Time passes little by little.
Qiao Shu’s belly bulges more and more, and the fetal movements become increasingly apparent.
Every movement of the fetus fills him with immense joy; his Zai Zai is growing diligently, saying hello to him.
To document the growth of his Zai Zai, Qiao Shu bought a notebook featuring Peppa Pig.
It is said that infants love this cartoon nowadays, so Qiao Shu keeps up with the trend among kids.
The notebook recording his Zai Zai’s growth naturally must have elements that Zai Zai likes.
July 12th, the weather is sunny.
It’s very hot today, staying in the air-conditioned room feels restless. Aunt Lan made me a milk popsicle, sweet and delicious. When I was halfway through eating, Zai Zai suddenly moved and then moved again. I think Zai Zai wants the popsicle. When Zai Zai comes out, they can have some. I’ll buy another milk popsicle to give them a lick.
Of course, we can’t waste the leftovers, so let this reluctant dad handle it.
Today’s Zai Zai is very well-behaved.
Daddy loves you.
Father loves you too.
Qiao Shu finished writing, satisfactorily took some colored pens nearby, and drew a few small hearts on it. Then he closed the notebook and cherishingly placed a kiss on it. He opened the drawer and carefully placed the notebook inside.
Knock, knock
Qiao Shu looked up.
Aunt Lan stood outside the study, smiling, “Madam, I made mango sago with a few ice cubes added.”
Qiao Shu’s eyes lit up instantly.
He licked his lips, “I’ll be right there!”
With that, he stood up from behind the desk, his steps hurried as if someone was about to snatch his food.
Aunt Lan: “Take it slow, take it slow.”
The weather was getting hotter, and Qiao Shu became even more sensitive to heat after getting pregnant. The air conditioning at home was on constantly, yet Qiao Shu still felt hot.
He stopped wearing socks and slippers altogether.
Helpless, Gu Chenyan had the entire floor covered with Qiao Shu’s favorite furry carpet, allowing Qiao Shu to walk barefoot wherever he pleased.
Qiao Shu loved stepping on these carpets the most.
He happily trotted on the carpet to the staircase but slowed down completely when he reached the stairs. Supporting his belly with one hand and the railing with the other, he descended slowly.
Aunt Lan followed closely, watching over him.
Aunt Lan added a few ice cubes to the mango sago, not too cold to make Qiao Shu uncomfortable but enough to alleviate the heat.
Qiao Shu ate with great satisfaction.
Eating these things was just right for summer.
The mango sago was sour and sweet, incredibly delicious! Absolutely delightful!
As he was enjoying it, there was a commotion at the door, followed by a gust of hot wind. Qiao Shu turned to look and saw Gu Chenyan, dressed in a suit, standing at the entrance.
Qiao Shu: “Mr. Gu!”
Qiao Shu immediately set down the sago and scrambled up from the small table in the living room.
Qiao Shu: “Hurry, hurry, hurry! Take it off quickly.”
Qiao Shu was even more anxious than Gu Chenyan himself, feeling uncomfortable on his behalf. Seeing this, Gu Chenyan smiled lightly, took off his suit, and Qiao Shu reached out to pull his tie, helping Gu Chenyan untie it.
Qiao Shu felt that Gu Chenyan was working too hard.
On such hot days, he still had to go to work every day. It was one thing to go to work, but he had to dress so neatly every day, with suits and ties.
Clearly, everyone was wearing short sleeves already.
Although Gu Chenyan’s suits were made of special fabric that didn’t make him feel too hot when worn and he had air conditioning in the car and the office, Qiao Shu still felt that Gu Chenyan might feel hot.
This was a kind of heat in his heart.
He felt that in the summer, one should wear shorts and short sleeves.
After Gu Chenyan changed his shoes, he hung the suit and tie that Qiao Shu had been holding onto on the clothes rack nearby, then rubbed Qiao Shu’s head, “What are you doing?”
Qiao Shu: “Aunt Lan made mango sago for me, with a few ice cubes in it. It’s so delicious!”
He eagerly pulled Gu Chenyan towards the living room, then picked up the bowl of mango sago and scooped some with a spoon, offering it to Gu Chenyan’s lips, “You should eat too, to cool off.”
“Ah.”
Feeding him like a child.
Gu Chenyan chuckled and pinched Qiao Shu’s nose, then opened his mouth and ate the mango sago Qiao Shu had fed him.
Qiao Shu: “Is it delicious?”
