How long does it take for the insect race to carry a child? Luo Qi doesn't know, Cecy doesn't know, and Liya, who is pregnant, doesn't know either.
No one knows if this child can be born, or if it can survive.
A shadow has already lingered over the insect race for too long, and even with Luo Qi's birth, it won't dissipate anytime soon.
It can be said that this child is not only what Liya and Bosya anticipate, but also the hope of the entire insect race.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye, but Liya has shown no signs of giving birth.
Meanwhile, Ye Mu and Luo Qi are about to graduate from Bella Kindergarten and prepare for more advanced schooling.
On the original Earth, they would have been starting elementary school, but in the interstellar era, such distinctions seem less pronounced. After kindergarten, one attends primary school for a total of eight years before transferring to advanced schools for five years.
Luo Qi sat in the Bella Kindergarten theater, taking small snacks fed to him by Ye Mu.
The "marriage" commotion from two years ago didn't cease with Liya and Bosya's child. In the end, Luo Qi reluctantly "bestowed" the title of child bride upon Ye Mu.
Thinking about it, Luo Qi chuckled. He watched Ye Mu diligently scoop out a mouthful of cake, half cream and half cake, perfectly sized, not too rich or dry, and then feed it to Luo Qi.
Luo Qi glanced at him, comfortably nestled in his chair, gently pinching the flesh on his own belly.
Under Ye Mu's meticulous care over the past two years, he had gained weight.
Both being six or seven years old, Ye Mu's height had started to increase, and he appeared more composed. Only Luo Qi still had a baby face, and he was now half a head shorter than Ye Mu.
Today was the kindergarten's graduation celebration party. However, after Luo Qi and Ye Mu took the stage to alter the script, they were strictly forbidden from performing again.
But it was for the best. Ye Mu didn't want anyone else to be Luo Qi's prince; he was Luo Qi's legitimate wife!
Luo Qi didn't know what Ye Mu was thinking. He lowered his head, smiling endlessly, and finished the remaining half of the cake with the same spoon.
He tossed the box aside, tilted his head, and leaned against Luo Qi. Ye Mu was taller than Luo Qi, so sitting like this was uncomfortable, but he seemed content.
"Look at us, there won't be any more good performances like ours."
Luo Qi's face darkened. "Do you remember that because you changed the script, we were both banned from performing?"
Ye Mu was unashamed, even proud. "That's even better. The whole world knows we're a couple."
Luo Qi stared at him. Sometimes he wondered if Ye Mu's shocking pronouncements were genuine or not.
He also found it strange why Ye Mu had been so close to him since the first time they met.
He used to envy the friendship between Xiao Xingxing and Chi Huo, but unknowingly, he realized that he and Ye Mu were becoming like that too.
Ye Mu tilted his head and nuzzled into Luo Qi's neck. The rustling of his hair tickled Luo Qi's neck.
He pushed Ye Mu's head away. "Isn't this posture uncomfortable for you?"
Ye Mu shook his head. "You talked to three little girls today, hugged two little boys, oh, and a wolf cub."
He thought about a movie he had recently watched and precisely found a word: "This is called not upholding male virtue!"
Luo Qi: "? Where did you get all this nonsense from?"
Talking to girls—greeting them.
Hugging little boys—Chi Huo, Mo Xuan.
The wolf cub goes without saying, Xiao Xingxing.
Ye Mu's jealousy was unapologetic:
"Boys are not allowed, and girls are not allowed either. I will do my best to treat you well, but you must also uphold male virtue!
Besides, Uncle Cecy has already agreed. This is like meeting the parents and publicly acknowledging our relationship as hu—呜呜呜."
Luo Qi's mouth twitched as he covered Ye Mu's mouth. He didn't know why Ye Mu was being so possessive, but he suspected Ye Mu was trying to manipulate him!
"Do you know how old you are? You're only seven! The teacher said no early romance, do you know that?"
Ye Mu, with his mouth covered, blinked at Luo Qi and nodded. As soon as Luo Qi let go, he saw Ye Mu looking at him with sparkling eyes:
"Early romance, early romance, we're not having early romance, we're getting married directly, then the teacher can't control us."
Luo Qi choked. You're defining a very new kind of early romance, Ye Xiaomu!
Ye Mu sighed contentedly, wrapping his arms around Luo Qi's shoulders. Luo Qi watched the performance on stage, while Ye Mu watched Luo Qi.
The people around had already gotten used to this scene of one person clinging to another insect.
Even Xiao Xingxing and Chi Huo, who had been inseparable since childhood, found it sickening.
They sat in the row behind Luo Qi and Ye Mu. Chi Huo bared his teeth and complained to Xiao Xingxing:
"Look at them, they're so sickeningly sweet."
Xiao Xingxing ate a fruit in his hand and nodded perfunctorily, "Indeed, sickeningly sweet."
Chi Huo knew that Xiao Xingxing wasn't paying attention to him at all. His eyes rolled, and he suddenly said:
"Why don't we get married too?"
Xiao Xingxing was so startled that he dropped the fruit in his hand.
Chi Huo thought it more and more feasible. "We're going to be together forever anyway, so why don't we get married too? I think Ye Mu's idea is quite good."
Upfront, Ye Mu's ears perked up. He turned to look at Chi Huo, then at Xiao Xingxing, and nodded with great seriousness:
"As expected of my good brother, you truly understand the brilliance of my idea.
Let me tell you, for this to succeed, there's one most important key."
Chi Huo looked eager to learn. "What's the key?"
Luo Qi suddenly had a bad premonition. As expected, in the next second, he heard Ye Mu say: "The most important thing is to be thick-skinned. Go and beg Uncle Xiao to marry Xingxing to—呜呜呜..."
Luo Qi's veins bulged, wishing he could stuff Ye Mu's mouth shut.
"He's talking nonsense."