MORIC - Chapter 177

Chapter 177: Who Got Peed On

Xi Zhoumeng felt a constant clamor around her, but no matter how hard she tried to open her eyes, it was futile.

She couldn't quite tell if it was a dream or reality.

What was going on? She could even hear Xi Shuang's voice. How was that woman's voice even louder than Chi Yueshan's?

Where was Chi Yueshan?

Why was she talking to Wen Xinghuo again? And what was this about "you hold her and see"?

Hold what?

Don't tell me she's letting Wen Xinghuo hold me???

This isn't some life-or-death situation, and I'm not dead. Chi Yueshan, do you really have to be like this? Besides, Wen Xinghuo has someone now.

It sounded like there were a lot of people.

Xi Zhoumeng listened for a while but eventually succumbed to the soreness in her limbs and drifted back to sleep.

When she truly opened her eyes and woke up, the first thing she saw wasn't the extravagant ceiling of her own room, but an ugly face, right up close.

Whose kid was this?

Damn…

It couldn't be…

After seeing her friends off, Chi Yueshan returned and pushed open the door to find Xi Zhoumeng sitting on the bed in a daze.

To be precise, she was staring blankly at the child on the bed.

They hadn't actually been apart for a very long time; compared to a couple like Xi Mingguang and her partner, who spent most of the year apart, their time together was more than enough to be considered clingy.

But Chi Yueshan couldn't help but feel that a vast expanse of time had passed between them, long enough to feel like several lifetimes.

Xi Zhoumeng was still out of it. She remembered returning to Xi Li's comment about his "wife" going into labor, and she remembered Chi Yueshan having enough strength during childbirth to tell her to get lost.

And now, that had resulted in such a… hastily put-together-looking child?

Even though Xi Zhoumeng knew that newborns were rarely good-looking, she found it hard to accept that this little thing actually looked like this.

Why does it have so little hair? Do Chi Yueshan and I have a baldness gene?

My family definitely doesn't. There hasn't been a single bald person in the Xi family for generations. Then Chi Yueshan… could her mother have been bald?

She just passed away early, before reaching that age.

Then again, I have heard that the dukes of the M-Galaxy are all rather unflattering to look at…

This dissatisfaction made Xi Zhoumeng focus her full attention on observing the baby, so much so that she didn't even notice Chi Yueshan had walked up beside her.

Just as Chi Yueshan got close, she heard Xi Zhoumeng muttering, "It has a nose and eyes, so why does it look so soft and collapsed?"

"And this mouth…"

At first, Chi Yueshan found it novel, since it was rare to see this side of her. But the more she listened, the more her anger simmered, until she finally couldn't hold back and yelled, "What are you doing!"

Xi Zhoumeng jumped, her long hair falling from her shoulders to her chest as she abruptly looked up at Chi Yueshan.

Chi Yueshan asked, "When did you wake up? How are you feeling?"

Xi Zhoumeng replied, "Just now… I'm not sure. Were Xi Shuang and the others here?"

She looked pale, as if completely exhausted, and several days of sleep hadn't been enough to restore her energy.

But Xi Zhoumeng was Xi Zhoumeng. Even with her listless spirit, the sight of her made Chi Yueshan's nose sting with an unbearable urge to cry.

Chi Yueshan sniffled. "Yeah. So you were awake all along?"

She sat on the edge of the bed, glanced at the baby, and huffed, "Isn't it rude to pretend to be asleep when your friends come to visit you?"

Xi Zhoumeng scooted to the side, afraid of touching the soft little baby. "I wasn't pretending. I was just a little groggy."

She sighed. "Have I been asleep for several days?"

She then looked at Chi Yueshan nervously. "Are you okay?"

Her eyes kept darting to Chi Yueshan's stomach. Chi Yueshan wanted to punch her but couldn't bear to, so she cupped Xi Zhoumeng's face instead. "I'm much better than you are."

"Where have you been all this time?"

The young miss had never shown any signs of fatigue before. Her lips always looked as if they were colored with a semi-permanent lipstick, which, combined with their superior shape, always gave people the urge to kiss them.

Xi Zhoumeng said, "I went to a world without you. It was so boring."

She yawned again, looking like she hadn't slept well, but she couldn't help worrying about Chi Yueshan's health and forced herself to ask, "Are you alright?"

"But you being here proves that Xuan Ping really brought you back."

