Chapter 32 I Can Get Pregnant

Wow.

For some reason, Ambot sounds a bit slow, but Cyrus suddenly sounds... high-class.

"Cesius," Ling Qiu murmured. She desperately wanted to search for the name online immediately to see if she could find any relevant information.

But I always feel that this is a bit of a mood killer.

"Why did you suddenly... say your name?" Ling Qiu's voice stammered, a rare occurrence. "Didn't you never say it before?"

“I think it’s necessary. We’re getting married soon,” He said. “And…you seem to be pregnant.”

"What?!?!" Ling Qiu clutched her stomach in shock. "I'm pregnant?! How come I didn't know?"

“I’ve checked, humans get pregnant when they mate.” He said this in a grand and serious tone, “And I also saw that you have pregnancy symptoms.”

“…” Ling Qiu paused for a moment, “What was your reaction?”

"Weren't you already experiencing nausea and vomiting?"

"When did I..." Ling Qiu paused, then suddenly remembered that when she saw the video of Wang Zheng's mother being bombed, didn't she run to the bathroom to vomit?

“That was psychological nausea, not physical!” She crossed her arms and glared at Amber, or rather, perhaps now she should call him Cyrus. “Besides, who told you that just by having sex… cough, you’ll get pregnant? You don’t even have anything that could make me pregnant!”

Ling Qiu was absolutely certain that although she had used Cyrus's tentacles for pleasure, nothing had actually entered her at that time; she was absolutely certain of that.

However, she did not expect that Cyrus's next words would be so shocking.

“But I can get pregnant,” He said.

Ling Qiu paused, thinking she had misheard or that He had misspoke, and asked, "What did you say?"

“I can get pregnant,” He said again, and He was calm, as if He were saying something perfectly normal.

Ling Qiu's expression went blank for a moment. She even thought that Cyrus might not understand the meaning of pregnancy. She reached out and slowly placed her hand on Cyrus's abdomen, asking, "You mean, you can conceive a baby here? Here? You?"

“That’s right.” From Ling Qiu’s reaction, Cyrus sensed that this was something to be proud of; there wouldn’t be another man on Earth with such a ability.

"Huh?!" Ling Qiu was stunned. "How will she give birth?"

"Only creatures on Earth can be distinguished as male or female. I am asexual, or if I had to say, I could be hermaphroditic."

Ling Qiu thought she probably knew why Cyrus didn't have any tools to commit the crime.

She rubbed her chin repeatedly, but why was Cyrus telling her this? Was this a topic a monster should discuss with its sacrifice? Did she need to know this?

Does she mean that if she asks Cyrus to give her a child, he will give birth to one?

I don't know... but Ling Qiu suddenly really wanted to know if, if she told him, Cyrus really intended to get pregnant.

"...Really?" she feigned interest. "Then, can you have a child for me? You know, we Earthlings...are all quite prolific."

Cyrus paused for a moment. It wasn't that it was impossible, but He felt it was too fast, and He didn't want the current situation to be disrupted.

Upon learning that Ling Qiu was not pregnant, He was actually overjoyed.

He did not want a third party to appear now and interfere in his and Ling Qiu's lives.

It's too early to say.

"Later," Cyrus gave an ambiguous answer.

"Later? When is that?" Ling Qiu couldn't tell whether Cyrus was just making excuses or he was serious.

Of course, she didn't really want a child; she didn't have the energy for it, and even if Cyrus didn't intend to sacrifice her, she only had a few years left to live.

Ling Qiu's question was interpreted as urgent.

"You really want it?" He raised an eyebrow at her. To be honest, He really couldn't understand human reproductive desires. But later He figured it out: the weaker the creature, the more it wants to reproduce, like thousands of ants, in order to ensure the survival of the colony.

"I really want it," Ling Qiu replied, though her words didn't reflect her true feelings, and her expression was serious.

Cyrus was unhappy about this.

He began to think that Ling Qiu must not be enjoying this time as much as He was, otherwise why would she be in such a hurry?

"Just wait," He replied irritably, while at the same time he couldn't help but start to consider... even if she wanted it, wouldn't it be better to wait until after the wedding?

Ling Qiu felt that Cyrus was lying to her; his perfunctory attitude was obvious.

That makes sense; how could a monster possibly have children with its own offerings?

Ling Qiu walked past Cyrus and lay down abruptly, saying, "I'm going to sleep!"

"Didn't you say you wanted to do something fun with me?" He turned around, and at the same time, those black tentacles crept over intermittently, some wrapping around Ling Qiu's forearm, some around her calves...

"I don't want to think about it anymore, I feel very sleepy." Ling Qiu said, closing her eyes. If Cyrus insisted on forcing her, there was nothing she could do, but now Ling Qiu suddenly lost the mood for it.

She shouldn't have had any expectations in the first place.

However, unexpectedly, Cyrus did not.

She could sense that Cyrus had been staring at her for a while, but soon after, He looked away and slowly retracted his tentacles.

Ling Qiu was somewhat surprised.

She felt she had acted impulsively tonight, even though she still needed someone's help.

