Dinner was quite a struggle. Qiu Su could only use her thumb to press down on the spoon and shovel the broken noodles that had been specially made for her, bite by bite. Another unpleasant thing was that instead of eating at a large table, she and Pei Yuan were eating in the room, with two expressionless, door-guarding generals standing at the door.
Qiu Su was suspicious. After filling her stomach, she asked in a low voice, "Your people?"
Pei Yuan glanced over and then pointed upwards.
Qiu Su's doubts deepened, but seeing that he was unwilling to explain, she didn't ask any more questions. In any case, she was safe now, and everything was fine.
The journey was much faster now, and Qiu Su remained huddled in the carriage, trying to suppress her nausea by sniffing the peels of green tangerines. Strangely enough, the Mountain Lord, who had been perfectly fine, had also started vomiting these past few days. The Mountain Lord's method was simple: he would put his head outside the carriage, lean against the edge, squint his eyes, and let the wind blow on him. When he felt like vomiting, he would raise his front legs and dry heave a few times. However, the Mountain Lord's vomiting sounds were truly chilling. Every time he bared his teeth and howled, Qiu Su's scalp would tingle, and she would inevitably cling to the carriage window and vomit as well. Then there was the horse in front. Although it had gotten used to the Mountain Lord's occasional vomiting, it would still startle and quicken its pace every time it heard it.
Qiu Su's body was losing weight at a visible rate; the slight baby fat on her cheeks had disappeared, leaving her with a standard oval face. The Mountain Lord's belly was growing at a visible rate, round and plump, as if he had secretly eaten several steamed buns.
Pei Yuan liked to point at the mountain lord's belly and joke, "The mountain lord has stolen all the flesh from my wife's body."
It was half a month later when the mountain lord started tearing apart the mattresses Pei Yuan and Qiu Su were lying on. Seeing that she was showing signs of impending labor, Qiu Su was excited, and her condition improved considerably while traveling by car. The mountain lord's temper grew increasingly irritable, but Qiu Su's excitement only grew stronger.
This is her first pregnancy, so she needs to be well cared for. The poor mountain lord hasn't been eating or drinking well, having to travel far from his lover to accompany her. How loyal he is!
Pei Yuan harbored some resentment towards the mountain lord for tearing the mattress, but because Qiu Su indulged him, he didn't say anything. Unexpectedly, one day she even started to pull down his pants.
He was lying down catching up on sleep when he felt his pants tighten and loosen. Looking up, he saw the Mountain Lord pulling his pants down, tearing a pair of silk trousers full of holes. What was even more unacceptable was that Qiu Su, who was slightly better, wasn't sleeping. Instead, she was watching the Mountain Lord's actions with bright eyes, and even tried to help him undo his belt? When he caught her hand, she looked completely innocent. When he glared at her, she quickly covered her mouth and said she felt disgusted.
Pack!
Pei Yuan angrily ordered the car to stop and found a nearby farmhouse. This time, unlike at Aunt Yang's house, the owner of the house was not obsequious and gave up most of the yard for them to rest. They even moved to a side room and made room for Pei Yuan to stay in the main room.
Qiu Su felt a little uncomfortable, but seeing the guards' blank faces like door gods, she could only give up.
The mountain lord was obedient. Qiu Su coaxed it and pulled it off the carriage, then dragged out the torn bedding and spread it in the woodshed. The mountain lord irritably sniffed the woodshed, glancing at Qiu Su standing at the door every now and then. Seeing that she had no intention of leaving, it dragged itself to a corner, ran out and fetched some dry grass a few times, and then lay down in the shadows and didn't move.
Qiu Su, lacking experience, kept peeking into the corner from the doorway of the woodshed. Pei Yuan, having changed his pants, came out and also peeked in, only to have the mountain lord bare his teeth and let out a low growl as a threat.
"Who cares to look?" Pei Yuanyu, still angry, snorted and said to Qiu Su, "Is my wife very thirsty?"
Qiu Su was embarrassed. She straightened up, put her hands behind her back, coughed lightly, and frowned, saying, "What makes you say that, Ziqing?"
Still pretending!
Pei Yuan dragged Qiu Su into the woodshed, ignoring the mountain lord's threats, and slammed the woodshed door shut, pinning Qiu Su behind it. He Zhuo, looking displeased, tried to go over, but was stopped by Qi Xiu.
Qi Xiu simply said, "They're a loving couple, what are you interfering for?"
That one sentence froze He Zhuo in place. He was no longer qualified, which was why he had watched them ride together with such resentment the whole way. He Zhuo sighed inwardly and left the courtyard with his head down.
