"Look for him?" Su Jingyang gritted his teeth, he seemed to be squeezing the words out of his throat, full of resentment: "Why should I look for him? I don't want to meet him in this life, I'm at odds with him! Even if I do see him, I will only want to eat his flesh and drink his blood!!!"

Of course, Su Jingyang was just talking in anger, the innocent person involved in his dream might also want to kill him.

Su Jingyang felt that it was fortunate that they couldn't see each other's faces in their dreams, otherwise, if they ever meet or looked for one another, their contradictions and hatred would make them clash greatly!

Rong Ci seemed startled for a moment, the hand on his waist tightened, and a warm breath enveloped Su Jingyang's ear, he asked in a low deep tone: "Do you hate him so much?"

He guessed that Su Jingyang, like him, didn't enter the spring dream of his own violation. He heard a lot of resentment from the tone of his speech just now, he really didn't want to see the person in his dream.

As a result, Rong Ci almost instantly backtracked from confessing the truth to Su Jingyang.

This guy was really stubborn and had a hard temper. Recently, he's finally become obedient because of physical reasons. If he let him know about this now, the negativity in his heart will increase, and the situation that has just stabilized will probably be upset again. This would be a hindrance to the development between the two.

He might as well... wait for a while. Until this cold-hearted person was willing to admit that he has some feelings for him, then he'll find a chance to tell him clearly. This was safer.

"Hate, why won't I hate? Oh, why do I think you've become weird after my nap, did you do something to me?" Su Jingyang pondered that Rong Ci must've still had a grudge against the child in his stomach, so he said quickly without waiting for him to speak, "Even if you hate it, the child has to stay for because of reasons, so can you please stop thinking about antagonizing it?"

Rong Ci was silent for a moment and didn't answer the question: "Jingyang, is your home far away?"

"Far; further beyond the limits of your imagination." Su Jingyang thought for a while and added: "And only I can go back, alright? I can't take you, I'll leave you. So, when I've told you again and again not to provoke me, it's also for your own good. When I go home in the future, you won't be able to find me."

Rong Ci asked immediately after he finished: "You'll go home alone, who'll take care of the child then? Will you leave them?"

"Child......?" Su Jingyang was dumbfounded for a moment being asked this. He seemed to have never considered this problem.

Yes! Who will he give the child to?!

Although he hated that dog system, he was responsible for the child once born.

Su Jingyang was silent for a long time, Rong Ci said into his ear: "You'll marry me and the children will stay. After you leave, I'll try my best to raise them."

...This guy was actually saying such words, was he driven crazy or was he possessed?!

Su Jingyang couldn't bear it. He wanted to look back to see what Rong Ci's expression was, but was pushed back by Rong Ci's face, which had just turned a little bit, so that he couldn't see it.

Su Jingyang was extremely surprised, "You...really want to be the stepfather of my child?"

Before, his eyes were cold as if he wanted to kill, but now he was surprisingly calm. He also made such a big concession, it may be just preparations for a big move...

Su Jingyang said in an extremely slow tone: "Actually, I don't need to hand over the child to you. I still have Ah-Li, Ah-Li will help me."

Su Jingyang actually hesitated when he said this. Raising a child wasn't as simple as adding an extra pair of chopsticks on the table. Moreover, the situation between Ah-Li and His Royal Highness was unclear, he really can't guarantee what could happen in the future.

Rong Ci knew from his tone that he was already a little shaken, and continued to persuade him: "Look, I like you very much, and I'm very rich. I won't prevent you from going home. I can raise your children in the future so that you can leave with no worries. This arrangement is very beneficial to you, say, wouldn't it be a pity not to marry me?"

Su Jingyang darted his eyes around, he bit his sleeves unconsciously, entangled, and said nothing.

He persistently felt that something was wrong, yet nothing seemed wrong

He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to go back if he was confined by Rong Ci before, and he was afraid of incurring emotional debts, so he refused to stay with Rong Ci. But if Rong Ci was willing to take care of this child now, he would really be a good candidate to entrust.

"When the time comes, you won't threaten me with the child?" Su Jingyang was still a little skeptical. He felt that Rong Ci has a deep mind, he suddenly became so gentle. This ruse might be less of accepting the child, and more like using the child. Something told him that there were traps waiting for him.

Rong Ci replied, "Don't worry, I will not use him to threaten you. I can swear upon a blood pact with you."

Su Jingyang suddenly rolled over in Rong Ci's arms and stretched out his hand to touch his ass. Rong Ci immediately straightened up, he grabbed his hand firmly and pressed him tightly into his arms, his pupils deepened, "What do you think you're touching? Do you want to die?"

Su Jingyang's eyes shone cleverly, he raised his face in his arms calmly, staring at him. "I want see if you're wolf's tail is wagging! You've suddenly changed so much, everything is definitely not as it seems! If you can willingly accept this child, there there's only one possibility left, and that is- you're the child's father!"

Rong Ci's expression stagnated for a moment, he only felt that the situation was very bad. Could it be that this stupid thing has become alert for the first time and noticed something?!

Su Jingyang showed an expression of omniscience and let out a cold voice: "So, this is just all just a strategy to slow me down! You can't accept the child, but you know that if you force me to kill the child, I'll completely cut off all relations with you. You just want to use these words to coax me into playing into your hands, right?! Right!??"

"......" Rong Ci couldn't restrain his mouth from twitching twice in face of this repeated questioning. He overestimated his brainpower and scared himself.

Rong Ci looked at him, his expression unchanged, and followed his words, "So you can understand this. I hope there'll still be room between us, so I'm willing to give in and raise the child for you in the future. As a condition, the days before you'll go home will belong to me."

Sure enough, after showing that this was just a deal, Su Jingyang seemed more relieved.

