Chapter 374 Extra - A Promise
It gets dark early in winter, and the army's winter work schedule also requires getting off work earlier. Therefore, even though Song Yanzhou pulled Ye Mu to the sofa for a while, it was not too late.
But this dinner naturally became a midnight snack.
Song Yanzhou originally wanted to hold Ye Mu and take a shower together, but before he could hold her in his arms, Ye Mu brushed her hand away. She curled up on the sofa wrapped in a blanket.
Looking at Song Yanzhou, who had just put on his clothes hastily and looked like a scoundrel in his dishevelled state.
Especially, the neat military uniform that he usually wore was now particularly messy. He put it on carelessly, and it did not wrap his body tightly at all like usual. There were only one or two shirt buttons that were temporarily fastened, which covered his body a little bit, as if his defense line was broken, stubbornly and pitifully. He was really a feast for the eyes.
But Ye Mu was full, and seeing Song Yanzhou's seductive look, he instead pulled the blanket tighter around him and stared into his narrow, beautiful eyes:
"Wash them separately. Go first."
Song Yanzhou didn't listen to her, but sat down beside her. Ye Mu glanced at him from behind the blanket. Seeing the naked defensiveness in her eyes, Song Yanzhou said with a smile:
"Defend against me?"
He pulled open one side of his shirt and pointed at the marks on his body:
"You bit so hard that I wasn't on guard against you."
Previously, ever since Ye Mu couldn't stand his touching and talking to her in bed and complained about him biting everywhere, Song Yanzhou discussed with her the misunderstanding between them and said that it was just the mark left by the kiss when they were passionate, and he would try to restrain himself.
In fact, Song Yanzhou was still a little hesitant about these matters, and he naturally became more restrained after being reminded by her. Ye Mu, who came from the interstellar space, was more casual than Song Yanzhou.
Therefore, he restrained himself, but Ye Mu became inexplicably rampant. Song Yanzhou actually liked the marks she left on his body when she acted wildly. It was impossible for sex to be completely free of any collisions and traces.
He admitted that he was not someone who could completely control himself, and he wanted to stick with her all the time.
At this moment, these traces became strong evidence for him to accuse Ye Mu. After all, he did not perform well on the sofa. He did not do anything else to her just now. Even the uniform he had just put on was taken off by Ye Mu himself.
Ye Mu's eyes wandered over his muscular body that was full of strength and beauty. The red teeth marks on it made his body, which was already full of sexual tension, even more sexy and attractive.
Ye Mu silently pulled the blanket to cover his eyes, not wanting to talk about these things with him, and went back to the previous topic and refused:
"Wash yourself."
Anyway, after all this, he had to mention the fact that they took a bath together.
Song Yanzhou looked at her and covered her eyes as if she couldn't resist the temptation. He was very amused and took the opportunity to hug her in his arms. Ye Mu was keenly aware of his movements and stepped on his waist and abdomen, urging him:
"Behave yourself. Go take a shower. It's time to cook."
Song Yanzhou raised his hands helplessly in surrender: "It's really just taking a shower, nothing else."
Ye Mu pulled at the blanket helplessly:
"That's your business. I don't think I can guarantee it."
Song Yanzhou held her ankles, leaned over and kissed her on the face, which was soft and a little warmer than usual.
It was obvious that her body had not yet fully recovered from what had just happened, and the temperature seemed to be transferred from him to her.
He forcefully picked up Ye Mu and went to the bathroom:
"It's easier to satisfy you. It won't take much time. I don't think it's a problem."
Ye Mu pulled his face speechlessly, and Song Yanzhou lowered his head and rubbed the person in his arms.
Ye Mu kissed the corner of his lips soothingly, Song Yanzhou pursed his lips and smiled:
"You left me alone right after we made out. You said it wasn't too much."
After each time they made love, Song Yanzhou would always be more clingy than usual. In the past, this happened mostly at night. Ye Mu had long been accustomed to sleeping in Song Yanzhou's arms all night, so he didn't notice this for a long time.
Until one day when they were on vacation, Ye Mu couldn't help but tease him when he saw him getting ready to do morning exercise in the early morning. Then, after Song Yanzhou had been following him around all morning, Ye Mu discovered it.
