Got me pregnant and refusing to take responsibility (2)

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"Cough! Cough! Cough!" The woman coughed while her colleague stared at Ling Chu as if the mer had grown another head. 

"Mister—"

"You can address me as Mister Lin, Madam," Ling Chu smiled at the woman and introduced himself, "I am the small chef of the stall where you were standing just now."

"Mister Lin, I am Bai Lingzhi and this is my friend and companion, Cao Baozhi," Madam Bai introduced herself out of courtesy. She then looked at Ling Chu and said to him, "Mister Lin, I am really sorry but I cannot take you to the Dead Star with us, like you already know, people with no special permit are not allowed to visit the Dead Star." 

Ling Chu cursed his luck. Even though he somehow managed to get an opportunity, he was still stuck at square one!