Wait, having a baby?

Wait!

A man getting pregnant and having a baby?

All three of their CPUs fried on the spot.

After a long moment, Jin Feng asked in shock, "You're a woman?"

Xu Chao paled in horror. "You could be a man, and I still couldn't be a woman."

Jin Feng took a deep breath, but couldn't hold back her shout. "How does a man give birth? Tell me which organ does that!"

Xu Chao straightened his back. "The heart!"

Jin Feng actually followed that line of thought for a moment. Did the heart have a reproductive function too?

But the next second, Xu Chao's supremely confident voice rang out.

"I believe where there's a will, there's a way. My love with my husband will surely move heaven to grant us a child born of our love."

So this wasn't having a baby at all. This was fantasizing about one!

Jin Feng couldn't help herself. "Fucking idiot."

Xu Chao looked aggrieved. "Grandpa, Second Aunt called me names."

Old Master Fu actually wanted to call him names too, but seeing how pitiful and wronged the young man looked, he smiled instead. "I'll teach her a lesson for you."

Jin Feng: "???"

Xu Chao brightened and ran up to Old Master Fu, his voice sweet. "Grandpa, don't worry. I'll work hard to give my husband a big, chubby boy, and give you a big, chubby grandson."

In the original novel, Old Master Fu fell gravely ill six months later. Fu Sichen was abroad and couldn't get back in time, so his wife in name-the original Xu Chao-went to see him off.

On his deathbed, the old man's only wish was for the two of them to live well together.

But the original Xu Chao hated Fu Sichen to the core, cursing him as a rapist who deserved to go to prison, spend his life alone, and die a horrible death!

Hearing those words, Old Master Fu was literally enraged to death.

Xu Chao looked at the kindly old man before him. If possible, he hoped the old man could spend his last six months happy.

How could Old Master Fu not know Xu Chao was spouting nonsense? But hearing him say "my husband" and "a child born of our love" over and over, he was willing to be fooled!

"Good boy. I believe you!"

Fu Sichen: "..."

Jin Feng: "..."

After leaving the Fu family residence, Xu Chao immediately threw himself on Fu Sichen's mercy. "Boss, that stuff about having a baby back at the house was just nonsense to shut Jin Feng up. I was wrong. I'm sorry."

The corner of Fu Sichen's mouth lifted slightly. "Little liar."

Xu Chao blinked and hurriedly showered him with flattery.

"The baby part might be fake, but my love for you is real. Hmph, I just couldn't stand Second Aunt bullying you, and I wanted to make Grandpa happy. I really didn't have any bad intentions. Honey, believe me."

Fu Sichen said nothing, his dark eyes fixed steadily on him.

Xu Chao's heart pounded. Just as he was about to launch into another round of flattery, the man suddenly reached out and pulled him hard into his arms.

Xu Chao instinctively flailed his arms and legs a couple of times.

The man's low, husky, resonant voice spilled down from above. "Don't move."

Xu Chao meekly stopped moving, then froze when he looked up at Fu Sichen's face.

There were dark circles beneath the man's eyes and short, dark stubble on his chin, as though he hadn't slept well in a long time.

For some reason, Xu Chao felt a little pang for him.

Xu Chao settled down and asked softly, "Haven't you been sleeping lately?"

Holding him, Fu Sichen murmured an affirmative. "Busy."

Xu Chao's eyes darted around. "Actually, I've been really into working out lately. My biceps are coming along great."

Fu Sichen turned his head to look at him.

Xu Chao raised his slender, fair little arm and asked tentatively, "My muscles are so firm. Want to rest your head on them and sleep for a bit?"

Meeting the young man's clear, bright eyes, Fu Sichen suddenly smiled, like ice and snow melting as spring sunlight broke through.

Xu Chao's face reddened, his voice muffled. "Fine, don't sleep, then. We'll be home soon anyway."

Fu Sichen held the young man tightly as he tried to escape, his voice full of pleasure. "I will."

At once, a cool, woody fragrance filled Xu Chao's nose.

Xu Chao's head felt fuzzy, but he soon noticed something wrong. Fu Sichen's body temperature was very low. He was like a huge block of ice.

Was this a normal person's body temperature?

Xu Chao was a little worried, but when he wanted to ask, he found that Fu Sichen had already closed his eyes. His thick, black lashes rested beneath them, casting small, faint shadows over his cool, pale skin. He looked a little docile, and a little fragile.

