Yan Peng's Awakening
Ever since returning from his parents' place that day, Yan Peng had been down for quite a while. Not everyone could take a blow like that, especially someone like him, who had never faced any setbacks.
He could tell that Tian Yulan hadn't been as patient with him these past few days. Still, he understood why.
But even though he wanted to pull himself together, he had no idea what to work toward. After all, apart from playing games, he could hardly do anything.
That day, Wang Yue and Xia Junshan were on the lawn at Wang Yue's house, playing ball with Chao Chao and Tuan Tuan. Yan Peng had come along again, bringing his son, Yan Ziyou.
Wang Yue took one look at Yan Peng's miserable face and knew he wanted to talk to him and Xia Junshan.
So Wang Yue had Yan Ziyou kick the ball around with the two younger boys, while the three adults went to sit at a table in a corner of the garden.
"Go on, what do you need?" Xia Junshan was closer to Yan Peng, so he asked outright.
"My mom's pregnant too." Yan Peng sounded a little dejected. He felt as if his mother had given up on him.
Xia Junshan immediately sprayed out the tea he'd just taken a sip of. Then he stared at Wang Yue in stunned disbelief. The meaning was clear: this time, you really guessed right.
"What are you thinking of doing?" Wang Yue shot Xia Junshan a glare, then turned back to Yan Peng.
"What can I do? I can't do anything. All I know is how to play games, but that's not going to earn my parents' approval!" Yan Peng said dejectedly. Now that he'd woken up from his gaming daze,