Inferior A After Having a Baby with the Top Boss 85

Chapter 85: “I Want a Chance to Pursue Jiejie.”

Two voices rang out simultaneously.

Ming Fei also heard her own overly loud heartbeat.

She tried to hide it, saying calmly, “Jiejie, I’m free tomorrow.”

Zhu Yiqiao responded after a while, “Me too.”

After a pause, she asked, “Why do you ask?”

Ming Fei was honest: “I want to go somewhere with Jiejie.”

Zhu Yiqiao didn’t speak.

Ming Fei pressed on: “It’s a secret for now, okay?”

Ming Zaozao, having returned from walking Tuan Tuan, hummed a cheerful children’s song. 008 and 0619 followed behind her, the beeping sounds clearly indicating they were approaching the living room. Ming Fei looked at Zhu Yiqiao, not urging her, patiently waiting for her answer.

Before the singing reached the entrance, Zhu Yiqiao took off her cloak and replied,

“Okay.”

Like a cat that had just tasted canned fish, Ming Fei couldn’t help but smile, her metaphorical tail wagging.

The sensor door opened again. As soon as Ming Zaozao stepped into the entrance, she stopped singing and hugged Zhu Yiqiao’s leg, her eyes sparkling.

“Pretty Auntie, you’re back.”

Zhu Yiqiao bent down and picked her up, patting her round belly and pinching her cheek.

“What did Zaozao eat this afternoon?”

Ming Zaozao said happily, “I ate the jujube cake Mommy made, it’s Baby’s favorite!”

She continued chattering, telling Zhu Yiqiao that it was super delicious, incredibly delicious, so delicious that she ate several pieces, and her tummy had become like a small balloon.

Ming Fei’s heart melted at her daughter’s cuteness, and she also pinched Ming Zaozao’s cheek.

The three of them walked inside. Through the French window, Ming Fei saw the pink roses blooming in the garden, and she suddenly thought of the bouquet of roses Xue Xun had conjured with her ability half a month ago.

At that time, she had told Xue Xun with a smile that it wasn’t suitable for expressing friendship. Now, after just a little more than ten days, her thoughts had completely changed.

Thinking of this, her gaze paused.

Up to now, she had been thinking about how to pursue Zhu Yiqiao, even learning a lot of new things for this purpose, but at this moment… she realized she had overlooked a very important point.

Compared to the classic romantic pursuit scenes in movies, she wasn’t that bold, romantic, or fearless. The pursuit she envisioned should be based on not causing trouble or bothering the other party, and not disrupting their life.

So, her pursuit plan was gradual and strategic.

But in her initial planning, she didn’t seem to fully understand Zhu Yiqiao’s situation. Although, for various reasons, she believed that she was probably a little special in Zhu Yiqiao’s heart, this “specialness” didn’t mean permission.

Permission to pursue her, permission to enter her life in a different capacity, permission to break their current status quo.

Then…

“—Ah Fei.”

Ming Fei suddenly snapped back to reality and found that both Zhu Yiqiao and Ming Zaozao were looking at her. The roses outside the French window had turned into plum blossoms, and they were already having dinner in the living room.

She responded, realizing that she had been repeatedly distracted by this matter. She put down her spoon and picked up a shrimp ball for Ming Zaozao.

Ming Zaozao swallowed the tomato fish: “Mommy, don’t you like this soup?”

Ming Fei explained, “I do, I was just thinking about the weekend charity event and got a little distracted.”

Only then did Ming Zaozao continue eating with peace of mind.

0619 came over to remind Zhu Yiqiao about the meeting time. Before leaving, Zhu Yiqiao served Ming Fei another bowl of soup and wiped a grain of rice from the corner of her lips.

After she left, the dining room became very quiet, the flowers and plants outside the window also silent, only the sound of Ming Fei’s heartbeat echoing.

Because of the continuous markings during her heat cycle, they didn’t need to renew the temporary marking recently.

Waking up the next day, Ming Fei stared at the ceiling, her mind completely blank. The next moment, the phone on the bedside table vibrated incessantly. Ming Fei rubbed her eyes, picked up the phone, answered the call, and put it on speaker. Li Xing’s clearly agitated voice immediately filled the room.

“Teacher Xiao Fei, Xiao Fei, Xiao Fei!!!”

Ming Fei hurriedly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Li Xing suddenly fell silent.

Ming Fei asked uncertainly, “Is it something at school?”

Li Xing continued to be silent.

