Chapter 9: Hermaphrodite Versus Asexual Reproduction
"What... I'm not allowed to eat, and now you are laughing at me?" An Qi looked upset as she muttered.
As Dong Manman watched An Qi pout, she then reached out and lifted up An Qi's chin in her hand and asked, "Hmph, do you think I'm such an easy-to-satisfy person?"
An Qi shook off her hand in embarrassment. "Don't be androgynous with me. Miss Dong, the famous fashion designer, as what you practice in the modeling world does not work on me."
"Hey, don't pretend to be so conservative. After all, where did little Yufei come from? Don't tell me that she's a product of asexual reproduction?" Dong Manman laughed.
An Qi quickly raised her hand and covered Dong Manman's mouth. She was afraid that An Yufei would be affected by such careless remarks. However, An Yufei, who was walking by, turned a deaf ear to their conversation, considering it to be quite boring.
"Mom, Aunt Manman, I'm full. Can I go to the room and rest?" An Yufei's innocent and big eyes looked sleepy, and it was only then that An Qi realized that her child had not slept since the plane. Upon this realization, she blushed.
Before An Qi could reply, Dong Manman rubbed An Yufei's hair, which had great texture. In fact, if An Yufei inherited her mother's looks and figure as she grew up, Aunt Manman was confident that she could promote her as a top model.
"Go to the innermost room. Aunt Manman has prepared your bed," An Qi directed her.
"Okay, thank you Aunt Manman," An Yufei said.
As An Qi and Dong Manman watched An Yufei leave, they could not help but sigh. Dong Manman then said, "This child is really easy to take care of. An Qi, did you do some great deed in your last life, like saving the whole universe?"
An Qi smiled upon hearing her comment. She then looked at the neatly arranged snacks on the table, swallowed her saliva, then quickly moved her eyes away. She found a pillow and hugged it in her arms as she stepped over to the bay window not far away, then sat with her legs dangling outside the window.
Dong Manman came over with a glass of red wine and grinned. "Sister An, I thought you would gradually forget the desire for food after you became an item with Yu Hao. Unexpectedly, after you had Yufei, your problem resurfaced again. Sigh..."
An Qi threw her pillow at her and exclaimed, "What? The ancient people had both lust and food. Now that I am without lust, can't I eat?"
Dong Manman leaned slightly sideways to avoid the pillow, then said, "Don't pretend. Tell me the truth. Besides looking for your father, did you come back in order to find the cute guy who rescued you?"
An Qi shook her head immediately. "No way."
"Oh..." Dong Manman put down her glass, sat down beside An Qi, and took a pillow in her arms. "Well, if the reason for your return wasn't for the cute guy in your dream, then it must be to look for a new father for Yufei!"
This reason seemed to be worse than the previous one, which made An Qi's blood boil. "Dong Manman, can you refrain from gossip for even a single day?" An Qi hugged the pillow with all her strength and grit her teeth.
Finally, Dong Manman understood why An Qi had thrown her pillow. She was no match for Dong Manman, so she had thrown it in order to vent her anger.
Dong Manman knew An Qi very well. In fact, Dong Manman was right about her eating habits as well. She ate so much and so often, not because she was hungry, but because she had been scared by the kidnapping incident that she had been through.
She ate out of emotions. It was an addiction that had long been buried in An Qi's bones, just like the shadow of the cute guy who always appeared in her dreams.
Dong Manman was calmly sitting by the bay window when she found that her questions had made An Qi very sad. She quickly tore open a bag of potato chips and tossed some into her mouth.
As An Qi watched her, she touched her bulging stomach and did not dare to reach out for a handful of chips, but just listened to her pleasant chewing sounds. Even in being a spectator of someone enjoying food, her mood was somewhat relieved.
An Qi was thinking about how Yu Hao did not like girls who ate in an ugly manner. But, now that only An Yufei mattered to An Qi, she figured that she could eat whatever and however she wanted. It would be ideal if she could get the cute guy to eat with her as well.
Unfortunately, apart from the fact that Dong Manman believed her, the kidnapping was widely regarded as being a dream or a figment of An Qi's imagination. Even the news agency and police felt this way. Hence, for a long time, An Qi had been suspected of being mentally ill.
It was during that time that Yu Hao had entered her life. He was very good at telling jokes, and soon, An Qi transferred the image of the cute guy in her dream onto Yu Hao. In high school, Yu Hao had confessed his love to her and they started a relationship.
Sometimes An Qi would start to question Gu Xiaonan's intention for starting a relationship with Yu Hao after she was in a relationship with him. She had to wonder... Why did Gu Xiaonan wait to make a move?
To amuse An Qi, Dong Manman pretended to eat the potato chips in an unwilling manner. After all, these were all evil calories, and not everyone could be as lucky as An Qi, who could eat a lot but not put on any weight.
As Dong Manman ate the last potato chip and licked the salt from her fingers, her eyes were on An Qi, who seemed to be lost in her thoughts. So, Dong Manman waved her hands in front of An Qi and asked, "Hey, what's on your mind?"
An Qi returned to her senses, then said, "I haven't dreamt of that person for a long time. Now that you have reminded me of him, if I have another nightmare tonight, I will strangle you!"
"Go ahead and share the bed with your daughter. Don't share a bed with me, a lonely old woman!" Dong Manman pouted as she took a step back.
An Qi was in a dilemma. Just then, her iPad rang out with a notification. As she unlocked the screen, a man's profile picture appeared. Upon seeing it, An Qi could not even close her mouth.
Dong Manman was confused. She looked at the iPad in An Qi's hand, screamed, then snatched it away from her. "Ah! Get out of my way! My dream lover just sent me a message!"
"Your dream lover?" An Qi blinked her eyes. "But... Why does he look exactly the same as the cute guy in my memories?'
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone