Chapter 130 - 111: This One Needle Could Cost Two Lives
Chapter 130: Chapter 111: This One Needle Could Cost Two Lives
Shu Yao hugged the teary-eyed Xiao Juzi and coldly accused Qin Songlin, "If it weren’t for your mistake at work, my son wouldn’t have gotten this spanking today!"
Qin Songlin looked disgruntled.
"Then... then you should have gone easy on him."
He couldn’t help but clutch his neck.
’The spot she pinched still hurts. Sniffle, sniffle...’
Seeing Xiao Juzi’s pitiful expression as he lay draped over Shu Yao’s shoulder, Qin Songlin couldn’t help but reach out his hand.
"How about Uncle gives you a hug?"
"Hmph!" Xiao Juzi turned his head away, ignoring him.
Qin Songlin looked hurt and full of self-reproach. "Don’t tell me you don’t like your uncle anymore because I got you in trouble with your mom?"
It was the first time Dean Wen had ever seen His Majesty look so subservient.
He couldn’t help but study Shu Yao and the child, his eyes filled with deep contemplation.
Noticing Lin Zhenxiang’s presence, Qin Songlin’s expression turned serious in an instant, and he shot Dean Wen a meaningful look.
Dean Wen took the hint and went aside with him.
"What’s going on? I told Luo to investigate that streamer with the surname Lin. How did she end up here with his wife?"
Dean Wen replied in a low voice, "Vice District Chief Luo went to the Lower Star District to find a pharmacist for his wife. As for Miss Lin... from what I know, she found her own way here."
Even without gleaning any further information from the dean’s guarded tone, Qin Songlin understood the situation perfectly.
Lin Zhenxiang must have gotten wind of something and came here to curry favor with Mrs. Luo, hoping to use that connection to get lenient treatment from the Vice District Chief.
Dean Wen inquired curiously, "But what about you, sir? Why have you come to my facility dressed like this?"
Qin Songlin just gave him a look.
Dean Wen understood instantly.
’Don’t ask. To ask is to prove you’re not worthy of knowing.’
Ling Yunyun was very fond of Xiao Juzi, and by extension, she naturally had a good impression of Shu Yao as well.
"You’re Ju Bao’s mother?" Ling Yunyun asked, sizing up Shu Yao as she sincerely sought advice. "You’re a Purebred human, just like me. How did you manage when you were pregnant with him?"
Xiao Juzi’s previously drooping ears twitched, then shot straight up.
He suddenly looked at Shu Yao as if he’d done something wrong, his round, dark eyes glistening with moisture.
In a small, nasal voice, he asked cautiously, "Mommy, when I was in your tummy, were you as uncomfortable as that aunty is?"
"Not really," Shu Yao said, looking at the frail Ling Yunyun. "I’m in pretty good shape, physically."
Xiao Juzi nuzzled his little head into the crook of her neck.
Just then, Lin Zhenxiang interjected, "Perhaps it’s the different environment. Didn’t Mrs. Luo just come from the Lower Star District? Maybe she hasn’t adjusted to the environment here yet?"
In the Interstellar Federation, with the exception of Zone 9, which was treated as a garbage dump, the climates of all other Star Districts were unified and regulated by a central AI. There was no such thing as failing to acclimatize, even if one moved to a new environment suddenly.
"It has nothing to do with the environment." Dean Wen stepped forward, professionally shutting Lin Zhenxiang down. "When a Purebred human female is pregnant with a Beastman baby, she must endure a process like this. Mrs. Luo is also physically weaker than the average woman, so the pain she bears is naturally greater than most. It’s understandable that Miss Lin wouldn’t know, having no experience in the matter."
To show off her supposed knowledge, Lin Zhenxiang blurted out some ill-timed remarks, "Of course I know it’s painful! The low birth rate in the Interstellar Federation is largely because many women can’t endure such pain, leading to stillbirths for Beastman babies... I hope Mrs. Luo can make it through!"
Her eyes were filled with sympathy, but her words were terribly pessimistic.
She successfully plunged Ling Yunyun into despair.
Shu Yao spoke coolly, "Don’t just go around assigning blame. We Purebred human women refuse to take the fall for this. The low birth rate in the Interstellar Federation can’t be pinned on us."
Lin Zhenxiang couldn’t help but retort, "Sister Shu, it’s a fact. Just because you, a Purebred, successfully gave birth to a Beastman baby, you can’t assume every other Purebred woman is the same as you!"
"You sound so sure of yourself. Have you done any research on the matter?" Shu Yao narrowed her eyes, displeased. "How did you even pass biology? Beastmen are a product of genetic mutation, which affects their reproductive capabilities to a certain degree. Did your biology teacher not teach you that?
Because they haven’t completely lost their fertility, they sometimes selectively couple with other Beastmen to produce purer Beastman bloodlines. Isn’t that the case with the Federation’s Emperor and Empress?"
Suddenly being called out, Qin Songlin didn’t dare react.
Seeing how spineless he was acting, Dean Wen chuckled to himself before immediately backing up Shu Yao: