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    I had no choice but to hold Chase’s hand tightly and try to comfort him.

    “It’ll be over soon, so go to the sickroom. Okay? Hey, how good…”

    “Puppy. Are you petting me now? Is the puppy me?”

    “Oh, listen carefully and don’t get sick!”

    “Don’t be sick! Aren’t you scared that you’re going to give birth to a huge black panther?”

    Anyway, even though I tried to be kind to him, the black panther wouldn’t listen. I threw away Chase’s hand and yelled.

    “Why are you acting like a baby? Let’s go to the hospital room right away!”

    “Baby, what are you talking about now, you’re a baby!”

    “You two are not babies, and the real baby wants to come out of the womb quickly, so you two will part ways here. Okay, that’s enough…”

    The doctor, who had interrupted with a tired voice, mercilessly pushed Chase’s back. Following the doctor’s gesture, the staff slid the gurney I was lying on into the operating room.

    Chase shouted urgently through the closing operating room door.

    “Don’t be scared, puppy! I’ll get sick anyway, so don’t worry, okay?”

    One of the staff members who was pushing the bed couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst out laughing behind his mask.

    I was a little… embarrassed.

     

    I think I fell into a deep, dreamless sleep. When I regained consciousness. I heard Chase’s soft voice whispering to Mr. Jeffrey.

    “Why aren’t you awake yet? Are you in a lot of pain?”

    “It’s because the anesthesia hasn’t worn off yet. You’ll wake up soon, so don’t worry.”

    “Did you make a mistake during the surgery? It’s strange that you can’t get up like this.”

    “I told you, it’s not weird. But can I go now?”

    “Where are you going? Just stay here.”

    “I’m busy…”

    “Shouldn’t we give emergency treatment when Leo wakes up?”

    “I told you 100 times that from now on, there is no need to take emergency measures.”

    “How would you know that, hyung?”

    “Because I’m a doctor…”

    I was curious about what they were talking about, so I listened in, and he was holding onto an innocent doctor and doing the same thing. When I first met him, he was a rough black panther who was always cold and savage. How did he become like that? It seems like he likes me too much. What should I do? It’s not me.

    “Leoruka, are you awake? But why are you laughing so hard?”

    “…”

    The corners of my mouth twitched on their own, and I was caught eavesdropping on the conversation with my eyes closed by the doctor. I blinked my eyes, embarrassed.

    “Yeah…”

    “How are you, Leo? Are you feeling better?”

    Chase suddenly approached me and asked urgently, lowering his head. As a result, Mr. Jeffrey, who was pushed aside, muttered with a look of disappointment.

    “Can I go now?”

    “Are you in pain anywhere? Should I ask my brother to come and check for you?”

    Of course, I was chewed out right away. As if he hadn’t expected it, the doctor pulled over a chair for the guardian and sat down next to the bed, crossing his arms.

    “Yeah, I’m fine. But did the surgery go well?”

    “Yeah, it ended well and there were no problems.”

    “Thank goodness… But what about Yeon-tan?”

    I felt a great sense of emptiness when I thought of being separated from the baby I had carried in my womb for nearly ten months. It was even more so because I had not personally witnessed the moment of birth, so it didn’t feel real.

    Chase nodded, pushing back my bangs, as if he didn’t like the look on my face as I searched for the baby.

    “The baby is in the neonatal room. The nurse in charge will bring it out soon and show it to you.”

     

    “Oh, you’re here now.”

    Dr. Jeffrey turned to look at the door where the knock had come from and smiled. A nurse came in holding a baby in her arms and stood by the bed.

    “Hello. This is Yeontan.”

    “and…”

    The baby’s pink cheeks, whose eyes had not yet opened properly, were plump like rice cakes, and the fluffy hair that stood out like soft fluff. Since he had only been born recently, his skin was still red and wrinkled, but his eyes, nose, and mouth were clear and pretty. In addition, two small, black, triangular ears were perking up on top of his head. He already had a bright future ahead of him, growing into a beauty just like Chase.

    but…

    “Excuse me, sir.”

    “Yes, why? Is something uncomfortable?”

    “No, that’s not it.”

    The baby in the nurse’s arms squirmed with his eyes tightly shut. The long tail that hung down from his plump butt swayed in the air with the small movements. He looked so cute and adorable that I wanted to bite him.

    Yes, Yeontan was really pretty. He was so fairy-like and angelic that I couldn’t believe I gave birth to this baby.

    That’s true, but why is a newborn baby so big?

    I pointed at the baby and screamed.

    “The kid is so big!”

    It’s like a 100-day-old baby! It’s only been about 100 minutes in its entire life!

    “I told you it was big…”

    When the doctor glanced at him and replied. Chase muttered in embarrassment.

    “It’s as small as a bean, so what’s the big deal?”

    Where did you see that bean? Have you ever seen such a huge bean?

     

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      Oct 11, '25 at

      Thanks for the translation!✨

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