"I... Xu Qi... are going to have a child..."
In the end, it was still Mei who softly and timidly revealed the matter.
Perhaps this was how every girl in the world faced her parents after getting pregnant... Especially at Mei's age, when she was not even old enough to obtain a marriage certificate.
Almost visibly, Ryoma Raiden, sitting on the other side of the glass window, began to tremble.
He did not look at Mei. Instead, he stared straight at Xu Qi!
This time, even Xu Qi guiltily looked away.
"Mei, have him talk to me."
Mei glanced at Xu Qi worriedly. That single look made Ryoma Raiden realize even more clearly that his daughter now belonged entirely to Xu Qi.
The moment Xu Qi put the receiver to his ear, Ryoma Raiden spoke in a calm, perfectly enunciated voice.
"Fuck!"
"..."
Perhaps because he was about to become a father, Xu Qi imagined what it would be like if Mei gave birth to a daughter, raised her painstakingly, and then watched her run off with some wild boy from outside.
And get pregnant...
Xu Qi was afraid he would curse even more harshly.
Understanding was one thing, but Xu Qi was not the sort of person to meekly accept everything.
"You're still in prison. Wait until you're out before saying that to me."
"..."
In the end, Ryoma Raiden still had to accept the fact—he was going to become a grandfather.
"When did this happen?"
"We only found out yesterday. It's already been over a week."
Ryoma Raiden's lips moved soundlessly. No matter what, he could not bring himself to say something like, "I'm entrusting my daughter to you from now on." The more he thought about it, the more he felt how utterly useless he had been