Inferior A After Having a Baby with the Top Boss 62

Chapter 62: Point the Camera at Your Gland

Of course, coincidences existed in the world.

In Ming Fei’s view, life was made up of countless accidents and inevitabilities, coincidences and certainties.

However, when various coincidences were overly concentrated in the same period, the same event, and the same person, whether it was a “coincidence” or not, perhaps required more careful consideration.

Identical birthmarks.

Both being orphans.

Both allergic to pineapples.

Three coincidences… no, four—they were all transmigrators.

While Ming Fei stood frozen in place, the conversation between Ming Zaozao and Xu Zhou continued.

“Allergic?”

“Mm.”

Little Doctor Ming Zaozao officially went online: “Then Auntie, remember to take your medicine.”

Xu Zhou’s voice was tinged with a smile: “How much longer do you have to wait?”

“Baby will play for a little longer, and Mommy will be out soon.”

Just as she finished speaking, Ming Fei quickly walked to Ming Zaozao and caught her as she flew into her arms.

“Mommy!”

“Zaozao, did you wait long?” After saying that, Ming Fei gave Xu Zhou a polite smile. “Hello, President Xu.”

Xu Zhou, who had been sitting on the sofa, stood up. She was about the same height as Ming Fei, and the black coat made her look aloof. As her shoulder-length black hair swayed slightly, the ruby earrings on her ears were revealed.

Seeing this, Ming Fei thought of the first time she met Xue Xun. Dressed in red, Xue Xun had looked like a flamboyant red fox in the snow, only wearing black earrings.

She wondered how they were doing now.

Xu Zhou looked into Ming Fei’s eyes: “Hello.”

The sensor door opened automatically, and a woman wearing glasses and walking briskly came to Xu Zhou’s side, her shoulders dusted with snow from outside.

“President Xu, everything is ready, we can leave now.”

“Mm.”

After saying that, Xu Zhou didn’t leave. Assistant Dan glanced to the side and saw the small child, about the height of a sapling, holding Ming Fei’s hand.

She had a deep impression of this Teacher Ming, who was the same age as her boss but had already won the highest award in the domestic robotics industry. There were two reasons for this: first, Ming Fei’s own honors and achievements, and second, Ming Fei was the partner of that Chief Judge.

“Hello, Teacher Ming. We met last time. I’m President Xu’s assistant. You can call me Xiao Dan.”

Ming Fei planned to leave after greeting them: “Hello.”

Assistant Dan’s gaze shifted to Ming Zaozao: “And this child is?”

Ming Fei replied, “My daughter, her nickname is Zaozao.”

Assistant Dan was a little surprised, but still maintained a polite smile on her face.

“Zaozao is very cute, she looks a lot like Teacher Ming.”

Ming Fei smiled: “Thank you. I have something urgent to attend to. Goodbye, President Xu, goodbye, Assistant Dan.”

Ming Zaozao waved at Xu Zhou: “Bye, Auntie~”

After watching the figures of the mother and daughter disappear outside the window, Xu Zhou’s gaze still lingered. Assistant Dan waited quietly beside her. It wasn’t until the last five minutes that she finally heard President Xu, usually uninterested in anything, speak.

“Investigate her.”

Assistant Dan reminded her, “President Xu, she is Chief Judge Zhu’s partner, will investigating her…”

Xu Zhou said indifferently, “Investigate.”

“Yes.”

After taking a detour from the lab and returning to the self-driving car, Ming Fei activated Ming Zaozao’s KRIU smartwatch, connected its terminal to the car’s display screen, and then played the video of Ming Zaozao and Xu Zhou meeting in the main hall.

“Mommy!”

“Mm?”

Ming Zaozao asked, puzzled, “What is Mommy doing?”

“Mommy wants to watch this video, will Zaozao watch it with Mommy?”

Ming Zaozao climbed into Ming Fei’s arms: “Okay!”

The horizon was a continuous expanse of white. The self-driving car left the campus and sped towards its destination, the snow scenery outside the window turning into white sand flowing through a countdown hourglass.

