After Becoming Pregnant With The Empress Cat's Cub - Chapter 15

The streetlamp flickered again, and the light in Lan Ye’s eyes flickered with it, as if stars had tumbled into them.

The stars twinkled and twinkled, and her laughter seemed to dance through the night breeze.

Looking at the deep dimple on Lan Ye’s left cheek, Ju Rin’s eyelashes fluttered twice.

She had been played by this human again…

Looking at that dimple, that concave “little pit” seemed to be mocking her for falling into a “trap” once more.

She had wondered just how “immoral” it was going to be, but it turned out to be this kind of “immoral”…

She marveled, time and again, at how unique this human’s train of thought was.

Looking at the right cheek the girl thrust toward her, recalling how she said her left side was more attractive. Ju Rin let out a helpless laugh.

It was more likely that the skin on her left cheek was just thicker.

Lan Ye tilted her head, watching the sudden upward curve of the other woman’s lips and hearing the spilling laughter, the light in her eyes grew even brighter.

She actually laughed!

She pulled back her right cheek and straightened her head to look at her. This was the first time she had seen Rin laugh since they met.

Under the streetlamp, as a smile spread into those amber eyes, they seemed to take on the fiery brilliance of gemstones.

“You look so beautiful when you smile.”

Lan Ye was never stingy with praise, especially now; she truly felt she was seeing the most beautiful person she’d ever seen smiling.

It wasn’t an exaggeration, it was the absolute best.

It felt as though even if the stars in the sky gathered all their light together, they wouldn’t be as captivating as this smile.

“You are simply the most beautiful smiling person in the world. If anyone disagrees, I’ll fight them!”

Ju Rin’s smile faltered slightly. Looking into the human’s sparkling eyes as she spoke, she remembered hearing a very similar phrase at noon. “If anyone ever says you aren’t the best person in the world, I’ll fight them!”

This human… aside from having very few truthful words in her mouth, she didn’t have many objective ones either.

Always so hyperbolic…

After finishing her praise, Lan Ye tilted her head again and offered her right cheek: “Come on, since you’re so happy, shouldn’t you give me a big kiss?~”

Ju Rin pursed her lips, suppressing the urge to let the corners of her mouth rise further.

Adjusting her expression back to its usual calm, Ju Rin reached out a finger and poked a dimple into the offered right cheek.

“A goodnight kiss is only given once.”

There was no such thing as kissing twice; such were the rules of etiquette. Ju Rin applied a bit of force with her finger, pushing the right cheek away.

Her words served as an explanation for the “neglected” right cheek.

After being pushed away, Lan Ye’s smile vanished, replaced by a look of accusation: “Do you only like my left cheek?”

Ju Rin: …

Who likes only half of someone’s face?

“Even though my left side is a little bit more perfect than my right, if you’re this biased, my right cheek is going to get angry.”

Lan Ye raised her voice slightly: “The consequences of it getting angry are very serious!”

Hearing these ridiculous words, Ju Rin knew the best way to handle this was to remain silent and not engage; the human likely had more strange ideas.

It was probably another trap.

But… she couldn’t help it.

Perhaps influenced by her ancestors’ genes, Beastmen were naturally born with curiosity.

Ju Rin cleared her throat. Even though she knew Lan Ye was waiting for her to ask, she jumped into the “pit” anyway.

She was genuinely curious.

“What would happen?” Ju Rin asked.

What happens when half a face gets angry?

Lan Ye huffed: “It will lose its warmth. Have you ever heard of the ‘Cold Face Washing Underwear’?”

Ju Rin: …Never heard of it.

Also, why was it “underwear” again?

“Of course, it’s impossible for me to wash your underwear with half a cold face.”

Ju Rin: ?

When did she ever ask this person to wash her underwear?

Just as she was about to explain that she had no such need, the human continued.

Lan Ye sighed: “From now on, I will be half bright and half sorrowful.”