"Ziqing, is there something you need?" Qiu Su asked, her tone businesslike and ready to discuss anything.
"Hmph, untie my pants?"
"No," Qiu Su said seriously. "Why are you unzipping your pants? Did Ziqing have some strange dream?"
Dream! Dream, dream, dream...
Pei Yuan's anger towards the mountain lord hadn't subsided, and he was also extremely annoyed by Qiu Su's constantly changing expressions. As they traveled together, their feelings deepened, making him increasingly hesitant to take things further. Perhaps it was his morning grumpiness acting up, or perhaps he had been longing for her for a long time, but whatever the reason, the moment he realized his actions, he bit her lips.
Qiu Su was suddenly bitten and gasped in surprise. The lips didn't leave, but instead rubbed and sucked even harder. Qiu Su felt a sharp pain from the bite and sucking, and tried to push the person away, but her hand was grabbed and held behind her back. The pressure on her forehead forced Qiu Su to tilt her head back to receive his increasingly intense kisses.
Qiu Su tasted a slightly salty, metallic flavor and protested with two soft "hmm" sounds. The pressure on her lips eased slightly, but her body was pressed heavily against the door until there was no gap between them. Qiu Su loosened her teeth to catch her breath, but the next moment, someone burst into the room, and a hot tongue relentlessly penetrated her, wildly yet tenderly entwining her.
One hand slid up her waist, stopping at her chest but not moving. Instead, it reached across to support her neck, holding her neck so she couldn't escape at all, and could only let him kiss her wildly and entangle her passionately.
"Hmm..."
Qiu Su felt dizzy and weak all over, as if she was about to faint. The hands that were holding her hands had loosened at some point, and Qiu Su held onto the door latch tightly to prevent herself from slipping down.
The mountain lord's moans had faded into the buzzing in her mind, and in the haze, she seemed to hear a suppressed growl from him. Qiu Su's back ached from the crossbeam behind the door, yet she couldn't escape the dizziness brought on by the deep kiss. Her hands, however, instinctively pushed against the door. Qiu Su's mind cleared for only a moment before a new wave of intrusion robbed her of her reason.
It felt like only a moment, yet also like a year or more had passed. Just as Qiu Su felt she was about to succumb to her passion, the kiss on her lips softened, and the pressure on her body eased. The previous passionate, intense kiss transformed into a gentle, tender embrace.
Pei Yuan kissed Qiu Su gently for a long time, as if to comfort her, and didn't even spare Qiu Su's cheeks. He only stopped kissing her when her rapid breathing calmed down.
Qiu Su's face burned like a candle, and she didn't dare to look at Pei Yuan's face. She lowered her head and leaned against the door for a long time before she finally murmured, "Ziqing, it seems like you bit my lip."
"Really? Let me see."
This time, Pei Yuan was all serious, while Qiu Su's face turned a deep purple with embarrassment. Pei Yuan pretended not to notice, lifted her chin to make her look up, stared at her lips for a long time, and then lightly traced them with his finger before chuckling and saying, "My wife's lips are red and full like peaches. Hmm? What's going on? They seem to have gotten even thicker."
"Wasn't it you who bit me?" Qiu Su thought to herself.
"Why don't you open your eyes and look at your husband's lips, my wife? You're so cruel, you bit off a piece of my flesh."
Hmm? Qiu Su looked up and indeed saw a cut on Pei Yuan's lower lip.
Uh, could it be... Qiu Su licked her lips. Although it hurt, no part of her was missing. She felt a pang of embarrassment.
A groan escaped her lips.
Qiu Su shuddered, turned her head to look at the mountain lord in the corner, and exclaimed in surprise, "She gave birth? So fast!"
"Not fast, but my wife's lips are delicious."
Qiu Su was embarrassed. She forced herself to take a step forward despite her weak legs, only to see the mountain lord excitedly trying to get up, whimpering and threatening in a low voice. Qiu Su was already unsteady on her feet, and seeing the mountain lord cooperating so readily, she pretended to be fine and retreated, her eyes sparkling as she stared at a black blob on the quilt, and said with a smile, "Black, a black one, boss."
Pei Yuan glanced at her, then squeezed Qiu Su's hand tightly and said, "Wife, how about we have one too?"
Qiu Su thought about everything that had happened along the way, smiled, and said, "Okay."
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Qingfeng Theater:
He Zhuo: People who kiss behind a door are not good people.
Huang Tao: That person seems really sad. Sigh, if only they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have done it in the first place. A yellow dog ruined their relationship.
Author's Note: This means there's progress, right??