My Wife is Actually a top-tier Soldier King?!
Chapter 657 - 657 657 Flaws!

657: Chapter 657: Flaws!

Induced Pregnancy!

657: Chapter 657: Flaws!

Induced Pregnancy!

In the car.

Tang Long suddenly asked with a start,

“Haven’t you guys noticed that Xin’er seems to really like Zhang Hao?”

Huh???

Wu Jie and Tang Xiao were both instantly shocked.

They had thought they were going to be scolded, but Tang Long’s train of thought was quite a leap!

But Tang Xin and Zhang Hao…

How could that be possible?

“Dad, who told you that?

How could Xin’er possibly like Haizhu?”

Tang Xiao asked quickly.

Tang Long chuckled and said,

“You two are so busy making money betting on games that you haven’t noticed the details?”

“These past few days, Tang Xin has been helping out at the store non-stop, as diligently as can be, truly enduring all grievances!”

“Your second uncle and auntie both said that Xin’er isn’t even this diligent at home; she even needs to be in the mood to do the chores!”

“If she didn’t have a favorable impression of Haizhu, would she bother to tirelessly help out at his store?”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Tang Xiao shook her head with a forced smile,

“Isn’t it normal for friends to help each other out?”

“Plus, Jie has a share in the shop too; you could say it’s his as well.

Why don’t you say that Xin’er likes Jie instead?”

Tang Long was startled.

“Hey, look at what you’re saying.

Jie is already married.

If Xin’er is helping out, it can only be because she’s taken with Zhang Hao!”

Tang Xiao pouted her lips.

“Alright, alright, whatever you say is right!

Let’s just assume Xin’er has taken a liking to Haizhu.

It’s still a good thing anyway!”

Though she said this, Tang Xiao glanced sideways at Wu Jie,

wanting to see his reaction.

Some time ago, before Tang Xiao and Wu Jie were pretending their act was real, Tang Xin had brazenly tried to compete with Tang Xiao for Wu Jie.

In the end…

The closest watcher by the stream catches the first fish!

Moreover, it seemed Wu Jie only had eyes for her, so Tang Xiao was the first to take the prize, winning the competition.

But…

It remained to be seen whether Wu Jie’s feelings for his little sister-in-law Tang Xin were just friendly or if there was a flirtatious undercurrent.

It’s in a woman’s nature to gossip, and Tang Xiao was no exception.

Yet Wu Jie’s expression was very calm, as if, like Tang Xiao, he was treating Tang Xin’s supposed crush on Zhang Hao as a joke.

But Tang Long’s theory seemed a bit too far-fetched.

“I’m telling you this because I hope you two could help match-make a little!”

“I visited the store tonight, and Zhang Yong and his wife Sun Meiyu were overjoyed.

They also took quite a liking to little Xin’er!”

“But to avoid creating awkwardness, nobody has mentioned it to Zhang Hao.

The elders prefer that you two probe Xin’er first.”

“If Xin’er really likes Zhang Hao, things will be much simpler to handle…”

Wu Jie got the gist of it.

This matter really had nothing to do with Tang Xin and Zhang Hao.

It was entirely the elders daydreaming with nothing better to do,

thinking that Tang Xin’s eagerness to help out in the shop meant she liked Haizhu.

Luckily, they hadn’t confronted it, so the two concerned parties were still unaware.

Otherwise…

If the elders insisted on pushing them together, when the two didn’t even like each other, that would have been really awkward!

This was truly a case of “misarranging the perfect match”!

But once the elders set their minds to something, it couldn’t be defied.

It was better to appease them with assurances than to outright refuse.

“Sure!

Leave Haizhu to me and Xin’er to Xiao.

We’ll investigate separately to see if there’s any hint of something between them!”

With Wu Jie’s statement, Tang Xiao had no further objections.

Tang Long immediately smiled broadly,

“That’s the spirit!

I was waiting for you to say that!”

The Mercedes-Benz sped along swiftly.

During the World Cup, people seemed to prefer watching matches on computers and televisions.

Add the fact that it was late at night, and the city roads were almost deserted.

