day celebration for Ruan Danchen instead.

Even though they did not prepare a feast for Ruan Danchen’s birthday celebration, they dined in together with the largest table available in Dynasty.

Ruan Danchen was excited to know how much Qi Chenglin improved in his cooking skills, but he seemed to have forgotten about his promise and made no attempt in raising this issue after her birthday celebration.

Qi Chenglin remained silent and continued to comb her hair while massaging her scalp.

Ruan Danchen squinted and poked Qi Chenglin’s thigh. “Are you planning to break your promise?”

“You vomit everything you ate recently, so what am I supposed to cook for you?” Qi Chenglin seemed to be mocking Ruan Danchen and even squeezed her chubby abdomen before making fun of her in a distasteful manner. “Besides, you’re already this fat.”

“...” Ruan Danchen was left speechless.

Ruan Danchen’s heart broke into shreds upon hearing the distaste in Qi Chenglin’s tone.

Ruan Danchen pouted and hissed, “I hate you!”

Then, Ruan Danchen moved away from Qi Chenglin and buried herself fully under the blanket, failing to notice the warm smile on his face.

Qi Chenglin fought the urge to laugh after seeing a huge bump on the blanket. A doting warmth spread across his face as he buried himself into the blanket silently and wrapped his arm around Ruan Danchen while pulling the blanket down to reveal her face.

“Are you not worried about suffocation when you covered yourself so tightly?” Qi Chenglin’s mellow and husky voice rang beside Ruan Danchen’s ear.

Qi Chenglin’s thin and warm lips were pressed against Ruan Danchen’s helix, his voice caressing her ear like feathers. Occasionally, it felt especially soft like the wind blew across the fine hairs on her helix; while other times it felt like Qi Chenglin placed his lips a little too close and almost engulfed her whole helix.

Qi Chenglin’s amorous act sent shivers down Ruan Danchen’s spine. Her ears were kissed pink and he could even feel the warmth on her skin wherever his lips went.

Ruan Danchen swallowed before curling up into a ball and pulled the blanket close to her chin to cover herself tightly. Even so, her body continued to tremble uncontrollably which was very annoying!

“Don’t be naughty, I’ll prepare home-packed meals for both of us tomorrow.” Qi Chenglin encircled his arm around Ruan Danchen’s waist and pulled her closer to him.

The delicate softness was lying right in Qi Chenglin’s embrace, but he was unable to release sexual tension ever since Ruan Danchen’s confirmed pregnancy, thus his desire had grown so strong until he had trouble suppressing it at the current moment.

Ruan Danchen could feel something poking at her too and tried to move away, but her body was roasting hot.

Ruan Danchen braced herself to complain with puffed cheeks. “You made fun of my fat, best if I stop eating too much food now.”

“You’re pregnant, so fat accumulation is inevitable. Besides, it’s the fetus who grew well inside your womb instead of you becoming fatter. Please don’t be mad,” Qi Chenglin comforted Ruan Danchen quickly.

“Humph!” Ruan Danchen expressed her dissatisfaction at her man who was telling a barefaced lie with a straight face.

Ruan Danchen turned her head slightly and gave Qi Chenglin an annoyed glance. However, her expression appeared especially flirtatious when her face had a special sense of charm due to her current pregnancy.

Qi Chenglin was having trouble trying to suppress his sexual desire, and the walls came crumbling down after Ruan Danchen gave him a flirtatious glance. He pushed Ruan Danchen closer into his embrace as he pleaded with a croaky voice, “Are you still going to be mad at me when I’m suffering right now? Do you want to punish me by sticking closer to me?”

“...” Ruan Danchen was at a loss for words. She turned around and lifted her head, only to get shocked upon meeting his fiery gaze. Words failed to come out from her opened mouth and a few moments later, she mumbled. “Just... just another half a month left. Besides, our marriage ceremony will be over by then and we’re just in time for the wedding night. You’ve just got to hold it in for a couple of days.”

Watching Ruan Danchen’s fair skin slowly flushed pink like a spring rose, Qi Chenglin could not hold back the urge to plant kisses on her cheeks, which turned into the color and temperature of a bad sunburn. Qi Chenglin took her hand and placed it onto his phallus. “I can’t hold it any longer, you’ve got to help me tonight.”

