【Hello everyone, can men get pregnant?】
【I’m still a bit dazed. Qiao Qiao is pregnant? Pregnant?】
【Shocked!!!! I can’t think of any other words except shocked right now!】
【!!!!!! Scared me into revisiting my junior high school biology textbook!】
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【I’ve watched the video several times, and Qiao Qiao did indeed say “Zai Zai”!】
【I went back to the first episode. When Qiao Qiao stumbled on the stairs, his first reaction was to hold his stomach. I found it strange at the time, but now it all makes sense!】
【I remember, last time someone saw Qiao Qiao being carried into the hospital by President Gu, and later President Gu was happily doing a lottery on Weibo. A sister said that Qiao Qiao was pregnant. At that time, Qiao Qiao even liked the comment. We thought it was a joke, but now it seems to be true?!!】
【So? Is it really pregnancy?】
【!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!】
【@Qiao Shu @Qiao Qiao’s Mr. Gu, are you really pregnant?】
【@Qiao Shu, are you really pregnant?】
【I need to calm down. Don’t ask me who’s supposed to stay calm!】
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【Disgusting! A man can actually get pregnant. If it’s not real pregnancy, using this for publicity is disgusting!】
【The person above, your mom exploded. Who has nothing better to do than stir up trouble like this?】
【Our Qiao Qiao is open and honest in the show. Even if he’s pregnant, so what? He didn’t deceive fans. There’s no surrogate involved. What’s wrong with you?】
【I looked it up, and there are indeed cases of men getting pregnant. But they’re rare, and I never paid much attention before.】
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On the internet, there was a mix of reactions to Qiao Shu’s pregnancy: shock, doubt, disgust, curiosity, education, and some just spectating the drama…
Qiao Shu wasn’t fazed at all. He directly posted a Weibo admitting to his pregnancy, and Gu Chenyan quickly retweeted it. These two admissions caused Weibo to crash again for nearly ten minutes.
The news left many skeptical netizens stunned, their jaws dropping, and questioning life.
Even Zhou Yanqing was shocked after seeing the Weibo post and immediately called.
Zhou Yanqing: “Sister-in-law! Is it true what they’re saying on Weibo, that you’re pregnant? Really?”
At that moment, Qiao Shu was eating loquat.
He had anticipated the Weibo situation and hadn’t taken it to heart. With the PR department handling things and since he hadn’t concealed anything during the program recording, agreeing to the program’s editing freely, he hadn’t thought of hiding anything.
After all, the child was his.
So Zhou Yanqing’s question was a bit odd.
Qiao Shu swallowed the loquat in his mouth and blinked, “Yeah! It’s true.”
Zhou Yanqing: “!!!”
He took in a sharp breath.
Qiao Shu was puzzled, “Didn’t you already know?”
Zhou Yanqing: “???”
Zhou Yanqing: “What do you mean, already knew?”
Zhou Yanqing: “I didn’t know at all!”
Wronged!
Qiao Shu was even more puzzled, “You didn’t know?”
Zhou Yanqing was in despair, “I didn’t know! I just saw the hot search and it shocked me!”
Zhou Yanqing: “You’re really amazing, sister-in-law!”
Zhou Yanqing: “My brother is awesome too!”
Zhou Yanqing: “By the way, sister-in-law, how many months has my nephew been? When did you get pregnant?”
With the phone on speaker, Qiao Shu peeled the loquat slowly and replied, “It’s been over five months now. I found out in April.”
Zhou Yanqing: “!!!”
He said, feeling wronged, “So, sister-in-law, you’ve been pregnant for so long, and nobody told me?”
Qiao Shu: “…”
He felt a bit guilty, “I thought you knew.”
Zhou Yanqing: “…”
Zhou Yanqing: “No, I didn’t know.”
Nobody had told him at all, not even when they were shooting “Working People, Working Spirit”. They were so close, yet his brother and sister-in-law, being all lovey-dovey, didn’t think to tell him.
Aunt Lan brought over a bowl of stewed bird’s nest and placed it in front of Qiao Shu, “Madam, have it while it’s warm.”
Qiao Shu: “Hmm.”
Aunt Lan asked, “I heard Yanqing’s voice. Are you talking to him?”
Zhou Yanqing also heard Aunt Lan’s voice.
He shouted loudly into the microphone, “Mom!”
Aunt Lan glared at the phone angrily, “Lower your voice. Don’t startle Madam and the little Young Master.”