Reaching the entrance to the Tianyuan Haoting Community parking lot, Wu Jie got out first to head to the shop,

while Tang Long drove into the underground garage at an unhurried pace.

“You two have been married for a while.

How is Jie treating you?”

Tang Xiao raised her eyebrows slightly and curled her lips upward,

happily replying as she sent text messages,

“Everyone says he’s spoiled me rotten, so how better can it get?”

Tang Long glanced in the rearview mirror, clicking his tongue in wonder,

“Before, getting you to date was like asking for your life—it was either ‘too busy’ or ‘people are insincere and not to my liking’.”

“Now that you’ve fallen in love and married, you seem like a completely different person—not as fierce or aloof as before!”

“Not so independent and strong, you’re becoming gentler and more feminine!”

Slowing to a stop, Tang Long gently backed into a parking space.

With a smile, he said, “So, the old man wasn’t blaming you for not decisively taking out Muto Sami on the cruise.

He knows you’ve been spoiled by Jie!”

“I know, he’s scolding me for being arrogantly spoiled by Jie,” Tang Xiao put away her phone, ready to get out of the car.

“Wait a minute!”

Tang Long turned his head, his tone serious as he said,

“I talked quite a bit with Jie’s father at the store tonight.”

“We both feel that as kids grow older, they drift further away from us!”

“Wu said that until junior high, they saw Jie every day and didn’t feel the gap.

But once Jie went to the county for middle school and then to Tianyuan for college and work, over that decade, they hardly understood him.

Wu and his wife didn’t even know what kind of friends Jie had or what skills he’d learned.”

Looking at his daughter with a tender gaze, Tang Long let out a sigh.

“And I feel the same about you, don’t I?

We were so close when you were little, but we haven’t had a detailed chat since you grew up!”

“But it doesn’t matter, children will always grow up and mature, and parents can’t keep them tied to their side forever!”

“Now that you’ve grown up and have found a loving man who dotes on you, the only wish left for your old dad is to have a grandson!”

Tang Xiao smiled slightly, knowing very well.

Her father’s affectionate tone was filled with paternal love.

What was he trying to convey?

After beating around the bush, it all came down to those three words—having a grandson.

“I have an old injury, and it’s not suitable for me to get pregnant.

Besides, we’ve just gotten married not long ago.

We haven’t had enough of our time as a couple.

What’s the rush?”

Tang Xiao’s words instantly made Tang Long’s face droop, showing clear displeasure.

“Don’t try to fool me!

Freshly married and deeply in love, sweet and affectionate, I can understand not wanting to get pregnant and care for a child so soon.”

“But…

you have an old injury?

You might fool others, but not your father!”

Tang Long’s tone escalated, his voice resounding.

Tang Xiao’s brows furrowed slightly, her mind buzzing.

What’s going on?

Where had she slipped up?

Healing the old injury was a secret shared by her and Wu Jie.

Wu Jie wouldn’t talk about it to others, and she was even less likely to.

After all, having an old injury wasn’t conducive to pregnancy.

It was a perfect excuse to avoid family pressure to conceive, benefiting them both; neither would blab.

Tang Xiao wanted to return to her peak condition, to be both a domineering CEO and the Special Forces King.

She didn’t want to sport a pregnancy belly while young, taking all sorts of supplements and undergoing various tests.

Pregnancy, gestation, postpartum confinement, nurturing a child until he could walk…

it would all take at least two years.

Not to mention the impact on her figure and appearance; women’s prime youthful years were already too few.

Tang Xiao wanted to delay pregnancy and childbirth a bit longer, after all, she was still in the prime of youth, and hadn’t had enough fun yet!

As for Wu Jie…

even less likely.

In short.

It was impossible for either of them to talk, so how did her father find out?

A physical examination?

No, that can’t be!

After the injury healed, Wu Jie had indeed taken Tang Xiao for a physical.

But they never registered or made an appointment at the hospital.

The most recent visit was to the international hospital in Qicheng for a disease prevention check-up.