Chi Yueshan snorted. "I told you, my body is in great shape. What's giving birth? I could have used my powers to fight the Zerg too. I don't need you to save the world all by yourself."

She took Xi Zhoumeng's hand and pressed it against her own stomach. "The baby's gone. Now she's right next to you, and you're still complaining about her?"

At that moment, Chi Yueshan's eyes were wide with anger, looking as if she would scratch Xi Zhoumeng if she said another word.

Xi Zhoumeng scooted away again, as if a small bomb was lying next to her.

Chi Yueshan pushed her back toward it. In her current weakened state, Xi Zhoumeng was no match for an Omega with M-Galaxy genes and was easily shoved right next to her own child.

Chi Yueshan said, "Hold her."

Xi Zhoumeng pleaded, "I'm so tired. Can you let me sleep a little more?"

She squinted, a wave of drowsiness seeming to wash over her in an instant. Her acting was flawless, though it was probably half-genuine.

Chi Yueshan sneered, "Nice try."

She placed the baby directly onto Xi Zhoumeng, who nearly shot up from the bed.

The baby was too soft; the sensation made Xi Zhoumeng's skin crawl.

But apparently, their child wasn't much of a fuss maker. It was as if she had possessed her own independent consciousness from birth. Even when Chi Yueshan gently placed her down, she didn't open her eyes and simply continued to sleep.

Chi Yueshan said, "I thought you weren't coming back."

She placed a hand on her child's back, patting it gently, completely unaware of how tender her expression was. A touch of obvious melancholy lingered in that tenderness; even with Xi Zhoumeng's return, it wouldn't vanish in an instant.

Xi Zhoumeng said, "I went to the Prime Century."

Chi Yueshan's hand paused, and her eyes widened in shock. "You can just go to any world you want now?"

She wasn't even that surprised, as Xuan Ping had mentioned something about it earlier.

Her Alpha, Xi Zhoumeng, was no ordinary person. She was the God's Arbiter, a king from another world.

The Soul Chain and the Magnetic Star Meteorite were indelible labels attached to her. She was destined to live a life that was anything but ordinary.

Xuan Ping had spoken with reverence, and the other three had all reacted differently.

Wen Xinghuo had known something was off with Xi Zhoumeng, but at most, she had assumed the other girl could predict the future. She never imagined Xi Zhoumeng wasn't even from this world.

As for Xi Shuang, she had just "ooh-ed" and "aah-ed" for a while before managing to squeeze out an "as expected of her."

Ling Xun, on the other hand, wasn't too surprised. In this life, she had a healthy body, but she also knew that not everything could be attributed to talent. Often, the halo of talent was so bright that people forgot how much effort was required beneath it.

Xi Zhoumeng said, "Not really. It requires calculations."

With a small creature lying on her, she couldn't relax at all. Looking as if she were facing a great enemy, she frowned and said, "Don't worry, I won't leave again."

"Other worlds reject me, but this one doesn't."

The sensation on her body was too strange. Xi Zhoumeng knitted her beautiful brows and asked Chi Yueshan, "Can you take her off me?"

Chi Yueshan retorted, "'Her'? She's your daughter."

Xi Zhoumeng complained, "How old am I to have a daughter? This is so unfair."

Chi Yueshan sneered back, "How old was I when I was forcibly marked and had a baby?"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Xi Zhoumeng immediately fell silent.

Chi Yueshan watched her awkwardly raise her hand, only to hesitate for a long time without daring to touch the baby. In the end, she took matters into her own hands, pressing Xi Zhoumeng's hand down onto the little one's bottom.

Xi Zhoumeng asked, "What's her name?"

During the time they lived together, Xi Zhoumeng had never brought up the subject. Although Chi Yueshan would occasionally chat about it, she always said to let Chi Yueshan decide everything.

Asking so matter-of-factly now inexplicably annoyed Chi Yueshan.

How could she be like this? Even though I was the one who gave birth, this person did take good care of me.

But… but why does she give me the feeling that she's drawing such a clear line between us!

Chi Yueshan said, "Hunhun."

Xi Zhoumeng went, "Huh?"

The human cub was so small, but the warm little bundle lying on her was giving Xi Zhoumeng goosebumps all over. She let out a small sound.

"Which characters?"

This didn't seem like Chi Yueshan's style at all. I thought it would be something like "Wrench."

Chi Yueshan said, "The 'hun' from 'hunmi' 【coma】."