“...” Blush seared through Ruan Danchen’s cheeks as she buried her face into Qi Chenglin’s shoulder, unable to speak due to the uncontrollable quivers.

Then, Qi Chenglin’s deep and husky voice travelled to Ruan Danchen’s ears. “My palm isn’t as soft and delicate as yours, so I won’t feel comfortable to release this tension myself.”

Qi Chenglin’s voice sounded especially pathetic at the moment.

The ball of sweltering embarrassment had grown far too long and it was on the verge of explosion right now. Ruan Danchen was unwilling to let him suffer but did not want to promise him easily either since she would lose dignity that way. Moreover, Qi Chenglin might assume that it was easy to get whatever he wanted, so it would be unwise if Qi Chenglin requested for it persistently.

Thus, Ruan Danchen tried to rack her brain which was becoming inefficient during her pregnancy and replied, “Prepare your home-packed meals nicely. I’ll deduct a chance to help you if they don’t taste good.”

Qi Chenglin smiled and agreed to Ruan Danchen’s requirement without hesitation.

Then, with a reddened face, Ruan Danchen slipped her hand into Qi Chenglin’s pants.

...

...

Ruan Danchen was awakened by the alarm clock in the next morning. When she reached out to turn off the alarm, she felt an excruciating pain and soreness on the muscles around her wrist.

Ruan Danchen frowned and complained after recalling the reason for this soreness; even a simple task such as putting on a shirt felt extremely difficult.

The empty slot beside hers on the bed that belonged to Qi Chenglin was empty and cold.

Ruan Danchen’s mind was foggy despite being fully awake now. Not only did her cognitive function decrease ever since her pregnancy, her reaction had become poorer and even her memory had deteriorated too.

It was only until Ruan Danchen washed her face to wake herself up when she recalled that Qi Chenglin promised to prepare home-packed meal for her last night.

Ruan Danchen hurried downstairs to the dining room and noticed that breakfast had been served on the table by Aunt Zheng, but Qi Chenglin was nowhere to be seen. Then, she entered the kitchen and saw Qi Chenglin standing tall and straight in front of the countertop with lowered head, busy at his work.

Qi Chenglin would always stand up straight without the slightest curvature in his spine despite his lowered head, appearing as if he would bow down to nothing. The way his body moved when he placed those meals into a lunch box looked very tall, handsome and graceful!

Ruan Danchen was getting excited at such an amazing view. After noticing that Aunt Zheng had no intention to enter the kitchen, she pounced straight at Qi Chenglin and wrapped her arms around Qi Chenglin’s lean waist from behind.

Even though this man would torture her at night, his charm remained unambiguous.

It felt great to be able to lean on Qi Chenglin’s back and hug his waist tightly while inhaling the fresh fragrance emitted from his body!

This was a man who usually attracted lots of women’s fondness and admiration and this very thought excited Ruan Danchen.

Ruan Danchen rubbed her face vigorously on Qi Chenglin’s back and yelled all of a sudden, “Prince Charming is mine!”

Qi Chenglin was stunned and frozen to the spot at this exclamation. Then, he turned around to see if his wife was having a seizure or something.

Ruan Danchen lifted her soft, chubby face and grinned sweetly at Qi Chenglin. “You woke up early in the morning just to prepare a meal for me. Thank you for your hard work, my dear husband.”

Qi Chenglin raised his eyebrows in response. Staring at her clear and round eyes, he put on a smile which made Ruan Danchen lose focus. “Thank you for your hard work last night too.”

“...” Ruan Danchen was at a loss for words.

Was this home-packed meal a trade for Ruan Danchen’s hard work?

Ruan Danchen figured the cost to consume her man’s personal home-cooked meal was a little too big. Moreover, Qi Chenglin promised that he would cook a meal for her birthday initially, so why did the terms and conditions changed all of a sudden?

Ruan Danchen’s lips twitched uncontrollably as she tried to sneak a peek at the meal prepared by Qi Chenglin. However, he was closing the lid coincidentally and Ruan Danchen failed to peek at the inside of the lunch box.