When Chen Shuang carefully picked her up and carried her into the cave, Xu Wan was still in a daze, wondering, "Am I pregnant? I got pregnant on the first try? That's amazing?"

So much so that when she came to her senses and looked at the two fluffy heads in front of her, she didn't react for a moment and reached out to rub them.

"It feels so good..." No, wait!

She chuckled awkwardly and let go of his hand. Why did this scene feel so familiar?

"Wanwan, how are you feeling?"

She subconsciously touched her stomach; the nausea was gone, but... was there really a baby inside?

[Tongzi, I didn't use protection last time, could I really be pregnant?]

system:……

Xu Wan's heart skipped a beat after asking several times without receiving a reply from the system.

Silence means consent, consent means affirmation, and affirmation means...

She glanced down again and murmured, "It really is..."

"Wanwan, you're too tired from working for the witch doctor. Come back."

Chen Shuang squatted down in front of her, wanting to touch her but not daring to, "Zhu You and I will definitely take good care of you and the baby in your belly!"

As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Zhu You again, "Speak up! You're the child's father!"

Wasn't he usually quite clever? How come he's acting like that stupid fox now, like an idiot?

Zhu You opened her mouth and tentatively placed her raised hand on her knee.

"...Wanwan, if you...don't want him, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Shuang pushed him to the ground.

"Are you crazy?"

Chen Shuang felt like she was about to be driven mad by him.

She was about to break off her contract with him every night, and instead of trying to win him back, he said such stupid things.

After hearing what he said, Xu Wan, who had been looking down at her stomach, finally reacted.

She lowered her gaze to Zhu You, who was sitting on the ground, and asked in a flat tone, "When did I say I didn't want it anymore?"

Zhu You's breathing became heavier, and an uncontainable joy flashed in his eyes.

Does Wanwan's willingness to bear his child mean... she doesn't hate him that much? Does it mean he still has a chance to avoid breaking the contract with her?

He held her hand and gently rubbed it against his face. "Wanwan... thank you."

Xu Wan didn't pull her hand away. She looked at Hu Jiu, who was standing at the entrance of the cave. Her voice wasn't loud, but it was enough for him to hear.

"He's my son, I won't abandon him."

The figure at the cave entrance froze, then slowly turned around to meet her gaze.

Those sea-blue eyes were so honest that he dared not look at them for long. He looked away and started to leave.

"Fox Wine".

He stopped walking, but didn't turn around.

Xu Wan watched his retreating figure, mentally preparing her words.

How can she phrase it so that the other person won't overthink it?

"Fox Jiu, what I said earlier about having my own motives for approaching you was not untrue."

Fox Jiu didn't move, but a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Why does the mistress need to repeat herself? Is she afraid I can't hear her? My ears are fine, they're not injured."

"But it's true that I like you all."

Two voices overlapped in the air, and when Fox Jiu heard what she said, she felt her breath catch for a moment.

Did she just... say she likes me?

He couldn't help but turn around, his voice hoarse as he asked, "What...did you say?"

Xu Wan took a deep breath and fixed her gaze on him.

"I said, my affection for you is genuine."

Before he could speak, she continued, "Fox Jiu, if I only wanted to use you, I wouldn't want to break the contract with you, nor would I be honest with you."

"So... you broke your contract with us because you like us and don't want to use us?"

"Yes." Xu Wan nodded. "I also hate deception and exploitation, so I hope that our relationship is pure and without any secrets."

She lowered her head, her fingers gripping the edge of her animal skin skirt, and her voice also lowered.

"But right now... I can't do it. I don't want you to hate me..."

Chen Shuang immediately gripped her hand tightly, "Wanwan, I will never hate you! And I will never break our contract!"

She smiled and ruffled the boy's hair. "Chen Shuang, thank you..."

Fox looked down at her for a while, then suddenly asked her a question.

"Mistress, what is it that you want from us?"

Xu Wan didn't react at first, "...What did you say?"

He stepped forward. "My mother wanted to sell me for beast crystals, but I ran away. And you? What do you want from us?"

It's health points.

She looked away. "...I can't say."

"Okay, then let me ask you a different question. After the contract is broken, you won't be able to use us anymore, and you won't get what you want. What will you do then?"

...She would die. But she still couldn't say it.

She unconsciously bit her lower lip, "...It won't be any bad."

lie.

Foxy narrowed her eyes. She probably didn't know that when she was nervous, she would not only bite her lip, but also unconsciously overlap her index and middle fingers.

My irritable mood, which had been building up for days, calmed down considerably at this moment, and my mind was able to focus again.

He rubbed his fingertips together.

Since we kept it from all three of them, it means we got the same thing from them.

Although he didn't know exactly what she wanted, he guessed it probably wasn't something tangible like a beast crystal.

So...

"Will I die?"

Xu Wan suddenly looked up, her voice filled with barely concealed panic, "What?"

You guessed right.

Fox Jiu looked away and gently rubbed his thumb against his fingertip twice.

Once you figure things out, some things naturally fall into place.

Why did she insist on being held by the children of Tulan before she fainted after treating them?

And why do you always get close to them, even if it's just by hooking your fingers?

So, she approached them simply to survive?

How many times did she nearly die without their knowledge?

A strange feeling welled up inside me, a mix of sourness and tightness, and my throat went hoarse.

She never used the term "exploitation" to harm them. She treated their injuries, comforted them, and even when her own mental energy was exhausted, she still cared about their condition first.

He couldn't help but ask himself if he could really accept the fact that the person in front of him would die if the contract was broken.

There was no need for him to think at all. He couldn't even accept the sight of her face devoid of any color, so how could he possibly accept the possibility of losing her?

He knelt down, took her hand, and kissed it. "Wanwan, we won't break our bond anymore. Please allow me to stay by your side."

At that moment, he willingly fell into this "exploitation".

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