He bore no resemblance at all to the cruel, bloodthirsty, cold-hearted tyrant described in the book.

Uh, actually, he did. Petty, proud, wouldn't let his wife cheat and cuckold him. Cheat, and he'd flay you alive.

Xu Chao grumbled a little inwardly, but his voice was gentle as he soothed him. "Go to sleep."

Gradually, drowsiness crept over him, and he slowly closed his eyes too.

Unbeknownst to him, as the man listened to the young man's steady breathing, his long, sharp eyes slowly opened, his dark, fathomless pupils fixed on the face of the person in his arms.

The arm around the young man's waist slowly tightened, then tightened again, as though he wanted to merge him into his very flesh and bones.

Until a pained moan escaped the young man's throat.

The man's grip gradually eased. Lowering his head, he brushed his thin lips over the young man's soft, delicate ones, murmuring over and over with a sickly obsession.

"Chaochao, don't go."

The next day arrived.

When Xu Chao woke up, he felt as though he'd gotten drunk and blacked out.

He'd clearly been coaxing Fu Sichen to sleep last night, so why had he fallen asleep himself, and slept all the way until now? What happened?

Unable to figure it out, Xu Chao washed up and went downstairs. "Where's Young Master Fu?"

The butler replied, "The young master is working."

The villain boss really was dedicated, busy with work first thing in the morning. Unlike the main top, Lou Jun, who was both an award-winning actor and an overbearing CEO, yet spent every workday dating!

That protagonist halo was so annoying!

Xu Chao couldn't help feeling indignant on the villain boss's behalf. "Has he had breakfast, then?"

The butler paused before replying, "No. The young master never eats breakfast."

"Why not?" Xu Chao asked with concern. "Breakfast is really important. Skipping it all the time can easily lead to stomach problems. Grandpa Butler, remind him."

The butler agreed with a smile. "You should remind him more too, madam."

"From now on, I'll get up early whenever he's home. That way he won't already be off working every time I wake up," Xu Chao muttered quietly.

The butler smiled so broadly that his whole face creased.

While eating, Xu Chao checked his phone and found over a dozen junk messages.

[Xu Chao, posting the recording of our call online and using tricks like this to get my attention is truly disgusting!]

[I'm warning you. Delete that recording right now and apologize to me publicly online, or I'll never forgive you.]

[As long as you delete the recording, I'm willing to give you a chance to pursue me.]

Reading Lou Jun's increasingly rattled messages, Xu Chao calmly took screenshots and posted them on Weibo with the caption: You won't pay back what you owe, and you've got the nerve?

[Whoa. Really seeing the diversity of species here.]

[I've always been a casual fan of Lou, Best Actor, but these past two days have completely shattered my rose-colored glasses. People who don't repay their debts deserve to be struck by lightning!]

[You don't have to repay money you willingly borrowed? I'd suggest going straight to the police. Get him put in prison and properly educated.]

[Heh, Xu Chao is seriously money-crazed. Who knows what schemes he used to extort five million from Lou, Best Actor!]

Xu Chao stared at that comment for a while, then made a Weibo post.

Buttocks Cool in the Breeze: Showing off the pocket money my husband gave me~

Attached was a screenshot of the transaction record showing Fu Sichen's transfer of fifty million to him.

The moment that post went up, the entire internet shook.

[H-how much?]

[Good heavens, that's not fifty million. It's five thousand, right?!]

[Young Master Fu casually hands out fifty million in pocket money. His boyfriend appeal is off the charts, through the roof, absolutely explosive!]

[Yesterday I spent fifty yuan through my boyfriend's shared payment account and got called a gold digger. Today I see Young Master Fu giving Chaochao fifty million in pocket money. Sob, I'm crying with envy.]

[Compare Young Master Fu generously transferring fifty million with Lou, Best Actor refusing to repay his debts, and suddenly I understand why Xu Chao did a complete three-sixty.]

When Lou Jun saw the Weibo post, he promptly had a spectacular meltdown!

Furious, he called Xu Chao again, only for Xu Chao to block and report him.

His manager, Chen Chong, however, saw the fifty million in pocket money trending and made a point of calling to ask, "Fake Husband and Wife is about to start filming. Have you told Young Master Fu?"