Qiao Shu: “…”
Zhou Yanqing: “…”
Zhou Yanqing: “Mom, why didn’t you tell me about sister-in-law being pregnant? I had to find out from the hot search.”
Aunt Lan innocently asked, “Didn’t I tell you?”
Zhou Yanqing gritted his teeth, “No.”
Aunt Lan shrugged indifferently, “Maybe I forgot. You’re always out all year round. How can a mother remember so many things, and have to tell you everything?”
Zhou Yanqing: “???”
So, it’s his fault if his mom forgets to tell him this?
Really, his own mother!
Qiao Shu, on the side, obediently sipped the stewed bird’s nest, feeling a bit reluctant but mostly amused.
After exchanging a few words with Zhou Yanqing, Aunt Lan felt annoyed and turned away to do something else.
He grumbled indignantly, “I even suspect I was picked up by my mom.”
Qiao Shu suppressed a smile, “I forgot too.”
Zhou Yanqing felt even more downhearted.
But he remained strong.
Zhou Yanqing: “Sister-in-law, wait for me. Don’t give birth too soon! I’ll come back immediately as soon as I finish filming here!”
Qiao Shu: “How much longer do you have to film?”
Zhou Yanqing: “About another month and a half.”
Qiao Shu: “…”
Qiao Shu: “Don’t worry, there’s still time.”
Zhou Yanqing was excited, “I have to see what my little nephew looks like in the belly!”
Zhou Yanqing: “Hahaha!”
Zhou Yanqing: “My nephew!”
Zhou Yanqing: “No, I have to go to Weibo and do some cash giveaways to share the joy with everyone!”
With that, Zhou Yanqing hung up the phone. In a few minutes, Qiao Shu found out that Zhou Yanqing had retweeted his Weibo post, announcing a cash giveaway to celebrate Qiao Shu’s pregnancy and his own impending unclehood. He even tagged Gu Chenyan.
The PR departments of Starry Sky Entertainment and Gu’s Group closely monitored the development of public opinion on this matter on the internet and guided it. With the support of Zhou Yanqing, Jiang Jiayu, and many other celebrities who came forward to congratulate, as well as authoritative doctors appearing to express their views on the possibility of men getting pregnant, the public opinion was gradually guided to accept it as a normal occurrence.
Humanity is evolving constantly, and male pregnancy is not a first-time occurrence. There’s a call for everyone not to view this matter with prejudice.
Under the statements of various celebrities, marketing accounts, authoritative doctors, biologists, and others, shocked netizens gradually calmed down and suddenly found the idea of male pregnancy not so extraordinary.
Isn’t it just men giving birth?
It’s normal evolution, normal operation. As people of the new era, how can we not accept even such a thing?
Moreover, giving birth oneself is much better than resorting to illegal surrogacy and harming others.
Of course, there are still a few who cannot accept men giving birth, find it disgusting, and suggest that Qiao Shu should just undergo gender reassignment surgery. How can men still be called men if they can give birth? They refuse to acknowledge this evolutionary change.
Qiao Shu, naturally, didn’t see these comments because they were deleted by the system backend as soon as they were posted. Those who made more extreme comments were directly banned and had their accounts suspended.
As for Qiao Shu’s fans…
After their initial shock, they quickly evolved from being mom fans and sister fans to being grandma fans.
While congratulating Qiao Shu, they also privately comforted him, advising him not to be affected by online comments, and they put on their armor to fight against those who made sarcastic remarks.
At the same time, they were celebrating in fan forums, continuously sharing sweet moments with fellow fans, participating in giveaways, and enjoying the fun together.
【Ah! Qiao Qiao, don’t let these comments affect you. We support you!】
【Patting my Qiao Qiao darling. Pregnancy must be tough. Grandma loves the baby!】
【Qiao Qiao, how many months has Zai Zai been?】
【Ah! It’s Zai Zai, it’s Zai Zai! My fan fiction came true! Mr. Gu is amazing. Qiao Qiao is amazing!】
【Hahaha, it’s Zai Zai! It seems like Mr. Gu has been working hard.】
【Congratulations, Qiao Qiao!】
【Ah! So Qiao Qiao hasn’t been taking on any projects recently because of Zai Zai! Taking care of the baby at home! Haha, those haters were saying Qiao Qiao was going to get a divorce! They must be red-faced now!】
【Sob sob, I can finally say it! I thought Mr. Gu and Qiao Qiao weren’t planning to go public! The entire company was about to burst with the secret!】
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After taking a shower, Qiao Shu went to the study to accompany Gu Chenyan while he worked. He leaned on a small table next to the desk, looking at the excited comments from fans on the fan forums, and couldn’t help but laugh happily.
