PANT - Chapter 74

Chapter 74

After getting married, Su Tianxue and Shi Ning were always inseparable.

The two cherished their time together, so whenever they weren’t working, they were always by each other’s side.

Over time, the place they lived in became filled with traces of them both.

The tacit understanding they had accumulated across two worlds made them know each other inside and out.

Even others, who were surprised to learn of their marriage, would have been shocked by the deep rapport between them.

It turned out that love at first sight and soulmates really did exist.

Otherwise, how could anyone be as perfectly matched as Su Tianxue and Shi Ning?

Those who thought this had no idea that the bond between Su Tianxue and Shi Ning was forged entirely in another world.

In the blink of an eye, nearly half a year passed.

Shi Ning was the first to notice that something was off with Su Tianxue.

Before Su Tianxue had even realized it herself, Shi Ning discovered that her period hadn’t come.

After being together for so long, their menstrual cycles had somehow synced up.

Su Tianxue said it was because their hormone secretions had synchronized.

But this month, Shi Ning’s period came, and Su Tianxue’s didn’t.

At first, she thought Su Tianxue’s cycle was just irregular and decided to wait and see; otherwise, she’d find a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to prescribe something to regulate it.

Fortunately, aside from the delayed period, Su Tianxue had no other adverse symptoms like cramps. Because of this, Shi Ning was able to keep her composure and agree to Su Tianxue’s request not to frantically drag her to the hospital just yet.

Soon after, Su Tianxue started falling asleep faster and faster, dozing off almost as soon as her head hit the pillow at home. She often worked in the study, but she couldn’t last long. When Shi Ning went to check on her, Su Tianxue would already be slumped over the desk, fast asleep.

The woman’s black hair cascaded down her back as she used her hand as a pillow, her head bowed low between the chair and the desk. When she was sound asleep, Su Tianxue exuded a sense of tranquility.

A feeling of quiet serenity.

She often fell asleep like this.

This was something that had absolutely never happened before.

As this continued, Shi Ning grew worried.

She wanted to take Su Tianxue to the hospital, but Su Tianxue seemed so fatigued that she didn’t want to move after just a few steps. Left with no choice, Shi Ning called a doctor she knew to make a house call.

She had previously helped this doctor with a lawsuit, and he was very grateful for her assistance.

When the doctor arrived and performed an examination, he gave them an answer that shocked both Shi Ning and Su Tianxue.

“Miss Su, you’re pregnant.”

Hearing this, both Shi Ning and Su Tianxue were rather astonished.

This wasn’t scientific.

It made no sense.

“Pregnant?”

When Shi Ning heard this, she really wanted to feel the doctor’s forehead to see if he had a fever and was delirious.

The doctor nodded with a straight face, certain that his diagnosis was correct.

Su Tianxue and Shi Ning looked at each other, still in disbelief. In the end, they went to a pharmacy to buy pregnancy tests. After several tests, still unconvinced, they finally began to accept it.

Su Tianxue even brought up the possibility of a phantom pregnancy.

But no matter how much they doubted it, repeated tests gave them the same answer: Su Tianxue was indeed pregnant.

Almost five months along.

It must have happened back then.

But how could a woman get pregnant with another woman?

Shi Ning and Su Tianxue pondered this, and the conclusion they reached was that there was no conclusion.

They had already traveled here from an ABO world, shuttling back and forth between two realities. Compared to their previous experiences, this pregnancy didn’t seem quite so unacceptable.

Shi Ning respected Su Tianxue’s opinion and asked if she wanted to keep the baby.

She had no particular attachment to the idea of children; her impression of little ones was of screaming brats running wild on high-speed trains. Nor did she have any traditional desire to carry on a bloodline.

She only wanted to know if Su Tianxue wanted to have this child.

Shi Ning knew how difficult pregnancy could be. Selfishly, she didn’t want Su Tianxue to go through that pain.

She could only curse the fact that she wasn’t the one who was pregnant.

