Chapter 51: Secret Codes

Yan He’s morning sickness was much more severe and prolonged than any ordinary pregnant woman Jiang Miao had ever seen in her previous life.

After all, while a pregnant woman’s uterus is her own, a pregnant man’s uterus is a transplant from another body, requiring larger and longer-lasting hormone secretion than that of a pregnant woman’s own to stabilize.

Consequently, the side effects of nausea and vomiting naturally became more severe and prolonged.

During this time, Yan He could no longer cook at all, and his taste became pickier. Some foods he used to love he could no longer eat, while he suddenly became interested in some strange ingredients.

When at home, Jiang Miao ordered high-quality prenatal nutrition meals for Yan He, but it didn’t really help alleviate his suffering.

It was more useful for him to lie on the couch after vomiting, lying in Jiang Miao’s arms, letting her gently massage his temples.

Truly, even a tough guy couldn’t handle a troublesome stomach.

After entering February, Yan He’s belly finally began to show.

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Yan He’s willpower was obviously extraordinary.

“It’s nothing,” Yan He said weakly after vomiting, “I’ve eaten plenty of stuff you wouldn’t even be able to look at. That feeling isn’t any less intense than morning sickness.”

Jiang Miao affectionately ruffled his hair.

Meanwhile, Yan He didn’t give up physical training because of morning sickness.

Jiang Miao often stood nervously at the door of the gym, watching him with his protruding belly, one arm holding a dumbbell, and the other gripping the pull-up bar to do one-handed pull-ups.

This was at five times normal gravity!

Jiang Miao looked at that belly with fear and felt like pulling her hair out! If she went bald, it would be all Yan He’s fault!

Finally, by the end of March, Yan He’s morning sickness came to an end! Finally!

The atmosphere at home became more relaxed. Yan He could cook again, and Jiang Miao even heard him humming while cooking.

“What song is this? I’ve never heard it before,” Jiang Miao said. “It sounds quite nice.”

“It’s a song from my mother planet,” Yan He said.

The country is so vast. Not to mention the six major internal domain star regions, even just one capital star cluster is already so large, not to mention the twenty-one border regions.

With the explosion of information, there must be many songs one hasn’t heard before.

Jiang Miao didn’t care.

Yan He’s morning sickness stopped, and Jiang Miao felt much relieved. When Tanaka invited her to a party at the beginning of April and she thought that Yan He would be on duty at the base all weekend and wouldn’t be coming home, she packed up her mood and went to relax with Tanaka.

It turned out to be Joe Arthur’s party.

Someone she had only met half a year ago, Jiang Miao had long forgotten where she had thrown this person in the corners of her memory.

But Joe Arthur hadn’t forgotten her; his eyes lit up when he saw her.

“Jiang, you’re even more beautiful than the last time I saw you!” he complimented Jiang Miao candidly and enthusiastically.

This must be because of the nourishment of love, Jiang Miao thought to herself, showing her eight-toothed social smile to this man, “Thank you, you look very well yourself.”

“Time and distance really can dilute everything,” Joe said. “Dear Jiang, please don’t call me ‘you,’ call me Joe.”

“Okay, Joe,” Jiang Miao acquiesced.

Joe eagerly pursued, “How’s your parenting plan going?”

Talking about this, Jiang Miao’s face lit up, “It’s almost six months now, and my belly is already quite big.”

“Exactly as I thought,” Joe said.

Then the conversation veered off in a direction Jiang Miao didn’t expect.

“The current state of that Major surely can’t cater to your happiness,” Joe said affectionately and mischievously, taking Jiang Miao’s hand and kissing the back of it. “Jiang, I have a proposal. How about we go admire the Highmore Nebula together? You and me, just the two of us. My private spaceship is ready at any time, and we can leave tonight.”

Jiang Miao blinked, biting down on her eight-toothed smile, slowly pulling her hand back, “It sounds very appealing, but I’m sorry, I have to go home to take care of my pregnant husband.”

This was a blatant lie; Yan He wouldn’t be back until Sunday night.

But Jiang Miao knew deep down that saying “I have a boyfriend” or even “I have a partner” to these people was like farting. No one cared whether you already had a partner.

“You can break up with him,” “It’s so boring to restrain someone from seeking pleasure; are you still going to continue dating such a person?” were the standard responses here.

