Pregnant After Healing the Alpha-Chapter 499 - 488 Did Pingpings Father Come Knocking

Moreover, this porridge must have taken at least an hour to cook, proving Zhan Qipei had woken up earlier than she had imagined.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

No… it’s probably not just one night of poor sleep.

From the increasingly prominent dark circles under Zhan Qipei’s eyes, it was clear that this collaboration had caused him more than just a couple of sleepless nights, and she just happened to run into him last night.

Zhan Qipei hooked up the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile.

“You can be the fairy, and I can be the civilian under your control. How about that?”

He was trying to change the subject, as Qiao Jing’s words at the beginning had unwittingly made him feel guilty.

Because he really couldn’t find any excuses. Could he say he got up at six in the morning to make porridge?

Nope.

Otherwise, if Qiao Jing found out that he had stayed up late and got up early, she would probably be even angrier.

He knew that Qiao Jing, as a doctor, paid great attention to diet and rest, so he couldn’t let her learn about his sleeping habits over the past few days.

Qiao Jing was both angry and speechless, and a trace of disdain appeared on her face, the frustration in her eyes not yet dissipated.

“I’m not joking with you, go back to sleep right now.”

After saying that, she looked down at the still-steaming porridge, and just at that moment, her stomach began to grumble. She sighed helplessly.

“I’ll eat some breakfast first.”

After she finished, she would properly lecture Zhan Qipei.

Zhan Qipei sat next to Qiao Jing and passed her a bowl of porridge he had cooled in advance.

“Have breakfast, and I’ll catch up on sleep during the lunch break at the office.”

Qiao Jing glared at Zhan Qipei irritably and started to eat the porridge.

After breakfast, as Qiao Jing was preparing to go to work, her phone rang.

She took out her phone and saw that it was a call from Teacher Liu at the orphanage.

A flicker of confusion crossed her eyes; they generally picked up Pingping and Anan in the afternoon, and that’s when the teacher usually called to inform her of the kids’ situations.

The call in the morning seemed a bit unusual.

Qiao Jing tapped to answer the call.

“Hello? Teacher Liu.”

Teacher Liu, sounding joyful and a bit incoherent, responded from the other end.

“Miss Qiao! Pingping’s… Pingping’s father… He has come to the orphanage… to find Pingping!”

Qiao Jing was momentarily stunned but quickly realized what Teacher Liu was trying to say, her face showing a look of surprise.

“Are you saying that Pingping’s father went to the welfare home to find Pingping? Did you confirm his identity? When did this happen?”

She truly hadn’t expected Pingping’s parent to find him at this time since she had only recently gotten to know Pingping. If he were claimed back now, she would be extremely reluctant to let him go.

She had already come to see Pingping as a younger brother.

More importantly, Pingping was already six or seven years old, which proved that he had been wandering outside for several years. She wondered if Pingping would be willing to go back to his original family.

Since Pingping’s father was looking for him, it showed that he still wanted Pingping. She was very curious about how Pingping was lost in the first place.

Zhan Qipei, who was nearby, overheard this and furrowed his brow, listening intently to the conversation that followed.

Teacher Liu hurriedly hummed several times, struggling to calm his emotions.

“It was just yesterday. A man came and said he wanted to take Pingping back to his original family. He claimed to be Pingping’s father’s assistant, as Pingping’s father, due to his busy work schedule, couldn’t come.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jing furrowed her brows, visibly displeased.

“He doesn’t have time to come and claim his own son?”

Her impression of Pingping’s father worsened—what kind of job could be so demanding that it was more important than claiming his own son?

If Pingping was claimed back, would Pingping’s father have time to take good care of him?

There was sudden silence from Teacher Liu’s side, and it took a while before he hesitantly spoke up.

“Um… Miss Qiao, I heard from the assistant that Pingping’s dad runs a large company, and there’s a big order recently, so he couldn’t come. It’s the assistant who is communicating with us now, and he mentioned taking Pingping for a paternity test.”

Qiao Jing’s forehead was tightly furrowed, and she pursed her red lips.

“I’m going to the welfare home now, and I’ll handle everything concerning Pingping.”

She really wasn’t comfortable leaving Pingping to this suddenly surfaced father of his, based solely on a paternity test.

Moreover, after so many years, how had they suddenly found Pingping? What did they base their search on?

And if Pingping was claimed back, Anan would be alone.

Teacher Liu promptly responded affirmatively a few times and then hung up the phone.

Zhan Qipei’s expression slightly darkened as he opened the door to his home.

“I’ll go with you.”

Qiao Jing shook her head and pulled out her phone to book a taxi.

“No need, you go rest.”

Zhan Qipei who was a real pain yesterday, slept very late, and still insisted on getting up early to make breakfast for her this morning.

If he followed her to the welfare home now, it would be unreasonable. She could handle Pingping’s matters by herself.

And she would definitely request to meet Pingping’s father in person, supervise the entire paternity testing process, and seek Pingping’s opinion.

Zhan Qipei stubbornly stood still, his gaze following Qiao Jing intently.

“I’m going too.”

He was somewhat concerned about Pingping, finding his original family was crucial for the boy, and he wanted to make sure everything was correct.

Qiao Jing, exasperated, twitched her mouth and looked up at Zhan Qipei, opening her phone’s camera app, clicked on the camera function, and handed it to the man.

“You can look at your own dark circles; you’re already a panda.”

She didn’t want to walk around with a “panda.”

When Zhan Qipei saw his reflection on the screen, his dark eyes sparked, and he took Qiao Jing’s phone, fiddled with it for a bit, and then handed it back to her.

“Alright, you go to the welfare home, I’ll go home to rest and work from home.”

Qiao Jing was slightly surprised by how easily Zhan Qipei agreed to go home, even though just a second ago, he was insisting on going with her, but the next second he agreed to go home and rest.