No, this can’t go on. Absolutely not!
Xuefei cradled the dragon egg in her arms, watching helplessly as Leia hummed a little tune and swayed back and forth on her lap, unsure of what to do.
This girl was always perching on her lap—or worse, teasing her with her dragon tail before suddenly pouncing and knocking her flat on her back along with the little dragon egg, catching her completely off guard. What infuriated her even more was how she couldn’t keep up with Leia’s relentless pace, leaving her to be tossed about at her whim, fuming with frustration.
Xuefei hadn’t quite noticed, though, that Leia’s body was just as soft as hers—like a warm, plush lump of cotton candy settled atop her. Her little feet gripped her calves, sending a faint tickle through her skin. Right now, all she could think about was how the woman before her was using honeyed words to squeeze her dry, from top to bottom.
No, in truth, Xuefei would never truly run dry. It was just a figure of speech.
But there was no denying she’d already given so much that any ordinary person would have buckled long ago.
And so Leia, secure in the knowledge that she was a dragon, groped her without end. It was utterly outrageous! Was the whole reason Leia had transformed her into a dragon because her tougher body could withstand Leia’s endless assaults?!
“Leia, don’t push me too far!”
All her pent-up grievances distilled into that single shout. Xuefei’s face flushed crimson as she raised a tiny fist in protest with one hand.
But her adorably dazed expression carried not a shred of conviction.
“Little Xuefei, aren’t you enjoying it too…?”
“Not that much!”
“Then you must hate me, right?”
“Of course I don’t hate you!”
“Since Xuefei loves me, what’s wrong with me testing the poison for little baby? Or rather, sampling the taste for her~”
“If you keep this up, I’m really going to get mad!”
Xuefei was nearing the end of her rope. One more retort from Leia, and she’d unleash the full blaze of her heartfelt fury right then and there!
No, no…
She needed to stay rational.
Something occurred to Xuefei, and she fell silent, quietly weighing the gains and losses.
On the whole, every clash between her and Leia ended the same way whenever she let anxiety or anger take hold: total defeat. And somehow, she always found an excuse to take even more advantage of her.
She needed a strategy—a strict plan to turn the tables on Leia.
Hmm…
When it came to emotions, she always seemed a step behind, no matter how she racked her brain. Leia’s mind was sharp and intricate, far surpassing her own. But if she approached it from a clever, underhanded angle, maybe she could seize the upper hand.
Xuefei hugged the dragon egg a little tighter, a mischievous curve tugging at her lips as wicked ideas filled her head.
“Leia, aren’t you afraid I’ll fall for someone else?”
“What?”
Leia whipped her head around, her swaying body grinding to a halt. She stared in disbelief at Xuefei’s face, mere handspans away, as if she wouldn’t drop the matter without a solid explanation.
Of course, Xuefei had come prepared.
Without one, she’d no doubt face a thorough roasting—maybe even tomato-flavored. She might wake up to discover a second child already growing in her belly!
“Ahem, of course I didn’t mean some other woman…”
“Xuefei could never fall for another woman. You can’t fight your innate loyalty—especially not after laying the dragon egg.”
Xuefei was left momentarily speechless.
Leia had a point. Dragons might symbolize evil, but when it came to their mates, they were paragons of devotion.
“Fine, fine! Leia, you’re overlooking someone important!”
“Who?”
“Dragon Baby, obviously!”
Xuefei declared with confidence, deliberately letting part of the dragon egg peek out into the air—a subtle claim of ownership.
“Why wouldn’t I adore my own child? The moment she hatches, I’ll be smitten. Who knows, I might even start drifting away from you!”
She’d handled the birth, the incubation, the feeding—no matter how you sliced it, this child would be loyal to her, not Leia!
From here on out, it would be mother and daughter against the world, their bond unbreakable!
As the old saying went, even tigers don’t devour their cubs. No matter how jealous Leia got, she couldn’t lay a hand on her daughter~
At worst, she’d just come after me…
No, no!
“After all that buildup, Xuefei just wants to get knocked up with number two?”
Leia sighed and reached out to stroke her cheek.
Clearly, she’d dismissed her “declaration of war” as a joke—a ploy to lure her in, no less. And she’d nearly fallen for it…
Xuefei sensed the shift and clamped down on the dragon egg, falling silent.
Whatever. Hatching the egg came first.
Although the Dragon Egg possessed extraordinary resistance and hardness—even if thrown into an icy blizzard or the flowing lava of a live volcano’s crater—it could still survive unscathed.
Would the Dragon Baby born that way still be able to feel the warmth of the world?
The answer was no.
The initial nurturers of a child’s love were only its parents, so Xuefei had to provide at least eighteen hours of “loving care” to the Dragon Egg every day.
The Evil Dragon lacked the vast expanses of warm feathers that some races had, so she could only hug the Dragon Egg with her body to the maximum extent, providing it with the corresponding warmth.
Seeing how much Xuefei cared for her own baby, Leia felt extremely grateful.
She naturally knew what was on Xuefei’s mind.
With that, she smilingly stroked Xuefei’s turned-away little head and asked,
“Would you like me to help you incubate the egg, Xuefei?”
“……Yes.”
Xuefei had originally wanted to speak but held back. Only after seeing that trace of shock on Leia’s face did she carefully voice her true feelings.
“Oh my, for something like this, Xuefei, you could’ve just told me directly.”
“I thought—I thought you would refuse.” Xuefei’s face suddenly flushed red.
Leia’s agreement inevitably shocked her a little, yet Xuefei surprisingly showed no intention of handing the egg over to her—or even displaying it to Leia.
“Xuefei?”
“Forget it, I’ll do it myself.” Xuefei shot Leia a glare, and her dragon tail wrapped around the Dragon Egg a few more times.
“If I gave it to you, I wouldn’t feel at ease.”
“Hehe, as expected of my wife—you’re really awesome.”
“I’m not…”
“By the way, if you’re feeling bored and cooped up at home, Xuefei, how about we go shopping for some daily necessities?” Leia suggested.
Dragons were very homebound, preferring to sleep on piles of gold coins, but it wasn’t hibernation season after all. Xuefei hadn’t left the Dragon Nest for over a month now…
Moreover, shopping together with one’s wife for essentials for their child was a deeply romantic act, wasn’t it?
Yet Xuefei merely yawned, apparently showing little interest.
“Laer knows everything—why not ask her?”
“Well…”
Leia paused for a moment.
Because she recalled that corner in the narrow passageway: the two girls kissing each other’s lips.
Ever since that day, Laer had been arriving later than usual.
And so, in response to Xuefei’s question, Leia simply stroked her head gently and said,
“Because everyone has their own life.”
