Chapter 88 Spring Flowers "You're the one who actually likes roses, aren't you?"...
The 56th Economic Summit was held on Milan Star earlier this month. Because Shi Wei was confirmed to be pregnant, her entourage was equipped with two medical teams. Oh, she now has her own private jet. The maintenance team consists of professionals selected by the Security Bureau. The private jet is called "Rose One" - a name generously sponsored by His Majesty.
Upon learning that she was a fan of Asta, the chief designer of the special plane even consulted her opinion on whether to change the paint job to Asta's image or something. Shi Wei really wanted to create such an "itasha" (a type of anime-themed plane), but in order to take care of His Majesty's feelings, she gave up.
She ultimately chose a more conventional design, all white, with gold rose patterns and her handwritten signature painted on the tail wing, which she expects to use on her next solo outing.
When she attends events with King Scolag II, they still travel on His Majesty's Air Force One.
Returning to Milan Star once again, Shi Wei had a feeling of being in another world. This feeling often occurred to her since she married His Majesty, making her feel that real life was unreal.
"Milan is known as the Star of Flowers. This planet boasts two-thirds of Manra's plant species. Many rare flowers can only grow in its soil. Coupled with its pleasant climate and comfortable environment, it has been Manra's second largest tourist planet for thousands of years." Shi Wei said to the man next to her while listening to the intelligent explanation on the quantum computer, "The capital planet is actually the number one tourist planet, but I feel that Milan has more tourists from other places."
King Sklag II glanced at the "Omega Pregnancy Precautions" on his personal terminal and said casually, "Because your beloved idol buried himself on the capital planet. The citizens of Manra alone visit the Holy Monument billions of times every year, and even more people come from the Chaotic Starfield to 'make a pilgrimage.' We thank them for making a significant contribution to the GDP of the capital planet."
Well, she had accidentally stepped on his sore spot again. Shi Wei covered her embarrassment with laughter and changed the subject, saying, "Shall we go to the imperial palace first? To be honest, I have no recollection of it at all. I was on tenterhooks when I went there last time, thinking that would be my final resting place."
The man shushed her, pressed his finger to her lips, and said seriously, "Don't say such unlucky things, Xiao Shi will be unhappy if she hears them."
Shi Wei sighed and said, "She's still an embryo, what does she know? Didn't you see it yesterday? It's not even as big as your palm."
Time—this was the name Sklag II gave to the child. While Shi Wei was still debating whether to name her Ankarena or Angelina, he had already decided on this Sino name.
King Skolag II explained to her, "Her brain begins to form in the fourth week of pregnancy, and by the second or third month, it is almost fully differentiated. Her mental strength begins to grow at this time, so she can sense your feelings."
"Really?" Shi Wei had read quite a few books about Omega pregnancy, but she hadn't noticed anything about mental abilities. She looked at her belly with some skepticism: "Can you sense my emotions? Little Shi?"
No one responded to her.
The man beside her chuckled, looked down at Shi Wei's belly, and asked, "Do you like your name?"
He used some mental energy, which Shi Wei couldn't sense, but her expression quickly turned strange.
After Sklag II finished asking his question, a new thought suddenly appeared in her mind, flashing by but leaving a trace—a happy, joyful feeling.
This doesn't belong to her, but to the little life inside her.
"How amazing!" Shi Wei exclaimed in surprise, saying to the man, "She's only three months old, and she can already communicate with me. Is her mental strength very strong?"
King Sklag II smiled and asked, "What did she tell you?"
Although he could use his mental power to transmit information to this tiny life, she was too young, her brain was not fully developed, and she could not use her mental power to transmit her emotions; she could only transmit her emotions to her mother.
"Hmm, you're happy, aren't you?" Shi Wei said happily, "That means you really like the name. Ask her again whether she likes Ankarena or Angelina!"
The man repeated it, tilting his head slightly, closing his eyes, and patiently sensing every emotion in his mind.
After a while, she opened her eyes in frustration. King Slag II raised an eyebrow and asked, "Was she asleep? Didn't she respond to you?"
Shi Wei shook her head, turned on her personal computer and started searching for surnames in the Hundred Family Surnames list, then pouted and said, "She said it's whatever."
"Haha." King Sklag II gave a slightly smug smile, then comforted Shi Wei, "Then just pick one at random. Anyway, she's not picky. Angelina is fine. She must have been like a little angel when she was little."
"No—" Shi Wei could see through his smugness and insisted that she must choose a name for Manla that her daughter would be satisfied with: "I'll pick three tonight, and you can ask her again tomorrow."
"Sigh." King Sklag II sighed and said to Shi Wei's belly, "Little Shi Wei, you'd better choose a name obediently, otherwise you'll be woken up every day to choose a name."
Shi Wei suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "When you were three months old, could you also feel your mother's emotions?"
King Skolag II was silent for a moment, then said, “It is possible, but when my mother was pregnant with me, my father was already seriously ill. He was barely alive and was kept alive by machines… My grandfather, mother, and father all went to great lengths to bring me into this world, and that is why he died so young.”
Therefore, while he was in his mother's womb, he felt boundless sadness, grief, and disgust.
His mother loved his father deeply; otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen to marry the ailing crown prince. With her family background, she could have chosen any powerful nobleman, but she still chose her father.
However, his mother still loved him very much after he was born. After his father passed away, he was afraid to go to his mother for a while, making an excuse that he was busy at school. He only dared to go to his mother's place after she was in a better mood.
He knew that his mother had feelings for him, but those feelings were not as strong as her feelings for his father. So when she was depressed, she couldn't control her hatred for him and his grandfather.
