Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start

Yet upon noticing Kiana☆'s flat stomach, a flicker of doubt flashed through her eyes.

At that moment, Fu Lin's voice rang in her ears, interrupting her thoughts, "What's wrong, Mei☆?"

Snapping back to her senses, Mei☆ looked at Fu Lin and replied with a shy smile,

"No, it's nothing. I just didn't expect this day to come so suddenly—it all feels like a dream."

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Time continued to fly by swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, several months had passed.

On this particular day, the morning light gently filtered through the gap in the curtains and softly spilled into the room. Mei☆ slowly opened her eyes. As always, her gaze first landed on Fu Lin, who was still sound asleep beside her.

Looking at Fu Lin's peaceful sleeping face filled Mei☆ with a warm sense of happiness. The corners of her lips lifted involuntarily, blossoming into a sweet smile.

Mei☆ gently leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Fu Lin's cheek, then carefully got out of bed, moving lightly as if afraid to wake her slumbering lover.

After getting dressed, Mei☆ walked cheerfully toward the kitchen, preparing to cook a delicious breakfast for the two of them.

However, just as she stood still and reached out for the ingredients, a strange feeling suddenly surged through her.

It felt like an invisible hand was stirring her stomach. A wave of dry heaving and nausea struck, causing her to bend over instinctively.

This sudden discomfort left Mei☆ a bit flustered, but soon, a thought flashed across her mind.

Without thinking further, Mei☆ quickly turned around and hurried back to the bedroom.

At this moment, Fu Lin was awakened by the sound of Mei☆'s hurried footsteps. He sat up with a puzzled look and asked,

"What's wrong, Mei☆?"

But Mei☆ seemed not to hear him. She went straight to the bedside, quickly opened the drawer, took out a small unopened box, and then dashed to the bathroom.

Fu Lin watched Mei☆'s disappearing figure behind the bathroom door with increasing confusion, not knowing what was going on.

After a little while, the bathroom door finally opened again. Mei☆ came out holding a pregnancy test stick tightly in her hand, her face beaming with joy and her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Unable to contain her excitement, Mei☆ rushed over to Fu Lin in just a few steps, pointed directly at the pregnancy test, and said with a trembling voice,

"Fu Lin, look! Do you see what this is!"

At that moment, Fu Lin looked blankly in the direction Mei☆ pointed. When his eyes landed on the two bright red lines clearly visible on the pregnancy test, he froze completely. His eyes widened in shock, and his lips began to tremble uncontrollably.

After a while, Fu Lin finally stammered,

"Mei☆... you—"

Seeing Fu Lin like this, Mei☆ quickly nodded vigorously.

However, before Fu Lin could finish his sentence, he blurted out,

"Mei☆, could it be that... you tested positive?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the joyfully expectant Mei☆ suddenly froze, and the smile on her face disappeared without a trace.

Mei☆ stood there blankly, momentarily unsure how to respond.

Noticing her sudden silence, Fu Lin became nervous and quickly asked with concern,

"Mei, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? No, we need to get to the hospital right away!"

As he spoke, he reached out to pull Mei☆ outside.

Just then, Mei☆—who had been silent until now—couldn't hold it in any longer. She rolled her eyes at Fu Lin and scolded playfully,

"Silly Fu Lin~ We're having a baby!"

This sudden announcement struck Fu Lin like a bolt of lightning.

He froze for a moment, then stared in amazement at Mei☆'s belly, as if trying to see the little life growing inside through her clothes.

"Preg... pregnant? So it wasn't a virus test?"

Fu Lin still couldn't quite believe his ears and asked again instinctively.

After getting another firm confirmation from Mei☆, Fu Lin finally came to his senses as if waking from a dream, and an uncontrollable joy began to spread across his face.

"I'm going to be a dad!"

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In the days that followed, all housework was handled by Fu Lin. Mei☆ focused on her pregnancy... and cooking. Everything else just required her to quietly wait for the arrival of new life.

Finally, nine months later, with the sound of loud, healthy cries, Mei☆ successfully gave birth to a pair of adorable children.

Looking at the two little ones with their chubby, rosy faces, Mei☆'s heart overflowed with tenderness and joy. It seemed that everything was moving in a beautiful direction.

Just as Mei☆ was fully immersed in this dreamlike, happiness-filled life, a clear, teasing laugh suddenly echoed from the sky.

"Hahaha, looks like you really enjoyed the dream I carefully wove for you, Mei☆~"

With that laugh came the mocking words of Fu Shi, clearly entering Mei☆'s ears.

Before the words even faded, the beautiful, vibrant scenery around her began to dissipate at a visible speed, like smoke blown away by the wind.

Mei☆ looked around dazedly. As she gazed at the distant Fu Lin, who was buying ice cream with the children, her pupils trembled slightly, and she reached out unwillingly, murmuring,

"Wait, don't..."

Until finally everything faded into nothingness, those warm and beautiful scenes seemed as if they had never truly existed—just a one-sided fantasy of hers.

Seeing Mei☆ showing signs of reluctance, Fu Shi exclaimed in surprise,

"Hey hey, you're getting too attached. If you get lost in a dream, you might never wake up again!"

As soon as she said this, Fu Shi suddenly paused for a moment, then lowered her head thoughtfully.

After a while, her eyes lit up, and she murmured softly,

"Hmm... thinking carefully, maybe this isn't such a bad thing for me.

After all, this way, some troublesome matters might get resolved.

But... if Fu Lin finds out about this, he'll definitely be mad at me. Wouldn't that just benefit Kiana☆ instead!"

At this thought, Fu Shi couldn't help but take a sharp breath, secretly regretting,

"Aiya, that was close, really close! I almost fell into your trap!

I didn't expect you to be so vicious, trying to drive a wedge between me and Fu Lin. Hmph, luckily the Herrscher of Sentience is smart and clever—almost got tricked by you!"

Mei☆ held her head, slowly raising it in a daze, her gaze following the direction of the voice.

There, she saw an enormous, mountain-like Fu Shi standing before her, muttering to herself nonstop.

Meanwhile, she herself was as tiny as an ant, standing on the back of Fu Shi's hand.

Instinctively, Mei☆ took a small step back. But as her consciousness cleared, she involuntarily murmured,

"Hypnosis...? When did it..."

Hearing Mei☆'s question, Fu Shi turned her gaze toward her, a smug smile appearing on her face as she answered mockingly,

"Of course it was from the beginning. You really thought you could beat me? No way, right? Come on now, time to wake up!"

As she spoke, Fu Shi reached out with her other equally massive hand and gave Mei☆ a gentle flick on the forehead.

In an instant, Mei☆ felt the world spin wildly in her head, and her consciousness quickly turned hazy and unclear.