I'm Bearing my Love Rival's Child

TL: Scrya

Editor: faith

Chapter 1: These Symptoms Are Rather Similar to Pregnancy Signs

When Ruan Tian wearily walked through the door, head drooping, he caught the whiff of an enticing fishy scent coming from the kitchen. His eyes shone and his nose twitched slightly. He speedily floated to the kitchen door and feasted his eyes on a bowl filled with fish meat. Gluttony could be seen in his eyes, as well as from his watering mouth.

Ruan Tian hurriedly greeted his mother and sped into the kitchen. Just as he was about to grab a fatty piece of fish meat…

Hu Shi turned around and accurately knocked the back of Ruan Tian's hand with her chopsticks.

Ruan Tian cried out an 'ouch' and pulled back his hand. He glanced at the two clear red stripes on the back of his hand. With a wronged look, he showed them to his mother.

Hu Shi was amused the moment she saw it. "Aiyo, let mom blow it for you, alright?"

She grabbed Ruan Tian's hand and acted as if she was going to blow on it. Then she said, "This hand of yours is even more delicate than a girl's. I want you to hurry and make it firmer, otherwise how are you going to find a girlfriend in the future?"

"You don't understand. My current appearance is what's most popular right now."

He was born beautiful, with an appearance like Pan An's. He couldn't help it either.

Hu Shi sized Ruan Tian up. This son of hers had been beautiful since young, and no one else could ever compare. At first, she thought that he would lose the tenderness and become a little rougher after growing up, but instead, he became even more delicate and tender.

How was he going to find a girlfriend like this? Hu Shi was very worried. Speaking from her own thoughts, if she were to stand next to a boyfriend who was even more beautiful than herself, it would be an indescribable blow.

Finding a boyfriend might even be easier, Hu Shi muttered to herself.

"If you can't find a girlfriend, find a job at the very least. It's been close to a year since you graduated. You can't idle around like this forever. Look at Qin Li. He took over his family's company before he even graduated and is managing the company so well. He's not worrying his parents at all, and the two of them have been spending their leisure time gardening and doing charity. If your father and I could spend our days like that, I think we would wake up from our sleep with smiles on our faces."

When he heard his mother speak of Qin Li, Ruan Tian couldn't swallow the fish meat he had just put in his mouth.

Qin Li was Ruan Tian's number one enemy and love rival. It was as if Qin Li was especially sent to put Ruan Tian down. Their mothers were good girl friends, and every three to five days, they would meet up for idle chatter. Their topics were naturally all about Ruan Tian and Qin Li. This was also why Ruan Tian often saw Qin Li when they were younger.

His grudge with Qin Li was formed seemingly during their very first encounter.

Just like his name, Ruan Tian was tender, gentle and cute since young. His eyes were like the sparkling stars in the galaxy, and his smile was charming and sweet.

When he first met Qin Li, Ruan Tian was nine years old. On that day, snow was falling. Ruan Tian was dressed in a thick down jacket and wrapped with a red scarf. Leaning against the window, he curiously peeked outside.

He saw a young boy with a cold face suddenly appearing outside the glass window. The young boy had exquisite brows and a flawless face. Donning a woolen cap and a black down jacket, he looked at Ruan Tian intently. Standing next to him was a beautiful and gentle auntie.

The auntie smiled as she greeted him and his mother. Ruan Tian then found out that these two were the people that he was supposed to meet today.

Through the auntie's introduction, he found out that the young boy was Qin Li, and he was two months older than Ruan Tian. Qin Li was very serious ever since he was young. With a straight face, he neither smiled nor liked to talk.

Ruan Tian was a little afraid of him, but he couldn't disobey his mother's words either, so he softly addressed him as "big brother".

Qin Li continued to fixate his eyes on Ruan Tian, though joy seemed to have surfaced in his eyes. He suddenly opened up his palm and handed a few milk candies over to Ruan Tian. "These are for you, little sister," Qin Li said with a crisp voice.

At that moment, Ruan Tian was stunned. Following after, his lips curved downwards. Both afraid and wronged, he suddenly cried.

Being mistaken as a girl was something that Ruan Tian found humiliating. However, he did not expect that this was merely the start to all the damage that Qin Li would do to him.

Ever since they were young, to Ruan Tian, Qin Li was the very definition of "the other family's child." He was polite and obedient, had extraordinary grades, and was basically better than Ruan Tian in all aspects. He was simply the nightmare and darkness that Ruan Tian could not escape from in his entire life, and dealt him severe psychological harm.

