A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!

Chapter 225: Early Signs

Only after Qiong Xing promised he wouldn’t leave the room did Elias finally go to eat breakfast, though he still looked worried.

If the child was a beastkin like Joa, then maybe they would have those adorable ears too.

"But the morning sickness is worse than last time... that’s tough."

"...Are you alright?"

"Don’t move! Ah, no, you’re feeling sick, right? Don’t move. Just stay sitting."

Thinking it would be best not to agitate him further, Qiong Xing sat back down. Then, patting the spot beside him, he invited Joa to sit.

"...Ah, sorry. It’s just... when I think it’s my child, I can’t stay calm. I heard your morning sickness is bad and panicked."

Still, it made him genuinely happy that Joa was looking forward to it that much.

If anything, his time with Lian had been unusually easy.

"I’ll bring you some fruit or something again, so try to eat as much as you can. Otherwise, the kid in your belly won’t grow."

"I told you to call it caring about family."

"Ah—ah—ma... ma—manma!"

As Lian calling out to Qiong Xing, she eagerly ate the food placed before her.

Handing the now-empty bowl to Qiong Xing, Raon patted Lian’s head in praise.

Surprisingly, it was Raon who had taken the initiative to care for Lian while Qiong Xing struggled with morning sickness.

"Nura, you should learn from Raon."

Iseul who is resting his head on Qiong Xing’s lap took the opportunity to cling to him.

"Why?"

He must have been listening as he too looked at Iseul with exasperation.

"I thought you’d improved a little... Maybe I shouldn’t become mates with someone who might not even dote on their own child."

Startled by Qiong Xing’s words, Iseul jumped up and reached for Lian.

"Don’t make hrr cry, idiot!"

Iseul desperately apologized, but once Lian started crying she wouldn’t stop.

"Do you understand now? If you don’t want your own child to cry like that, start learning from Raon now."

Perhaps Iseul had truly reflected this time since he was unusually serious as he learned various things from Raon.

From how Iseul had been earlier, it seemed like he would have left everything to Raon.

"Lian, let’s get used to things little by little, alright?"

"Maybe it’d be better to start with Cari so you can get used to it... though their mental ages are about the same, so maybe it won’t be much help."

"...What are you doing?"

Joa approached Qiong Xing who had been watching Iseul learn how to change diapers while holding Lian from Raon.

"Just how bad do you have to be to make Lian cry?"

When he asked about Qiong Xing’s condition, Qiong Xing replied that he was fine and Joa visibly let out a sigh of relief.

"I wonder if it’s soon? Compared to when I had Lian, my stomach hasn’t grown as much... but for beastkin, this is normal, right?"

For beastkin who give birth to smaller babies and raise them bigger afterward, the belly doesn’t grow as much even right before birth, which made things easier in one sense.

Qiong Xing was doing his best for the child, but it felt like the nutrients were being taken away as soon as he ate.