She poked him in the chest and said:
"Why are you so clingy?"
Song Yanzhou pulled her hand around his neck, then changed to holding her with one hand, walked to the closet to take out their pajamas, and then bit her on the face:
"You know I'm clingy, but you still leave me alone?"
Then he stuffed the clothes into her arms:
"Here you go."
Ye Mu grabbed their pajamas through the blanket and talked about preparing for pregnancy in his arms.
Song Yanzhou listened quietly.
In the past few months, Ye Mu did not just make plans, but also worked with Jiang to develop the medicine needed for natural interstellar reproduction.
Natural childbirth causes too much harm to the human body, which is not good for the person giving birth, nor is it beneficial to the person giving birth herself.
Therefore, natural reproduction has basically been eliminated in the interstellar space, and the uterus has become an energy storage organ, but it still retains its most primitive capabilities.
The planetary government office encourages natural childbirth between couples, which can reduce the pressure on the government office. Breeding newborns is the largest financial, technological and human expenditure for almost every B-level and above planet in the entire galaxy.
Therefore, various medical insurances have already been available in the interstellar space. The first is to ensure the physical and life safety of those who give birth, and the second is to ensure the physical health of those who give birth, cure the negative damage caused by childbirth, and restore the physical condition and organs of those who give birth to their pre-pregnancy health state.
Just like a serious illness that will eventually be cured, biological and genetic medical professionals in various breeding fields across the galaxy are all committed to this.
The results are naturally fruitful and successful.
As for why those who give birth naturally in the interstellar world are still a minority, firstly, no one forces it and it is not a basic need for humans, and secondly, even with such good medical methods, there is still a drawback that no one can solve.
That is, various data from medical research show that after using these drugs to assist reproduction and treatment, the life expectancy of those who give birth is generally shortened by fifteen to twenty years.
Although everyone in the interstellar age can live for hundreds of years, and the youth period alone can be more than a hundred years, people cherish their own lives at all times.
If you ask people to spend their lifetime to have children, naturally not many people would be willing to do so.
She and Jiang have been developing the medicines and drugs that will be needed during this period of time. Compared to a relatively broken body compared to others, Ye Mu naturally needs an equally healthy body.
Moreover, in her understanding of interstellar longevity, she never took a lifespan of ten or twenty years seriously.
Even though he traveled through time and space, Ye Mu didn't take it to heart because the lifespan of people in this time and space was relatively short.
But listening to Ye Mu talking about her plan, Song Yanzhou's expression gradually turned cold. He listened to her not caring about shortening her life, and did not interrupt her. He just asked about some details from time to time and chatted with her slowly.
After taking a shower, Song Yanzhou took her to the kitchen. As usual, Ye Mu helped him while Song Yanzhou cooked and frying dishes.
After Ye Mu finished talking about her plan, Song Yanzhou also started discussing it with her. Since he had seriously discussed the issue of having children with Ye Mu.
Although Ye Mu had no interest or idea at that time, Song Yanzhou also consulted Wei Lingjue and Xu Rulin to learn more about it.
These two people were not particularly clear about gynecological matters, and they specially went to various places to find famous gynecologists to ask many questions on Song Yanzhou's behalf.
The topic was discussed until the two of them served the dishes and rice to the table, and Song Yanzhou stopped asking further questions.
Ye Mu had already noticed that his attitude just now was different from what she expected. Now he had a cold face and looked a little unhappy.
After Song Yanzhou was silent for a few minutes, the two looked at each other and spoke at the same time.
Ye Mu: "I'm done. No other questions?"
Song Yanzhou: "Actually, since you said you wanted to have a child, I've always wanted to ask, is it necessary to have one?"
Unexpectedly, they both spoke at the same time. They were both stunned for a moment, and then spoke in tacit understanding:
"You go first."
"I'll go first."
The first sentence was said by Ye Mu, and the second sentence was said by Song Yanzhou.
Ye Mu said with a smile: "I'm not going to argue with you, just tell me, I want to hear your thoughts."
It was the first time she encountered such a situation. Song Yanzhou rushed to speak before her. If he had encountered such a situation before, he would usually let her speak first and listen to her opinion first.
