A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 162: Making Up

"No, that’s not what I mean. The baby—the baby kicked from inside my stomach!"

"...What?"

Qiong Xing took Elias’s hand and gently placed it on his belly.

"It’s your Papa," Qiong Xing said softly.

As if the baby understood, another strong thump came from inside.

Elias’s shoulders jerked in shock.

"Amazing, right?" Qiong Xing said happily, he was pleased that the baby seemed so lively.

But Elias lowered his head and rested his forehead against Qiong Xing’s shoulder.

"Elias?"

Qiong Xing wondered what was wrong.

"...It’s amazing. My child is really here inside you."

It seemed that Elias was deeply moved.

After all, a man who normally could not become pregnant might not truly feel that he was going to have a child, even if he was told so.

Unlike women who carry and protect the baby inside their own bodies until birth, a man might only understand it when he could touch and feel it like this.

Qiong Xing himself had been moved the first time he truly realized that a new life was growing inside him.

That was why he had been so happy that he rushed to see Elias while he was working.

"It’s amazing, isn’t it? I was so happy that I wanted to tell you first, Elias."

"I know. Thank you."

When Qiong Xing apologized for interrupting his work, Elias said he was glad to be told.

After that, Qiong Xing left Elias and continued on his way.

When he ran into Joa and told him the news, Joa happily said, "That’s incredible," then lifted Qiong Xing into his arms and carried him.

It seemed his worries had suddenly increased.

"Why didn’t you come tell me first?!" Leander complained later.

"...You were working," Qiong Xing replied.

"Elias was working too!"

After they finished eating, Qiong Xing told Leander the news as well.

But Leander became angry, asking why he had been the last to hear it.

"Well... Elias is the baby’s father..."

"I’m the father too!"

"I was planning to tell you as well, you know?"

"After lunch!"

Leander had clearly started sulking.

Qiong Xing didn’t know what to do, so Joa simply told him to leave Leander alone.

"But..."

"He’s just being childish. He always has to be first in everything."

"I’m not a kid!"

"That attitude is exactly why you’re a kid."

"Shut up!"

It seemed that Joa had only made things worse by teasing him.

Leander finished eating and left the dining hall quickly.

Qiong Xing didn’t know what he should say to him.

"Don’t worry too much about it," Joa said.

"Yeah," Elias agreed. "He just needs to grow up a bit."

Even though Joa and Elias tried to reassure him, Qiong Xing still couldn’t feel at ease.

He kept thinking about what he should do.

"Leander."

"...Qiong Xing."

Qiong Xing couldn’t think of a good solution, but he also couldn’t just leave things like this.

So he went to meet Leander around the time Leander would finish work.

Leander did call his name, but he immediately turned his face away.

Seeing that made Qiong Xing feel depressed.

"...Have you... grown tired of me?"

"Huh?"

"...Tired of... being my mate—"

"I haven’t!"

"...."

Leander denied it immediately, but he still kept his face turned away.

Qiong Xing hesitated to move closer.

"I’m sorry for not thinking about your feelings. Since I told Elias, I should have gone to tell you too—"

"No, it was my fault," Leander said quickly. "Well... Elias and Joa both knew, but I didn’t. It shocked me."

"But—"

"I know," Leander continued. "It’s natural that you wanted to tell Elias first. And Joa probably just happened to hear it. I understand that. I just... was surprised that I was the only one who didn’t know, and I took it out on you. ...I’m sorry."

Leander apologized again and again.

Qiong Xing reached out his hand, but when he saw Leander’s shoulder twitch slightly, he tried to pull his hand back.

However, before he could, Leander immediately grabbed it.

"Do you hate even touching me now?"

"Huh? N-no, that’s not it. I thought maybe you didn’t want to be touched."

When Qiong Xing asked if he could touch him, Leander nodded.

Qiong Xing gently placed both hands on Leander’s cheeks and lifted his face, which had been looking down.

"Will you keep being my mate from now on?"

He asked softly, hoping Leander would nod.

"...Is someone like me really okay?"

"You are the one I want."

Leander’s ears drooped flat, which made him look very cute. His tail, which usually wagged energetically was also hanging down.

Even though Leander’s body was much larger than Qiong Xing’s, seeing him shrink in on himself like that made Qiong Xing feel a deep affection.

"I want to stay your mate too."

"Then we’re reconciled," Qiong Xing said with a smile as he hugged him.

Leander smiled too and hugged him back.

...

"Are we almost there?"

"No, it will still take some time."

"I can’t go on anymore..."

Qiong Xing was about to drop to his knees, but before he could, Leander quickly picked him up.

Even though Qiong Xing felt a little guilty, it was difficult for him to walk for long with his heavy stomach.

In the end, he decided to rely on Leander.

"Was there really no one else besides you, Leander?"

"There were some people around, though they were a bit far away," Leander said. "But that thing was there, so everyone was too scared to come close."

"The thing" he was talking about was the giant snake that had found Leander and raised him.

It was also Mayo’s parent. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Today, Leander, Qiong Xing, Albe, and Mayo had come together to the place where Leander had once lived.

Leander came because he knew the location.

Mayo came because he might live here in the future.

Albe came as someone to give advice.

At first glance, Qiong Xing might not seem useful in terms of strength.

But his role was to give directions, not to do physical work.