7

In the lounge.

I gently patted Si Cheng's shoulder, signaling him to place me on the sofa.

Si Cheng, however, was reluctant to let go, nestled affectionately against my neck, slightly shivering.

"Mother... Mother..."

I smiled softly and reached out to stroke Si Cheng's hair.

"Good child."

"Very good."

Sitting on the sofa, I directly discarded the fake pregnancy belly, my expression becoming even more tender.

Si Cheng's shadow began to distort.

The human skin on his body fell off, and a giant creature burst free from his skin, pouncing onto me, obsessively sniffing my scent.

"Mother." It called.

"I really like Mother." It murmured.

Lying back on the sofa, my face was full of gentle maternal warmth.

How could Li Qinghe ever think I really wanted to become a Prince Consort for someone else?

When I learned that the child to be birthed was not limited by species, I had already made up my mind.

I asked the system to transform my body.