translator â xiao he lian
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chapter 135.2
wen chi wanted to say something but shi ye suddenly bent his waist and put his ear on his belly again.
wen chi, who was still immersed in the solemn atmosphere just now, almost vomited a mouthful of blood. he patted shi yeâs shoulder helplessly: âi said that the child is still young, you canât hear anything.â
unexpectedly, just after he finished speaking, shi ye suddenly raised his head, his stern face was full of joy and he said very carefully: âi think i heard something.â
after he finished saying this, wen chiâs stomach grumbled again, louder than before.
the joy on shi yeâs face froze.
wen chi was embarrassed and amused: âis that the sound you heard?â
shi ye: ââ¦â
wen chi saw that shi yeâs whole body became dispirited at a speed visible to the naked eye. he suppressed a smile and said: âyou are also a father after all, can you be more prudent?â
the new father shi ye who is yet to be wise and steady let out a long sigh and then went out dejectedly to prepare a meal for wen chi.
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the meals were brought by ruo fang and a few servant girls.
they filed in, placed the dishes in their hands on the table in an orderly manner and then retreated with their heads buried in silence.
usually, it was the unfamiliar maids who acted like this. wen chi didnât expect ruo fang, who was closer to him to alienate him like this, so he stopped her just as ruo fang was about to leave.
ruo fang seemed to be startled by wen chiâs voice, although her face was pale, she stood obediently, turned around and greeted wen chi, âwhat are your orders, young master?â
âwhatâs wrong with you?â no matter how dull wen chi was, he could see something was wrong with ruo fang at this moment, âare you avoiding me?â
ruo fang shook her head like a rattle. she was wearing pearl hairpins on her head and they jingled loudly as she shook her head: âno, the young master misunderstood this servant and this servant is not avoiding the young master.â
wen chi didnât believe it, mainly because ruo fang was too obvious, making it difficult for him not to think about it. but since ruo fang didnât want to say it, he couldnât make things difficult for the other party.
âby the way.â wen chi asked again, âwhereâs ruo tao? where did that little girl go?â
when ruo taoâs name was mentioned, ruo fangâs expression became even more rigid. she hesitated to speak and managed to force out a sentence: âi donât know.â
the more wen chi thought about it, the stranger it became: âarenât you and ruo tao together every day? why donât you even know where she went?â
ruo fang lowered her head silently.
wen chi was a little worried and wanted to ask further questions, but then she saw shi ye walk in from outside with the grumbling aâgu in his arms.
aâgu was restless in shi yeâs arms, struggling desperately to escape with his big fluffy tail waving around. seeing wen chi sitting behind the table, aâgu suddenly became excited and wanted to run towards wen chi with all his strength.
shi ye had no choice but to squat down and release aâgu.
aâgu who was free, immediately rushed towards wen chi on his four legs.
even though wen chi was ready, he was still taken aback by aâgu. he was worried that aâgu would accidentally touch his stomach, so he put a gu on the stool next to him.
aâgu who left wen chiâs embrace, groaned dissatisfied. he shook his head and put his two front paws on wen chiâs legs and tried to get into wen chiâs embrace again.
but before aâgu could succeed, shi ye came from behind and grabbed the back of his neck.
despite aâguâs usual arrogance and cheerfulness, he was just like wen chi in front of shi ye. when shi ye grabbed him by the back of his neck, his limbs stiffened and he dared not move.
when shi ye saw aâgu like this, he couldnât help but think of wen chiâs cowardice in the past. he wanted to teach aâgu a lesson but suddenly his heart softened.
helpless, he just patted aâgu on the head twice: âbe obedient.â
aâgu tucked his tail between his legs, turned his head to look but didnât dare to look at shi ye and hummed in grievance.
wen chi didnât expect shi ye to subdue the naughty aâgu so easily. seeing aâguâs pitiful appearance, wen chi wanted to reach out and touch his head but he suddenly remembered the attitude of ruo tao and ruo fang towards aâgu before and took his hand back embarrassingly.
shi ye noticed wen chiâs movements and deliberately walked over to pick up aâgu and handed it to wen chi: âdonât you want to touch him?â
wen chi looked at aâguâs soft fur and dark eyes. his whole heart almost melted and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva before saying, âcan i touch it?â
shi ye smiled and said, âwhy not?â
wen chi said: âi thoughtâ¦â
shi ye said, âwhat?â
wen chi suddenly realized something and quickly stopped talking. he thought that ruo tao and ruo fang took away aâgu under shi yeâs instructions after learning that he was pregnant but now he discovered that shi ye did not object to him playing with aâgu.
it seems that before, ruo tao and ruo fang took aâgu away on their own initiative.
although wen chi and ruo tao had a very unpleasant quarrel at that time, they had known each other for a long time after all. wen chi knew that ruo tao had no ill intentions towards him and he didnât want to snitch on them in front of shi ye.
he shook his head and patted aâguâs head: âitâs nothing.â
ruo fang brought a basin of water for them to wash their hands and while they were eating, ruo fang stood silently by the side.
from the beginning to the end, wen chi didnât see ruo taoâs figure.
after they finished their meal, ruo fang and the maid servants who were waiting, hurriedly removed the plates and chopsticks from the table.
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for the next period of time, wen chi was surrounded by only ruo fang and the maid servants who were unfamiliar with him. zuo zhi, liu de and liu shan would also visit him from time to time but they just stopped by to see him after coming to report important matters to shi ye.
shi ye was very busy, not only busy dealing with affairs in the palace and the court, but also busy listening to the voices in wen chiâs stomach.
although wen chi knew that there was no movement in his bellyâ¦