He had known earlier that her brother had planted someone close to him, but he hadn’t expected that person to be this closely connected to him.
Well, this time the target range was small enough for him to expose them.
“How did you know I was pregnant? Were you… spying on me?” Su Yue asked dangerously.
The previous host had gone to the hospital to confirm the pregnancy only a month and a half ago—just enough time to align with this man’s explanation.
Di Kun’s eyes flickered.
“Not exactly spying… just concern.”
“After all, that day was… I mean, that day—”
“After that day, I actually tried to find you, but for certain reasons, I couldn’t confirm your identity.”
“I then left for a while. By the time I discovered who you were, you were already on this wasteland planet. Not long after, I learned about your pregnancy.”
“I… should take responsibility for you.”
Su Yue was shocked.
“Alright, it’s getting late. Let’s head back first. We can talk more once we’re home.”
“Oh, and please help me bring the spaceship with you,” Di Kun added, his gaze flickering toward the silver ring on Su Yue’s hand.
Su Yue’s hand trembled slightly as she recovered her thoughts.
He… even knows about my space?
Thinking that he might have been watching her all along, Su Yue’s guard rose.
“And that star beast—you can bring it too,” Di Kun added.
Su Yue panicked.
What’s going on?
Had her purification ability been exposed too?
Damn it! She shouldn’t have healed him earlier!
Di Kun noticed her reaction, slightly surprised.
If he had only been guessing before, now he had some certainty.
The mother of his child was indeed extraordinary…
Su Yue struggled for a moment, then didn’t refuse.
She walked over, first storing the spaceship in her space, then the elk’s corpse.
Di Kun watched silently, his eyes flickering once more.
“Let’s go,” Su Yue said after finishing, heading toward the hovering motorcycle.
Su Yi hesitated, glancing at his “brother-in-law,” then followed Su Yue.
Di Kun smiled faintly, pulled a hovering motorcycle from his mech necklace, mounted it, and followed the siblings.
Back at their rental.
As soon as they returned, Su Yue sent Su Yi to the kitchen to cut sugarcane, then called Di Kun into her room.
Thoughts of propriety—being alone together—weren’t her concern.
She needed to talk to him.
Inside, as soon as the man entered, Su Yue felt pressure.
Meeting his eyes, as if they saw through everything, she felt exposed.
Suppressing her emotions, she asked Di Kun to sit.
He smiled and took a seat opposite her.
“Ask whatever you want, Yueyue,” he said.
“Cough—” Su Yue choked a little, then recovered.
“Just call me Miss Su. We’re not familiar enough for… more,” she said coldly.
Di Kun frowned, about to point out that they already had a child together, but Su Yue interrupted.
“Mr. Di, what exactly is your identity? Why were you at Huating Hotel that night?”
“And how did you discover who I am… and that I’m pregnant?” She hurriedly asked, not wanting him to mention the child again.
Di Kun’s eyes flickered.
After a moment of silence, he spoke.
“My identity… due to military confidentiality, I can’t tell you for now.”
“However, once we’re married, you’ll know everything.”
“For now, regarding my identity, just think of me as a frontline mech warrior.”
Hearing “marriage,” Su Yue’s eyes widened.
Di Kun didn’t seem to notice and continued, “That night at Huating Hotel, I—like you—was also being schemed against.”
“Only, the people who schemed against you and the people who schemed against me never expected that the two of us would—”
Thinking of that night, a suspicious redness crept across Di Kun’s face.
“Cough—” He quickly composed himself.
“Tracing your identity wasn’t difficult. The reason it took so long was because the schemers against you and me together erased traces at the hotel and set obstacles.”
“With the frontlines’ urgent recall, I had to leave, so I didn’t find you in time.”
“After I left, I left people in the capital to keep tracking you. By the time your identity was found, you and your brother had already been exiled to DQ008.”
“I could only order people to continue observing. Unexpectedly, I then learned you were pregnant.”
At this, Di Kun looked gently at Su Yue’s belly.
“Although both of us were schemed against, in the end, I wronged you. Now that you’re carrying my child, I will take responsibility for both you and the baby.”
Su Yue felt speechless.
“Responsibility… that’s not for now,” she said.
“How did you know I have a space—ring?” She wanted to ask directly if he knew about her spatial ability, but worried he might not, so she phrased it carefully.
Di Kun’s eyes flickered as he glanced at the silver ring on her hand.
“You’re sure it’s a space ring?” he asked.
Su Yue’s mind raced.
She controlled her expression, trying not to reveal anything.
“If it’s not a space ring, what is it?” she asked back.
Di Kun’s lips curved slightly.
“You say it is, then let’s just assume so.”
Su Yue: —
A silence fell.
Her mind churned.
She wanted to ask how much he actually knew about her secrets, but dared not, fearing she’d reveal herself.
Di Kun studied her for a while, then, not wanting her to continue worrying, spoke.
“I’ve taken leave from the military. I’ll stay by your side until after you give birth and finish your confinement period.”
“Also, regarding marriage—”
Su Yue suddenly looked at him.
“This isn’t urgent,” she hurriedly said.
She wanted to say she didn’t need him to be responsible and didn’t want to marry him, but without knowing his intentions, she dared not refuse outright.
Besides, she had other plans.
“I have another question,” Su Yue said, before he could speak.
Di Kun nodded, signaling her to ask.
She looked at him seriously.
“Can you help me and my brother overturn our case and get us off DQ008?”
“Since you found me and know so much, you should understand that my brother and I were both wronged.”
She didn’t care whether Di Kun genuinely intended to take responsibility or had other motives—she wanted to see if she could use him to help her and her brother escape this situation.
She wasn’t sentimental; if cooperation required taking the title of Mrs. Di, she’d accept it.
After all, things couldn’t get worse than the current situation.
Di Kun remained silent.
Just as Su Yue felt disappointed, he finally spoke.
“Yes.”
“However, it will have to wait until after your child is born and after we’re married.”