"...Then I'll tell you in advance, we'll only use each other so each will gain. I'll leave in the future, you won't be stop me, you can't say that I'm too heartless to you."

"This is natural." Rong Ci held his face, he bowed his head and kissed the corner of his mouth, "I won't stop you."

Su Jingyang pushed him away, he looked at him and said, "You're the one who should stop yourself."

Rong Ci's eyes flickered, the corners of his mouth curled up. "Of course. So, do you agree to marry me?"

Su Jingyang said with a serious face, "You have to give me some time to think about such a big decision. I may not be able to think it through even till tomorrow morning. It's a good thing I saw through your treacherous tricks, I was able to stop the horse in time¹."

"Well, you're really smart." Rong Ci held back a smile, he nodded twice, expressing his agreement with him, he then ruffled his fluffy hair, saying softly: "Then you should go to bed, make yourself smarter, and answer me when you figure it out."

"Then I'm going to sleep, don't bother me anymore." Su Jingyang's mind was actually full of messy thoughts, but his thinking power was stagnant. He couldn't think through anything at all, he was too sleepy. After a while, he couldn't resist the deep sleepiness anymore, his heavy eyelids blinked twice and he leaned against Rong Ci's embrace, falling asleep in it.

Su Jingyang fell asleep fast, but Rong Ci unusually had insomia.

Looking at the quiet sleeping face of the person in his arms, Rong Ci's hand lightly touched Su Jingyang's flat lower abdomen. There seemed to be something boiling in his softened heart, the heat spread to his limbs, even the temperature on the fingertips felt like it was burning.

In the past, love and heirs were not what he longed for, but now, the person he loves, with his bones and blood, lies in his arms. He felt like it was so beautiful, so beautiful that his heart trembles.

In the future, how could he be willing to lose all of this?

Rong Ci's eyes changed deeply, he kissed the top of Su Jingyang's head, and closed his eyes, silently curving the corners of his mouth. Of course, he needed to lock this person by his side first. In the future, there will be other ways to let him stay.

Su Jingyang didn't answer Rong Ci the next day. He lay by the window and stared at the swaying trees outside in a daze. He always felt that if he started to waver, he would step out of the cliff with one foot, and if he agreed, he would jump directly into the abyss. But if he doesn't take this step, he'll have nowhere to go, and he can't get rid of the child again now.

Rong Ci didn't urge him, because he had been away from Rongcheng for a long time, and there were some things to deal with. He just let him struggle with it without interfering.

Su Jingyang didn't see him mentioning it so he didn't bring it up, under Rong Hua's leadership, he wandered around outside. Su Jingyang soon discovered that as long as Rong Hua was in the streets, people would automatically vacate a large area, the pedestrians shunned her, as if she was some kind of snake or beast. Su Jingyang sighed.

In fact, Su Jingyang had thought of sneaking away while Rong Hua wasn't paying attention, but this idea was rejected by him in an instant. His identity card was confiscated by Rong Ci, and the gate of the city leading to the outside was also guarded strictly by Rong Ci. The entry and exit were strictly checked. He would definitely not be able to escape if he wanted to run, so he didn't intend to toss.

Rong Hua was very clever, she knew what Su Jingyang meant by loitering near the gate. She smiled and said to him: "Little idiot, do you know why the guards who're patrolling the streets bowed when they saw us?"

Su Jingyang said: "Because you're the saint of the Rong clan."

"No, no." Rong Hua shook her index finger, "They are the backbone of Rongcheng's defense, and the rules are very strict. They will not waste time for a mere saint."

Su Jingyang said in astonishment: "It can't be because of me, right?"

Rong Hua smiled again, it was a very bright smile, she held his shoulders and said: "Of course it's because of you- the wife of the City Lord. Rong Ci passed down your portrait on the second day of your arrival. Now everyone in the Rong clan knows that the City Lord has married you, what do you think they'll do if they find you rushing through the gates as fast as possible, eh?"

"............" When did he become the wife of the City Lord? ? ? When did he agree? ? ?

Su Jingyang returned to his residence, when he looked up, he found Rong Ci waiting for him at the gate. His black hair was tied back and his tall body was standing straight as jade, his red lips were curled in a casual smile. Under the sun, his compelling face became even more eye-catching.

Su Jingyang, however, was not at all confused by the beauty, so he straightened up his face and directed his eyes towards him.

Rong Ci's dark eyes squinted and he stared back at him, "What's the matter, was the walk outside unsatisfying?"

Su Jingyang ignored him and walked inside, Rong Ci went side by side with him and stretched out his hand to embrace him. Watching the side of his face, he said warmly: "It's just something to be done sooner or later, I just did it in advance. Let them recognize your face."

"You know why I am angry, yet you're still asking?" Su Jingyang hummed, "Let them recognize my face, and then let the whole population monitor me."

When Su Jingyang was outside, Rong Ci was basically alone in all their interactions, he couldn't feel the power of a City Lord at all. It wasn't until he came here that he realized that Rong Ci was also a person at the center of power, he could hardly make moves without his permission.

Rong Ci said, "I want them to know your identity, so as not to be ignorant and neglect you."

"Just keep pretending, big bad wolf."

After Su Jingyang entered the house, he lay directly on the table. Rong Ci poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, Su Jingyang slightly propped himself up and reached out to take it.

Rong Ci's distinct fingers tapped on the table. After a while, he looked at him and said slowly: "I have something to tell you."

Su Jingyang heard that his tone was a little different from before, his action of drinking tea paused. After the pause, he raised his face, and stared at him with big eyes without blinking, asking, "What?"

"The doctor who came to check your pulse today said..." Rong Ci was silent for a moment without any expression, his eyes moved away and he continued to say coldly: "You may be pregnant with twins."

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Notes:

1- Metaphor for stopping irreversible damage

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