Paranoid Alpha Chapter 76: Lin Xi

Chapter 76: Lin Xi

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: CaiCai

Frankly speaking, Lyss didn’t consider his pregnant body particularly attractive. His aesthetic leaned more towards a combination of strength and coordination, which the plump and soft body during pregnancy didn’t align with, diverging from his preferences. Therefore, he projected his preferences onto others, assuming that Lu Xingye probably didn’t like it as much as before. But reality proved him wrong. Not only did Lu Xingye like it, he liked it a lot.

“Your preferences,” Lyss couldn’t help but look at the person on top of him, “are truly unique.”

Lu Xingye, shirtless, with striking eyes, sweat trickling down his handsome face, dropped onto Lyss’s swollen belly. This scene somehow embarrassed Lyss. His gaze instinctively became evasive, but the next moment, he firmly grabbed his chin and passionately kissed him.

During pregnancy, pheromones were much stronger than usual. Lu Xingye felt like he was indulging in a juicy, fragrant ripe peach. Unable to resist, Lu Xingye kissed the lips and tongue of the person beneath him. “What’s wrong with my preferences? They’re as normal as can be.”

At that moment, Lyss felt like a peach being kneaded. Pregnancy reactions were already significant, but being treated like this made him almost tear up. Suddenly stiffening, Lyss subconsciously reached out, grabbing Lu Xingye’s shoulder. “Don’t touch my belly…”

The person in his embrace, like an opened clam revealing its tender flesh, trembled slightly, teasing Lyss to bully him more.

“You said you’re full, didn’t you?” Lu Xingye shamelessly remarked, “Let me give you a massage.”

Lyss couldn’t bear it anymore. He glanced at him, “Do you know what you’re like?”

Perplexed, Lu Xingye asked, “Like what?”

After much restraint, Lyss finally said, “Like a pervert.”

Lu Xingye nodded knowingly, “That’s me.”

His unabashed attitude left Lyss at a loss for words. His speechlessness was taken advantage of, leaving him unable to resist, completely at someone’s mercy.

Since then, Lu Xingye seemed like a mischievous boy again. He added another item to his “caring” project for Lyss, which Lyss couldn’t handle. Finally, one day, unable to bear it, he pushed the person on top of him and asked, “Has the notification from the Institute come yet?”

Implicitly asking, when are you going to join a class and stop bothering me?

“The Institute said I can only go after completing immigration procedures.” Lu Xingye whined unreasonably, “So when will big brother go with me to register?”

Lyss had been busy during this time and only recently found some respite. With a nasal tone, he replied, “We’ll go tomorrow…”

The chief’s orders were absolute, and when he said tomorrow, it meant tomorrow, without delay.

The chief’s registration didn’t have anything particularly special except for the dedicated personnel and counter, avoiding the process of being watched by others.

The process was quick. After confirming identities, the marriage certificate was issued on the spot, mainly verifying Lu Xingye’s identity.

There were some minor incidents. For instance, when registering the identity of Lu Xingye, a resident from overseas, the officer casually asked, “Age?”

Lu Xingye glanced at Lyss and chuckled, “24.”

The officer was taken aback but then, as if realizing something, looked at Lu Xingye incredulously, “But your Imperial ID card states your age as 19…”

Lu Xingye honestly stated, “The age registered there isn’t accurate.”

The officer seemed troubled, “But without documentation, we have to register based on the original data.”

Lyss intervened, “Ignore that, just register based on the original ID card.”

Exiting with the marriage certificate, Lu Xingye was ecstatic, yet there was a tinge of reluctance. Lyss waited until they were on the mecha before asking, “Are you so concerned about your age?”

Lu Xingye hesitated, “Not really, it’s just that I was already younger than Big Brother, and now it seems even younger…”

Lyss teased, “Are you implying I’m old?”

Lu Xingye hastily denied, “No!”

“If you don’t care, why bother?” Lyss countered, “Does it make a big difference to me whether you’re nineteen or twenty-four?”

Lu Xingye was momentarily silenced, then after a while, he asked, “Do you prefer nineteen or twenty-four?”

“Both,” Lyss replied.

Refusing to let it go, Lu Xingye insisted on choosing one. Helplessly, Lyss said, “Okay, let’s go with nineteen then, are you satisfied now?”

Lu Xingye put on a hurt expression, “Does that mean when I’m not nineteen anymore, big brother won’t like me?”

Lyss gently pushed him back to the pilot’s seat, “In a year, I’ll like twenty-year-olds. Shut your mouth.”

After receiving a slap, Lu Xingye finally contentedly piloted the mecha without further disturbance.

As Lyss’s belly grew, besides becoming plumper and softer due to nurturing, there weren’t many other significant changes. But as the months passed, the name for the little daughter gradually became a priority.

“Mother always wanted a daughter,” Lyss finalized on the surname, “so she’ll be surnamed Lu, following Lin Lang’s ‘Lin’ character. What about the second character, have you both decided?”

Lin Lang raised her hand, “Moon! How about naming her Lu Linyue?”

Lin Lang’s birthday was next month, but even with her birthday included, she was only six years old, with a vocabulary of barely a hundred Chinese characters, exhausting all she had learned.

