MORIC - Chapter 162
Chapter 162: Who's Spoiled and Arrogant?
Chi Yueshan and Xi Zhoumeng went back and forth on this matter for several days.
Xi Zhoumeng almost missed her urgent deadline, forcing her to pull an all-nighter to meet it.
Chi Yueshan had wanted to stay up with her, but a certain someone felt that this kind of companionship was less meaningful than something more substantial next time. Perhaps still hung up on Chi Yueshan's pregnancy, Xi Zhoumeng would always say in a strange tone, "If you weren't pregnant, we could be having wild nights in this world without any burdens."
Wild nights.
The kind of wild nights that made Chi Yueshan want to punch her.
Perhaps Chi Yueshan's glare was too fierce. Xi Zhoumeng rubbed her nose, let out a feigned sigh, and then focused on her work.
She was a completely different person when she was working versus when she wasn't. Chi Yueshan would occasionally glance at her back before looking down to revise her own mecha design drafts.
Since they arrived in this world, they hadn't been able to activate their mechas, as if there was some natural obstacle.
Even though Chi Yueshan had brought Zhou Fengqin's notes, she couldn't refer to them anymore.
Fortunately, she had prepared many copies of those materials and had reviewed them so many times over the years that she had practically memorized them.
Even though Chi Yueshan claimed to have a strong constitution, pregnancy still brought other reactions.
After the morning sickness came drowsiness; she clearly felt her energy levels were low. Even with a good appetite, she was prone to sleepiness and would occasionally have a sudden craving for something specific.
However, Chi Yueshan had never eaten many delicacies in her life. In contrast, Xi Zhoumeng would order snacks and fruits online that Chi Yueshan had never even seen before. Even if this Young Miss wasn't the Young Miss from their world, she still had a different kind of extravagant air.
She would just buy everything and let Chi Yueshan pick what she wanted.
In a rented house that still looked dilapidated on the outside even after renovation, their time of gestation passed in this old city district.
Every day, Chi Yueshan's dreams were like watching a movie, helplessly witnessing events develop to an irreversible point.
That version of herself lived alone on the ZR main star. Because she couldn't find a way back, having a child made her feel less lonely.
But to say she wasn't lonely... she was, in the end, still a bit lonesome.
She should be grateful that this world wasn't affected by pheromones; otherwise, a pregnant Omega deprived of an Alpha's comfort would be on the verge of death.
That Chi Yueshan gave birth alone and raised the child alone in a flurry of confusion.
Because it was still herself, Chi Yueshan didn't feel any hatred while dreaming.
After all, that "me" also liked Xi Zhoumeng so much.
She even thought of her own Omega father back then, wondering if he had also waited for the arrival of a new life with such hope.
"How is it? Are you feeling what the doctor talked about?"
In the new month, Xi Zhoumeng accompanied Chi Yueshan to her prenatal check-up. Compared to Xi Zhoumeng's pickiness, Chi Yueshan actually felt the medical care here wasn't as bad as she made it out to be.
Money makes the world go round, after all. The service at the private hospital was incredibly attentive, much better than crowding into a public hospital alone like in her dreams.
It was just that Xi Zhoumeng's face was deathly pale, as if going to the obstetrics department was like going to hell.
Chi Yueshan knew she had already accepted this reality, but seeing Xi Zhoumeng's expression, she couldn't help but feel a sense of schadenfreude.
The 'me' from the world in my dreams didn't have this person with her, so now I'm going to properly torment this person.
"I'm doing fine."
As Chi Yueshan's pregnancy progressed, it became very obvious, yet she could still walk as briskly as ever, which seemed terrifying in the eyes of the other women there for check-ups.
Plus, her face was naturally youthful, making her look like she had just come of age, which always made people suspect something bad had happened to her.
Even the doctor asked tactfully during a private examination.
Asking Xi Zhoumeng, of course.
Xi Zhoumeng was numb to it.
She suppressed her flaring temper and remained silent. The doctor, thinking their guess was correct, asked, "Has this been reported to the police?"
Xi Zhoumeng finally responded seriously, "She's my little sister-in-law."
The doctor went "uh."
Xi Zhoumeng retorted, "Isn't twenty the legal age of marriage on our planet?"
"Rest assured, no crime has been committed."
"She and my older brother separated amicably. My brother has someone new now, so I'm taking care of her."
Xi Zhoumeng didn't look like she came from an ordinary family; even the medical guide suspected she was some kind of celebrity when they saw her.