Joe was clearly very displeased with Yan He. “Can’t an adult take care of himself?” He was also somewhat surprised that he couldn’t hold Jiang Miao’s hand firmly when she pulled away.

Jiang Miao felt that Joe Arthur was actually quite different from her first impression of him. Six months ago at Helena Allison’s dinner party, he was well-dressed, courteous, like most ordinary successful businessmen.

But now, as he tried to develop a romantic relationship with her, Jiang Miao couldn’t help but wonder if it was just her imagination, but she always seemed to sense a hint of wickedness lurking in the corners of his eyes and in his smile.

That subtle, wanton, unorthodox wickedness that doesn’t belong to a decent person.

Tanaka also mentioned that Joe Arthur might not be involved in legitimate business.

Jiang Miao knew nothing about the Free States, unsure of what kind of businessmen operated there. Perhaps they were all like this?

All she could say was, “He’s currently burdened with carrying our child. As a parenting partner, I can’t just think about my own happiness. That’s my responsibility.”

“Oh, beautiful miss, what kind of angel are you?” Joe exaggeratedly sighed. “I envy him. Do you have any plans to have another child? I’d be willing to carry one for you.”

Jiang Miao laughed awkwardly, looked around, and waved to Tanaka, “Over here!”

Tanaka had gone to the restroom and couldn’t find her when he returned. However, seeing Jiang Miao constantly signaling to him, he guessed the situation.

Seeing Jiang Miao’s reluctance, Tanaka stepped forward, inserting himself between the two and changing the subject.

Joe had to deal with Tanaka, but he kept looking towards Jiang Miao, who took the opportunity to walk away.

When Joe walked away to greet someone else, Jiang Miao complained to Tanaka, “This guy is so persistent.” And his attitude was subtly forceful.

“But he’s charming, isn’t he?” Tanaka countered.

Handsome, wealthy, with a strong demeanor— from a certain perspective, he was undoubtedly attractive to many people who liked that type. And Joe’s appearance was indeed the type Jiang Miao liked.

So why did Jiang Miao and Tanaka get along so well outside of work?—Because their tastes in men’s aesthetics were basically the same.

“But this guy is a bit strange, I can’t quite put my finger on it, I just can’t like him,” Jiang Miao shrugged.

“Yes yes yes, you only have eyes for the Major,” Tanaka said. “But with his belly so big now, what can he do? I’m just afraid you’ll be lonely, that’s why I specially brought you out to play.”

Tanaka thought just like Joe did; he believed that with Yan He’s belly so big now, there were no suitable positions unless Jiang Miao took the lead. But for women who weren’t into that, there was no pleasure to be had.

Tanaka was completely well-meaning, bringing Jiang Miao out specifically for a bit of fun.

Jiang Miao gave him a glare. “You mind your own business!”

She turned away and raised her glass, seeing it was alcohol, she thought for a moment, then went to exchange it for a glass of juice.

With Yan He not by her side, and desires running rampant among the men and women here, Tanaka was also an unreliable guy in this regard. It was better to drink less alcohol.

Joe Arthur was conversing with someone, but he glanced in Jiang Miao’s direction, seeing her switch to juice, his gaze flickered slightly. He walked over to someone and muttered under his breath, saying, “This woman is difficult to handle, she’s like a bookworm, completely unmoved by me.”

His companion burst out laughing, teasing, “Even the boss can’t handle a woman like her?”

Joe clicked his tongue and said, “I’ve never dealt with this kind of research-oriented woman before, I really don’t know what’s going on in her head.”

With that, he couldn’t help but adjust his tie, asking the person, “Do I look stupid like this? Damn, completely obscuring my charm.”

The other person nearly laughed their guts out.

“Then just kidnap her and go,” Joe complained.

“That would be troublesome,” his companion said. “This damn planet, surveillance is everywhere. Leaving traces, we can’t cover up easily. This is the capital star of Gita; nothing can be hidden from the mainframe.”

“This planet is like a piece of shit,” Joe cursed, “these isolationist Gita people!”

“It seems we’ll have to think of another way,” he said.

As the evening grew late, Jiang Miao went to find Tanaka.

Tanaka, feeling a bit tipsy, told her, “Joe invited me to go to Milan Star with him. I’ve already agreed, we’ll go tonight and be back by Sunday. Don’t worry, it won’t affect our work.”

