have such a big grudge""Of course." Xia Tian nodded, "This idiot wanted to kill my wife; I naturally had to deal with him!"As he spoke, Xia Tian yawned: "Because I’m about to eliminate you now, so it...Chapter 1173: Really Pregnant

In the previous days, Ah Jiu had also been practicing the Ethereal Steps and women's combat techniques with Miss Yixiao. But she soon discovered that no matter how hard she practiced, there was still a huge gap between her and Miss Yixiao. No matter what she did, her Ethereal Steps could never match the speed of Miss Yixiao’s, nor did they seem to have any power behind them. In the end, Ah Jiu came to realize that in order to master the Ethereal Steps effectively, a strong True Energy foundation was essential; otherwise, their effectiveness would be greatly diminished.

Ah Jiu also knew that Miss Yixiao had suddenly gained such powerful True Energy because of that bastard Summer. That wretched person used his Heaven-Defying Eight Needles to cleanse Miss Yixiao's marrow, turning her into an expert overnight. So when she heard that Summer wanted to perform the same procedure on her, even though Ah Jiu hated Summer deeply, she couldn't help but be intrigued by this offer.

"That’s right. After I cleanse your marrow, if someone shoots at you in front of you, you should be able to dodge it. If you see anyone shooting at Sister Yiyi, even if your reaction is slow, you should still be able to protect her from bullets." Summer quickly answered, "Oh, do you want me to perform the cleanse or not I rarely help people who aren’t my wives with this procedure, but if it wasn't for Sister Yiyi's safety, you wouldn't have such a good opportunity."

Summer’s words were partly true. He used to believe that the Heaven-Defying Fourth Needle should never be given to anyone other than his wife, but in reality, he had once helped someone who wasn’t his wife—such as Shi Chun. Now, having mastered the Heaven-Defying Fifth Needle, he began to think that the power of the fourth needle wasn't so overwhelming after all; occasionally performing it for a non-wife wouldn't be such a big deal.

Of course, even under these circumstances, Summer still didn’t perform this procedure casually. Even if they weren’t his wives, there had to be some connection between them and his wives—Shi Chun was Yun Qing’s sister, while Ah Jiu was Miss Yixiao’s maid. Ultimately, everything he did was for the benefit of his wife.

"Ah Jiu, let him cleanse your marrow." Yixiao couldn’t help but speak up from beside them. However, she wasn't thinking about her own safety; instead, it was out of concern for Ah Jiu. She didn’t want to see today’s incident happen again or have Ah Jiu get shot once more and need to seek Summer's help.

"Yes, Miss." Ah Jiu had already been intrigued by the offer, and after Yixiao spoke up, she immediately agreed without hesitation.

Summer didn't waste any words. He picked up a silver needle and proceeded to cleanse Ah Jiu’s marrow once again, performing the Heaven-Defying Fourth Needle, cleansing the marrow, in his hands.

Jianghai City.

District East Police Station.

In the Criminal Investigation Unit, a group of idle detectives with nothing to do were gossiping.

"Chief Tong, don't you think it's odd that Director Leng hasn't arrived today" The question came from Officer Wu Xiaoli, who had recently joined the unit. As a newcomer, she always arrived early out of fear of being late. However, she was usually not the first one in, as Director Leng, the beautiful female chief, used to arrive before her.

But after observing for some time, Wu Xiaoli came to a conclusion: Director Leng was always the earliest person at work every day. Yet today, it was now nine o'clock and everyone else had arrived, but Director Leng still hadn't shown up, which seemed very unusual.

"How should I know" Chief Tong is the current head of the Criminal Investigation Unit. "Xiaoli, maybe Director Leng just overslept once in a while; what's wrong with that"

"There’s only one reason why Director Leng might have slept in." Another detective spoke with an ambiguous smile on his face. "It must be because Summer spent the night at her place."

"Summer Who is this Summer" Wu Xiaoli had joined as a police officer not long ago and hadn't been here for very long either, nor had she heard anything about someone named Summer recently.

"Who else could it be but our Chief Leng’s boyfriend Let me tell you, Xiaoli, Summer is the most influential person in Jianghai City; make sure not to provoke him." A seemingly benevolent police officer informed Wu Xiaoli. Of course, his kindness might just stem from her good looks.

"Don't guess anymore. As far as I know, Summer isn't in Jianghai City right now," Tong Jiang shook his head and said, "Chief Leng might be delayed for other reasons... Oh, good morning, Chief Leng!"

Tong Jiang hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly saw Bingbing Leng quickly walking in. He hurriedly greeted her.

"Good morning..." The others subconsciously greeted Bingbing Leng as well, but they soon noticed something odd: she completely ignored them and rushed toward the restroom urgently.