But Xi Zhoumeng quickly put on a mask and patiently waited for the woman inside.
When Chi Yueshan came out, she heard Xi Zhoumeng's words.
Others might not have noticed, but she could definitely hear the gritted-teeth frustration in Xi Zhoumeng's voice.
How many times has she had to answer this kind of question?
This idiot. She could just say we did IVF. She has to invent some taboo relationship every time.
Such a pervert.
The "pervert" instantly changed her expression when she saw her come out, her cold demeanor melting into a visible gentleness as she reached out to take Chi Yueshan's hand. "Ready to go?"
After leaving the hospital and getting into the car, Xi Zhoumeng asked about other things.
When she got talkative, she was actually quite similar to Xi Li. It was just that her face and aura were more deceptive, making people hesitant to associate the word "nagging" with Xi Zhoumeng herself.
Chi Yueshan's temper was getting worse and worse, perhaps because she empathized too much with the sorrow of giving birth alone in her dreams.
She even yelled at Xi Zhoumeng, "You're so annoying!"
Xi Zhoumeng's car had just pulled out of the parking lot. In the past, she would never have wanted to drive herself.
Now, she had even gotten her driver's license in a flash, within a week.
Because Chi Yueshan didn't want a third person in their lives, not even a designated driver.
She's really getting better and better at throwing her weight around.
Xi Zhoumeng looked innocent after being yelled at. "Why are you angry again?"
Chi Yueshan: "You have no idea how painful childbirth is!"
Xi Zhoumeng assumed she had been scared by the online prenatal class she watched that morning. She nodded. "I know."
Her attitude was relatively soft, as she knew why Chi Yueshan was so jumpy.
After they had talked things through, every time Chi Yueshan dreamed of new content from the other world, she would report it to Xi Zhoumeng in meticulous detail.
Xi Zhoumeng felt there was some exaggeration.
For example, the part where after the "System Chi Yueshan" gave birth and returned, she herself was cold and indifferent and even wanted to kill the child.
Although, that doesn't really go against my character profile.
A Xi Zhoumeng who hadn't experienced a complete marking might really have been capable of such a heartless act.
The problem was, the "her" from the other world had already completed the marking with Chi Yueshan.
Even if their relationship hadn't been explicitly stated before, Chi Yueshan stubbornly believed that the other Xi Zhoumeng was just stringing her along.
Xi Zhoumeng felt quite wronged.
When she thought about how the "System Chi Yueshan" would occasionally emphasize things like "You just like me" or "You liked me first," she felt a pang of heartache.
How could Xi Zhoumeng not know what she herself was like?
If it weren't for a noisy, electrocuting system, she wouldn't have had much interest in this book-transmigration world.
At most, she would have just wanted to know the ending of the serialized novel she hadn't finished.
Once she knew, she could try to die again.
Who knows, she might have gone back.
Love was something Xi Zhoumeng didn't really hope for. After all, she had tried, failed, and no longer held any expectations.
Even if Chi Yueshan was her girl, she could still maintain a distance, giving Chi Yueshan better treatment than Wen Xinghuo.
But that was all.
The Secondary Differentiation that erupted during the Zerg Tide must have been the catalyst for "me" and Chi Yueshan in that world.
A perfect compatibility, a violent lust—it could make a somewhat numb person feel alive again.
A sudden child could also make an Alpha, who was already abnormally irritable from losing her connection to her Omega, even more bewildered.
No matter the time or space, Xi Zhoumeng's emotions were always stirred by Chi Yueshan.
Chi Yueshan was her tide.
"You know? What do you know!"
Chi Yueshan retorted with puffed cheeks, while pulling out a croissant Xi Zhoumeng had bought for her before they got in the car and stuffing it into her mouth. "You'll never understand this feeling."
She also found it hard to control the emotions stirred up by the advancing months of her pregnancy.
They had been living together for several months, and Chi Yueshan hadn't been showing much before. Recently, it had become more and more exaggerated, as if the baby in her belly had decided to start growing bigger.
At night, it was either cramps or chest pain, and she would be soaked in sweat from top to bottom. Xi Zhoumeng didn't sleep well either, always having to promptly change Chi Yueshan's clothes.
In the end, Chi Yueshan gave up and planned to just lie there without wearing anything.
The heating was on in the house anyway, so it was hot.
She gave no thought at all to the feelings of Xi Zhoumeng, who occasionally had video calls with Xuan Rujia to discuss materials.
