Chapter 298: Chapter 298: Egg Finally Hatches
That day, the mecha competition finally came to an end.
Su Wan secured the second place, earning one of the five coveted spots.
The first place went to Pandora, whose combat power was simply overwhelming, especially since the final round was a one-on-one battle based purely on combat power.
For the time being, Su Wan chose not to reveal her mermaid beastman identity, so she temporarily conceded to Pandora.
The other three finalists were Alex, Sheng An, and a first-year student named Bai Qi.
Luo Jina also signed up, but she didn’t even make it past the preliminary round.
She said very seriously, "No worries, I’ll be your strong support staff!"
Lin Yu was eliminated during the final round, his opponent being the first-year Bai Qi.
Bai Qi was from the Bai Family, not the main branch, but a collateral line.
His beast transformation form wasn’t a charm beast like Bai Nanxi and Bai Yu, the siblings, but rather a snake.
He was always cold and aloof, not much of a talker, but his attacks were merciless.
The five winners were then gathered together, and Director Gu’s gaze swept over them before he announced, "We’ll depart for the training base next Monday. That will be the inter-school league with the other four schools. Make sure your mechas are well-maintained beforehand, and if you need any help from the school, let us know in advance."
Alex raised his hand, "Director Gu, does this mean we won’t have to catch up on the cultural classes we missed?"
Gu Lei smirked, "Don’t worry, the cultural classes you missed will be made up for by the teachers when they find the time!"
Alex’s head, which was previously green with enthusiasm, suddenly drooped.
He muttered to Su Wan sitting next to him, "Xiaowan, your stepfather is simply too terrifying!"
Su Wan’s lips curled up in encouragement, "Say it a little louder."
Alex vigorously shook his head!
Just then, Director Gu’s communicator suddenly rang.
He was going to ignore it, but when he saw it was his wife, Lin Ranyue, calling, he immediately answered it.
"Ranyue, what’s up?"
"Xiaolei, the egg has hatched!!!"
Director Gu was thrilled to hear this, "Alright, I’m coming home right away!"
After ending the communication, he looked up, his eyes scanning the five students, finally resting on Su Wan’s face.
Director Gu: "Xiaowan, come home with me, the egg has hatched! As for the others, you’re dismissed!"
Su Wan was quite happy as well.
Her mother had always treasured this child, after all the things that had happened.
Now, seeing that the egg hatched successfully, Su Wan was genuinely happy for her mother and Director Gu.
On the flyer, Su Wan asked, "Director Gu, what kind of beastman is my little sister anyway?"
Director Gu: "I forgot to ask just now."
Su Wan: "Is it really a little sister?"
Director Gu: "...I forgot to ask that too."
Su Wan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but seeing his excitement, she suddenly didn’t feel like teasing him anymore.
Director Gu must have been looking forward to this child.
Not to mention, the little one had faced so much turmoil even before birth.
Now that it had been born without issue, whether it was a boy or girl or what species it was didn’t matter. What was important was its health and safety.
For a moment, Su Wan even thought that if it were a snake sister, that wouldn’t be so bad.
By the time they rushed back, as soon as the flyer landed, Gu Lei dashed out immediately.
Su Wan was just a beat slower and ended up being left behind.
The children’s room had been prepared long in advance, but when Su Wan arrived, she found it empty.
Gu Qingyu and Ouyang Qing were also there.
Ouyang Qing gave a friendly tip, "They’re in the washroom now."
Su Wan: "In the washroom? Why?"
Ouyang Qing exchanged a look with her husband, Gu Qingyu, and the couple played coy together, "You’ll know when you get there."
Su Wan was full of question marks.
After she entered the washroom, she saw her mother, Lin Ranyue, sitting on the edge of the bathtub with a loving expression on her face.
In that bathtub large enough to accommodate two people bathing, there was a merbaby with a silver tail swimming back and forth.
A merbaby!
Not a snake baby!
Even though it was her brother, Su Wan felt immensely relieved and happy at this moment!
Lin Ranyue’s genes really were powerful.
Even though she wasn’t a beastman herself, she had given birth to three beastman children!
Su Wan might have been a beastman due to later developments, but she was still a beastman!
This was something Gu Qingyu and Ouyang Qing were well aware of.
However, Director Gu, who had initially been very pleased, looked at his son swimming happily in the bathtub and felt a slight disdain.
"Can’t believe it’s not a daughter."
Lin Ranyue immediately glared at him, "Xiaolei, you can’t dislike our baby just because he’s a boy, he is our child after all!"
Gu Lei quickly changed his expression to appease his wife.
Gu Qingyu and Ouyang Qing had already checked the baby.
The child was very healthy and hadn’t been affected by the previous accidents.
This was quite fortunate.
They left the space to the family of three, then bid their farewells one after another.
As they walked out together, Gu Qingyu couldn’t help but remark, "Knowing auntie has given birth to a son, I bet the old folks at the Mu Family will start getting restless again."
Ouyang Qing snorted with laughter, "Look, even uncle is disdaining him for being a boy."
Su Wan was speechless towards the stubborn old men of the Mu Family.
She hoped they wouldn’t cause any trouble for her mother and Director Gu in the coming days.
When Su Wan got home, she packed up all the dimensions and material data for the swimming pool construction and sent them to her mother, Lin Ranyue.
With a merbaby brother, it seemed that her mother’s house would need to build such a swimming pool too.
Of course, once her brother grew a bit older, Su Wan would welcome her mother to bring him over to her house to play.
Su Wan returned to the Commander’s mansion and after dealing with some restaurant business for a while, Gu Jue came back with his son, Little Gu Chen.
Su Wan told Gu Jue about the merbaby brother.
Su Wan, "I’m glad it’s a mermaid. I was worried it might be a snake sister or snake brother."
Gu Jue made no comment, for to him, whether it was a snake or a mermaid, it was all the same.
Little Gu Chen, sitting in the stroller, suddenly said loudly, "Want a sister! Don’t want a brother!"
Su Wan speechless, "Xiaochen, that’s your mom’s brother, you should call him little uncle."
Little Gu Chen frowned, "Don’t want little uncle, want a sister! Chenchen will protect sister!"
Su Wan felt she wasn’t on the same wavelength as her son.
She looked up, seeking help from the great Commander Gu.
Gu Jue then spoke up, "Your mecha competition, you came in second place, so you should be going to the training base for the inter-school tournament now, right?"
"Yes."
"Then let’s combine the Vermilion Bird core with your mecha."
The inter-school tournament of the major planets had no restrictions on the mecha’s level.
To enhance strength, of course, the higher the better.
Su Wan nodded.
Since it wasn’t against the rules, of course, the stronger her power, the better.
She said, "Ajue, I’m worried that my beastman identity will be exposed during the tournament."
Gu Jue’s lips curled up as he reached out to hold her, "It’s okay, whatever happens, I’m here."
As he spoke, he leaned in, about to kiss Su Wan.
Su Wan pushed against his chest, her ears burning, and whispered, "Ajue, stop, the child is still here."
Gu Jue, "He’s not."
