Rebirth of the Villainous Female Boss
Chapter 1171 - Chapter 1171 Chapter 1143 Male or Female (Thanks to Nongyou

Chapter 1171: Chapter 1143: Male or Female (Thanks to Nongyou Chijiang for the He’s Bi reward and additional chapter) Chapter 1171: Chapter 1143: Male or Female (Thanks to Nongyou Chijiang for the He’s Bi reward and additional chapter) Beautiful Lady sniffed around with confusion, sensing a faint odor on the Box that put it on alert. However, the strong inherent scent of the Ginseng, combined with a touch of Kiara’s perfume from her bag, created such a disruption of smells.

Beautiful Lady sniffed again but truly couldn’t detect it, and when it returned to smell Kiara’s hands, the scent wasn’t there either after she had washed her hands.

Could it be that after eating that strangely-flavored duck neck, its sense of smell had become dysfunctional? Beautiful Lady decided to take advantage of Kiara’s inattention and sneaked into her Wardrobe to continue to vent its frustration by biting her silk scarves.

Mario Yuno returned late at night and saw Kiara asleep on the Sofa, his heart softened.

She must have been waiting for him, right?

He went over to pick her up and take her back to the bedroom, but Kiara woke up as soon as he touched her.

“You’re back!”

His body was still cool from the chill Outside, and she rubbed her face against his icy cheek, finding the coolness very comfortable.

“Yeah, why haven’t you gone to sleep yet?”

“I wanted to wait for your return so we could have a late-night snack together. Aunt Liu Taylor made a pot of Ginseng chicken soup today; you should have some.”

“Alright, seeing how you’ve been looking lethargic lately, you should really nourish yourself. Once I’m done with this busy period, I’ll cook some nice dishes for you.”

Mario Yuno felt somewhat apologetic; his work had kept him too busy, and he hadn’t spent much time with her recently.

“It’s okay, your work is important–By the way, how has Arlong been these past few days?”

“He’s doing quite well, glaring at me with his cocky eyes every day, but his grades have been consistently good. He even scored a ten in archery today. If nothing unexpected happens, he should pass the assessment.”

Kiara felt reassured upon hearing this; all her efforts of playing the villain hadn’t gone to waste.

Mario Yuno washed his hands and changed into Pajamas while Kiara had already taken the Ginseng chicken soup Aunt Liu Taylor had stewed from the thermal cooker–it was still warm.

“You’ve been working too hard every day. It’s good timing; someone sent me Ginseng today to nourish you up.”

“Who’s so nice, a man or a woman?”

“A woman, the daughter of my patient–though it’s not good to talk about others behind their backs, she has been quite decent to me. However, something about her feels strange.” Kiara remembered the woman’s thin calluses on her fingers as she held her hand and felt it was odd.

“What’s strange about it?”

“I can’t put my finger on it… Let’s not think about that anymore, let’s have our late-night snack.” Kiara probably felt it wasn’t nice to call the gift giver strange after accepting their gift, so she dropped the subject.

Aunt Liu Taylor’s cooking was extraordinarily refined, which was a big reason why Kiara appreciated her. The dishes were always just right and never wasted. Camden saw there was only one bowl for himself and asked with confusion as Kiara served herself a bowl of millet porridge.

“Why aren’t you eating? Is your stomach still bothering you?”

“Not really, I’m just worried that drinking it might harm the Child if I happen to be pregnant.” Kiara decided not to drink it after hearing the Young Aunt’s comments back Home, recalling the incident when Mario Yuno took her to get an IV in the middle of the night.

“Have you tested?” asked Mario Yuno expectantly, as Kiara would regularly test with the pregnancy strips.

“I tested it this morning, still nothing. But it’s better to be cautious. The strips sometimes aren’t very accurate. It wouldn’t be good if we do something to mess it up without realizing I am pregnant. You’re so careful about it as a prospective father, where do I fall behind as a prospective mother?”

“If you’re not sure, we can go for a blood test after Arlong’s assessment is over, and check your health as well. Those tests are more reliable than the strips.” Mario Yuno thought it over and then tactfully added, “Don’t stress out too much, if it’s not happening it’s just not the right time yet.”

