Chapter 240 How long do you want to hide?
Chapter 240 How long do you want to hide?
But for the next few days, Luo Huazhou never came again.
E Ling kept thinking about this matter at first, but later on, her mind was distracted by the baby in her belly.
When she first found out she was pregnant, Eling didn't have any obvious reaction and her belly didn't start to show. But after a week, Eling started to have no appetite for anything. She felt nauseous at the sight of meat and sometimes she even refused to eat for the whole day.
In order to let E'ling eat more, her companions cooked food for her in all kinds of ways. Everything flying in the sky, crawling on the ground, and swimming in the river were caught and made her meal. Even so, she still ate very little and could only eat some fruits.
Later, Helmei stewed the sour fruits that E'ling often ate with meat, and also got some white rice and wild vegetables that vegetarian orcs liked to eat, so that E'ling ate more.
Later, her appetite improved and her belly gradually became more obvious, so Nagasawa suggested that she go out for a walk, saying that proper exercise would be beneficial for her subsequent delivery.
So, in addition to leaving a few people to build the new house during the day, the couples would ensure that there were at least two males accompanying E Ling, one to take care of her food and daily life, and the other to protect her safety when she went out.
She finally had the energy to go out for a walk that day, but just as she was about to go out, she ran into Mo Lin coming in with a big basket of fruits, all of which were her favorites.
E Ling couldn't help wondering: "Lin, when did you go out to pick fruit?"
"I didn't pick it." Mo Lin shook his head, "I don't know who left it at our door."
Yin Chen, who was supporting E Ling, glanced at the fruits in the basket and said, "Maybe someone sent them here. E Ling is pregnant now, so it's normal for orcs to send fruits to express their blessings."
Mo Lin nodded, without thinking too much, he put away the fruit basket and went out for a walk with E Ling.
But then, E Ling would find the same fruit basket appearing at her doorstep every now and then, and the fruits delivered were almost the same each time, and each one was very much to her taste, and some were even fruits unique to the sea.
E Ling began to have doubts in her heart until she found a fallen purple fish scale in the fruit basket, which had a familiar scent on it.
She was very familiar with this aura, and she had already determined in her heart who the person was who quietly delivered the fruit basket.
Elingtuo Molin figured out the pattern of the person who delivered the fruit basket. Sometimes it was once every four days, sometimes once every five days. And every time the fruit basket was delivered just after dawn, as if he was intentionally avoiding her schedule.
This day was exactly four days since I last received the fruit basket.
E Ling woke up early, sat by the door, and pulled out a bundle of thread to weave clothes for her baby.
Ever since she became pregnant, her partner has been keeping a close eye on her, taking care of her eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping, and not even allowing her to do the smallest chores.
She had thought that she could go to the fields to check on the vegetables she had planted before while it was still a young month, but she was stopped. The males were rarely united in this regard, and no matter how she argued, it was useless.
She had no choice but to ask them to bring her several large bundles of thread and weaving tools and not let her go out, so she had to weave to pass the time.
Fortunately, the orcs' gestation period is generally two to three months. Otherwise, according to the human gestation period of ten months, she would be overwhelmed by boredom before she even gave birth.
Eling sat behind the door and weaved for a while. As the sky gradually brightened, she heard light footsteps coming from behind the door and the sound of a basket being gently placed at the door.
E Ling stood up by holding the door and opened it.
The sudden movement startled the man, but after seeing who opened the door, he was even more stunned.
"E, E Ling..." Luo Huazhou looked a little helpless. "You, why are you here? No... why aren't you resting well? It's so early now, how can they let you get up so early? How are they taking care of you?"
Luo Huazhou's brows quickly furrowed. He took off his shirt and held her close, his words full of concern: "After the hot season, the weather gradually turns cooler. The cold season comes earlier in the north, and it is especially cool in the morning and evening. You are pregnant, so you have to be careful with everything..."
E Ling looked at him straight in the eyes. "It takes at least three or four days to get here from the eastern seas. Aren't you tired?"
"Tired? How can I be tired? Don't think too much. I don't have to go back to the sea. There are rivers everywhere nearby. I can rest anywhere. Besides, it's boring to stay in the sea all day. I just came out to relax. I passed by your place and brought you something. That's all!"
"Oh, really?" E Ling pointed out directly: "Several times in a row? And you also took the opportunity to find out clearly what I like to eat? Luo Huazhou, when did you become so pretentious?"
"Who, who is pretending?!" Luo Huazhou's ears turned red, and he stammered, "So you know everything..."
"I'm not like someone who is so stupid that he doesn't even have the courage to meet me. And who would show affection so obviously? It's fine if you know what I like, but the baskets you send are the same every time. You deliberately put the evidence in front of me. Are you afraid that I won't guess that it's you who sent it?"
E Ling looked at Luo Huazhou as if he were a fool, and then took out the scale that he had accidentally dropped.
Seeing the lost scale appear in E Ling's hand, Luo Huazhou knew that he couldn't get away with it even if he jumped into the river today, so he could only evade the main point and said, "Who said that Your Highness dare not come to see you... I, I am here, am I not?"
"Oh. So what were you hiding from?"
Facing E Ling's scrutiny, Luo Huazhou awkwardly tugged at the hem of his clothes, trying to cover up something.
"I, that's for other reasons..."
E Ling quickly noticed his movements and saw his scarred feet.
Her brows furrowed deeply, "What's wrong with your feet? Why aren't you wearing shoes?"
"Nothing!" Luo Huazhou was a little embarrassed. "Well, I'm relieved to see that you are okay. The fruit is fresh, remember to eat it. I'll go first..."
When Luo Huazhou turned around, he was grabbed by E Ling.
"Luo Huazhou, I've already taken the initiative, how long are you going to hide?!"
E Ling held his hand tightly and asked him bluntly, "I am a pregnant woman who is about to give birth. I am here with you so early in the morning just to make you explain everything to me today! Luo Huazhou, can you bear to see me worrying about you while I am pregnant?"
E Ling bet that he couldn't bear it.
Sure enough, Luo Huazhou stopped what he was doing and looked at her pregnant belly, full of worry.
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