266: Chapter 266 A Quiet Time Alone

His fingers trembled as he pointed at Ye Qingqing.

"You... you... you..."

Mo Wangchuan pointed at Ye Qingqing, stuttering 'you, you, you' repeatedly.

Then, he looked towards Huo Sixian.

The shock in his eyes transformed into joy.

"Boss... sister-in-law... sister-in-law... is pregnant!!!"

When Huo Sixian heard Mo Wangchuan's words, his heart began to race.

For a moment, his mind went completely blank.

Overcome with emotion, he immediately pulled Ye Qingqing into a tight embrace.

"Qingqing... I... I'm going to be a father..."

Ye Qingqing's mind also went blank for an instant, but her thoughts were different from Huo Sixian's.

The outcome she had dreaded most had now been spoken aloud by Mo Wangchuan.

She was afraid, even resistant to this result.

She didn't know how to face this child.

Huo Sixian held Ye Qingqing tightly, but felt the stiffness in her body, which only solidified his earlier suspicions.

He knew that Ye Qingqing didn't seem to want this child very much.

Deng Jiayu, Huo Cunsheng, and the others exchanged glances, each seeing delight in the other's eyes.

In fact, Deng Jiayu even covered her mouth with her hand, tears of joy streaming down her face.

Pei Siyuan watched Deng Jiayu; while his own mood was excited, his gaze remained fixed intently on Ye Qingqing.

Pei Siyuan noticed that Ye Qingqing didn't seem as happy as they had imagined.

To a certain extent, Ye Qingqing could even be described as looking ashen.

Held in Huo Sixian's embrace, Ye Qingqing's turbulent emotions took a long time to settle.

A fierce internal struggle was raging in her mind.

She simply didn't know whether she should keep this child.

Ye Qingqing was terrified. At this moment, her mind was filled with images of the little girl from her dream, reaching out her hand and calling her 'Mommy'.

Ye Qingqing suddenly pushed Huo Sixian away.

Then, with an extremely serious expression, she said, "We can't keep this child."

Upon hearing Ye Qingqing's words, disbelief flashed across Huo Sixian's face for an instant.

"Qingqing... you... you're joking with me, right?"

However, Ye Qingqing didn't respond to Huo Sixian's words at all, not even sparing him a single glance.

Ye Qingqing avoided Huo Sixian's gaze. "I don't want it."

Huo Sixian couldn't understand. The hand gripping Ye Qingqing's shoulder tightened with increasing force.

His eyes were tinged with red. "Why? Why?"

When Ye Qingqing looked at Huo Sixian, a flicker of confusion also appeared in her eyes.

Huo Sixian knew. He clearly knew about the things she had experienced in her past life.

Back at Viper Base, Huo Sixian had already seen it all from within Ye Qingqing's consciousness.

He had seen Ye Qingqing's dirty, unspeakable past.

Yet now, Huo Sixian was still asking her why.

Ye Qingqing simply couldn't answer why.

She just looked into Huo Sixian's eyes and said, word by word, "I. Don't. Want. It."

Huo Sixian's Adam's apple bobbed.

As he looked at Ye Qingqing, a sense of utter brokenness radiated from his entire being.

At that moment, no one in the room dared to breathe too loudly.

Mo Wangchuan, in particular, felt he shouldn't have come.

Who said that metal-framed hospital bed was uncomfortable? That metal bed was wonderful!

Mo Wangchuan felt like crying but had no tears.

He wanted to leave but couldn't... What kind of situation had he gotten himself into!

Mo Wangchuan's heart was bitter, even to the point of near collapse.

Meanwhile, Deng Jiayu, Pei Siyuan, and the others were also filled with confusion.

Deng Jiayu spoke softly, "Qingqing... has something happened?"

To be honest, Deng Jiayu hadn't expected Ye Qingqing to react so strongly upon learning she was pregnant.

This was an outcome no one had anticipated.

Ye Qingqing hung her head, her eyes clouded with complex emotions.

Ah Huang sensed Ye Qingqing's mood and gently nudged her hand with his head.

Ah Huang didn't know why Ye Qingqing was so sad, but he knew her emotions were very bad right now.

"Woof..." Ah Huang whimpered softly.

Only then did Ye Qingqing look up, glancing at Huo Sixian, then at Deng Jiayu and the others.

Then, a few weak words escaped her lips: "I want to be alone for a while."

With that, she took Ah Huang and entered the Space.

As for Little Leaf, Little Green, Little Light, and Little Tiger, they were all left outside the Space.

Ye Qingqing, with Ah Huang, retreated into the small courtyard within the Space.

At this moment, Huo Sixian desperately wanted to enter.

But he found he couldn't get in.

This was also a new discovery Ye Qingqing had made after the Space upgraded.

When Ye Qingqing didn't want Huo Sixian to enter the Space, he simply couldn't get in.

However, he could still take things from the Space.

But he couldn't see what Ye Qingqing was doing at all.

This was the first time, since gaining his Space Ability, that Huo Sixian felt the frustration of being locked out.

Huo Sixian didn't understand why, but at this moment, he felt his heart had been utterly broken.

Once inside the Space, Ye Qingqing forced herself to endure her physical discomfort.

She led Ah Huang into the small building within the Space.

Worry appeared in Ah Huang's expression. He really wanted to comfort Ye Qingqing, but since he couldn't speak, he could only gently nudge her with his little dog head.

Ye Qingqing sat on the sofa in the living room, as if all the strength had drained from her body.

She collapsed onto the sofa.

Ah Huang rested his little dog head beside Ye Qingqing's head.

Gently, he nudged her head.

Ye Qingqing murmured softly, "Ah Huang."

"Can you sense the little baby in my belly?"

Ah Huang's little dog brain whirred, processing the meaning of Ye Qingqing's words.

Ah Huang actually understood what she meant.

Because recently, there had indeed been a different aura around Ye Qingqing.

That aura was strange, as if a new life had been born.

But that aura was still too faint, constantly drawing energy from Ye Qingqing's body.

Then, Ah Huang nodded his little dog head.

For some reason, a wave of sadness welled up in Ye Qingqing's heart.

Images from her previous dream kept resurfacing in her mind.

The little girl in the dream calling her 'Mommy' echoed incessantly in Ye Qingqing's ears.

It was like a curse, suffocating her, making it hard to breathe.

Unconsciously, Ye Qingqing reached out and placed a hand on her lower abdomen.

She wasn't showing yet, but somehow, she could feel that there really seemed to be a tiny life inside her.

And this little life depended on her to be born.

As she thought and thought, Ye Qingqing unconsciously fell asleep.

Seeing Ye Qingqing asleep, Ah Huang found a small blanket nearby, took a corner in his mouth, and quietly dragged it over to Ye Qingqing.

Then, with great care, he covered her with it.

He looked as if he were sneaking around.

In her dream, Ye Qingqing saw a little girl appear before her once again.