Chapter 26 Pregnancy

After saying those words, for the first time, Su Muying felt as if she had broken free from those shackles of rules and regulations, no longer needing to flatter or fawn over him.

Because Su Muying already knew that no matter how she tried to please him, it was useless; he simply enjoyed tormenting her...

He won't let her go.

In particular, when she saw the light in his eyes completely disappear, she suddenly felt a sense of vengeful pleasure.

But if Su Muying had known what would happen next, perhaps she wouldn't have provoked him.

Enrage this madman.

The room fell into complete silence. The door was closed, there were no windows, and only the floor lamp emitted a pale yellow glow.

Perhaps it was a gust of wind outside, but the candlelight suddenly began to flicker, making the shadows of the two people on the wall seem to intertwine, only to be quickly torn apart again.

Xie Linyuan sat on the edge of the bed, half of his face illuminated by the lamplight, appearing terrifyingly pale, while the other half was shrouded in darkness, his expression unreadable.

The light and shadow flickered and intertwined, and in this interplay of light and shadow, he suddenly laughed.

Laughter and crying are very similar; at that moment, Su Muying even felt that he was crying too.

Su Muying felt scared; she keenly sensed something terrifying... What did he want to do?

She regretted it. Why was she so easily provoked by him? He was a madman, but she wasn't.

She needs to calm down, calm down...

She still needs to return to Anzhou to prepare a burial site for her parents and carve a tombstone for them...

She absolutely had to go back.

But it was too late...

He fed her something, pried open her lips and teeth, and fed it to her.

Su Muying didn't know what it was, but after eating it, her consciousness quickly began to drift away.

It seems she's becoming someone else.

His laughter grew louder and louder, and Su Muying felt a sharp pain in her ears.

Then, the piercing laughter abruptly vanished, replaced by a gentle, spring-like voice whispering in her ear, like a soft, seductive coaxing:

Will you blame me?

"But I have no other choice, no other choice..."

"My brother is dead, he's been dead for ages, hahaha..."

Why, why can't you even look at me once more?

"It's okay, don't be afraid..."

"I will stay with Ying'er..."

"I will always stay with Ying'er..."

He broke the flower with his own hands, simply because it wouldn't bloom for him.

Even if it withers, it can only belong to him.

His pity for her was suppressed by his increasingly twisted desires.

He really is insane.

After feeding her the poison, he truly got what he wanted; Su Muying was becoming the person he dreamed of.

She seemed to no longer know who he was, she wouldn't hate him, wouldn't glare at him defensively, wouldn't confront him head-on, and wouldn't stand up to him with hostility.

She became very well-behaved.

It's almost like in my dream.

Those dreams seem to be coming true.

Then, he began to teach her again and again, asking her... who he was?

"Who are you?……"

Su Muying didn't know why he asked that question, nor did she know who he was.

When he asked her a question, she would frown. She seemed to be thinking, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't come up with an answer.

Then, she would frown and purse her lips, looking at him blankly, her eyes still brimming with autumn water, which would shimmer even in the dim light.

She is still just as beautiful.

Su Muying didn't know what to answer. She just shook her head, then climbed up to him, hugged his neck, and instinctively kissed his lips.

She felt terrible; it felt like tiny insects were crawling all over her body, burrowing into her skin and gnawing at her bones. Only then did she feel comfortable.

Only by getting close to him, touching him, and smelling his scent can this discomfort disappear.

However, she didn't answer, and he pushed her away, preventing her from kissing him.

She looked at him with a wronged expression, tears welling up in her eyes, and wanted to hug him and rub against him like a kitten.

He tied her to the bed and wouldn't even touch her anymore.

Su Muying really cried. She groaned in distress and begged him, but he ignored her. He just stood in front of her and asked her again and again who he was.

She still couldn't answer, so he taught her word by word, having her repeat after him:

"Husband——jun——"

What is a husband?

Su Muying didn't understand, so she shook her head.

Why do you call him husband?

She didn't shout, so he didn't touch her; he just stood in front of her and looked at her.

He lowered his eyes, his eyelashes were long like small fans, and his eyes sparkled when he looked at her.

She thought he was very handsome, but why would someone so good-looking do such a bad thing to her?

Su Muying still didn't understand.

