Chapter 120: Chapter 117: You’re a Woman—You’re Asking Me About This? (3)
Jin Jumo saw her eagerly looking at her, and didn’t keep her in suspense, "I went for a prenatal checkup yesterday."
"Hmm?" Jian Liangtong nodded.
Jin Jumo’s eyes sparkled with laughter, "I have two!"
"...What?" Jian Liangtong was stunned.
Jin Jumo’s lips couldn’t help but curve upwards, she said word by word, "Twins!"
Jian Liangtong widened her eyes and released the straw from her teeth, staring in surprise at Jin Jumo, "Twins?"
"Yes." Jin Jumo nodded, "Two!"
"Ah..." Jian Liangtong exclaimed in surprise, suddenly jumping up from her seat and lunging towards Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo broke out in a cold sweat and quickly caught her.
"Ah... They’re actually twins, two of them!" Jian Liangtong slowly squatted in front of Jin Jumo, placing her hands tenderly on Jin Jumo’s belly, "Oh my god, Ju Zi, you’re amazing, twins, you’re so lucky, getting two in one go."
Jin Jumo couldn’t help but laugh, glancing at the shocked restaurant patrons her screams had startled, she couldn’t help but feel embarrassed, pulling her up, "Isn’t this embarrassing, get up quickly. With such a dramatic reaction, those who don’t know might think I’m carrying your baby!"
"Yours is mine too!" Jian Liangtong said cheekily, her eyes and brows filled with joy, truly resembling a proud parent.
"Unbelievable, momo, you’re pregnant?" The restaurant owner came out from the kitchen, surprised to see Jin Jumo, speaking in broken Chinese.
Jin Jumo smiled and nodded gracefully.
"OMG, aren’t you a student?" The owner looked at Jin Jumo incredulously, seemingly regretful, "momo, you’re still so young, oh, you’re pregnant, I don’t know how many boys will be heartbroken because of it."
The owner’s words attracted the restaurant patrons’ gaze towards Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo still had a beaming smile, appearing calm and composed, "They’ve come at the right time, I love them very much!"
This "they" naturally refers to the two little sprouts in her belly.
The owner clutched his chest, "momo, I’ve been waiting for you to graduate, but now you’re pregnant, I feel like I’m heartbroken."
Jin Jumo was surprised, couldn’t help but laugh, she also showed a regretful expression, shrugged her shoulders, and jokingly said, "If you’d confessed to me earlier, maybe I would’ve agreed."
"Really?" The owner was delighted, then immediately lost as he spread his hands, "Unfortunately, I don’t have a chance now."
"There’s a saying in China, ’Miss this village, miss this shop.’" Jian Liangtong tilted her head against Jin Jumo’s shoulder, looking amused at the owner’s sorrowful expression.
The owner left looking like he felt life was meaningless, and Jin Jumo and Jian Liangtong sat back down.
"Does the big boss know about your twins?" As soon as she sat down, Jian Liangtong asked eagerly.
"Why?" Jin Jumo squinted.
Jian Liangtong smiled sheepishly, "Just asking." If the big boss didn’t know, she wouldn’t mind passing along the news.
Jin Jumo snorted lightly, "He was the one who took me for the prenatal checkup, you tell me if he knows?"
"..." Jian Liangtong looked disappointed at losing her chance to make a contribution, looking crestfallen, "He already knows then, wasted my expression."
Jin Jumo twitched her lips, raised her chin, and said, "Now it’s your turn, where’s my surprise?"
Compared to the surprise Jin Jumo gave her, Jian Liangtong instantly felt hers was nothing at all, so she didn’t bother hiding it or feigning mystery, she pulled a card out of her bag and handed it to her, "Look, your idol’s signature."
"My idol?" Jin Jumo was slightly stunned, took the card and looked at it, her eyes lit up immediately, "Teacher Zhou Xueyi’s signature."
"How is it? Am I awesome or what!" Jian Liangtong raised her eyebrows at her with pride.
Jin Jumo put away the card, "Thanks."
"Hmph." Jian Liangtong’s chin went up to the sky.
Jin Jumo smiled, "Weren’t you accompanying Huo Shaojun for a promo? How did you get Teacher Zhou Xueyi’s signature?"
"It was by chance we encountered Teacher Zhou." Jian Liangtong took a sip of juice and said, "That day, Huo Shaojun and I went to a specialty restaurant for a meal, and it happened that Teacher Zhou went there to visit a friend, who just so happened to be the owner of the restaurant. Plus, Huo Shaojun and Teacher Zhou knew each other, so they greeted each other, and knowing you like her, he asked her for the signature."
Jin Jumo nodded, "At least you have some conscience, knowing to help me get the signature."
"You talk as if I was totally heartless before." Jian Liangtong pouted.
"Look at you being all petty." Jin Jumo laughed and snorted.
Jian Liangtong wrinkled her nose at her in mock arrogance, lowered her voice in a complaining tone, "What’s with you, I give you a surprise, and you call me petty."
"Alright alright, I know you’re good to me." Jin Jumo laughed.
Only then did Jian Liangtong feel better, reverting back to her silly nature, she mysteriously said to Jin Jumo, "Do you know who was accompanying Teacher Zhou to visit her friend this time?"
