Chapter 1064: We Want a Child

Outside the door.

Qin Yiyan glanced at the tightly shut door, the corners of his lips curling up. In a good mood, he turned and got into bed, waiting leisurely for Liu Xin'ai to come out, his mind filled with the expression she had just worn—her face flushed crimson, yet she had been forced to endure it.

It seemed... to have a unique charm of its own.

He hadn't expected that someone who looked so cold and aloof could, just a moment ago, be so...

A glimmer of a smile flashed in Qin Yiyan's eyes. He suddenly thought that in this world, he was likely the only person who had ever seen this side of Liu Xin'ai, and his mood suddenly improved even more.

Since he had grasped this "weakness," it seemed that if he wanted a child, it would be even less of a difficulty for them?

He wondered what a child born to her would look like...

Would it look more like her, or...

Qin Yiyan's thoughts couldn't help but drift far away, and then he suddenly realized what he was thinking, his expression shifting slightly.

Heh...

Was he too relaxed?

He had actually started pondering these things...

He had always detested children, even his own.

Unless, the child was born able to run and jump, an adult who could communicate with him on equal footing with mature thoughts.

Otherwise, it was just a nuisance.

But as for his mother...

Thinking of Chi Rong, Qin Yiyan frowned slightly.

Immediately after, he heard the bathroom door open, and Liu Xin'ai walked out from inside.

She kept her head down, not looking at Qin Yiyan, and went straight to the bedside. Just like before, she lay down on the very edge of the bed with her back to him, her posture of resistance couldn't have been more obvious.

Qin Yiyan watched her back, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up again.

As expected, this was her reaction...

Let him guess, what was she thinking about right now?

Likely that she felt down, or even self-loathing, because she had been touched by someone she didn't like and yet had been unable to suppress a physical reaction?

Qin Yiyan's gaze flickered for a moment, and he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Once he was unhappy, he couldn't help but mock her: "Just now you were as obedient as a kitten in my arms, and now you're turning your back on me?"

It was that tone of his, the one Liu Xin'ai was most familiar with, the one he used when watching a joke.

She was already feeling self-loathing because of her own reaction, and hearing the mockery dripping from Qin Yiyan's words, her face burned as if she had been slapped.

But fortunately, she was facing away from Qin Yiyan.

Liu Xin'ai quickly adjusted her emotions before retorting: "It was just a basic physiological reaction. As a male creature whose lower body controls his brain, you should be clearer on this point than I am."

Her serious tone sounded as if she were speaking at a medical seminar, devoid of any flirtatiousness.

Qin Yiyan paused abruptly upon hearing this. Detecting the sarcasm in her words, he immediately retorted: "Is that so? Since you're so clear on it, why don't you analyze the probability of you getting pregnant this time?"

As soon as these words were out, Liu Xin'ai's body suddenly stiffened slightly.

She didn't understand why Qin Yiyan would also want a child when there was absolutely no affection between them.

Although she didn't know what he was thinking, perhaps it was necessary for them to stand on the same side regarding this matter.

After thinking for two seconds, Liu Xin'ai suddenly turned over and sat up.

It would be better for them to talk about this matter openly and honestly.

Her movement successfully caught Qin Yiyan's attention, and he looked over.

The next second—"I don't think there is any need for us to have a child."

Liu Xin'ai got straight to the point.

Not expecting her to bring this up, Qin Yiyan's expression was somewhat surprised.

He didn't rush to express his opinion, but instead asked calmly:

"Why?"

"Because we have no affection for each other and wouldn't be qualified parents, so there's no need to bring an innocent child into this world."

Liu Xin'ai answered without hesitation.

She knew how much damage an unhealthy family could cause to a child's soul.

That was something no amount of money could compensate for.

Pausing for two seconds, Liu Xin'ai continued: "I will talk to my father, and as for your mother, that can only be left to you, but before that, we need to reach a consensus."

"Reach a consensus?"

Qin Yiyan chuckled, as if he had heard something interesting.

"What if I said... we can't reach a consensus on this issue?"

"What do you mean?"

Liu Xin'ai's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of foreboding rose within her.

Qin Yiyan didn't actually want a child, did he?

Did he have absolutely no sense of responsibility at all!

With his temper and personality, he would never be a good father!

Liu Xin'ai thought, just about to continue questioning him.

Qin Yiyan spoke again: "Exactly what I said."

The smile on his face faded slightly, looking a bit more serious, and his tone was no longer that unserious manner, but earnest.

"I don't understand why you think that way. This matter clearly has the simplest and most direct solution: the elders want a child, so we satisfy their wish, and that way everyone will be spared the trouble!"

"After the child is born, if you don't like it, you don't have to manage it, nor do you have to raise it; just leave it to them. In the future, there won't be any more instances of them moving into the house to pressure you to get pregnant. Wouldn't that save both you and me a lot of trouble?"

Qin Yiyan spoke with great logic, and every word he said sounded extremely reasonable.

Yet he overlooked the most important point.

He himself had no desire for a child at all.

Liu Xin'ai listened quietly until he finished, and finally understood something.

"So... the reason you want a child is just because you think having one can save you from a lot of pressure from the elders and be used to deal with the family, right?"

The look in her eyes as she watched Qin Yiyan became tinged with coldness.

Immediately after, she saw him nod without the slightest hesitation.

"That's right. Given the current attitude of the family, having a child now only has benefits for us, no drawbacks..."

"Cold-blooded, selfish."

Liu Xin'ai suddenly spat out these two words in a low voice, interrupting his speech.

Qin Yiyan's expression stiffened, a hint of displeasure vaguely showing on his face, and then he let out a cold snort.

"If you are willing to mistake rationality for cold-bloodedness, suit yourself."

The atmosphere suddenly turned stiff again.

The last trace of warmth that had remained in the room vanished without a trace after just a few words.

After a long while—Liu Xin'ai turned around in silence, lay down without saying a word, and returned to her previous posture with her back to him.

Qin Yiyan looked at her back, opened his mouth, but swallowed the words that had reached his lips.

Then he also turned over and turned off the light.

In the darkness, the two of them were each preoccupied with their own thoughts.

Qin Yiyan stared into the darkness before him, feeling inexplicably irritable.

He did not understand.

Since she did not like him, and did not like his family pressuring them to have a child this way, wasn't doing as he said the fastest way to resolve this matter?

On the other side—Liu Xin'ai kept her eyes tightly shut, also without a shred of sleepiness.

Fortunately...

Fortunately, she had asked and understood Qin Yiyan's true thoughts.

So he was just treating a child as a tool to deal with his family!

But it did not matter.

It made no difference what he thought.

Anyway, she would not get pregnant.