Xi Zhoumeng asked, "Why did you pick that? Isn't that too unlucky?"

Chi Yueshan replied, "How is it unlucky? It's very commemorative."

Xi Zhoumeng: "Huh?"

Chi Yueshan said, "Didn't you pass out?"

She didn't explain everything; that half-sentence was enough to get the point across.

Xi Zhoumeng said, "I didn't realize you were so humorous."

Her body was still rigid, and she didn't argue about the name. She looked at Chi Yueshan pleadingly again. "Please take her away."

Chi Yueshan said, "Beg me."

Her face was still quite round, but it wasn't unattractive. When she smiled, she looked even more vibrant, a touch of warmth adorning her features and adding a hint of maturity.

It was as if she had grown up completely without anyone noticing.

Xi Zhoumeng said, "I'm begging you."

Chi Yueshan replied, "No. You figure it out. You can't just ignore her forever, can you?"

The technological development in this world was indeed much faster than on Xi Zhoumeng's home planet. Chi Yueshan was already almost fully recovered.

Coupled with her naturally good constitution, in Xi Li's eyes, she was the very picture of youthful vitality. He was already daydreaming about how cute his little niece would be when she grew up.

Xi Zhoumeng said, "I didn't say I'd ignore her, but it's not good for her to lie on me like this, is it?"

She added seriously to Chi Yueshan, "She's so little, she can't even roll over yet."

Chi Yueshan said, "Then you help her roll over."

She absolutely loved this sight. Seeing Xi Zhoumeng so helpless gave Chi Yueshan a feeling of profound reality.

The person before her was no longer a phantom conjured by her longing, and she no longer had to wake from nightmares in the middle of the night, terrified that the other had gone somewhere she could never reach, unable to help.

Gone, and never coming back.

Xi Zhoumeng said, "I'm afraid I'll hurt her."

She said it honestly, her frowning face still possessing an ineffable beauty, but her hand was once again hesitant to move.

Chi Yueshan said, "But Pingping and the others all held Hunhun just now. Everyone was fine."

Xi Zhoumeng seemed to remember something. "You even let Wen Xinghuo walk around with the baby?"

Chi Yueshan said, "No, I didn't."

Xi Zhoumeng insisted, "I heard it all."

Chi Yueshan retorted, "Is there a problem with that? What's wrong with walking around the room? A certain someone is the baby's mother and won't even help her roll over."

Xi Zhoumeng relented, "Alright, you don't have to say any more. I'll do it."

But she looked as if she'd been asked to carry buckets of manure, her expression utterly indescribable. She asked Chi Yueshan, "Are there any precautions I should take?"

Chi Yueshan said, "Nope. You figure it out."

She leaned back, watching with amusement as Xi Zhoumeng hesitantly reached out. The moment she picked up the baby, Xi Zhoumeng started screaming—

"Chi Yueshan, hurry!! Take her away!! She-she-she-she's peeing—!"

The AI robot nearby had probably never heard its master let out such a terrified scream before. It judged the situation to be an emergency and sounded a loud alarm.

The little cub, who had been peeing in her sleep, was still dozing with her eyes closed, but the noise startled her, and she immediately began to wail.

Chi Yueshan: …

The butler and maids, alerted by the commotion, rushed in, followed by Xi Li, who burst through the door, only to see Xi Zhoumeng with her pajamas soaked.

The way she was holding the baby was so perfect, anyone who didn't know better would have thought she was performing a baptism.

Chi Yueshan took a deep breath. She called out, then went to take the baby, telling a maid to turn off the robot.

At the same time, she asked the butler to call for a doctor, and finally, she smiled apologetically at Xi Li. "Big Brother, I'm so sorry, Zhoumeng…"

Xi Li said, "No need to say anything."

He could still hear Xi Zhoumeng cursing in the bathroom. The young miss didn't use any foul language when she cursed; her insults were remarkably elegant.

But anyone could tell she was furious.

Xi Li said, "I think you two need to consider how you're going to raise a child."

His handsome face was filled with worry. "What are we going to do with two little devils in one house in the future?"

Chi Yueshan, however, wasn't too worried. She picked up the cub, who had just been changed by a maid, and said, "It's fine. Every devil has a weakness, especially one you raise from birth."

She walked inside, holding the baby. "I'll make her accept it, one way or another."

Xi Li thought to himself: This insistence on forcing a change in nature… they really are a perfect match.

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