After being bound to the procreation system, the little female seduces everyone in the beast world.

Yan Shu finally managed to break free from the three clingy children.

But these guys are all shrewd, and they seize every opportunity to make exorbitant demands, spewing all sorts of ridiculous requests.

"If you feel even slightly unwell, be sure to tell us immediately."

Ah Xu leaned against her side, his tail restlessly wrapped around her waist, his smile lazy yet tinged with malice, "You're not allowed to carry this burden yourself, and you're not allowed to pretend nothing's wrong."

Ah Hou nodded earnestly beside him, his ears still twitching: "Yes! Shu Shu, if you sense anything is wrong, even the slightest thing, you must say so! Otherwise..."

He glanced at her belly and added cautiously, "The baby is good, but we only love you."

Yan Shu glared at him: "You dare to try not liking my child?"

Ah Hou's ears twitched in fright, and he hurriedly raised his hands to assure everyone: "No, no, no, I like them! I like all the children you gave birth to!"

Ah-Xu laughed smugly, patting her waist with his tail: "No matter whose child it is, we will love them."

Ah Ling remained silent, but the hand that gently held her wrist, though cool to the touch, carried a warmth—meaning he would listen to whatever she said.

"And one more thing!" Ah Hou suddenly remembered something and quickly added, "Shu Shu needs to rest more every day and isn't allowed to run around! What if she bumps or falls?"

Yan Shu's lips twitched, already anticipating that she would be suffocated by the watchful eyes of these guys in the future.

She rubbed her forehead and sighed helplessly, "I'm just pregnant, not sick."

"Even when you're pregnant, you can't let your guard down." Ah Xu smiled warmly, but her tone was very serious. "We won't let you have any surprises."

Ah Ling nodded slightly, her voice low: "Yes."

Yan Shu was completely speechless, but seeing the three males sticking to her side like glue, she could only reluctantly compromise: "Fine, fine, I'll do whatever you say. Whatever you say goes."

The three of them exchanged glances, their eyes filled with unspoken understanding, as if they had accomplished something remarkable.

-

Yan Shu never expected that her life would become so much quieter after she became pregnant.

All the endless tasks that used to be available have now completely disappeared.

The tribe no longer bothers her with those tedious matters that require the female's attention; they can't even find a reason to disturb her.

More importantly, she no longer has to go out and be stared at like a monkey.

Yan Shu was lazily lying on the soft cushion, munching on fruit and enjoying the peaceful days that pregnancy brought.

This period of peace was hard-won, and she was immersed in it when a knock on the door suddenly broke the tranquility.

As if sensing something, Ah Ling frowned slightly and got up to answer the door.

He opened the door, and standing outside was an old acquaintance from the snake clan, tall, with gloomy eyes and an aura of coldness emanating from him.

Their eyes met briefly, and without much small talk, Ah Ling silently walked out the door and stood beside him at the entrance.

Although the two had already gone outside, the man's eyes unconsciously swept back into the room, and he immediately spotted Yan Shu leaning against the cushion.

He withdrew his gaze, his tone low, and went straight to the point: "Ah Ling, we're short of females in our snake den. The other females aren't willing to come... Right now, you're the only female in the entire tribe. Could you lend us one of yours to help us through this period?"

Ah Ling stood at the door, her brows furrowed, her heart heavy.

Snakes borrow females; this is a long-standing tradition used by snake dens to combat the annual mating season.

If the mating season gets out of control, the male snakes will go berserk—at best they will lose their minds, at worst they will kill each other, and it may even lead to the collapse and destruction of the entire group.

Because female snakes are extremely rare, appearing only once every hundred years, the snake race has to rely on external support.

If it were anyone else, he would have refused without hesitation—but the person in front of him was the patriarch of the snake clan.

The man lowered his eyes, his expression devoid of any aggressive intent, instead filled with helplessness and pleading.

His voice was low and heavy, as if every word carried a heavy burden: "Ah Ling, our snake clan really can't hold on this time... All the other females have rejected us, no one is willing to come. If we can't find any more females, our clan will really be finished."

Ah Ling's fingers clenched involuntarily, her cold fingertips digging into her palm.

Seeing that A-Ling remained silent, the chieftain's eyes flashed with a deep pleading look: "A-Ling, haven't you always been grateful to our snake den? The place we provided for you during your mating season, the food we distributed to you within the clan... You were able to grow up as a white snake, wasn't that all thanks to the snake den?"

He spoke each word with a heavy but earnest tone: "We are in imminent danger, Ah Ling, can you really bear to stand idly by?"

Ah Ling's heart sank even further at these words.

He knew this was not something he could easily refuse—every single one of those favors was real, and he had indeed received many benefits from the snake den.

That's why he couldn't immediately refuse.

but……

Finally, he spoke in a low voice, hoarse and restrained: "She's pregnant."

Upon hearing this, the clan leader's expression changed slightly.

In that instant, his brows furrowed deeply, as if he hadn't expected Ah Ling to come up with such a tricky reason.

Ah Ling looked at him without saying anything more, her gaze deep, as if she were telling him through silence that this was her bottom line that she could not compromise on.

"You..." The clan leader opened his mouth, but the words got stuck in his throat.

A silence fell over the room, with only the wind gently blowing through the crack in the door, as if it too felt the weight of this silent standoff.

Ah Ling lowered her head, her eyes calm yet resolute.

This time, he will not compromise.

"So it won't work."

That sentence fell like a nail.

The clan chief stood still, his expression shifting unpredictably.

After a moment, he finally sighed, a hint of weariness and helplessness in his eyes: "I understand."

He turned and left, carrying with him a heavy sense of helplessness.

The moment Ah Ling closed the door, it felt as if all the weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

He leaned against the door, his shoulders drooping slightly, his fingers trembling uncontrollably, his cold fingertips gripping the door frame tightly, as if using it to support himself.

Yan Shu walked in just then and saw Ah Ling's vulnerable side, which she had never shown before.

He was always silent and calm, as if nothing could shake his inner peace, except for that indescribable night...

This was the first time she had seen his defenses so flimsy, like a piece of paper swaying in the wind.

His slightly trembling fingers, his lowered eyes, and the suppressed repression and struggle he concealed were all signs of the composure he was barely maintaining, as if he had tried his best to do so.