HAPPY OCCASION?

Guan's phone keeps on ringing but he keeps on rejecting it once he saw the caller ID.

'ANNOYING BRAT'

'Why the hell is she calling? And she's so persistent at that!'

He puts it on silent and throws his phone on the counter while looking around him. As usual, he is still here, in this damn bookstore. It is only after lunch and he is already sleepy. He puts a stiff smile when a customer arrives.

As he punches the customer's order, his cellphone starts vibrating beside him. He takes a pause, glancing at the phone, it's still the same person from earlier.

Whatever.

"That will be 150 yuan. Thank you."

As the customer left, he looks over his phone and saw a few strands of messages:

'HOSPITAL NOW!'

'IT'S SIS-INL-LAW!!!'

Guan's body turns stiff. There is only one person that comes to mind – Min Chu. Rising from his feet, he searched for car key. He contemplated at the door and looks around the bookstore. They would understand if close the store now, wouldn't they?

No time for second-guessing, Guan puts the 'close' sign and locks the door.

While briskly walking to his car, Guan dials Amy's number to ask what hospital Min Chu is in, only to remember that his father owns one. How silly of him.

From across the block, a black sedan with tinted windows is inconspicuously parked at the roadside.

"Yes, Chairman," the driver in his forties answered his phone while watching the Audi leave the bookstore's parking lot.

"Yes, he is leaving right now. Should I follow him?"

"No." the voice on the end is commanding and stern. "I know where he is headed to. For now, call it a day off come to the house. I have some other matters you have to do."

"Okay, Chairman."

He hangs up the call and takes another glance at the bookstore before driving off.

----

Guan Qing slowly takes a seat at the edge of the bed while caressing Min Chu's hand, still bewildered. He opens his mouth to ask her and confirm what his Uncle had just said but Amy beat him to it.

"Congratulations, Sis-in-law!!" Amy squealed as she hugged Min Chu.

Guan Qing covers his right ear as it tingled at Amy squealing. He watched as Amy gets in between them, breaking his hold on his wife's hand. He just purses his lips and let her gets her way.

"Congratulations, Chief," Liu Yang said with a smile. She secretly peers at Guan Qing, watching the two in silence.

"Thank you, both of you. Although it is still not certain, I'm still glad and excited, and nervous. I don't know what to feel right now, actually. But I have a feeling that I really am pregnant," Min Chu said, caressing her lower stomach with her eyes sparkling with joy.

"Darling," she searched for Guan Qing's hand, "are you alright? You've been silent for a while now."

"I don't know. I just can't digest everything that Second Uncle had said," Guan Qing said with a frown. "Is it really true? I mean, we have been trying for years and did every method."

Guan Qing immediately clears his throat when his voice croaked.

Min Chu could not help it and starts crying herself. She grabs her husband by the neck and whisper words of consolation.

"Ish! You two! This is supposed to be a joyous situation. Why are you crying?!" Amy laughs at them and starts taking pictures of them.

"Hey! Stop that!" Liu Yang pulled Amy to her side.

"What? They look ugly. Look!" Amy showed her one of the photos while snickering.

They are standing at the edge of the bed, and the view of the husband and wife being intimate is much clearer than the view at the couch.

Liu Yang grimaced at her. "You know, we should go now. Chief is alright," she whispered at Amy.

"Huh?"

"Aish!" Liu Yang almost cursed out loudly. Amy's voice was so loud her eardrums almost popped out.

"But we still haven't mmf--"

"Okay, I get it." Liu Yang said as she awkwardly smiled at Guan Qing and Min Chu across them and bowed to them. With a hand covering Amy's mouth, Liu Yang dragged her out of the room.

"That brat really knows how to ruin the mood, isn't she?" Min Chu said while sniffing and wiping her tears.

"That's how she is," Guan Qing replied as he helped her clean her face as they both laugh at each other. He hugs her once again, breathing her in. "We're really going to be parents at last."

"It's still uncertain," she giggled.

Guan Qing breaks away from the embrace to see her face. Her eyes are starting to turn red again. "It's going to be fine," he said, wiping her tears while putting a kiss on her lips.

Outside…

"Ptu! Sister Yang! Your hand tastes like - OMG! I couldn't even find the words to describe it!" Amy protested as she takes a tissue from her purse and harshly wipes her lips; she even includes her tongue.

Liu Yang stare daggers at her and takes a tissue out for herself and starts wiping her hand. "It's your fault for licking my hand while covering your mouth. I even got goosebumps as your tongue touches my skin."

"Anyway, let's just wait outside and give them some space."

"Yeah, you're right. I almost barf just watching them clinging to each other." Amy nodded as she composes herself.

*grrooowwl*

"Uh, he-he-he…I think I'm hungry."

Liu Yang scratches her chin, she could not help but laugh at Amy. The latter sits on the bench nearby with her hand on her stomach.

Figures. It's past lunch already. Liu Yang, too, is hungry herself since she did not have had any breakfast earlier.

"Why don't we go have lunch?"

Amy looks up to her with her lips pouting. "But…*grrooowwl*…fine," she sighed.

The two of them went back to the room bid their goodbyes. Dr. Niu also came back together with a nurse to help Min Chu in escorting to the ob-gyn.

All of them are ready to take a step out the door, when two men pushes their way in.

"Third Brother and…Second Brother?" Amy's grin fades when he saw the other man enter the room.

"Su Bin. Guan, you're here," Guan Qing briefly acknowledged their arrival and went back to assisting his wife.

"Wow! Everyone is here!" Su Bin makes his way inside the room, towards Min Chu sitting on a wheelchair.

"Second Uncle," Su Bin greeted the doctor, then, at Min Chu, "Are you okay now?"

"Yes, I'm fine. There is nothing to worry about." Min Chu managed a smile as she settled herself in the wheelchair. "I even told them that I can walk," she added.

"Oh, I saw Guan in the parking lot so…ahem!" Su Bin scratched his not so itchy forehead.

"I'm totally fine. It's just…" Min Chu peered at Guan, then at her husband.

"We're expecting," Guan Qing haughtily said while looking at Guan.

"Stop it. Let's just go," Min Chu tugged Guan Qing's sleeve.

"What? But it's the truth." Guan Qing scoffed as his eyes never left Guan. "He needs to hear it. You are going to be an uncle soon, Guan. Aren't you going to be happy about it?"