Qi Yue’s appetite had been poor lately, and the symptoms were very similar to when he had been pregnant with Yan Qi before. This made the men worried, yet inevitably a little happy as well.
They made an appointment and took Qi Yue to the base hospital for an examination. Unexpectedly, it was exactly as they had hoped. Qi Yue was pregnant again. Hearing this result, Han Fei felt a bit alarmed. Last time when Qi Yue was pregnant, he had been pregnant too. This time it shouldn’t happen again, right? It must have been a mistake last time. How could one pregnancy come with a companion pregnancy? Nothing showed on the surface, but he was anxious inside. In order not to let the others laugh at him, he forced himself to hold on and did not go for an examination together with them.
In the blink of an eye, two months passed. Qi Yue’s belly was much bigger than it had been the previous time. Not even five months yet, and it was already so big that it looked like he was about to give birth.
On Han Fei’s side, he finally relaxed. Everything about him was normal, with no discomfort at all. The belly he had been worrying about did not grow and was still flat, with the abs Qi Yue liked.
By the seventh month, he could no longer laugh. His belly ballooned up like it had been pumped with air within half a month. There was no need to say more. Even he himself could guess the result. He was definitely pregnant again. Perhaps it was the pregnancy anxiety unique to pregnant men acting up. He was somewhat restless. What kind of situation was this? Why was he so unlucky, winning every single time?
Qi Yue was pregnant with twins this time and was extra careful. Not only was Han Fei isolated, even Yan Qi and Han Xiaonao were restricted. Mainly because they were afraid the two little ones would make unreasonable requests, and Qi Yue was someone who spoiled children and could not bear to see them with tearful eyes. There was no choice. Every time, they would feed the two little ones until they were full before bringing them over. That way, they would not keep thinking about eating the pastries Qi Yue made.
On the day of the due date, they performed a cesarean section before contractions even started. The result was just as the previous examination showed, a set of twins, a boy and a girl. The children were Tang Ke’s.
When the anesthesia wore off and Qi Yue woke up, he saw the soon to be father Tang Ke sitting by the bed looking at him. Over these post apocalyptic years, Tang Ke had changed a lot compared to the year he met them. The once handsome face had become more mature. His deep features were especially charming, and Qi Yue particularly liked the way Tang Ke looked in a military uniform.
Holding Qi Yue’s hand against his own face, Tang Ke wiped his face. From the moment he learned that Qi Yue was pregnant, he had been looking forward to this day. But when the day truly arrived, he was at a loss. The base’s decisive leader could not utter a single word at this moment. He was too happy. Words could not express his feelings.
“Idiot.” Qi Yue could not help laughing at him.
Tang Ke laughed along softly, his eyes full of love.
“Where are the children?” Qi Yue glanced around and saw that there were only the two of them in the room, so he could not help asking.
“They’re in the incubators next door. Don’t worry. They’re both very healthy. Dad and Mom are over there watching.”
Father Tang and Mother Tang had opposed it at first, but later, seeing Tang Ke’s sincere feelings, they let it be. Now the two elders treated Qi Yue even better than their own biological son. Knowing that Qi Yue could give birth, Father Tang and Mother Tang had indirectly urged their son several times to work harder.
“Oh, then where are the others? They didn’t come?” Qi Yue found it a bit strange that he did not see the others.
Tang Ke hesitated for a moment, then finally said it. “Han Fei had a stomachache while you were in surgery. They went over to see Han Fei. He’s probably about to give birth too.”
Qi Yue chuckled. The movement was a bit too much and accidentally pulled at the wound. His facial expression twisted slightly, and while holding his belly, he still could not suppress the laughter. Seeing Tang Ke’s face darken, he forced himself to hold it in, his face flushed red. His narrow eyelids squinted together. Even in his thirties, he had an indescribable likability.
“Our children are as pretty as you.”
Qi Yue pulled a long face. “They look handsome like me.”
“Mm, thank you.” Tang Ke held Qi Yue’s hand and kissed it with his lips.
Thank you, heaven, for letting me meet you. Thank you for giving me the chance to love you. Thank you for allowing me to live happily every day in this chaotic era.
Looking at the two people embracing in the room, there was an indescribable harmony. Mother Tang closed the door and turned back to the next room to look after the children. She had always thought that her son choosing to live with a man was a grievance, but now it seemed he had good taste. Otherwise, she would not have such adorable grandchildren.
Han Fei suffered even more this time than last. The fetus was relatively large, and on top of that, the surgery began after contractions. He suffered both pains.
He gave birth to a girl, weighing more than eight jin.
Holding his chubby daughter in his arms, Han Fei could already foresee how miserable his future days would be. His tough image as an underworld boss was completely ruined. Now he was just a slightly chubby stay at home dad, wearing loose plaid pajamas and sitting on the bed worrying unnecessarily.
Qi Yue walked in from outside looking refreshed, took the daughter who was already asleep from Han Fei’s arms, turned around, and placed her in the rocking crib beside them.
“What’s going on with you lately? If taking care of the kids is too tiring, let them do it.” Qi Yue sat by the bed, looking at Han Fei, who had been somewhat low in spirits lately.
“It’s nothing. I’m fine.” Han Fei said stubbornly, looking exactly like someone who was not fine.
“That’s good. Don’t overthink it. I’ll worry.”
Hearing this, Han Fei felt all the worries in his heart vanish in an instant. He lowered his head and rubbed against Qi Yue’s face. Qi Yue was very reserved and rarely said such mushy words. Even in bed, he would only say a few when he truly could not take it anymore, then stop. Being able to say such words was truly rare. There was nothing happier than growing old together with the person you loved.