Ming Fei stared at the video without blinking.

At first, Ming Zaozao in the video was sitting on the sofa alone, playing puzzle games. Half a minute later, a robot came in carrying a shelf, followed by two students also carrying things. Because they were standing in a blind spot and didn’t see Ming Zaozao, they bumped into a potted plant while moving the items.

Just as the potted plant was about to fall, Xu Zhou, coming from the right, reached out and steadied it, then sat down opposite Ming Zaozao.

The socially adept Ming Zaozao in the video proactively greeted Xu Zhou, clapping and giving her a thumbs-up, even praising her in a childish voice for being a shark with magical powers that prevented the potted plant from falling.

Seeing this, Ming Fei’s lips curved upwards: “Zaozao.”

“Mm?”

“Why a shark?”

Ming Zaozao said seriously, “In the cartoon, when the little whale’s tree fell, it was the shark that helped them.”

After saying that, she muttered, “The little turtle ran so far away, and the little starfish was also gone, only the shark helped the little whale.”

Ming Fei stroked her little head, not asking any further questions. After watching the less-than-three-minute video, she logged onto the public network and searched for Xu Zhou’s public information. But there was very little information or news about Xu Zhou, and most of it was unconfirmed speculation.

…She could only ask Xue Xun. She thought.

But how should she ask about Xu Zhou? After all, she and Xu Zhou currently had no connection. Asking Xu Zhou’s former closest partner about her past seemed like a social faux pas.

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Ming Fei, and she pursed her lips, making a decision in her heart.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier. Fifteen minutes later, the self-driving car arrived at its destination. Ming Fei got out of the car with Ming Zaozao, holding an umbrella to shield her from the wind and snow.

“Wow~”

Seeing the small animals in the store through the glass window, Ming Zaozao’s eyes lit up: “Kittens and puppies!”

“Yes, Zaozao, do you want to go in and have a look?”

“Baby wants to!”

Back in September, Ming Fei had planned to buy a pet for her daughter. She had already discussed it with the pet store and was just waiting to take Ming Zaozao there. But then the incident with the misused genetic sample happened, she was visited by the Trial Court, and her life became deeply intertwined with Zhu Yiqiao.

And because Zhu Yiqiao moved into Hui Fu Garden, the matter of getting a pet was postponed.

Later, they entered into a contract marriage, and she and Ming Zaozao moved into the villa. Knowing that Zhu Yiqiao had a cleanliness habit, she paid the pet store a penalty for breaking the contract, confirming that the kittens and puppies she had chosen had gone to new homes, and temporarily put the matter aside.

Since moving in together, she had been observing for a long time and found that Zhu Yiqiao wasn’t allergic to cat and dog fur and even seemed to like animals. So, after the temporary marking yesterday, she proactively asked Zhu Yiqiao if they could keep pets in the villa.

“…Jiejie, Zaozao really likes kittens and puppies, can we…”

Before she could finish, Zhu Yiqiao guessed: “In this villa, both you and I are the highest authority users. You don’t need to ask me about anything you want to do.”

Perhaps because they had just finished the temporary marking, Zhu Yiqiao’s voice was a little hoarse.

Then, Zhu Yiqiao didn’t release their clasped hands: “You can keep any small animal, if you like.”

Not just Zaozao.

It was “you,” plural.

But Ming Fei hadn’t noticed this at the time. Her cheeks were still burning hot, her ears as red as carnelian. Asking this question after the temporary marking wasn’t just taking advantage of the situation, but… she didn’t know what else to talk about after confirming Zhu Yiqiao’s condition.

She thought, she couldn’t just keep asking about whether Zhu Yiqiao was in pain, right?

So, she brought up the topic of keeping pets.

“Woof woof woof—”

“Meow meow meow—”

The sounds of cats and dogs brought Ming Fei back to her senses. The pet store wasn’t as crowded today as it usually was on public holidays. Ming Zaozao looked around at the various small animals, first talking to a lively kitten, then muttering to a quiet rabbit, and finally chattering with the staff in front of a small parrot.

