Chapter 90: Second Child
As the night deepened, only the warm yellow glow of the bedside lamp remained in the bedroom.
There is no instinctive drive during estrus, nor the urgent desire during courtship.
Only two hearts pressed tightly together, in the warmth of skin touching, are experiencing the most candid emotional exchange.
Qi Sheng's palm was grasping the hem of Yu Li's nightgown. The thin mesh was slightly wrinkled between his fingers, just enough to stabilize the mermaid's body which was swaying slightly due to her breathing.
The tips of their noses touched, their warm breaths mingling together.
.
Yu Li could clearly see himself reflected in Qi Sheng's eyes, being well-behaved, obedient, and letting him control him.
Qi Sheng felt his tail fin gently brushing across his calf, bringing a slight itch.
"Let's have a child, a child of our own."
Qi Sheng's voice was a little hoarse, but more serious than ever.
This was the second time he mentioned the child. His fingertips unconsciously stroked the gestational sac marks on Yu Li's waist and abdomen, his eyes full of anticipation.
He wanted a little guy like Yu Li, with red scales and the ability to act coquettishly using his tail fin.
I want a little life that can bind the two of us tightly.
"Hmm..." Yu Li's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the soft moan that was about to overflow from her throat finally turned into a tiny bubbling sound: "You, you urgently need a child?"
He suddenly remembered his mission of reproducing offspring. Perhaps for an alpha like Qi Sheng, having offspring is also a responsibility.
"Of course I'm anxious." Qi Sheng lowered his head and kissed his red earlobe, with a hint of imperceptible eagerness in his voice. "For things like this, the more anxious you are, the easier it is to succeed. If we try a few more times, we'll eventually have our child."
His fingertips slid gently along Yu Li's waistline and stopped at the junction of the tail fin and waist and abdomen. His movements were gentle and he controlled the strength of his attack.
Yu Li thought for a moment, then placed his arm over his eyelids, revealing only one wet eye as he looked at Qi Sheng: "What if... there was a ready-made child, would you want one?"
"off the shelf?"
Qi Sheng's breathing suddenly stagnated, his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he became hoarse in an instant.
His brain was working rapidly, and the anticipation in his eyes was instantly replaced by shock.
Is he going to tell me he's pregnant?
Do mermaids lay many eggs at once like fish do?
Countless thoughts came to my mind, and sourness surged uncontrollably from the bottom of my heart.
He even began to wonder: Have little mermaids hatched from those eggs?
How many mermaids has he done this with...
"Well, it's ready-made, white, fat, can walk, and loves to wrestle..."
As Yu Li spoke, a look of happiness appeared on his face.
However, mermaids and humans cannot share the same joys and sorrows.
Each adjective was like a thin needle, piercing Qi Sheng's heart.
He originally thought that he could accept Yu Li's past magnanimously, but when he heard the adjectives that were not pleasant at all, he realized that he couldn't even listen to the description with neutral words.
Those were the two years of his absence, the time Yu Li experienced alone, the traces of someone else.
Jealousy mixed with grievance made him almost unable to control his strength. He gently pinched Yu Li's waist with his fingers and pulled her tighter in his arms.
He didn't respond, but just lowered his head and blocked Yu Li's words with a more urgent kiss.
The entanglement between lips and teeth became more intense, with a bit of possessive force, shattering all the descriptions of "ready-made children" in the residual warmth of the touch of their skin.
Yu Li could feel Qi Sheng's emotional changes and detect the eagerness and uneasiness in his kiss, but she did not push him away.
She just raised her hand, gently hugged Qi Sheng's neck, buried her face in his neck, and let him vent all his emotions on her in this way.
Under the warm yellow light, the silver bells on the tail fin occasionally made tiny sounds, which were quickly covered by the more intimate breathing sounds.
Qi Sheng knew that he was very childish, but he couldn't control himself!
What he wanted was a child that belonged to them completely, a little life in which he could participate from conception to birth.
Qi Sheng pressed his hand against Yu Li's forehead, his voice still filled with breathlessness: "I don't like the ones that are already there... I only like the ones that will be born next year."
As soon as he said that, Qi Sheng regretted it.
He stared into Yu Li's eyes, and his heart began to beat uncontrollably.
Am I being too direct?
Will Yu Li think that I am disgusted with that “ready-made child”?
What if Yu Li overthinks it and thinks that I don’t accept my past and wants to leave?
Then, he would return to the mermaid settlement, be pursued by other mermaids, and even start a new family...
Countless bad thoughts surged in his mind, and Qi Sheng's fingers tightened unconsciously, gripping Yu Li's nightgown with a little more force.
He opened his mouth, wanting to explain that he didn't mean that, but he didn't know how to explain it.
I could only watch Yu Li's expression change little by little.