Other than that, what Ruan Tian hated Qin Li for the most was the fact that as long as there was a girl he liked, in the end, that girl would love Qin Li instead. It felt as if he had been cursed.

Because of Qin Li, Ruan Tian never successfully dated anyone. The only time he had ever dated, that relationship lasted a mere two days before they broke up.

Ruan Tian ruthlessly devoured two pieces of fish meat as if he was venting. With his cheeks puffed, he said, "Finding a job is easy. Qin Li ended up relying on his family, didn't he? I simply haven't prepared myself, that's all. Furthermore, I've received a lot of offers from various companies, though I've rejected them all. This concerns my future, so I need to pick wisely. A few days ago, that whatever Glory CEO even came to look for me. He said he wanted to package me into a superstar, and he guaranteed that I will be immensely popular in the future…"

He rubbed his face as he spoke. Haah, being too beautiful was indeed a sin.

"You've been dreaming, haven't you? What nonsense are you spouting? As long as you're able to find a stable job that gives a $3000 monthly salary, your mom will be satisfied," Hu Shi said,  before emphasizing once more, "Also, I've said this many times. What Qin Li? You have to call him 'big brother'."

"He's just two months older than me."

"So what if it's two months? If you have the capabilities, then come out of your mother's womb two months earlier than him."

"I lied, I'm actually older than Qin Li."

Hu Shi directly ignored him. "You have to call him 'big brother'. Such rudeness. Stop eating already. The moment you come in contact with fish, you can never stop eating. I really wonder if you were a cat in your past life."

"Meow~" Ruan Tian gently cried out while feasting.

Honestly, his cry sounded even more authentic than an actual cat's.

Hu Shi didn't know if she should laugh or cry. She had always treated Ruan Tian as her treasure, and had pampered him since he was young. Ruan Tian had always been able to act cutesy and talk sweetly. She basically could not bear to lecture him.

While eating, Ruan Tian suddenly felt a disgusting sensation welling up in his belly. He frowned and tried to suppress it for a while, but the disgusting sensation instead grew more intense.

He hurriedly charged out of the kitchen and ran into the toilet. Grabbing onto the sides of the basin, he dry vomited. Even though he was unable to vomit out anything, his eyes reddened from the stimulation, turning completely misty.

Hu Shi came over to pat his back and comfort him, while she said, "I told you not to eat so much. See, you overate, didn't you?"

"I didn't eat that much…" Before Ruan Tian could even finish, he once again turned around, hugged the basin, and began to cough out his dry vomits.

Hu Shi was both in a good mood and a little distressed. She went out and boiled Ruan Tian a cup of honey water. "When your father gets back, let him find out what's wrong."

Ruan Tian's father, Ruan Baitang, was a doctor. He specialized in general medicine and gynecology, and his medical techniques were superb as well. Whenever someone was sick in the household, he would always be the one to give a check up and issue medication.

Speaking of the devil, Ruan Baitang pushed open the door and walked in. His loud voice could be heard clearly from the entire house.

"Hu Siling, Ruan Xiaotian…" He circled around the dining room. "Where did everyone go? Ruan Xiaotian, come out here and see what your father has bought you."

Hu Shi helped Ruan Tian out. Ruan Tian's mouth had turned sour from all the vomiting, and he wasn't in the mood to see what his father brought back either.

He completely laid limp on the sofa, feeling as if he had turned into a useless cat.

The gentle and sweet Ruan Tian had turned into a bitter and harsh Ruan Tian.

Ruan Tian licked his lips. "Pui pui pui, it's terrible――"

Ruan Baitang placed some canned fish in front of Ruan Tian. "Silly brat, you said it you liked it the other day, so I especially had a colleague bring it back from overseas."

Ruan Tian listlessly glanced at the canned fish.

Hu Shi followed up. "He just vomited earlier, how is he supposed to eat now? Stop making things worse and take a look at Ruan Xiaotian. When he was eating fish meat earlier, he suddenly went out to dry vomit. It was quite intense, too."

Ruan Baitang instantly turned stern. "Are there any other symptoms? Did he eat something bad?"

"There aren't any other symptoms, just that a disgusting feeling welled inside me so I dry vomited. I lost my appetite too. Even now, I still don't feel like eating anything," Ruan Tian listlessly said.

Ruan Baitang checked Ruan Tian's forehead. "It's not a fever. Most likely, he ate something bad. Also, these symptoms are rather similar to pregnancy signs."

As he said that, he put his hand on his chin and sank into deep thought.

Hu Shi rolled up a newspaper and smacked Ruan Baitang's head. "What nonsense are you spouting? Ruan Xiaotian is male, how is he supposed to become pregnant?"

