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The fact that Ling Mu was pregnant made everyone in the Qiu family nervous.
At the same time, because they were worried that Ling Mu would be affected, the family planned to skip the engagement directly, and hold the wedding ceremony directly after Ling Mu gave birth.
There aren’t many rules about these types of things due to the nature of the estrus period. AO couples who have accidentally conceived children will often wait for the child to be born before holding a wedding.
Apart from that, after the winter vacation is over, Qiu Zhenyang will be able to accompany Ling Mu to recuperate and study at home. They specially invited teachers to teach them, instead of going to school.
When he was four months pregnant, Ling Mu’s morning sickness completely disappeared. And after six months, his appetite improved.
This started because he saw a certain shop with good dim sum on the terminal, so Qiu Zhenyang took him to find this shop more than 20 kilometers away, and ordered a bunch of dimsum for Ling Mu to try.
Coincidentally, the dimsum in this restaurant is actually improvisations of the First Consortium’s dimsum. With professional innovation, the taste and appearance was more than a little bit better. Such situations were happening on a large scale across the Interstellar. According to most, the First Consortium led a new wave in the entire food and catering industry.
“This is delicious.” Ling Mu nodded as he ate, his face sparkling with joy from the food.
There was a dollop of cream hanging around his mouth, but he didn’t notice it, and he brought the small cake he just tried towards Qiu Zhenyang’s lips with a serious face. “Try this, it’s delicious.”
Seeing this, Qiu Zhenyang smiled slightly and lowered his head, licking the cream from the corner of Ling Mu’s lips into his mouth with the tip of his tongue.
“En, it’s delicious, really sweet.”
The sudden warmth at the corner of his mouth stunned Ling Mu. Raising his hand to wipe his mouth and hide his embarrassment, he shot a glare at the other party. “Pay attention to etiquette!”
Qiu Zhenyang smiled shamelessly. Turning his head, he saw a snack seller outside, and pointed to ask Ling Mu, “Do you want to eat that?”
“Mom said I can’t eat too much, or the fetus will be too big to be born.” Ling Mu looked at the person beside him in a preaching manner.
Qiu Zhenyang raised his eyebrows: “So do you want to eat?”
Ling Mu’s expression remained unchanged: “Eat.”
Qiu Zhenyang was immediately amused, and rubbed Ling Mu’s head. “I’ll buy it for you to try, and cut the sweetness. Don’t force yourself; I’ll take care of what you can’t finish.”
He is now Ling Mu’s exclusive trash can. Ling Mu was greedy during pregnancy, and in order not to let him eat too much, Qiu Zhenyang would stare at him while he ate. Ling Mu could eat a little to satisfy his hunger, but he would solve the rest himself.
Qiu Zhenyang went, leaving Ling Mu to continue eating cakes.
After eating a few, someone came to the table.
Ling Mu looked up, and saw a thin and handsome man. He seemed to be about the same age as him, but he didn’t have much of an impression of this person.
“Aren’t you Junior Ling Mu? Why are you eating here alone?” The visitor sat down across the table with a distant and indifferent smile.
Ling Mu has always been sensitive. Sensing the other party’s hostility, his eyes drooped and he was too lazy to answer.
“Huh, you don’t greet your seniors? After being with Junior Qiu for so long, you don’t even know basic manners?” Although the man was smiling, his words were aggressive.
Ling Mu’s nose itched, and he raised his head slightly. “Who are you?”
The cheeks of the person opposite twitched: “My name is Li Zhen, your senior.”
The two of them have never met, so Ling Mu doesn’t know him. It’s just that Li Zhen couldn’t accept being rejected by Qiu Zhenyang at the start of the school year, and kept paying attention to his affairs, so he knew Ling Mu and his appearance.
The unhappiness in his heart gradually turned into jealousy, and Li Zhen looked at Ling Mu sarcastically: “Isn’t everyone saying that Junior Qiu loves you like a treasure, why is everyone gone now?”
These sour words gave Ling Mu a clue. After all, Qiu Zhenyang has many suitors.
After being pregnant, Ling Mu’s temper was even worse. Usually, Qiu Zhenyang coaxes him so he won’t lose his temper, but Ling Mu naturally didn’t welcome this random upperclassman. “None of your business.”
This performance of three points of contempt and seven points of indifference instantly made Li Zhen blush.
“I really don’t know why Junior Qiu fell in love with you. Not to mention vulgar and ugly, you really can’t be seen in public!” Li Zhen viciously added another sentence, “There’s still no news about the engagement banquet. Junior Qiu must have realized your true face, and doesn’t want you!”
It’s not surprising that Li Zhen would have such conjectures. After all, three months have passed since the day Qiu Zhenyang proposed, but there was no news from the Qiu family. Later, it became known that Qiu Zhenyang and Ling Mu applied for leave this semester. Many people here are wondering if something happened.
Ling Mu frowned and looked at him impatiently: “Does it have something to do with you? Oh, even if Qiu Zhenyang doesn’t want me, it’s impossible for him to fall in love with you.”
Enraged by these words, Li Zhen’s temper peaked. He slapped the table directly, looking like he was about to roar at Ling Mu.