Gu Chenyan: “Not bad.”
Qiao Shu: “Then eat more. It’s scorching outside. The temperature reached 40 degrees today.”
“There’s air conditioning in the car and at the office.” Gu Chenyan embraced Qiao Shu and sat down on the sofa, naturally taking the bowl and spoon from Qiao Shu’s hand, and scooping up sago to feed Qiao Shu. “Did you take a nap in the afternoon?”
Qiao Shu obediently opened his mouth to eat and replied, “Yes. I slept for an hour.”
“Oh, why did you come back at this time?” He glanced at the clock on the wall. It was only four ten, not yet Gu Chenyan’s usual time to finish work.
Gu Chenyan: “Forgot?”
Qiao Shu: “Huh?”
Gu Chenyan: “I promised you yesterday to take you swimming today.”
Qiao Shu blinked.
Gu Chenyan smiled, “You’re a little forgetful.”
Qiao Shu couldn’t remember, but it didn’t matter. He happily got up and knelt on the sofa, “Swimming! That sounds great!”
Saying so, he couldn’t wait to get up and go upstairs to fetch his swimming trunks.
Gu Chenyan: “Wait.”
He was pulled back by Gu Chenyan. “No rush. Let’s finish eating first.”
Qiao Shu’s heart was already captured by the thought of swimming. He quickly finished the sago in his bowl, then grabbed Gu Chenyan’s hand and dashed upstairs to get his swimming trunks.
He had quite a few pairs of swimming trunks.
Qiao Shu grabbed a blue one and quickly changed into it, then turned around to urge Gu Chenyan.
But as he turned, his eyes widened.
Then he quickly raised his hand to cover his nose, preventing himself from embarrassing moments of a nosebleed.
Exciting!
He was still a pregnant man!
Gu Chenyan quickly changed into his swimming trunks as well. He stood up straight and affectionately flicked Qiao Shu’s forehead.
Qiao Shu let go of his hand.
He touched his forehead, complaining with a hint of grievance, “Mr. Gu is bullying me, deliberately tempting me, and flicking my forehead.”
Qiao Shu: “Poor little mister.”
Gu Chenyan raised an eyebrow, “But wasn’t it Little Mr. Qiao who wanted me to change here?”
Qiao Shu: “…”
It was him.
He was at fault.
But how could Little Mr. Qiao be wrong?
Qiao Shu staunchly retorted, “Little Mr. Qiao is not at fault. But Mr. Gu, you’re too slow. Little Mr. Qiao has already changed, but you haven’t, so you must be doing it on purpose.”
He even patted his own stomach.
Indicating that a pregnant husband could move so agilely, but Mr. Gu, who changed slowly, must be doing it on purpose.
Gu Chenyan looked at the clothes they had changed out of. He had a shirt and trousers, while Qiao Shu had loose short sleeves and shorts that could be easily removed.
Qiao Shu saw it too.
But he still held his ground.
Qiao Shu: “Hmph.”
Gu Chenyan chuckled, put the discarded clothes into the laundry basket, and walked up to Qiao Shu. He lowered his head and kissed Qiao Shu’s forehead, which he had flicked earlier. “So what should Mr. Gu say? How should Little Mr. Qiao punish me?”
Qiao Shu: “How should I punish you?”
He thought seriously.
Then his eyes lit up, “Punish Mr. Gu by having him carry Little Mr. Qiao on his back for a lap in the pool later.”
Qiao Shu: “Can we?”
Gu Chenyan: “Sure.”
Gu Chenyan: “Do you want to go to the outdoor one or the indoor one?”
There were two swimming pools in the house; one was an outdoor pool and the other was an indoor pool on the third floor.
Qiao Shu didn’t even hesitate, “Indoor. I don’t want to sunbathe and get darker.”
Gu Chenyan wrapped a towel around Qiao Shu and took him to the indoor pool on the third floor.
As usual, Gu Chenyan went into the water first.
Then he helped Qiao Shu in.
When the weather got hot, Gu Chenyan would take Qiao Shu swimming in the house’s pool whenever he had time.
Qiao Shu couldn’t swim. He was like a duck out of water. He couldn’t swim at all. Every time, he had to rely on Gu Chenyan. Gu Chenyan tried to teach him, but Qiao Shu seemed to lack a natural talent for swimming. However, even though he couldn’t swim, it didn’t dampen his enthusiasm for playing in the water. Every time he got in, he would splash around happily.
