Quick Transmigration and Childbirth: The Target is Not Human

It's no exaggeration to say that Hattie's flirting skills surpass even the soft murmurs of an Eastern girl. While her voice might hold one back, once paired with that adorable smile, even the most wicked person would surrender.

Xia Yangyang was most attracted to this submissive attitude, and the fire that had just started was extinguished with a handful of sand.

Even the hard outer shell showed signs of softening.

"What does it mean to you whether I'm angry or not?" Xia Yangyang asked.

Hati replied sincerely, "Your anger shows that you don't feel respected or understood, and I haven't fulfilled my duties as a gentleman."

"You weren't exactly a gentleman to begin with."

"Then what am I?"

Xia Yangyang frowned and thought for a long time: "A wild beast?"

Hati raised one eyebrow mischievously upon hearing her words, but then quickly relaxed into a smile: "Even the wildest wolf must don the skin of a gentleman when dealing with a noble princess, or he'll scare the timid princess away."

"But you don't have to run here..." He bent one hand behind his back and took her hand with the other, his back bending devoutly and gracefully. "Because the difference between wolves and werewolves is that werewolves will put on shackles for the people they cherish."

A warm, soft kiss landed on the back of Xia Yangyang's hand.

Without the cover of lace, without any pretense or formality, the moment skin touched, it was as if an electric current exploded within the body, coursing through every limb and bone.

Hati looked up at her with tender, loving eyes that seemed to pierce through her defenses.

Xia Yangyang shuddered, clutching her head in frustration: [Am I the one trying to seduce him, or is he trying to seduce me?!]

The system, munching on an apple, reminded users: [The environmental danger level hasn't changed at all.]

Xia Yangyang withdrew her hand a second later and said, "Well said, but I'm not a coward."

"Oh?"

"I'm just being cautious about 'untrustworthy people'." Xia Yangyang patted the dust off her hands, which wasn't actually there, and smiled, appearing very relaxed and composed, as if she was completely in control of the situation.

But a closer look at her slumped shoulders reveals that she seems to have relaxed a bit too much, which makes it clear that she is someone who is frantically trying to repair her crumbling mental defenses.

Hati slowly straightened up: "So, Your Highness, who is very vigilant, there will be a good show tonight at the clock tower. I guarantee there will be something to your liking. Are you planning to come on an adventure with me, or... continue to be a 'coward'?"

So you're setting a trap for her here?

She crossed her arms and said, "True courage is not about being afraid of difficulties, but about challenging dangers."

Hati replied, "True wisdom is not about making judgments about the future based solely on past experience."

"..."

"I'll be waiting for you there at eight o'clock tonight."

Xia Yangyang pursed her lips, her brows furrowing slightly: "I didn't answer—"

"Shh—" He suddenly raised a finger to his lips, the smile in his eyes fading, revealing a hint of loneliness.

A gust of wind swept through the gap between the two men, carrying withered leaves. His voice was so soft it almost blended into the shadows cast by the setting sun.

"Honestly, Your Highness, being rejected repeatedly is quite hurtful. Wasn't it you who first swung the short pole at me and brought me to your side?"

Xia Yangyang was struck by this handsome man, who possessed both sharpness and a pleading quality, at close range, and her breath caught in her throat.

Beneath the gesture of crossing her arms, she gripped the sky-blue velvet fabric on her arms tightly.

What exactly does he want?

She racked her brains but couldn't figure it out, but it was simple to find out: accept his flattery, gain his trust, and see what kind of scheme he was plotting.

But before that, to what extent is he willing to go for this goal?

"I regret it." She heard her own cold voice. "I'm deaf and blind, I can't judge people well."

After saying that, she held her breath and carefully watched every slight change in Hati's face.

The sunlight disappeared into the clouds at that moment, drawing away the last ray of light from Hati's eyes.

Did her words hurt him?

A brief silence fell between them. Xia Yangyang could even hear her own heartbeat quickening, so she straightened her back even more.

She saw the corners of his lips curl up, and her ears instantly burned. Hati suddenly leaned closer, blowing on her earrings until they swayed, and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "I...don't...believe."

The voice was slow and suspenseful, magnetic and cunning, showing not a trace of the sadness it had just displayed.

"...?!"

Xia Yangyang's ears turned red. She subconsciously wanted to push him away, but he took two steps back in advance, performed an elegant and gentlemanly hat-tipping, and winked his left eye at her: "I've talked to you for a long time today. It's the most pleasant day I've had since I came to St. Sveta."

*

Night fell as scheduled, and the eight o'clock bell rang, its loud and solemn sound echoing from the bell tower to every corner of the palace.

The princess's palace doors and windows were tightly closed and locked.

Xia Yangyang asked Anji to stay in the room tonight, and also summoned several male servants outside the room.

For her own safety, she even carried a pure silver dagger in her pajama pocket, having heard that werewolves were afraid of it.

System: [You really aren't going to keep your appointment?]

As Xia Yangyang tidied her pillows, she snuggled comfortably into the covers, leisurely counting on her fingers: [First, this is his one-sided idea, not an "agreement." Second, learn from my mistakes. The Bell Tower is a deserted place; what if he tries to kill me again? Only a fool would go there.]

Xia Yangyang fought off her sleepiness until 10 p.m., when her eyelids started to droop.

System: [Go to sleep. I'll wake you if anything happens.]

Xia Yangyang: [Hehe, I knew you were the best! Love you, Tongzi, mwah~~]

She touched the silver dagger in her pocket one last time, then turned over peacefully and fell asleep.

*

"Thump—thump—thump—"

The clock struck twelve.

[Master, Master! Master!!]

Xia Yangyang's calm voice interjected: [I forgot to tell you something.]

System: [Huh? You're awake? If you're awake, why didn't you respond... What is it?]