Song Yanzhou pursed his lips for a moment before saying:
"I must admit that I have thought about having children. We have discussed this before, but since neither of us has this plan for the time being, we have tacitly postponed this matter. After that, Wei Lingjue and I have learned about this matter in detail."
"I am not disgusted by your decision to have our child. I am happy about it, but rationally and emotionally, I don't really support it."
"Especially... you said that using those potions you prepared would shorten your lifespan."
In fact, when they were making love, he had looked at the person in his arms and had this thought in his mind countless times. He vaguely felt that making the delicate person in his arms pregnant was like a substantial internal possession.
But it was just a momentary thought, because he knew the price, whether it was during pregnancy or after pregnancy, he didn't want Ye Mu to try it.
No one would want their loved one to suffer or be tortured. Just like Ye Mu knew that his current physical fitness was completely different from that of ordinary people, he often reminded him not to get injured during missions or training.
Song Yanzhou actually wanted to say everything he was thinking, but he vaguely felt that this matter could not be discussed.
We can only hesitate and engage in superficial communication.
"But I can't ask you not to pursue a healthier body. Live many more years with me in a state you don't like."
"I'm sorry, I'm so selfish."
When he first learned that she had this idea, Song Yanzhou was hesitant, but after confirming it several times, seeing her firm attitude and thinking that he would do his best to take responsibility for the child and reduce her burden, he acquiesced. But today, after hearing that it would affect her life span, he suddenly felt a little resistant.
If she was unwell, he could do everything he could to take care of her. But he couldn't accept that she would leave him.
Especially knowing so clearly that her life would be shortened by so many years.
If they don't think about when a person dies, their future together seems to last forever.
But when I suddenly realized that more than ten years of her life had disappeared, I suddenly realized that human life is but a few short decades. Apart from their childhood, the time they could spend together seemed only a moment compared to the expected eternity.
Ye Mu watched him pick up food for himself, then suddenly grabbed Song Yanzhou's chopsticks and said:
"Why are you so sullen? Smile."
Song Yanzhou glanced at her with cold eyes, which seemed to say "Don't be unreasonable" in his eyes.
When Ye Mu noticed that Song Yanzhou was in a bad mood, he saw through his worries and picked up some food with chopsticks and handed it to his mouth.
Song Yanzhou lowered his eyes to take a look, then opened his mouth and bit her chopsticks.
Ye Mu pulled his chopsticks and said, "This is my decision after careful consideration. I will give birth to our little one and raise him up. I will watch our little baby grow from a little kid into a man of integrity little by little."
"Just like the mechanical life forms I studied before, the little guy will inevitably have traces of us, and the influence of appearance, personality, cognition, etc., which our little baby will never abandon. But as the little guy grows up, he will inevitably have his own ideas, and create his own life and world based on the foundation we provide."
"I once studied mechanical life because I longed for and yearned for the birth of mechanical life. I believed that although it did not exist at that time, mechanical life would definitely be born. I devoted myself to this research, not necessarily to succeed in my lifetime. I just wanted to advance this process."
"Of course, I also aspire to succeed and yearn for such a great feat, to witness the birth of mechanical life and to personally facilitate their birth. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil."
As she spoke, she held Song Yanzhou's hand, interlocked her fingers with his, and looked up into his eyes:
"Our lives are destined to be limited, and you obviously want us to raise a little one together."
"Creating life is beautiful. It means a brand new unknown with all possibilities. Then slowly carve out the new life, making it know people and understand things, until she grows up completely, begins to realize that she is an independent world, and begins to actively shape her own life."
She paused and said, "Of course, if I were alone, I would definitely not be interested in this. After all, it is also a kind of trouble. It is a rather tricky trouble."
She shook her hand, which was intertwined with Song Yanzhou's, and said:
"I just want to try it with you. For me, doing this alone is different from doing it with you."
She was sure that she just wanted to give birth to a new life with Song Yanzhou. If she was alone, she would be busy with research and would not worry about it.
Even if he didn't travel through time and space, and could live for hundreds of years in the interstellar space, Ye Mu didn't think he would consider this aspect.
At most, we can provide the government affairs office with some good genes according to the law of obligations, and then we will not care about it anymore. Newborns conceived by the government have no legal relationship with the gene providers.