Thinking about this, Ling Qiu suddenly felt a chill of fear. She asked, "Can you take me back to the past tomorrow?"

Perhaps she should finish this as soon as possible, lest things get complicated.

"Can."

The next day, Ling Qiu ate breakfast and got ready. She didn't know how Cyrus had sent her back to the past until she felt a blur before her eyes and heard a crackling sound in her ears. She was stunned for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she found herself standing in a very familiar place.

That popsicle stand.

While Ling Qiu was still in a daze, she saw herself at seven years old. A dozen steps away, the seven-year-old was hesitating in front of an ice cream stand. She knew that she would soon receive a text message from her mother.

Hurry!

She shouted to Cyrus, "I want to go see Mom's company! It's called Huanyu Company, take me there now!"

“Just run there,” Cyrus’s voice told her. “This space is not connected to you, so you are not limited by time and space. Just keep walking in that direction and you will get there soon.”

Upon hearing this, Ling Qiu immediately started running. She noticed that the scenery around her was changing rapidly, and almost instantly, she saw the company where her parents worked.

She knew that employee identity verification was required to enter Huanyu.

"If I want to enter the company now, will I be prevented from doing so?" she asked.

“No one can see you,” Cyrus replied.

Ling Qiu took a deep breath and strode towards the gate of Huanyu Company. Seeing this road and this gate again after so many years, Ling Qiu realized how familiar her memory was with this building that was about to become ruins.

Many years ago, on that evening, she was supposed to wait here for her parents, and then the three of them would go out for dinner to celebrate her birthday.

Now she can finally see it, see what her parents went through back then.

Just as Cyrus said, Ling Qiu's arrival went unnoticed by anyone; they continued with their own business, completely unaware of her presence.

Ling Qiu walked through the lobby to the elevator, pressed the up button, entered the elevator, and pressed the 18th floor button.

As the elevator ascended, her heart raced. Mom and Dad, she would see them soon.

The moment the elevator doors opened, Ling Qiu heard a familiar voice shouting, "Hurry! There's no time!"

The moment Ling Qiu heard that voice, she couldn't help but burst into tears; it was the voice of her mother, Ling Baihe.

She rushed out of the elevator to see her mother, but only saw a hurried figure running into the stairwell.

Then, another figure quickly followed.

Ling Qiu choked up. That was her father, Ling Mo.

Ling Qiu couldn't wait any longer and followed closely behind.

Soon, she noticed that her parents were running upstairs, seemingly rushing to find something, but an explosion was about to happen. Ling Qiu stared intently at their backs, her eyes turning red.

"Hey! Where are you going! This place is about to explode! You have to get out of here right now!" Ling Qiu shouted uncontrollably, but obviously, her parents couldn't hear her.

They ran more than ten floors in total, and Ling Qiu, chasing behind them, couldn't keep up for a while.

Her parents were free men just like her, but they seemed to be in much better physical condition than her.

With great difficulty, Ling Qiu climbed to the top of the stairs. She leaned against the wall, panting, and then overheard a conversation.

"Are you sure you want to do this? We might still have a chance..." It was the father's voice.

"It won't happen again!" the mother shouted. "Don't you understand? What we found out is true! Huanyu has been colluding with them for a long time! Guess why there was a children's party at the company today?! Didn't you notice? All the children of employees were brought here! I just counted them, a total of 99 people! The same number we found!"

"..." The father was silent for a moment, then said softly, "But today is her birthday..."

“I know, I know…” The usually strong and serious mother suddenly squatted down and burst into tears. Ling Qiu had never seen her mother cry so intensely before.

But what are they talking about? What 99? Who is Huanyu colluding with?

Immediately afterwards, Ling Qiu saw her mother raise her left hand and manipulate something on the digital watch on her wrist. She quickly ran over and, sure enough, she saw the familiar text message.

"Hey Qiuqiu, you don't need to come here anymore."

“My darling daughter Qiuqiu, why don’t you come home and see her? The gift is in the refrigerator.”

Ling Qiu choked up. She never expected that her mother would send this text message in this state, and her words seemed very relaxed.

After sending the text message, Ling Baihe wiped away her tears, regained her composure, and stood up.

“Ling Mo,” she said, “I am now ordering you, in my capacity as your superior, to activate the decryption device. We must destroy all information about us inside to protect our daughter.”

Ling Mo sighed, "I understand."

What?

Ling Qiu is standing right next to her parents, watching them talk and do things, but she still doesn't understand what they are doing.

It wasn't until she saw her father's operating system—things that Ling Qiu was very familiar with—that she understood that her father was deciphering the company's internal network.

Ah, so her talent for hacking was inherited from her father?

Ling Qiu gradually understood some things. Her father had successfully cracked the code and then deleted everything related to the Ling family.

Based on their conversation just now, if deleting these things is to protect her, then the people who want to harm her are the people from Huanyu Company.

A children's party? When Ling Qiu came in, she seemed to have seen several children in the lobby, but she didn't think much of it at the time.

Who is Huanyu colluding with? 99 people? Isn't that the death toll from the Big Bang?

Wait, her parents already knew at this point that an explosion was about to happen?