Ah Chen suddenly stopped. The floor he had carefully wiped was already very clean, but he still felt it was dirty.

He lowered his head, his hands frozen in mid-air, the fabric slipping from his fingertips to the ground.

He remained completely still, as if his body had lost its command.

Yan Shu lay back down on the bed. After noticing his unusual behavior, she couldn't help but stop and look at him.

Ah Chen's body trembled slightly, his slender hands hanging at his sides, clenched into fists, his knuckles white.

"Ah Chen?" Yan Shu called out tentatively.

He didn't answer, but just glanced up at her, his usually cautious eyes now filled with confusion.

He seemed to have suddenly lost his way, not knowing what to do next or how to start the conversation.

"what happened to you?"

Yan Shu's voice was gentle and filled with concern.

Ah Chen pursed his lips, a struggle flashing in his lowered eyes. His fingers twitched slightly, as if trying to grasp something, but ultimately fell limply to the ground.

His voice was low and hoarse, filled with obvious panic and unease: "My lord... I... I don't know what to do."

His voice trembled slightly, his breathing was rapid, and his eyes were full of helplessness and self-blame.

The self-reproach was almost written on his face. He lowered his head, not daring to look at her, as if afraid to see disappointment in her eyes.

Ah Chen wanted to follow the adults, but he discovered that he knew nothing but how to do manual labor.

He felt useless and even began to doubt whether he was completely incapable of helping her with anything.

Yan Shu opened her mouth, wanting to say a few words of comfort, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Just then, Ah Xu's lazy voice rang out from the side: "Shu Shu, just let him do it."

His tail swayed gently, and his tone was one of knowing all things with composure. "If you don't let him do it, he'll overthink things and make things worse."

Yan Shu turned to look at A Xu, and saw him slowly and carefully folding the quilt for her, his movements delicate and elegant, as if he were doing something extremely important.

He glanced up at Achen, his fox-like eyes curving slightly, and said with a half-smile, "Sometimes, giving him something to do is better than anything else."

Yan Shu had no choice but to nod helplessly, "Alright, alright, do whatever you want."

Upon hearing her agreement, Ah Chen quickly bent down to pick up the rag, his movements hurried, as if he were seizing the last opportunity.

He lowered his head, his eyes still showing a hint of caution: "Thank you, sir. I will do my best and will not let you down."

Yan Shu felt a pang of sadness seeing him like this, but she didn't know how to comfort him.

His self-blame and fear were deeply ingrained and could not be changed by a few words.

-

When Yan Shu became pregnant, she thought she would be like she had heard before, carrying the baby for ten months and going through a long wait before the baby was born.

Little did she know that everything in this beast world was completely different from what she had previously known.

In this world, the birth cycle of a child depends entirely on racial type.

Fast-producing species, such as rabbits, have an exceptionally high reproductive rate and can give birth to the next generation in just one month, which can almost be described as "lightning-fast production."

Most ordinary races, however, need about three to four months.

"For snake-type creatures like Ah Ling, it probably only lasts about three months."

When Yan Shu heard A Xu mention it, she couldn't help but ask, "What about the rarer ones?"

Ah Xu smiled and said, "Rare races are different; they might carry a pregnancy for a very long time."

Some special races, in order to ensure the strength of their offspring, have exceptionally long gestation periods. One elder, a male, possessed a trace of Qilin blood; she carried him for a full three years before giving birth.

"Three years?"

Yan Shu's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief. "So long?"

She paused for a moment, then quickly calculated in her mind that if her body needed to recover at the rate of one pregnancy every three years, it would take her forever to become a normal person again.

Suddenly, I felt that the road ahead was very long, as if I could not reach the end even if I stretched out my hand.

Just as she was starting to feel a headache coming on, a familiar system voice sounded in her mind: [Host, please rest assured, your body's maximum pregnancy duration is only ten months.]

Yan Shu was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up: "So that means, no matter how rare the race I give birth to, I only need to be pregnant for a maximum of ten months, right?"

[Yes, host. 】

The system's tone was as cold and mechanical as ever, but to her ears at that moment, it sounded like heavenly music.

OK OK.

Yan Shu immediately felt relieved.

But now that it has appeared, she hurriedly asked, "System, I am currently pregnant with two children. Can I give birth normally?"

[Yes, host. 】

"I remember you said I had a newbie gift pack, what was it again?"

The system replied: [You are entitled to the newbie benefits of a painless pregnancy, painless childbirth, and rapid postpartum recovery.]

Hearing this, Yan Shu's lips curled up slightly, and she felt as if she had no more worries in life.

She was initially a little apprehensive, as her twin pregnancy was becoming increasingly noticeable, and Ah Xu and the others were all very nervous, constantly circling around her, which made her feel anxious as well.

"May I ask when I will give birth?"

The system was silent for a moment, then a crisp notification sound rang in her mind.

Immediately afterwards, a clear countdown screen appeared in her field of vision.

[Host's delivery countdown: 48 days, 21 hours, and 35 minutes.]

Yan Shu blinked, staring at the number accurate to the second, almost unable to react: "This is really... very accurate."

I was a little taken aback.

The system's mechanical voice sounded again: [The host's production time has been locked. Based on your physical condition and mission requirements, ensure safe production.]

Yan Shu looked at the constantly changing countdown numbers, and her mood suddenly became complicated.

She knew she would be alright, but looking at the precise, emotionless countdown, she had the unsettling feeling that she had been scheduled for surgery.

She touched her belly and muttered to herself, "So many more days... It seems their tension will continue for a while."

At this moment, Ah Xu, seeing her in a daze, approached suspiciously and gently patted her hand with his tail: "Shu Shu?"

Yan Shu snapped out of her reverie, looked up to meet those fox-like eyes, and couldn't help but smile: "It's nothing, I was just thinking about something. Don't be so nervous, what could possibly be wrong with me?"

Ah Xu's gaze fell on her slightly protruding belly, his fox-like eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone was filled with obvious jealousy and resentment: "I was clearly your first male, so why can't you get pregnant with my child?"

Yan Shu was stunned for a moment. Looking at his somewhat aggrieved expression, she couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Ah Xu, is this something I can decide? I can't control whose child I'm pregnant with."

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