After The Soft And Cute Beauty Marries The Wolf King - Chapter 37

When he returned home, Xie Zhiqing was squatting on the floor playing with Fufu.

 

Lang Sa wouldn’t let him go out, and he couldn’t take the little rabbit for a walk, so Fufu, feeling a bit bored, started playing hide-and-seek with Xie Zhiqing in the room.

 

Finally, when they were tired and had just quieted down, Lang Sa came back.

 

Xie Zhiqing was quite surprised and said, “Why are you back so soon? Weren’t you going out?”

 

The road away from the grasslands wasn’t that close.

 

Lang Sa’s expression was stiff, his movements awkward. He cleared his throat and said, “Oh, I sent someone else. I came back first.”

 

His expression was so unnatural that Xie Zhiqing also became nervous.

 

Remembering that Lang Sa had gone out to find a doctor for his own illness, Xie Zhiqing’s heart sank. 

 

 Could it be… could it be that he had an incurable disease?

 

Xie Zhiqing tensed up completely.

 

He nervously swallowed and asked with difficulty, “…What’s wrong?”

 

Lang Sa scratched his head, unsure how to begin. He looked back at Ateus, who was also looking at him innocently.

 

How should he explain this? Lang Sa fell into deep thought.

 

Seeing that his master had no intention of speaking, Ateus stood up from the ground, wagged his tail, and walked to Xie Zhiqing. He touched Xie Zhiqing’s abdomen with his ear, then looked up at him.

 

Xie Zhiqing didn’t understand what he meant. He just patted its head and asked, “What’s wrong?”

 

After asking, he became nervous again.

 

Could there be something growing in his stomach?!

 

Ateus, unaware of the thoughts in his mind, just wanted to show him the preparations he had made for the new life. It rubbed against Xie Zhiqing’s hand, signaling him to wait, and then left the room.

 

After walking a few steps, it turned back to look at Xie Zhiqing. Its stern wolf face carried a bit of pride, as if to say, “Watch what good thing I bring back.”

 

Xie Zhiqing was full of questions and could only look to Lang Sa for answers.

 

Lang Sa didn’t know what Ateus was up to either. “Who knows, it’s been acting mysterious these past two days.”

 

As he spoke, he also glanced at Xie Zhiqing’s belly.

 

It was flat, nothing could be seen. He reached out and touched it—

 

It was very soft.

 

Xie Zhiqing slapped his hand away and took two steps back. He pursed his lips and glared at him, whispering, “What are you doing?”

 

Lang Sa rubbed his fingers and said nothing.

 

At this moment, Ateus returned. It had something in its mouth and couldn’t open the door, so it hesitated at the door for a moment. Finally, it turned around and used its butt to push the door open.

 

It was carrying a large, round… straw nest, with a hole dug in the middle. The edges of the hole were carefully lined with straw, making it look very soft and comfortable.

 

Oh! Xie Zhiqing understood.

 

Ateus had made a nest.

 

When a stern and cold beast shows its meticulous side, the impact is tremendous.

 

Xie Zhiqing had no time to think about his “illness” anymore. He squatted down, cupped his face with his hands, and looked at Ateus with a smile. “Did you make this nest for yourself? It looks very warm!”

 

Ateus shook its head, indicating it wasn’t.

 

“Oh, right, this nest is too small for you.” Xie Zhiqing understood again. “You’ve been busy these days, making this?”

 

Ateus nodded reservedly. Although its face showed no expression, it was clearly saying, “Come and praise me.”

 

Xie Zhiqing turned his head and chuckled a few times. He cleared his throat and said, “Ateus, you’re amazing! So, who is this nest for?”

 

Lang Sa couldn’t take it anymore.

 

From the moment Ateus brought in the nest, Lang Sa understood it was meant for Xie Zhiqing’s future baby!

 

Lang Sa couldn’t understand Ateus’s wolf mind and didn’t want to say anything, but watching Xie Zhiqing keep praising, Lang Sa felt restless.

 

He squatted down next to Xie Zhiqing and touched the nest. Coldly, he said, “Ateus, is it possible that—”

 

As soon as Lang Sa spoke, both the person and the wolf beside him turned to look at him.

 

“Is it possible,” Lang Sa continued, “that Xiaoqing’s future baby will be a human baby? Human babies sleep in beds, not nests.”

 

Ateus: “?”

 

It seemed to fall into deep thought, the previously proud wolf face gradually becoming confused, and finally turning into shock.