“Come, look into my eyes.”

Ju Rin subconsciously looked over.

“From now on, my left eye will carry a smile, while my right eye sheds tears. Even if I look up at the sky at a 45 degree angle, the tears won’t flow back. Tell me, isn’t that serious?”

Ju Rin: …

She shouldn’t have been curious.

Lan Ye leaned her right cheek back in: “Alright, hurry up and kiss it. If you don’t, it’ll really turn cold.”

Ju Rin: …

A gust of night wind blew, kicking up a few fallen leaves on the ground and passing through the gap between their knees, which were barely a palm’s width apart.

The rustling sound seemed curious as to why these two, positioned so close, were standing completely still.

Ju Rin took the first move, she reached out, intending to push the girl away again.

But as soon as her hand went out, Lan Ye grabbed it and pulled her inward.

Tiptoeing, tilting her head, leaning in.

“Mua~”

Lan Ye provided an incredibly exaggerated sound effect for the kiss.

Immediately after the kiss, she retreated.

Looking at the somewhat stunned woman, Lan Ye said seriously: “Alright, now your cheeks are going to have a conflict too. We’re even.”

She straightened the hat that had tilted slightly during the kiss and waved: “I’m going.

The wind was making her face quite cold.

Lan Ye bypassed her and walked away quickly, smiling happily once she was out of Ju Rin’s sight.

Hah, whatever I want to eat, I’m definitely going to get a taste.

Lan Ye smacked her lips. This could only be considered an appetizer, next time, she was going for the full course.

Ju Rin snapped out of it, reaching out to lightly touch the right cheek that had been kissed. She turned to look in the direction the girl had left.

Lan Ye happened to turn around at that moment. Just when Ju Rin thought she would stop, she waved while walking backward quickly: “Drive carefully!”

With that, she turned around and jogged forward, not looking back again.

Ju Rin watched that bouncing figure gradually fade into the distance.

She watched until the human entered the house she had described, the one with camellia potted plants at the door before she finally came to her senses. She opened the car door, covered her face, and sat inside.

This human… Ju Rin lowered the rearview mirror and looked at her kissed right cheek.

There were no marks on it, the kissing sound the human made had just been loud. In reality, the kiss had fallen very lightly.

Ju Rin’s fingertip lightly brushed over it. The “mua” echoed repeatedly in her mind, and the spot her finger touched seemed to rise in temperature.

The medicine she had taken was likely about to wear off.

Her body temperature was rising again.

Ju Rin opened the center console, took out an unopened bottle of medication meant for stabilizing spiritual power during the “Desire Explosion Period,” poured out a capful, and swallowed it directly.

Feeling her agitated spiritual power stabilize, Ju Rin let out a sigh of relief.

She looked at the medicine bottle… This human, who claimed she wanted to be her “medicine,” had instead caused her to take the medicine she hated most twice in one day.

Truly a troublemaker…

Thinking back to just now actually, when the human moved, her reaction speed was fully capable of avoiding it but in that moment, she had hesitated.

Firstly, she wasn’t sure what the girl was doing and was a bit curious; secondly, regarding goodnight kisses, they were supposed to be reciprocal.

She could allow this human to kiss her once.

But she forgot to remind her, it should be the left side. A kiss on the right cheek is reserved for people with intimate relationships…

Ju Rin looked back into the rearview mirror, thinking of the human’s parting words about being “even” and her cheeks having a conflict.

The implication was that the left cheek would be jealous of the kissed right cheek. Ju Rin let out a helpless laugh. Her left cheek was likely only feeling lucky that it didn’t suffer a “surprise attack” like the right one.

Thinking of this, Ju Rin’s smile froze. What am I thinking… why am I following that human’s logic?

That human was clearly talking nonsense. What “half bright, half sorrowful,” “left eye smiling, right eye crying”, is she a normal person?