Ruan Baitang was used to his wife's strictness. He rubbed his head and said, "It's a mistake, mistake. Raising Ruan Xiaotian just feels as if I'm raising a daughter."

While the daughter they were raising, Ruan Xiaotian's sister, was coincidentally his complete opposite. Raising her felt no different from raising a boy.

Hu Shi understood this feeling well. This son of hers had grown up to be even more effeminate than their daughter, though his looks were partly to blame as well. Who could possibly be ruthless towards Ruan Xiaotian? With just a casual smile, he could make one obediently disarm and surrender.

Ruan Baitang issued medication for Ruan Tian, and placing the medicine and warm water in Ruan Tian's hands. He even prepared a candy to coax him into eating the medicine. After taking the medicine, he had Ruan Tian go back into his room to rest.

Ruan Tian's eyes swam after taking the medicine. Inside his mouth was the candy that his father stuffed in. With his weakened hands and legs, he crawled upright. He looked around and flipped over the cabinets to find his cats and dog.

Stroking his pets was something that he loved to do every day. Hugging them and feeling their softness was bliss. Unfortunately, his goodwill was regarded as torture by his pets. Whenever they saw him, they would hide like they were trying to avoid the plague. It was such a waste of his hard work in combing their hair, feeding them, and taking care of their poop.

See, even after Ruan Tian had returned home for such a long time, he had yet to see even their shadows.

Was their conscience not hurting!?

"Tiramisu… Nuomici… Onde-onde…!"

Ruan Tian shouted out as he searched. Though he didn't have the appetite, he still began to drool from shouting out the names of these sweets.

I really want to eat nuomici!

Ruan Tian instantly decided to look for Nuomici.

Nuomici was an orange cat. When it was still roaming around and being bullied by other wild cats, Ruan Tian descended from the skies and saved it. It had only been three months since it was saved. While it was very little back then, in the end, because of being well-fed, its figure had already grown plump, providing a sufficiently good hugging experience.

Ruan Tian pulled Nuomici out from the bottom of a wooden cabinet. The orange cat's claws desperately clung onto the floor, but it was helpless against Ruan Tian's incredible strength. In the end, it was successfully poached.

Ruan Tian hugged the orange cat as he entered his room. The other cat and dog that was in hiding instantly heaved sighs of relief, happily popping out of their hiding spots.

The orange cat was really afraid of Ruan Tian, and was trembling in his embrace. Yet it was being suppressed the might exuded by Ruan Tian, so it didn't dare to resist in any way, not even revealing the claws that had shrunken into its meat pads.

Ruan Tian uncomfortably laid on his side. His belly still felt unbearable. He was only able to slightly alleviate the discomfort by hugging his cat. At that moment, he suddenly thought of what his father said.

In human terms, he was a man, and in cat terms, he was male. So naturally, he couldn't possibly become pregnant.

However, if he really was pregnant, then who was the child's father, the culprit behind this situation?

Ruan Tian slowly closed his eyes. In his mind, a figure instantly appeared. That figure, the one that made him itch all over, was one he couldn't be more familiar with.

Something like being pregnant with a child was definitely impossible, but the event that happened that night did truly occur.

I'm Bearing my Love Rival's Child

TL: Scrya

Editor: faith

Chapter 2: He Was a Beast That Night

Even now, Ruan Tian still regretted what happened that night. He regretted choosing the class reunion to confess to his goddess, Deng Ru. He too regretted provoking Qin Li.

If he didn't provoke Qin Li, he wouldn't have gotten so drunk with Qin Li, and he wouldn't have gone into a hotel with Qin Li on impulse.

That night, Deng Ru's figure appeared in his mind. He was even faintly finding Deng Ru's ferociousness strange. She was like an evil wolf, wanting to dismantle his flesh and bones.

Then, his legs were split open and his lower waist was cushioned with a pillow. When his secret domain was ruthlessly pierced by a metal pipe, Ruan Tian finally realized.

Deng Ru didn't seem to be the person sleeping with him.　　

However, even if he was conscious of this fact, he was too tired and powerless to retaliate. When his soft and frail hands pushed against Qin Li's chest, it looked more like a welcoming invitation.

They were really wild that night. Ruan Tian did not know who Qin Li pictured him as, but Qin Li continued to ram him over and over again, as if fatigue meant nothing to him.

Ruan Tian was tired and in pain. He didn't want it anymore, yet he couldn't stop Qin Li. Later on, he couldn't help but cry out softly. Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, drenching the pillow.

When he woke up the next day, he realized he was still nested in Qin Li's embrace. His head was resting on Qin Li's arm, while Qin Li was cuddling his waist.