Ming Fei guessed again, “Is it something at home?”

This time, Li Xing finally answered, her voice far from calm: “It’s… it’s Wei Lingyu.”

Ming Fei asked, “What happened to her?”

“It’s not what happened to her.” Li Xing’s voice was tinged with helplessness. “It’s me, I think I’m wavering. Not think, I am wavering.”

Ming Fei processed this for five seconds, not entirely surprised.

“Then what are you going to do?”

Li Xing’s personality was frank and straightforward. Once she made up her mind, she stuck to it: “In these past two minutes, I’ve calmly thought it through. I’m going to ask her directly.”

Question marks appeared in Ming Fei’s eyes: “Ask her what?”

“Ask her what she thinks, ask her if she likes me.” Li Xing said directly, “I’m not a teenager anymore, why should I play the secret crush game? The great philosopher Aesan Woll once said, ‘Life is a hundred years, live from the heart.'”

“Although we can basically live to one hundred and thirty now, this classic saying is still relevant!”

Ming Fei was still a little surprised, because ever since they met, Li Xing’s attitude towards relationships had been very firm. She hadn’t thought Li Xing’s claim of staying single was a joke.

So, she asked softly, “Have you really thought it through? You were so adamant about not dating or getting married before.”

Li Xing said nonchalantly, “The great philosopher Aesan Woll also said, ‘Follow your heart, don’t ask about the future, don’t blame the past.’ People’s thoughts change over time, why should we be bound by the past?”

“The me of yesterday is the me of yesterday, today’s me has changed my mind.”

Ming Fei pondered these two sentences.

“Okay, I’m going now, goodbye, Teacher Xiao Fei.”

Facing her highly motivated friend, Ming Fei expressed her best wishes before hanging up. After the call ended, she opened her Kitten Pursuit Diary, looked at the “advantages in pursuit” section, and then added a few lines to the “disadvantages in pursuit” section.

1. Slow-witted fool.

She looked at it for a while, and thinking of Li Xing’s words, added a small parenthesis after “fool.”

—(Trying to change)

In the morning, Ming Fei spent a long time playing with Ming Zaozao, only telling her daughter before her nap that she had to go out and would bring her a gift when she came back tonight. Ming Zaozao nodded and said okay, kissing Ming Fei on her right cheek before quickly falling asleep.

At 3:30 pm, Ming Fei logged into the free network and cleared three viruses. An hour later, she logged out and read for a long time.

At 5:30 pm, Ming Fei, having changed her clothes, checked herself in the mirror three times.

According to A Successful Date: 108 Dating Tips and New Romance Rules, she chose a white lapel coat, paired with an apricot top and black trousers, perfectly matching the “gentle and approachable” look described in the books.

She usually didn’t wear any makeup, but today she put on some lipstick.

But before going out, she wiped it off, because she still felt uncomfortable after looking at herself in the mirror.

At 5:40 pm, the hovercar left the villa. Ming Fei went to the Trial Court as planned. At six o’clock sharp, as Ming Fei arrived at the Trial Court, she saw Zhu Yiqiao coming out of the main entrance and walking down the steps.

The weather was fine today, the sunset glow reflected in Zhu Yiqiao’s eyes. Ming Fei got out of the car and put the scarf Zhu Yiqiao had left behind yesterday around her neck. Because they were outside, Zhu Yiqiao took her hand, not letting go even after they entered the car, playing with Ming Fei’s hand absently.

“Ah Fei.”

“Mm?”

Zhu Yiqiao said, “I want to go back to Taoqiu Village with you.”

Ming Fei was, of course, very happy: “Will it interfere with Jiejie’s work?”

“Even the King takes annual leave, let alone the Trial Court.” Zhu Yiqiao explained, “The progress of all aspects of our work has been very smooth recently. The research institute lost two core members and has almost disappeared, there won’t be any trouble for now.”

Ming Fei smiled: “That’s good. Then we’ll go back to Taoqiu Village after the new year.”

“Mm.”

During the journey, Zhu Yiqiao still didn’t let go of her hand. Ming Fei’s head felt dizzy, letting Zhu Yiqiao play with her hand, tracing her fingertips, knuckles, the webbing between her thumb and index finger, and her palm. Finally, Zhu Yiqiao let go.

At the same time, as the ambiguous atmosphere in the car reached its peak, just as a chemical reaction was about to occur, the hovercar finally arrived at its destination.

The scenery outside the window changed from the bustling city to the quiet mountains.