After listening to her long speech, Song Yanzhou kissed her fingers and felt that meeting her in this life was the greatest happiness in his life. However, he was still a little unhappy about this matter. In the end, he just sighed:
"...I think it's okay to have a cat or a dog. I admit that you are right, but you are more important to me than the children."
In life, one always has to make trade-offs, just like when they were in love, they complained about each other's busy work. Before they separated, they were reluctant to part with each other, but they also firmly supported each other, allowing each other to move forward on the other's life path and not forgetting to go hand in hand.
No matter it was Ye Mu or Song Yanzhou, they both became themselves first and then gave this deep love to the person in their hearts.
Between their child and Ye Mu, Song Yanzhou chose the person in front of him and his sweetheart without hesitation.
"I'll listen to you. I will raise our child well with you. You said it so beautifully. If I don't raise him well and let the little baby you mentioned become a despicable scum, you will definitely regret it. So, I can only try my best not to make you regret it."
After saying that, Song Yanzhou also said: "The risk is too great, you can't just think about the benefits."
Ye Mu glanced at him and said, "Is the risk not big for someone to go on every mission? He might even lose his life. Compared to the risk of your job, the risk of raising a little guy is relatively small."
"Under the aura of their parents, it will be a success if our little one can have his own ideas and opinions."
"Then it's time to congratulate her on her 'second life'."
Song Yanzhou argued with her: "What if she becomes a puppet with no opinion of her own and only relies on her parents?"
Ye Mu: “…”
She was speechless, and put a piece of food into his mouth with chopsticks:
"A puppet is a puppet. Can you afford to support it or can I?"
Song Yanzhou swallowed the food in his mouth. He knew that Ye Mu's research results and the cooperation with many companies had supported the huge amount of money behind her. He gave her a thumbs up and said jokingly:
"My Mumu is very wealthy, so it's ok to raise another one for me, right?"
Ye Mu listened to his strange tone, raised his hand and lifted his chin, as if sizing up his beauty and teasingly said:
"Major General Song is a beauty to behold, so it's not impossible."
He was promoted during this year's National Day, and the military rank order was issued by Mr. Ying himself.
He already had many military achievements and was now even more popular in the army. Occasionally, according to the country's arrangements and invitations, she would return to the army to study military weapons, and she would meet his fans wherever she went.
Song Yanzhou pinched her face and interrupted her impropriety: "It's a deal."
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After the two of them talked it out, they never took any safety measures, which was different from other people who wanted to have sex but couldn't, and had to rely on God's will.
It seemed like these two people could get whatever they wanted. Ye Mu was a little surprised when he checked it out. He calculated the time and it was probably around that time on their sofa, or during those few days.
Song Yanzhou was not surprised at all. Looking at the several months she had planned, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you think it's difficult for me to make you pregnant?"
Ye Mu: “…”
She didn't comment on his meaningless words and inexplicable showing off, and showed him the data to tell him that this was not only related to sperm quality but also to probability.
Song Yanzhou was happy for a moment and then became nervous. He was usually very calm, but at this moment his mind was a little jumpy. He was nervous about this and that beside Ye Mu, and didn't want her to do this or that. Ye Mu kicked him in the calf and complained that he was nervous.
Song Yanzhou pursed his lips to hide the worry in his eyes and chatted with her jokingly.
After Ye Mu became pregnant, Song Yanzhou tried his best to apply for all the leave he could arrange with his superiors, and even wanted to bring Ye Mu directly to live in the army.
But he was still rational enough. Even if Ye Mu lived in the army, she would only be closer to him, and he would not be able to take care of her when he was working.
It is better to be outside, with the protection of people like Chen Yanzhi and Ling Xun, and you can always be assured of safety.
Jiang always puts Ye Mu's safety and health first. He can rest assured that Jiang will take good care of Ye Mu when he is not around.
This was like a kind of replacement. Sometimes when she returned home, she would see Jiang busy in the kitchen. She always had a poor appetite in the early stages of her pregnancy, and when Song Yanzhou was not at home, it was Jiang who would satisfy Ye Mu's requests.
On the one hand, Song Yanzhou felt guilty that he could not be with Ye Mu all the time, and on the other hand, he was a little jealous that Jiang Neng could always be with Ye Mu.
