Fu Lin was frozen in place by two pairs of eyes staring straight at him, his heart instantly jumping in alarm,
'Fu Shi and Kiana☆ didn't get into another fight again, did they?!'
Kiana☆ immediately put on a pose of covering her face and crying, yet she kept sneaking glances at him from time to time.
Her voice was so soft it seemed like water could be wrung from it as she spoke in a sweet, delicate tone, "Fu Lin~ You're finally back! Just now, Fu Shi was being so overbearing. She actually wanted to snatch the custody rights of the baby that hasn't even been born yet from my belly, trying to separate us mother and child~"
Fu Lin's gaze instantly drifted toward Fu Shi, his eyes full of confused disbelief, as if asking, "That really happened?"
Fu Shi jumped three feet into the air on the spot. She was so anxious her voice cracked, yet she had no way to argue back, "??? Kiana☆ you…?!"
Fu Lin was stunned by this sudden drama, his gaze circling twice between Kiana☆'s deliberately fragile expression and Fu Shi's completely fluffed-up fury.
In the end, his eyes stopped at Fu Shi's chest, and after holding it in for a long time, he blurted out an oddly blunt sentence, "Fu Shi, I won't comment on the custody issue for now, but people always say 'the one with milk is the mother'… are you sure you can feed the baby?"
"Pff, cough, cough! Is that really the point?!" Tesla nearly sprayed out the mouthful of water she had just taken.
Even Kiana☆ couldn't hold it in anymore. She let out a "pfft" and laughed, immediately dropping her weak and pitiful act.
Her eyes curved with laughter as she deliberately puffed out her chest toward Fu Shi, her tone arrogant and smug, "Did you hear that? Only the one with 'milk' gets to be the mother~"
Fu Shi stomped her feet in anger, pointing at the two of them but unable to say anything for a long while, "Fu Lin, you… you're ganging up to bully me… and that old antique!" She even shot Fu Lin an indignant glare as she spoke.
Fu Hua had been quietly drinking tea and watching the show from the side. Upon hearing this, she instantly looked completely baffled, her tone full of confusion, "??? Why am I involved now?"
She hadn't said a single word the entire time, how did she get dragged into this out of nowhere?
Fu Shi's fierce yet childish glare made Fu Lin feel a little guilty. He scratched the back of his head, trying to salvage the situation, "That's not what I meant, Fu Shi. I just think… raising a child really does require considering practical issues."
"Practical issues?" Fu Shi blushed and clenched at her own size, her eyes turning slightly red. "So you really do think my chest is too small, don't you!"
The moment those words left her mouth, the air went completely silent for two seconds. Even Fu Hua subconsciously lowered her head to look at her own… toes, before quickly shifting her gaze away.
"Hahahaha!" Kiana☆ laughed so hard she nearly doubled over, patting the table as she teased.
"Fu Lin was just saying it casually. Why are you taking it so personally?"
Fu Shi's eyes turned even redder, but not from grievance, this was embarrassment mixed with anger.
She clenched her fists and spun around in place twice before suddenly pouncing behind Fu Lin, peeking out half her head as she glared at the two of them.
Fu Shi gripped tightly at the corner of Fu Lin's clothes.
Feeling the faint trembling coming from behind him, Fu Lin felt both helpless and amused. He reached back and patted the back of her hand to comfort her, "Alright, alright."
Time quietly slipped by amidst the banter, and in the blink of an eye, it was already almost time for Kiana☆ delivery…
"Kiana☆, you're getting close to your due date, right? Be careful these days. If anything happens, let us know immediately, "
Tesla suddenly froze mid-sentence, then turned to look at everyone and asked seriously, "Wait, hold on. Do we actually have anyone here who knows how to deliver a baby?"
As soon as she said that, the previously noisy living room fell completely silent.
Fu Hua pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "I've read some books on childbirth. I roughly understand the process. If it really comes down to it, I can try."
"Old antique, you know that too? How did I not know?" Fu Shi opened her mouth wide in shock. "Aren't you always practicing martial arts? Since when did you start reading books on delivering babies?"
Fu Hua glanced at her calmly. "Being well-read and knowledgeable is also an essential quality for a warrior."
After a brief pause, she added, "However, it's only theoretical knowledge. I have zero practical experience."
"Then that's still unreliable!" Fu Shi couldn't help complaining. Tesla frowned as well, her gaze shifting toward Fu Lin.
"What about you, Fu Lin?"
With everyone's eyes suddenly fixed on him, Fu Lin panicked, "Me? I've only read books on after care. I don't know how to deliver a baby either!"
"What's the point of reading that stuff!"
Fu Shi rolled her eyes and muttered, "With Kiana☆'s physique, she'll probably be able to get out of bed and jump around an hour after giving birth, right? What need is there for after care!"
Fu Lin froze for a moment, rubbing his chin and thinking it over for a few seconds before suddenly realizing, "Now that you mention it… that actually makes a lot of sense? Then didn't I read that book for nothing?"
Kiana☆ nearly sprayed out the mouthful of water she had just taken.
She coughed a couple of times, and when she looked up, her eyes were already filled with mischievous laughter.
She quickly went along with the conversation, "It's fine, it's fine! When the time comes, I can deliberately lie down a bit longer and fully cooperate with you!"
As she spoke, Kiana☆ put on an expression that said, "I'm super understanding."
"I think you're not trying to cooperate at all, you just want to laze around in bed and enjoy Fu Lin's attentive care!"
Fu Shi immediately exploded, hands on her hips as she glared at Kiana☆. Even her twin ponytails trembled slightly with anger.
Caught in the middle, Fu Lin saw the two of them about to clash again and hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over, "Alright, alright. There'll be chances for everyone. It's not a big deal, stop arguing, stop arguing."
"Hmph!" Fu Shi snorted heavily, crossing her arms and turning her head away, a faint blush appearing on her face.
Kiana☆, on the other hand, playfully winked at Fu Lin.
Mischief shimmered in her eyes as the corners of her lips curved upward in a triumphant smile, like she'd just won a small victory.
Einstein pushed up her glasses, her brows still tightly furrowed as she suggested in a steady tone,
"Childbirth is a serious matter. To be safe, we should contact Bishop Theresa and have her send professional, reliable doctors to the Moon."
"Theresa…" Fu Lin raised a hand to rub his chin, hesitation in his eyes as he asked uncertainly, "The people she finds… are they really reliable?"
Kiana☆ immediately waved her hand dismissively, "Auntie is pretty reliable when it comes to getting things done. I'm just afraid she'll make too big a deal out of it!"
"She might even pack up the entire hospital staff and send them all over. By then, the moon base would be completely stuffed, she'd probably even throw in ten extra crates of bitter gourd juice, saying it's 'nutritional supplementation'!"
"Pfft, " Tesla couldn't help laughing. "That really does sound like something Theresa would do."
Einstein adjusted her glasses and added, "I'll communicate with her in advance. I'll make sure only professionals and nurses are sent over, and clearly forbid her from bringing anything unrelated to medical care, including bitter gourd juice."
Hearing this, Fu Lin flashed Einstein a bright smile and gave her a thumbs-up, "Doctor Einstein really thinks things through. With that, I feel much more at ease."