“Why don’t I want you? Why don’t I want you anymore?” Qiu Zhenyang’s displeased words rang in the ears of the two of them. Li Zhen’s body froze, and he turned his head to look, but Qiu Zhenyang didn’t even pause to look at him, and went directly to sit down beside Ling Mu and pinch his nose.
Ling Mu dodged with a slight frown. “It’s just a hypothetical.”
“It’s not, it’s simply impossible.” Qiu Zhenyang pretended to be angry and stuffed the fresh skewers in his hand towards Ling Mu’s mouth.
Ling Mu glanced at him, but obediently grabbed the stick and ate it.
After feeding him like no one else was around, Qiu Zhenyang looked at the embarrassed Li Zhen indifferently.
“Senior Li, long time no see.” His tone was unfamiliar, completely different from the pampering and playfulness when he talked to Ling Mu just now.
“Junior Qiu…” Li Zhen smiled weakly, feeling a little uncomfortable. But when he caught a glimpse of Ling Mu’s obviously rounded cheeks and that slightly stout waist hidden under slightly thicker clothes, he was immediately full of confidence. “You two have such a good relationship, going shopping together~ I really envy Ling Mu who can eat without any scruples. But I can’t. If I gain weight, I won’t even dare to leave the house.”
Ling Mu paused for a while when he was eating skewers, and then turned his body slightly.
Obstacle.
Seeing Ling Mu’s actions, Li Zhen thought he was uncomfortable with his words and was about to celebrate when he heard Qiu Zhenyang drop a bombshell: “He is pregnant, and you are not pregnant. How can you compare?”
“Pregnant… Pregnant?” Li Zhen almost bit his tongue in fright. His beautiful eyes widened instantly in disbelief.
The Qiu family did not leak any information about Ling Mu’s pregnancy. This was also requested by the to-be parents who wanted to give birth to the child safely.
“We’ve already marked each other, is it strange to be pregnant?” Seeing Li Zhen’s shocked face, Qiu Zhenyang smiled coldly. “I also hope that Senior Li will help us keep this secret. We don’t want to be disturbed by others before the child is born.”
Li Zhen nodded blankly, as if he had been greatly stimulated.
Before he could recover, Qiu Zhenyang took Ling Mu’s hand, got up to pay the bill, and left.
After leaving the store, Ling Mu’s mood was obviously not very good. He frowned with a look of bitterness and hatred, and looked quite irritable.
“What’s the matter?” Qiu Zhenyang knew that Ling Mu’s temper is more difficult to control because of pregnancy, so his tone was soft.
Ling Mu looked up at him. Recalling Qiu Zhenyang’s actions just now, he felt a lot better, but he still said sourly: “How many other juniors and seniors do you know? We can even bump into someone interested in you when coming out to eat.”
The style of these words is really not something Ling Mu would say normally. Qiu Zhenyang chuckled when he heard it, and coughed lightly after being glared at by Ling Mu. Restraining the smile on his face, he replied: “Don’t we eat and live together? The rest of the time we’re not together, I’m basically with Zhuo Hang and the others. How can I find time to get to know others?”
“Then what about the one just now?” Ling Mu glanced at him again. Although he knew that what Qiu Zhenyang said was true, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Qiu Zhenyang explained patiently: “I met that senior a few times at the beginning of semester, but I haven’t seen him much after that.”
Even though that’s what he said, Qiu Zhenyang noticed that Li Zhen always found time to hang out in front of him from time to time last semester. If Qiu Zhenyang hadn’t really turned a blind eye to him, Li Zhen would not have given up so easily.
“My baby is so good-looking when he’s jealous~” Realizing that Ling Mu was being jealous, Qiu Zhenyang was in a great mood. Wrapping one arm around him, he pinched the tender flesh on Ling Mu’s face with the other.
Having his cheeks pinched for a while, Ling Mu’s discomfort vanished, and he no longer pursued the issue.
It is said that omegas are very sensitive during pregnancy; especially when it comes to feelings. Ling Mu felt this as well. But the sense of security that Qiu Zhenyang gave him was really substantial, and Qiu Zhenyang’s coaxing made him feel very comfortable each time.
After strolling around aimlessly, the two went to look at baby products.
Ever since Ling Mu became pregnant, the family would go to these stores every time they saw them. Because they were not sure about the sex of the baby, they simply bought both blue and pink clothes, daily necessities, and toys.
Now the family has readied a full baby’s room. Most things have been prepared, and they’re just waiting for the arrival of the baby.
“There are enough things in the house. We don’t need to buy anything else.” Ling Mu couldn’t help saying as he was led by Qiu Zhenyang into the store. The things prepared already filled a large pile half the size of the room.
Qiu Zhenyang squeezed his palm. “Although there are many things, there’s still some missing. Let’s see if there are any missing things and buy them back as soon as possible, so we won’t have to worry later.”
Hearing what he said, Ling Mu didn’t refute anymore, and followed him to the shop.
A clerk immediately came up to greet them with a smile. At first glance, the two of them were very affectionate. And even though it wasn’t exaggerated, the rounded stomach was obvious.
After ordering another batch of things in the store, the young couple went home happily. As for the things they bought, the store would send someone to deliver it later.
Mumu & QZY’s baby will be born in the next chapter.
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