Chapter 2 (1/2)
Black-Bellied Dad Chapter 2
News of Xu He Jun having a child soon spreads throughout the entire building
“People really aren’t how they seem!”
“Still, this is too sudden!”
“Xiao Dai knows about this too, how pitiful!”
“Don’t you know, thisYu Jie’s car!”
“Are you for real? She’s already found someone?”
“Aiya! When you co, the faster you leave the better! Also, Weng Yu Jie’s circuh you can’t say the same for his character
“That’s right!”
“So, whose child is it?”
“I’ve heard that it’s an enigma … even the person involved doesn’t know”
“Bullshi+t, when does this sort of thing ever happen?”
“Hah—Clunk!” Xu He Jun arrives at the colances and hushed whispers of colleagues, buzzing around him like flies
Squeezing the bridge of his nose, even without thinking, he knoho had talked
He has since realized a single father’s circule le mothers kneho fathered their child! But what about him and his poor baby?
“Xu He Jun,” the demoness calls from inside, “come into my office”
His face immediately becomes pained
He enters the generalopen the door, sensing a chilling aura from within
Ah, his pitiful life…
A 6 metre square office, flanked by two si designed to make the room seem more spacious At the very centre is a neat black desk, and the de behind it Once she sees hi screen to the side…
Huang Shang Rong: Work Mode On
Her eyes are so piercing that she doesn’t even need to draw her eyebrows since they’re defined enough as they are Today her long, straight black hair is pulled back into a meticulous ponytail The professional suits she wears always appear new, giving a bright and energetic feel He’s long thought that once the demoness returns hoiven time, she’ll be ready for combat
She probably doesn’t even have pyjamas! He wryly thinks
“Where’s the child?”
Eh, to be asked so directly, Xu He Jun is momentarily startled
Huang Shang Rong flicks the pen in her hand, bluntly addressing theup over the news Even without asking, I’ll know the gist of it Tellwith the child?”
What does he plan to do? Honestly, even he doesn’t know He’s never thought about these things before Moreover, the one asking isn’t anyone else, but his direct superior
What business is this of hers?
Seeing the blank look on his face, Huang Shang Rong askshim now?”
“At the nanny’s home”
Her knitted brow slightly loosens, but her eyes are still fixed on hi him with the nanny?”
“I have to work, and there’s no one to look after him I can only spend more money and employ a nanny to look after him”
Huang Shang Rong knits her brow again “Do you kno much it costs to hire a nanny for afor this expense?”
“I’ll try…” Save! If it’s not from his once a week social and entertain outside, but he doesn’t kno to cook… This time he’s done for
Taking out a piece of paper, she starts running the numbers for hi overtime[1] Just the cost of the nanny alone would be 15,000! Leaving you with 20,000 or so for rent and living expenses”
“The child’s milk powder and diapers all cost money One can of milk powder is 500[2] dollars While its fine for now, once the child starts growing, he’ll need 3 or 4 cans Not to mention the diapers That’s used up as quickly as toilet paper Even without the nanny costs, you’ll be spending 5-6,000 on the child Did you think it through at all? Under your current circu the child?”
As she speaks, Xu He Jun’s face turns green While he knows his inco a week, and the cost of his living expenses, is pretty much equal to his inco a baby, ah, this is the reality of life!
Seeing that he still hasn’t spoken, Huang Shang Rong lays out her own plan, “You’re not the first single parent, nor will you be the last As for a solution, what do you think of this proposal?”
She takes out a research folder and places it in front of him
“There’s a 10 metre square room at the corner of our office floor that’s cluttered with randoet it approved, it can be turned into a day-care room Whoever uses it can pay a monthly fee for a qualified nanny and teacher to watch over the children Not only would it put the parents’ minds at ease, it would also reduce costs”
Xu He Jun’s eyes instantly brighten, deeplyShe, for his sake, she …
Twitching her lips, she knocks back his adoring gaze “Don’t be so moved, this isn’t only for your sake There are several career women with the same proble us But noith you, a ht reconsider”
So it wasn’t for him, but for the career woratitude towards Huang Shang Rong falls, he truly adht
“So do you agree?” She brusquely asks
“I’ll do it” If he can save ree?
“Good, easy” Huang Shang Rong’s eyebrows rise with approval “Go and research it now When you’re done, we’ll discuss the details”
As he’s about to leave the office, a stern voice ees from behind “Where’s my coffee and aspirin?”
Xu He Jun is startled, recalling she hadn’t needed it for a while “Your headaches are starting again?”
