After Becoming Pregnant With The Empress Cat's Cub - Chapter 34.1

Ju Rin tightened her grip on the phone, intending to stand up and act as if this never happened.

Just as she was about to retract her spiritual power, a sudden warmth spread across her back.

Ju Rin looked down. A pair of hands had wrapped around her from behind her shoulders, clasping at her chest. Before she could wonder why the human was hugging her, an unusual sensation came from the beast ears she hadn’t had time to retract.

The fluffy ears reflexively flattened against her head, but the sensation followed…

The human… that human… realizing what was happening, Ju Rin’s eyes shook with pure shock.

The human… that human… was kissing her beast ears!

A wave of heat traveled from her ears to her entire body, and after one cycle, returned entirely to her ears. Ju Rin’s breath hitched, her eyes rounding like saucers.

The other beast ear, the one not being kissed, stood tall and wobbled, but it was soon caught in a warm palm.

Lan Ye pulled her lips away and gently rubbed the ear she wasn’t kissing, barely suppressing the laughter bubbling up.

She truly felt like she was being melted by the cuteness!

How could someone be this adorable!

Thinking back to just now, seeing that back that was simultaneously tsundere, reserved, a bit silly, and incredibly alluring, Lan Ye felt as if her heart had been nipped.

It was the kind of nip from a kitten’s teeth, one that only made a person itch.

Her own teeth were itching, too. After kissing the ear, she gave it a little nip.

“Turn around.”

Her teeth lightly ground against the ear, and her voice, heavy with heat, drifted straight inside. “Turn around, let me kiss the other side.”

Two ears, it wouldn’t be fair to only kiss one.

Lan Ye let go of her teeth and her hand. Just as she was about to turn the person around, a blur of motion suddenly filled her vision.

The sofa bounced back, the kitten meowed, and the person in Lan Ye’s sight… vanished.

Lan Ye blinked. She turned to look at the sliding hidden door where the light strips were swaying, it was slowly closing automatically. The figure that had just flash-stepped out was nowhere to be seen.

After several seconds of stunned silence, Lan Ye realized what had happened. She collapsed onto the sofa, laughing so hard she pounded it twice.

She actually flash stepped away again.

Lan Ye wiped away the tears from her laughter and scooped up the little orange kitten that had been placed on the floor and was now trying hard to jump back onto the sofa.

“Why does your sister love running away so much? From now on, let’s just call her Cat Daju Loves Running.”

“Meow~”

Outside the bedchamber, Laura, who had brought someone to find the Princess, looked at the Princess as she hurried out. Her eyes were filled with surprise.

How… the beast ears were out again…

This time, Laura was certain she hadn’t misseen, because those fluffy, golden ears were still twitching, they looked extremely excited.

But there was only one, the other was being covered by the Princess’s hand. It was unclear what had happened to it.

Ju Rin covered the kissed ear with one hand. Just as she was about to release the breath she had been holding after leaving the bedchamber, she spotted Laura standing at the door, and Jona behind her…

The three of them had varying degrees of shock and suspicion in their six eyes.

A split second later, zip, those golden, fluffy ears vanished from Laura and Jona’s sight.

Laura glanced around but saw nothing unusual. Her gaze returned to the bedchamber door that had just closed.

“Your Highness, did something happen?”

She didn’t feel any spiritual pressure. Why were the Princess’s beast ears out again?

Speaking of which, it had been years since she last saw them. They were just as fluffy and golden as when she was a child.

A look of affection touched Laura’s eyes. She had essentially watched the Princess grow up, she had been so incredibly cute as a child.

Ju Rin didn’t answer. She steadied her heartbeat, controlled her agitated spiritual power, and spoke with a stable voice.

“What is it?”

Seeing that the Princess didn’t want to talk about it, Laura immediately stopped her questioning and explained her purpose.

“Jona from the Queen’s palace is here with a message from Her Majesty.”

As she spoke, she stepped aside to let Jona come forward.

After Jona stepped forward and performed a salute, she subconsciously glanced at the top of the Princess’s head. She had definitely seen the Princess expose her beast form just now.

In the palace, anyone would find this strange. Everyone knew how powerful the Princess’s spiritual power was; at least, no one in the palace could force her into an uncontrolled state.

Had she exposed them voluntarily? Jona stole a glance at the closed door… She heard that the human had been brought back to the Princess’s palace, she should be inside right now…

Was it her?

Jona planned to tell the Queen about this when she returned. After saluting, she stated her business.

“The Queen invites Her Highness the Princess and your friend to dine at her palace this evening.”

Everyone present immediately understood who “friend” referred to.

Ju Rin frowned slightly, somewhat surprised. This afternoon, when she went to the Queen’s palace, the Queen still refused to see her.

Why now… inviting them for dinner…

“Understood.” Ju Rin accepted. Whatever the reason, since the other party had made the offer, she couldn’t refuse.

