Chapter 548: Chapter 548: Let me tell you a secret, my dad is pregnant.

When Scarlett Jennings returned to the Jennings Family, it was almost evening.

After the car stopped, Little Pretty happily cleared the path in front.

Soon, Ismeria Jennings ran out of the villa and spread her arms wide to hug Little Pretty.

“Pretty Princess, I missed you so much.

With you not at home, it feels like I’ve gone through so many autumns.”

Little Pretty graciously let her hug for a moment, its chubby tail wagging behind.

Soon, Ismeria saw Scarlett walking over and released Little Pretty to run in front of Scarlett,

“Sister Scarlett, I missed you so much. Without you, it feels like the house is stuck in autumn.”

Scarlett patted her on the head and simply said,

“It’s actually autumn right now.”

Ismeria found this reasonable, nodded, and as if recalling something, beckoned Scarlett over,

“Sister Scarlett, bend down a bit, I have a secret to tell you.”

Upon hearing this, Scarlett crouched down, and Ismeria immediately leaned into her ear and mysteriously said,

“Sister, soon I’ll have a little brother or sister, because my dad is pregnant!”

Scarlett: …

What a coincidence, she knew about this matter.

Ismeria had actually learned online that men cannot have babies.

But precisely because of that, she thought her dad was amazing.

Other dads couldn’t do it, but her dad could.

It’s just a pity that her brother wouldn’t let her tell anyone.

Otherwise, her friends would surely be very envious of her.

“My brother said not to tell anyone about this, but since you’re family, I told you.”

As Ismeria said this, she gazed at Scarlett, her little expression seemed to say, see how close we are.

Scarlett’s lips curled slightly, suddenly her eyes shifted, and she asked Ismeria,

“Did you congratulate your dad on this matter?”

Reminded of this, Ismeria’s little face suddenly froze, followed by a look of regret.

“Oh no, I forgot!”

Her brother didn’t let her spread it around and told her to act like she didn’t know, so Ismeria forgot about it.

Sister Scarlett was right, she needed to congratulate her dad.

Thinking this, Ismeria turned and ran back inside.

At dinnertime, hearing that Michael Jennings was not in a good mood and didn’t want to come out to eat, Scarlett felt not the slightest guilt and happily devoured two bowls of rice.

Seeing this, Flora Xalvadora merely said,

“They’re right, you shouldn’t live alone outside by yourself, or you’re likely not eating well.”

Look at how hungry this child was.

Scarlett: …

Feeling she had acted like a generous sister, Ismeria rewarded herself with two bowls of rice that evening as well.

As for Chase Jennings, he put his chopsticks down after just half a bowl.

“I’m full.”

Flora Xalvadora watched worriedly,

“Why haven’t you had much of an appetite these past two days? You even look slimmer…”

His second uncle had a change of taste due to a false pregnancy.

Her own son couldn’t also be having a false pregnancy, right?

Flora Xalvadora expressed her concerns.

Lucas Jennings, sitting nearby, also turned worriedly towards his big brother, “Indeed, my brother’s little belly is gone.”

Chase was speechless, turning his head, “I don’t have a little belly!”

Although he didn’t exercise as regularly as Brother Donovan, it wasn’t to the extent of having a little belly.

At most, just a bit of flab.

But that’s long gone now!

Listening to Lucas’s words, Scarlett just tilted her head slightly, glanced at Chase, then quickly retracted her gaze.

Instead, she looked towards Adam Jennings on the opposite side.

Because of Michael’s situation, Adam was uneasy and had been coming straight back to the Jennings Family after class for the past few days.

Thinking about another matter in mind, after dinner, she directly sought out Adam and handed over the finished Benedict Jade piece to him.

Since Fire Thunder suddenly descended that day, she had observed the Jade piece for three days, and besides being more concentrated in spiritual energy, there was no abnormality.

Moreover, with the agreed three-month deadline with Adam nearing, she had to uphold her professional integrity.

Adam hadn’t even hoped for the Benedict Jade piece when she mentioned she would give it to Kingston Jennings for soul nourishment; seeing the finished piece now, his eyes lit up.

Finally, he uncertainly asked,

“This, for me?”

Scarlett looked at him somewhat inexplicably, “Isn’t it what you paid to have custom-made?”

What’s all this about giving or not giving, this was a straightforward transaction.

Adam seemed to think his reaction was silly, coughed awkwardly, and directly took the Benedict Jade piece, thinking for a moment, he still said,

“Thank you.”

These days, he had seen how busy she was, juggling her studies, the shows, and with things constantly happening at home.

That she found time to complete the Benedict Jade piece showed she highly valued her promise to him.

Thinking about it, being her cousin probably held some weight in her heart?

Pondering this, Adam expressed genuine thanks.

Scarlett ignored his peculiar trains of thought, simply saying,

“This Benedict Jade piece is quite special; it belongs to the category of Spirit Awakening artifacts, so you must remember to carefully maintain it after receiving it.”

Adam didn’t know what a spiritual artifact was but sensed it wasn’t ordinary,

“How do I maintain it?”

“With spiritual energy.”

Scarlett said, “You can place jade stones with spiritual energy around it, and once the stones’ colors fade, replace them with new ones.”

This was the first time Adam had heard of maintaining a Jade piece with additional gemstones, but his trust in Scarlett was absolute now, and he immediately took note, then asked,

“How can I tell which stones have spiritual energy?”

Scarlett: …

Silent for a moment, she pointed to the Benedict Jade piece in his hand, “It will tell you.”

Adam: …

Alright, though he didn’t understand, following instructions sufficed.

After completing the handover of the Benedict Jade piece with Adam, Scarlett returned to her room, only to unexpectedly find Chase waiting outside her door.

Towards Chase, Scarlett’s attitude was even cooler than towards Adam.

Seeing him staring at her with a complex expression, saying nothing, Scarlett had no intention of striking up a conversation and walked past him, opening the door to go inside.

Seeing this, Chase hurried to follow her, but Scarlett pulled the door halfway shut,

“Stop.”

Chase, blocked outside, held his composure and spoke,

“I have something to talk to you about; let me come in.”

Scarlett remained unmoved, “Say it here.”

Seeing Scarlett genuinely not intending to let him in, Chase hesitated for two seconds, then suggested, “Let’s talk in the small lounge next to here.”

Fearing she wouldn’t bother with him, Chase added,

“It’s really important, and it’s paid!”

Only then did Scarlett move her feet to accompany him.

Inside the small third-floor lounge, Chase first closed the door and then turned to Scarlett. After a while, somewhat awkward and tense, he began,

“Scarlett Jennings, I feel something is off with me, can you check if I’ve… also, been affected?”

Scarlett raised an eyebrow, “Affected?”

He mumbled for a while before finally biting the bullet,

“Just like second uncle with that… false pregnancy!”

Scarlett: ???