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Chapter 5359: Exceptional Talent

Crown Prince Mo stared blankly at his wife, blinking repeatedly, then looked at her with a wronged and pitiful expression. Finally, he hardened his heart and nodded reluctantly, looking utterly miserable. "W-wife, then, then quickly, quick, do it!"

Qiao Mu watched his self-sacrificing demeanor, his lips pressed into a thin line, his handsome face tightly strained. He even timidly closed his eyes, which made her burst into laughter. A flicker of moisture appeared in her eyes as she reached out, cupped his face, and playfully bit his mouth. "Are you silly? I was just joking."

"You want to replace me? My baby wouldn't agree." She had carried the pregnancy this far; how could she desert her post like a coward? Besides, how could she bear to let her husband, a grown man, suffer this pain?

"What right do you have to deprive me of the joy of being a mother!" Lady Qiao Qiao glared at him and scoffed, "You're truly foolish."

Mo Lian suddenly opened his eyes, which shone with tenderness as he stared straight at her.

Qiao Mu lowered her head and touched her belly. "Do you know? How much I look forward to this child's birth? How much I long to hold the baby's little hand in the future, and for our family of three to travel the three realms."

"Wife," Mo Lian excitedly reached out to hug her, but now that her belly was growing larger, he was so nervous he didn't know where to place his hands.

Lady Qiao Qiao was both amused and exasperated. "Belly, belly, belly!" Mo Lian hugged her over her large belly. "Qiao Qiao, you're truly wonderful."

If Qiao Mu had a tail, it would surely be soaring to the heavens right now. She shook her head and lightly patted his hand. "Let go, let go."

"I've been very sleepy these days; I haven't had the energy to inquire about Wushuang and Xuanxuan's wedding. You should pay more attention to it."

"Wife," Mo Lian held her, "Everyone else is fine; I'm just worried about your belly."

"I told you, there's nothing wrong at all," Qiao Mu glared at him. "I usually find you very calm, but now, because of them—my mother and second aunt—getting anxious, you're also getting needlessly worked up."

"I, I also think it looks, uh, unusually large," Mo Lian stammered. "If you feel uncomfortable at all, you must remember to tell me immediately. Do you understand?"

"I know, I know," Qiao Mu rubbed her belly, then had a sudden thought and asked, "Qiao Qiao's Lotus, what do you think, could it be that our baby is practicing cultivation in my belly?"

Mo Lian's lips twitched, and he nodded earnestly. "Very possible. Perhaps our baby is exceptionally gifted, far beyond ordinary people."

Qiao Mu glanced at him, then suddenly burst into laughter. "How can you be so vain and shameless? I just casually asked, and you immediately went into full praise mode. You're so silly!"

Mo Lian secretly rolled his eyes: If I tell you, you won't believe me. I suspect our baby's sleepiness is precisely because they're practicing cultivation.

"Husband, let me tell you a joke."

Mo Lian: ...

His wife had become much livelier lately. Every now and then, she would burst into laughter at him, leaving him stunned, and now she was even telling him jokes. Crown Prince Mo felt immensely excited in his heart. All his years of nurturing had not been in vain; his little wife had finally opened up!

"Wife, tell me, your husband is listening," Mo Lian nodded repeatedly.