Chirp, chirp, chirp~
The chirping of insects on a summer night drifted in through the window. Nangong Ye sat at the table, his expression still somewhat apprehensive.
Xie Jinhuan brought over a tea tray, poured him a cup of hot water, and comforted him gently. "Have some water first. Isn't having a baby a good thing? Why the long face-"
Nangong Ye had been with Xie Jinhuan for so long that he was naturally happy to become a mother, but practical problems lay before him. As the household name known as the Daoist Sect's Number One Beauty, he could hardly show himself in public with a swollen belly, much less when the baby belonged to Qingmo's husband-
He had originally planned to conceal it for a while, but look how that had turned out. His master had supervised his confession, Miss Night had appeared out of nowhere to tell Wanyi, and Wanyi knowing meant the Demoness knew.
What followed would be belly-clutching laughter, or her provoking him by greedily keeping him all to herself while he rested through his pregnancy, leaving him watching helplessly from the sidelines-
Just imagining that scene made an inexplicable fire flare in Nangong Ye's heart. He reached out and pinched the waist of the culprit before him. "How did I even get pregnant? I was clearly being careful. Did you deliberately dig a pit for me?"
Xie Jinhuan was not annoyed. He sat down beside him and gently stroked his back. "How could I fool around with something like this? I reckon my constitution was too good, my vitality too strong, and with how often we did it and how long it lasted, the usual precautions failed-"
"-"
Nangong Ye thought back. He had indeed fooled around rather often with this damned brat, and every