Han Fei felt a bit annoyed. He was a grown man, yet he had been sulking for so long. Thinking about it now, if the child had been born by Qi Yue, he would have been heartbroken. Such a big baby, only someone as strong as him should give birth to it. The matter that had troubled him for a long time was instantly resolved.
Time quietly flowed by. In the blink of an eye, several years passed.
The base’s walls were reinforced several times over these years. The new materials developed by the base research institute were very effective. Zombies organized several large-scale group attacks that not only failed, but after more than half were wiped out, they behaved much more honestly. Just like Qi Yue and the others had discovered back then, zombies were quietly reproducing like humans. There was no way to stop this situation, and the reason was unknown. The base had conducted research many times, capturing live zombies for experiments, but they never found a result.
Zombies now mainly survived by hunting mutated animals. Their desire for humans was not as strong as before. Aside from that one incident where a zombie entered Qi Yue’s space, they had never encountered that situation again.
The family sat together in the space having dinner. The adults were at one table, while the children gathered on the floor around the coffee table to play. The scene was joyful and exceptionally warm.
Of course, except for the discordant ones.
Han Shuangxi quickly grabbed the last remaining little cake on the plate and made a triumphant face at her brother. Han Xiaonao snatched the pastry from his sister’s hand in one motion. Afraid she would snatch it back, he stuffed it all into his mouth in one go. Han Shuangxi was so angry she burst into loud cries, so loud it was almost ear splitting.
But clearly, everyone was already used to it. The adults over there continued eating and drinking as usual.
On the other side, Tang Ke’s two little buns shared the various fruits and pastries on the coffee table. You take a bite, I take a bite.
Yan Bin’s little grown up Yan Qi hurriedly handed the pastry he was about to put into his mouth to Shuangxi.
Han Xiaonao smacked his lips after finishing what was in his mouth and sniffed. He had not had enough. The things little dad made were just too good, but unfortunately too few. His eyes darted around. Taking advantage of the adults not paying attention to him, he quietly slipped into the small kitchen.
There was a lot of food in the small kitchen, all cooked dishes. Han Xiaonao rummaged here and there but did not see the little cakes he wanted.
A pretty bottle in the corner caught his attention. More precisely, it was the thing inside the bottle that piqued his curiosity. He pulled out the small bag that intrigued him from the tall, slender bottle. Opening it, he found several shiny round balls inside.
So pretty. Han Xiaonao picked up the brightest colored one and simply could not put it down.
Unable to resist, Han Xiaonao stuck out his tongue and licked it. Smack smack. It seemed a bit sweet. This time, he put them all into his mouth, puffing his cheeks up full.
Crystal cores were originally hard solids. One needed spiritual power to absorb the crystal liquid inside. Qi Yue had casually placed them there back then. It had been many years, and he himself had forgotten about them.
Before long, that crystal core actually melted. Han Xiaonao’s mouth was practically comparable to Qi Yue’s little kettle. The crystal core that could only melt in Qi Yue’s kitchen utensils disappeared in Han Xiaonao’s mouth.
Was this something delicious? Little dad was really stingy, hiding it and not letting him eat it. Was it candy? Or a drink. It must be very sweet, right?
Smacking his lips, afraid of being discovered, Han Xiaonao hurriedly swallowed the delicious thing in his mouth. He looked at the others. None of them were as pretty as the one he had eaten, so he wrapped them back up without interest. He put the small bag back in its original place and searched around for a long time in other places. Not finding the little cakes he wanted, Han Xiaonao pouted and tiptoed out of the kitchen.
Qi Yue had always felt guilty. Everyone else had their own children, only Lin Yuze did not. He really wanted to give birth to another one. At first, he was afraid. Now that the children were gradually growing up, he began to look forward to it, but his belly showed no sign at all. Lin Yuze beside him seemed to guess his thoughts and patted his hand, silently comforting him.
The hem of his clothes was tugged a few times. Han Shuangxi was pouting as she looked at him. The two tear tracks on her dirty little face were especially noticeable. Qi Yue sighed and lifted his daughter onto his lap.
“Shuangxi is a little beauty. If you keep crying, you won’t be pretty anymore.” Qi Yue coaxed her.
“Little dad, Xiaonao grabbed my food.” Han Shuangxi complained. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. The corners of her mouth curved further down, looking like she was about to burst into tears.
“Later, dad will go teach him a lesson. Shuangxi is a good baby. Don’t learn from your brother. Crying babies aren’t liked by anyone.”
The chubby girl wrapped one arm around Qi Yue and held the little cake Yan Qi had given her in the other hand. She sniffed hard. “Daddy likes me. Don’t like big brother Xiaonao.”
“Daddy likes well behaved babies.” Qi Yue held his daughter and wiped Han Shuangxi’s face with a towel. “Did you forget what daddy taught you? You have to be a generous person. You’re not allowed to be stingy. Our Shuangxi is still an older sister.”
As soon as the chubby girl heard this, she blinked the tears that were about to fall back. She was an older sister, after all. But she was also afraid that Qi Yue would go back on his word and like her brother more than her. She tried to please Qi Yue, gesturing to him. “Ah. Close your eyes.”
Qi Yue was stunned for a moment, then could not help laughing. He rubbed his forehead, closed his eyes, and opened his mouth. A soft little cake was stuffed in.
“Is it good?” That was the one Yan Qi gave her. It was the best looking one among those cakes, and she had not been willing to eat it herself.
Looking at his daughter blinking her big eyes at him, Qi Yue’s heart melted. “Mm. Of course, anything Shuangxi gives is the best.”
Han Fei walked over and carried away the coquettish daughter, sighing. His daughter was so chubby her face was round. His two offspring had definitely mutated. He had not been a glutton when he was young.
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