Chapter 90: The Gloomy, Obsessive Alpha Boss x Sweet, Obedient Little Omega 42
With the Alpha’s soothing presence, the Omega gradually calmed down.
The pain persisted, but his anticipation for the unborn baby slowly eclipsed the fear and discomfort.
He longed to see what his and Huo Zedong’s child would look like, wishing the baby would hurry and arrive…
A clear, crisp cry echoed from the delivery room. The attending physician breathed a sigh of relief, and the professors on the medical team relaxed as well.
They had spent five or six months preparing for this delivery. Mr. Huo had poured vast sums of money into the project, all in the hope of protecting his wife and child.
If anything went wrong, given the man’s methods, their comfortable lives would likely come to an abrupt end.
“It’s a boy! A baby boy!”
The midwife took the baby, cleaned and wrapped him in a small blanket, and brought him to the Little Omega.
“Look, he’s a beautiful baby!”
The Little Omega eagerly craned his neck. When he saw the baby’s wrinkled, scrunched-up face in the swaddling clothes, his eyes, still moist with tears, widened in surprise.
His petal-like lips trembled slightly, a hint of disbelief in his voice as he asked, “Whose is he? Mine?”
The midwife chuckled. “Of course, he’s yours and Mr. Huo’s.”
The Little Omega’s face crumpled. “He’s so ugly…”
The baby in the swaddling clothes clutched at the air with tiny, wrinkled fingers. Having spent so long submerged in amniotic fluid, his whole body was shriveled and wrinkled.
In Jiang Luoluo’s eyes, this ugly little creature bore no resemblance to the “beautiful baby boy” the nurse had described.
He glanced at the handsome Huo Zedong, then rubbed his own small face, his voice aggrieved:
“Husband, our child… he seems to have had a genetic mutation…”
He looked nothing like Huo Zedong or himself—he was practically ugly in a whole new way!
The nurse chuckled reassuringly. “Newborns always look like this. He’ll grow into his looks. Look at his beautiful eyes and handsome features. He’s sure to be a charming Alpha in the future~”
Huo Zedong reached out to touch the baby’s tiny finger, then nodded in agreement.
The midwife brought the infant to the Little Omega’s bedside. “You can give him a kiss now. Then we’ll take him away~”
The Little Omega hesitated, his face contorted in distaste. He pointed at Huo Zedong. “Can he kiss him instead?”
After Huo Zedong kissed the baby’s cheek, the infant waved his arms in his swaddling clothes. The nurse quickly scooped him up and carried him out.
The postpartum examinations and recovery were unusually extensive. After three days of constant activity, the Little Omega finally had a moment to breathe.
While the ward was empty, he slipped out for a stroll.
The corridor was eerily quiet.
He walked a few steps, leaning on the railing, then gazed out the enormous window. The hospital grounds bustled with traffic, and a crucifix at the entrance still bore patches of unmelted snow.
Inside the hospital, pedestrians in down jackets hurried past evergreen shrubs that seemed to conceal a vibrant vitality beneath the quiet surface.
*I wonder how that ugly baby of his is doing?*
The Little Omega slowly walked down the corridor. As he turned a corner, he saw a nanny holding a baby.
The swaddling blanket was pink and blue. The baby was awake, waving its tiny hands. As he got closer, he could see the baby’s face peeking out from the blanket.
It was white and tender, soft and fluffy like a little dumpling.
Seeing Jiang Luoluo, the nanny stopped and called out, “Young Master.”
The Little Omega didn’t hear what she said. He leaned closer to the baby.
The tiny bundle of a baby had thick, black hair and eyes rounder than grapes, with eyelashes that were ridiculously long. It was grinning at him.
Around its neck was a gold collar with a long-life lock that read “Peace and Health” hanging below. As the baby moved, the bells on the lock jingled softly.
*How adorable.*
The Little Omega gently touched the baby’s finger. It was so tiny, soft and fluffy like cotton candy.
*If only my ugly child could be this cute.*
Footsteps approached from not far away. Huo Zedong walked over, followed by a group of servants carrying confinement meals.
The Little Omega looked up and called out softly, “Husband.”
Huo Zedong expertly took the baby from the nanny’s arms, holding the infant in a textbook pose. He leaned close to the Little Omega and asked, “Sweetheart, would you like to touch him?”
The Little Omega glanced around nervously, lowering his voice. “Husband, stealing a child is illegal…”
Huo Zedong paused for a moment, his sharp facial features softening into a smile. He lowered his voice as well. “Don’t worry, as long as we don’t get caught.”
The Little Omega gazed longingly at the baby in the swaddling clothes, who was blowing tiny milk bubbles. He shook his head firmly.
A father never finds his child ugly.
He already had a baby. If his child was a little ugly, so be it. He’d get used to it.
Huo Zedong found the Little Omega’s eager expression so endearing that he couldn’t help but lean down and kiss his cheek.
He then held the baby closer to the Little Omega’s chest, his deep voice laced with irrepressible amusement. “What should we do? Daddy can’t recognize our baby?”
The infant in the swaddling clothes grinned with toothless gums, and a bubble of milk popped with a soft “plop.”
Jiang Luoluo’s mouth fell open.
*His baby?*
He poked the infant’s cheek with a finger, glancing at Huo Zedong for help.