Qiao Shu laughed and hugged Gu Chenyan’s neck, “Ah, it’s so comfortable in the water.” He patted Gu Chenyan’s shoulder, “Mr. Gu, carry me.”
Gu Chenyan turned around.
He turned back and reminded Qiao Shu, “Hold on tight and don’t move around.”
Qiao Shu: “Mm-hmm.”
Qiao Shu lay on Gu Chenyan’s back, his hands and feet wrapped around him, excitedly saying, “Faster, faster!”
Gu Chenyan couldn’t help but smile helplessly.
He swam with Qiao Shu on his back in the pool.
Water provides buoyancy, so swimming with Qiao Shu on his back wasn’t difficult. Qiao Shu behaved well, not moving around or causing trouble, only occasionally mischievously reaching out to splash the water around.
After swimming back and forth once, Qiao Shu felt satisfied. He obediently got off Gu Chenyan’s back and let Gu Chenyan continue teaching him how to swim.
Even though he couldn’t learn, he was very enthusiastic despite his limbs being uncooperative.
Qiao Shu: “Aiya, it’s too hard.”
He was held by Gu Chenyan in his waist, his limbs moving aimlessly in the water, splashing around.
Qiao Shu: “I’m not learning anymore.”
After a while, he gave up and then hung onto Gu Chenyan, “I want to play on the floating bed.”
The floating bed was specially bought by Gu Chenyan for Qiao Shu, a large yellow duck.
Gu Chenyan carried Qiao Shu to the floating bed. Qiao Shu immediately picked up the water gun on the floating bed and aimed it at Gu Chenyan, laughing, “Don’t move!”
Qiao Shu: “Mr. Gu, you’ve been targeted by Little Mr. Qiao. You must satisfy Little Mr.’s wishes before you can leave.”
Gu Chenyan cooperated with a smile, “May I ask what wishes Little Mr. Qiao has?”
Qiao Shu lay on the floating bed.
He looked at Gu Chenyan, pouting, and pointed his slender fingers at his rosy lips, “This Lord doesn’t rob money, only robs hearts. You’re not bad-looking. Serve me well.”
He even leaned his head towards Gu Chenyan.
Qiao Shu: “Hurry up.”
Qiao Shu: “If this Lord is satisfied, I’ll give birth to a cute little one for you.”
Qiao Shu: “Super cute, oh.”
Gu Chenyan: “Really?”
Qiao Shu patted his chest proudly, saying, “This Lord’s word is as good as gold!”
However, Gu Chenyan said, “Not enough.”
Qiao Shu: “What else do you want?”
Gu Chenyan pinched Qiao Shu’s cheek, “This fair and tender Lord must also come home with me.”
Qiao Shu immediately said, “Okay, okay!”
He was really eager.
Gu Chenyan chuckled.
With one hand supporting himself on the floating bed and the other holding Qiao Shu’s chin, he kissed Qiao Shu’s lips.
It’s not easy to breathe while lying down.
After a while, Qiao Shu withdrew his numb tongue from being sucked and said, embarrassedly, “Stop, stop.”
Qiao Shu: “I’m out of breath.”
After resting for a while, Qiao Shu sat on the floating bed and watched Gu Chenyan swim.
His agile figure, strong and slender limbs, and the sexy face when he emerged from the water.
And the droplets of water dripping from his chin onto his chest.
Slurp
Qiao Shu couldn’t help but wipe his mouth.
He loved swimming the most!
After playing in the water for more than half an hour, Qiao Shu was wrapped in a towel by Gu Chenyan and they returned to the room to take a shower.
At six o’clock, Aunt Lan prepared dinner.
At seven-thirty, everyone sat on the sofa in the living room on time, and the TV was tuned to the Apple Channel.
Today was the day when “Sword of the Martial World” aired.
Qiao Shu sat nervously next to Gu Chenyan, eating cherries. It was his first time sitting with his family to watch the TV drama he starred in.
He looked up at Gu Chenyan.
Gu Chenyan seemed to have a sensor installed, immediately turning his head to look at Qiao Shu.
He ruffled Qiao Shu’s hair.
Qiao Shu smiled.
The Apple Channel was very punctual. As soon as it was seven-thirty, the theme song of “Sword of the Martial World” started playing.
Gu Chenyan held Qiao Shu’s hand.
