She expressed her refusal with a mixture of helplessness and determination, "I don't want to hear this."
Xingyuan stared blankly at Li Yue, her brow furrowed. She glanced at the philosophy book in her hand and said sincerely, "I've inquired. Children need to be nurtured from a young age."
Li Yue pressed her forehead in exasperation, trying to reason with Xingyuan. "You said from a young age. They haven't even fully formed yet, how can you nurture them? Are you trying to nurture me?" She had endured it for a long time; Xingyuan had been playing similar early education courses, and she could already recite them. Was this reasonable?
Li Yue pleaded earnestly, "Your Highness, please bear with it for another two months. Once the two children are born, you can teach them however you wish."
Li Yue spoke with conviction, and Xingyuan wavered. In front of her sister, she always lacked a bottom line, because her sister's existence was her entire bottom line.
"Alright then! You rest well." Xingyuan put down the book, moved aside, and turned off the stereo, saying softly to Li Yue.
"Aren't you staying with me?" Li Yue blinked in confusion, seemingly bewildered.
Xingyuan replied with utmost seriousness, "I cannot stay with you. The book says that two months before an omega gives birth, the alpha cannot stay with her continuously. Otherwise, it will frighten the unborn child, and it will be more difficult for them to differentiate into alphas."
Xingyuan had read many books during this time and had thoroughly understood this world, so this decision was not surprising. However, for some reason, Li Yue felt a pang of grievance. She pouted, "But I want to be with you!"
Her wife's hint greatly tempted Xingyuan, but she still refused. She knew the difference between temporary happiness and lifelong happiness.
Two months later, Li Yue successfully gave birth to two sons. One's beast form was a white wolf, and the other was a skylark. This outcome surprised many. It was generally accepted that children born from the union of an alpha and an omega would resemble the alpha. The child would inherit the bloodline of the stronger of the two. This implied that their bloodlines were evenly matched.
This realization seemed to ease the expressions of many white wolves who had previously disliked Li Yue. Their clan had always considered themselves noble and had no good words for inferior races, but they were polite to races at the top of the food chain. Upon reaching adulthood, they would automatically differentiate into alphas, betas, and omegas. Alphas were the strongest and rarest, betas were ordinary and the most numerous, and omegas were also rare, being the only ones who could bear children, thus their preciousness was comparable to alphas. However, their status was far from equal.
Li Yue looked at the fair and tender faces of the two little ones, her expression softening immensely. A surge of excitement rose in her heart. These were her and her Highness's children.
"Father, I want to hold a bonding ceremony for her." Xingyuan informed her father.
Her father glanced at Xingyuan, his voice brimming with unconcealed excitement. He said magnanimously, "If you want to hold one, then do it. We're not short on money." After a moment's thought, he added, "But we can't rush it. She also needs time to recover. How about this! Let's hold it together with the twins' full moon banquet. I'll invite more people, and we can all celebrate together."
Xingyuan chuckled, her eyes filled with warmth. She nodded gently, "Okay." This matter had long been prepared by Xingyuan, but it had been repeatedly postponed, and she had never found the opportunity. Using the full moon banquet as an excuse was good; Li Yue would never expect her to choose that day.
Xingyuan became busy again. After Li Yue had recovered sufficiently, apart from the daily mandatory early education videos for the two babies, she was rarely at home. The physique of beastmen was much better than that of ordinary people. In just over ten days, Li Yue recovered from the weakness of childbirth and became full of vitality.
However, she was recently troubled. Her alpha, for some reason, was always out and about, neglecting her, a radiant omega. Every day when Xingyuan returned, Li Yue would check her body, but she couldn't detect the scent of any other omega on her. Yet, Xingyuan seemed very tired, falling asleep as soon as she hit the bed, appearing as if she had been drained. She had even secretly followed Xingyuan out, but still found nothing.
This was a sorrowful story. After much thought, Li Yue decided to use the simplest and most effective method. Since her Highness was infatuated with her, she would let her be infatuated. Unsurprisingly, after she exposed her pheromones to entice her Highness, her Highness fell for it and then thoroughly ravaged her, showing no signs of fatigue at all.
The next day, Li Yue, with an aching body, thought this. She tested repeatedly, but Xingyuan remained tight-lipped this time, not revealing a single word even in bed. Xingyuan was constantly brainwashing herself: she absolutely could not be soft-hearted this time. It was agreed to be a surprise; if she revealed it beforehand, could it still be called a surprise?
Li Yue was at a loss and could only focus her unspent energy on the two adorable cubs. Bai Anqing and Bai Anhe were both exquisitely beautiful children, but due to their young age, they had not yet learned to control their human and beast forms. Anqing's beast form was a white wolf, but his personality was very docile. Even if he unintentionally transformed into his beast form, he would simply lie quietly on the bed to rest.
Anhe, however, was different. After transforming into a bird, he would constantly flap his wings, appearing as if he were about to take flight at any moment. Li Yue, while feeling a headache, joyfully thought that the golden cage Xingyuan had painstakingly crafted might finally have a use.
She mentioned it to Xingyuan one day, but was met with opposition. Xingyuan looked at Li Yue with a mournful gaze, her eyes filled with grievance. She whimpered and hugged her, as if she were acting spoiled, but what she said made Li Yue's entire body stiffen.
"Sister~ that cage was specially made for you. If you don't like it, just leave it there, but you're not allowed to let anyone else live in it. If Anhe wants one, I'll make a smaller one for him." Xingyuan said righteously. Li Yue, with a headache, took a deep breath, constantly comforting herself that this meant she was still special. Although she suspected that Anhe might not want such a cage when he grew up. After all, birds would always yearn for freedom.
However, if the person by her side was her Highness, even being imprisoned in this cage might not be so unbearable.