Chapter 367.1: Lullaby (1/2)

It was a similarly dark night. The stars filled the sky like a waterfall as the round moon’s cool light spilled onto the cliff facing Azure Water Valley.jj

Tang Doudou had a thick blanket wrapped around her and only her bright, water-like eyes were visible as she gazed up at the sparkling stars. Hugging her from behind was Baili Yu, dressed in a flame-like crimson robe, his figure half-hidden by the darkness.

“Is it pretty?” He gently leaned Tang Doudou’s head on his chest, then stroked her soft hair.

How could it be not pretty?

The cliff was extremely high. From high elevation, looking up, the sight of the starry sky seemed to fill the world.

“It is pretty, but it’s just a little cold.” Tang Doudou stated her opinion honestly as she pulled the blanket and wrapped it around Baili Yu as well. Then she snuggled into his broad warm chest and remarked contently, “Now it’s much warmer.”

Baili Yu glanced down and his long eyelashes seemed to block the light of the stars, casting a shadow on his jade-like skin. The night breeze swept up his black hair, so he pulled her deeper into his arms and called softly, “Doudou.”

“Big evil spirit, you have something to tell me, don’t you?”

“En.”

Tang Doudou laughed. “What exactly is it that required you to bring me to such a high place?”

“Let me think about how to start.” Baili Yu’s voice was mellow and intoxicating. Tang Doudou’s heart tickled and she reached out to hug Baili Yu’s arm.

“En, I’ll wait.”

She had already noticed that Baili Yu seemed a little off these past couple of days, but since Baili Yu didn’t talk about it, she didn’t bring it up either and just waited for the time when he was ready to tell her.

Baili Yu rubbed Tang Doudou’s hands. After quite a while, when Tang Doudou’s hands were all warm from the rubbing, he finally said, “Doudou, I’m sorry.”

“Huh?” Tang Doudou hadn’t expected for this to be the first thing out of his mouth. She rubbed her chin thoughtfully. “Baili Yu, actually, you don’t have to keep apologizing to me. No matter what you do, I wouldn’t blame you.”

“Silly girl, could you let me finish first?” Baili Yu turned her head to face him so that their eyes met. Baili Yu then sighed and hugged her again.

“Silly girl, you’re pregnant.” This sentence seemed to drift out like a breeze and flew almost indiscernibly past Tang Doudou’s head.

She was stunned and doubted her ears for a moment. “Hah?”

“It’s for real. It’s just that both you and the child aren’t in a very good state, so I hadn’t dared to tell you…”

Tang Doudou who had originally been too stunned to react now jumped up after hearing this. The blanket fell down with her motion. “It’s for real? I really, I really… I have a child?”

When Baili Yu saw how stirred up she was, a trace of guilt flashed through his eyes. “Doudou, I really didn’t want to keep it from you.”

“Aiyah! Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Tang Doudou started pacing back and forth while muttering, “I was wondering why I felt off so lately. I kept telling myself it was nothing, but it turns out that I really am pregnant!”

“I’m about to become a mother?” Since the possibility that she had rejected several times had now been confirmed, the excitement and joy in her heart immediately suppress all other feelings.