After The Soft And Cute Beauty Marries The Wolf King - Chapter 55

When Xie Zhiqing and Lang Sa went out to find Dr. Sun, they happened to meet Lang Xiaoxiao returning home.

Recently, Lang Xiaoxiao had become obsessed with buying things for Xie Zhiqing’s baby, from various toys to little clothes and shoes, getting everything she could.

She ran over to Xie Zhiqing and asked, “Are you going out? Where are you going?”

She was immediately silenced by a glare from Lang Sa.

Xie Zhiqing had become accustomed to the way the siblings interacted. He just smiled and poked Lang Sa’s arm, saying, “We’re going to see the doctor.”

Lang Xiaoxiao became anxious and quickly asked, “See the doctor? Xiao Qing’er, what’s wrong with you?”

She was so loud that even Lang Sa felt a headache. He rubbed his temples and said, “It’s just a routine check-up. Stop making a fuss.”

Xie Zhiqing shyly smiled, touching his belly with his hand, and softly said, “I just felt like the baby moved…”

“What?” Lang Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened. “What?!”

She followed Xie Zhiqing all the way, insisting on going to Dr. Sun’s place as well. Lang Sa, annoyed, tried to send her away several times, but she wouldn’t leave, yelling, “I’m the baby’s aunt; I want to see the baby too.”

Lang Sa had no choice but to let her tag along to Dr. Sun’s place.

*

Xie Zhiqing was usually in good health and rarely came to see Dr. Sun except for routine check-ups. Seeing the three of them coming together today, Dr. Sun felt a bit uneasy, worried that something might be wrong with their little prince.

To his surprise, the little prince stammered, “Just now… the baby seemed to have… kicked me.”

It took him a long time to finish the short sentence.

“I thought something was wrong!” Dr. Sun said, “You really gave this old man a scare!”

He beckoned Xie Zhiqing to sit down, felt his pulse carefully, and asked several detailed questions.

“You’re almost five months along,” Dr. Sun said, stroking his white beard. “Occasional fetal movement is normal; there’s no need to be overly alarmed.”

Xie Zhiqing felt ashamed and said, “I… I’m just inexperienced.”

But he quickly became excited again and asked in a low voice, “Does it mean the baby is more lively if it moves a lot?”

“…It has no such implication!” Dr. Sun said helplessly.

“Oh, oh!” Xie Zhiqing responded awkwardly.

Then, Dr. Sun prescribed some medicine for Lang Sa to prepare in advance.

As he handed the prescription to the wolf king, Dr. Sun asked, “The Third Prince seems to have had very few adverse reactions since becoming pregnant?”

Lang Sa thought seriously and said, “Indeed, apart from being sleepy at the beginning, I haven’t seen him have any strong reactions.”

Dr. Sun said, “That’s good. It seems there really are differences between men and women. I hope the Third Prince will continue to have a smooth and safe delivery.”

After that, he sent Lang Sa away.

However…

The wolf king, holding the prescription, had his thoughts wandering again.

It was true that Xie Zhiqing had very few strong adverse reactions, but… there were still some other reactions.

Lang Sa cleared his throat, his gaze drifting.

Xie Zhiqing was clueless about matters of love. After being taken to the grasslands for marriage, he encountered this semi-civilized tribe. He couldn’t express many things and truly didn’t understand. For example… he only used “hot” to describe the sudden onset of desire.

Initially, Lang Sa was quite alarmed, thinking Xie Zhiqing was really unwell. Over time, Lang Sa gradually understood that this “heat” wasn’t the usual kind of “heat.”

When Dr. Sun mentioned “adverse reactions,” Lang Sa suddenly thought of this.

But… clearly, this wasn’t an “adverse” reaction. For Lang Sa, this reaction was actually quite good…

“What’s wrong? What are you daydreaming about?” Xie Zhiqing asked. “Let’s go.”

Lang Sa snapped back to reality, muttering “oh” with a slightly awkward expression.

When they went outside, Lang Xiaoxiao was still waiting at the door.

Lang Sa casually tossed the prescription to her and said, “Find someone to get the medicine.”

Lang Xiaoxiao took it with a puzzled look, glanced at it briefly, and then stuffed it into her pocket.

The three of them parted ways at the crossroads.

Lang Xiaoxiao waved goodbye to the two, “Brother, Xiao Qing’er, I’m off.”

She took out the prescription from her pocket, waved it at them, and said, “I’m going to, uh, get this stuff!”

Xie Zhiqing felt uneasy. He tugged Lang Sa’s sleeve and whispered, “Can Xiaoxiao handle it?”

“…I’m not sure either,” Lang Sa replied, feeling a bit uncertain. “Just don’t lose it!”

Lang Xiaoxiao grinned and said, “I promise!”

Then she sneaked over to Xie Zhiqing, her eyes on his belly, looking a bit embarrassed. She said, “Xiao Qing’er, I overheard what you and the doctor were talking about earlier! The baby… the baby is moving?”