Xia Yangyang's calm reaction seemed strange no matter how you looked at it, and the system swallowed hard.

[If I have no chance of winning in a direct confrontation, then there's no need to wake me.]

In the darkness, the girl, resting on her side on a soft down pillow, stared straight ahead.

Those were a pair of beastly eyes, like two golden crescent moons.

His elongated pupils were radiating a deep, dark resentment.

The window was broken open by an external force, and a cold wind blew into the room, making Xia Yangyang shiver from the cold on her exposed shoulder outside the quilt.

The two of them stared at each other in silence.

In the distance lies Anji, who has fainted on the ground.

Xia Yangyang slowly, very slowly, twisted her body, trying to turn to the other side, but as soon as she made a movement, a cold hand grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back.

Xia Yangyang felt a piercing, bone-chilling cold. She gasped and pulled her hand away from his, exclaiming, "It's so cold!"

She curled up in the warm blankets, leaving only her head sticking out.

Hati's somber expression softened somewhat, and he finally spoke, revealing the same smile as during the day, but the feeling it conveyed was completely different: "Are you afraid of me?"

"Anyone would be wary of a robber breaking into their dorm room, right?"

"It seems that Your Highness is not as tough as you appear. With such audacity, it's no wonder that you were helpless when your painstakingly prepared project was snatched away."

Xia Yangyang gripped the blanket tightly, narrowing her eyes in displeasure: "What's it to you?"

She reached down with one hand and found the dagger still in her pajama pocket, which gave her a slight sense of security.

"It's none of my business, but I respect your opinion." Hati said with a relaxed smile, as if it were a matter of course. "If I were you, I would do the same. After all, the support you get from pleasing Baholy is much more useful than a few votes from that little church."

"..."

"But will he really support you in the succession vote? Does he need more than just a beautiful, decorative princess to satisfy his lust?"

He seemed to deliberately emphasize those two words.

The princess, who had spent her entire life in the deep palace, was taught every day about propriety, morality, and a sense of shame. Her standards of chastity were so high that they were practically infallible. She had never even been taught how to engage in sexual relations. This was the first time anyone had ever used the words "lust" and "desire" to describe her.

"I never intended to use him for anything!" The human princess's eyes reddened. She instinctively retorted after being misunderstood, but quickly stopped herself. This guy always managed to force her to speak her mind. "Good heavens... what am I arguing with you for? Please leave my palace!"

Hati remained motionless, listening to her trembling voice at the end, her wide eyes filled with a broken light from humiliation, and a strange, indescribable feeling welled up inside him, making him very uncomfortable.

The fake smile on his lips slowly faded.

System: [Environmental Hazard Level -10%, Current Environmental Hazard Level 60%]

Hati tossed a hard object onto her bed. The human princess's first reaction was to freeze. After five or six seconds, realizing that nothing dangerous had happened, she peeked out to look.

That thing looks a bit like a model of a human mouth, but it only has the teeth. Each tooth has a groove at the root for easy wearing.

"What is this?" the human princess asked.

"Wolf-shaped steel teeth suitable for human mouths." Hati's face sour.

This was the first time Xia Yangyang had seen him reveal his true emotions. Did this mean she had the upper hand?

But... wolf-shaped steel teeth?

The human princess warily eyed Hati while looking at the steel tooth, seemingly wanting to reach for it but fearing that Hati might take the opportunity to attack.

Hati saw through her thoughts, snorted disdainfully, and turned his face to the side. His cold and arrogant profile seemed to say: if he wanted to kill her, he would have done it long ago. He wouldn't bother to launch a sneak attack at this time.

The human princess, like a squirrel cautiously peeking out of its burrow, reached out an arm to take it, but the moment her fingers touched it, she reflexively pulled back, exclaiming in surprise, "Why is it so cold?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, it was frozen in the snow at the clock tower with me for four hours, and it won't be back to normal temperature anytime soon."

"..."

That's really sarcastic and unpleasant.

Xia Yangyang reached for it again, this time without pulling back. She held the metal braces in front of her eyes and examined them carefully for a long time: "Why are you giving me this?"

"Because I bit you, you've been holding a grudge about the mistake I made." Hati pouted sadly.

That pitiful little face made it seem as if he were the one who had been bitten.

"If you only forgive me if you have to pay for the same harm done to me in full, then come on." As he spoke, he unbuttoned the frost-covered metal buttons, pulled down his collar to reveal a large expanse of fair and firm shoulder and neck muscles, his collarbone faintly visible in the shadows, and below that, a prominent and full chest.

With each rise and fall of his breath, the lines of his shoulders and neck trembled slightly.

He offered his neck forward.

Xia Yangyang heard herself swallowing, and her strong sense of reason made her look away.

She asked, "No, what's the point of doing this?"

"Of course it makes sense," Hati argued. Having shed his mask of hypocrisy, he now resembled a stubborn child. "It proves that even if you hurt me, I won't hold a grudge against you or let it bother me for the rest of my life."

"..." So you're saying she's petty and narrow-minded?

For some reason, Xia Yangyang's tense heart gradually relaxed along with his changes.

She didn't even mind him lying on her bed with his upper body on top.

His collar was wide open, and he buried his face in his arms, looking at her with a wronged expression. Because he couldn't control his emotions, two snow-white wolf ears peeked out from his hair, drooping listlessly at the tips.

Seeing that her gaze was glued to his ear, he took her hand and placed it on his head, while also moving his head closer to hers.

As he felt the human princess gently and passionately kneading his earlobe, he pouted even more: "No matter how you hurt me, even if you speak ill of me, even if I freeze in the snow for four hours, even if you bite me and make me bleed a lot, I will not hold a grudge against you."

"..."

All I want is for you to be happy.