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Chapter 1213: Chapter 877: Which Baby’s Race Do You Prefer?

In her dream, Shen Tang seemed to be drawn into a warm and tender embrace, the scent of sandalwood lingering in the air, bringing a reassuring strength.

”Ah Xiao...” She snuggled further into his arms, her voice soft and languid.

Lu Xiao’s heart felt tender and numb, and it took all his self-control to suppress the surging affection.

He lay there stiffly, unmoving like a puppet, afraid to wake the sleeping female.

After a while, Lu Xiao couldn’t resist extending his right hand to caress her face. His calloused fingers lightly brushed over her delicate arched eyebrows, eyes, the tip of her nose, and further down... He leaned in, his kiss landing by her lips, lingering and precious.

The morning mist dissipated, gentle light spilling through the window. Shen Tang groggily opened her eyes, and when she lifted her head, she bumped into something solid.

She pulled her head back, looking at the man’s chiseled jawline, his face hard and profound. It could only be Lu Xiao.

Shen Tang recalled going to bed alone last night and wondered when he had climbed into bed. She looked down at the weight on her waist and smiled.

Holding her like this all night, wouldn’t his arms be sore?

”Tangtang, good morning.” Lu Xiao woke up, his aquamarine eyes gazing intently at her, like a serene mountain stream, flowing with a delicate mistiness. His cold, stern face appeared restrained yet gentle in the early morning light, as impeccably handsome as a sculpture.

Shen Tang was momentarily dazed, then leaned forward to plant a kiss on his chin, ”Good morning.”

Lu Xiao’s Adam’s apple bobbed, his arms tightened, and he bent down to drop a kiss on her forehead, his voice carrying the huskiness of morning, ”How are you feeling? Is it hard, carrying the baby...?”

”You already know! I was planning to tell you today.” Shen Tang smiled, wrapping her arms around his waist, pressing her cheek against his sturdy chest, closing her eyes to listen to his brisk and strong heartbeat, and softly said, ”I was supposed to tell you when I got back yesterday, but traveling back and forth these days has been exhausting, so I thought it wasn’t urgent.”

”Last night, Jia Lan told us.” Lu Xiao’s deep voice held a suppressed tremble, ”I really didn’t expect... that we would have a child.”

”Are you happy?” Shen Tang grasped his other long, broad hand and placed it on her belly, ”In just over a month, the baby will be born. I don’t know if the child will look more like you or me.”

”I’ve never been as happy as I am this moment in my life.” Lu Xiao’s fingers trembled slightly, his expression as tender as a spring stream, shimmering with ripples.

”Which clan’s baby do you prefer?”

Shen Tang sensed Lu Xiao’s body tense up like a taut bowstring, inwardly amused, surprised that someone as composed and restrained as Ah Xiao could be this nervous and flustered.

She intentionally tried to ease his tension and placed her hand over his, chatting with him, ”Jia Lan always says I’m carrying an egg. What if it’s a little kitten? What do you think? Do you prefer a little eagle or a little kitten?”

Lu Xiao replied earnestly, ”Generally, whichever parent’s bloodline is stronger, the offspring are more likely to inherit that race.”

Lu Xiao possessed the bloodline of the Golden Feathered Roc clan, and he thought it likely that the child Shen Tang carried would follow the Feather Clan.

Lu Xiao held traditional family values, and logically, he would prefer offspring of the Feather Clan. However, emotionally, he wished to have a little kitten with her; it would definitely be adorable and resemble her.

But overall, she’d endure quite a bit with a first pregnancy, and offspring of the Feather Clan are easier to birth.

Lu Xiao sighed softly, ”As long as it’s our child, it doesn’t matter who they take after, I will love them. But I hope you won’t have to endure too much hardship.”

Shen Tang shook her head, gazing at him earnestly, a blissful smile on her face, ”I’ve never felt it was hard because this is our child.”

Lu Xiao’s Adam’s apple moved intensely, and he bowed his head, pressing his forehead against hers, suddenly choked with emotion, ”...Thank you, Tangtang.”

”For making me a father.”

”I will dedicate my life to taking care of you and the child; this is my lifelong responsibility and blessing.”

Shen Tang, in a daze, extended her hands to cup his face, gently wiping away the damp traces, ”...I’ve never seen you like this before.”

”Not a pretty sight, is it? But I can’t control it... Be good and let me hold you quietly for a while.” Lu Xiao embraced her even tighter.

Shen Tang rested her chin on his shoulder, unable to see his expression clearly anymore. She wrapped her arms around his broad and sturdy back, feeling the man’s emotions gradually settle.