Lyss neither approved nor disapproved of her suggestion, turning to Lu Xingye and asking, “What about you?”

After some contemplation, Lu Xingye suggested, “Xi. The past is gone, let the dawn reign.”

Hearing a name matching his thoughts, Lyss’s eyes flickered. Lin Lang, not understanding, asked, “Which ‘xi,’ Dad? Is it the ‘xi’ in sunset?”

“No,” Lu Xingye took a pen and wrote the character ‘曦’ in front of their daughter, “It’s the ‘xi’ in dawn, symbolizing the breaking of daylight, the faint morning light.”

Lin Lang’s eyes lit up, “Wow, Dad’s chosen name is better than Lin Lang’s!”

Pleased with his daughter’s praise, Lu Xingye proudly lifted his chin, “Of course, if I’m not better than you, how can I be your dad?”

Lin Lang, full of admiration, nodded in agreement, “Right, then let’s name the little sister Lin Xi!”

Lyss, after regaining his thoughts, chuckled while looking at Lu Xingye, who was comparing heights with their daughter. Finally, he nodded in agreement, “Okay, let’s name her Lin Xi.”

Given Lyss’s status, if they were to hold a wedding, it would be a grand affair, completely deviating from the original intention. Neither he nor Lu Xingye wanted that, so they agreed to forego the wedding.

“Ah, why don’t we go on a trip instead?” Lu Xingye suddenly suggested, “Take the two little darlings with us.”

Lyss’s pregnancy was quite advanced. He was leaning against the bed while Lu Xingye massaged him, and he smiled at the suggestion, “Sure, where do you want to travel?”

Lu Xingye instinctively asked, “Where does Big Brother want to go?”

After some thought, Lyss replied, “I can’t think of a place. You decide.”

Massaging his legs, Lu Xingye asked, “Let’s ask Lin Lang tomorrow then?”

Lyss shook his head, “This is our honeymoon trip. You decide.”

Lu Xingye seemed pensive. Suddenly, he paused, holding Lyss’s leg, “Mother once took me to escape to a star sea… she said if one day she died, bury her there. You know how she expressed her fondness for certain places differently, but I don’t know if that place still exists.”

Lyss became interested, “Let’s go and find out.”

“If it exists, great. If not…” Lu Xingye pondered, “Then let’s go to Serica. They have many attractions there.”

Lyss chuckled, “That might turn into a diplomatic visit again.”

Imagining the scene, Lu Xingye laughed too, “That’s why I said it’d be better.”

Lyss, feeling content, half-closed his eyes. After a while, he lazily asked, “Finished massaging, Mr. Lu?”

Lu Xingye chuckled, “Just one last thing, sir, do you need anything else?”

Lyss raised an eyebrow suggestively, gently hooking his chin, “Do you offer any other services here?”

Lu Xingye paused, intentionally lowering his head, “Sorry, sir… we’re conducting legitimate business here.”

With his handsome and youthful face, his words gave off a somewhat naive yet welcoming vibe.

Unexpectedly, Lyss didn’t follow his script. Hearing this, he promptly released Lu Xingye, “Ah, I see. Never mind then.”

Lu Xingye paused in disbelief, “Never mind?”

Lyss chuckled, “My husband is waiting for me at home. Just settle the bill; I’m heading back.”

Lu Xingye immediately pressed closer, trying to cling to Lyss, “Sir, is your husband as good-looking as I am?”

Lyss half-heartedly dodged, but Lu Xingye’s kiss landed on him. Amused, Lyss remarked, “Didn’t you say you didn’t offer any other services?”

Lu Xingye shamelessly replied, “I think I can offer some now.”

Laughing, Lyss attempted to push him away, “No, I really have to go home… Ah—”

Before he could finish his sentence, Lu Xingye fiercely licked the back of his neck, causing Lyss to almost collapse in his arms, “What… are you resorting to force now?”

With a stern tone, Lu Xingye explained, “Sir, actually, we have a massage service for other areas, which is better for the child.”

Lyss couldn’t tolerate it anymore and bit his shoulder but ultimately ended up reluctantly experiencing this “service.”

As time passed, nearing the due date, Lyss’s condition improved while Lu Xingye found himself unable to sleep every night. Despite the Institute’s request for him to join, he refused to go. Lyss feared he might fall into depression with such a state every day. In reality, Lu Xingye’s condition was much more severe than what Lyss perceived. Fearing it might affect Lyss, he tried hard to appear less unusual on the surface.

This state persisted until the day of delivery. The moment Lyss entered the operating room, amidst the scrutiny of numerous high-ranking officials from Triss, Lu Xingye turned in fear, starting to vomit. He hadn’t eaten much all day, mostly retching, which almost prompted the doctors to take him to the adjacent department.

But the delivery happened much quicker than anyone expected. As the lights in the operating room changed, Lu Xingye, who had been dizzy and nauseous a second ago, suddenly stopped vomiting—a medical miracle.

A nurse emerged from the operating room carrying a swaddled bundle, “Everything went smoothly. The chief has fallen asleep, father and daughter are safe.”

Author’s Note:

The next chapter is probably the conclusion (whispering)