with white."
Just as Bai Le was about to place his order, Xi Yan, saying, "But don't buy it online. We'll take Mu Mu to the store to buy it in a few days."