Gu Chenyan looked up. “What’s making you so happy?”
Qiao Shu held his phone, smiling as he looked at Gu Chenyan. “The fans are very cute.”
Gu Chenyan raised an eyebrow.
He stood up, walked over to Qiao Shu, and glanced at Qiao Shu’s phone. Qiao Shu also handed the phone over to him, allowing Gu Chenyan to see the fans’ cuteness more clearly.
Qiao Shu proudly said, “Aren’t they adorable?”
Gu Chenyan nodded. “Yes.” He ruffled Qiao Shu’s hair, his gaze resting on Qiao Shu’s face. “Fans follow idols.”
Qiao Shu paused for a moment.
Then his smile grew even brighter.
Qiao Shu: “Mr. Gu~”
Gu Chenyan: “Hmm?”
Qiao Shu’s eyes curved into crescent moons. “Mr. Gu, you’re getting better and better at praising people.”
Gu Chenyan shook his head. “No, I’m not.”
He said seriously, “I don’t praise others like that.”
Qiao Shu was stunned for a moment.
Then sweet laughter bubbled up from his throat.
His Mr. Gu only praised him.
After enjoying the sweet moment for a while, Qiao Shu thought for a moment. “Since such a big thing happened today, I should do a livestream to thank the fans.”
Gu Chenyan: “Now?”
Qiao Shu: “Yes.”
Qiao Shu: “It’s still early. Streaming for an hour is just right for bedtime.”
Qiao Shu: “Let them have a happy sleep too.”
His fans worked hard today.
Gu Chenyan: “Hmm.”
Gu Chenyan: “Let Xuan Mingyong arrange a live-streaming room for you.”
This time, Qiao Shu couldn’t just casually open a streaming room. The internet was vast, and today’s event was too significant.
Xuan Mingyong was quick. He soon arranged a live-streaming room and sent Qiao Shu the room number.
Qiao Shu held his phone and looked at Gu Chenyan. “I’ll do the live stream on the terrace.”
Gu Chenyan: “It’s fine here.”
Qiao Shu shook his head. “It might disturb your work. I’ll go outside to stream, you focus on your work. Finish it early and we can sleep sooner.”
With that, he kissed Gu Chenyan on the cheek and cheerfully went out with his phone.
Gu Chenyan smiled as he returned to his desk.
Xuan Mingyong helped Qiao Shu post the live streaming room link on Weibo. As soon as Qiao Shu started the stream, thousands of people flooded in within a minute. In less than five minutes, the number of viewers surpassed five million, and the audience count was still rapidly increasing.
The barrage of comments was overwhelming.
Fortunately, Xuan Mingyong was prepared and had arranged several administrators who promptly banned and kicked out those who entered the stream to insult.
Qiao Shu found it dizzying to keep up.
Many fans were sending him gifts. With the special effects of the gifts, the screen was almost covered.
After adjusting the barrage settings to make the text clearer, he relaxed in the rocking chair on the terrace and greeted the fans.
Qiao Shu: “Hmm, nothing much, just here to chat with you all. Were you shocked today?”
“I’m fine.”
“As for the baby? He’s over five months now, super cute.”
“Yeah, we found out in April.”
【Ah! Qiao Qiao, Qiao Qiao, can we see the baby?】
【I want to see too!】
【+1! Qiao Qiao, can you show us the baby?】
Qiao Shu smiled, “Sure.”
He got up from the rocking chair, placed the phone on a nearby shelf, adjusted the camera, and aimed it at his belly.
Touching his belly and pressing his clothes to outline the bump, he proudly said, “Look, my baby is this big now!”
“I take good care of him every day.”
【I see it! Can you lift your clothes for us to see? The clothes are covering it!】
【I want to see Qiao Qiao’s tummy.】
【Qiao Qiao, I want to see too! Can you?】
Qiao Shu didn’t see any problem with it.
So he readily agreed and reached out to lift his shirt. Just as a corner of his belly was revealed, a super cool special effect suddenly appeared in the live stream room.
And there was a huge line of text.
【Qiao Qiao’s Mr. Gu: Don’t let them see!】
