66: The system settles accounts after the child is born.

Tu Nan saw Li, who was holding her, his eyes gradually glazing over.

“Why aren't they here yet...” Li muttered back and forth.

“I... I'll go call Chen Fang to help too.” He looked out in a panic, wanting to grab Chen Fang as soon as Lisa arrived.

In Li's eyes, as a female member of a true noble family with a secret recipe, Chen Fang was the one who could truly help Tu Nan.

Tu Nan distracted herself from the pain and gripped Li tightly.

“Don't cause trouble.” She forced Li to promise her, “Don't go looking for irrelevant people, I'll be fine.”

Li really didn't understand Tu Nan's stubbornness; having one more person to watch over her was an extra layer of insurance. What time did she think it was?!

Fortunately, Lisa and Gaia burst into the room carrying a bunch of things.

“Quickly, quickly, sprinkle this powder into this basin.”

“Put the healing spray here.”

“Where are the scissors? Yes, put them there after disinfecting.”

“Where are the lighting balls? Throw a few more out.”

“Alright, you two go out and wait!”

Once everything was set up, Lisa prepared to push the two Male Beasts out of the door.

Li refused to move from his spot, gripped by a massive panic. He held Tu Nan's hand, afraid to let go.

“Tu Nan...” His ears drooped, his panic visible.

Just a moment ago, he was thinking of going out to call for help, but now that the moment had arrived, he found he couldn't leave Tu Nan at all.

“You... you mustn't die... you can't die.”

Lisa didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

“Don't cause trouble here! She's a Female Beast, not a Foster Mother, why would she die?! It'll be over in a blink, now get out!”

But Tu Nan was a Foster Mother.

Li's mind became even more chaotic.

Tu Nan had already begun having contractions, her hand gripping Li's with each wave of effort.

Looking at this room that had become cozy within a month, and looking at the familiar people around her, she suddenly found courage.

She said to Lisa, “Let Li stay and help.”

Lisa was speechless. She wiped her face with a hot towel and leaned in to whisper a scolding, “Are you stupid? If this Male Beast watches you give birth... later...”

Tu Nan chuckled, sounding a bit happy.

What later? Afraid that Li would become distant after seeing the birth, affecting their intimacy?

Lisa didn't know, but she had never forgotten.

At the beginning, her own survival was the top priority... but now.

The Children were the most important.

It was enough to make Li value the Children and this home more.

All the intimacy with Li was originally just a dream... it didn't matter if it was lost or dropped.

She looked up and asked Li, “Do you want to see the Children the moment they are born?”

Li nodded solemnly.

“Yes. I'll stay with you, together.”

Tu Nan was stunned for a moment and smiled. A wave of intense pain hit her, and she could no longer care about anything else.

“Ah!!” she screamed in pain.

“Give her a towel to bite on!” Lisa roared at Li.

Li silently offered his arm, and Tu Nan bit down without hesitation.

Lisa's eyes flickered, and she rolled her eyes.

She was worrying for nothing; this young couple's relationship was truly good. She looked down again to observe Tu Nan's condition.

“It's out! It's out... Oh, good!”

Lisa caught a little fellow and nimbly slapped its bottom, earning a soft whimper.

The little thing was briefly cleaned up and handed to Li.

“Oh! Oh... this baby is really in a hurry...” Almost as soon as she turned her head, Lisa caught the next one.

Before her hand even touched the little one's bottom, she started wailing, each cry louder than the last.

Tu Nan's mind was about to be flooded by the child's crying.

“Wah! Ao Ao rushed to come out, he kicked me! I want to be the older sister.”

“You're the younger sister... I'll protect you.” Ao Ao was unhurried but didn't give an inch.

And he indeed managed to be born first.

Tu Nan let out a tired sigh... Lisa had already helped her clean the wound with medicinal liquid and was now spraying medicine.

Both little fellows were in Li's hands. He stood there dazed like a pillar; the two little ones seemed barely larger than his hands.

“Let me see...” she said gently to Li.

Li could only stare at her blankly.

The whole room was different from usual, exceptionally bright under the lights and filled with a faint smell of blood and medicine.

His Tu Nan leaned against the bed, sweat matting her black hair into strands against her forehead, her chest still heaving from the effort.

Her face looked even paler, and her lips probably had several teeth marks from when she had bitten them at the start.

She was opening her mouth to say something to him.

Suddenly, a palm slapped his back hard. Lisa looked at the dazed Li with amusement.

“What are you still standing there for? Go show the Children to Tu Nan.”

Lisa shook her head. She waited for Li to hand the Children to Tu Nan, then couldn't help but lean in to observe them closely; she had been too busy earlier to take a good look.

“Oh my god, they really are twins. When you first said it, I actually didn't believe it.” She spoke with an exaggerated tone, clicking her tongue and shaking her head.

Tu Nan smiled without speaking. Ignoring Li's objections, she had him place both Children on her chest.

The two little ones were still arguing over who would greet Mom first, so she had to put them together to see them both at once.

“Babies... I'm your mother. Nice to meet you for the first time.”

Tu Nan's voice was soft and intimate in a way she had never heard before... This was the bond of blood and flesh, the flesh that had come from her own body, her... bond.

Li sat beside her, unable to utter a word, his gaze fixed on the one large and two small figures.

He couldn't look away at all.

The little Male Beast inherited his mother's black hair but had dark brown eyes like his father's. He had pointed, upright ears and a thick black tail, though there wasn't much fur on it yet. This was a little Wolf Beast.

The younger sister, who was born later, had white curly baby hair but inherited her mother's green eyes. Her white, round tiger ears twitched restlessly on her head, and her slender tiger tail flicked continuously behind her. This was a little Tiger Beast.

“This little Female Beast is quite lively. Very nice, the older brother is steady, and the younger sister is lively,” Lisa praised. “I've never seen twins before, let alone Dragon-Phoenix twins. Truly... this wasn't easy for Tu Nan. You're really blessed!”

Lisa couldn't get enough of the Two Children, but clearly the young couple had things to say to each other now. She tactfully packed up and left.

Gaia was standing at the door holding a grass nest. Seeing her come out, he tried to dash inside but was grabbed by Lisa.

“I heard you say they're twins...” Gaia asked expectantly.

“Yes! That's right! But! Why are you going in now? Wait here until your brother comes out to call you!” What a silly boy, Lisa thought, speechless.

Unable to see his nephews and Tu Nan immediately, Gaia held the nest despondently and could only continue crouching by the door to wait.

Inside, the System's announcement finally arrived, long overdue.

【Collected mutation gene: Ancient White Tiger (Divine-Grade)】

【Collected mutation gene: Nightshade Wolf】

【breeding successful, completed host's gene chain: 10%】

As expected... they are mutation genes, and both of them?

And her gene chain was successfully supplemented by 10%?

【Remaining survival time: 2060 days, gene chain completion: 60%】

【gene chain filling direction settlement in progress...】

What is this? The System never mentioned that the gene chain filling had a direction.

Regarding... Physique, or health, or...?

Tu Nan waited with bated breath.