After Becoming Pregnant With The Empress Cat's Cub - Chapter 30

“Here?”

Lan Ye blinked, somewhat surprised. She tilted her head toward the stained glass windows. This was Rin’s sleeping quarters…

She was staying here? Then where was Rin?

Wait, as she thought of this, a sudden colorful light ignited in Lan Ye’s eyes!

That’s right, this was Rin’s palace. If she didn’t stay here, where else would she stay?!

They were legal wives, they were supposed to live together!

So, cohabitation was starting just like that?

She turned to look at the person on top of her, her dark eyes overflowing with a flurry of suggestive excitement!

“Mm,” Ju Rin answered, resolving her confusion before stating the plan. “You take a nap first. I’m going to go arrange some matters.”

She moved to get up, but her gaze met those of the human who had just turned her head, crashing straight into those exceptionally bright black eyes.

Hmm? Ju Rin was slightly surprised.

Earlier, when they were on the sofa, she had already sensed the drowsiness beginning to seep out of the human.

This was a pattern Ju Rin had slowly figured out over the past three weeks, when this human started speaking slowly and her gaze became sluggish, it generally meant sleepiness was imminent.

Ever since she hit the six weeks mark of pregnancy, she had become much more lethargic. Beyond sleeping early at night, she became sleepy at the same time every noon, the kind of sleep where she’d drop off as soon as she lay down.

There were several times when they were on a video call and the human had fallen asleep while sitting up.

Later, Ju Rin grew accustomed to observing the human’s expressions, reminding her to go to sleep when she felt the time was right.

Originally, today’s plan was to finish the dress fitting in the morning, return to the human’s current residence at noon to have lunch with her family, let the human take a nap after lunch, and then head to the hospital together in the afternoon to test the little kitten’s spiritual power.

Thinking of the little kitten, Ju Rin felt a pang of guilt. She should have accompanied the human to test the kitten’s spiritual power two weeks ago.

But at that time, she hadn’t been able to completely shake off those relentless pursuers.

To trap them, she had spent extra time and only managed to successfully extricate herself last night.

At this thought, Ju Rin’s gaze dropped slightly, resting on the human’s stomach.

She didn’t actually care about the level of the kitten’s spiritual power, it didn’t matter even if there was none.

However, based on the knowledge she had, in a situation like theirs, given that she was a Super-S Beastman, their kitten would generally possess spiritual power.

But because the human carrying the child had no spiritual power, even if the kitten had it, the level would be relatively low.

Low-level spiritual power is prone to instability and requires early intervention.

Earlier, she had used her spiritual power to protect the human, which counted as a form of early intervention. Moreover, she could feel that the kitten’s spiritual power inside the human was very stable, with no abnormal movements.

There was no rush for the test.

However, at the latest by the two months mark, the kitten needed a birth file established, and a spiritual power test report would be mandatory by then.

Coincidentally, next week, after the King’s birthday, the kitten would be exactly two months old.

There was enough time. Ju Rin planned to conduct the test after leaving the palace and, at the same time, finalize the hospital for the birth.

She would see which hospital the human preferred and let her give birth there.

Previously, the human’s aunt had suggested the Central Hospital.

Realizing this, Ju Rin knew she hadn’t given the human’s family an explanation for today’s events. She needed to call the aunt and explain.

Ju Rin straightened up, intending to get off the bed, but as soon as she moved, she was pulled back.

Lan Ye tightly locked her arms around Rin’s neck, refusing to let her move.

Rin had been staring at her for ages just now, she thought she was going to do something. After all, they were already in bed.

She was the one who had carried her onto the bed, too.

She had waited patiently, only to see the woman suddenly move as if she were about to leave.

Lan Ye was practically laughing from anger. She thought the woman had finally “opened her eyes,” but it turned out she was just joking around.

You’re in bed now and you want to run? No way!

Lan Ye interlaced her fingers behind Rin’s neck, forcefully pulling her down toward herself.

The soft mattress sank a few more inches. Ju Rin once again braced her hands beside the human’s neck, her palms sinking along with the mattress.