Ruan Tian abruptly sat up from shock. However, he immediately started to fall because of his sore waist and the sharp pain on his back.

Qin Li hurriedly held his waist, preventing Ruan Tian from falling. Ruan Tian's current posture then gave him the opportunity to clearly see the wolf traces that covered his entire body.　　

His neck, chest and waist were all filled with the traces of bites and kisses. Not a single part of his body was let off. No matter how hard he tried, Ruan Tian couldn't find a complete piece of flesh.　　

"… Beast!" Ruan Tian said out of embarrassment and anger. His face flushed red.　　

When he spoke, he realized his voice was hoarse. Not the slightest bit of aggressiveness could be heard from his soft cry of "beast".　

Qin Li's poker face crumpled for once as he realized how bestial he had been. With a regretful and complicated expression, he said, "I will compensate you."

Ruan Tian wrapped himself in the thin quilt, covering a body full of marks. He then distanced himself from Qin Li.　　

He was rather timid in front of Qin Li, and was very afraid of him as well. Past trauma had likely made him both respect and fear Qin Li.　　

"How… How are you going to compensate me?" Ruan Tian stammered.　　

"You state the conditions." Qin Li was a man of few words.　　

Ruan Tian hesitated for a long while before he carefully said, "Can you get Deng Ru to like me?"　　

It might have been his imagination, but the moment he said those words, he sensed Qin Li's face darkening in an instant.　　

Even his tone turned cold. "No."　　

Ruan Tian probed further. "Then, can you not go out with her?"

After all, he had initially planned to confess during the class reunion, and had even bought roses beforehand. But in the end, she heartlessly rejected him and had even expressed that she wouldn't marry anyone other than Qin Li. 　　

If Qin Li were really to go out with Deng Ru, could Ruan Tian even wear his face out again?　　

"Yes." Qin Li replied readily this time. 　

The tense chords in Ruan Tian's mind relaxed. Qin Li's face had been cold this entire time, and so Ruan Tian thought of fixing the mood. With a smile on his face, he asked Qin Li, "Who did you see me as last night? You were so wild, it felt like you wanted to eat me."

Qin Li looked deeply into Ruan Tian's eyes. After a while, he retracted his gaze without replying to Ruan Tian's query.　　

Ruan Tian snorted surreptitiously. Qin Li doesn't want to say it? Fine! He doesn't care anyway!

He picked up a suspicious transparent object that was hanging by the bedside, and very innocently stretched it till it changed shape. As he was about to try stretching his finger into it, he suddenly touched something sticky and smelly. Ruan Tian immediately realized what it was and his face instantly flushed red. Out of embarrassment and anger, he threw the condom far away.

As far as his eyes could see, the floor was littered with many similar condoms. Some were used, while some were not.

Ruan Tian choked. A long while later, with a completely red face, he stressed once more, "Beast!"

Ruan Tian was wrapped in the quilt, while Qin Li's firm and lean body was completely exposed. Yet Qin Li felt no embarrassment and began to dress himself just like that.

While cloaked in the quilt, Ruan Tian couldn't hold back his curiosity and peeked at Qin Li, as if he was a thief.

He stared enviously at Qin Li's beautifully chiseled and firm chest and abdominal muscles. The shapes of his muscle lines were like works of art. Ruan Tian's line of sight shifted down, glancing at Qin Li's thick and irregularly gigantic thing. When he thought back on how this gigantic thing had once entered his body, his face instantly turned deathly pale.

It was no wonder his waist was so sore and his thighs were in such pain. His throat was also so coarse, and his bones felt as if they had been run over by a car.　　

He should really celebrate even being alive right now.　　

Qin Li was quickly done changing. His broad shoulders and bulging muscles showed even under his slightly wrinkled grey shirt. The bottom of the shirt was neatly tucked in his pants. With narrow waist and a pair of straight, long legs, he walked with firm steps.

He was expressionless as always, possessing a set of dashing eyebrows paired with starry eyes and a celestial nose. The chiselled features of his face seemed to be carved with a blade and had a razor edge-like sharpness to them. His thin lips were tight pressed together, and he had a chilly, solemn aura shrouding him which made him unapproachable and incorruptible. (*thanks to Kotoni and Dreamer, orz)

Ruan Tian was still observing him, mesmerized, when his phone suddenly rang.

He grabbed the phone and realized his father was calling. Not only that, there were a dozen missed calls from his parents.　

Ruan Tian panicked. He hadn't returned home, and his parents had been unable to contact him. They were definitely utterly worried by now.

Just as he was about to answer, his phone was taken away by Qin Li without a single explanation.　　

