My Demon Husband Is a Snake

"That's not necessarily true; to prove your judgment isn't wrong, you need to observe for a while longer." My mom looked at my funny, spouting antics with the corners of her lips raised slightly.

Li Yitian pulled out a paper towel and wiped the water from the corner of my mouth.

Her big eyes looked at me, so adorably behaved that it was heartbreaking.

As for me, I was petrified, gazing at my mom, unable to utter a single word, even doubting if I understood Chinese anymore.

My judgment?!?!!

My judgment... ah...

What on earth is she talking about...

Seeing how shocked I was, my mom looked at me with a bit of disdain, "I'm your mother; how could I not see what you're thinking? Wearing that cheongsam, you were probably more than willing to protect him with your own body."

"Heh heh... you could see through that... Totally befitting of a mother, eyes like torches, huh." I gave a thumbs-up and awkwardly chuckled.

Yet, my mom sighed with worry, "Even if he turns out to be a good man in the future, it's still going to be quite troublesome. After all, he's a snake, and you're human; how will you be together? That's an issue to consider, plus, will you regret it one day? Or if one day you fall out of love, the lover's filter fades away, and you start to fear his serpentine true form, what will you do then? You've got to think about all these things."

"..." I was at a loss for words, with just one thought left in my head.

When parents love their children, they plan for their long-term welfare.

All these things she mentioned, I had never considered, nor had I had the time to.

It was only after the incidents in City B that I'd started to face my feelings. Now, just as my feelings were beginning to surface, my mom had seen right through them.

Ah, indeed there's no one like a mother for her daughter.

My mom has work tomorrow and shouldn't stay up too late.

With that, the conversation ended, and we headed upstairs to rest.

I held Li Yitian, sitting still until Yu Longting had completely finished his work. He walked over, a self-mocking smile on his face, "Aren't your arms sore from holding her this whole time?"

"Shh, Xiao Yitian's fallen asleep; keep it down." I put my index finger up, feigned a stern face, and stood up, "The little missy is just a baby girl, how heavy could she be? There's no way my arms could be sore."

It was already eleven o'clock at night, and Xiao Yitian had accompanied me in waiting.

Unable to fight off sleep, she had dozed off in my arms.

"You sure do stick up for this little girl. Once your own child is born, you're going to spoil them to death. What were you and your mom talking about? Were you badmouthing me?" Yu Longting took off his apron, tossed it aside casually, and embraced my waist as we headed upstairs.

I widened my eyes at him, "You don't know? You're the Snake Lord, and you were so close. Couldn't you hear anything?"

"It seems your mom might have cast a sound Barrier to block the noise specifically; I didn't catch a single word, and could only fret helplessly." Yu Longting spoke casually, not particularly bothered, just teasing.

This was the first time I learned that my mom could cast a Barrier, which seriously refreshed my past perception of her.

However, I didn't feel like delving deep into it. It's normal for her to have some experience at her age. I teased back in the same vein, "Badmouth you? She told me that you're very down-to-earth, and she really likes how you accompany me in such a warm and low-key manner."

"Is that true or are you teasing me? She'd probably want to flay and eviscerate the scum who defiled her daughter, yet she appreciates me? I'm not well-educated; don't fool me." Yu Longting wore a carefree expression, clearly taking my words as a joke.

Entering my dorm with Yu Longting, I gently closed the door, "Do I need to lie just to please you? Hey, Yu Longting, there's something I need to talk to you about."

"Hmm?" Yu Longting pinned me against the wall softly kissing me.

I pushed his face away, "Hey, listen, it's serious. After what you did to me today, my stomach has felt really heavy. Didn't you go too far and hurt Dumpling?"

"Would I do something so unreliable? Although I was quite demanding, I was very careful, how could I hurt the Snake Kid?" Yu Longting didn't believe me and touched my abdomen, his face growing somber as he felt me, "It's indeed a bit abnormal. Has Dumpling woken up at all today?"

"No, and no matter how much I called for him, he wouldn't wake up. I'm really worried." My hands were sweaty, clutching at the hem of my own clothes.

Yu Longting was still not serious even at a time like this, suddenly kissing my lips unexpectedly, "Aside from discomfort in your stomach, is there anything else?"

"Also, I've been craving raw meat, thirsting for blood!! If it wasn't for my self-control, I would have truly gone to eat meat and drink blood." I said miserably.

"If that's the case, you haven't eaten much today, right?" Yu Longting stroked my head, seeing my woeful nod; he caressed my stomach soothingly, "I cast a satiation curse on you, which can temporarily substitute food with my Mana. You won't feel hungry, nor will you have to suffer and force yourself to eat. Honey, that day when you were seized by Qingyang, did he touch your stomach?"