MORIC - Chapter 96
Chapter 96: Who Would Run Away With a Baby Bump?!
Chi Yueshan subconsciously held her breath. She had thought Xi Zhoumeng would ask something along the lines of, "What are your plans for the future?"
What!
What kind of question was this!
So awkward, so awkward! Can't this person consider my feelings for a moment!
I'm in a relationship with you right now!
And you're hitting me with these messy hypotheticals!
Senior Wen has someone she likes! And she loves her so much!!
Chi Yueshan let out a cry and finally pounced on Xi Zhoumeng. "What are you doing!!"
Xi Zhoumeng's veil was ripped off. She hadn't expected Chi Yueshan to have such a huge reaction.
Whether in this life or the last, Xi Zhoumeng had never been so disheveled. Chi Yueshan looked like she was about to eat her alive.
She would much rather be "eaten" in a different way than be beaten up by Chi Yueshan in front of Wen Xinghuo.
Such a strong Omega!
The corner of Wen Xinghuo's mouth twitched as she watched the two Omegas on the opposite sofa wrestle with each other.
The usually impeccably poised Xi Zhoumeng's hair was a mess. Unsure if she didn't want to or didn't dare to fight back, she let Chi Yueshan's slap land.
The cute Omega from the Lower World was about to cry from embarrassment.
"You! Who are you insulting!"
Wen Xinghuo opened her mouth, wanting to break up the fight, but Xi Shuang's words couldn't help but surface in her mind: It's their domestic affair, what business is it of yours?
Besides, wouldn't it be even more awkward if I tried to mediate in this situation? But it's not good for them to keep fighting like this either.
Perhaps because it was the first time in many years that she had seen Xi Zhoumeng so utterly flustered, Wen Xinghuo felt a strange urge to record the scene.
The next second, she felt she was being too wicked and dismissed the thought.
"Don't hit the face!"
"It hurts!"
"My hand still has your bite marks on it!"
"Be careful, watch out for my nails, they're very expensive!"
...
Wen Xinghuo thought: Why is she so precious about her nails now that she's in a relationship? Shouldn't she have them removed?
I didn't realize someone like Yueshan would be the 1 in the relationship?
Wen Xinghuo let her thoughts wander for a few minutes, resisted the urge to share this gossip with Sheng Yangkui, and ate a few more pastries. By then, the two across from her had finally finished their duel.
Xi Zhoumeng picked up her expensive veil and grumpily called out to Wen Xinghuo, "Hey."
"Stop eating and say something."
Chi Yueshan tidied her hair and smiled sheepishly at Wen Xinghuo.
"I'm sorry, Senior Xinghuo, she just likes to talk nonsense."
Xi Zhoumeng said, "I'm serious. I want to know if it's a possibility."
She put her veil back on, the jewels unable to hide the pink flush on her face from her tussle with Chi Yueshan.
"I'm afraid I might..."
She shook her head again, looking back at Wen Xinghuo. "I'm being serious."
Her earnestness was obvious, and Wen Xinghuo also sat up a little straighter.
"No."
Ever since she had processed the question, Wen Xinghuo had considered this possibility.
If Sheng Yangkui hadn't existed, she might have returned to the Upper World due to her useless father's whim.
In that case, Chi Yueshan would still have enrolled in Guyun Academy. She and Chi Yueshan would have met, and their relationship might have been a bit better than it was now.
But it absolutely would not have crossed that line.
The other possibility was that she, like Chi Yueshan, would have wandered the Lower World, working to earn money, and they would have entered Guyun Academy together.
In that case, her relationship with Chi Yueshan might have been even better, but there still wouldn't have been any unconventional feelings.
Wen Xinghuo had never been in a relationship, but she knew what it meant to love someone recklessly.
The fondness she had for Chi Yueshan was never that kind of love, and her protection was not the kind of life-or-death devotion.
After speaking, Wen Xinghuo apologized to Chi Yueshan.
"If A'Kui's appearance was what led to our current path, I still have to..."
Chi Yueshan interrupted Wen Xinghuo, "You've never done anything to wrong me."
She waved her hand, and with a sober Xi Zhoumeng beside her, Chi Yueshan reached out and hugged her arm.