Glancing at the house in the distance, which seemed to have more lights on now, looking brighter. Ju Rin started the car, lightly stepped on the gas, turned around, and drove away quickly.

It was as if she could escape the strange way of thinking the human had led her into.

And shake off that “mua” that was seeking attention in her mind.

As for Lan Ye, the moment she walked through the front door, she was surrounded.

All the lights in the living room were on, bright as day.

Lan Shan and Yao Li, one grabbed her left hand, the other her right. As if they had divided the labor, one checked her left side and the other her right.

Even her head wasn’t spared. After Lan Shan took off her hat, she looked it over several times.

At her feet, Xiao Xiao circled her legs, rubbing against her while meowing. It seemed even the cat didn’t trust her and wanted to check personally.

Lan Ye felt a warm glow in her heart. This family truly treated her as one of their own. She stood still and obediently let them examine her.

Once they were certain she was okay, Lan Ye finally scooped up the cat. While rubbing the kitten’s head, she spoke: “I’m really fine. My watch accidentally turned off this afternoon, and I happened to fall asleep… I’m sorry for making you worry.”

After confirming she was fine, Lan Shan switched to a stern expression: “You mustn’t do this ever again!”

Lan Ye immediately nodded in agreement.

Yao Li: “Alright, alright, as long as you’re okay. Xiao Ye, you must be hungry. Let’s eat first, we can talk after dinner.”

Saying this, she looked at the person waiting quietly nearby: “Hakimi, you should sit down and eat a bit more too.”

Hearing the word “Hakimi,” Lan Ye reflexively wanted to laugh. As soon as she walked in, she saw that Hakimi was there.

The moment this person saw her, her hands turned into cat paws, and she waved at her. Like a lucky cat.

Seeing Lan Ye look at her, Hakimi nervously revealed her beast-form cat paws again and hurriedly waved them: “No, no, I’m not hungry.”

There it was again. Looking at those super duper plus version cat paws, Lan Ye felt like she was going to die of cuteness.

Knowing this person had also worried about her all afternoon, Lan Ye smiled at her: “Come eat a little with us.”

After dinner, she had something to announce, and it was good that Hakimi was here too.

Seeing it was Lan Ye’s invitation, Hakimi agreed with a blushing face.

During dinner, Hakimi kept drafting a script in her head, thinking of how to propose marriage to Lan Ye later. She had prepared a draft this morning, but in her nervousness this afternoon, she had forgotten it all.

What Hakimi didn’t expect was that she didn’t get to use a single word she’d prepared.

After dinner, Lan Ye announced that she was already married.

On the other side, Ju Rin drove away from Lan Ye’s community. After ensuring her spiritual power was stable, she called Si Qing.

Si Qing had just finished contacting her friends in the palace and learned that Mi Can and Mi Xiaoman had entered the palace during dinner. Seeing the Princess’s call, she answered immediately.

“Your Highness, are you finished?”

Ju Rin: “Hmm?”

Si Qing: “With that human…”

Ju Rin: “I sent her home.”

Si Qing was surprised. Looking at the time, it had been less than seven hours since she left the Princess’s cottage. It was already over, and she’d even sent her home?

Her “Desire Explosion Period” was supposed to last a whole day…

The Princess really does have some… issues…

But now wasn’t the time for that. Si Qing hurried to report the news she’d gathered.

“That eldest young lady took her little sidekick into the palace. The two went straight to the Queen’s palace. Do you think she’s going to tell the Queen your whereabouts? What should we do now, Highness? Are you going to stay in the Central District or move elsewhere?”

Ju Rin wasn’t actually afraid of her whereabouts being known, otherwise, she wouldn’t have stayed in the Central District.

Furthermore, she had already decided not to go back. Even if she was found, it didn’t matter.

In short, she would not follow their wishes and inherit the throne.

“Let’s not talk about that for now. I have something to ask you.”

“Huh?”

Si Qing was confused. Not talk about that? Was there anything more important right now?