She looked expectant, her face full of joy. “What does it feel like when the baby moves? Can I feel it next time?”

“…You’re a pervert. Go get the medicine!” Lang Sa scolded.

Lang Xiaoxiao left dejectedly.

Xie Zhiqing watched the scene and chuckled quietly.

He cleared his throat and said to Lang Sa, “How can you scold people in front of the baby?”

Lang Sa: “?”

Xie Zhiqing looked at him innocently.

He was very innocent, and he bumped his slightly bulging belly against Lang Sa’s arm innocently.

Lang Sa: “…”

The mighty wolf king was rendered helpless by this small gesture. He clasped his hands behind his back, turned around in frustration, and finally looked at the sky, laughing and sighing.

“Sigh!” Lang Sa wrapped his arm around Xie Zhiqing’s shoulders, smiling, “You’re driving me crazy!”

Xie Zhiqing laughed so hard his eyes squinted, and he wrapped his arms around the wolf king’s waist, snuggling into his embrace.

A few peaceful days passed.

Spring had arrived, and the weather was getting warmer. Xie Zhiqing took off his hat, gloves, and scarf, exposing his entire face to the fresh air.

Lang Sa, as usual, stayed by his side whenever he had nothing else to do.

As Lang Sa had mentioned earlier, he began gradually delegating the affairs of the wolf tribe to Lang Xiaoxiao. However…

To be honest, Xie Zhiqing seriously doubted Lang Xiaoxiao’s ability to take on this responsibility—she still hadn’t figured out why Lang Sa kept ordering her around. She even asked Xie Zhiqing several times if Lang Sa was still mad at her.

She probably thought that these tasks were Lang Sa’s way of punishing her out of anger.

Xie Zhiqing: “…”

However, this wasn’t something Xie Zhiqing needed to worry about. He found it rather amusing whenever Lang Sa complained about it.

In the blink of an eye, Xie Zhiqing’s baby was already five and a half months old.

The baby was very lively, constantly moving around in Xie Zhiqing’s belly. He was also quite mischievous. When Xie Zhiqing “touched” him, he moved gently, but when Lang Sa tried to “touch” him, he would start kicking and punching.

Lang Sa said, “He knows how to treat people differently even before being born, unbelievable.”

Xie Zhiqing just leaned on his shoulder and laughed.

A few days later, the idle wolf king finally had work to do and had to go out.

Lang Sa didn’t say much about what he was doing, but it was rare for him to leave early in the morning.

When he returned in the evening, his clothes were covered in a large patch of blood.

With the thin spring clothes, it was impossible to come back without an outer garment. After hesitating for a long time, Lang Sa finally came home with the blood-stained clothes.

He pushed the door open and spoke quickly before Xie Zhiqing could express his concern, “It’s not my blood. I’m not hurt. I’m fine.”

Xie Zhiqing was still worried and asked anxiously, “What exactly did you do?”

Lang Sa said, “There have been reports these past few days of sightings of a tiger near the border. I went to see what was going on today.”

He took off his blood-stained clothes, revealing his lean upper body. Without bothering to find a shirt, he locked Xie Zhiqing in his arms, comforting him, “I’m really fine. The blood is from rescuing two wolf pups, and some splashed on me by accident.”

Xie Zhiqing touched his face and said, “Okay,” his tense expression finally easing a bit.

“There have been sightings of the tiger for several days now,” Lang Sa continued after comforting Xie Zhiqing. “It has injured many people, and they couldn’t handle it anymore, so they asked me to deal with it. But I couldn’t find it today, so I’ll have to go back in a few days.”

Hearing this, Xie Zhiqing’s delicate eyebrows furrowed again. He worriedly asked, “Is it dangerous?”

Lang Sa scratched his nose and said, “Not really. I’m very capable!”

Xie Zhiqing was half-convinced but had no choice. He wrapped his arms around Lang Sa’s neck, leaned on his shoulder, and said nothing more.

However, Xie Zhiqing’s worries did not come to pass. Lang Sa did go out a few more times afterward but never got injured.

Strangely, the tiger also seemed to have disappeared. It hadn’t been seen for a long time, and no one mentioned it anymore.

The matter seemed like a small episode that appeared suddenly and then vanished just as quickly.

As time passed, both Xie Zhiqing and Lang Sa gradually forgot about it.

*

The days continued to pass by.

Life seemed to be the same as always, yet somehow different from before.

For instance, everyone was quietly preparing and anxiously awaiting the arrival of the wolf baby, who could be born at any moment.

Dr. Sun said that Xie Zhiqing’s condition was unusual, and he might not need the full ten months to give birth. According to his pulse, it was likely to happen within the next month or two.

Author’s note:

This chapter is a bit short because the next chapter is going to… (fingers pointing)