Ming Fei turned off the display screen and got out of the car first. The moment Zhu Yiqiao got out, she took Zhu Yiqiao’s hand and adjusted her scarf.

They walked fifty meters along the mountain road. The staff members who had been waiting to welcome them first congratulated them with joy, wishing them a long and happy life together, then presented them with a beautifully wrapped gift.

“This is a wedding gift from all of our staff.” The staff member smiled. “Although it’s a bit late, please accept it.”

Zhu Yiqiao politely thanked them and accepted the gift. The citizens of the Independent State had sent many gifts to the Trial Court when the marriage was announced. Knowing her preferences and style, the gifts weren’t expensive, but all very thoughtful.

She kept the gifts in the collection room of her private residence, and this gift would also end up there.

Seeing her accept the gift, the staff member’s smile deepened. She led the way, introducing the beautiful scenery of Star Moon Mountain, taking the cable car with them to the Starry House on the mountain peak, and only leaving after all the pre-ordered dishes were served.

Star Moon Mountain was famous for stargazing and moon viewing, and every Starry House on the mountain peak was a prime location for observing the stars.

The Starry House Ming Fei booked was the most expensive one, with SSS-rated service and facilities. Sitting inside felt like being under a brilliant starry sky, the constellations shifting unpredictably.

She poured a glass of Star Moon Mountain’s specialty drink for Zhu Yiqiao, stars reflecting in her eyes.

“Jiejie, I remember you said before that you wanted to see a star sea.”

“It will appear tonight, the probability is about 90%.”

That was a long time ago. Princess Eloris did like stargazing, but her alpha mother wouldn’t allow it, because this hobby had become increasingly common after the stargazing craze, and her alpha mother considered it cheap, unbefitting of a member of the royal family.

She had agreed on the surface, but then, using a class as an excuse, she went to the desert at the northernmost tip of the South to see the most beautiful star sea.

The star sea was a very special astronomical phenomenon. Zhu Yiqiao hadn’t expected that after so many years, Ming Fei still remembered her casual remark.

A smile flickered in her eyes, and she suddenly remembered the thirteen-year-old Ming Fei from the other day, quiet, obedient, really like a cat, but after a day of familiarity, more like a clingy puppy, exactly like Ming Fei when she was drunk.

Suddenly, the indoor system beeped, and Ming Fei, reacting, quickly said, “Jiejie, the star sea is appearing earlier than expected.”

The star sea was similar to a meteor shower, but also different. A meteor shower could be seen with the naked eye, but the star sea could only be appreciated through a telescope. Zhu Yiqiao took Ming Fei’s hand, walked to the astronomical telescope, and watched this star sea, visible only tonight, with her.

They were very close, their breaths mingling. Just as Ming Fei’s ears felt hot, she saw the galaxy swirling.

Like a grand, brilliant fireworks display, every star in the star chart radiated light, the colorful bursts of light touching, merging, like a vast Milky Way tilting and separating into a converging star sea.

The dreamlike transformation only lasted for a minute.

When the last of the light faded, Ming Fei subconsciously looked back at Zhu Yiqiao, and Zhu Yiqiao also happened to look at her. The moment their eyes met, Ming Fei felt that Zhu Yiqiao’s eyes were more beautiful than the rare star sea.

“Ah Fei.”

Ming Fei smiled: “Mm, are you happy, Jiejie?”

“Happy.”

Ming Fei was content.

But Zhu Yiqiao’s voice rang out again: “Ah Fei, what do you want?”

The same question as during her heat cycle, Zhu Yiqiao was asking her what she wanted again, and what Ming Fei wanted was actually very simple. In fact, she had already given her answer.

“I want Jiejie to be happy.”

But Zhu Yiqiao didn’t let it go, asking again, “Is that all?”

Ming Fei’s face started to feel hot.

She had written “slow-witted fool” in her Kitten Pursuit Diary because she felt that she was indeed slow, dull, and foolish in matters of the heart, but before trying to change, she also needed an answer.

So, her face flushed, she asked haltingly, yet without hesitation,

“…Jiejie, I want a chance.”

Zhu Yiqiao asked calmly, “What kind of chance?”

Ming Fei mustered her courage and looked at Zhu Yiqiao: “A chance to pursue Jiejie.”

Silence, like the night, spread across the mountains and plains.

After an unknown amount of time, a shooting star flashed across the sky. Ming Fei, making a wish, heard a response.

A kiss landed on her dimple.

“My answer is obvious, isn’t it?”