The next day, when Jiang Qin opened her eyes, she found she was alone in the room.

She thought the blond male hadn’t come back last night and felt instantly relieved.

’Looks like this room belongs to two people in name only. In reality, I’m probably the only one who stays here.’

After drinking a tube of nutrient liquid, she once again snuck over to the door of Long Yue’s room.

When the door was opened after her knock, it was the red-haired male again. Only, his injuries today seemed a little worse than yesterday.

Jiang Qin subconsciously greeted him, "Morning..."

His face swollen like a pig’s head, he returned the greeting. "Go on in. Your sister is probably tired from fighting. Go keep her company."

"Er..."

Then, Jiang Qin watched as the male happily walked away.

Once inside, she saw Long Yue, just as expected, looking a little tired as she massaged her own arm.

Seeing her arrive, Long Yue complained, "This male’s skin is too thick. Every time I hit him, my own hand ends up hurting."

"How did you two get into another fight?"

"I don’t know. When I woke up this morning, I saw him propped up on his chin, staring at me. I threw a punch out of instinct.

Then, the more I thought about it, the angrier I got, so I just didn’t stop and gave him a thorough beating."

Jiang Qin: "...He didn’t fight back, or even defend himself?"

"Nope. He just looked at me with this ecstatic expression, like he was hoping I’d hit him again."

’Ahem, so he’s a masochist, huh?’

After that, Jiang Qin didn’t ask any more questions. She said a few words of concern to Long Yue, and then the two of them left together, planning to go to one of the ship’s windows to see the view outside.

Even though space was mostly dark, they thought they might be able to see some familiar Stars or something similar.

That way, they could at least guess which direction they were heading.

...

Meanwhile, in the ship’s medical bay, Zhan Xiao was asking his gang’s Medical Master about the precautions needed for a pregnant female.

When his friend walked in with a face like a swollen pig’s head, he didn’t hesitate to mock him. "Look at you, what a champ. Getting beaten up by a female like this every day."

"Hehe, you wouldn’t get it. I’m just teasing her for fun."

Zhan Xiao rolled his eyes, not bothering to engage with him. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

But that didn’t stop his curious friend. "What are you doing in the medical bay? Did a female beat you up too?"

Before Zhan Xiao could stop him, the Medical Master casually replied, "The boss is here to ask how to care for a pregnant female."

Zhan Xiao: "..."

’Star Thief Medical Masters really have no professional ethics! Don’t they know you’re not supposed to reveal patient privacy?!’

Seeing the amused look in his friend’s eyes, he quickly put on a tough front. "I’ve already spent the money. I can’t just lose one of them, can I?"

"Oh, right, right. You’re not worried about the female, you’re worried about your Star Coins."

What could Zhan Xiao do? He could only change the subject.

"We’ll be home soon. Where are you planning to go?"

The red-haired male, Mo Han, answered casually, "Back to your place. From now on, you and I are practically family. I plan on staying with your gang permanently.

Just set me up with any kind of work. As long as I can support my female, I’m good."

"Alright."

’Once you have a female, you really can’t keep drifting around like before.’

***

Night fell again, and Zhan Xiao found himself pacing outside the door.

His thoughts were split in two.

One side said: ’This is my room, what am I afraid of? I should just walk right in and go to sleep!’

The other side argued: ’Forget it. That female seems a little scared of me. What if I frighten her?’

’The Medical Master did say today that pregnant females can’t be frightened, and they need to rest well...’

He ended up hesitating until late into the night.

He could take a potion and skip sleeping, but on second thought, he felt like he’d be losing out.

’I have a female now. Even if we can’t do anything, just holding her while we sleep should be okay, right?’

After psyching himself up, he went inside, only to find that Jiang Qin, just like last night, was already fast asleep.

He was relieved, but also a little disappointed.

...

The female on the bed was sleeping soundly.

Her small face, delicate features, and black hair were scattered across the white pillow.

’Although I don’t know this female who suddenly burst into my life, now that I’ve bought her, she can forget about ever leaving.

From now on, we will be partners. I’ll treat her well and take on the responsibilities of being a partner.’

Zhan Xiao carefully climbed onto the other side of the bed again and then lay down, stiff as a board.

Both of them were the type who didn’t move much in their sleep, so they didn’t touch at all.

But around three or four in the morning, Jiang Qin suddenly cried out in pain.

"What’s wrong?"

"My leg... my leg’s cramping."

"A leg cramp?!" Zhan Xiao quickly got up to call for the Medical Master, then carefully began to massage Jiang Qin’s leg himself.

"Is this pressure okay?"

"Is it too hard?"

Jiang Qin kept her eyes closed, gritting her teeth against the pain.

The Medical Master arrived quickly. After a brief examination, he said, "The cub in her womb has a very high aptitude. She needs to drink Special Level Nutrient Liquid every day to sustain the energy the cub requires.

The reason this is happening is most likely because she hasn’t had any Special Level Nutrient Liquid for many days.

And at the auction house, she was probably only given the lowest-grade, inferior nutrient liquid that just fills the stomach."

"Fuck! A bunch of black-hearted bastards. They make so much money but won’t even spare a single tube of Advanced Nutrition Liquid for a female," Zhan Xiao cursed.

"I’ll go prepare a nutritional supplement for Miss Yun. After this, remember to have her drink one tube of Special Level Nutrient Liquid every day."

Zhan Xiao nodded.

Fortunately, he had the resources for it. Special Level Nutrient Liquid wasn’t easy to come by; he rarely even drank the ones he’d collected himself.

He had been saving it for his partner.

After all, the energy in this type of nutrient liquid was best for pregnant females.

The Medical Master then showed him how to properly massage Jiang Qin’s leg before leaving to prepare the supplement.

The pain from a cramp doesn’t last long, so Jiang Qin had already recovered.

Seeing Zhan Xiao so earnestly massaging her leg, she didn’t refuse.

"Thank you."

"Nothing to thank me for. You’re my partner, so your cub is my cub. As the cub’s father, this is what I should be doing."

Jiang Qin: "..."

’I have to admit, Zhan Xiao gets into character pretty quickly.’

Feeling a bit tired, she couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. Under the comfort of the massage, she drifted off to sleep again.

When she woke up again, the room was empty except for her, just like yesterday.

The only difference was the refrigerated cabinet; all the Advanced Nutrition Liquid had been replaced with the Special Level kind.

Jiang Qin’s expression was complicated for a moment. She had heard they were scheduled to arrive at the planet where the Golden Sand Gang was based today.

She had discussed it with Long Yue, and they decided not to look for an opportunity to escape when they disembarked from the ship.

Based on the current situation, both she and Long Yue seemed to be able to coexist peacefully with their respective partners.

So, as long as there was no danger, there was no need to make a desperate move. It would be better to settle in first, earn their trust, and then try to contact the outside world.

...

At twelve noon, the ship landed.

Zhan Xiao made a special trip back to the room to get her. "Are you ready? We’re disembarking."

"Coming."