Eyes met, breaths intertwined.

Lan Ye chuckled softly: “Isn’t it nap time? Where are you going?”

Ju Rin felt that at this distance, the breath from the human’s words seemed to graze her cheek, making her face feel a bit warm.

She explained: “I have some things to do. You rest first.”

She tried to get up again, but Lan Ye didn’t let go.

“Didn’t you promise before that you’d accompany me for a nap when you got back?”

“Hmm?” Ju Rin’s brow arched slightly, her eyes filled with confusion.

Lan Ye reminded her: “Last Wednesday at noon.”

That day, she had intentionally pretended to be unhappy that Rin wasn’t back yet, saying she couldn’t sleep well because she was worried.

She usually slept for three hours but could only sleep for two and a half now, so Rin had to take responsibility.

Rin asked how she should take responsibility, and Lan Ye said that when she returned, she had to accompany her for a nap to make up the time.

Rin had agreed.

Prompted by Lan Ye, Ju Rin remembered the incident, though the version in her memory differed slightly from Lan Ye’s.

She hadn’t realized Lan Ye was pretending to be unhappy. To her, the human had used a rare, mournful gaze to complain that she couldn’t sleep well without her.

Helpless, she had agreed to accompany her.

But just accompanying, she hadn’t agreed to nap in the same bed…

She wanted to refuse, but meeting the human’s sparkling eyes, the words that reached her lips turned into a tactful compromise.

“A little later… I still have some matters…”

Furthermore, even if she were to rest, she needed to shower first…

She had traveled through the night, then rushed to the dress shop this morning without a chance to wash up or freshen up… How could she just lie down like this?

Intuition told Ju Rin not to mention the shower.

Once, during a video call, the human asked what she was doing when she didn’t pick up. She said she was showering, and the human looked at her with exceptionally bright eyes and said they should shower together in the future…

“If we wash together, I can even scrub your back.”

“No need.”

“Scrubbing your chest works too! Wherever you want to scrub, I can do it for you~”

She didn’t need anything scrubbed anywhere…

Ju Rin snapped back from her memories. This human seemed to have no shame about saying things that should be private and intimate…

She was always so direct, so direct that Ju Rin’s heart would race and her face would flush.

Ju Rin looked at the human’s exposed, smooth shoulder and remembered a “fan service fragment” the human had sent a photo of a single bare shoulder.

In these three weeks, this human had sent photos of every part of her body except for the most critical areas…

Among them was even a full body bikini photo, where the human was smiling brilliantly and flashing a peace sign at the camera.

She had even worried that she’d gone swimming, despite knowing humans were different from Beastmen and didn’t have a natural fear of water and that this human was a swimming champion.

In the end, the human said she wasn’t actually going swimming.

She had just opened the wedding gift pack given by the Marriage Registry, found the swimsuit inside, and decided to try it on…

She had asked if she was sexy…

Thinking of this, Ju Rin felt the area where the human was holding her neck grow hot, and that heat began to spread to her face.

Later, she would find the official in charge of that department and ask what they were doing with their funding. Those nonsensical courses, those bizarre gift packs, what was the necessity of those expenses?

She tried to pull back to create some distance, but the human wouldn’t let go.

Ju Rin met the human’s gaze again and realized something was off belatedly… Why was this human being so quiet?

Lan Ye had found a new source of amusement. She was watching Rin’s ears, seeing them turn from pale pink to a deep red, almost like rubies.

She was blushing! She’d caught her!

Seeing the woman look at her, Lan Ye smiled meaningfully.

“What could be more important than accompanying me for a nap?”

Anyone else would probably laugh at those words, how could a nap be considered a “major” matter?

Ju Rin didn’t laugh. According to the knowledge she had acquired, sleep was extremely important for a pregnant woman.

She seriously considered a reason she could use right now.

“Si Qing.”

Lan Ye blinked, almost forgetting about that unlucky soul. That was an important matter.

“Once you’ve handled it, will you come back to nap with me?”