The group exchanged puzzled glances. Today, Bingbing Leng seemed unusually off.

"Let me go check on her," Wu Xiaoli offered. She followed Leng to the bathroom. As soon as she reached the entrance of the restroom, she heard retching sounds coming from inside. Upon entering, she saw that Bingbing Leng was bent over a sink and vomiting repeatedly.

"Chief Leng, are you okay" Wu Xiaoli couldn't help but ask.

Bingbing Leng glanced at Wu Xiaoli, waved her hand without saying anything, and continued to retch.

Wu Xiaoli wanted to say more, but when she noticed Bingbing Leng waving her off again, indicating that she should leave, she didn't dare speak further and left the restroom, returning to the detective squad office.

"Xiaoli, what's wrong with Chief Leng" Tong Jiang asked immediately upon seeing Wu Xiaoli return.

"I don't know, she vomited all over the place. Perhaps it's because she had a bad breakfast this morning," said Wu Xiaoli in confusion.

"Vomiting everywhere" muttered a cop beside him. "Could she be pregnant"

"What But didn’t she say she’s not married yet" asked Wu Xiaoli, taken aback.

The other person yawned and replied, "So what if she's not married Does that mean she can't get pregnant To be honest, our Chief Cold is unlikely to ever marry."

"Why couldn’t she marry" Wu Xiaoli was puzzled. "Our chief is so beautiful, even more attractive than movie stars and models. If she wanted to get married, there would surely be thousands of men who want to marry her."

"That's where you're wrong, Xiao Li," one person said. "Others may want to marry her, but she needs to want it too. Our chief isn't just any woman; not every man is worthy of her."

"But didn’t you say that Chief Cold has a boyfriend named Xia Tian" Wu Xiaoli asked curiously. "Can't she marry him then"

"That's the tricky part... Xia Tian already has too many women in his life, not just our chief," one of the police officers whispered.

Wu Xiaoli almost screamed, "What You mean to say that Chief Cold is actually being someone else’s mistress"

"Stop nonsense!" Tong Jiang whispered sternly, preventing Wu Xiaoli from continuing. "You all should not spread rumors or talk about this anymore in the future; it's not good for Director Leng."

"Understood, Captain Tong," Wu Xiaoli replied softly.

The others also tactfully stopped talking because they were even more aware than Wu Xiaoli that Cold Ice was someone whose personal matters couldn't be casually discussed.

Very soon, everyone realized their luck was indeed good. Less than a minute after they stopped talking, Cold Ice returned to the office. Had they not stopped in time, she would have heard everything they said.

However, with just one sentence from Cold Ice, everyone was dumbfounded: "Do not discuss my personal matters in the office. This is an exception; it won't happen again."

While stunned, they also found it unbelievable—after all, their office was quite a distance away from the restroom, and their voices weren’t loud. How did Cold Ice seem to hear everything they talked about

Cold Ice glanced at everyone and continued: "I am indeed pregnant; the baby is from summer. You don't need to speculate here as I have nothing to hide."

"Um, Director Leng, congratulations," Tong Jiang hesitated slightly but still extended his regards.

"Director, I heard that severe morning sickness can be alleviated by eating something sour. Should I buy you a packet of very sour plums" Wu Xiaoli started to curry favor with Cold Ice at this point.

"No need." She said coldly and walked into her office, closing the door behind her.

The others exchanged glances but didn't dare say anything more.

In her office, Cold Bingbing sat down subconsciously touching her belly. Although there was no visible sign of pregnancy yet, she knew that a new life was growing inside her—a child belonging to both her and Xia Tian. She had started feeling sleepy and nauseous at times, though she hadn't been to the hospital for confirmation yet. But she knew clearly that Xia Tian's words before he left were right—she was indeed pregnant.

"I wonder when he'll be back." Cold Bingbing thought of Xia Tian's figure, hesitated slightly, and finally took out her phone to call him.

In Beijing, Yiren Pavilion.

Xia Tian had just finished the marrow cleansing process for Jiuzi. Now that his appearance was rather dirty after the cleansing, Xi Xiaoyn carried him off to bathe while Xia Tian picked up his phone intending to call Meier and ask her to arrange protection for Xi Xiaoyn.

However, before he could dial Meier's number, Cold Bingbing's call came through first.

Xia Tian naturally answered without hesitation: "Bingbing, have you missed me"

"Yes, I miss you a bit." Cold Bingbing's voice was unusually gentle now. After a slight pause, she added, "I really am pregnant."they wouldn't be held responsible."Inspector Fang, don't talk about things you shouldn't." Ning Jie added another remark."Yes, yes, Miss Ning! We definitely won’t spread rumors!" Fang Zhongtian hurrie...