 

“Oh right, our human babies don’t sleep in nests,” Xie Zhiqing said with a smiling face, “they sleep in…”

 

His voice cut off abruptly.

 

Xie Zhiqing froze on the spot.

 

He was a bit at a loss, and blankly asked, “What do you mean? This nest is made for my baby?”

 

Pointing at the nest, he repeated in confusion, “My… my baby?”

 

This question seemed to strike a chord with Ateus. Suddenly, it started running around the room like crazy, making several laps.

 

Lang Sa: “…”

 

How embarrassing, he thought silently.

 

Lang Sa sniffed, stood up from the floor, and reached out to pull Xie Zhiqing up as well.

 

“Stop acting crazy, Ateus!” He stopped Ateus’s behavior, pulled the young prince to the bed, and made him sit down. He began awkwardly, “It’s like this, Xiaoqing. Have you felt that—”

 

Lang Sa looked at him, his expression very conflicted.

 

“Have you felt that you might be pregnant?” he asked cautiously.

 

*

 

Xie Zhiqing held his face with both hands, unclear if it was to cover his shyness or something else. In any case, he stared blankly, thinking for a long time without moving.

 

He looked at Lang Sa, blinked a few times, and said, “You mean, I’ve been feeling sleepy recently because I’m pregnant?”

 

Lang Sa mimicked his blinking and said, “…It’s a possibility.”

 

Xie Zhiqing thought silently for a moment.

 

He then looked up at Lang Sa and, without any warning, reached out and punched him.

 

Lang Sa: “?”

 

“…” Xie Zhiqing tried to remain calm, “You’re talking nonsense. How could I be pregnant… I’m a man!”

 

His words sounded a bit uncertain.

 

He remembered what Xie Zhifeng had told him some time ago.

 

Xie Zhiqing instinctively touched his belly, his mind unknowingly starting to wander.

 

He recalled that his increased sleepiness began after that night they spent in the cave.

 

At that time, his brother and sister had just left the grasslands, taking Lang Xiaoxiao with them. He was upset about their departure, and Lang Sa was also troubled by Lang Xiaoxiao’s marriage.

 

Then one night, in that cave…

 

The place where the essence of the sun and moon converged, and two hearts were in sync.

 

Xie Zhiqing murmured, “So what that medical book said is true after all…”

 

“What medical book?” Lang Sa asked.

 

Xie Zhiqing quickly lifted his eyelids to glance at him, his cheeks slowly turning red. He tried to brush it off, saying, “N-nothing, it’s nothing.”

 

Lang Sa stared at him suspiciously and asked, “Xiaoqing, have you… looked into it? I mean—”

 

Xie Zhiqing shouted loudly as if he was scalded, “I haven’t! I haven’t looked into anything!”

 

Lang Sa: “…”

 

So that meant he had looked into it. Lang Sa was now certain.

 

But no matter how absurd pregnancy sounded, it was better than being ill.

 

That evening, Lang Sa’s attendant finally managed to bring a doctor.

 

Perhaps the shock of the “possible pregnancy” was too great; Xie Zhiqing didn’t fall asleep during the day for the first time.

 

He looked anxiously at the doctors in front of him.

 

Lang Sa probably sensed his nervousness and gestured for the attendants to take the doctors outside, then said to Xie Zhiqing, “I’ll be right back.”

 

After saying that, he followed the others out.

 

Xie Zhiqing lay in bed, looking outside—Lang Sa was talking to the doctor.

 

Lang Sa said something, and the doctor turned to look inside the room, then nodded without much surprise.

 

They didn’t stay outside for long; they soon came back in.

 

Xie Zhiqing fidgeted with the blanket, feeling relieved only when he saw that the doctor’s expression was normal. He extended his wrist to the doctor and whispered, “I’ve been feeling tired lately, sleeping a lot.”

 

The doctor smiled kindly and said, “I just heard from the Wolf King. Your Highness, don’t worry too much.”

 

This doctor wasn’t from the Beast Tribe; like Xie Zhiqing, he was human. He glanced at Xie Zhiqing’s face and reassured him, “Your complexion is good, it shouldn’t be anything serious. No need to worry.”

 

Then he went on to check Xie Zhiqing’s pulse.

 

He checked meticulously, then asked Xie Zhiqing to open his mouth and eyes for further examination. After a thorough diagnosis, the doctor smiled and stood up. He said a few words to the other doctors behind him, inviting them to come over and double-check to avoid misdiagnosis.