Ruan Tian hoarsely groaned with indignation. "What are you doing!?"　　

"You can speak?" Qin Li asked.

As he said that, he ignored Ruan Tian and hurriedly connected the call. With his back facing Ruan Tian, he said, "Hello, auntie. Ruan Xiaotian stayed over at my place last night. Sorry, we forgot to inform you two of this.　　

"No problem, it wasn't much. Ruan Xiaotian didn't cause any trouble. He's still sleeping. Once he wakes up, I will send him back. In any case, I'm not busy, and I would only feel at ease by sending him home personally."

Ruan Tian glared at Qin Li's back. His fingers were interlocked, as though he wanted to strangle Qin Li's neck. Ruan Tian even made a ferocious expression, displaying his astonishing acting skills.

As though Qin Li had eyes at the back of his head, he turned to look at Ruan Tian while he was speaking. Even without saying a word, he exuded an aura of dignity and power.

The little bunny Ruan Tian hurriedly retracted his hands. He looked left and right, acting as if nothing had happened.

In the face of the Great Demon King Qin, his fear of him was mixed with many complicated feelings. Even though he hated Qin Li to the core, he could only obediently submit when he looked Qin Li in the eyes.

From this, it could be seen just how severe his traumua was. Most likely, no doctor could treat it and no medicine could cure it now.

Qin Li dropped the call very quickly. He was better at talking than Ruan Tian was, so Hu Shi and Ruan Baitang completely trusted him without the slightest hint of suspicion. Immediately after, they stopped their endless phone calls.　　

Ruan Tian angrily nibbled on his thumbnail. He treated it as Qin Li, soundlessly venting his frustration.

Qin Li was a beast and ruffian! Yet his parents still trusted Qin Li so much!　　

His first kiss and first night were taken away just like that!

Ruan Tian felt sadness well up inside him as he tearfully continued to nibble on his nail.　

Qin Li returned Ruan Tian his phone. Frowning, he shot a glance at Ruan Tian's actions, and then said with a stern and solemn voice, "You're not allowed to bite your nail. It's dirty."

"… Ou." Ruan Tian lowered his hand out of conditioned reflex.　　

Qin Li picked up his wallet and phone. Then, he turned and prepared to leave.

Ruan Tian thought he was fleeing and was instantly flustered. "You're thinking of letting this go just like that?"　

Qin Li was walking to the door. He suddenly pulled back his hand from the knob. He turned around, looked at Ruan Tian, and plainly said with a serious tone, "I can marry you."　　

Ruan Tian was momentarily stunned. Flaming pink surfaced on his snow white skin. After a long while, embarrassed and angry, he stammered, "Who… Who said anything about marrying me?" He gripped the quilt once more, interrogating Qin Li, "Are you still treating me as a girl?"

The way he bared his teeth and glared at Qin Li, it was as if he was an angered cat baring its sharp teeth and claws. 　　

Qin Li had a feeling that if he dared to say so, Ruan Tian would immediately slash him with his claws. He might even step on Qin Li's face as if it was a cat scratch board with his pink, tender padded paws.

"No." Without letting his thoughts show on his face, Qin Li shot a glance at Ruan Tian. "I'm very certain of your sex."

"Where are you looking at!"　　

Qin Li ignored Ruan Tian's question as he opened the door and prepared to leave.

Ruan Tian swathed himself in the quilt. He couldn't feel any sense of security from being alone. Quivering, he said, "Then, where are you going?"　

"Heading out to buy you clothes, and also to buy something to eat," Qin Li plainly said. "You don't want to go out naked either, right?" 　　

After being left with these words, Ruan Tian only reacted after he had left.

He scanned the messy floor. Amidst the condoms and miscellaneous objects, he finally found the clothes he had previously worn.

is T-shirt was brutally torn into shreds, and his pants weren't let off either. Most tragically, he had only a single kitty head print underwear, but it too had been torn apart, like a broken piece of cloth which had lost its soul.

The war last night seemed to have been even more ferocious and intense than he thought.

Ruan Tian listlessly fell back onto the bed, as though all energy had escaped his body. At the same time, he felt fortunate that he had not lost control and reverted to his original form. Fortunately, he hadn't been swallowed whole by the jackal Qin Li either.

Of course, in a certain sense, he had actually been eaten whole by Qin Li. There wasn't the slightest spot on him that Qin Li hadn't touched.

Ruan Tian was actually a cat. His spiritual awareness awakened at the moment of his birth, and he could shapeshift into a human.