She couldn't understand these things, but she was very upset.

It was so painful. He had her tied up and wouldn't let her touch him. Su Muying even felt like she was going to die. She could only relieve her pain by smelling his snow-like scent.

But its effect is negligible.

She started to cry, and cried and cried. Finally, he got close to her, leaned down, his hair gently brushing against her eyes, and whispered in her ear that she would only be rewarded if she called him "husband".

He would then touch her and kiss her.

She wouldn't feel bad if she called him "husband".

She was in so much pain.

She felt terrible; without his comfort and touch, she felt like those little bugs were going to bite her stomach through.

Su Muying grew increasingly frightened. She was afraid of dying, and she kept one thing firmly in mind... she couldn't die.

She cannot die.

So she began to learn, learning to read after him word by word:

"Husband——jun——"

The person in front of her acted strangely after hearing her utter those two words.

He suddenly froze, his beautiful eyes widening considerably, and a drop of water fell from his eye onto her face, leaving it wet.

He started crying, yet it also seemed like he was laughing.

Hearing her call him "husband," he softly hummed in response and touched her face.

His hands were shaking too.

Su Muying found him very strange, and she was afraid of him, so she didn't dare to move.

Fortunately, he kept his word; he let go of her and held her in his arms.

He looked down at her, touched her forehead, and ran his fingers along her lips.

I feel so bad.

This won't alleviate the problem at all.

Su Muying wanted to kiss him.

She raised her hand to hook her arms around his neck, but just as she was about to kiss him, he cupped her face in one hand and kissed her first.

It's very soft and gentle.

It doesn't resemble him at all.

He comforted her, and she gradually felt better.

She fell asleep.

However, she did not sleep well.

She kept having nightmares, and when she woke up in fright, she opened her eyes and found herself still being held in his arms.

His fingers gently touched her ear; they were icy cold.

He kept his eyes open, staring at her without blinking.

Su Muying wondered, "Doesn't he need to sleep? Why is he staring at me like that?"

That's scary.

Su Muying was very sleepy. Her consciousness was always hazy. When she was awake, she felt very uncomfortable, as if small insects were crawling on her. When the discomfort subsided, she felt very sleepy again and always wanted to sleep.

As she closed her eyes, preparing to sleep, she heard a soft "I'm sorry" in her ear.

The scalding breath almost burned her ears red.

Su Muying opened her eyes again because... she felt water droplets falling on her neck.

Warm, damp, like tears.

That strange person was talking nonsense again, constantly whispering in her ear.

"I can't let you leave me..."

"I'm sorry, I have no other choice, Ying'er..."

"You always remember my brother, why? Isn't he dead? He's dead..."

"What if you had seen me first...?"

"From now on, Ying'er, stay with me like this, just like in my dream, just the two of us."

"I have no elder brother."

"I will take care of you. I will dress you, bathe you, comb your hair, and feed you food and water..."

"Ying'er, don't be afraid..."

"I am your husband..."

What is he saying? Why does he keep repeating these words...?

She doesn't understand.

Su Muying thought he was very noisy.

However, her consciousness remained hazy, and she drifted off to sleep again while listening.

When she woke up, the little bugs were crawling all over her body again, and... it was even more uncomfortable than before.

But she hadn't felt better for very long.

She could only call him "husband" again and beg him.

Because Su Muying discovered that every time she called him that, when she called him husband, his terrifyingly dark eyes would light up, and the expression on his face would become gentle, no longer cold.

He seemed very happy.

So, to avoid feeling too bad, she could only call him "husband" and look at him pitifully.

She wanted him to kiss her and comfort her.

Fortunately, every time she called him "husband," before she could resist kissing him, he would pull her onto his lap and kiss her.

And so it went, time and time again, until Su Muying lost count of how many times it had happened.

Her consciousness kept sinking, her periods of wakefulness were getting shorter and shorter, and her periods of discomfort were getting longer and longer. She could only relieve these discomforts by his repeated comforting words.

Until one day, the little bugs stopped crawling on her body.

But Su Muying still called him husband and continued to plead with him, saying that she was in pain and wanted him to kiss her.

He kissed her, and as before, his peach blossom eyes were filled with a hazy, dreamy look, tinged with a deep red by desire, truly resembling a vibrant peach blossom.

