I'll Check You

Author: Jiang Xiaoya

Translator: LazyButAmbitious

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She had never even been with a man before. How could she have borne any children?

"Shi Xiaonian, 24 years old. A third-rate cartoonist currently living in S City. Would you like me to also repeat the background of every school, friend and family you have associated with since childhood?"

Gong Ou looked at her for a moment before reciting a few facts about her identity. He wasn't at all convinced by her denial.

{What he said...is correct.}

Shi Xiaonian stared blankly at the handsome face for a while before speaking, "But I really have no idea who you are."

She didn't recall ever meeting this man before. How could she have given birth to his child without even knowing him? This situation was totally preposterous.

"Stop pretending to be clueless with me. Hurry up and hand over the kid you hid! Otherwise..."

Gong Ou seemed annoyed, his tone of voice getting impatient. His index finger restlessly caressed the gun's trigger and his sword-like eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Danger— a chill ran through Shi Xiaonian's spine. If this continued, her life could very well end here.

She hurriedly shouted, "I swear that I'm speaking the truth. I really have never been pregnant before. You can check it if you want! You can't just unfairly accuse…"

"Check it? Okay, I'll check it right now."

Gong Ou's sharp voice sliced in the middle of Shi Xiaonian's words before she could finish.

His eyes swept across her body which was still partially covered under the white gauze, causing her to flinch intermittently at anywhere his gaze lingered. The gauze covered her body like a loose gown, leaving only her shoulder blades exposed. It made her skin look extra pale, just like a newborn baby whose skin would blush at the slightest touch.

Drops of sweat zig-zagged over her skin as if she had just exited the bathtub. They gave off a seductive scent and aesthetic appeal that was enough to allure any man.

Gong Ou's throat felt scorched and a strange heat rapidly blossomed within his body at the sight.

He suppressed this feeling and examined her body closely. The woman in front of him continuously secreted sweat from her pores which gradually soaked the yarn, causing it to cling closely to her skin. Under the yarn, a dark surgical scar was faintly outlined on her lower abdomen.

"How can there be scars on your body if you haven't given birth to a child?" Gong Ou asked domineeringly. His pupils flickered as if he had already discerned the truth behind the matter.

Shi Xiaonian reached out and rubbed her smooth lower abdomen with her palm before realizing the misunderstanding. Her cheeks flushed a little, "This is from appendix surgery. How can there be a c-section scar looking like this?"

"Then it could only mean that you had a normal delivery. I'm going to check it." Gong Ou threw the gun to the side and his tall figure pressed towards her.

The scent of the woman in front him set his body alight, causing the heat he had previously been suppressing to combust into a burning flame. He needed to vent this unbearable feeling.

"How are you going to check that?" Shi Xiaonian was startled and quickly yelled, "Stop, don't come any closer!"

However, the man didn't halt his momentum. His intimidating aura descended and his growing presence pressured her into fright and submission. His eyes were that of a hunter targeting his prey, clearly prepared to dismantle her bones and skin before swallowing her alive."

"What do you want to do? Don't come over!"

Shi Xiaonian kept crawling backwards as he approached, but her movements were soon stopped by the bed's headboard. In no time at all, Gong Ou was already on the bed. His knee pressed between her thighs while one hand was placed against the headboard next to her head,

His shadow covered her completely.

"Check..." Gong Ou uttered a single word, staring straight into her eyes. His eyes were like a pair of black holes that pulled at the depths of her soul.

"You don't have to be so close," she stammered, further backing into the headboard. She was like a hermit crab trying desperately to retreat back into its shell.

"Why? Isn't this a natural thing between a man and a woman?"

"Natural? What nonsense are you talking about? Don't come any clo— mhmmph~"

Before Shi Xiaonian could finish speaking, her words were muffled by the sudden kiss of the man's lips. She didn't even have the time to struggle in a bout of protest before the white gauze covering her body was lifted by the man's big palm. His sturdy body pressed down, provoking the temperature of the room to rise to its highest point."

"Ah—"

Shi Xiaonian screamed, shooting awake from her sleep. She was no longer in that bedroom that was even more luxurious than a presidential suite, but the small nest she had rented.

After staying in place for nearly a minute, Shi Xiaonian finally realized that it was only a dream.