They gave saliva and blood samples to see if there were any diseases or the like.

The doctors couldn’t have known about any bullet remaining in her spine.

So…

where did the flaw emerge?

…

“Dad, what kind of joke are you making?” Tang Xiao asked with forced calm, “Just because I had a fight with Muto Sami on the cruise and didn’t exacerbate my old injury, does that make you think I’ve recovered from it?”

Tang Long glanced at her.

“You said you’ve been taking extra care of your body lately and haven’t done any vigorous exercise that might aggravate your old injury, so the painkillers at home are untouched.

I agree with that and wouldn’t suspect it!”

“But it’s the two of you going on this cruise that has inadvertently exposed the flaw, haven’t you noticed?”

Tang Xiao’s brows knitted even more deeply.

What flaw?

Other than the scuffle with Muto Sami, what else could it be?

Wait!

Tang Xiao suddenly remembered.

Seeing his daughter fall silent, Tang Long took the initiative to reveal the truth.

“Fang Guozhi talked a lot with me, and it’s not that he was snitching, but he did tell me about what you two did on the cruise!”

“I’ve never been, so naturally I was curious to ask what’s so special about the cruise that attracts so many wealthy people.”

“He described well about the entertainment options for the VIPs and how they secure their safety!”

…

Without needing Tang Long to finish, Tang Xiao already knew where the flaw lay.

Many corridors and even elevator doors on the cruise were outfitted with various disguised detectors, security gates, and X-ray machines.

Whatever was hidden in pockets, stashed in clothing, or even concealed within the body…

everything was clearly exposed.

So…

As Tang Xiao and Wu Jie moved around the cruise, their bodies were inadvertently ‘scanned’ by the equipment many times.

It was as if they had undergone several CT scans and countless metal analysis detections.

Thus.

If there had still been a bullet in Tang Xiao’s spine, it would have triggered the alarms long ago.

Sighing inwardly, Tang Xiao no longer wanted to argue.

Seeing the change in his daughter’s expression, Tang Long said cheerfully:

“Don’t worry, Fang Guozhi doesn’t know, and nobody else could possibly know!”

“In fact, many people only know you have an old injury, but they don’t know it’s a bullet in your spine!”

“It’s through indirect inquiries and deductions that I figured it out.

I haven’t even told Wu Jie’s parents or the old head of the family!”

Tang Xiao bit her lip, gazing intently at Tang Long:

“So, what do you want to do?”

Tang Long laughed awkwardly:

“I’m not interested in how Jie healed you, and I guess even if I asked, you two wouldn’t tell!”

“Your mom’s been gone for so long, and I’ve been single for so many years, I’m really tired of being lonely!”

“Otherwise, why would I decorate a wedding house for you?

Isn’t it because I want us to live together for the liveliness!”

“As for that lonely detached villa, I’ve already put it up for sale!”

“So…

now that your old injury has healed, you might as well get pregnant quickly!”

“If you find taking care of a child troublesome, you can leave it to me!

I’ll hire a few nurses, and look after my grandchild every day!”

“Don’t think I’m nagging, but if I let Wu Jie’s parents and the head of your family know, then the whole family will be pressuring you to get pregnant!”

…

Tang Xiao touched her forehead and sighed, tangled and frustrated, filled with repressed irritation!

“Dad, couldn’t you…

couldn’t you find a companion for yourself?”

“If you’re lonely, why should my husband and I have to give you a grandchild?

Do you see us as baby-making machines?”

“What if it’s a granddaughter?

Would we have to hurry for a second child?”

Tang Long shook his head repeatedly and waved his hand:

“No, no, no, we should have a second one, but we can’t rush it!

Whether it’s a grandson or granddaughter, I’ll love them either way!”

Tang Xiao immediately shook her head.

“No way!

Jie and I have been single for many years, and we just got married not long ago.

We haven’t had enough of our life as a couple yet!”

“You can’t just make your daughter unhappy for the sake of hugging your grandchild!”

Happy?

Tang Long curled his lip and chuckled, “The happiness you’re talking about, it refers to something else, doesn’t it?”