Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
âMm,â Bai Qingqing replied and swallowed her saliva. The hand then seemed to use more force.
âHow long has this been going on for?â Muir continued to ask. His voice was so calm that it frightened Bai Qingqing.
She felt even more uneasy. Does Muir really dislike me?
Since Parker, Winston, and Curtis all didnât mind it, sheâd just assumed that Muir wouldnât mind it either. But, Muir was his own person with his own thoughts. It would be normal for him to have a different opinion towards it.
Bai Qingqing was scared and disappointed. Even if Muir detested her because of this, she didnât want to fall out with him. After all, Muir had been genuine towards her in the beginning. She just didnât tell him the truth, causing him to fall into her trap. Letting him leave now would be too cruelâhe couldnât even pursue other females in the future.
Whatâs more, given that he was so powerful, he might even harm other females and become the next Saint Zachary. Saint Zachary at least did things out of love. Muir would be doing things out of vengeance.
The more Bai Qingqing thought about it, the more afraid she was. She lowered her eyes as they became dewy.
âEver since I was thirteen until I bore my first child with Curtis when I was almost seventeen,â Bai Qingqing replied in a low, muffled voice.
âFour years...â Muir mumbled.
Bai Qingqing didnât hear him clearly. She blinked away her tears and said, âAfter that, I didnât experience much bleeding. I was either pregnant or breastfeeding. And after that, I recovered.â
She said that so that Muir wouldnât think she was weird. See, she wasnât that much different from normal females. She could go into heat only once every few years.
She didnât plan on bearing any more children after giving birth to the eagle eggs, but that didnât matter to her right now. She had to keep Muir by her side first.
Muir let out a heavy sigh. Then, he suddenly hugged Bai Qingqing tightly and pressed her head against his chest with a large hand. He wished he could press her into his body so that he could share some of her pain.
Hmm?
Bai Qingqing was stunned and blinked in his arms. Her long eyelashes brushed against Muirâs skin like little brushes. The itchiness snapped him out of his thoughts.
âYou lost so much blood...â Muir said hoarsely. His eyes had a strange twinkle to them as he looked at Bai Qingqing as if they had filled with tears.
Bai Qingqing couldnât believe it. She asked him carefully, âThatâs it?â
âTwelve times in one year, forty-eight times in four years.â Muir hugged her even more tightly. He didnât dare to continue counting. He asked in a voice full of hope, âWhat about in the future? It wonât happen again, right?â
Bai Qingqing then finally understood that Muir was just worried about her. Tears started rolling down her cheeks uncontrollably as she blinked because of the emotional rollercoaster she just went through.
Muir thought she was crying because of all the hardships sheâd suffered, and his heart ached even more. He gently patted her back to comfort her, wanting to say something, but then realizing that he couldnât do anything.
Bai Qingqing let out an amused laugh upon seeing the look on his face. âItâs annoying, but you get used to it. Every female in our world experiences it.â
âThatâs good.â At least Qingqingâs not sick, Muir thought. That was the only way he could comfort himself.
The two quietly embraced for a while before Muir asked, âWhen does it stop?â
âSigh, that will take many more years. No point thinking about it now. When my period stops coming, Iâd be old,â Bai Qingqing said resignedly as she wiped her tears away.
Muir sighed as well. He pulled a hand away and placed it firmly on his thigh. He hoped that everything that had happened today was just a dream. That way, Qingqing wouldnât have to suffer endless torture.