As to past events, Ruan Tian couldn't remember much about them. He could only faintly recall that his parents had been fleeing with him. Back then, he had harboured severe injuries, and later on had somehow ended up semi-conscious on a human street. His parents, however, had disappeared without a trace.　　

Ruan Tian was close to losing consciousness. He lacked the energy to flee and retaliate. He wasn't even able to open his eyes..

If he had encountered an enemy or a ferocious beast, he would have faced certain death.　　

However, just as he was breathing his last, in that situation where he was both fearful and confused, someone appeared. That someone bent down and gently lifted him up.

"Such a pitiful little kitty." It was the very gentle voice of a little girl.

Immediately after, she gently stroked Ruan Tian's fluffy fur and even lightly pinched his soft and sensitive kitty ears.

"It's so beautiful. Let's save this little kitty. Otherwise, it will die," the girl said to the person next to her.

Ruan Tian did not manage to hear any more of their conversation. Unable to support his body, he could only hurriedly leave a mark on the little girl, before falling completely unconscious.　　

When Ruan Tian opened his eyes once more, he realized he was lying in an old abandoned warehouse. He did not have a clear impression of the warehouse, and now all he could remember was that the place he laid on was very soft. A soft and comfortable fur blanket had been laid down, on which cat toys had been placed. There was even dried fish and drinking water nearby.

Regretfully, as far as he could see, there wasn't even the trace of any human being.

Back then, Ruan Tian had been terrified. However, because he wanted to look for his parents, he hurriedly left that old warehouse.　

Before he left, he even left behind a cat tooth that he had just changed for his benefactor, as a form of thanks.

Of course, in the end, Ruan Tian did not manage to find his. He laid around until he could shapeshift into a human and then randomly picked a family. Relying on his his good looks and acting cutesy skills, he successfully seized the hearts of his targets, earning himself a pair of qualified caretakers.

He gradually inserted himself into human society, but all this time, he never forgot the little girl who saved him.

Later on, Ruan Tian encountered Deng Ru out of pure coincidence, and on her body, he found the mark that he had once left behind.

I'm Bearing my Love Rival's Child

TL: Scrya (Save me please)

Editor: faith (She's holding me hostage, please call the police!)

Chapter 3: Congratulations, You're Pregnant

Ruan Tian's cherished benefactor actually liked Qin Li. She even declared she wouldn't marry anyone except Qin Li in front of all her classmates. How could Qin Li not see Qin Li as his love rival after that? To spell it out further, they were enemies.

He didn't dare raise his voice in front of Qin Li, but he had lost count how many times he had silently swore at Qin Li behind his back. He had even thought on ways he could overthrow Qin Li.

Hugging Nuomici, Ruan Tian tossed and turned. He rubbed its soft paw pads, pondering if Qin Li had any weaknesses he could exploit.

"Meow~ Meow~" the orange cat whimpered tremblingly. From its tone, it sounded like it was begging for forgiveness.

Ruan Tian held onto the two soft front legs of the orange cat and raised it up high. As if its soul had left its body, the cat was so frightened its fur stood on end.

Ruan Tian looked into the cat's gold pupils. "The royal descendants of the cat race can inherit bloodlines and thus awaken their spiritual awareness at birth. Little one, your bloodline is clearly impure, so it's natural that you would be afraid of me when you see me." As he said that, he scratched the cat's fat belly again. "Be obedient. Even though you didn't inherit any bloodlines and can't awaken your spiritual awareness, nor can you take up a human form, I won't despise you."

Nuomici: "Meow~"　　

The next moment, Ruan Tian's arms suddenly went limp. The orange cat lost its balance and fell flat on Ruan Tian's face.

Nuomici: "Meow!"

Its cry could only be called heart-wrenching.

Ruan Tian endured the pain as he placed the orange cat that had landed smack on his face to the side. After rubbing the face that felt like it had caved in, he then poked the fat buttocks currently facing him.

"You're so, so… fat. It's time for you to lose weight." Ruan Tian continued to poke the orange cat's buttocks. "If you get any fatter, I won't be able to carry you or lift you up again."　　

Nuomici: "Meow…"　　

Before Ruan Tian could decipher Nuomici's words, he suddenly felt his stomach roll. He nimbly leapt down from the bed, grabbed the trash bin and retched.

"Nuomici, I might've gotten a terminal illness," Ruan Tian said sadly a moment later, giving the orange cat a distant look.

In the following days, Ruan Tian's condition worsened. From the initial retching, it then developed into anorexia, and finally, he would feel like vomiting the moment he caught the slightest whiff of greasy food. He felt completely lethargic, looking just as Nuomici had when it found out the balls between its hind legs had disappeared after it was neutered.　　