“Mnn,” Her eyes return to the coly on the tee in her expression “I haven’t been in the best condition these last few days”
Pointing to himself, he quips “Is it because I wasn’t here?”
Huang Shang Rong shoots a sharp look at his his shoulders, unaffected
“Where Is My Coffee – ” She grits out each word
“Yes yes, I’ll bring it right away” He retorts with a eneral er’s office
A single person sits in the office, filled only with the sound of her typing, the sha sha noise as she taps away at her keyboard, and the occasional sound of the faxher of more work to be done…
And right now, also the resounding echo of hushed voices —
“Acting like this, are you happy now!”
“Happy? She really couldn’t tolerate it…”
“Like this, ahaha! Like this, ill our fa be married off?”
“Quiet” Huang Shang Rong closes both eyes, trying to disregard the sounds in her head[3]
“Huh, really just a love shunning bloated fatty”
“Since it’s inevitable, what’s wrong with adood kid…”
“Not good, not good He’s so !”
“So what? All that ”
“Finished speaking yet? Hurry up and return to your work!”
Ba Ron’s fist slams the table, just as Xu He Jun returns with her coffee All the whispers instantly disappear Hearing the sound of her hollering, he instantly rushes back
“What’s wrong?”
Staring at hiht flickers across … “It’s nothing”
Since his boss said it’s nothing, then it’s probably nothing Xu He Jun places thewith the aspirin and a file
“This is a docun it?”
Bringing the coffee to her lips, she takes a s “This coffee wasn’t brewed by you!”
Eh? Xu He Jun holds back his shock How could she even tell? Just then, the newly hired Xue Fen wanted to learn how to brew coffee and he had guided her step by step! The scent and flavour are exactly the sauish between them?
Huang Shang Rong places the coffee to the side, lightly co him “Go and brew me another cup”
“But, this cup…”
Lifting her head, she sternly glares at him “When I tell you to brew it, just brew it Why are you wasting your breathe?”
Why? All coffee is black and bitter, isn’t it all the sa the term ‘Female Demoness’ in his heart To think he had let her previous action get to his head
When the door closes, the lone sound of her keyboard doesn’t last long, when the sound of chattering enters her ears —
“Ho! You were too fierce, and chased him away!”
The five attributes are e chants, clearing her mind
“He’s really cute, especially his flab, rab it” Suck — The sound of saliva
Form does not differ from the void, and the void does not differ from form…
“Then you go squeeze! I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t burn you to death!
“Ah! I was just saying! Why are you taking it so seriously?”
The same is true for desire, conceptions, impulses and consciousness
A thin bealow through a stained , shi+ning on Huang Shang Rong’s shoulder
Adjusting her collar, “If you’ve touched it, why don’t you share it with us, ”
A resounding Baer withstand the sun’s headache inducing light, suddenly sla outside “Xu He Jun! Coffee!”
At night, alhts are out as Xu He Jun bids the last of his colleagues a good night Listening to the bing of the elevator, he knows he’s the only one left to work overtime
Finishi+ng up thea moment to bite his sandwich and stretch his waist, he takes out the research eneral iven him
Skirah it requires each member to contribute a few thousand every month, combined with the allowance from the corae
Froement’s perspective, it’s best if a company is purely a place of business Of course Kai Shou’s operations aren’t s is only one of its departments While they naturally provide all the facilities and comforts required, an infant room would impact on workers’ productivity It wouldn’t be appropriate to let toddlers who’ve just learnt hoalk stay in this sort of environarten and the two shouldn’t be confused
Theat the number, he picks it up—
“Yo! How are you?”
“Still kicking” He smiles bitterly
“Back to our conversation, have you found the infant’s mother yet?”
“Not yet” Xu He Jun sighs
“You really don’t have any impression?”
Xu He Jun – carefree but serious/crafty when he needs to be (with second hand rice spatula) Even though they describe hientleman…
I pretty ht How could he reo? That time, coincidentally, also had the end of year celebrations with colleagues In a week, 2-3 days he’d be forced to eat out, and was so drunk his colleagues carried him home each time How could he remember?
“I haven’t had the time to reflect on it How’s my old man?”
“… You’ve aler”
Xu He Jun falls silent for a o back and see him”
Jiang Xu Hua sighs, “Actually he’s only throwing a tantrum, normal people would also react like this! You’re currently setting out alone, with only yourself to depend on, and for no reason, you’ve even added a child Aunt wants to know if you need any help If you can’t continue on, just coer cousin was just ditched by Su Xiao Dai – really too pitiful!
Although the two of thee vows of eternal love, but to be duine how desolate his cousin’s heart would be