In response to Shi Ning’s question, Su Tianxue said only one thing.

“If the baby is born, you’ll take care of her, right?”

“Of course.”

Shi Ning wasn’t some deadbeat dad who would practice absentee parenting. How could she just wash her hands of the responsibility after having a child?

So Su Tianxue looked down at her still-flat stomach and gave Shi Ning her answer.

“I want to give birth to her.”

The feeling of nurturing a life was like the universe itself, and Su Tianxue was actually very curious to experience it.

At around six months, Su Tianxue started having morning sickness. It wasn’t severe, but her appetite dropped quickly, so Shi Ning came up with new dishes for her every day.

She aimed for thirty different meals in a month.

They only told their closest family about it. After all, given the circumstances, neither of them wanted to be dragged into a research institute or become a case study.

Fei Yue immediately arranged for someone to come and take care of Su Tianxue, although Su Tianxue and Shi Ning felt it wasn’t necessary yet.

The auntie who came was a very kind grandmotherly figure. Apparently, she was the one who had raised Fei Yue, so she was trustworthy.

When Su Wanxing found out, she was in shock for three days before finally accepting the fact. After that, no matter where she went on tour, she would buy little dresses for her niece.

Zhu Yu even asked her, “Have you ever considered that it might be a boy?”

Su Wanxing replied, “Even if it’s a boy, he’ll wear a dress.”

Shi Ning and Su Tianxue had also discussed the baby’s gender.

They both agreed that they hoped for a baby girl.

Shi Ning had a feeling that if a little boy popped out, he would be terribly mischievous. She could already picture herself wanting to shove him back into Su Tianxue’s belly for a do-over every single day.

No.

That’s not right.

If there was a do-over, he could just go into her belly instead.

She couldn’t let Su Tianxue suffer again.

In the later stages of the pregnancy, Su Tianxue experienced some leg swelling. Shi Ning would stay up almost all night massaging her legs and coaxing her, only resting after Su Tianxue had fallen asleep.

Perhaps because of the pregnancy, Su Tianxue’s moods became much more volatile than usual.

The woman who rarely threw tantrums and was almost never unreasonable would now occasionally get temperamental with Shi Ning.

Shi Ning actually found it quite novel and happily accepted it, no matter what.

During her pregnancy, Su Tianxue didn’t stop working or her research, going to work in her white lab coat with her baby bump.

The most trying thing was that ever since she got pregnant, Su Tianxue’s breasts had gotten much larger.

Shi Ning had looked it up; it was a phenomenon of breast engorgement during pregnancy.

But she never expected Su Tianxue’s to get so engorged.

The doctor said it usually subsided after three months for most people, but Su Tianxue’s symptoms never seemed to ease.

They were round and full, more than double their usual size.

Su Tianxue hadn’t been particularly large before; Shi Ning could hold one completely in her hand. Her favorite thing was to grasp and knead it, then suckle on it for a while.

Now…

One hand couldn’t hold it at all.

And the situation had become somewhat torturous.

Shi Ning couldn’t do anything, afraid of hurting Su Tianxue, but Su Tianxue was uncomfortable.

They were painfully swollen and hard.

When it was unbearable, she would whimper a little. At home, she would directly pull Shi Ning’s hand to where she wanted it.

Sometimes she would also slowly lift her clothes.

Her cotton undershirts had already been replaced with ones several sizes larger.

The old ones couldn’t contain them.

She had to switch to bigger ones.

When she did this, Su Tianxue’s expression would be very natural and calm, like a cat matter-of-factly allowing someone to pet her.

Shi Ning usually couldn’t refuse, nor was she able to.

So no matter what she was doing, she had to stop and use her own methods to help Su Tianxue relieve the swelling and pain.

Because the situation was delicate, she couldn’t be rough; that would hurt Su Tianxue. She could only touch her gently and softly, like stroking a kitten or a puppy.

But that wasn’t enough.

Su Tianxue wanted more.

