Yun Lie quickly got up and went to help her. "Are you hungry?"
Luo Cuiwei didn't respond to him. She simply lowered her eyes and stroked her still-flat stomach, pointing at Yun Lie without looking up, and murmured, "Child, this is your uncle, you..."
These words struck him like a bolt from the blue. Yun Lie could no longer bear it and decisively lifted her chin with his finger, sealing her mouth with a kiss.
Although his mind was wandering, he still remembered the doctor's advice that his wife was pregnant and he couldn't "do anything reckless," so he restrained himself and didn't dare to go too far.
"What nonsense are you spouting?" He lowered his head, his forehead pressed against hers, gazing longingly at her moist, rosy lips. "These are not words you can just teach anyone."
Luo Cuiwei looked up and gave him a long, languid glance. "I can tell you're not happy with this guy, so I'll just let you be his uncle. That way, no one will be in a difficult position."
"Who is 'everyone'?" Yun Lie was so wronged that he almost fainted, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "What did I do to make you unhappy?"
Luo Cuiwei gave a dejected hum, pursed her lips, turned her head away, and remained silent.
“Hey, hey, hey, this matter must be clarified,” Yun Lie gently pinched her chin and turned her head back, “His Highness Prince Zhao refuses to suffer this injustice.”
Fortunately, Xiahou Ling had warned him beforehand that this guy's temper had been unstable lately, otherwise he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood by now.
Luo Cuiwei snorted again, her eyes gradually turning angry. "Last night, after I told you I was pregnant, you didn't show any joy at all, and just went back to sleep."
It was as if she had been holding back her anger all night. Now that she brought it up again, she was practically gritting her teeth. Every time she paused while speaking, she would poke his chest twice with her finger to vent her frustration.
"I was so tired last night that I thought I was dreaming. Actually, I was really happy," Yun Lie said awkwardly, pressing his tongue against his cheek with his eyes full of pleading. "Look at my sincere eyes."
He was in the wrong, but his actions were understandable, right?
"And what about this morning?" Luo Cuiwei blinked, letting go of last night's grievances and starting to bring up this morning's new ones. "You saw me throwing up like a ghost, but you ignored me and then disappeared without a trace. You were clearly avoiding me because you disliked me!"
As she spoke, she seemed genuinely annoyed, and lightly kicked his shin. "You should just stay as my uncle, it's settled then!"
After saying that, he turned to leave.
Yun Lie hugged her from behind, and with a wry smile, lightly bit her earlobe. "Who said anything to you? Your excuse for starting something and then abandoning it is quite novel."
Seeing her turn around and glare at him, Yun Lie quickly smiled apologetically and patiently explained, "At first, I was too surprised and didn't know what to do. When Tao Yin and Xia Hou came over, I didn't go up and cause trouble. Afterwards, I called Song Jiuyuan over to talk about some things, and I was just thinking of finding you to have dinner together."
After listening to him, Luo Cuiwei remained silent for a moment before nodding, suppressing her slight anger, which meant she accepted his explanation.
Then, she lowered her trembling eyelashes, as if she were thinking about something.
Yun Lie was afraid of saying too much and making a mistake, so he swallowed hard several times, but in the end he didn't dare to utter a word.
He waited anxiously for a long time before Luo Cuiwei finally raised her eyes again, scrutinizing his face with an exceptionally serious gaze for a moment.
"Do you think I'm just being unreasonable and making a fuss?" she asked earnestly.
Once she calmed down, she realized how annoying she was being and couldn't understand why she was venting her anger on him.
She wanted to apologize to him, but a little awkwardness lingered in her heart, and she couldn't bring herself to say it.
After all, she couldn't explain why she had been so moody lately, as if she had taken the wrong medicine.
Yun Lie was unaware of the myriad thoughts swirling in her mind, but he immediately realized that the answer to this question would not only determine whether he was the child's uncle or the child's father, but might also determine whether he could return to his bedroom to sleep at night.
Without hesitation, he shook his head and said without a moment's delay, "I didn't think that way."
"Oh, let's go eat then."
Luo Cuiwei pouted in utter self-loathing, took a step forward, and put her hands behind her back, firmly holding his large hand.
Having narrowly escaped danger, Yun Lie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, adjusting his stride to ensure that he remained behind her at all times.
Looking at the pair of fair hands holding his, a helpless yet indulgent smile appeared in his eyes.
This scene is really like taking... something for a walk.
What could he do? Of course, he'd just indulge her.
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72. Chapter Seventy-Two
Lost in her own dejection and self-blame, Luo Cuiwei didn't notice anything amiss. With her shoulders slumped and her hands behind her back, she led Yun Lie on a stroll, all the way to the door of the small room used as the dining room.
Upon seeing this, Tao Yin, who was waiting at the door, calmly bowed to the couple, her expression extremely serene.
Xiahou Ling, who was coming from the opposite direction, felt uneasy and hurried to Luo Cuiwei, coughing awkwardly twice.
Luo Cuiwei looked up in response and saw that she was frowning and blinking rapidly at her. She couldn't grasp the meaning of it for a moment, and her eyes looked particularly blank.
Seeing that she didn't understand her hint at all, Xiahou Ling had no choice but to mouth the words, "Let go quickly."
Thankfully, no one else was around at the moment. If someone had seen His Highness Prince Zhao being led around like this, where would he have put his face?
Luo Cuiwei suddenly realized what was happening, abruptly let go, pursed her lips apologetically, and didn't dare to turn around.
Even Aya couldn't stand it anymore; she must really be bullying people.
Yun Lie didn't seem to mind. He simply smiled indulgently, took two steps forward, and took her right hand in his own. "Let's eat."
Because Xiahou Ling brought two chefs from the Luo family, the food on the table was obviously very different from what it had been in the previous months.
“Those were specially made for you,” Luo Cuiwei said to Yun Lie, refusing to come any closer than five steps from the table. “I can’t eat these these days, so you can eat them yourself.”
With chicken, fish, and meat, it was clearly to Yun Lie's liking.
But Yun Lie was not happy at all. He frowned and looked at Luo Cuiwei with concern, "Then what will you eat?"
Luo Cuiwei pointed to a corner against the wall and pouted forlornly, "I haven't been eating much oily or fatty food lately, I can only eat those kinds of things."