CMWKSD -Chapter 280 You Really Love Me

At this point, no one had the mood to clean up the battlefield anymore.

Everyone hurriedly looked for a place to settle Jiu Yue.

After all, no one was more important than Jiu Yue.

This place was filled with severed limbs and broken remains everywhere.

What if it scared Jiu Yue?

Uh—no, not Jiu Yue herself, but the child in Jiu Yue’s belly.

After all, most of this carnage was done by Jiu Yue herself. If she were scared by it, that would truly be a ghost story.

Shao Qing used the fastest speed possible to find a residence to settle Jiu Yue in.

As a result, Ji Yiqing was unconscious, so he could only be laid down first.

After all, letting Jiu Yue stick those long silver needles into Ji Yiqing right now—

Jiu Yue really couldn’t bear to do it.

The Crown Prince hovered around Jiu Yue, inexplicably acting like an older brother.

Seeing Jiu Yue’s utterly nonchalant expression, he somehow gave off the vibe of an overly worried old mother.

“Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

“Do you want to eat something?”

“Are you dizzy?”

“Do you feel like throwing up?”

…

Ji Chaomian stood to the side. Every time the Crown Prince asked a question, Ji Chaomian would first look at the Crown Prince, then at Jiu Yue, and nod in agreement.

There was no helping it—Ji Chaomian wasn’t even married yet.

Worrying was one thing, but he truly didn’t understand these matters.

Back when Su Ruo was pregnant with Ji Yiqing, he was still young and knew nothing.

When she was pregnant with Ji Youqin, he was old enough to remember things, but Su Ruo had been constantly bullied by Hu Chunhua in the countryside.

Even during pregnancy, she never had a single day without work.

But as the eldest brother-in-law, and with Jiu Yue being the benefactor of the Ji family, Ji Chaomian regarded himself as Jiu Yue’s elder brother.

He was determined to ensure that Jiu Yue had a happy, carefree pregnancy.

Yet a man who hadn’t even married—how could he possibly know what a pregnant woman needed to pay attention to?

So at this moment, he could only urgently memorize these symptoms in his heart as the Crown Prince asked them.

When the Crown Princess had been pregnant back then—

Because it was the Crown Prince’s first child—

He had learned a bit about everything.

Compared to Ji Chaomian, this blockheaded youth, he was indeed much better off.

Jiu Yue’s head buzzed from being questioned by Ji Chaomian and the Crown Prince.

Seeing the Crown Prince going more and more off the rails, Jiu Yue quickly raised her hand.

“Your Highness, I’m pregnant, not dying, you—”

With Ji Yiqing unconscious, there was no one to cover Jiu Yue’s mouth anymore.

The Crown Prince and Ji Chaomian both urgently exclaimed, “Jiu Yue!”

Ji Chaomian, for once, truly looked like an elder brother-in-law.

It was the first time he had ever put on a cold face toward Jiu Yue.

He stared at her sternly, clearly disapproving. “Jiu Yue! Don’t speak nonsense!”

Whether or not there was this child, they would never allow Jiu Yue to joke about life and death.

That wasn’t funny at all!

Jiu Yue lifted her head and saw the expressions on Ji Chaomian and the Crown Prince’s faces.

She knew that if she dared to keep talking flippantly like this, those two would definitely start scolding her.

Fine, fine—she conceded. Better to shut up.

If Fengyuan Emperor were here, that one sentence might’ve earned her another spanking.

But right now, Jiu Yue was carrying a literal get-out-of-jail-free token—she probably wouldn’t get spanked.

Jiu Yue lowered her brows obediently and listened to the two of them talk.

Her mind, however, had long since galloped off to who knew where.

Until Ji Yiqing on the bed let out a faint groan.

All three snapped back to attention.

As if by prior agreement, they all looked toward Ji Yiqing on the bed.

Jiu Yue hurriedly stood up and was about to stride over when she remembered that she was pregnant.

Ji Chaomian practically wanted to live by Jiu Yue’s ear, constantly reminding her to mind her body.

Thus, Jiu Yue restrained some of her usual whirlwind pace.

She slowly walked to Ji Yiqing’s side.

Ji Yiqing’s fan-like long eyelashes trembled.

When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Jiu Yue looking at him with worry.

Ji Yiqing blinked, his memories flooding back, and he murmured as he looked at her, “Jiu Yue…”

As if suddenly recalling something, his gaze slowly moved to Jiu Yue’s belly.

The Crown Prince and Ji Chaomian exchanged a look.

Without disturbing the couple’s tender moment, they quietly withdrew from the room.

There were some things they couldn’t say.

But Ji Yiqing was Jiu Yue’s husband.

Ji Yiqing could say them gently.

Seeing Ji Yiqing staring at her belly, Jiu Yue found herself alone with him now.

Only at this moment did Jiu Yue seem to gain a real, tangible sense that she was pregnant.

She was carrying a baby!

Before she even had time to carefully savor this feeling—Her body moved faster than her mind.

Jiu Yue took Ji Yiqing’s hand and placed it on her lower abdomen.

Then she smiled brightly. Perhaps because of the pregnancy, beneath that brilliant smile there was an added touch of gentleness.

“Ji Yiqing, I’m pregnant!”

Ji Yiqing hummed in response, still not entirely back to his senses.

These past two or three days—Preparing the wedding banquet, then Jiu Yue being abducted, then walking through the mountains for two days—Each event drained both mind and spirit.