Ju Rin looked at her, hesitated, then nodded: “Okay.”

Lan Ye smiled: “Fine. Then give me a kiss first.”

Ju Rin was on top, looking down into the human’s eyes where a smile flickered, there was only her in those eyes.

Lan Ye looked up, staring into those amber eyes, there was only her in there, too.

In the quiet bedroom, there were only two breaths that seemed to grow heavy.

Entwined breaths, indistinguishable from one another.

At this distance, anyone who moved just a fraction would be kissing.

Lan Ye was already itching to move, but given what she knew of Beastman speed, she knew that as long as Rin wanted to dodge, she could.

This tsundere had rejected her several times before.

Including during the period of explosive desire, when she had already climbed onto her bed.

Lan Ye watched her, curious if this time would be any different.

After all, the “love-brain” had already kicked in; surely she wouldn’t still be so prudish and restrained physically?

As she pondered, Lan Ye saw her move. The distance, already so close that their breaths were mingling, closed further until that breath fell directly onto her face.

Amidst that warm breath, Lan Ye felt her cheek being lightly touched.

A fleeting graze, gone in an instant.

She looked dissatisfied at the person who had pulled back again.

Her heartbeat had been rooting for her, and this woman only kissed her cheek once!

The cheek could bear it, but she couldn’t!

Just as Lan Ye was about to speak, she saw the person who had pulled away lean in again.

Hesitating, Ju Rin leaned in and kissed the human’s right cheek.

According to royal etiquette, for a “goodnight” kiss, the left cheek was enough; the right cheek was for an intimate partner.

Considering that last time she had only kissed one side and the human said the other side would be sad, she hesitated before deciding to make it even this time.

Having kissed both sides, Ju Rin raised herself slightly, only to meet a pair of even more dissatisfied eyes.

“That’s it?”

Ju Rin’s brow arched, not understanding the human’s anger.

Didn’t she want both sides to be fair this time?

Lan Ye released one hand and tapped her lips: “Not kissing here?”

What’s a cheek kiss? That’s just being polite!

We’re in bed, why are we talking about politeness?!

She should be doing this and that, and then she would say “no, no,” and then she would counterattack with this and that, and then she would say “no, no.”

Right now, only because there were things to do, she was temporarily setting aside the intense stuff and just asking for a simple kiss.

“Forget it,” Lan Ye said, looking at the person whose face was now completely red, not just her ears.

A simple cheek kiss made her look like she’d just committed an affair.

Lan Ye felt her own heartbeat getting a bit erratic.

Hearing the human say “forget it,” Ju Rin somehow felt a sense of relief, but at the same time… a bit of regret…

“If you won’t kiss me, I’ll kiss you.”

As the words fell, Lan Ye hooked one hand around her neck and the other behind her head, pulling her close before the other could react.

The soft bed sank once more.

The hand braced on the bed suddenly gripped the sheet, and a trembling light surged within the amber eyes.

Amidst the pink hair that shimmered like gold leaf in the sunlight, a furry ear “popped” out suddenly.

But in an instant, it “whooshed” and vanished again.

It happened so fast, like a teleportation effect.

Lan Ye didn’t see it, but not because the ear appeared and disappeared so quickly… it was because she had closed her eyes.

Actually, as she had said, she was only rich in theoretical knowledge.

Her actual experience consisted only of that dream like night, and her memory of that was incomplete.

When she kissed her, she had instinctively closed her eyes.

She didn’t know why she had to close her eyes.

It was just an instinctive reaction under the pressure of her heartbeat.

Realizing she shouldn’t have closed her eyes, Lan Ye quickly opened them, only to meet a pair of eyes that were wide and round.

Round just like a cat’s!

Lan Ye realized for the first time that Rin’s eyes could actually get that round!

So cute!

Lan Ye wanted to take back the title of “cutest in the world” from Little Landmine!

Rin was the best-looking and the cutest!

Before letting go, Lan Ye’s tongue lightly licked those soft lips, feeling a burst of sweetness spread across her tongue.

“I’m only demonstrating this once.”