Even his beloved canned fish and delicious sweets could not stimulate his appetite.

This basically reinforced the supposition that he was terminally ill.　　

Ruan Tian lay in bed and began to write his will. As the very first spiritual cat about to starve to death, he had many things that he wanted to tell his true parents, his foster parents, and Qin Li.

He mulled over it for a long while, yet he was still unable to write anything down. Should he actually tell his foster parents and Qin Li his true identity?

Ruan Tian bit on the pencap. Even after leaving several teeth marks on it, he still couldn't figure out what to write.

Just as he began to grow frustrated, he heard a knock on the bedroom door.

Hu Shi had changed out of her home clothes and was carrying a handbag, looking as if she was about to head out.　　

Ruan Tian raised his head and looked at her blankly.

"Ruan Xiaotian, you can't go on like this. You need to go to the hospital. Hurry and get up, your father has already made arrangements for you. He will personally give you an inspection."

Hu Shi drove the car to the hospital. Ruan Tian grabbed onto the safety belt, unwilling to let go. "I'm afraid…"　　

Hu Shi had no choice but to promise him that it was just a simple check up, and that he wouldn't need to eat any pills or get any injections.　　

With a long face and a downcast head, Ruan Tian met his father. He was afraid that he really was terminally ill. 　　

Ruan Baitang followed up closely during the entire process. He even had to coax his little ancestor.

The other colleagues in the hospital had long heard of Ruan Tian, this big name. All of them knew that in the Ruan Family, there was a pampered child whose parents would hate being unable to hold in their arms. This pampered child loved to eat canned fish and sweets, and also loved to stroke cats and dogs. He would often stroke them until they went bald. According to rumours, he was as beautiful as a flower and had creamy skin. As long as he were to give you a smile or tease you, you would hate being unable to pluck the moon and stars for him.

A hundred rumours could not be compared to a single encounter. Now they could finally satisfy their curiousity.　　

Ruan Tian's reputation as an uncle and auntie killer was not just an empty title. He was not annoyed by the gazes of these people either. He behaved politely and obediently, and his smile was dyed with honey. Maternal love exuded from the elder sisters and aunties that came to sneak a peek after hearing the rumours.　　

After looking at Ruan Tian's belly with an ultrasound scan, Ruan Baitang shooed away his colleagues. He then had Hu Shi guard the clinic's door, not allowing any irrelevant individuals to interrupt them.　　

The little lady in charge of the ultrasound let Ruan Baitang take her place. "Director Ruan, let him see it then."

The little lady sat at the side the moment she finished. She then snuck a few more photos of Ruan Tian, her face filled with unconcealed fondness and excitement.

This was the cutest boy she had ever seen. He looked just like a huge baby.

He would definitely feel really soft when hugged, she thought, silently fantasizing on her own.　　

Ruan Tian lay on the bed, exposing his white and tender belly, which did not have the slightest bit of fatty meat.

The ultrasound scan was quickly completed, but Ruan Baitang took twice as long as usual to check and ascertain the results. The eyes covered by his glasses were filled with surprise and shock. His brows were tightly knitted, as if he had encountered an unsolvable, world-class problem.　　

Ruan Tian felt uneasy. His father's anxious look made him all the more certain that he was terminally ill.　　

The little lady ran over. "Director Ruan, is there a problem?"　　

"No." Ruan Baitang hurriedly printed out the report, then deleted the documents saved on the computer.　　

"Ruan Xiaotian, time to go." Ruan Baitang held Ruan Tian's hand, acting calm as he pulled Ruan Tian out of the ultrasound clinic.　　

Hu Shi anxiously questioned, "Old Ruan, how is it? Is Ruan Xiaotian alright? Say something! Are you trying to make me die from panic, Old Ruan!?"

"This matter is troublesome," Ruan Baitang said with a stern look. "There's too many people here. Let's talk about it somewhere else."

After reaching a quiet stairway, Ruan Baitang passed Hu Shi the ultrasound scan report. "Take a look for yourself."　　

"Even at this junction, you still want to keep me in suspense," Hu Shi said resentfully. She took the report and carefully looked at it.　　

Very quickly, she realized the problem hidden within the report. Hu Shi's eyes widened in shock, and she scrutinized Ruan Tian suspiciously.

Ruan Tian had already prepared himself. He lifted his spirits up and said with a tragic yet determined look. "I'm fine, father, mother. I won't be able to repay you two in this life, but I will do so in my next one."　　

Hu Shi didn't know if she should get angry or laugh as she flicked Ruantian's forehead. "Stinky brat, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"I'm not terminally ill?"