He would never doubt Ye Mu's feelings because both she and himself were people who were particularly partial to their lovers, and it was obvious who they loved.
Song Yanzhou's love for Ye Mu is just like how cold he is outside, but as direct and clear as the spring breeze and rising sun when he is with her.
The love Ye Mu gave him in return was also firm and deep.
But facing his absence, Song Yanzhou's mind was torn between guilt and jealousy. He could only stay by Ye Mu's side after get off work and during the holidays he had fought for, holding her in his arms, feeling her weight gain again and again, gently protecting her gradually growing belly, looking down with some fear and asking:
"Have you been eating too much recently? Is the feeding plan you guys made really okay? Will you grow too big and burst?"
After the initial torture of vomiting everything he ate, Ye Mu became calmer:
"It's not your due date yet. Other pregnant women are older. Don't scare yourself."
Song Yanzhou had no choice but to close his eyes and massage the person in his arms as he had learned before. While massaging, he carefully adjusted the strength. Ye Mu raised his head and rubbed his chin comfortably.
Only then did Song Yanzhou feel that he was still somewhat useful, and he couldn't help but bend down and kiss her on the lips.
Ye Mu's birth period was in early autumn, and those days happened to coincide with a large-scale military exercise held by several military regions.
Many of the soldiers participating in this military exercise are Song Yanzhou's soldiers, who were trained according to the training method used by him and Qin Qingfeng.
The leader suggested that Song Yanzhou and Qin Qingfeng lead the team to participate in the competition together. To participate in the competition, they would have to gather together in advance and train urgently for several months. Song Yanzhou refused without hesitation.
"In fact, Qin Qingfeng and Kong Pingzhang have put more thought into this group of soldiers, and Commander, you also know that Mumu's due date is in the next few months. Just let them go."
This was actually an excellent opportunity to gain merit, but the commander had already anticipated Song Yanzhou's refusal.
This guy had been pestering him for a long time in order to go home every day when his wife was pregnant. He even came up with all kinds of crooked ideas to adjust his vacation time with him, as if he wanted to use up all his vacation time for the rest of his life in advance.
There is a high probability that he is unwilling to participate in this competition training because it is a closed training.
"Okay, if you don't go, I'll arrange someone else."
Song Yanzhou had no objection and instead breathed a sigh of relief.
He led a lot of soldiers, but he would never have enough soldiers to lead until he retired.
But over the past few months, seeing Jiang taking care of Ye Mu, seeing his parents and friends caring about Ye Mu, and seeing Ye Mu's students coming home from time to time to accompany their teacher, it just so happened that there was a research laboratory in their house that Jiang had once led people to renovate, so they could do some research and discuss academic issues.
He could only watch, and the time he tried his best to spare was nothing compared to theirs.
Because of Song Yanzhou's profession, there are many things in Ye Mu's birth plan that require his participation, but there are also more plans that do not include him.
Most of the time, Jiang and she completed these plans together. Their parents, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and Ye Wansheng would take time out of their schedule to visit Ye Mu. As a result, Ye Wansheng and Lin Dan slowly moved to Sijiu City to develop.
When Song Yanzhou got home, he would always ask her what she had done that day. He would listen to Ye Mu's lazy and sleepy narration until she fell asleep in his arms, and then he would give her a silent bitter smile.
This powerless feeling of absence, and the feeling of being filled in her life by someone else, made Song Yanzhou deeply aware that some absences can never be made up for later.
Even though his Mumu loves him, he is not irreplaceable in her life.
Just like it was supposed to be his responsibility and obligation during her pregnancy, but according to her plan, someone else completed it on his behalf.
This terrified him.
He cared about and depended on her more than he expected, and he wanted to be an indispensable part of her life.
Therefore, he tried to go home every night, but he still couldn't help wanting to stay with Ye Mu during the day.
He also wanted to take care of his Mumu and their future child at all times, and be her support when she was in trouble.
This time he had anticipated the commander's arrangement and had already thought of a countermeasure, but he did not expect it to be passed so easily.
After Song Yanzhou finished speaking, as if he was afraid that the commander would go back on his word, he saluted and hurried out of the office. The commander was so angry that he laughed and scolded him in the office for being ungrateful.
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