"Who is it?" Concerned for her idol, Jin Jumo was naturally more attentive and interested.
Jian Liangtong’s beautiful eyes narrowed into slits, making her look even more mischievous, "Your future sister-in-law."
"..." Jin Jumo was momentarily stunned, unable to immediately figure out who she was referring to.
Seeing Jin Jumo in a daze, Jian Liangtong became anxious and clicked her tongue, "The big boss’s sister-in-law, isn’t she your future sister-in-law?"
Tang Ruan?
Jin Jumo understood, her peach blossom eyes squinted, "Oh."
"...Just ’oh’?" Jian Liangtong stared at Jin Jumo’s unmoved face, puzzled.
Jin Jumo looked at Jian Liangtong, "What else then?"
Jian Liangtong rallied, "Ju Zi, you might not know who she is. She was that day..."
"I know," Jin Jumo said calmly, "She was at Little Yan’s birthday party with Qin Yue, Tang Ruan."
"You know, yet you’re so calm?" Jian Liangtong looked at Jin Jumo in disbelief.
"I already knew she is Rong Mochen’s sister-in-law, it’s not something new. What’s up with that? You didn’t get into any conflict with her that day, did you?" Jin Jumo was more concerned about this.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes flickered, then she lowered her head, sucking in habit, and after a while, she said softly, "No, I didn’t get into any conflict with anyone."
"Really?" Jin Jumo squinted her eyes, staring at Jian Liangtong’s lowered thick eyelashes.
"Uh-huh." Jian Liangtong answered in a muffled voice.
Jin Jumo fell silent.
Jian Liangtong peeked at Jin Jumo, seeing her lips pressed and brows furrowed, staring at her silently, awkwardly swallowing some juice, she slowly raised her head, "So, Ju Zi, I didn’t do anything, just, just accidentally spilled some juice on her."
The more Jian Liangtong spoke, the softer her voice became, too guilty to look at Jin Jumo.
In fact, she first saw Tang Ruan that day, later accidentally spilling juice on her, then saw Zhou Xueyi, and finally, Huo Shaojun told her that Tang Ruan was actually Rong Mochen’s sister-in-law, his cousin-in-law, and also the niece of Jin Jumo’s idol...
"Ju Zi, I swear to heaven, I really didn’t mean it, definitely, definitely not on purpose. Besides, if I really wanted revenge, this kind of trick is too low for me to use." Jian Liangtong sincerely looked at Jin Jumo said.
Jin Jumo twitched her lips, sighed, and smiled at Jian Liangtong, "I believe you didn’t do it on purpose, such a demeaning thing isn’t something you’d do."
"Exactly." Jian Liangtong said righteously, "Only a malicious third party in a trashy idol drama would do something like this. I’ve always carried myself like a glamorous heroine, absolutely refusing to stoop to such tacky acts."
Jin Jumo had a speechless line, "You’re really milking it, aren’t you?"
Jian Liangtong sulkily pouted, silent for a few seconds before frowning at Jin Jumo, "Last time, we might not just have possibly offended your future sister-in-law, but likely already did. When you marry, who knows if she’ll make things difficult for you. After all, she has such a strong background, coming from an art family, with an aunt who’s a dubbing legend, parents involved in music and drama, a brother who’s the CEO of a jewelry company, and notable ancestors. Not to mention, her husband being the big boss’s own brother, if she wanted to make it hard for you, you... sigh."
Jian Liangtong rambled a long analysis, finally ending with a sigh.
Jin Jumo looked at Jian Liangtong’s worried face and couldn’t help but smile slightly.
If she knew, Tang Ruan is not only Rong Mochen’s sister-in-law but also his beloved, she might just cry for her.
"Besides, I heard from Huo Shaojun that his aunt really likes Tang Ruan." Jian Liangtong frowned, looking more and more forlorn.
"Which aunt?" Jin Jumo asked nonchalantly.
"Which else? The big boss’s mother." Jian Liangtong replied.
"..." Jin Jumo’s eyes shifted lightly, saying nothing.
Coming out of Cherish, since Jian Liangtong had been traveling all over the place with Huo Shaojun recently, on top of their previous widely-known news, she hadn’t shopped properly in a while, thus dragged Jin Jumo to roam the major malls.
Now considered somewhat of a "celebrity," she was fully armed for shopping; sunglasses, hats, scarves, and a black coat, looking like a secret agent yet enjoying herself thoroughly.
Though women shopping often become irrational and crazy, won’t stop until their hands can’t carry any more or their legs give way.
However, Jian Liangtong still had a bit of humanity left and showed consideration knowing Jin Jumo was pregnant, so, ahem... they only shopped for just over three hours.
Both came out of the mall, hands full of shopping bags, and as Jian Liangtong struggled to hail a taxi, Jin Jumo’s phone rang at the perfect time.
Temporarily placing things at her feet, Jin Jumo took out her phone from her bag, glanced at the caller ID, and answered, "Mr. Rong."
"Where are you?" Rong Mochen’s deep voice slowly came through the phone waves.
Jin Jumo glanced at the mall and said, "I’m accompanying Liangtong shopping."
"Which mall?"
Jin Jumo raised her eyebrows slightly, "Xin Sheng."