Chapter 216 Oh, Babe, Yousre Very Sensitive Lately (1/2)
Ying Qingcang returned to the bedroom to find Xin Qing already asleep. He crawled into bed and drew her into his arms, stroking her cheeks with his finger. Then, he suddenly frowned.
”Ah Qing, you're pretending to be asleep.”
Xin Qing's eyelids fluttered slightly. Amused, Ying Qingcang covered her lips with his own. ”Stop faking,” he said, ”I'll start taking off your clothes if you don't open your eyes right now!”
”No, don't!” Xin Qing's eyes shot open. Ying Qingcang's eyes darkened instantly. ”Have you been cried?”
The two red-rimmed eyes staring back at him right then obviously belonged to someone who had been crying moments ago.
Xin Qing pouted slightly. ”N- No.”
”Then what's up with your eyes?”
”Some dust went into them,” Xin Qing said, though she wanted to smack herself the moment it came out. ”What the hell? What kind of shitty excuse is that?” she thought.
Ying Qingcang laughed, his hands sliding towards her pyjamas. ”You heard everything, didn't you?”
Xin Qing sniffed, and her tears began to flow once more. ”Wuwuwu... I don't want to get an abortion. I want to bring the child into this world.”
”Shh, it's okay. Don't cry,” Ying Qingcang said, kissing her tears away. ”It is my child, too, you know. I want him to arrive safely in this world too. But... If your body really can't withstand the process, then I have no choice but to sacrifice the child.”
Xin Qing stared at him blankly. ”And then, what? You'll take your father's advice and look for other women to carry the children of Ying family?”
”Nonsense!” Ying Qingcang bit down harshly on her lips.
Xin Qing hummed. ”Oww...”
”Oh, now know what pain feels like?” Ying Qingcang said, glowering at her. ”You're trying to push me away to other women while you secretly run away, aren't you? You don't think I'll feel pain when you do that?”
”But... But what if I really can't carry a child-”
Ying Qingcang cut her off. ”What does it even matter? We can just go to an orphanage and adopt one. We'll raise the child from a very young age,” Ying Qingcang said. Then, there was a sudden change in the look of his eyes. ”Ah Qing, promise me that you'll never leave me again. I can disregard everything else, but not you. You're the only one I want.” A hint of vulnerability flashed inside the depths of his eyes. Then, he took Xin Qing's hand and placed it over his heart.
”You feel it? This thing right here is beating for you. If you abandon me, then you might as well dig it out right now. It won't be able to survive without you anyway.”
Xin Qing clung to Ying Qingcang and held on for dear life. ”I won't. I won't!” Xin Qing said, choked up. ”I'll never ever leave you. I promise you! I'll be brave. I'll face the problem together with you.”
”Good!” Ying Qingcang tightened his hold on her. ”Now that's more like it.”
After a while, Xin Qing said softly, ”H-Hey, what are you doing with your hands?”
”Don't you feel hot, babe?” Ying Qingcang kept his hands busy. Xin Qing could only watch as he took off her pyjamas and then began stroking her belly worriedly. ”Look, even your stomach has swollen up. We can't have sex now, right?”
Ying Qingcang lowered his head wordlessly. Instantly, Xin Qing felt her body go limp with desire. A moan made its way out of Xin Qing's lips, and she covered her mouth in disbelief.
”How come I'm-”
”That's normal,” Ying Qingcang said, cutting her off and raising his head. His hand slid lower along her body. ”Women are more sensitive during their pregnancies. And they'll have stronger urges!”
Xin Qing's lips were covered before she could say anything else.
By the time she woke up, Ying Qingcang was nowhere to be found.
There was a note on the nightstand beside the bed: ”Eat something when you wake up. I'll come home earlier today. Also, you were very passionate last night, babe. I loved it very much!”
Xin Qing crumpled the note and tossed it straight into the trash can. Then, she got up to take a bath, all the while cursing Ying Qingcang. This time around, she could really believe the claim about women experiencing stronger sex drive during pregnancy. She recalled the way her body was sprawled on the bed last night as she begged and pleaded with Ying Qingcang to give her what she needed. At the thought, she suddenly wished to find a pit on the ground where she could bury herself in.
Having made herself presentable, Xin Qing went downstairs to grab a bite. When she got downstairs, she saw Ying Hao sitting in the living room. Ying Hao smiled when he saw her.
”Ah, Xin Qing! Why don't you eat something first? After that, let's have a chat?”
”There's no need for that, father. Just say speak whatever it is that you have in mind. Or else, I don't think I'll be able to eat properly anyway.” Xin Qing sat down and stared at Ying Hao calmly. Now that she had promised Ying Qingcang that she would hold firm and face their problems together with him, she would bring out her attitude and summon her mettle. She could not allow her man to carry the burden alone. She might not be a strong person, but for the sake of her child and the man she loved, she would learn to be brave!
Ying Hao's face held a strange and awkward look. Still, he opened his mouth to speak, ”You're aware that there's something wrong with your body?”
”Yes, I am,” Xin Qing said. ”There's a possibility I might not be able to deliver this child.”
”And that might also be the case in the future,” Ying Hao said, looking straight at Xin Qing. ”The Ancestral Behest had already foreshadowed something like this. You'll never be able to carry the children of Ying family.”
Xin Qing clenched her hands into fists, though her eyes never strayed from Ying Hao's. ”So what if I can't?”