The editing of “Sword of the Martial World” was very good, with a tightly arranged plot. In the first episode, Qiao Shu, who played the male antagonist, made a handsome appearance and was seen performing ruthless acts, descending from the sky, stepping with ghostly steps, and wielding his long sword to take lives.
In the second episode, he met the female lead.
He disguised himself as a runaway teenager, showing an innocent smile and clinging to the female lead, calling her “sister” repeatedly.
The two episodes quickly aired.
Qiao Shu blinked his eyes, shining brightly, looking at Gu Chenyan with silent anticipation.
Gu Chenyan said, “Little Mr. Qiao acted very well.”
Qiao Shu smiled, “Really? Did I really do okay?”
Gu Chenyan: “Mm.”
Aunt Lan, who was beside them, happily praised, “Madam acted really well. When you first appeared, I almost didn’t recognize you.”
Uncle Zhou also praised.
Qiao Shu blushed from the praise, feeling super embarrassed. He threw himself into Gu Chenyan’s arms.
When they returned upstairs, Qiao Shu was still a little excited. He took out his phone to see what the netizens were saying.
As soon as he logged into Weibo, he saw “Sword of the Martial World” trending. Nervously, he clicked on the trend.
Many were praising:
【Wuxia vibes are strong. The first two episodes are pretty good. It is worth looking forward to.】
【Qiao Qiao being a leader is so stunning. The look in his eyes when he first appeared scared me to death. Clearly a big villain, but in the second episode, he meets the female lead and is as pure and innocent as a next-door brother.】
【Ah ah ah! Crazy about my Qiao Qiao’s visuals. So handsome and talented!】
【I like the martial arts scenes in it. Finally, it’s real sword fighting, not just magical attacks. I hope it stays strong in the future.】
【Qiao Qiao, keep it up!】
【Except for Cheng Yunchuan, there’s nothing bad about this drama. I thought the director would cut Cheng Yunchuan’s scenes.】
That’s right.
What surprised everyone about “Sword of the Martial World” was that Cheng Yunchuan’s scenes weren’t cut much.
The director had once called Gu Chenyan in distress, asking if they should cut all of Cheng Yunchuan’s scenes. Gu Chenyan only replied with one sentence: he wanted the best editing for this film.
This is a TV drama starring Qiao Shu. If Cheng Yunchuan’s scenes as the male lead were cut, it would mess up the plot, and finding someone else to reshoot would be time-consuming and labor-intensive. Adding CGI later would also affect the audience’s viewing experience.
Cheng Yunchuan has already been punished.
There’s no need to ruin the TV drama that Qiao Shu worked hard to film because of him.
As for him trying to rise to fame through this drama again?
Gu Chenyan didn’t even bother to pay attention to him.
Qiao Shu checked Weibo and other forums like Douban. Currently, most of the comments on “Sword of the Martial World” are positive, with only a small portion still observing.
There are very few people criticizing it.
This made Qiao Shu breathe a slight sigh of relief.
The premiere went well.
Buzz
His WeChat group was vibrating.
It was the group chat of the “Sword of the Martial World” production team. The director was happily sending out red envelopes in the group chat.
Director: Hahaha, our drama’s premiere ratings broke into first place!
Director: Celebrate!
Director: [Congratulations on getting rich, good luck]
Director: [Congratulations on getting rich, good luck]
The director joyfully sent out dozens of red envelopes one after another. Qiao Shu eagerly grabbed them, smiling from ear to ear.
Gu Chenyan came out carrying a basin of water.
Gu Chenyan: “What are you looking at?”
Qiao Shu immediately shared happily with Gu Chenyan, “Our drama’s premiere ratings broke into first place! The director just sent out red envelopes to celebrate in the group chat.”
Gu Chenyan: “It’s worth celebrating.”
He placed the basin of water by Qiao Shu’s feet, held Qiao Shu’s ankle, and submerged Qiao Shu’s feet in the water. Then he stood up and picked up his phone from the nearby table.
Qiao Shu’s phone vibrated again.
He checked and saw that Gu Chenyan was sending red envelopes in the “Sword of the Martial World” production team’s WeChat group.
Qiao Shu happily grabbed them.
“Thank you, patron daddy!”
“We will definitely make you proud!”
After sending out the red envelopes, Gu Chenyan placed his phone aside and began washing Qiao Shu’s feet.
He looked up. “Just a thank you?”
Qiao Shu: “Um…”
Qiao Shu thought seriously for a moment, then said, “Thank you seems a bit light. How about this?”