*Their baby wasn’t supposed to be all wrinkled? Why was he suddenly so beautiful?*
“Babies change every day,” Huo Zedong explained. “He’ll grow into his looks.”
Back in their room, under the guidance of the nanny, the Little Omega held his baby with surprising competence.
The beautiful baby, smelling faintly of milk, stared at him with wide, unblinking eyes.
Jiang Luoluo’s heart melted.
Huo Zedong stood by the bed, his tall figure casting a shadow over his small wife and their son.
He watched them silently, his heart filled with an unusual tenderness.
Shortly after returning home from the hospital, Huo Zedong began to feel a little overwhelmed.
The first month had been fine. His Little Omega’s entire focus was on the baby, which he understood—after all, the child was brand new, and he found it novel.
But even after the month of confinement ended, his Little Omega’s paternal love seemed to intensify. Despite having three or four nannies and baby nurses at home, his Little Omega insisted on personally caring for the baby.
Before he knew it, the tiny bundle had been brought into their bedroom and placed on their bed. The baby lay there, giggling and waving its arms and legs.
Huo Zedong felt his paternal love draining away. At the same time, his Alpha possessiveness, like a dormant volcano, threatened to erupt at any moment.
While his Little Omega was in the bathroom, Huo Zedong sat on the edge of the bed and pinched the baby’s cheek. The infant, having just finished its formula, was happily kicking and waving its arms, wide awake and staring up at him with eyes identical to his Little Omega’s—round, black, and utterly adorable.
“Hubby, I forgot to bring my pajamas in!”
His Little Omega’s soft voice drifted from the bathroom. Huo Zedong rose and went to the walk-in closet to retrieve a pair of pajamas.
He knocked on the bathroom door.
But his Little Omega had no intention of letting him in. She only cracked the door open and reached out a hand.
His fingers were long and slender, his wrists delicate and fair.
*He’s being too distant.*
Huo Zedong felt a twinge of jealousy in his heart.
Back then, he used to be so clingy, demanding to be carried even for a bath. Now, he wouldn’t even let Huo Zedong enter the room.
The pajamas fell into Huo Zedong’s hand. Inside the room, the Little Omega obediently said, “Thank you, husband,” before closing the door.
His golden, slightly curled hair was wet, and a rosy flush colored his fair face, still bearing traces of steam.
The Little Omega pressed his lips tightly together, gazing at his reflection with a hint of melancholy.
*It still feels strange.*
He touched his slightly swollen chest, his face growing redder by the moment.
*Why hasn’t it gone down yet?*
This was truly awkward. He couldn’t even face Huo Zedong anymore.
Having changed into his pajamas, the Little Omega slowly emerged. The pure white cotton fabric of his sleepwear, his golden locks draped across his forehead, and the light from the bathroom behind him made him look like a little angel.
Huo Zedong pulled him close, making him sit on his lap as he used a towel to dry his hair.
Since giving birth, his Little Omega had become even more gentle and beautiful.
His flawless face glowed under the light, and his wet eyes looked at Huo Zedong with even greater docility.
His curled eyelashes were clumped together, and his lips were full and rosy.
Even the Little Omega’s originally fresh freesia scent had become sweeter, carrying a subtle milky undertone that could only be detected with a close sniff.
Huo Zedong’s Adam’s apple bobbed rapidly.
His gaze lingered on the Little Omega’s face, his eyes growing increasingly dark.
He cupped the back of the Little Omega’s neck and pressed a kiss to his lips.
“Baby…”
The Little Omega’s cheeks flushed crimson, his fluttering eyelashes betraying his nervousness.
He knew what Huo Zedong wanted.
He had been stalling, refusing Huo Zedong several times already.
He still wasn’t mentally prepared…
“Tonight—” The Alpha’s warm breath brushed against his ear.
The Little Omega’s heart pounded in his chest, his earlobes turning red.
Should he agree?
Maybe with the lights off, Huo Zedong wouldn’t notice?
But how could he ask Huo Zedong to turn off the lights?
Before he could sort out his thoughts, the baby in the crib began to whimper and cry.
The Little Omega snapped back to reality, pulling away from Huo Zedong and scooping up the crying baby.
“Honey, he seems uncomfortable. I’ll take him to the nanny first.”
With that excuse, the Little Omega fled.
Huo Zedong was left sitting alone, half his face shrouded in shadow, his expression unreadable.
When he returned from downstairs, Huo Zedong was still awake. He was leaning against the headboard, flipping through a financial magazine, clearly waiting for him.
Upon seeing him, Huo Zedong simply pulled him into his arms and kissed his forehead.
“Good night, baby.”
He did nothing else.
The next morning, Huo Zedong went to work early as usual.
Little Omega had an appointment with the doctor.
Before he even got into the car, his phone began ringing frantically.
The caller was Huo Zedong’s assistant.
Little Omega swiped to answer and held the phone to his ear.
The chaotic sounds of hurried footsteps and frantic shouting echoed through the receiver, creating a cacophony of noise. A panicked voice came through the line:
“Madam, something terrible has happened! Mr. Huo’s sensitive period has arrived!” [footnote] T/N: Rut[/footnote]
“Madam, something terrible has happened—Mr. Huo’s rut is here!”
…Meanwhile, mine is a financial rut. Please feed this emotionally unstable translator a Ko-fi before I bite someone too. ☕🐾