After Becoming Pregnant With The Empress Cat's Cub - Chapter 42.1

Lan Ye withdrew her smile: “Nothing. Just planning to sue you. Lu Li, take a photo. Note down this person.” Then her gaze swept over everyone: “Take photos of all of them. I’ll sue them one by one.”

“Sue us for what?”

Lan Ye: “Bullying a pregnant woman.”

“We haven’t!”

Lan Ye looked at the person: “You scared me.” Then she looked at the one who spoke earlier: “You were too noisy.” Then she looked at Li Sha, clearly the leader of this group: “You’re too ugly for my eyes.”

Li Sha: “What did you say?!” How am I ugly? I’ve always been confident in my looks! She dared to call me ugly! Li Sha felt she couldn’t take it and wanted to step forward to teach her a lesson, but was blocked by her guard. The guard signaled with her eyes. She’s pregnant, you can’t touch her! Li Sha was unwilling, her eyes saying, She says she is, but what if she’s bluffing? The guard strongly disagreed with that thought. What if she isn’t?

While the two were communicating silently, Lu Li had already gripped her light sword, standing in front of Lan Ye as if ready to fight anyone who dared move. Her normally righteous face looked quite fierce and full of killing intent! For a moment, everyone fell silent. The entire hall was so quiet that only Hakimi’s whimpering could be heard.

Lan Ye used her hand to wipe the girl’s tears, but the more she wiped, the more they fell. “How can you be so aggrieved…”

Hakimi couldn’t help it… all along, the people around her thought she was trash… until she met Lan Ye, who encouraged her to chase her dreams… she finally stopped being such trash… she thought this time, maybe this time would be a little different… But in the end, she didn’t expect it to still be like this… She truly was trash…

“Sorry… Lan Ye… sorry… I, my mental power… I can’t control it… I can’t change my hands back…” As Hakimi spoke, she looked down at her two beast claws. Tears fell once again like a broken string of pearls, wetting an even larger area. “They want me to withdraw… I… I don’t want to… sob… I promised, I promised you… to sing at the finals for you… You, you said… you’d come cheer for me…” A sob she couldn’t suppress made the last few words crack completely.

Lan Ye didn’t have time to wipe the falling tears, she just looked at the white fluffy fur on the beast claws she loved to “rua” (pet/squish) the most, now clumped together. These beast claws were the first pair she had “rua’d” in this world! They should be fluffy and soft!

Lan Ye’s gaze chilled. She was angry. If you hit the dog, you answer to the master, let alone bullying my cat! She now felt a strong sense of discomfort, like her own pet had been bullied outside. If she didn’t win this round back… Bah, there’s no ‘if’!

She cupped Hakimi’s face and gave an order: “No more crying. Such a small scene isn’t worth crying this long over.” Seeing Lan Ye’s serious expression through her blurred, teary eyes, Hakimi subconsciously let out a hiccup and stopped her tears.

Lan Ye patted the girl’s head: “Good girl.” With that, she stood up and faced the other group on the stage: “Who did it? Who was affecting her mental power?”

Li Sha laughed: “I don’t know what you’re talking about. She’s just nervous and can’t control her mental power. For trash like her, withdrawing early is better for everyone. This isn’t just an ordinary competition. His Majesty the King will be sitting below. If she acts like this then, she’ll affect all of us. If she ruins the King’s birthday, can she take the responsibility?!”

Hakimi was momentarily stunned. She hadn’t thought about the King, she only thought about Lan Ye being disappointed. Looking at Lan Ye protecting her, Hakimi felt even more guilty. She reached out a beast claw and gently patted Lan Ye’s hand hanging at her side: “Sorry… Lan Ye, forget it.”

She had just started to say “forget it, I’ll withdraw,” when her claw was grabbed and her words were cut off.

“Do you know why they want you to withdraw?” Lan Ye turned back to Hakimi.

Hakimi looked at her with teary eyes: “Because I can’t control.”

Lan Ye cut her off directly: “It’s because they know your strength is greater than theirs.” Speaking to the group, Lan Ye continued: “A bunch of trash banding together against you is only because they know they can’t beat you through honest means, so they resort to these dirty tactics.”