Ji Yiqing had been on edge for days. Even though he knew Jiu Yue was highly skilled in martial arts, he couldn’t stop worrying, and he didn’t dare show it.

So when he suddenly heard the news of Jiu Yue’s pregnancy—Under layers of intense stress, plus the lack of sleep during this period—Ji Yiqing truly couldn’t catch his breath.

And so, in front of so many people, he fainted.

Ji Yiqing didn’t feel embarrassed.

He just stared at Jiu Yue without blinking.

Forcing himself to sit up, emotions surged chaotically within him—the guilt and the feeling of being useless nearly drowned him.

Ji Yiqing gently held Jiu Yue’s hand.

Jiu Yue had been touching her own belly, finding it wonderfully strange.

When she lifted her gaze, she saw Ji Yiqing looking at her with tears streaming down his face.

Jiu Yue: …

Was it really necessary?

Jiu Yue had originally thought Ji Yiqing was crying tears of joy.

But upon closer inspection—

What she saw deep in his eyes was guilt and tenderness.

Jiu Yue raised her hand and wiped away his tears. “That happy?”

Ji Yiqing pulled Jiu Yue into his arms. “I’m so useless, Jiu Yue. I’m really so useless!”

Just thinking about how Jiu Yue, for Great Qi, for the Ji family…

Had done so many dangerous things while carrying a child—Ji Yiqing wanted nothing more than to slap himself.

Jiu Yue gave a puzzled hum. “What are you talking about?”

How did this get twisted into being useless?

Under Jiu Yue’s questioning, Ji Yiqing burst into loud sobs.

As if he simply couldn’t control his emotions anymore, he cried until he choked, hiccupping, repeating the same sentence over and over.

“It’s all because I’m useless.”

“It’s because I’m useless.”

Jiu Yue: …

She had never once thought Ji Yiqing was incompetent or useless.

Jiu Yue wanted to say that she had never thought that way.

After all, everyone has their own strengths—no one is perfect.

But just as she was about to speak—Ji Yiqing, still crying, suddenly pushed Jiu Yue away.

Then he bent over the side of the bed and violently retched.

Jiu Yue: …

No—what was going on here?

At that thought, Jiu Yue suddenly stared at Ji Yiqing in horror.

That posture looked like he was about to vomit up bile…

But she had just taken his pulse and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with him!

Could it be—

Did such a condition really exist in this world?

Jiu Yue first patted Ji Yiqing’s back and handed him a cup of water to rinse his mouth.

Ji Yiqing vomited until tears and snot streamed together. After finally easing up a tiny bit—He caught a whiff of some unknown smell in the room.

And promptly started retching again.

This ordeal dragged on for a full quarter of an hour.

He vomited until his face was deathly pale.

He was almost throwing up bile.

“You…” Jiu Yue hesitated. “Besides wanting to vomit, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?”

Ji Yiqing looked at Jiu Yue in confusion.

But seeing her expression, and remembering that Jiu Yue was a physician, he didn’t delay and carefully felt his body.

Aside from wanting to vomit…

Tears still hung on Ji Yiqing’s face as he reached out and touched himself.

Then his pale face suddenly flushed red.

He looked at Jiu Yue awkwardly. “My chest seems to hurt a bit too.”

“And my waist… feels kind of sore.”

“How long have these symptoms been going on?” Jiu Yue asked.

Ji Yiqing answered blankly, “Seems like… several days already.”

Alright. Case closed.

Ji Yiqing had pregnancy reactions.

And the actually pregnant Jiu Yue didn’t.

No wonder Jiu Yue had wondered how she could be so careless as to not even realize she was pregnant.

Menstruation alone couldn’t fully determine whether someone was pregnant.

There were those with special constitutions—Some women would still have their period throughout all ten months of pregnancy.

Jiu Yue grinned widely.

Oh my—what a wonderful thing!

Ji Yiqing had been crying just a moment ago.

Now, seeing Jiu Yue smiling, he unconsciously smiled as well.

“What is it?” he asked.

Jiu Yue cupped Ji Yiqing’s face and planted a loud kiss on it.

“You really love me.”

Ji Yiqing was no longer the shy youth who once dared not speak of love.

Hearing her words, he nodded firmly. “Yes. I love you very much.”

At this moment, Jiu Yue looked at Ji Yiqing and found him adorable no matter how she looked at him.

“I’m pregnant. Other than my belly getting bigger, it seems like all the pregnancy reactions are being suffered by you instead?”

Ji Yiqing blinked. “What do you mean?”

Jiu Yue held Ji Yiqing’s face and pecked him again and again, like a woodpecker.

She truly couldn’t kiss him enough, couldn’t adore him enough.

Ji Yiqing half-closed his eyes, thoroughly enjoying Jiu Yue’s affection.

“I’m pregnant, but you’re the one having the reactions.”

Ji Yiqing’s eyes lit up instantly. “Really? There’s such a good thing?”

Jiu Yue hummed. “Judging from your reactions just now, it should be.”

Ji Yiqing hugged Jiu Yue, letting her mess around on his face.

Because of Jiu Yue’s single sentence, that heavy, gloomy mood of his suddenly dissipated.

“That’s good. As long as I can bear it for you.”

Pregnancy was never easy for women.

If he could shoulder even a part of it for Jiu Yue, Ji Yiqing would no longer feel that he was so useless.