Chapter 226: Chapter 78 Production
Faced with Ke Lian’s cold and merciless gaze attack from the front and the Rob’s unabashedly sabotaging behavior from the back, Chen Yin felt his fragile little heart was dealt a critical blow.
Chen Yin clutched his chest and dramatically cast an accusatory glance at Ke Lian and Rob for a good while, then turned around, bent over, and resolutely lay on the bed’s edge to complain to Du Xixi.
"Xixi! You have to stand up for me! All they do is bully me!" Chen Yin’s eyes were brimming with tears as he wailed towards Du Xixi, "I’m truly too unlucky, stuck with such a brother-in-law and mecha!"
Du Xixi: ...
Everyone: ...
Chen Yin: ...ㄟ(▔,▔)ㄏ
Your Majesty? What’s that? Can you eat it?
Chen Yin himself indicated he didn’t know.
Du Xixi was currently lounging comfortably. A soft pillow behind her, a fluffy ball in her hands, and Ke Lian was attentively and gently feeding her congee—life couldn’t be more relaxing.
But unexpectedly, when Chen Yin howled with his deep and undeniably pleasant voice, Du Xixi felt her whole being was disturbed.
She looked at Chen Yin quietly, swallowing the soft and sweet congee with a blank expression, then softly said, "Brother, what did you just say? I think I didn’t hear clearly."
Well, Chen Yin pursed his lips in grievance, knowing that his delicate cabbage had wholeheartedly favored the pig, Ke Lian. Hugging his arms, he dabbed at nonexistent tears in the corners of his eyes, his voice quivering, saying, "A brother with a sister is a treasure, a brother without a sister is grass..."
Du Xixi was directly unnerved by his screechy duck-like voice, but before she could voice her disdain for Chen Yin any further, the hospital room door was knocked on.
Du Xixi glanced at the electronic clock on the wall, knowing it was the daily scheduled rounds. As the knocking sounded, Chen Yin instantly returned to his usual calm and composed manner, just like His Majesty Chen Yin in outsiders’ eyes.
Actually, not just Chen Yin; Du Xixi bowed her head slightly, appearing gentle and quiet; Ke Lian pursed his lips, aloof and dignified; Ke Xing elegantly seated by the window, looking out to enjoy the view; Rob also stood respectfully, serving as the background. 2569 also withdrew its adorable stance in front of the adults and mistress, quietly wheeling to open the door.
Everyone has masks when facing outsiders, even non-humans are no exception.
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Because of His Majesty Chen Yin’s arrival, the military hospital felt the pressure increase significantly. Not only did the number of military personnel and family members coming to the military hospital for treatment abruptly rise, but even the outskirts of the military hospital saw many ordinary people and star network reporters wanting to see Chen Yin firsthand.
Medical staff, security intensity... things like these all had to be fully in place within half a day’s time. If not for Chen Yin having foresight and arranging with Rob’s help, the hospital director would probably be more stressed.
Nonetheless, Chen Yin’s "companionship plan" at the military hospital proceeded very smoothly.
Chen Yin and Ke Lian were nearly inseparable from Du Xixi, whether walking, sitting, lying down, or awake, they never left Du Xixi’s side.
Chen Yin even directly "snatched" Ke Xing’s task, reciting countless anecdotes to relax Du Xixi every day—all graciously provided by Rob.
But this made Ke Xing feel quite frustrated. In his free time, he wrapped up in a cotton jacket, combed his hair, put on snow boots, and went downstairs to roll around and have snowball fights with new friends he made at the military hospital.
Time passed quickly again, and soon it was the eve of Du Xixi’s due date. Everyone, as usual, sat together after consuming the dinner brought from the Ke Family by 2569, engaging in casual chat to aid digestion.
Everything seemed normal, but Ke Lian, sitting next to Du Xixi and holding Du Xixi’s hands, sharply felt Du Xixi lightly trembling.
This is abnormal! At that moment, having crammed knowledge about pregnancy, Ke Lian quickly ran through a thought—could it be that Du Xixi was going into labor?!
"How are you feeling? Is your stomach hurting? Are contractions starting?" Ke Lian cautiously leaned towards Du Xixi, seeing her delicate brows slightly furrowed, her face generally rosy but faintly pale, regretting internally for not having realized sooner.
Thinking this, Ke Lian held Du Xixi’s hand tighter.
Giving birth within a few weeks before or after the due date is normal, so including Du Xixi, no one actually paid much attention to the fact "the due date is here, but hasn’t delivered yet."