"What terminal illness? Your father's words actually came true," Hu Shi helplessly said. "Congratulations. You're pregnant."

Ruan Tian was dumbfounded. Confused, he stammered, "Preg… Pregnant?"

Was the word "idiot" printed on his forehead or something?　　

"I'm not lying to you, take a look for yourself." Ruan Baitang stuffed the report into Ruantian's hands. "You best tell us the truth about your gender. Also, which bastard was it? Who is the child's father?"　　

Ruan Tian was flustered as he opened the report. He didn't understand the scientific terms, but that didn't stop him from understanding what they meant.

"I… How can I possibly be pregnant?" He looked as if his life had been a lie. He flipped the report back and forth, and then stared unbelieving at his own belly.　　

Hu Shi sized Ruan Tian up too and said shockingly, "You're a girl?"

"I'm a boy!" Ruan Tian defended himself firmly.　

"Boys can get pregnant too?" Hu Shi's eyes were clearly saying 'stop denying it and tell us honestly already'.　　

"Of course I'm a boy." Tears began to well up in Ruan Tian's eyes. "Father must have been mistaken, or this report might be wrong."

"Your father has been a doctor for so many years and he hasn't been wrong once," Ruan Baitian said. "During the check-up, I discovered you have an organ that other people don't. This organ enables you to develop a gestational sac. Judging from the size of the sac, I believe you have been pregnant for nearly two months. Now hurry up and tell us, who were you with two months ago?"　　

Hu Shi was still a little stunned. She had hoped to see Ruan Tian find a girlfriend, yet in the end, she discovered that Ruan Tian actually liked men. Even if she could let this slide, she suddenly realized she was about to become a grandmother.　　

Should she feel excited and moved?

She wasn't moved in the least! Just what was going on? Just which pig had knocked up the son that she had raised for so many years!?

With an overbearing aura, Hu Shi folded up her sleeves and said, "Ruan Xiaotian. Don't be afraid. Let your mother know, just which brute was it? Your father and I will help seek justice for you. We definitely won't let you get bullied."

"That's right, don't be afraid. Seeing how obedient you are, you must've been bullied. Tell us, your mother and I will seek justice for you!" Ruan Baitang expressed the same sentiment. 　　

Ruan Tian's mind was a complete mess right now. He thought hard on what had happened two months ago. Wasn't that around the time of the class reunion?　　

Other than Qin Li, he hadn't slept with anyone.　　

"I…"　　

"Who actually dares to bully Ruan Xiaotian?" Before Ruan Tian could speak, Sun Chenqian's voice came from the stairs above. "Speak. Uncle, auntie and your Big Brother Qin Li will seek justice for you."　　

"Qianqian? Why are you here?" Hu Shi said in surprise when she saw Sun Chenqian.

Sun Chenqian said smilingly, "I'm here with Qin Li for my husband's rehabilitation. What about you?"　　

Standing next to her was the stern-looking Qin Li, dressed in his leather suit. 　　

Qin Li was holding onto a wheelchair. A short while ago, his father had a car accident, and was paralyzed from the waist down. Currently, he had to use a wheelchair to get around.

Fortunately, though he was paraplegic, Sun Chenqian never gave up on Qin Mu and continued to take care of him affectionately. Qin Mu thus did not feel dispirited because of this incident, and had even handed the company over to Qin Li. With Sun Chenqian, they now lived a comfortable and laid-back life together.

Ruan Tian was still thinking about the matter of his pregnancy. His eyes could not help but float towards Qin Li, and as he looked at Qin Li, it felt as if he was staring at a monster.　　

In his clan, there indeed was a legend that male cats could bear children. However, he didn't believe in it, nor had he seen it happen with his own eyes.

Not to mention Qin Li was a mere human, yet Qin Li was able to make him pregnant?　　

Ruan Tian scrutinized Qin Li, while Qin Li also watched Ruan Tian from afar.

His pupils were deep, like the bottomless ocean.　

Ruan Tian felt uncomfortable from his fixated gaze. After muttering "beast in the sheets" under his breath, he then silently turned his head away.

Sun Chenqian saw that they were looking at each other, and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since Qin Li and Ruan Xiaotian met, right? Since we would be boring you two with our conversation, why don't you two play somewhere else and catch up a little?"　　

Ruan Tian quietly crumpled the report, snorting disdainfully. Who would want to catch up with Qin Li? He would rather Qin Li disappear immediately from his sight.　　

Didn't Qin Li wear a condom that night?

Yet Qin Li was still able to get him pregnant. Clearly, there was still room for Qin Li's technique to improve.