QTMWSFC Chapter 30.2

Seeing Xu Xinghe so angry that his usually calm hair seemed to be puffing up, Xia Qingmeng smiled and stroked his head. “Oh, don’t be mad, don’t be mad. This place is nice to live in. It’s not worth moving because of someone unimportant.”

Xu Xinghe took her hand and, for once, spoke in a tone like an ‘eligible bachelor’: “It doesn’t matter. I have plenty of houses anyway.”

Xia Qingmeng: …

Alright, pretend she didn’t say anything just now.

“Well, it’s getting late. Don’t you think we should sleep and rest now?” Xu Xinghe wrapped his arm around her waist, tilted his head slightly, and blew softly into her ear, then carried her toward the bedroom upstairs.

They had been filming a variety show recently and hadn’t had a chance to be intimate.

“Ah! You… wait!” Xia Qingmeng pushed Xu Xinghe.

But Xu Xinghe thought she was just putting up the usual token resistance¹the behavior where a person says “no” to s*xual advances while actually intending to engage in s*xual activity and didn’t take it seriously.

Within seconds, the two of them sank into the warm bed.

Feeling Xu Xinghe’s hand already slipping under her clothes, Xia Qingmeng grabbed his large hand and struggled harder. “Really, really! Wait, for real!”

Xu Xinghe immediately sensed something was wrong. He propped himself up, held her gently, and asked in a soft voice, “What’s wrong?”

“I…” Xia Qingmeng bit her lip. Her mind kept replaying those two red lines over and over again.

Plop.

Two large teardrops fell.

Why was she suddenly crying?

Xu Xinghe’s heart raced with panic at the sight of her tears. He felt at a loss.

Had he gone too far just now? But Xia Qingmeng never refused before. This was the first time.

Xu Xinghe wiped away her tears, held her tightly, and comforted her in a low voice. “It’s okay. Tell me what’s upsetting you, and we’ll solve it together.”

“I… I…” Xia Qingmeng wiped her tears with the back of her hand.

There was so much she wanted to say, but she suddenly found that she couldn’t organize her words. The worries and fears deep in her heart seemed to have been magnified endlessly by this pregnancy, and even her emotions had become unstable.

Xu Xinghe took a tissue and gently wiped the tears from her face.

“It’s okay. You can say it slowly,” he said patiently, pulling her into his arms and softly stroking her thin back to comfort her.

Their relationship had been unequal from the very start, which had caused many problems. All he could do was try his best to make Xia Qingmeng feel secure.

Xia Qingmeng nodded against his chest, rubbed away some of her tears, and then calmed down. “Yes, I have a lot I want to tell you.”

Xu Xinghe gently caressed her cheek. “I’m listening.”

She held his large hand against her face and looked at him with tearful eyes. “Xu Xinghe, do you really like me?”

Xu Xinghe nodded without hesitation. “Yes, I really like you.”

Xia Qingmeng carefully continued, “What kind of really like? The kind that makes you willing to take responsibility for me?”

Thinking that his past actions had deeply hurt her, Xu Xinghe leaned forward and kissed away the tear at the corner of her eye. “Of course.”

Xia Qingmeng asked again in a small voice, “You won’t say the same thing to other girls, will you? Did you ever say it to Yin Xinya?”

Xu Xinghe frowned almost imperceptibly. What is she talking about? Why is she bringing up Yin Xinya? What does that woman have to do with anything? He had cut ties with her long ago! Hadn’t he made it clear enough just now?

Xu Xinghe silenced Xia Qingmeng with his lips, kissing her fiercely several times until her lips glistened, then finally let her go and said in a harsh tone, “I’ve only ever been with you. What do you think? And let me repeat this one last time, I have nothing to do with Yin Xinya. I don’t like that woman. I love only you. You’d better engrave my words into your heart!”

Xia Qingmeng’s brain felt dizzy from his kisses, but his words made her heart feel sweet.

He spoke so domineeringly with such a bad tone, so fierce yet somehow it smoothed out her complicated thoughts and made her feel at ease.

“Then… I need to tell you something very important. You’re not allowed to get angry. I want to discuss it with you properly.” Xia Qingmeng bit her lip, still feeling a little nervous inside.

Xu Xinghe hugged her tightly. “Okay. Go ahead.”

Xia Qingmeng took his warm hand and gently placed it over her lower abdomen.

Xu Xinghe was sharp enough not to be stupid enough to think she had a stomachache. With the way she had been hesitating to speak just now and had refused his advances, what else could it be? Xu Xinghe had already guessed the answer in his heart.

“You’re pregnant?”

He lowered his gaze, gently pressed his palm against her belly, and then looked at her seriously for confirmation.

“Yes,” Xia Qingmeng nodded and instinctively touched her still-flat stomach.

This happened too suddenly. Even she was still a little panicked.

Xu Xinghe was also a bit surprised. He always took protection every time. How could she be pregnant? Unless she was already pregnant before he transmigrated.

Xu Xinghe carefully recalled the memories from before his transmigration and indeed managed to remember some details.

It was true that about a month ago, there were a few times when he didn’t use any protection. Xia Qingmeng had objected at the time, but he didn’t listen and did things his own way.

In the original plot, Xia Qingmeng was supposed to have a miscarriage by accident during a film shoot two months later. The news of her being pregnant before marriage would hit the trending searches, but he, as her boyfriend, had failed to respond in time, which deeply broke Xia Qingmeng’s heart.

Xu Xinghe felt frustrated with himself for not having transmigrated earlier. If he had come just a bit sooner, he would never have done such an irresponsible thing.

Moreover, pregnant women weren’t supposed to be physically stressed during the first three months. Didn’t that mean he had actually tossed Xia Qingmeng for several rounds during this time while she was already pregnant? The thought made Xu Xinghe very scared.