Qin Qiao'er squinted at her phone and yawned, "Yeah, I've checked it. What's up... Ah..."
"Not that! I mean check the Weibo trending topics..." Tu Qinqin said, sounding a bit exasperated.
"Okay, okay. It's not a big deal..." Qin Qiao'er replied nonchalantly. Was there anything more important than her sleep? Well, except for her two little darlings.
Qin Qiao'er tried to open Weibo, but instead of the normal page, it showed a no - network connection message.
"How's it going?" Tu Qinqin hadn't heard the expected outburst, so she asked timidly.
"Qinqin, I can't check. It says there's no network!" Qin Qiao'er tried again.
"Oh, right. The network might be down. Forget it. You can watch TV. It should be on there too." Tu Qinqin slapped her forehead.
"What's the big deal that you have to make me check right now? Did some celebrity cheat on their partner, or do I have another scandal..." Qin Qiao'er joked.
"Besides that one scandal that got a bit of attention last time, do you think anyone would still be stalking you?" Tu Qinqin scoffed.
Qin Qiao'er rolled her eyes. As expected of her best friend, only Tu Qinqin would say something like that. "Qinqin, give me some face. I'm not bad - looking, you know."
"Cough... I won't waste any more time with you. I've got a ton of things to do here. Gotta go." The sound of Tu Qinqin typing on her computer came through the phone.
"Okay." Qin Qiao'er knew Tu Qinqin was busy. Just as she was about to hang up, Tu Qinqin said something else.
But she had already hung up. All Qin Qiao'er caught was, "Don't call me after you've seen it. These days I..."
Qin Qiao'er hesitated whether to call back, but then she heard Qin Chenchen's childish voice from outside the door, "Mommy, breakfast is ready!"
"Okay, Mommy knows. Wait for me!" Forget it, it probably wasn't a big deal, Qin Qiao'er thought, and didn't call back.
Little did she know that half an hour later, she wouldn't be able to reach Tu Qinqin even if she wanted to.
Looking at the sumptuous breakfast in front of her and her cute kids, Chenchen and Wanwan, Qin Qiao'er felt extremely happy at that moment.
While munching on a piece of bread, Qin Qiao'er suddenly remembered what Tu Qinqin had told her about watching TV. She said to Qin Wanwan, who was closest to the TV, "Baby, can you turn on the TV for Mommy?"
Qin Chenchen, sitting beside her, said seriously, "Mommy, you told us we're not supposed to watch TV while eating!"
Qin Qiao'er almost choked on her food. "Um... Baby Chenchen, you're still young. Mommy said that for your own good. But Mommy has something important to check, so I need to turn on the TV."
"Mommy..." Qin Chenchen frowned slightly. "You should set a good example for us..."
"Just this once, okay..." Qin Qiao'er had no other choice. She was really curious about what could make Tu Qinqin call her and wake her up.
"Alright, just this once, Mommy!" Qin Chenchen said helplessly, looking at the pouting Qin Qiao'er.
"Then I'll turn it on!" Qin Wanwan said, pursing her lips.
"You two are little adults..." Qin Qiao'er couldn't help but mutter about her kids.
As soon as the TV was on, Qin Chenchen obediently switched the channel from cartoons to an entertainment show. The host said, "Shocking! Zhao Youting of the Li Group has an illegitimate child! A pair of twins..."
Qin Qiao'er perked up. She didn't expect that Zhao Youting, who had been involved in a scandal with her last week, would be reported to have an illegitimate child this week.
Then, Qin Qiao'er saw two comparison pictures on the TV screen. "Pfft..." She spat out all the milk in her mouth onto Qin Chenchen's face.
"Mommy?" Qin Chenchen looked at Qin Qiao'er speechlessly, then calmly reached out his little hand, took a tissue from the table, and wiped his face.
"Sorry, baby Chenchen. Mommy didn't mean to!" Qin Qiao'er quickly grabbed a few more tissues and helped Qin Chenchen wipe his face and clothes.
"Mommy, what are you doing?" Qin Wanwan looked at Qin Qiao'er angrily.
"Sorry, babies. Mommy didn't mean to. This news really scared me." Qin Qiao'er pointed at the TV, trying to divert Chenchen and Wanwan's attention.
Chenchen and Wanwan almost turned to look at the TV at the same time. "Mommy, isn't that me and brother?" Wanwan said happily. "We're on TV!"
"Sister, are you stupid? It says we're illegitimate children!" Qin Chenchen said, slightly angry.
"What's an illegitimate child?" Qin Wanwan's IQ and EQ were on a different level from Qin Chenchen's. Usually, Qin Chenchen liked reading books, while Qin Wanwan preferred watching cartoons.
Qin Qiao'er didn't know how to answer Qin Wanwan's innocent question...
"An illegitimate child is a child born secretly without anyone knowing. They're not liked by others. People hate them," Qin Chenchen said seriously.
"Wow... Waaaaa... I'm not an illegitimate child. I have a daddy... I have a mommy..." Qin Wanwan couldn't hold back her tears and started crying loudly.
"Wanwan, don't cry... You're not an illegitimate child... You're Mommy's baby..." Qin Qiao'er rushed out of her seat in a panic and hugged Qin Wanwan.
"Mommy..." Qin Chenchen looked at the crying Qin Wanwan, looking a bit sad.
"What's wrong?" Qin Qiao'er got even more nervous. She couldn't handle one crying child, and now was another one going to cry?
"Next time, don't watch TV while eating..." Qin Chenchen said, blinking his eyes seriously.
Qin Qiao'er stood there stunned. Was she... being lectured by her own son?
"Waaaaa... Mommy, I'm not an illegitimate child. I have a daddy, right... Waaaaa" Qin Wanwan said pitifully, and her big tears were almost drowning Qin Qiao'er.
Qin Qiao'er quickly wiped away her tears and nodded. "Wanwan is right. You're not an illegitimate child. You have nothing to do with the uncle in the picture. It's just a scandal and a rumor."
Hearing Qin Qiao'er's words, Qin Wanwan gradually stopped crying, but her body was still trembling slightly.
Qin Chenchen stared at Zhao Youting on the TV intently. A strange feeling welled up inside him.
Why did this man look so much like him... Could it be...
"Chenchen, come and comfort Wanwan!"
"Okay!" Qin Chenchen couldn't help but take one more look at Zhao Youting on the TV.