A pregnant Chi Yueshan was very much like a child.
This recent realization made Xi Zhoumeng increasingly clear-headed.
And it also brought a sense of novelty.
It was currently the afternoon rush hour, and the drive from the city hospital to the old district would take over thirty minutes.
And there was a traffic jam in between.
They had to wait a long time at the traffic lights.
This was a coastal city. The intersection where Xi Zhoumeng's car was stopped was on a slope, from which they could just see the blue sea at the end of the winding road.
The weather was turning cold, and the ground by the road was covered with fallen plane tree leaves.
The child sitting in the passenger seat was also her little wife.
Even though Xi Zhoumeng and Chi Yueshan weren't that far apart in age, it was a stretch to call her soul youthful.
Even if she herself could be childish, her appearance and aura made her seem older than Chi Yueshan.
She could be an older sister, a sister-in-law, a senior.
But in this world, no one knew she was Chi Yueshan's Alpha.
We will have a continuation of our bloodline, a continuation without a purpose.
Just purely... us.
Xi Zhoumeng suddenly let out a laugh.
Chi Yueshan turned her head indignantly. "What are you laughing at? Is it funny? Be serious."
Her appetite had surged recently; she could eat three bowls of rice in one meal. After eating, she would worry if her belly was big because she ate too much, and what if the baby got stuck during delivery.
The restaurant owner had practically become Chi Yueshan's life mentor in this world, perhaps because she projected her longing for Zhou Fengqin onto her.
It occasionally gave Xi Zhoumeng the feeling that this person had found her own family to back her up.
To the point that Xi Zhoumeng's already decent cooking skills had to undergo a second round of guidance from the restaurant owner, constantly improving to create flavors that would satisfy Chi Yueshan.
If the Xi family were here, they would never be able to imagine that their family's Young Miss would one day become a cook.
"Am I not being serious?"
Xi Zhoumeng sighed faintly. "Didn't I just experience labor pains?"
Chi Yueshan snorted. "That's not the same."
Xi Zhoumeng: "If I had a choice, I definitely..."
Chi Yueshan: "If you had a choice, you wouldn't want a child!"
She licked her lips hastily. Her face, which had rounded out, looked very pinchable.
Not to mention her enlarged bust and the plump bottom that worried her. She would even wake up in the middle of the night, crying, and punch Xi Zhoumeng who had just finished changing her underwear: "If you dare find another female Omega because my figure is ruined, I'll kill you."
"I'll destroy your mecha, wuwuwu... no, that would just make you happier."
"I'll..."
Chi Yueshan, who would stammer "I'll..." for ages in the middle of the night, was now gloating. "I just want to give you no choice. I just want to be the accident of your life."
The sentimentality of a pregnant Omega truly left Xi Zhoumeng speechless.
And now, Chi Yueshan was taking advantage of the traffic jam to size up Xi Zhoumeng without restraint.
The female Alpha, who had dyed her hair back to black, was still ridiculously outstanding in appearance. Even when wearing a mask, she gave off the vibe of a model out on the street. Not to mention her every move exuded a certain air, which always gave Chi Yueshan the mistaken impression that it was her own incompetence that had this person living in a rented house.
But that was just Xi Zhoumeng. No matter which Xi Zhoumeng it was, she possessed an attraction that made Chi Yueshan lose her soul and throw caution to the wind.
Xi Zhoumeng leaned over and took a bite of the half-eaten croissant from Chi Yueshan's hand. Then, under Chi Yueshan's stunned gaze, she stuffed the last piece into Chi Yueshan's mouth. "What accident? It's fate."
Chi Yueshan swallowed the bread and protested, "Hey! You said you wouldn't eat my croissant!"
Xi Zhoumeng shook her head smugly. "I ate it. What are you gonna do, hit me?"
So shameless.
In the car, Chi Yueshan didn't dare do anything to her, so she could only rub her belly and coach her future child—
"In the future, you bully your Alpha mother. She's super annoying."
Xi Zhoumeng slowly added—
"Your mom speaks in opposites. Annoying means like, and don't want means want. Got it?"
Chi Yueshan: "Get lost!"
Xi Zhoumeng planted a kiss on Chi Yueshan's cheek. "Get lost means kiss."
Chi Yueshan felt her face was now covered in croissant grease.
But her heart was like melted butter, gurgling with heart-shaped bubbles.
Damn it, I like her so much.
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