Milan Star is an affiliated planet of the capital star cluster, known for its three main attractions: commercial shopping, adult entertainment, and natural scenery. It’s a commercial resort planet in the capital star cluster.

Every time Tanaka went with Joe, he would get drunk, obviously lured by beauty.

Jiang Miao could only roll her eyes.

Early Sunday morning, she directed Xiaona to tidy up the house beautifully. She arranged fresh flowers with dew on the table, and the fruit in the fruit bowl emitted a natural fragrance. She even bought new curtains that were completely useless, purely for decoration.

With Yan He still working hard despite his big belly, she wanted to make the house look nicer. Regardless of whether it was a man or a woman, seeing a tidy and beautiful home would lift their spirits.

Jiang Miao looked around the living room.

Since Yan He’s belly had grown larger, there had been more odds and ends in the house. Of course, Jiang Miao had bought all these things.

For example, the pregnancy pillow on the sofa that made Yan He more comfortable to lean on, and the small leg massager next to it that looked like a stool. On the table, in addition to the fresh fruit emitting a refreshing scent, there were many snack boxes divided into compartments—since Yan He became a pregnant man, his taste had changed a lot, and he often couldn’t get enough of snacks, which he never used to eat.

The living room was decorated by Jiang Miao to be comfortable and warm. Every time Yan He came home, his face showed a relaxed, expectant, and comfortable expression.

This was all filled with love.

At this moment, Jiang Miao deeply felt that she was the boss who spoiled her little wife!

She opened the snack box, took a piece of preserved plum, and put it in her mouth, feeling delighted. Sitting cross-legged on the sofa, she activated the light screen.

Although there were still a few months before the baby was born, Jiang Miao had already bought three baby strollers during this time. Unfortunately, although all three were from top brands, none of them satisfied Jiang Miao, so she returned them all.

Finally, Yan He couldn’t help but say, “It’s just a baby stroller, do you want it to be military-grade or something?”

It was like a light bulb lit up above Jiang Miao’s head!

“If I can’t find a suitable one, I’ll make one myself!” She immediately started working on it.

After discussing with her colleagues, everyone expressed willingness to help and began contributing their ideas.

One person suggested it should be A-grade explosion-proof.

Another suggested it should have an emergency life support system.

Someone else said that emergency life support alone wasn’t enough; what if it encountered extreme situations?

Although no one could figure out exactly what extreme situations a baby might encounter, the hibernation system was added to the list unanimously.

The materials were already planned out and could be ordered internally from the company. It was obvious that the shell and frame should be made of spacecraft-grade blue steel alloy, needless to say, right?

Jiang Miao opened the design drawings, which integrated ideas brainstormed by a group of doctors accustomed to designing large-scale weapons of mass destruction. Now all she had to do was to combine them, simplify them, and make the most reasonable and efficient configuration.

While she was happily busy, Jiang Miao received a communication from Tanaka.

Jiang Miao said, “Answer,” and casually picked up a fruit called “apple,” but Jiang Miao still hadn’t figured out exactly which fruits were crossed to produce it. She took a bite and asked vaguely, “Have you come back? We have a meeting tomorrow morning…”

Before she could finish her sentence, she looked up and was stunned.

Tanaka’s right eye on the screen was a dark circle, obviously he had been punched.

“Jiang, I’m in trouble,” Tanaka smiled bitterly. “I need you to do me a favor.”

Jiang Miao was astonished, looking at his dark right eye, and asked, “What happened?”

“Me and Joe, we…” Tanaka said somewhat awkwardly, “we got involved in a scam…”

“Huh?” Jiang Miao was utterly confused.

“It’s just, we met a couple of young people, um, we originally intended to have four people… Unexpectedly, two of them were underage…” Tanaka’s voice became lower and lower.

In this day and age, were people still playing this kind of scam game? Jiang Miao could hardly believe it.

“They refuse to accept a bank transfer and insist on converting it into energy stones. Jiang, could you please bring over energy stones worth two hundred thousand?” Tanaka said hesitantly. “You must come, otherwise I’ll be absent tomorrow, and you won’t be able to handle the data for the C99 project. If we fail in front of the boss, it will be on you.”

“The data for the C99 project”?!

Hearing Tanaka speak in code, Jiang Miao’s pupils dilated, and with a click, she crushed the fruit in her hand.

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Sansukini: This is a very sweet pampering story, with a twist later. But don’t worry, it’s a HE.

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