The couple had been trying for several months without success, and he was worried that Kiara might become anxious, especially with everyone around them talking about it.

“It’s fine, I’m not worried about it.” Kiara wasn’t feeling pressured at all; it was just that Mario Yuno’s actions when he had the Doctor change her medication served as a reminder to her. It’s always good to be prepared for what may come.

“By the way, Camden, something just occurred to me–do you think dogs can be allergic to the scent of Ginseng?” Kiara suddenly thought of Beautiful Lady’s odd behavior that day.

“What’s going on?” Mario Yuno put down his bowl.

Kiara recounted what had happened to Beautiful Lady today, causing Mario Yuno to frown.

He went to the kitchen and found some leftover ginseng for Beautiful Lady to smell, but she turned her head, totally uninterested.

“It’s not an allergy to ginseng.”

“Then could it be that Beautiful Lady smelled something that shouldn’t be there?” Kiara’s imagination took flight, thinking of Beautiful Lady as a drug-sniffing dog. Could it be she smelled something… unspeakable?

Mario Yuno shook his head.

“That can’t be the case, drug-sniffing dogs are trained. If they smell something bad, they perform a specific action instead of barking at you like crazy. Maybe she’s just frustrated from being cooped up at home. Take her out for a walk when you have time.”

Kiara felt that Beautiful Lady’s reaction wasn’t due to frustration, but she couldn’t come up with a more reasonable explanation than his. So, the matter was temporarily set aside by the couple.

A couple of days later, just as Kiara returned home from school, she saw her mum at the gate, laden with big and small packages. Kiara quickly parked the car.

“Mum?”

“Emma, I’m freezing to death.” Kiara’s mother placed her things on Kiara’s car and couldn’t wait to get inside.

“Why didn’t you let me know you were coming? I would have picked you up. How long have you been out here in the cold?” Seeing her mum after such a long time made Kiara happy, she placed her hand on her mum’s face and found it ice-cold, so she tried to warm it with her hands.

“Not too long. I was just thinking about calling you, and then you showed up.”

“Where’s Uncle Liao Walker?”

“He’s at a meeting in the province and won’t be back for a few days. I thought I’d come to see you and Giorno.”

“Don’t tell me you came all the way here by long-distance bus on your own?”

“What’s wrong with taking the bus? If I tell you guys, you’d all fuss about picking me up and driving. This way is much better, just over ten dollars to take the bus. After getting off, I took a public bus right here.”

Though Kiara’s mother was now wealthy, she still had the frugality of a small businesswoman in her bones.

“I give up. Why go through all this trouble just to save a bit of money? What did you bring that’s so heavy?”

“Oh, 100 pounds of hickory nuts, three free-range chickens, some cured meat and pickled vegetables, oh, and over 50 pounds of frozen pears! Plus, two big wax gourds!”

Kiara’s mouth twitched at the list, “All that must be nearly 200 pounds. You think we’re pigs?”

“It’s not just for you, Olivia Plum Brown gets some too. And your sister-in-law Isaac is here as well, how could I just bring stuff for you? Besides, your brother is here too, and we’ll be spending the new year at your place, I’m just preparing some new year goods in advance. This is just part of it, I couldn’t carry it all. When your Uncle Liao Walker comes back, he can bring the rest.”

At this, Kiara’s mother wore a look of pride. She had long been getting ready for her daughter and son.

Kiara secretly sighed, thankful that her mum hadn’t brought the pickled vegetable jar from home. Otherwise, there’d be no living in her house with that smell!

“By the way, I’ve also pickled some vegetables in a big jar. Next time I’ll have your Uncle Liao Walker bring it over!”

Kiara stiffened, “Mum, keep the pickled vegetables for yourself, or give them to Olivia Brown!”

“That won’t do, I can’t eat all that. Besides, Olivia Brown can’t have pickled vegetables right now, what with being pregnant and all. The smell makes her nauseous.”

“I get nauseous too, don’t bring it to me.”

Kiara’s mother glared at her fiercely, “You dare to be picky? How come you’ve gotten thinner again? Tsk tsk, I almost didn’t recognize you when I saw you, I thought, who let this monkey out?”

Taking a deep breath, Kiara reminded herself to be patient, this was her mum, her mum!