Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1075 - 1073_1

Chapter 1075: Chapter 1073_1

After the Fifth Princess left, Shangguan Xuanyi huffed coldly.

"Don’t agree to things like this in the future, she doesn’t lack people to comfort her." Not to mention, their relationship was already complicated enough; Shangguan Xuanyi wasn’t that generous.

No matter whether she had wronged Xiao’er or not, the hurt Xiao’er had suffered was undeniably linked to her.

Even if she had never agreed to hurt Xiao’er, who’s to say that the emotional pain of her silence wasn’t a form of hurt?

The mage from last night had suddenly died from poisoning. He gained some trivial information from the mage these few days—they were determined to take blood from Xiao’er in the name of avenging the Crown Prince, but Shangguan Wanru had always refused. As for those mentioned by the mage as his clan, he dared not reveal a word.

This information had no significant use for him.

"No, I didn’t think of agreeing." Xiao’er had never thought of comforting the Fifth Princess, nor did she know how to. Right now, she had to lay in bed every day— it seemed like she was the one who needed comfort!

Upon hearing Xiao’er’s words, Shangguan Xuanyi’s anger dissipated. He walked over to Xiao’er, squatted down beside her, and gently rested his head against her belly, whispering, "Has our child started moving yet?"

He had seen Shangguan Ruixi today, who was rather triumphant and said, "My son started moving! He even kicked my hand last night!"

Humph! So his son started moving, so what? Is it worth bragging about? Seeing someone’s smug face, Shangguan Xuanyi felt annoyed. Whose wife isn’t pregnant? Whose wife doesn’t have a child in her belly that can kick?

The stark contrast in Shangguan Xuanyi’s mood left Xiao’er stunned for a moment before she shook her head and said, "I haven’t felt anything yet, but it should be soon."

"Let me know when it happens, so I can feel the baby kick my hand." Shangguan Xuanyi thought, not only did he want his daughter to kick his hand, but also his face, head, body, his eyes and nose...

Xiao’er couldn’t guess what Shangguan Xuanyi was thinking at this moment. She thought he was just curious about feeling the baby move and so she nodded in agreement.

The baby’s movements, Xiao’er was very much looking forward to. She wondered what it felt like to have a little life moving around inside her.

A few days later, Xiao’er began to feel the baby move, but it seemed like the baby intentionally moved when Shangguan Xuanyi was not around.

For the entire following month, he who was soon to be a father, couldn’t feel the baby kick him once!

One day, Xiao’er wakes up from her warm bed.

Seeing her awake, Shangguan Xuanyi couldn’t help but kiss her rosy cheek, "Are you awake?"

Seeing that the man beside her had not yet left for the day, she was somewhat surprised, "Nothing to do today?"

"No!". No matter how big the matter was, it wouldn’t compare to feeling his child kick inside Xiao’er’s belly! Today, he was determined!

That Shangguan Ruixi had again flaunted in front of him yesterday, saying his son had already started playing games with him. He would point somewhere, and his son would kick there! It was utterly adorable!

On the other hand, his child had been moving in Xiao’er’s belly for more than a month now, but he hadn’t even managed to feel a single movement!

Shangguan Xuanyi put his hand on Xiao’er’s protruding belly, "Didn’t you say that the baby usually moves after you wake up? Why isn’t it moving?"

Xiao’er habitually rubbed her eyes with both hands, "Usually, that’s the case. I don’t know why she didn’t move today."

Xiao’er didn’t understand why Shangguan Xuanyi was so persistent in wanting to feel the baby move. Every day, when he returned from his official duties, his first question was: "Is the baby moving now?"

The thing he said the most during the entire night was: "Did the baby kick you?"

"Why hasn’t the baby kicked you yet?"

"Could our baby be too lazy? Why doesn’t she like moving?"

"You’re not hiding that the baby kicked you, are you? How else could it be not moviing all night?"

I’m sick and tired of Shangguan Xuanyi’s incessant questioning! I really want to kick him and let him experience what it’s like to be kicked. After all, he keeps wishing for someone to kick him.

A kick from the baby or from me, the only difference is that there’s an additional layer of belly in between!

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyi looked disappointed. "This child isn’t deliberately acting against me, is it? Once she’s born, I will definitely give her a good spanking."

Shangguan Xuanyi said as he gently stroked Xiao’er’s abdomen, hoping to rouse the baby inside.

After a while, there was still no movement from within her belly. Unable to bear it, Shangguan Xuanyi burrowed into the bedroll, lay on Xiao’er’s belly and pleaded, "Baby, just give a little kick! Daddy has been waiting so long!"

"Pfft!" Xiao’er couldn’t help but laugh at Shangguan Xuanyi’s childish behavior.

She also thought that the child in her belly was intentionally going against Shangguan Xuanyi! As long as he was present, the child would stop moving.

Usually at this time, the child would kick her a few times.

Upon receiving no response, Shangguan Xuanyi crawled out from the bedroll, and his handsome face couldn’t hide his disappointment and distress.

Xiao’er glanced at Shangguan Xuanyi’s unforgettable handsome face which was showing a range of emotions she had never seen before. It was simply too adorable! She couldn’t help but skip a heartbeat.

Originally sullen, Shangguan Xuanyi felt comforted when he saw Xiao’er looking affectionately at him. "I’ve finally figured out why my daughter doesn’t move whenever I am around!"

"Why?" Xiao’er asked casually.

"Because she is just like you, so besotted by me that she forgets to react!"

Xiao’er’s face turned red in an instant! This man had no shame, to be able to say such words! He was simply too narcissistic!

"Who’s besotted by you?!" Xiao’er absolutely refused to admit it!

"No? Let us test that out then!" Having said that, Shangguan Xuanyi’s cool thin lips met Xiao’er’s small mouth, and he began kissing her gently and seriously.

Aimed to just give a peck, but having been abstinent since Xiao’er’s pregnancy, Shangguan Xuanyi felt that he was losing control with her in his arms.

After a passionate kiss, Shangguan Xuanyi, finding it hard but resisting himself, buried his head in Xiao’er’s neck and mumbled, "There’s still a few months left!"

Xiao’er laughed wickedly at his comment: "The more restraint, the healthier!"

Because Xiao’er’s pregnancy was so risky, even though Shangguan Xuanyi had done his research and knew that it was safe to resume intimate relations three months after conception, he didn’t dare to take chances, worrying about hurting Xiao’er and the baby. He had no choice but to restrain himself.

Upon hearing her words, Shangguan Xuanyi, raised his head to look at the gloating Xiao’er and then kissed her again. This girl didn’t have a shred of sympathy! He was going to wait until she gave birth, after fifty-two days, would decide if he would let her get out of bed.

For now though, Shangguan Xuanyi decided to tease Xiao’er until she was as bothered as he was. After all, as a married couple, they should share both the good times and the hard times!

The end result was that Shangguan Xuanyi, unable to bear it any longer, ran quickly to the bathroom and took a cold shower for an hour, finally extinguishing his internal flames.

When Shangguan Xuanyi came out of the bathroom, Xiao’er was sitting at the round table waiting for him to join her for breakfast.

Upon seeing the freshly showered, composed, and outstanding man, Xiao’er smiled and said, "I have good news for you, your child finally moved. But as soon as her handsome-as-heck dad came out, she was so bewildered by your charm that she forgot to react."

Shangguan Xuanyi: "..."