Having delivered the message, Jona saluted and took her leave.

Once the woman was at a distance, Laura looked back at the Princess and asked hesitantly, “Is Your Highness going?”

Ju Rin gave a slight nod.

“Then, Miss Lan Ye?”

Ju Rin looked back at the closed bedchamber door. Thinking of what had just happened inside, her calmed spiritual power grew agitated again. She reached up and pinched her burning earlobe.

Even though it wasn’t this ear that had been kissed, it still felt as if the heat from just now remained.

It was very unsettling.

“Go inside and tell her about this. Have her get ready. When the time comes, take her directly to the Queen’s palace.”

Laura was a bit surprised. “And what about Your Highness?”

“I have some business… I’ll go directly to the Queen’s palace a bit later.”

Laura nodded, understanding the meaning. The two wouldn’t go together, but both would attend.

“Understood, Your Highness.”

Ju Rin gave the instructions and turned to leave, but after two steps, she turned back.

Laura had been watching her leave, so she hadn’t moved. Seeing her return was strange.

“Be careful when you go. Take guards with you.”

Laura was quite surprised. The Princess never took guards when moving through the palace. She hadn’t expected such an instruction.

“Understood, Your Highness.”

Ju Rin thought for a moment, then spoke again. “She is pregnant. She must not be bumped into. Tell the palace staff to be careful.”

Hearing this, Laura was even more surprised. She had thought the Princess would handle the human’s pregnancy discreetly, given that Her Highness was not yet married.

While it was common for royalty to have children with partners before marriage, it was usually handled quietly out of respect for a future spouse…

Despite her surprise and a touch of disapproval, Laura still complied: “Understood, Your Highness.”

Ju Rin truly left this time. Before she did, she pinched her ear and gave the closed door a deep look.

Laura waited until the Princess was far away before knocking and entering the bedchamber. She found the human in the connected entertainment room, jumping and singing while holding the little princess kitten.

Seeing Laura, Lan Ye waved with a smile. “Hi.”

Laura smiled and curtsied to both the human and the kitten.

Although the human didn’t have a formal title yet, Laura treated her with great respect because of the Princess’s high regard for her.

Watching her, Lan Ye stopped her waving and imitated the gesture back at her.

Laura froze for a moment.

Lan Ye walked over with the cat. “Laura, have you seen Rin?”

Laura snapped back to reality. “Yes, I just encountered her at the door. Her Highness had business and left first.”

Lan Ye chuckled, muttering to herself, “She really did run away.”

“Pardon?” Laura didn’t hear her clearly.

Lan Ye waved it off. “It’s nothing. I’m just praising your Princess for being fast on her feet.”

“Indeed she is,” Laura said with a hint of pride. Their Princess was a standout among beastmen, excelling in every ability.

After her moment of pride, Laura brought up the business at hand, relaying Jona’s message.

Upon hearing about food, Lan Ye agreed without a second thought.

People have to eat, it didn’t matter where. Besides, since Rin was going, she wasn’t worried about any danger.

Furthermore, it was at the Queen’s palace. Lan Ye was curious to see what Rin’s other mom was like.

Since there was still time before dinner, Lan Ye looked at Laura with a smile.

“Before Rin left, she told me I could play with these things if I got bored. She also said I could read the books in the next room. Oh, and photos.”

Lan Ye’s tone was natural, there was no sign she was making it up.

“Rin told me I could look at her childhood photos if I was bored, but she was in such a rush that I didn’t catch where they were kept.”

Laura replied, “They are on the bookshelf in the study. Shall I get them for you?”

Laura didn’t doubt Lan Ye’s words at all. The study next door was where the Princess spent most of her time when not training. Since the human mentioned the “books in the next room,” it was clear the Princess had taken her there.

After all, the door to the study was very well hidden, if the Princess hadn’t led her, the human shouldn’t have known about it so quickly.

As for looking at photos, it was perfectly normal for intimate partners to share photos of their pasts.

Lan Ye hadn’t expected it to be so easy. She fought back a laugh. “Thanks, I appreciate it.”

If Rin wants to run, she’s the one providing the opportunity!

She was going to have a good look at what Cat Daju looked like when she was little.

Seeing Laura walk toward the study, Lan Ye grabbed her half-charged phone, picked up the kitten, and followed closely.

If there were any photos she could use as “leverage,” she would snap a picture.

Tonight… when they were sharing a bed… she would take them out and threaten her.

And then she could… Lan Ye thought of a phrase, do whatever she pleased!

As she opened the door, Laura glanced back. Seeing the smile on Lan Ye’s face, she felt a slight confusion. Why was she smiling like that…?

It was hard to describe, like a beastman cub that had successfully pulled off a prank, just short of having a tail sticking straight up in the air.