V2: Chapter 170: Let's Have Another Child
"Ah..."
Liang Di suddenly stopped the movements of the octopus tentacles. She looked at Liang Lin with her large, sapphire-blue eyes.
"Sister Liang Lin, if you really don't want to have a child, then I can have one. Really, I still want to have another child with you."
The scene... how to put it? There was an eerie sense of seriousness. How to put it? It's that even though the tentacles were still inside her, bringing up such a serious topic in this setting and situation created a very strange sense of seriousness.
"Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"
"Um... because I just want to have another child with you, Sister Liang Lin."
"You need to know that having a child requires a lot of energy, and right now... it seems we don't have that much energy." Liang Lin also became serious.
However, the wriggling of the octopus tentacles made it difficult for her to remain serious. In short, the atmosphere became increasingly eerie.
Liang Di also showed an expression of serious thought.
“.... Liang Di.”
“Hmm?”
“So, if, if we're going to talk about something... something more serious, could you perhaps pull out your tentacles first?”
Liang Lin stared down at the octopus tentacles in her inside.
“Ah.”
This time, Liang Di obeyed and obediently pulled out the octopus tentacles.
Mentioning children definitely required a more serious setting, and there was no intention to continue. Liang Di sat up straight, and although both of them looked naked, they were much more serious than before.
“Sister Liang Lin, you don't need to worry about the child. I will spend a lot of time, even more time than you, raising her.”
Liang Lin, however, didn't quite understand. She didn't understand why Liang Di was so insistent on having a second child. But, her personality was such that she would ask directly if she had a problem; she didn't keep it bottled up and wasn't afraid of offending anyone.
So, she asked directly.
“Liang Di, why do you insist on having a second child? We already have Carol, our daughter, isn't that enough? I think it's sufficient. A second child would distract us a lot. And right now, the Soteland Empire doesn't even have... you know, the King, and Queen Doris, both are very troublesome.”
Liang Di looked at the other's puzzled expression and sighed silently. She reached out, but this time, instead of touching her, she grasped the other's hand, looking into her eyes.
“Sister Liang Lin, when you were pregnant with Carol, I wasn't there, nor were I by your side. You went to the distant border. I didn't see Carol until she was over a year old, I didn't see my daughter.”
Liang Di lowered her head, hiding the sadness in her eyes, and squeezed Liang Lin's hand a little tighter.
“But back then, there were still some unresolved issues between us. Even after you came back to me, you didn't want me to have contact with our daughter. I understand that, and I won't blame you, because it was my own fault. It was understandable that you were angry with me and wouldn't let me see our daughter.”
“But, I am, after all, Carol's other mother. I didn't witness our child's birth, nor did I see her adorable babbling. I didn't hear her first 'Mama,' and I never took care of her before she was even a month old. I feel that this is a huge regret for me.”
The doubt in Liang Lin's eyes disappeared.
As a mother herself, she naturally understood and empathized with Liang Di's feelings of loneliness.
“But…”
She still wanted to persuade her that her career should be the most important thing right now, and that they shouldn't worry about the child for now, but wait a few more years. Besides, their relationship wasn't settled yet. Although, it seemed almost settled now, as they had already had physical intimacy again.
“Sister Liang Lin, I understand you. Pregnancy is hard, and childbirth is painful. So, I won't let you go through that pain again. If you don't want to, I won't let you get pregnant, I won't let you have a child.”
Liang Di's expression became slightly agitated as she said this.
“But I can get pregnant, I can give birth—these are things I've never experienced!”
Liang Lin's hesitant expression remained on her face.
Liang Di gripped her hand, tightening her grip slightly.
“Yes, when Sister Liang Lin was pregnant, I wasn't by your side, and I never took care of you. I don't know how much pain and discomfort you endured, I don't know how you felt. Besides, you spent most of your time traveling during your pregnancy; you must have been exhausted and in pain.”
The highest form of love is heartache.
Liang Lin could see the heartache on Liang Di's face, and her heart clenched painfully. She felt… she truly saw love in Liang Di.
Liang Di was no longer the naive girl she was four years ago, possessive and stubbornly believing that getting her pregnant would keep her by her side forever. Now, she hoped to move her with her sincerity and love.
"I didn't take good care of you back then, so now I want to experience the pain you went through. Sister Liang Lin, this pain was something I imposed on you, so now, I'll pay it all back."
Liang Lin swallowed, feeling a dryness in her throat and eyes. She wasn't easily moved, lacking strong empathy. But now, listening to Liang Di's words, she felt a faint urge to cry—most likely tears of emotion.
In truth, she still liked Liang Di quite a bit.
“Liang Di, actually, I don’t need you to treat me like this, and I don’t need you to torture yourself with repentance, I…”
Liang Lin hesitated, perhaps due to her pride.
However, she forced herself to continue, suppressing her shyness.
“As long as you treat me well in the future, I think that’s enough. I don’t think it’s necessary to compensate me by abusing yourself. That way, that way I won’t be happy, because, because if I see you suffering, I, I, I, I…”
Liang Lin stammered, overwhelmed by shame, unable to express her concern for the other person.
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