Conversation with An Tianfeng

In the morning, when Xia Yu opened his eyes, he saw An Siyao's sleeping face.

Unlike her tranquil appearance, the girl's sleeping posture was quite terrible, whether due to last night's events or her innate habit.

Removing An Siyao's leg and arm from himself, Xia Yu got out of the bed.

His movement woke up An Siyao, who rubbed her eyes and looked at Xia Yu.

"You can sleep a little longer," Xia Yu bent down to cover An Siyao with the quilt.

"Mmm," clutching the quilt, An Siyao responded.

After pinching An Siyao's face, Xia Yu walked out of the room.

It was eight in the morning, and the maids had already prepared breakfast. Xu Youxiang was eating bread.

"Hurry up, or we'll be late." Xu Youxiang, unaware of what happened in the room, urged Xia Yu. Their research on medicine was at a crucial stage, and the preliminary results would be available soon.

Xia Yu went to the washroom to freshen up, had breakfast, and then possessed Xu Youxiang's body.

At nine, he arrived at the research institute and started his day's work.

By five in the afternoon, work ended, and Xia Yu returned to his own body.

He called Yu Ningmeng to update her on the research progress and ask about Zhu Mei's situation.

Yu Ningmeng asked Xia Yu to wait for a moment while she dealt with an emergency.

Ten minutes later, Yu Ningmeng called Xia Yu back.

"What happened?" Xia Yu asked.

"An Tian is in the hospital," Yu Ningmeng said, her tone serious.

"How did that happen?" Xia Yu asked, surprised.

"He's an old man who still wanted to act like a young person and go hunting. He ended up spraining his back," Yu Ningmeng said with slight schadenfreude in her voice.

From Yu Ningmeng's tone, Xia Yu knew An Tian's injury wasn't severe.

"Should I take An Siyao to see him?" Xia Yu asked.

"Just go if you want. Don't worry. If An Tian dares to give you a hard time, you guys can just abandon him!" Yu Ningmeng instigated.

Xia Yu didn't take her words seriously. He continued asking about Zhu Mei and then hung up the phone.

It seemed Zhu Mei wouldn't become the queen. Even though the Royalist faction tried manipulating public opinion, it couldn't truly affect political struggles. The Anti-Royalist faction had already gained the support of most officials.

Not becoming queen was a good thing. Living a stable life was better than being a mascot queen.

Upon arriving at An Siyao's room, Xia Yu informed her of An Tian's situation.

"Let's go see him," Xia Yu suggested.

The girl hesitated; she looked into Xia Yu's eyes and asked, "But what if he scolds you?"

"It's alright. After all, I've got his daughter," Xia Yu said, wrapping his arms around An Siyao's waist and smiling.

An Siyao smiled in response and agreed to Xia Yu's decision.

The two of them rode in the car toward the hospital.

Upon arriving and giving their names, they entered An Tian's hospital room.

It was a spacious single room. An Tian lay in bed reading a book, while a female secretary fed him apple slices.

Upon seeing Xia Yu and An Siyao, An Tian felt uncomfortable and hurriedly sent his secretary away.

When she left, An Tian felt his evidence had disappeared and gained confidence. Frowning, he asked Xia Yu, "What are you doing here? I will never agree to your relationship!"

Xia Yu didn't respond. Instead, he silently walked forward and, with his pharmaceutical skill's accompanying diagnostic ability, touched An Tian's waist.

There were no major issues - rest for two days would suffice. However, any strenuous activities in the future should be conducted cautiously.

He glanced at the book in An Tian's hand, titled "What to Do When You Sprain Your Back".

Embarrassed by the book, An Tian quickly hid it underneath himself and glared fiercely at Xia Yu.

An Siyao approached An Tian's bedside, picked up the apple slice left by the secretary, and used a toothpick to offer it to An Tian.

An Tian clenched his mouth, refusing to cooperate.

An Siyao poked An Tian's face with the apple until it hurt.

"Ouch!" An Tian opened his mouth in pain, and An Siyao seized the opportunity to stuff the apple piece in.

An Tian couldn't decide whether to chew or spit it out. He gazed at An Siyao, struggling with how unfamiliar his daughter seemed.

After hesitating a bit, he swallowed the apple and, looking at Xia Yu and An Siyao, said, "I can't control what you two do, but don't expect me to support you!"

"If you don't support us, the child will just belong to the grandfather," An Siyao said expressionlessly.

"Hmm? What child?" An Tian frowned.

An Siyao didn't respond, only rubbing her stomach.

An Tian's expression shifted from confused to shocked. "You two… have a child?"

"We've done what we were supposed to do and even what we weren't supposed to do," An Siyao answered resolutely.

Covering his face, An Tian couldn't immediately accept this fact. He had secretly inquired before and their relationship had still been innocent; now there was a child?

Not only An Tian, but Xia Yu was also shocked. How could there be a child after just last night's activities?

But since An Siyao's words helped him, Xia Yu didn't reveal the truth. He held An Siyao close and told An Tian, "I'll handle our situation properly."

"What's your solution? Hiding her and making her your mistress?" An Tian couldn't accept Xia Yu's similarity to him.

"You can actually understand me," Xia Yu said, sitting beside An Tian.

"Don't slander me! How can I understand you? Am I that sort of person?" An Tian protested.

"Whether it's Dong Yi or your secretary just now, your taste isn't bad," Xia Yu ventured into a taboo topic.

An Tian's eyes widened, unable to believe Xia Yu would say such things.

Xia Yu searched his memory and said, "Dong Yi dressed as a maid looks quite alluring, doesn't she? Is that what made you lose control?"

"How can you falsely accuse me of such things?!" An Tian became angry.

Opening his mental treatment skill, Xia Yu analyzed An Tian's psychology and used a small appeasement skill to make An Tian drowsy and defenseless.

Pretending, he continued, "As for maid outfits, white stockings indeed complete the look. I see Dong Yi has many white ones; you must like that, right?"

"I like a hammer with white stockings!" An Tian couldn't bear Xia Yu's taste. "Black and white maid outfits should be matched with black…"

At that point, An Tian sobered up, but it was too late.

Now, even An Tian couldn't deceive himself.

As long as the conversation reached this point, it could continue.

Xia Yu looked at An Siyao. "Yaoyao, you go out first. I'll talk to your father."

An Siyao made a mental note of two keywords and left the hospital room.