Li Sha: “What did you say? We can’t beat her?”

Lan Ye acted as if that were obvious, looking at the woman with disdain.

Li Sha: “She exposed her own.”

Lan Ye interrupted: “What’s wrong with exposing a beast form? Did anyone call you shameful when you were running around with a bare butt?”

Li Sha: “Who has a bare butt?!”

Lan Ye: “Were you born wearing pants?” At this, she gave a mocking laugh: “Then you should wear them over your face, that’s the part that needs covering most.”

Li Sha: “You!”

Lan Ye interrupted again: “Keep your voice down. Don’t scare my baby.” She patted her stomach.

Li Sha’s breath caught in her throat, her face flushed red with anger. The person beside her quickly reminded her: “Miss, why bother arguing with her? Think about what we were originally doing.” The guard was clearer headed than Li Sha, arguing with a pregnant woman would bring trouble even if they won. Besides, things had gone off track. Why were they arguing with this pregnant woman? The Miss only wanted that trash to withdraw. Just focus on that.

Though it would probably be difficult now, the opponent was the Princess’s person… Fortunately, she had sensed things were going wrong earlier and had already sent out a message for help.

Li Sha also snapped out of it: “Whatever you say is useless. She violated the rules, so she must withdraw!”

Lan Ye: “Who set the rules?” She couldn’t understand these beastmen, what was wrong with showing a beast form? Why treat it as a disgrace?

“I did.” A majestic voice came from a distance.

Everyone, including Lan Ye, turned to look at the entrance where the voice came from. Li Sha was so excited upon seeing the figure that she jumped off the stage and ran toward the person. “Mom!” she shouted while running.

Hearing this, Lan Ye raised an eyebrow: “Look at this. This is what’s called losing face. Doing something bad and being in the wrong, yet instead of thinking about apologizing, you call your mom.”

Everyone: “…” Do you know who her mom is?

Although Lan Ye didn’t know who it was, clearly, at a time like this, the one arriving wouldn’t be an ordinary mom. Seeing the person approach and walk onto the stage, everyone bowed to her. “Greetings, General,” they said in unison.

Lan Ye’s eyebrows shot up. General? Earlier, when Laura was introducing her to the Cat-Meow County Lady, she mentioned her ancestor was the second strongest General of the Cat-Li tribe. “General” in this world wasn’t a specific military rank but a title. Only the descendants of the second strongest Cat-Li could inherit this title.

Lan Ye looked at the middle-aged woman in front of her. So this is the mother of that Calico cat from this morning? Strange, she thought she heard that she only had one child, the Calico cat, yet here was another one. If Laura were here, she could have explained: Miss Li Sha was adopted by General Li Hu.

“Why do you not bow upon seeing this General?”

Lan Ye stroked her belly and looked at Lu Li beside her: “You tell her.”

Lu Li explained: “Miss Lan Ye is pregnant.”

Li Hu: “…” This was the first time she’d seen such an arrogant human. When she asked a question, the human actually let someone else answer for her. Furthermore, although it was said that pregnant women could be exempt from various etiquette when meeting the King, unless they truly couldn’t move, they would generally show respect. After all, a child can’t be carried in the womb forever, if you offend too many people while pregnant, you have to think about after the birth.

However, for the moment, she couldn’t demand a pregnant woman bow to her. She sized up Lan Ye. Earlier, Li Sha’s guard had sent a distress message to her own guard, detailing this human’s identity, saying she was the human brought back by Rin. This morning, when she saw the King, she confirmed there was such a human and that she was pregnant. It was this person? Rin’s taste… how unique…

She looked at her: “You question the rules I set?” For this King’s birthday banquet, she was responsible for all program arrangements. She had set the rule, anyone with unstable mental power exposing their beast form would be persuaded to withdraw.

Hearing that the person before her had set the rule, Lan Ye immediately understood everything. These people were using this rule, using some method to harm Hakimi’s mental stability so they could grandiosely exclude her using the regulations. The championship for this competition was likely rigged.

