Chapter 74

"Oh, let's order the food first. I'm starving." Xia Momo said with an impatient look and blinked at Xu Song.

"Yeah." Xu Song understood what he meant, picked up the menu and ordered food, sighing in his heart that the little girl was young but very sensible.

Xinzhi chose a Hunan restaurant, which served strong flavors, which suited Xu Song's taste very well. The dishes were served quickly, and soon the whole private room was filled with the aroma of food. The waiter also brought a few bottles of wine.

Xinzhi excitedly picked up the corkscrew and opened a bottle of wine, then turned around and handed it to Xu Song. Seeing Xu Song was confused, Xinzhi suddenly pulled back the bottle and muttered like a Bodhisattva: "I forgot, I forgot, you can't drink when you are pregnant, don't blame me, don't blame me."

"Can't drink alcohol while pregnant?" Xu Song asked him like a newbie who just entered the game.

"Of course not!" Xinzhi looked at him as if he were a fool for the first time.

"Why?" Xu Song still asked him.

"Well, it's said that it affects the development of the embryo. I heard that children born from drinking during pregnancy are not smart. Anyway, you should not drink." Xinzhi said.

"……All right."

"Indeed. But if you keep drinking while you're pregnant, then if you're lucky, nothing will happen." Shi Yun said, putting down his chopsticks.

"Bad luck?" Xu Song asked.

"Miscarriage." Shi Yun picked up a piece of fish.

Xu Song: “…”

Xu Song particularly likes the secret recipe of beef trotters made in this Hunan restaurant, which is smooth and chewy. He usually doesn't eat fatty meat or greasy food, but the dishes here in Haicheng are quite unique.

There were a lot of hot pots, and the steam filled the private rooms. The air conditioner was on, so the surroundings were warm. A sip of beer was refreshing, a bit like a high school reunion.

It was a pity that he couldn't drink. However, if he got drunk, how would he get home sober and open the gift Ning Qingxu had given him? Thinking of this, he felt a little more balanced.

"I'm going to go get a drink." Xia Momo greeted.

A few minutes later, she brought a few bottles of iced milk tea, handed one to Xu Song, and sat back down beside Shi Yun. She handed another bottle to Shi Yun. Shi Yun took the drink and took a sip, then noticed Xin Zhi staring at him.

Shi Yun: “?”

"Why don't you get me a bottle?" Xinzhi said, then added, "Forget it, give me your bottle."

"Mine?" Xia Momo asked Xinzhi while holding the secret beef trotter with bamboo chopsticks in one hand and her bottle of iced Yuanqi Forest milk tea in the other.

"No, I want Shiyun's." Xinzhi said.

"He's already drunk it. Let me get you another bottle." Xia Momo said, getting up hurriedly.

"It's okay! I don't mind." Xinzhi said very naturally...

Uh, that's not right. He leaned on the table unnaturally and tried to hook Shi Yun's milk tea. Shi Yun pushed it away and Xinzhi got it successfully.

"I...I'll get you another bottle."

"Really, there's no need. Look, Shi Yun didn't say anything."

"I……"

"Hey, stop, I need to eat."

Xu Song looked at the delicate atmosphere among the few people and unnoticeably quickened his eating pace.

The meal lasted until after eight o'clock, and Shi Yun and Xinzhi sent Xia Momo home together.

Xinzhi was drunk and wanted to take Xu Song back to his apartment, insisting that it was unsafe for a pregnant Omega to go home alone. However, Xu Song ruthlessly refused.

"Okay, then be careful and we'll go back first." Shi Yun said while holding Xinzhi who was half asleep.

"Okay, bye."

Xu Song didn't drink, but he was exhausted. He had been experiencing severe morning sickness since becoming pregnant, and he couldn't eat much. This meal was one of the few he could eat without feeling nauseous or vomiting.

When Xu Song returned to the apartment, Ning Qingxu hadn't returned yet. He turned on the light and suddenly saw a plain white packaging bag on the coffee table. However, the bag was a bit too small; if it was meant to hold some exotic clothing, it wouldn't fit.

Sure enough, where were the clothes? Inside the ordinary white packaging was a small red gift box and two receipts. Xu Song immediately recognized it as a gold jewelry box. There was a certificate and an invoice. When he opened the red jewelry box, he found a gold necklace inside.

Xu Song inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with this necklace. The necklace was a custom-made one with XS printed on it - the abbreviation of Xu Song's name.

It was very similar to the necklace Xu Song had given him in high school. You could tell the material and the letters were different, but the style, shape, and curvature were all the same.

Xu Song clutched the necklace in his hand, his nose felt sore, and he exerted force with his fingers until his hands were sweating and his palms were covered with marks before he slowly released the force.

He used to think that Omegas who got married and had children had lost their youth and vitality. They no longer had the right to freedom, the love of their husbands, and the expectations of those around them.

Most Omegas with families are trapped in the cage of marriage for their entire lives, so Xu Song never disdained love. Love is a highly cultivated emotion. If you indulge in it, you will be corrupted; if you control it, you will be destroyed.

That's why he's afraid, afraid that he will live his whole life in a daze with misunderstanding and ridicule from those around him, even if that person is the Alpha he deeply loves.

But Ning Qingxu didn't see him as a tool for reproduction or an excuse for marriage. In her memory, Xu Song had always been his unbridled and uninhibited self. She loved him, loved his radiance, and tolerated his embarrassment. Perhaps this was what true love looked like.

After taking a shower, Xu Song slept on the sofa for a while. Suddenly, a knock on the door woke him up. It must be Ning Qingxu who had returned. He rested his head on his arm for a while, feeling sore. He grasped the doorknob and tried to open it weakly. As the door opened, the rich fragrance of osmanthus filled the air. The person outside was scratching at the door with their fingers, trying to break in.

“No...!” Xu Song didn’t even see the person’s face clearly, and hurriedly pushed the door to stop him from coming in.

"Don't...don't come in!" Xu Song suddenly woke up.

"Qing Xu? Is that you?" The person outside the door suddenly exerted force and the door opened.

An Qian saw the face of the person in the room clearly and seemed extremely dissatisfied. She pushed the door and rushed in aggressively: "It's you? Are you really living together?...Where is Qingxu?" As soon as she finished speaking, the scent of osmanthus in the room became more prevalent.

Xu Song's anger shot up when he saw her. He didn't care how An Qian came over. He suppressed his emotions and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Where is Ning Qingxu?" An Qian asked without giving up.

"He's not back yet." Xu Song couldn't stand the smell of her pheromones and raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose. What was going on? The pheromones were so strong, but she didn't know how to control them. If she waited for Ning Qingxu to come back like this, Ning Qingxu would also enter the susceptible period, and that would be the end of it.

"Please control your pheromones. I can't stand your smell," Xu Song said. Since there was no way to escape, he might as well stay with her for a while. He wouldn't lose his composure like before.

An Qian, wearing a khaki windbreaker, completely ignored him, her long hair loose, surprisingly plain. She sat down on the sofa naturally, taking for granted that she was a guest.