"Although this one is vain, arrogant, fussy, and a clean freak, she's really, really good to me."
Chi Yueshan scratched her head. "I don't know how to say it, but if it weren't for you, Senior Xinghuo, I wouldn't have been so determined to get into Guyun Academy."
"And back then, my feelings for you were largely because life was hard after my master died, and I really had nothing left to support me."
"Anything would have done; you just happened to be suitable."
Chi Yueshan rarely showed affection towards Xi Zhoumeng in public, but then again, they had only recently gone from rivals to lovers.
And it was still a secret relationship.
Such a declaration of love always carried a hint of girlish shyness. "Anyway, being able to see you again was one of my wishes, and it's already been fulfilled."
"I have very important things to do next."
She had long since taken off those heavy, black-framed glasses, and her eyes shimmered with a frank joy, so sincere that even Wen Xinghuo found it exceptionally admirable.
Xi Zhoumeng felt the touch on her arm, and her heart beat a little faster than usual.
She was clearly older than these two, yet it was the first time in her life she had been loved so purely.
Wen Xinghuo asked, "What is it? Can I help?"
Chi Yueshan said, "It's finding my Alpha mother. I only know she was a military officer, and I still..."
Xi Zhoumeng cut in, "Why ask her for help? Are her connections as good as mine? I'll help you find her."
She interrupted Chi Yueshan's words, then added, "Why not? Our Xinghuo is so good, you don't like her?"
Chi Yueshan was dumbfounded. The next second, she shrieked and covered Xi Zhoumeng's mouth. "Can you not have an episode out in public! You're going to put her on the spot and kill her!"
Wen Xinghuo didn't find it abnormal at all.
It would be strange if Xi Zhoumeng were normal.
Chi Yueshan said, "Let's be serious! What about the Princess! Like you, she's also an outsider..."
Chi Yueshan paused. "Is this something we can talk about?"
Xi Zhoumeng's lipstick was smeared on Chi Yueshan's palm. She looked rather annoyed as she said, "I'm willing to talk, I'm just afraid Wen Xinghuo won't dare to listen."
Wen Xinghuo asked, "Why?"
Xi Zhoumeng replied, "I'm afraid you'll feel guilty to death, afraid you'll break up with her on the spot, saying something like, 'For your own good, let's break up, baby.'"
Chi Yueshan said, "You think everyone is as... frivolous with their words as you are."
Xi Zhoumeng retorted, "How am I being frivolous? Yesterday, I called you 'Shan-baby' and you were very happy."
Chi Yueshan exclaimed, "I was not!"
Xi Zhoumeng insisted, "Yes, you were!"
Wen Xinghuo had already started ignoring this kind of dialogue with its extra content.
She asked, "You're from the future?"
Xi Zhoumeng replied, "Not exactly."
She smoothed her hair, then took out a mirror to reapply her lipstick. "I just know your future."
She thought to herself: I even watched you grow up.
Chi Yueshan let out an exaggerated "Wah!" and said, "Why! What about me!"
Xi Zhoumeng said, "You, of course, are madly in love with me and will only ever dote on me."
She was clearly talking nonsense. Chi Yueshan huffed, "I don't believe you."
Wen Xinghuo asked, "My future... it must have her in it, right?"
Xi Zhoumeng nodded.
"You cut off the Queen's head and became the hero of the galaxy."
She said it as casually as if Wen Xinghuo had just gone out to buy a watch.
After she spoke, a long silence filled the room. After what felt like an eternity, Chi Yueshan exclaimed, "Holy shit—"
"Is that something you can just say?"
Xi Zhoumeng said, "This teahouse is under my name, and it will be under yours in the future. Is there a problem?"
Chi Yueshan was already numb. "I'm talking about the content!"
"Why would cutting off... make her a hero? Senior Wen is bound to be a hero, but not an anti-hero!"
Chi Yueshan was as indignant as if her idol had committed treason.
"And weren't we asking about the Princess! How did it get to... to the Qu..."
Those two words felt scorching on her tongue. Chi Yueshan was, at heart, still a timid little citizen and didn't quite dare to say the full word.
