263: Chapter 263 Return

Recently, Zhao Xiaoshuai had been busy introducing his girlfriends to his parents one by one, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Following the Jia sisters, he took the opportunity to arrange for his parents to meet Meng Yawen's family.

Although Meng Yawen's baby bump was not yet visible, she was followed by a team at all times, no matter where she went.

She had raised several small protests, but under the unanimous agreement of both sets of parents, she eventually had to compromise.

"The first offspring of the Zhao family—nothing must be allowed to go wrong."

"Look at you and your jinx of a mouth. What could possibly go wrong?"

"Right, right, look at me and my nonsense. Pah, pah, pah!"

As Zhao Xiaoshuai's first child, it naturally received the most attention and was showered with the most affection.

"Son, didn't you say there was another one who's pregnant? Hurry up and bring her to meet us. Mom has wanted to hold a grandson for so many years, and now that several have suddenly appeared at once, I'm still a bit overwhelmed."

"Ah, she should be back soon. I'll bring her to meet you then."

Hao Jinghan had not yet returned. Logically, her morning sickness should have been quite obvious by now, but considering her complete lack of knowledge in this area, it wasn't surprising for her to be a bit late.

Aside from her, Jia Youran had been saying she wanted a child. Zhao Xiaoshuai had only humored her before, never using his skills to fulfill her wish.

In the end, he secretly chose the same day for both sisters, giving them a double blessing and doubling the joy!

Since it was a recent development, it would still be some time before it could be confirmed, so he hadn't told his parents yet.

As for his two new girlfriends, Sun Yingxue and Zou Luyao, he didn't plan on letting them get pregnant for the time being.

For one thing, the two girls were only twenty and nineteen years old; getting pregnant and having children now would significantly disrupt their normal university lives.

Secondly, the number of women he could interact with had plummeted, and he didn't even have enough outlets for his usual energy.

By now, his tastes had been spoiled by his many girlfriends. Ordinary women couldn't pique his interest at all; even someone with a beauty score of 8 would need some other outstanding qualities.

One could say the barrier to entry was getting higher and higher; in the future, it would only get harder to enter the Zhao family's door.

Sun Yingxue's mother had also been brought over to live in the luxury mansion. Her mother was someone with little personal opinion and was currently the only parent who knew and agreed to her daughter becoming just one of someone's many wives.

She spent her days taking walks in the villa, watering flowers, and going shopping when she had nothing else to do, living quite a comfortable life.

Zou Luyao's situation was currently a bit more special; her status had been stuck at 399 (Like) for a long time, and he hadn't found the opportunity to break through.

Furthermore, she still didn't know the fact that her boyfriend was actually a 'shared boyfriend.' It would definitely take some effort when the time came, and he might even need Sun Yingxue to provide an assist.

Thinking about these matters, he got out of the car and headed home.

Although the house was now technically Sun Yingxue's, because Zou Luyao's situation hadn't been resolved, the three of them still lived here according to their usual lifestyle.

Just as he was about to open the door, Zhao Xiaoshuai suddenly dodged with an alert shift, narrowly avoiding a Grappling Hand that had reached out from his blind spot.

"Eh?"

The attacker seemed somewhat surprised, but Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't give her time to react. Following his perception of the opponent's position, he threw a Whip Kick without even turning his head.

"You dare to ambush me?"

Although Zhao Xiaoshuai no longer had guidance from a master, his greatly increased Comprehension allowed him to use his spare time for training, successfully raising his Combat Power to 49.

At this point, he was only 10 points lower than his 'Master Girlfriend.' Even in a special forces unit, he would be considered a top-tier expert.

However, the person behind him was indeed extraordinary. Although surprised that he had dodged that certain-kill grapple, her response was not slow, easily neutralizing Zhao Xiaoshuai's counterattack.

Zhao Xiaoshuai knew he had encountered a true expert and turned around, prepared to retreat first. Although the opponent had the advantage of an ambush, Huaxia was a country ruled by law; with his background and wealth, he had plenty of ways to deal with such people afterward.

But with a casual glance at the attacker, he froze on the spot. "Jinghan?"

"I haven't seen you for a while, and you've actually improved this much. I really didn't misjudge you!"

He had been wondering where another super-expert could have suddenly popped up from, running through every person he had a conflict with in his mind, but it turned out to be Hao Jinghan who had returned.

Though, calculating the time, she should have been back long ago.

He pretended to be completely in the dark, planning to tease this girlfriend who had left without saying goodbye.

"You vanished without a sound back then. I thought you'd dumped me."

"Oh, don't be angry. I went back to my unit back then."

"You can't use a phone just because you're back at your unit? Besides, I happen to know that you went back early before your leave was even over."

"Uh, hehehe, so you knew everything already."

She hadn't really hidden her identity much; Hao Jinghan had assumed her boyfriend would be able to figure her out after the family dinner.

"Then shouldn't you be at your unit, carrying out your missions? How do you have the time to come back and visit an unimportant boyfriend like me?"

"Who said you're not important? I went back early precisely because I knew that if I stayed any longer, I wouldn't be able to leave."

"So, you came back because you missed me?"

"Honey, I have something to tell you. Please don't be angry, and please believe me—it really wasn't intentional!"

Although he had a vague idea of what it was, Zhao Xiaoshuai still played along. "What is it? Let's hear it."

"I... I'm pregnant!"

"Don't be angry yet, let me explain!"

"I really took birth control every time I went back. I really didn't mean to secretly have the child and then covet your property!"

"If you don't believe me, I can sign an agreement. My child and I will waive all inheritance rights, but I hope to give birth to this child."

"I came back secretly this time. I don't know how long I can hide this from my dad. If he finds out, he definitely won't let me off easily. It's hard to say if the child can even be saved then. Only you can help me."

Zhao Xiaoshuai looked at his sincere and anxious young girlfriend and continued to tease her.

"Why must you give birth to it? You're out there on your own; you clearly could have had an abortion without anyone knowing. Your father wouldn't have found out then."

"Because this is our child! How could I bear to abort him? Don't you want him?"

Seeing the vulnerability showing through Hao Jinghan's heroic features, Zhao Xiaoshuai finally didn't have the heart to tease her anymore.

"Alright, I'm done teasing you. How could I ever reject our child? But you must promise me one thing."

"What thing?"

"In the future, you are not allowed to suddenly disappear again. No matter what happens, believe me, I can solve it for you."

Recalling the moments they had spent together, it had started with passion and coincidence, but it was undeniable that they both had enough admiration and affection for each other.

Hao Jinghan submissively let him pull her into his arms and said peacefully, "Okay."