Xie Qing Ci’s movements paused slightly, his kissing stopping as his gaze locked intently on his own palm.
It had been some time since her first visit to the old residence.
The location of her lower abdomen.
Not letting him…
Connecting these pieces of information, it was hard not to speculate.
Xie Qing Ci forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart, using all his strength to keep his tone steady: “Before, didn’t we take measures?”
Yu Qing: “?”
Xie Qing Ci could hear his own heart pounding like a drum, trembling uncontrollably.
Yet he saw his little darling looking at him blankly, her eyes full of confusion?
Ah, the little treasure was still too young after all.
Yu Qing didn’t know if it was her imagination, but why did she see some anticipation in the man’s eyes?
What was he anticipating?
Anticipating her period??
In the Sea of Consciousness, Dou Bao watched speechlessly as their misunderstanding grew increasingly absurd.
Really didn’t feel like talking anymore.
After all, Xie Qing Ci possessed strong self-control, stabilizing his mind within a few breaths.
The strength with which he held his little darling became even more careful.
When he spoke again, his tone was even gentler: “My treasure, are you… with child?”
Whenever it came to matters concerning the young girl, he easily lost his composure.
Completely unable to think rationally.
Hearing his question, Yu Qing also became flustered.
!!!!
How could he possibly make that connection!?
⊙_⊙
[A Li, the master even started thinking about baby names just now…]
[Uh… this is a huge misunderstanding.]
Yu Qing’s silence appeared to Xie Qing Ci as that of an unmarried young woman learning of her pregnancy, feeling lost and uncertain, without any promises from the child’s father.
Yu Qing: I’m not, I don’t, don’t imagine things.
Xie Qing Ci’s silence wasn’t hesitation; he was merely weighing how to broach the subject.
He was certain of his feelings, but having just successfully proposed, would the young girl think he was only doing this for the child if he suggested moving the wedding forward?
The usually strategic Xie Qing Ci suddenly found himself in a dilemma.
“My treasure—”
Yu Qing deliberately didn’t explain, wanting to see how the man would handle the situation.
“What’s wrong?”
Xie Qing Ci spoke with unusual gravity: “Although my treasure agreed to my proposal some days ago, I truly didn’t expect things to progress this quickly. It’s not that I’m not eager to bring my treasure home, but I wanted to prepare properly and give my treasure the very best.”
“I really didn’t anticipate this unexpected development, and I apologize to my treasure.”
“I greatly look forward to having a child with my treasure, but more than the child, I care about my treasure herself. I don’t want my treasure to suffer any hardship because of pregnancy.”
Hearing the man’s thorough consideration, a warm current flowed through Yu Qing’s heart.
She asked softly: “Then what do you plan to do?”
Xie Qing Ci studied the young girl’s expression, not finding the resistance he feared to see on her face.
Only then did he relax slightly.
“If we hold the wedding earlier, it would be somewhat rushed. I don’t want to shortchange my treasure. Moreover, pregnancy can be very taxing, and I don’t want my treasure to be distracted by these trivial matters during that time.”
Although he wouldn’t let her worry about wedding arrangements, there would inevitably be some matters requiring her attention.
“My thought is to postpone the wedding until after my treasure has given birth and recovered her health, then we can properly hold a make-up ceremony.”
“Of course, I also respect my treasure’s opinion. If—”
“I’m not pregnant.”
Yu Qing listened as he went further off track and couldn’t help interrupting him.
Xie Qing Ci: “?”
“I’m not pregnant, really not!”
“When I touched my belly just now, I meant… my period came…”
……
……
Xie Qing Ci silently picked her up, changed into loungewear, and tucked her into the bedcovers.
He closed the windows and raised the room temperature a bit.
Then he went to the small kitchen to brew some brown sugar water and brought it over for the little girl.
Gentle and meticulous as always.
Except, he didn’t utter a single word the entire time.
His silence was unlike the usual Mr. Xie who would affectionately call her “baby” at every turn.
Yu Qing’s eyes brimmed with amusement—it was the first time she had seen Xie Qing Ci acting so awkward.
Tsk, oddly adorable.
What if she couldn’t resist teasing him a little more?
Where had her ascetic little Fuzi gone?
[A Li, Host, you’ve turned mischievous…]
[What? Before, when the Emperor Lord kept a cold face all the time, I didn’t dare act out. Now that I finally have the chance, can’t I have a little fun teasing him?]
[What if His Lordship regains his memories one day!?]
[You mean he might recover his memories from the small world???]
Little Milk Candy realized she had spoken out of turn, covered her little mouth, and vanished…
Xiao A Li, realizing she might have gone too far, was utterly flustered.
……
Yu Qing looked at the steaming brown sugar water in front of her and asked softly, “Is it too hot?”
Xie Qing Ci still wore no expression as he scooped a spoonful and brought it to her lips. “No, I let it cool in the kitchen for a while.”
He had made sure the temperature was just right before bringing it over.
Yu Qing nodded and drank the spoonful of brown sugar water from his hand.
Immediately, the little girl furrowed her brows.
Xie Qing Ci was startled and asked anxiously, “What’s wrong?”
As he spoke, he lifted his hand to her mouth, ready for her to spit it out.
After swallowing the sugar water, Yu Qing cleared her throat and cooed, “It’s too sweet…”
“Do you want to taste it? It’s really too sweet.”
Xie Qing Ci was puzzled—he had measured the ingredients precisely with a digital scale. How could it be?
Still, he went along with the little girl’s words and prepared to taste it.
Just then, Yu Qing reached out and grabbed his arm.
Leaning forward, she kissed the man’s lips.
Xie Qing Ci supported her waist the moment she leaned in.
He cooperated with the little girl’s movements, kissing her back.
After the kiss, she asked with a beaming smile, “Isn’t it sweet?”
Xie Qing Ci sighed softly, whispering helplessly, “Baby—”
“What’s wrong?”
Yu Qing’s silk nightgown slipped off her shoulder and exposed a generous view of her chest as she leaned forward.
Xie Qing Ci closed his eyes, not daring to look any further.
When it came to the little girl, he had never had much self-control to speak of.
Now that this delicate treasure had a protective talisman, she dared to provoke him without restraint.
When he spoke again, his voice was already hoarse. “Be good.”
Yu Qing pretended to be innocent and gently touched his Adam’s apple with her hand.
Xie Qing Ci’s last shred of rationality crumbled.
The next second.
He scooped up the delicate treasure from the bedcovers and headed toward the bathroom.
“What are you doing?”
“Taking a cold shower.”
“Then why are you carrying me?”
“You’ll find out soon, baby.”
……
He was right—she found out very quickly.
Xie Qing Ci used his actions to show her that men shouldn’t be provoked recklessly.
And that a period protective talisman wasn’t foolproof!!!
He had plenty of tricks to make her take responsibility…
Wahhhh—
Please give her back her ascetic little Fuzi!!!
Pretty please!
……
……
After that day.
Yu Qing stayed on at the old residence again.
Although she wasn’t pregnant, Xie Qing Ci still moved forward all the previously scheduled procedures ahead of time.
He prepared an astonishingly valuable engagement gift of considerable quantity and went to the Yu Family to propose.
Although Yu’s Father and Mother Yu felt the age difference between the two was somewhat significant, they found Xie Qing Ci absolutely perfect in every aspect without any fault to be found.
Moreover, from how the two interacted, it was clear their daughter was being dearly cherished.
After all, their daughter’s happiness was what mattered most.
Thus, the marriage between the two was settled just like that.