Xu Lai seemed not to see Xiao Hei's plea for help, silently turning his head to look at the moonlight outside the window.

Not to mention, the moon is quite bright tonight. I'll just watch the sea and enjoy the moon from the backyard. I'll deal with those crazy women in the living room after they've had their fun. As for Xiao Hei... if you don't go to hell, who will?

The round, chubby creature was utterly desperate. It had been abandoned by Xu Lai just like that. But in its Chaotic Period, it couldn't speak to express its grievance. Its little paws scratched helplessly at the floor, desperate to escape.

However, this was a futile hope.

A tipsy Xu Yaoyao patted Xiao Hei's head and grumbled, "Behave yourself. You don't like our singing? Hmm?"

"WHIMPER..." Xiao Hei cried out pitifully.

"Whimper, whimper... I'll give you something to whimper about! I'll shut up every last whiner with my fists."

Xu Yaoyao grew inexplicably annoyed. Her fists weakly thumped against Xiao Hei's soft belly. As she kept punching, it started to feel rather pleasant, and she giggled. "HEH HEH... Whiter than Liu Beiming's belly..."

Her eyes darted around as she asked, "Luo Chu, Ruan Tang, are your men's bellies white?"

And just like that, the lewd jokes began. The three women huddled together, whispering amongst themselves.

It was unclear what Ruan Tang said, but it made Luo Chu and Xu Yaoyao cast strange glances at Xu Lai in the backyard, as if they wanted to confirm something. Fortunately, they didn't act on it.

The three women drank for about another hour before they finally passed out on the sofa around one in the morning.

Xu Lai motioned them over. He settled Xu Yaoyao and Luo Chu in the guest bedroom, then carried Ruan Tang princess-style back to their own room and tucked her under the covers.

Xu Lai lay beside his wife, gazing at her delicate, beautiful face. He didn't move for a long time.

Suddenly, Ruan Tang turned over and hugged him, murmuring, "Water..."

With a wave of Xu Lai's hand, a glass of water appeared.

Ruan Tang took a couple of sips. Blinking her hazy eyes, her breath fragrant as an orchid, she whispered, "Xu Lai, should we have a baby?"

Xu Lai was speechless. He said with a helpless laugh, "Don't mess around. Go to sleep."

Ruan Tang muttered to herself, "After we're gone, Yiyi will be so lonely. Wouldn't it be much better if she had a little brother or sister?"

Xu Lai didn't respond. Instead, he took out his phone, started recording a video, and said, "Come on, say that again. I didn't quite hear you."

She really was completely drunk. Ruan Tang actually said it again. Not only that, but she even started trying to pull off Xu Lai's clothes, though she didn't succeed. In the middle of her efforts, she fell asleep again...

Lying docilely in Xu Lai's arms like a small kitten, one hand was gently wrapped around his waist, as if she were afraid he would run away.

Xu Lai watched the video on his phone and chuckled. "Tomorrow, I'll show you what a real female hooligan looks like."

That night, nothing else happened.

***

「Eight in the morning.」

The morning sun rose, its light spilling through the window. Ruan Tang woke with a groan, rubbing her hungover head. "Xu Lai," she mumbled, her head pounding, "how much did I drink yesterday?"

"A lot."

"I didn't do anything embarrassing, did I?" Ruan Tang asked instinctively.

When Xu Lai fell silent, Ruan Tang's heart skipped a beat. She asked nervously, "Xu Lai... did I make a drunken scene yesterday?"

"Mhm," Xu Lai nodded. "Want to see?"

Hearing that Xu Lai had actually recorded it, Ruan Tang shot him an annoyed look. That jerk! Taking the opportunity to capture my 'dark history'... he's gone too far!

But as the video played, Ruan Tang's face instantly flushed crimson.

Have a baby? Pulling off Xu Lai's clothes? How could she have no memory of any of it!

Watching the drunken video play out, Ruan Tang wished she could find a crack in the floor to crawl into. But since there was no such crack, Ruan Tang flopped onto the bed and buried her head under the covers like an ostrich.

Her mortified voice came from under the blankets. "That's not me! You've got the wrong person!"

"If it wasn't you, was it Ruan Lan?" Xu Lai was exasperated. How can she just refuse to admit it?

"Yes, that's right. It was her."

Xu Lai was speechless. It's a good thing her little sister isn't here, or Ruan Lan would be heartbroken.

Xu Lai gazed at Ruan Tang's graceful curves and said solemnly, "Your two best friends are awake. Get up, or you'll face the family discipline."

"You wouldn't dare!" Ruan Tang threw off the covers and glared at him. She knew his so-called "family discipline" meant a spanking, which was utterly humiliating.

Without waiting for a reply, she held out her hand. "Give me the phone."

"What for?"

"To delete the video."

"No way."

Xu Lai said slowly, "I'm going to keep it as a family heirloom to pass down to Yiyi, and to her future little brothers and sisters."

Ruan Tang was so furious her chest heaved, her face a mixture of shame and anger. "Xu Lai, what will it take for you to delete the video?"

"We'll talk about it later." Xu Lai got out of bed and smiled. "I'll go downstairs and make breakfast. You should take a shower, your hair's a mess."

"That jerk!" As Xu Lai left, Ruan Tang furiously punched the pillow.

In an instant, a hundred ways to delete the video flooded her mind. Things like waiting until Xu Lai was asleep and using his fingerprint to unlock his phone, or trying to seduce him...

But in the end, Ruan Tang could only smile helplessly. Seduction probably wouldn't work. Otherwise, after sharing a bed for this long, could any normal man have resisted? "I have to think of something," she mused.

***

「Half an hour later.」

When Ruan Tang came downstairs, she had already showered. Her fresh, makeup-free face was stunningly beautiful, drawing looks of quiet amazement from the two pregnant women on the sofa.

"Ruan Tang, I feel like your skin and your whole aura just keep getting better and better," Xu Yaoyao marveled.

Ruan Tang paused, taken aback. She had noticed this as well but had always assumed it was her imagination. She never thought it was actually true.

"It's as they say, the local water and soil shape a person," Luo Chu chuckled. "It's because Xu Lai has been feeding you so well."

Feeding me? Ruan Tang shot her best friend an annoyed look, then asked worriedly, "Speaking of which, are you two really okay drinking while you're pregnant?"

"It's fine," the two women said, shaking their heads in unison. "Your husband said this wine won't affect the babies."

They had only planned on having a simple dinner yesterday. But the wine Xu Lai was drinking smelled so fragrant, like fresh tea, that the two women grew tempted. Xu Lai then got two glasses and filled them. Otherwise, they never would have had any.

Luo Chu and Xu Yaoyao had no idea that the "wine" they had been downing like water was actually a tea-infused liquor, steeped with Hongmeng Tea Leaves. Even the old masters from the ancient Tao Lineages and Holy Lands wouldn't bear to waste Hongmeng Tea Leaves in such a manner. After all, it was a supreme treasure capable of raising one's Cultivation Level and allowing one to comprehend the Great Dao, all without any side effects!

And yet, the three women had managed to drink half a jar of this extravagant tea-liquor.

Putting everything else aside, the two babies in Xu Yaoyao's and Luo Chu's wombs, after they were born—when it came to Cultivation, if they weren't considered prodigies, they would be incredibly close. Their natural talent would be terrifyingly impressive! This was what it truly meant to win at the starting line.

Xu Lai couldn't help but say softly, "Honey, rest assured. I would never put them in harm's way."

Ruan Tang turned her head away with a "Hmph!" She was still angry with him.

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