Pei Chiyao took Zhi Yao to the hospital for a thorough examination, but still nothing was found.
The young girl touched her belly, utterly perplexed.
"Are you still feeling unwell?" Pei Chiyao asked softly, looking down at the confused Zhi Yao.
Zhi Yao shook her head, "No, I always feel better after throwing up."
Pei Chiyao fell silent.
Logically... if Zhi Yao were pregnant, he should have been able to sense it.
Why couldn't he sense anything now? Moreover, both the family doctor's check-up and the hospital reports showed that Zhi Yao wasn't pregnant.
Zhi Yao sneaked a glance at Pei Chiyao and noticed his gloomy expression. Thinking he might be disappointed, she tried to comfort him, saying, "It's okay, these things happen when they're meant to."
She originally didn't want little foxes, but seeing Pei Chiyao so disappointed made her heart soften.
She stepped forward and hugged Pei Chiyao's waist, nuzzling her soft cheek against his chest. "You just need to keep trying, and I'll cooperate obediently."
Pei Chiyao glanced at the little creature cuddling him and couldn't help but sigh, "Maybe the time isn't right. These things depend on fate. I guess I was too impatient."
As if suddenly remembering something, Pei Chiyao paused, then continued, "I forgot to tell you, if you do get pregnant, it might not necessarily be a little fox, it could also be..."
Zhi Yao looked at Pei Chiyao in confusion, wondering why he didn't finish his sentence.
Three seconds later, Zhi Yao had a sudden realization and became visibly excited, "A dragon?! I could give birth to a dragon?!"
This was a possibility Zhi Yao had never considered before!
She wasn't particularly keen on having fox cubs, as she had seen plenty of foxes - red foxes, white foxes, tea-colored foxes, nine-tailed red foxes - they were just furry creatures, after all. She had fur herself, and besides, she'd heard giving birth was painful, which made her even less inclined.
But now...
At the mention of a dragon, Zhi Yao could barely contain her excitement!
She had always been bullied by this big dragon, but if she could have a little dragon to play with... oh my, that would be so cool!
Suddenly, why did she want to have a baby so badly?
More importantly, Zhi Yao thought of a very serious question...
"Aren't dragons... oviparous?"
Based on her knowledge of dragons from movies and TV shows, Zhi Yao always thought... dragons should hatch from eggs, right?
Oh, how adorable! Could she incubate an egg?
Pei Chiyao: "..."
He never imagined that his simple statement would lead Zhi Yao's thoughts to run so wild.
She had even imagined eggs.
But seeing the young girl excitedly bouncing on the spot, Pei Chiyao didn't have the heart to burst her bubble. Instead, he gently reminded her, "Darling, it's like this: I have dragon blood in me, but... I'm not a true dragon, do you understand?"
Not a true dragon?!
What did that mean?
Zhi Yao furrowed her brows, looking Pei Chiyao up and down, when she suddenly realized that Pei Chiyao had been reincarnated.
"I've been reborn into this world. Although I still retain some dragon power and bloodline, I'm also half-human now."
Hearing Pei Chiyao's explanation, Zhi Yao, who had been so excited earlier, suddenly felt dejected. "I see. You mean I can't give birth to a dragon, and I can't incubate an egg either."
Pei Chiyao: "..."
Why was she so fixated on incubating an egg?!
But Zhi Yao quickly perked up. Never mind! If she couldn't incubate an egg, so be it. As long as she could give birth to a dragon, it would be fine!
With this thought, the young girl grabbed Pei Chiyao's sleeve. "Quick, let's go home."
She pulled with such force that Pei Chiyao had to quicken his pace to keep up. Concerned about her health, he took her hand and scooped her up in his arms. "What's the rush? There's nothing urgent to do at home."
"Of course there is! We need to go home and make a baby!"
This time, the person eager to have a child had changed from Pei Chiyao to Zhi Yao.
At this moment, all thoughts of making money, filming, and the entertainment industry were pushed to the back of Zhi Yao's mind.
Come on! Was there anything cooler in this world than giving birth to a dragon?
Absolutely not!
The thought of her child becoming the last dragon in the world excited Zhi Yao so much she couldn't sleep.
Pei Chiyao watched the little girl gesticulating wildly in his arms, her mood infectious.
She's so cute.
Even though she's just a child herself.
The thought of having a child, which would mean taking care of two children essentially, gave Pei Chiyao a bit of a headache.
But if they really did have a child, he could hire more nannies and leave the baby to them. He would only need to take care of Zhi Yao.
In this world, no one was more precious to him than Zhi Yao.
...
For the next few days, both Zhi Yao and Pei Chiyao were enthusiastic about having a baby. The young girl lay at home every day taking pregnancy tests, but each day showed she wasn't pregnant.
Zhi Yao felt a bit discouraged.
She had been trying so hard lately! She had made such an effort not to fall asleep during... you know what! Why hadn't a little one come yet?
Could it be... as Pei Chiyao said, that the time wasn't right?
Today, Pei Chiyao wasn't home, and Zhi Yao was staring blankly at a pregnancy test when her phone suddenly rang. It was Older Brother Sun.
"Hey, Yao Yao, do you still want to act?"
Older Brother Sun knew that Zhi Yao's involvement in the entertainment industry was just for fun, not because she truly wanted to act or had any grand goals or ideals.
She lacked nothing - she had looks, figure, resources, and money.
Her first drama had been an instant hit, and she could live comfortably for the rest of her life just by doing commercials.
Such effortless success could actually be quite boring.
Zhi Yao was getting bored staying at home, and after some thought, she figured she might as well go out and earn some milk money for her future child. So she agreed, "Of course I do, Brother Sun. You know, I've been trying to get pregnant recently, but the little one just won't come to my belly. Maybe it thinks I'm too poor and can't afford to raise it... Since that's the case, I might as well go out and act."
Older Brother Sun: "..."
Humble brag, definitely a humble brag.
Zhi Yao, poor?!
What an international joke!
Pei Chiyao had given all his black cards to Zhi Yao.
According to Older Brother Sun's knowledge, the combined credit limit on Pei Chiyao's black cards was likely in the tens of billions.
What was even more infuriating was that even if all those black cards were maxed out, for Pei Chiyao, it would be nothing more than a drop in the ocean of his spending capacity.
This working-class man felt his heart clench with frustration, but he still had to properly attend to his little ancestor.
"Come to the company now. No, I'll send someone to pick you up. Oh, by the way, do you remember Tian Ruoyi?"