Perhaps it was because the season had arrived; the cherries ripened quickly, always hoping for more tasting and licking.

For Shi Ning, this was a sweet torment.

Of course, she was happy.

She adored this wife of hers, this wife who clung to her.

But she was also in agony.

Often, after a session like this, Su Tianxue couldn’t take it, and neither could she. Yet, the two of them couldn’t do anything.

They were afraid of harming the baby in her belly.

So they would just stare at each other.

Sometimes, when she couldn’t bear it anymore, Shi Ning would gently help Su Tianxue, but she would never be as wild and unrestrained as before.

At times like these, Shi Ning became even more rational and restrained than Su Tianxue.

Su Tianxue was very dissatisfied. Sometimes, when she didn’t get what she wanted, she would throw a tantrum like a child. Once, she even cried and angrily pushed Shi Ning away.

She glared at Shi Ning. “You won’t give it to me.”

Shi Ning found her exceptionally adorable like this, but she was also helpless. She could only soften her voice and persuade Su Tianxue bit by bit. “The doctor said we can’t. Baby, can you bear with it a little longer, please? Once the baby is born, I’ll give it to you.”

Su Tianxue felt terribly wronged. “So now that I’m pregnant, you like the baby more than me, right?”

Shi Ning was being falsely accused.

“How could that be, wife?”

Su Tianxue said, “But you don’t want me anymore.”

Shi Ning was going crazy.

Who could understand this feeling?

It was like a seductive cat constantly wagging its tail in front of you, even rolling over to expose its soft, snowy-white belly, but you couldn’t pounce on it for a good roughhousing session.

She could only endure.

She held Su Tianxue and told her in a soft voice, “How could I not want you? I think about you every day.”

“But wife, for the baby’s health, and for your body, we both have to endure.”

Su Tianxue was probably truly unwilling to give up.

The next day, she threw a paper on whether it was safe to have sex during pregnancy right in Shi Ning’s face.

Aside from the first and last trimesters, gentler movements during the middle period wouldn’t harm the fetus much, nor would they cause harm to the pregnant woman. To be precise, a gentle love life could even help a pregnant woman relax and de-stress.

Shi Ning didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

That night, she finally gave in to Su Tianxue.

From then on, Su Tianxue probably realized that no matter how she teased or provoked Shi Ning during this stage, Shi Ning would hold back. So sometimes, she would even escalate her efforts.

Su Tianxue’s wicked pleasure was watching Shi Ning desperately suppress herself, seeing the look of restraint on her face every time.

She found it very amusing.

Later on, one time, Shi Ning accidentally drew out some breast milk while suckling.

Just a little, but not much.

When Su Tianxue saw Shi Ning lick the trace of milk from her lips, she truly felt like she was going to die.

How could it be so erotic?

Su Tianxue pushed at Shi Ning. “If you’re like this now, what will the baby eat when she comes out?”

Shi Ning said righteously, “Mommy has money, she can buy her formula.”

“Wife is mine.”

Shi Ning hugged Su Tianxue and nuzzled against her, saying coaxingly, “Every part of my wife belongs to me.”

The last sentence was whispered softly into Su Tianxue’s ear.

“Even the breast milk is mine.”

What baby?

Never heard of it.

Su Tianxue thought to herself that she would never let this woman near her again in this lifetime.

But the reality was, in the later stages of pregnancy, her milk came in every day, and Su Tianxue had no choice but to ask Shi Ning for help again.

There was too much…

If she didn’t get it out.

Even her clothes would get soaked.

How could she face people like that?

These torturous days were finally coming to an end.

The day Su Tianxue went into the delivery room, Shi Ning changed into sterile scrubs and insisted on going in with her. She stayed by her side.

They opted for a painless procedure. The moment the baby came out, it was an ugly little monkey with a few strands of hair. Shi Ning didn’t even spare it a glance, her attention solely on holding Su Tianxue’s hand and kissing her sweat-drenched forehead.

“The baby’s here, wife.”

“You’ve worked hard.”

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