She glanced at Li Sha’s smug face since her mother’s appearance, then silently took out her phone from her pocket. Li Hu watched the human who, after being questioned, not only didn’t answer but took out a phone and started typing away as if chatting with someone. “What are you doing?”

Lan Ye looked up at her while typing, her gaze entirely one you’d give to someone intellectually challenged. “What do you think I’m doing?”

Li Hu was intimidated by Lan Ye’s matter of fact attitude and subconsciously asked: “What?”

Lan Ye finished typing the last character and looked at her: “Calling for backup.” Even the little trash knows to find her mom.

Li Hu laughed: “You’re quite clever. Who are you looking for? Rin?” She looked at her, knowing this human belonged to Rin. There was a hint of contempt in her smile, not toward Rin, but toward this human. This person would at most be Rin’s lover in the future, she might even have favors to ask of her. She kindly reminded the other: “Even if Rin comes, she has to call me ‘Aunt’.”

Lan Ye let out a laugh. No wonder she raised a little trash, it turns out she’s an idiot.

“What are you laughing at?” Li Hu was puzzled.

Lan Ye was too lazy to explain. The opponent had already played their hand, throwing out a pair of 2s. Was she stupid enough to call out an Ace for that? “You said you set the rules?” Lan Ye asked.

Li Hu raised her chin slightly: “This General is fully responsible for all matters related to the King’s birthday banquet. This competition is an important program. This person has unstable mental power. I am now canceling her eligibility for the competition.” She already knew what was happening. It was just canceling a commoner’s eligibility, how big of a deal could it be? Even without this rule, if she wanted to, she could find various reasons in a heartbeat. After all, she was the one who made the rules.

Lan Ye looked at her, her expression solemn: “So you’re clearly using your status to pressure people, right?”

Li Hu looked at her but didn’t say it explicitly, not giving anyone a handle to use against her. It was said that the royal family and commoners were equal under the law, but in reality, there were plenty of ways to use rules to avoid it. After all, they were the ones who made the rules. A pitiful commoner wanting to uphold justice… Li Hu chuckled lightly, the expression on her face being the best explanation. Yes, it’s bullying through power.

Lan Ye looked at her and fell silent. Seeing her stop speaking, Li Hu laughed: “Are you thinking about suing me as well? Claiming the rules I set affected a pregnant woman’s emotions?”

These words were full of sarcasm, and the people nearby followed with laughter. Li Sha’s group watched the silent Lan Ye as if watching a play. She had been so arrogant just now, she had also been slow-witted, arguing with a human and lowering her own status. “I told you to withdraw yourself earlier. Now your eligibility is being canceled.” She had been kind earlier, letting her withdraw herself so she could retain a bit of dignity. Instead, this trash and this human didn’t know what was good for them.

Hakimi no longer wanted this competition. She only wanted Lan Ye to be okay. Given the current situation and knowing the opponents were all formidable figures, she wanted to stand up in front of Lan Ye and apologize, it was all her fault.

Lu Li felt an inexplicable surge of anger. She was ordered to protect Lan Ye, yet now she was clearly being oppressed and there was nothing she could do. She leaned in and whispered: “Let’s find Her Highness the Princess.” The Highness would surely have a way. Her voice, even though lowered, was clearly heard by everyone.

Li Hu laughed: “Finding her is useless. She can’t change this rule.”

Lu Li looked at her. The Princess can’t change the rules, but she can beat everyone here except the General. The Princess was that powerful.

Lan Ye looked at Li Hu: “If Rin can’t change it, who can?”

Li Hu laughed: “Well, probably only the King. What, do you have the ability to invite her here?” The King didn’t like this human, so why would she help her? Furthermore, the King wouldn’t embarrass her.

Just then, Lan Ye saw her silenced phone light up. Seeing the caller was Qiao Zi, she hit accept. In the video appeared a face that was both pale and dark, looking conflicted and quite unwilling.

Lan Ye smiled and looked at the confident Li Hu. “What if I have invited her?”