Chapter 2870 Why Does My Wife Follow Me Every Day? 30
"Didn't you say you were going to sleep at home?" Jin Chen asked.
Yun Jian pursed her lips and whispered, "...I can't sleep."
"So you followed us?"
Yun Jian fell silent, his head bowed, his fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of his clothes.
Seeing him like this, Jin Chen's anger dissipated. She pulled Yun Jian into her arms, placed her hand on the back of his neck, and gently rubbed it.
"You don't trust me that much?" Jin Chen asked, his voice lowering.
Yun Jian buried her face in his chest, her fingertips restlessly slipping into Jin Chen's sleeve, caressing his wrist, her tone stubborn, "I can't control myself... I just want to look at you..."
"I know." Jin Chen lowered her head and kissed the top of his head. "But you mustn't do this again next time. You promised me you'd rest at home, and you have to keep your word."
Yun Jian nodded, but he may not have really taken it to heart.
"Let's go," Jin Chen released him, took his hand, and said, "Shall we go inside?"
Yun Jian immediately shook his head, his eyes filled with resistance, "No... I don't want to go."
Yun Jian didn't know what was wrong with him. Normally... he would have liked it. Being able to get in touch with Jin Chen's circle meant that he would become more entangled.
But now, no, for many days now, he really doesn't want to see anyone except Jin Chen.
"Wait for me in the car?" Jin Chen said. "I'll finish as soon as possible, and then we'll go home together."
Yun Jian thought for a moment, then nodded this time.
Jin Chen took him to the parking lot, had him sit in the passenger seat, and then took off her own coat and draped it over him.
“Wait for me here,” Jin Chen said, rubbing his cheek with her fingers, her expression slightly serious. “Don’t wander off.”
"Mmm." Yun Jian wrapped his coat tighter around himself; it was covered in Jin Chen's scent, which made him feel much more at ease.
Jin Chen returned to the tasting center, stayed for another ten minutes or so, prepared the beans he wanted to take with him, and then left early.
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Two days later, in the evening, Tan Quan and Song Cun arrived.
They came to ask Yun Jian for help. As soon as they entered the store, Tan Quan greeted Jin Chen loudly.
The coffee shop was closed. Yun Jian sat on a single sofa next to Jin Chen, wrapped in Jin Chen's cardigan. He looked a little better than a few days ago, but he was still listless and didn't talk much.
Having seen Yun Jian in the underground arena before, Tan Quan was not used to Yun Jian's current state. He tilted his head and stared at him for a long time. Yun Jian became impatient with his gaze, glanced at him indifferently, and spoke softly.
"Don't you want your eyes anymore?"
Tan Quan was so startled that he hiccuped, hid behind Song Cun, and whispered a few words in Song Cun's ear.
Songcun was also frightened.
His gaze subtly swept over Yun Jian. "Mr. Yun, you don't look too well?"
"Have you been working too hard lately? Is the flower shop busy?"
Yun Jian downplayed the issue, saying, "It's alright."
Songcun nudged Tan Quan with his elbow, and Tan Quan immediately stood up. "Jinchen! I want to eat fresh beans, take me to soak them!"
This was clearly a pretext to get Jin Chen out of the way.
Jin Chen's eyes flickered slightly. He looked at Song Cun and nodded, "Okay, wait a moment."
He stood up and patted Yun Jian's hand. "I'll be back soon."
"It's right on the control panel, you can see it," Jin Chen reassured him in a low voice, pointing.
Yun Jian then released his grip and nodded.
Jin Chen started preparing coffee, but kept an eye on the movements in the sofa area.
After Jin Chen left, Song Cun turned his gaze back to Yun Jian.
“Mr. Yun, as you know, Tan Quan is quite sensitive to your changes, since we are both beastmen.”
Have you noticed any unusual changes in your body lately?
Yun Jian looked up. "Change? Well... I'm a little tired and don't want to eat."
"Do you...feel anything else? Like, here?"
Song Cun's ears turned red, and he pointed to Yun Jian's lower abdomen.
Yun Jian followed Song Cun's gaze, lowered his head, and was stunned.
Until Jinchen returned with the brewed coffee.
Songcun dared not offer help at this time, so he could only sit for a while longer before getting up to take his leave.
Yun Jian remained seated on the sofa in the same position, head down, looking at her lower abdomen, her expression somewhat dazed.
"Yun Jian?" Jin Chen walked over, squatted down in front of him, and took his slightly cool hand in hers. "What's wrong? What did Song Cun say to you?"
Yun Jian slowly raised his head and looked at Jin Chen.
“A remarkable change…”
His hand covered his lower abdomen.
A strange, full, slightly warm feeling, and an increasingly strong urge to build a nest, to be surrounded by Jin Chen's aura, to hold onto him tightly and never let go...
Vague and insane thoughts, like poisonous sprouts breaking through the soil in the dark night.
Only female rabbits experience false pregnancy, but he didn't.
Yun Jian recalled hearing guards or guests in underground locations mention certain rare species during casual conversations.
But...if...
What if that's really the case?
If there really is something... a special gene left in his body.
Yun Jian's breathing became slightly rapid, his heart pounding wildly in his chest, a twisted and dark feeling mixed with a thrill of extreme excitement and satisfaction.
If he really is pregnant... Jin Chen's baby.
The moment this thought arises, it brings a suffocating pleasure.
Then Jin Chen will never leave him, right?
He will stay by his side forever because of this baby, taking care of him, accompanying him, and loving him.
This is the closest bond between them.
It was his unique bargaining chip that allowed him to completely lock Jin Chen in.
Even if...
Even if this baby might not exist, or might not be what he understands... so what? As long as Jin Chen believes, that's enough.
These ideas acted like a shot of adrenaline, injecting into Yun Jian's anxious soul and stirring a surge of excitement within him.
He no longer felt nausea and exhaustion as torment, but instead regarded them as sacred signs.
Jin Chen's... baby.
His bargaining chip.
His... chains.
Yun Jian shook his head at Jin Chen, his eyes gentle, "I'm fine, I'm alright."
"Jinchen," he whispered, pressing his fingers lightly on his stomach, "I feel like there's something here."
Jin Chen's heart skipped a beat.
He grasped Yun Jian's hand and asked gently, "What is it?"
Yun Jian took Jin Chen's hand and placed it on her soft belly.
“Here it is,” Yun Jian said, her narrow eyes slightly curved, unable to hide her joy, “our baby.”
Jinchen: "..."
He looked at Yun Jian, at the genuine earnestness and joy in those eyes.
Yun Jian truly believed she was pregnant.
But Jin Chen knew that this was not a pregnancy in the physiological sense.
This is psychological; it's the cognitive confusion caused by the orc's false pregnancy.
But Jin Chen couldn't refute it yet.
He slowly tightened his arms, his voice low and hoarse, "Yes, ours."
"You can't leave me," Yun Jian murmured as she leaned in to kiss him, her fingers gripping Jin Chen's clothes tightly. "Never... I'm pregnant, you have to take responsibility..."
