The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 428 - 427: The Little Thing Kicks, His Highness Ponders All Night

Chapter 428: Chapter 427: The Little Thing Kicks, His Highness Ponders All Night

Although many people were awakened by Si Yuting’s deterrence this time, ultimately, it was because the increase in their Fertility Value was not significant compared to trusting the Genetic Bank, which had a bad reputation and no results for many years, they preferred to believe in the tangible benefits they had already obtained.

But what if the temptation was great enough, for instance, increasing Fertility Value from 20 to 100?

What if the Genetic Bank was willing to share its research results?

Never test human nature.

Si Yuting’s dark eyes looked at her, "Are you scared?"

Qu Tong hummed lightly, "How could I be scared? Only the weak get scared, and I’m not weak."

"Your mental strand told me so, it’s still in my Spirit Sea."

Qu Tong: "..."

"Okay, I’m a bit worried, I’m an orphan with no family or power. Who knows, I might end up living a fugitive’s life someday."

As Si Yuting listened to Qu Tong’s self-mocking words, with a look of resignation on his face, his heart was deeply pierced with pain.

Following her hand, Si Yuting kneeled on one knee in front of her, straightening his spine to meet her gaze, holding her hand:

"Don’t be afraid, Ali."

"Remember, you are my wife. I won’t let anything happen to you. Even if I die, I will make arrangements for you and the baby."

"From the moment I decided to go to Casa Empire to bring you back, I was prepared to protect you for a lifetime."

"You might feel a sense of dissonance when I say this, but laws can be guidelines, they can be weapons, but only you are my bottom line, sorry... for showing you this selfish side of me."

"Also, Ali, Canaan Empire already has comprehensive laws that prohibit any research that goes against one’s will. Not only will I stand by you, but the law will also stand by you."

Si Yuting took Qu Tong’s hand and placed it on her lower abdomen, his gaze soft:

"Take good care of yourself during the pregnancy, don’t worry, leave everything to me, try to trust your husband, okay?"

Si Yuting’s words were very touching, like beautiful vows, his palm was large, warm, and strong.

Qu Tong’s eyes felt a bit sour.

Humph! Doesn’t he know that pregnant women are prone to emotional instability?

Not wanting Si Yuting to see her being sentimental, she pulled him up from the ground, pushed his hand away, and discreetly turned her face, "I know, with my husband here, there’s nothing to fear. Don’t you have things to do? Go deal with them."

Si Yuting hesitated for a moment, "Okay, I’ll go handle them. If you can’t sleep, come find me. I won’t go out; I’ll be next door."

Qu Tong nodded, "Do you want me to pull out the mental strand?"

"No need, it doesn’t affect me." He only feels it specially when Ali controls the mental strand.

After Si Yuting closed the door, the tears she could no longer control silently fell onto the blanket.

She believed him.

She always had.

Otherwise, being such an insecure person, how could she share everything with him?

If the hardships of her earlier life were just a prelude to this, then she had no reason to hate.

Having walked alone in the night for too long, one might also long for someone to watch the sunrise with.

In her two years here, she had gained so much.

Her randomly picked bargain husband, how could he be so good? How come he knows just what to say?

After a while, Qu Tong managed to calm herself.

She wiped her tears with her hand, sniffed, and felt a bit embarrassed.

She went online to search if pregnant women are especially emotional, particularly prone to crying?

After finding confirmation, Qu Tong pulled the blanket over herself and peacefully allowed herself to sleep wrapped in it.

Qu Tong slept well, woke up to a message from the Empress Dowager, the issue on the Star Network had been resolved, and she shouldn’t worry about Luyi Star; without her permission, no one was allowed to target it, and today’s issue would definitely get a satisfactory response from the National Council.

Warmed by the Empress, Qu Tong cooed through the Light Brain for a while.

Then she went downstairs to find Si Yuting, having vaguely heard that Cheng Feng had come by.

Taking out the tea set, ready to make some tea, Si Yuting, having finished his work, walked in.

And he brought bad news.

Lan Weiying had run away!

Yes, that’s right!

The unexpected had indeed happened.

Before the army arrived at both the Alchemist Association and the Lan Family Mansion, Lan Weiying had already escaped in advance.

He hadn’t even had time to take Lan Jianghong and Lan Yuanhui with him.

Qu Tong was somewhat impressed by Lan Weiying, as sly as a rabbit with three burrows, truly hard to kill!

The entire process took just one day, which meant that Lan Weiying had likely left before they arrived at Capital Star.

Qu Tong no longer felt like making tea, grinding her back teeth with a creaking sound.

"Wasn’t it supposed to be kept a secret? Where did Lan Weiying get the information from?"

Si Yuting was unable to answer Qu Tong’s question.

Qu Tong took a bottle of purified water out of the fridge to cool down, but Si Yuting took it and replaced it with warm water.

"Drink less cold stuff," he said.

Qu Tong sullenly drank a large cup of warm water, and Si Yuting embraced her to comfort her, "A warrant has been issued, and Wen You is also leading a search. Don’t be too anxious, it’s bad for your health."

But Qu Tong knew that with so many planets in the Canaan Empire and Lan Weiying taking a private aircraft with an unknown destination, if Lan Weiying intended to hide, it would be very hard to find him.

However, she took Si Yuting’s words to heart and didn’t dwell too much on the matter, since she couldn’t possibly go to look for him herself at this point.

Before leaving, Si Yuting very guiltily apologized to Qu Tong, having promised to work less overtime and spend more time with her, but some matters required his immediate attention.

He fondly kissed his little wife’s forehead and promised, "I will try to come back."

"I’m not blaming you, go ahead," Qu Tong generously waved her hand.

It wasn’t as if she couldn’t live without him.

How had becoming pregnant made her and Si Yuting both behave so abnormally?

*

Late at night, when Si Yuting returned to Yuelan Bay wrapped in exhaustion, it was already three in the morning.

He went to his own bedroom to take a shower, sat on the edge of the bed to think for a while, and then got up to go to the next room.

Ali had left the outer side of the bed for him as usual.

Si Yuting got into bed quietly and pulled his fragrant, soft little wife into his arms.

He opened his fingers slightly and placed them on Qu Tong’s belly through her clothes.

There was a slight shift up and down, as if it were a bit fleshy now, but he liked it either way.

In the darkness, Si Yuting suddenly opened his eyes.

Something had kicked his hand!

Was it the baby?

Si Yuting held his breath and concentrated, his hand remaining in position, continuing to feel.

After a long wait, just when Si Yuting was starting to doubt if it had been an illusion, there was a slight movement under his hand again.

Although it was very light, he was sure he had really felt it.

Si Yuting’s heart suddenly filled with an indescribable joy.

He really wanted to wake Ali up and tell her that their baby had just kicked him, that their baby was moving.

But reason made him stay still, not daring to wake Ali.

Yet he really wanted to share this great news with Ali...

The little one seemed like it had turned over because it couldn’t sleep comfortably through the night, and then it didn’t move anymore.

But he couldn’t sleep anymore.

Si Yuting wrestled with this the entire night, wasting what little rest time he had left.

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