Gu Chenyan raised an eyebrow.
Qiao Shu continued, “Tonight, let the main antagonist of our drama warm the bed for you, Daddy.”
Qiao Shu: “How about that?”
Qiao Shu: “Patron Daddy?”
He grinned.
Gu Chenyan asked, “The main antagonist?”
Qiao Shu nodded. “Yeah.”
Gu Chenyan inquired, “What does he look like?”
Qiao Shu patted his chest. “Fair-skinned, handsome, sweet-talking, and flexible.”
Gu Chenyan teased, “How flexible?”
Qiao Shu: “Like this.”
Qiao Shu bent down, leaned in, and kissed Gu Chenyan’s lips gently, then playfully bit them. “Flexible enough?”
Gu Chenyan chuckled. “Flexible.”
Qiao Shu smiled too. “And sweet?”
He held onto Qiao Shu’s lips.
Following Qiao Shu’s earlier biting, he also gently nibbled on Qiao Shu’s lips.
Soon, he released them.
Qiao Shu grinned, “Is Patron Daddy satisfied?”
Gu Chenyan replied, “Very satisfied.”
Gu Chenyan: “Tonight, let’s have the main antagonist accompany.”
Qiao Shu: “As you wish!”
During the summer TV season, there were various fantasy martial arts dramas, idol dramas with splendid effects, and thrilling detective dramas, among others.
Despite being a somewhat niche martial arts drama, “Sword of the Martial World” managed to carve out a place among these high-profile TV shows with big stars.
And it became a dark horse thereafter.
By the fifteenth episode, “Sword of the Martial World” had broken the ratings, firmly holding the top spot in the ratings chart. Even its online streaming surpassed others, with daily views exceeding three billion.
Qiao Shu’s Weibo followers skyrocketed.
Every day, he received countless confessions in his private messages.
At this time, the variety show “Working People, Working Spirit” also entered the summer schedule.
【Ahhh! Finally!!! I’ve been waiting for Qiao Qiao’s variety show!】
【Qiao Qiao is so cute! President Gu spoils him so much!】
【Ah ah ah ah ah ah! I’m here to ship!】
【So did Qiao Qiao really call President Gu Dad in the end?】
【What Dad?】
【(Link) For friends who don’t understand, you can click this link to watch the live broadcast of the start of “Working People, Working Spirit”.】
【Ahhh ahhh ahhh! It’s starting, it’s starting! Danmu. Calm down. Don’t block my view of our Qiao Qiao!】
【Hahaha. Hilarious. The production team is really something. They actually made them set up stalls!】
【He’s a qualified worker now.】
【Hahaha Dad! Qiao Qiao really called him! Oh my god, my mind instantly went dirty.】
【I strongly suspect that this production team is from Haicheng. They really know how to handle things. No beating around the bush. I just love how they handle things, thrilling!】
【Thrilling!】
【Damn! That’s my middle school!】
【With President Gu standing there, the cheap stall instantly becomes classy.】
【I’m dying of laughter.】
【I suspect I’ve bought yakisoba cooked by President Gu… my house is right there…】
【Presidnet Gu spoils him too much. Qiao Qiao is just responsible for eating hahaha. I’m going to die from Zhou Yanqing’s laughter!】
【What’s going on with Chu Chisheng and Jiang Jiayu? Why do these two look not so innocent?】
…
“Working People, Working Spirit” gathered traffic, Movie Emperor, visual emperor, and the richest, exploding very quickly. The ratings broke three on the day of the broadcast.
The eight guests all made various styles of appearances on hot searches, especially Qiao Shu.
Almost all the hot searches were dominated by him alone.
He occupied five hot searches by himself.
There were topics about “Sword of the Martial World” as well as about his performance on the variety show.
This summer undoubtedly belonged to Qiao Shu. He firmly captured the hearts of the audience with his portrayal of the antagonist male lead in “Sword of the Martial World”, making people love and hate him at the same time.
His aura completely overshadowed Tang Ting, who played the female lead, and Cheng Yunchuan, who played the male lead.
Taking advantage of the momentum, the production team of “Sword of the Martial World” discussed with Qiao Shu and arranged for him to accept an interview.
The interview was scheduled to take place in Haicheng.
After considering it for a while, Qiao Shu accepted.
As for “Working People, Working Spirit”, it unexpectedly exploded on Weibo hot search during the second episode, directly causing the server to crash.
#Qiao Shu Pregnant?#
