Another morning arrived, and Bai Ran was so exhausted from Long Jinhan's ministrations that she could barely get out of bed.
She lay on the bedding, her back aching, her limbs trembling.
"Damn it... how can he be more terrifying than a newly unleashed beast..." If this continued, Bai Ran would surely die of exhaustion...
After laboriously getting out of bed, she went to the dining table and looked at the table laden with delicious small dishes, but she had no appetite.
"Ranran, don't you usually love this dish? What's wrong today?" Huan Yan looked at her with concern, "Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Bai Ran shook her head. She couldn't possibly say that Long Jinhan's energy at night was too vigorous...
"Mother, I'm fine, I just didn't rest well last night."
But the next moment, as she picked up a chopstick of food and brought it to her mouth, a wave of intense nausea washed over her, and she instantly vomited.
"Ranran!" Mo Huai'an immediately stood up, stepped forward, and patted Bai Ran's back, "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly vomit?"
Huan Yan stared blankly at Mo Huai'an patting Bai Ran's back. Then, as if she had thought of something, she smiled with extreme excitement.
"Is Ranran pregnant!?" Kuaishu Ge
Pregnancy!? Mo Huai'an's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief.
Bai Ran was also stunned. She slowly reached out and felt her own pulse.
After an incense stick's worth of time, she nodded dazedly at Huan Yan, disbelief still etched on her face, "I really am..."
Bai Ran is pregnant—!
This news spread like wildfire, and soon every corner of the Nine Heavens knew.
"Madam!" Long Jinhan, without even finishing his current affairs, rushed over the moment he heard the news.
At this moment, Bai Ran was taking a sip of water from the cup Huan Yan handed her.
"How is it? Are you feeling alright! Do you need me to call a doctor!" Long Jinhan looked at her in a panic, his eyes filled with worry.
Bai Ran smiled, "Apart from the nausea, I'm fine. Besides, I am a doctor."
However, Long Jinhan was still uneasy and hired more than a dozen specialized wet nurses that afternoon to attend to Bai Ran's well-being.
"Madam—!!!"
Upon hearing the news, Jing Feng and the others rushed over, nearly trampling the threshold.
"You're really pregnant!?"
"How are you feeling? Are you uncomfortable anywhere?"
"Madam, what would you like to eat? I'll make it for you!"
Long Jinhan looked at the noisy crowd and narrowed his eyes, a terrifying pressure emanating from him, "Be quiet."
The people in the room instantly fell silent, each shrinking their heads, not daring to breathe.
Bai Ran smiled lightly and answered everyone's questions one by one, "Yes, I am pregnant. I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere, and I don't have much appetite."
Jing Feng looked at her with a joyful expression, "Do you want something sour? I heard pregnant women prefer sour foods!"
Bai Ran slowly shook her head.
"What about spicy? I can make spicy fish!" Jiang Ye asked eagerly.
Bai Ran also shook her head, her expression helpless.
Long Jinhan lowered his gaze to her, his eyes filled with deep concern and worry, "If you feel unwell in any way, no matter how big or small, you must tell me."
"Okay—" Bai Ran smiled back.
...
In the following months, she was practically bored to the point of mold.
"Miss Bai! The plate is too heavy, I'll take it!"
"Madam! Why are you still cultivating!!!"
"Go rest, I'll do these for you!"
From cultivation to carrying plates, no matter what Bai Ran did, someone would always rush out from somewhere to stop her.
And... Bai Ran turned her head to look at the dozen or so wet nurses standing behind her, smiling at her, as if they were afraid she would get into any trouble.
The most exaggerated of them all was Long Jinhan.
He abandoned all affairs of the demon realm and accompanied Bai Ran everywhere she went, almost never leaving her side.
At night, fearing she might roll off the bed, he even had a bed made that could accommodate five people.
Every morning when Bai Ran got out of bed, she had to climb a distance with a dark expression before her feet could touch the ground.
"Alas—" she sighed. As expected, someone else popped out.
Jiang Ye stared at her anxiously, "Little Master! Why are you sighing? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
"Scram."
"Alright!"
Watching Jiang Ye somersault away, Bai Ran's face turned completely dark, almost dripping ink.
Long Jinhan, who was beside her, handed her a cup of water, "It's warm, time to drink."
"Long Jinhan, I'm really fine. Can you tell these wet nurses to leave..." She hesitated for a long time before taking the cup of water and drinking it in one gulp.
Long Jinhan furrowed his brow, knelt before Bai Ran, and said sternly, "If you weren't pregnant, I could let you do anything. But times are different now."
"It's not for the child, it's for your own health."
If anything happened to the child in her womb, it would inevitably affect her body.
Long Jinhan could do without the child, but he would absolutely not allow Bai Ran to suffer any harm.
Facing Long Jinhan's sincere and serious expression, Bai Ran finally relented.
As time passed, Bai Ran's belly gradually grew rounder, and everyone's anxiety intensified.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, in about a month, Madam will be due to give birth." A wet nurse reported on Bai Ran's condition.
Upon hearing this, Long Jinhan's expression became visibly tense, "What preparations do I need to make?"
The wet nurse exchanged glances with the people behind her and said, "Your Excellency just needs to remain calm."
The closer it got to the final moments, the more anxious everyone became. The month passed quickly.
"Ahhh—!"
In the delivery room, wet nurses bustled in and out, carrying basins of bloody water out and basins of clear water in.
Long Jinhan, Long Yu, Huan Yan, Mo Huai'an, Jing Feng, everyone waited anxiously outside the room.
Bai Ran's heart-wrenching cries continued to echo, and Long Jinhan's face grew darker, his aura becoming increasingly cold.
Finally, after three hours, a blood-soaked wet nurse emerged, cradling two babies, "Congratulations, Your Excellency! It's a..."
However, Long Jinhan sped past the wet nurse, not even glancing at the children.
He strode to Bai Ran's side and looked at the pale woman, sweat beading on her forehead, his heart aching terribly.
"Long Jinhan... did you see the children?"
"The children are not as important as you. Rest well..."
Bai Ran managed a smile, her eyelids growing heavier and heavier. Finally, she closed her eyes and fell asleep, unable to hold on any longer.
When she woke up, Long Jinhan was asleep by the bedside, his brow furrowed, dark circles under his eyes, his large hand still holding hers.
Bai Ran smiled, her eyes filled with tenderness, "Long Jinhan, our children are a boy and a girl..."
"I've thought a lot about their names... For the boy, Long Suian, and for the girl, Long Suihuan, what do you think?"
Long Jinhan tightened his grip on Bai Ran's hand, "The girl's name will be Bai Suihuan, taking your surname."
Suian and Suihuan... Wishing peace and joy...
Their children would surely grow up happy and safe...