"I hope you're happy during your pregnancy, so that your baby will be happy too." King Sklag II wouldn't tell her about those bad memories; they were from a very, very long time ago, and all the love and hate had vanished into the river of time with the passing of those three people.
Shi Wei keenly noticed Sklag II's momentary gloom, but she said nothing, pretending not to notice anything. She projected a few lines of text from her personal terminal in front of him and asked, "Which one do you think Xiao Shi would like?"
The man looked at the long names, which were so long they could be read in one breath. He sighed, feeling helpless for the first time at the sight of such long names from the Manla people.
Fortunately, by this time, Air Force One had already arrived at the palace on Milan Star.
The palace was renovated by his grandfather, so its style retains the characteristics of the last century—a large number of white stone carvings are combined with the architecture and vegetation, creating a fresh and elegant atmosphere.
“There’s plenty of vegetation and the air is fresh here. Let’s stay here for a few days before we go to the summit. If you like it here, we can take a vacation here afterward.” He had ordered the palace to be renovated last month, and it was adjusted according to Shi Wei’s preferences, all for the sake of these few days.
"You really like it here, don't you?" Shi Wei noticed this and winked at Sklag II. "You're the one who actually likes roses, aren't you?"
King Sklag II paused for a moment, then quickly laughed: "I do like it, but it only looks good on you."
He spoke so naturally that it took Shi Wei a while to slowly come to her senses. Her cheeks flushed with joy, and she chuckled and scolded, "Why are you saying so many sweet things today? They're so sweet they'll make my teeth fall out."
King Sklag II took her hand and led her to a flower-lined arcade in front of a building, saying casually, "Isn't this just to make you happy?"
Shi Wei controlled her expression, trying not to laugh too happily, and said, "If you do this every day, Shi Xiao will have cavities before she's even born because her father said too many sweet words to her."
King Scolag II took a picture of her using his personal terminal and said slowly, "It's alright, she'll be a long time before she grows teeth, don't worry."
Shi Wei was amused by him and kept laughing. After a long while, she said, wiping away her tears, "When I stood here back then, I never imagined that the emperor sitting inside would say such sweet words."
King Skolag II deliberately brought her here, actually wanting to make up for the regrets of the past. When he saw that she had discovered his little scheme, he no longer hid it, stood with her, and took a picture of the two of them with his personal computer.
He showed the photo to Shi Wei and said, "Back then, it was Lu Qi who stood here and spoke to you. Now it's me."
His tone was full of smugness, and Shi Wei covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing—she never expected him to be so childish.
Not only did they Photoshop Lu Qi out of the previous photo, but now they've dragged me to the same place and the same corner to take the same photo again.
Oh well, as long as he's happy.
Seeing him carefully flipping through the photos, looking so serious, Shi Wei felt a flutter in her heart, so she leaned over and kissed him.
She was quickly captured by the man, her lips gently held, then his tongue parted her lips, licking her tongue for a while before withdrawing, his lips pressed together as he asked, "Do you want to do it?"
Shi Wei's eyes widened, and she asked blankly, "Me? What do you want to do?"
It probably wasn't what she meant; she was going to do something else, right?
"Want to do it?" The man kissed her cheek, one hand on her waist, caressing it gently, but the meaning behind his actions and tone was self-evident.
Shi Wei's face flushed red instantly. She pushed Sklag II away and whispered, "No! There are security cameras here!"
The man raised an eyebrow. Because of Shi Wei's pregnancy, he hadn't done it for quite a while. He hadn't even done anything as safe as exchanging pheromones, as advised by the medical team. So he was a little susceptible to being teased.
Given the pleasant atmosphere, he naturally extended the invitation—after all, three months had already passed, so taking it slow was fine.
However, Shi Wei clearly misunderstood. But... the man looked around at the surroundings and... well.
SkyEye won't capture images here, patrol teams won't come here, and the temperature is also quite pleasant.
He looked at Shi Wei, who looked nervous, and walked over to her, saying, "Shall we go sit over there for a while?"
He was referring to the white marble table under the flower-covered veranda not far away.
Shi Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
...
A dozen minutes later, she realized that she had not misunderstood.
"Come on, I'll go slower," the man coaxed.
Seeing that Shi Wei was not cooperating, King Sklag II was not angry, but bent down and kissed her face.
...
When the man saw her, Wei blushed completely, but he was still in the mood to chat with her, asking, "How is this?"
"You, um—" Such a gentle but intentional and unintentional teasing gesture made Shi Wei almost lose control of her voice.
"It's alright, no one will come here," the man reassured him.
...
After fooling around in the garden, Shi Wei was exhausted. The man helped her tidy her clothes and carried her back to the palace.
After Shi Wei finished washing up, she saw King Sklag II solemnly backing up the photos and putting them into the folder on his personal computer. While admiring them, he said, "When we get old, we'll take these photos out and look at them. Then no one will look down on anyone. We must also show Xiao Shi that her father was very handsome back then, so she can look at these photos when she finds a partner."
Shi Wei now suspected there was something wrong with the wine he drank at dinner. She tried to hold back but couldn't, and laughed while holding her waist, "You want her to... hahaha... according to your standards... hahahaha, to find a partner—how many candidates are there, hahahaha?"
The man frowned as he looked at her.
After smiling, Shi said to him, "Those with similar strength to Manra are either mercenaries or the Alliance—do you want your future son-in-law to be a mercenary commander or the president of the Alliance?"
The man looked at her with a stern face.
Shi Wei was also looking at him.
King Skolag II said dejectedly, "One is a rogue, and the other is an ugly freak. I don't want either of them."
“Then your daughter won’t be able to find a boyfriend,” Shi Wei said with absolute certainty.
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Author's note: Revision complete. I added a little plot detail to avoid running out of words.
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