 

After they finished their checks, the doctors gathered and discussed for a while. They all agreed—Xie Zhiqing’s “condition” was quite straightforward to diagnose.

 

Finally, the lead doctor bowed to Lang Sa and said, “Your Highness, the Queen is in good health. As you speculated earlier, they’re egnant.”

 

Perhaps prepared mentally in advance, Lang Sa remained composed, just saying, “Oh.” He then carefully inquired about key issues such as adjusting routines, dietary supplements, and particularly whether their Wolf Tribe lineage might have any adverse effects on Xie Zhiqing.

 

The doctor answered each question but hesitated on the last one.

 

“There aren’t many examples of intermarriage between Wolf Tribe and human, especially in terms of offspring… I’m not very knowledgeable about this,” the doctor stroked his beard and said, “but judging from the current situation, Your Highness, the Queen is indeed in good health. You don’t need to worry excessively. However, there is one thing—preparations can be made in advance for intellectual development.”

 

“Oh, right, intellectual development,” Lang Sa nodded, realizing, “You’re right, we need to plan for that.”

 

He thanked the doctors sincerely, “Thank you very much.”

 

After personally seeing off the doctors, Lang Sa hurriedly returned home.

 

Xie Zhiqing had already sat up on the bed, leaning against the headboard, looking utterly bewildered.

 

Lang Sa quickly sat down by the bedside, reaching out to touch his face.

 

Strangely, regardless of the weather outside, Lang Sa’s hands were always warm.

 

Unable to resist, Xie Zhiqing leaned into his touch and asked, “What preparations need to be made for intellectual development?”

 

He felt too embarrassed to ask more about his own pregnancy, so he had to indirectly address other matters.

 

“The process of intellectual development can take months or even years, and it requires guidance from experienced elders of the Wolf Tribe,” Lang Sa explained. “I will take care of arranging this; you don’t need to worry.”

 

He gently stroked Xie Zhiqing’s hair, his eyes filled with tenderness. “Taking care of your health is more important than anything else.”

 

Xie Zhiqing nodded quietly, pursing his lips.

 

He placed his hand under the blanket and couldn’t help but touch his own belly.

 

Even now, he was still in a daze, completely unable to imagine that in just a few days, a little life had actually started growing inside his belly.

 

Xie Zhiqing was nervous and uneasy, his fingers twisting the blanket incessantly.

 

After calming down for a while, Xie Zhiqing began to feel a sense of novelty.

 

He actually had a baby…

 

Suddenly, Xie Zhiqing remembered the small nest that Ateus had brought in.

 

He looked down at the ground where Ateus was lying beside the nest, ears drooping, looking as if he still hadn’t recovered from the shock.

 

After painstakingly making a satisfactory nest for several days, only to be told that human babies didn’t need nests…

 

Ateus was extremely sad.

 

Xie Zhiqing couldn’t help but chuckle and said, “Thank you, Ateus! I really like it!”

 

Ateus clearly heard him but didn’t look up. He twitched his ears, then turned his head to the other side, sneaking a glance at him.

 

Actually feeling shy.

 

Lang Sa sneered strangely, pinched Xie Zhiqing’s face, and said, “Go to bed early. From now on, I will also go to bed and get up early. I can’t spoil you.”

 

His expression remained calm and composed, with a clear smile in his eyes.

 

Xie Zhiqing’s heart also calmed down.

 

A huge surprise burst in his heart, but with it came panic and fear.

 

Was he prepared? Could he bear the arrival of a new life?

 

Too many questions crowded into his mind, squeezing alongside the thought of the baby’s arrival.

 

However, seeing the calm expression of the Wolf King, Xie Zhiqing immediately felt relieved.

 

He thought, no matter what, as long as Lang Sa was by his side, he seemed to have nothing to fear.

 

Just like… coming back home from a secret base.

 

The moon in the sky was so bright, but what illuminated the way home was the person beside him.

 

Xie Zhiqing smiled with his head down and took the initiative to hug the Wolf King.

 

After a whole day without much rest, when it was time to sleep, Xie Zhiqing finally felt tired and almost fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

 

Oh, it was agreed to adjust the routine, and he really fell asleep before nightfall.

 

Lang Sa lay down with him, but he didn’t sleep for a long time.

 

He lay flat on the bed, thinking about one thing in his mind.

 

I’m going to be a father.

 

Lang Sa turned his head to look at the little prince sleeping beside him and repeated it in his mind.

 

Damn, I’m actually going to be a father.

 

Author’s Note:

 

There will be another update later, an additional 2,000 words.