Suddenly, there was a burst of faint gasping sounds.
Qi Sheng suddenly came back to his senses and found that Yu Li's eyes were red, and crystal tears slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the back of his hand, bringing with it a slightly cool temperature.
"It's not easy to get pregnant if you try so hard." Yu Li's voice was tearful. He originally wanted to accuse him harshly, but the discomfort in his body made his tone gradually weaken.
His tail fin seemed to have lost its strength, draping limply on the bed. "My reproductive cavity...will automatically close under strong external force. If you do this...it will break."
He reached out and pushed Qi Sheng's chest, trying to create some distance between them and relieve the foreign feeling in his body.
"Besides...if we have another child, we'll have to ask the adults for advice. If the little one finds out, he'll definitely make a fuss."
"Big friend?" Qi Sheng caught the key words.
His panic was instantly replaced by surprise. He immediately stopped and carefully supported Yu Li's waist, his tone full of anxiety, "You mean... you only gave birth to one child?"
His eyes were surprisingly bright, as if he had instantly seen the light of dawn.
If there was only one child, things would be much easier!
He could definitely use his sincerity to impress the little guy and make him accept him as his stepfather.
Even if Yu Li wants to leave at that time, he will stay because of the children and their deep feelings.
Yu Li looked at the expectation in his eyes and felt extremely happy. He didn't expect Qi Sheng to accept the biped so quickly.
But he deliberately frowned and asked tentatively: "Why? You like twins?"
This little guy has already given me a headache, and I delayed coming to you for a year because of him.
If I give birth to twins, I won’t have time to accompany you.
"I don't like it, I don't like it!" Qi Sheng quickly shook his head, fearing that Yu Li would really give birth to twins. "One is fine. Having two is too hard. I will feel bad."
He held Yu Li's hand, gently stroking the back of her hand with his fingertips, and said in a flattering tone, "Or... you can take the child over? How about giving him the same surname as Qi?"
He was calculating in his mind: as long as the child takes my surname, he will be a member of the Qi family.
No matter who the mermaid who gave birth to Yu Li’s child was, as long as the child recognizes me as his father, Yu Li will never leave again.
You must strike first and tie this father and son tightly to your side.
Yu Li couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, and the smile in his eyes could no longer be hidden.
He didn't expect Qi Sheng to care so much about the little guy and wanted to take him in.
But...wait.
Why should the child he gave birth to have the surname Qi Sheng?
Yu Li deliberately put on a stern face, and said in a domineering tone: "No, he already has a name, he can't take your last name."
Qi Sheng also realized that he was too impatient, and a bit of embarrassment appeared on his face. He quickly changed his words: "It doesn't matter if he doesn't have my last name! As long as you bring him here."
He recalled his own childhood experiences and his voice softened, "Children really need their parents to be around when they grow up."
"If you leave him at home, he'll hate you when he grows up, and he'll be bullied by the kids around him."
"When I was little... I was very attached to my brother and would sleep with him every day..."
Speaking of Qi Feng, Qi Sheng's tone suddenly became low, and the light in his eyes dimmed a little.
He subconsciously suppressed his smile, his voice choking a little: "It's a pity... I will never see him again."
Yu Li looked at his lonely appearance and felt a pang of heartache.
He reached out his hand and gently stroked Qi Sheng's cheek, wiping away the moisture from the corners of his eyes with his fingertips. His tone was as gentle as a mermaid mother's: "Don't be sad, your brother is watching you in heaven, and he hopes you can live a good life."
He paused, then added, "And... now you have me, and our child."
He is a mermaid, and sometimes he cannot understand the affection between humans, but he knows that Qi Sheng will feel better if he says this.
Qi Sheng looked at Yu Li's serious eyes, and the grievance in his heart was instantly replaced by warmth.
He buried his head in Yu Li's shoulder and buried his tears of longing in his lover's arms.
Yu Li patted his back gently, as if comforting a wounded big cat.
After a while, he spoke softly, "I'll try to contact the clan leader and ask if he's willing to send the child over."
Qi Sheng tightly grasped Yu Li's hand and asked in disbelief, "Really? Are you really willing to take the child?"
"Yeah." Yu Li nodded, "It's just that the little guy is a little fierce, a little unreasonable, very domineering, and screams very loudly... You don't have to hate him."
"How could that be? I like him so much that I can't even begin to appreciate it. I usually love kids the most!"
Qi Sheng: "When he comes, I will take him to the amusement park, buy him delicious food, play games with him, and let him feel the father's love..."
"He is an alpha, maybe you can teach him how to shoot." Yu Li said casually while tidying up his pajamas.
"Alpha? Do mermaids have alphas?"
In Qi Sheng's impression, mermaids are divided into those with glands and those without. Mermaids with glands are almost all omegas.
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