The lighting in this pet store was very similar to the lighting in the cake shop Ming Fei frequented, making Ming Zaozao’s face look like a puffed-up pink cream puff, as if it would ooze cream if pinched.

Ming Fei accompanied her. After a while, she took out her phone and clicked on the chat page with Zhu Yiqiao.

Their communication still stopped at this morning’s message.

Almost an entire afternoon had passed, and Zhu Yiqiao still hadn’t replied.

Ming Fei thought for a moment, then sent Zhu Yiqiao a photo she had taken of Ming Zaozao looking at the pets, and after the photo was sent successfully, she typed a text message.

[Zaozao asked me to thank you. She’s probably going to get a kitten and a puppy.]

Ming Fei guessed correctly.

When they left the pet store, Ming Zaozao brought back a cat and a dog.

A snow-white, long-haired New Gold cat with light gold markings on its forehead and ears, and a Samoyed puppy, also completely white, that would raise its ears and tail when it saw people. Ming Zaozao loved them at first sight.

Because of the kittens and puppies, Ming Zaozao sang meow meow and woof woof songs on the way back. Although she was completely off-key, she still finished singing.

Ming Fei was infected by her happiness and smiled, her almond eyes curving.

Back at the villa, seeing the complete set of pet supplies, Ming Fei guessed it was Zhu Yiqiao’s arrangement.

0619 said, “According to Chief Judge Zhu’s instructions, the staff delivered these this afternoon. Teacher Xiao Fei, please take a look and see if they are suitable. If not, I’ll contact the staff to exchange them.”

Ming Fei glanced at them: “They’re suitable.”

After dinner, Ming Zaozao played with the kitten and puppy. 0619, not wanting to be outdone, immediately started playing Ming Zaozao’s favorite cartoon.

The night sky was still starless.

Ming Fei went up to the study on the second floor and logged into the free network, which was separate from the public network. Currently, the people who could access the free network, besides the governments and military departments of various countries, included black hat hackers who focused on attacks, white hat hackers who focused on security protection, and gray hat hackers who were in between.

She had been exposed to this field because of a class she audited during graduate school.

Later, she became interested in it, started exploring and learning on her own, and eventually entered the free network domain, becoming a white hat hacker who maintained national network security.

It was also because of this unknown secret identity that Ming Fei was able to set up a dedicated security system in Hui Fu Garden.

Her expression was calm. After fixing two small vulnerabilities on the free network, she logged into the public network and searched for information on Xu Zhou again. In fact, using the free network to search for information was far more efficient than the public network, but this would involve personal privacy.

She didn’t want to do that.

And she would never do that.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be Ming Fei.

Among the massive amount of online information, she found a three-year-old news item related to Xu Zhou. Just as Ming Fei clicked on it, her phone, which was placed beside her hand, suddenly rang.

Ming Fei looked down.

—It was a video call from Zhu Yiqiao.

Before Ming Fei could even react to the video call, the corners of her lips had already curled up, like a cat happy about eating dried fish.

She answered the call, and Zhu Yiqiao on the display screen was currently in Moli.

“Jiejie.”

Zhu Yiqiao was wearing her dark Trial Court uniform, her cap still on, the brim low, her eyes as cold as frost.

She responded, “Mm.”

Ming Fei smiled faintly: “Jiejie, have you eaten yet?”

“Mm, what about you?”

“Zaozao and I have both had dinner.”

Perhaps Ming Fei herself wasn’t aware of it, but her happiness was obvious to Zhu Yiqiao.

Across space and time, Zhu Yiqiao looked at her with her chin resting on one hand, and said slowly, like teasing a cat,

“Does your gland still hurt?”

Ming Fei shook her head: “It doesn’t hurt today.”

Zhu Yiqiao’s voice always lacked emotional fluctuations, but it could always cause Ming Fei’s emotions to fluctuate rapidly.

Like now—

“Just in case, let’s check.” Zhu Yiqiao said unhurriedly, “Remove the suppressor patch and point the camera at your gland.”