Chapter 313: How Did You Know My Wife Is Pregnant With My Cub?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Du immediately ran a scan. As Shi Lan’s spirit body, it could clearly sense the exact condition of her body.
It said joyfully, ’Master, yes, there’s a cub!’
’Is that so?’
Joy filled Shi Lan’s eyes. ’No wonder I’ve felt like I can’t get enough sleep lately.’
She looked down at her stomach, a flicker of worry in her eyes. "I’ve been expending a lot of spiritual power lately. It won’t affect the baby, will it?"
Xiao Du told her, ’The cub is very small right now, but I can feel its spiritual power fluctuations. It’s very healthy. Still, Master, you need to be careful not to overwork yourself from now on.’
’Okay, I understand.’
’Right, can you tell if it’s a male or female? Do you know which Beast Husband’s child it is?’
Shi Lan was curious. She’d been intimate with all her Beast Husbands recently and had no idea whose baby this was.
Xiao Du shook its head. ’Master, I can only confirm you’re pregnant through spiritual power fluctuations. I can’t determine the sex.’
’Oh, okay.’
Shi Lan nodded, not pressing the issue. No matter which Beast Husband was the father, it was still her child, that’s for sure.
She’d never thought about getting pregnant before. The idea that a little baby was now growing inside her felt unbelievable.
Shi Lan was at the hospital. She immediately shared the news of her pregnancy in the Beast Husband group chat and also told the Director, planning to reduce her workload accordingly.
The Director’s eyes widened in shock. "You’re... you’re pregnant? I thought you only registered your marriage a little over a month ago."
Shi Lan blushed. "Um, yes."
Once she confirmed it, the Director’s gaze filled with a mix of envy and wistfulness. "It took me seven or eight years before I conceived Ming’er. I can’t believe you’re so lucky, getting pregnant this fast. Does this mean your Fertility Value isn’t actually 0?"
Now that she was pregnant, there was no hiding her Fertility Value. Shi Lan nodded. "My Fertility Value is 30."
She still chose a conservative number, but the Director was shocked once again. She had never heard of a female’s Fertility Value changing. Spiritual power might fluctuate, but Fertility Value was thought to be fixed at birth.
Shi Lan didn’t know how to explain. If she used the same excuse she gave Mu Tangfeng’s parents, it would conflict with the timeline of her spiritual power’s change.
She had told them her spirit body was special and could hide her Fertility Value, but her spiritual power had only increased after her trip to Black Star. This still didn’t explain why her test at Imperial Capital University had shown a 0, only for her to later have a Fertility Value of 30.
She didn’t say anything. In the end, the Director came up with an excuse on her own. "The registrar at the school’s testing center probably just missed a ’3,’ leading to the error."
Shi Lan stared at the Director, stunned. The Director just smiled back, a silent understanding passing between them. She didn’t press the matter.
"Pregnancy is a big deal. I’ll reduce your appointment slots for the time being to prevent you from getting tired."
"Okay, thank you, Director."
Just as they finished speaking, there was an urgent knock on the door.
The Director opened the door to see all four of Shi Lan’s Beast Husbands standing outside.
Seeing the door open, they looked at her with bright, joyous eyes. "Wife, you’re... you’re pregnant?"
Jiang Xia asked impatiently. The others didn’t speak, but their breathing was ragged; it was obvious they had all rushed over.
Shi Lan glanced at the time. It had only been seven minutes since she’d told them. They had only managed one or two simple replies in the group chat, but in real life, every single one of them had dropped what they were doing and eagerly dashed over.
Her lips curved into a smile. She nodded, giving them their answer again. "It’s true. I’m pregnant with a cub."
"Wow, is it my baby?"
Jiang Xia looked at her stomach cautiously.
Mu Tangfeng suppressed the joy in his eyes and said scornfully, "What do you mean, ’your’ baby? It’s definitely mine."
Yan Huoshui glanced between the two of them. As the oldest of the group, he had no desire to compete for favor at a time like this. With a serious expression, he said, "No matter whose child Lanlan is carrying, we all need to take good care of her."
Ye Ming nodded in agreement and looked at the Director. "Teacher, now that Lanlan is pregnant, can her workload be reduced? She’s treated a lot of people recently and is already exhausted."
"Of course. You don’t have to tell me."
After all, the child in Shi Lan’s belly might very well be her grandchild. Not to mention, pregnant females were especially precious and needed to be well looked after.
"The house is almost finished. Lanlan, why don’t you stop working for now? I can stay home and take care of you," Jiang Xia suggested.
Mu Tangfeng scoffed, "Are you sure it wouldn’t be Lanlan taking care of *you*?"
Jiang Xia gritted his teeth in anger. "I’m a mature male now! I wouldn’t make my female work so hard."
Mu Tangfeng sneered coldly, "Look at how you’re acting. What part of that is mature?"
Jiang Xia fell silent, his face a mixture of embarrassment and anger.
Worried the two would start bickering endlessly again, Shi Lan cut in, "I plan to keep working. A reduced workload won’t affect me much. Don’t forget, I’m a 3S Female. I’m not that fragile."
With that, she looked at the other two.
She could tell that when Jiang Xia made his suggestion, the others were clearly tempted by the idea. But she didn’t think she was at a point where she couldn’t work. Besides, absorbing Spiritual Poison from patients was beneficial to her own body. It was just that now, with a child, she couldn’t overexert herself like before.
Ye Ming and the others knew that Shi Lan could be very assertive at times. They could see she genuinely enjoyed her current work and lifestyle, so they didn’t object. In this world, it wasn’t that females couldn’t work while pregnant; it was just that everyone was extra protective because offspring were so hard to come by.
Although they didn’t restrict Shi Lan’s work, she now had a bodyguard at the hospital every day, regular as clockwork. The men took turns protecting her, and they were all so eager that they even covered He Hanshi’s shifts for him.
Everyone at the hospital, from the doctors to the security guards, knew about Shi Lan’s pregnancy. It couldn’t be helped—her Beast Husbands loved to show off.
For example, today it was Jiang Xia’s turn to guard Shi Lan. He followed closely behind her. After she finished treating patients and asked them how they felt, he would find a moment to chime in, "Yeah, I feel great, too. After all, my wife is carrying my cub."
The patient would look at him, their face full of envy, and offer a grudging congratulations. "Oh, congratulations."
Jiang Xia would reply with a wide grin, completely ignoring their expression. "Thanks."
Mu Tangfeng, for instance, was even more over the top. When Shi Lan was working, he wouldn’t disturb her, so he went out to bother other people instead.
If he saw patients or their families sitting in the waiting area, he would go over to make small talk, then casually drop the line, "Huh? How did you know my wife is pregnant with my child?"
The patients or family members, forced to listen to his good news: "..." ’Who asked?’
A male who had been trying with his wife for over a decade without a cub would glare furiously at Mu Tangfeng. But upon sensing his unfathomably deep spiritual power, he would silently lower his head.
’Another male... and I can’t win.’