In this room, in this secluded place where only she and he were, time seemed to flow extremely slowly.

Su Muying felt as if many years had passed, but in reality it was only a short seven days.

One afternoon, the spring sunshine was beautiful, and the sky cleared up, making it a rare good day for spring.

Inside the Xie residence, the gate to this courtyard, which no one dared to approach, suddenly opened.

As if struck by some great force, the door collapsed, and the peach trees in front of the courtyard were blown by the wind, their petals falling one after another.

Xie Linyuan carried Su Muying, whose lower body was soaked in blood, out of the room.

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Lin Xiuyuan was summoned to the Xie residence by Xie Linyuan, accompanied by a female physician.

Upon arriving at the Xie residence, he was immediately greeted and welcomed inside by the servants.

He glanced at the servants, whose faces were filled with fear, as if they were afraid of something.

Even Xie's mother sighed again.

Lin Xiuyuan greeted Xie's mother, quickly bowed, and went to the inner room behind the screen.

As soon as he stepped inside, he was startled by the overwhelming smell of blood in the room.

This is……

He strode forward and saw a woman lying quietly on the bed, her face pale and her lips bloodless, while the brocade quilt covering her was stained red with blood.

Xie Linyuan stood in front of the bed, his head bowed low, forming a bent angle.

His eyes looked as if they had been gouged out, filled with terrifying bloodshot veins. He stared blankly at the woman on the bed, his hands stained with blood, trembling and even convulsing, the bright red blood still flowing down his fingers.

Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan guessed what was going on and gestured for the female physician to come forward and check.

Lin Xiuyuan and Xie Linyuan walked outside the screen.

After examining and treating the wound, the female physician whispered the situation to Lin Xiuyuan.

As Lin Xiuyuan listened to the female physician's account, his face alternated between pale and flushed, sometimes shocked, sometimes self-reproachful, sometimes relieved, and sometimes confused.

Not wanting to commit too many sins, Lin Xiuyuan did not prepare a Gu medicine with permanent effects for Xie Linyuan. According to the dosage he prepared, the effects of this Gu medicine would only last for three days.

He planned to get rid of him first, and when Xie Linyuan came again, he would lie and say that the Gu used to prepare the medicine was gone.

Logically speaking, even if there were deviations, the effects of the medicine should not last more than four days. Why has it lasted so long? Even now, he doesn't know if the effects of the Gu medicine have disappeared.

The woman was still unconscious.

Could it really be that he made a mistake in the dosage? Is the potency of this poison truly irreversible...?

commit a sin……

Lin Xiuyuan had doubts, but since the deed was done, there was no point in dwelling on it; there were more important things to do right now.

After hearing what the female physician said, Lin Xiuyuan hurriedly took her pulse and was immediately shocked, then sighed repeatedly.

Xie Linyuan walked over, his face as pale as a lost soul. He asked in a hoarse voice, as if he were holding blood in his mouth, "How is she?"

"The wound has been treated, and there is no danger to his life."

Even though Xie Linyuan was his friend, Lin Xiuyuan, as a doctor, couldn't help but scold him angrily: "You are a military general, and she is just a weak woman. It is not good for you to have sex so frequently. You should restrain yourself. If you hadn't stopped the treatment in time, her life would have been in danger, and the baby in her womb would have been in danger as well."

"She is pregnant, so she must not have sex so frequently in the future. It would be best to abstain from this altogether."

Xie Linyuan pursed his lips, his gaze fixed on the girl, and then he slowly raised his eyes, which were filled with a terrifying scarlet blood color.

His hand twitched slightly as he hung down, and after a long pause, he asked, his voice trembling violently, "What...did you say?"

Lin Xiuyuan sighed, thinking to himself, "What a terrible thing. How could I have done this..."

"Sigh..." He wrote the prescription while instructing, "This woman is pregnant, Brother Xie, you are going to be a father. However, this young lady is too weak and has too much worry and fear. It is still unknown whether the child can be saved. She should rest more."

Just as they were saying these words, Su Muying on the bed opened her eyes at some point.

She heard all of this, then turned her face away, so neither Xie Linyuan nor Lin Xiuyuan saw her now clear eyes.

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Author's Note: The countdown has begun.