Wen Xinghuo said, "She will be the Queen."
She gripped her teacup, her strength a little out of control. Her hand trembled as she had already guessed Xi Zhoumeng's meaning.
Chi Yueshan stared at Xi Zhoumeng.
The one who knew the future was no longer lounging lazily. She sat up straight and poured Wen Xinghuo a fresh cup of tea.
Wen Xinghuo's original cup had shattered. The porcelain shards were in her palm, squeezed until they drew a line of blood that trickled down her hand.
She wondered if, in that future when she beheaded Sheng Yangkui, blood would also splatter three feet high.
Would that Wen Xinghuo be sad?
Chi Yueshan understood now, too. She looked at Wen Xinghuo in shock.
What kind of future was that, where killing the Queen could make one a hero to the entire galaxy.
That Queen...
"But that's the future I know. It doesn't represent the future we can reach now."
The fragrance of tea filled the air, and the elegant music continued to play.
Xi Zhoumeng said, "As for what specifically happened, you'll have to ask Sheng Yangkui."
Chi Yueshan could tell she was in a rather good mood.
What's she so happy about? Does she enjoy this kind of drama?
"You wouldn't be too scared to ask, would you?"
Xi Zhoumeng let out a soft sigh. "In our family, only Mother is in the military. If I ask her about the Queen, she can't say much."
This was likely the plot for the rest of the book. Xi Zhoumeng was also very curious about what kind of role the Queen played.
The system's data hadn't been fully repaired yet, and the plot it submitted was still missing key content.
It had also said that just getting here had been difficult enough.
Xi Zhoumeng couldn't get any answers from it, so she had let it go.
Wen Xinghuo had a naturally large frame and was tall; feminine traits weren't particularly prominent on her.
But her personality was very good, and there was almost nothing that could push her to a dead end.
Besides, she was still a student, even if she had already made comprehensive career plans. In the future, there would be turmoil between various interstellar factions, there would be wars, wars with the Zerg, and so on.
She had never expected that the future achievement she would hear about was her killing...
Sheng Yangkui, who would become Queen.
How could that be possible?
Her skin was already dark, and the scar that snaked across her face and through her brow made her look fierce even when she wasn't smiling.
Now, with her eyebrows knitted, she looked nothing short of terrifying.
Chi Yueshan was also shaken. She poked Xi Zhoumeng and whispered, "This is too scary."
Xi Zhoumeng pushed a small cream square into her hand. "This is scary?"
Chi Yueshan asked, "Is there something even scarier?"
Her lips were dotted with cream, but her eyes were exceptionally innocent and filled with complete trust.
Chi Yueshan had no idea how torturous her ardor was, especially since she was a one hundred percent match for Xi Zhoumeng.
A tailor-made lover.
Xi Zhoumeng thought: Perhaps this lover will die in that future.
Is there anything scarier than that?
What exactly happened during the practical training on the dwarf planet could only be answered by the other person who knew the future, Sheng Yangkui.
But she couldn't bear to scare Chi Yueshan any further. She leaned in close and whispered, "There is."
Chi Yueshan was both curious and afraid. "What is it?"
Could it be that the galaxy was overrun by the Zerg and humanity was wiped out? Wow, that's a disaster movie. It can't be that bad, right?
Xi Zhoumeng said, "You ran away with my child."
A crisp smack echoed, sharp enough to pull Wen Xinghuo back from her thoughts.
Xi Zhoumeng's veil was off again. She was clutching her face, and this time, it really hurt.
Her eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Chi Yueshan in disbelief. "You hit me? How could you actually hit my face?"
Chi Yueshan retorted, "I would never run away with a baby bump! Don't you dare lie to me!"
Wen Xinghuo: ?
Xi Zhoumeng said, "Of course you wouldn't!"
It was unclear where she had learned such a tone, but it was tinged with a condescending disdain. "Woman, if you were carrying my child, do you think I'd let you run? I'd hunt you down to the ends of the earth."
Wen Xinghuo was even more bewildered. What on earth had happened in the few minutes she had been spacing out?
How did the conversation get to having babies?
How do two Omegas have a baby?
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