When Si Boyi, who had taken the child back home, came to the village chief's house, he heard Zhang Lijuan speaking about these incidents. He decided then and there to stay and protect Tong Yao.
The village chief's wife cooked noodles for them. Tong Yao, genuinely hungry, didn't stand on ceremony. However, before even a mouthful of noodles had reached her mouth, she gagged a few times.
Seeing this, the village chief's wife and Zhang Lijuan looked at each other, their expressions odd. As soon as Tong Yao finished eating, Zhang Lijuan quickly pulled her aside and whispered, "Yaoyao, have you found a new partner?"
Zhang Lijuan had been pregnant twice now, and she was quite familiar with pregnancy symptoms. She couldn't ignore how much Tong Yao's reactions resembled those of a pregnant woman.
However, Tong Yao's belly was flat, not at all like that of a pregnant woman.
Tong Yao's eyes flickered. "Do you suspect I'm pregnant?"