I had no choice but to open the investment report several times, but there was only white paper and black letters, and I couldn’t understand a single word. It seemed that even if I possessed the body of a genius, my brain, which hadn’t even graduated from high school, wouldn’t have changed into that of a genius. But in possession stories, usually a genius possesses an idiot and surprises everyone around them, right? But why am I the other way around…… No, it’s not that I’m an idiot, but………

With these thoughts in mind, every time I wrote a report, I would faint and fall asleep less than a minute later. Then, the next day, Chase would nag me and have harsh private tutoring sessions.

“Is it okay to torment a pregnant (wo)man like this?”

“Why am I bothering you when all you have to do is sit still and listen?”

“Yeontan doesn’t want to study.”

“Why is looking at investment reports studying?”

If that’s not studying, then what is it? I glared at Chase in astonishment, and he just shrugged his shoulders and shamelessly replied.

“Prenatal care.”

It sounds like prenatal education…

“I just hope Yeontan is born healthy and strong.”

“What are you talking about? Of course I do too.”

I don’t think so. I think he would be an incredibly polarizing father.

I glanced at Chase dubiously, then soon got tired and started dozing off again. Another nagging voice came to my ear, but I just rested my forehead on Chase’s shoulder and closed my eyes.

“Why are you sleeping again all of a sudden? Puppy, are you really sleeping? Is that how you sleep?”

The hand that touched my cheek was gentle.

I woke up sighing in Chase’s arms, who had carried me to bed, and the day was almost over. I would have given up on myself by now, but Chase won’t, and would do the same thing the next day.

In the end, I had no choice but to force myself to learn about Tesati. I ended up studying economics and market conditions.

Chase was a black panther with truly tireless stamina and tenacity.

Meanwhile, time passed steadily…

As I entered the stable period, my stomach also became noticeably swollen. However, Chase’s morning sickness, which seemed to be getting better, suddenly got worse, and at some point, it got noticeably worse to the point where just holding his hands or hugging him wasn’t enough.

Every time he ate, he would vomit with difficulty, and I would just roll my feet next to him. All I could do was wipe his red, blood-shot cheeks. I endured it for a few days, but when it finally came to nothing. I grabbed Chase’s hand and dragged him to the hospital.

“Doctor, Chase is dying. Please save him…”

“Oh, really?”

Mr. Jeffrey had a look on his face as if he was asking why I was here again, but his voice was as gentle as ever.

“It’s about time the morning sickness started to subside.”

It seemed like he wasn’t even listening to me. I got angry and grabbed Chase’s cheek and pulled him to the side, shouting.

“No, it got much worse. Just look at his expression. He looks like a zombie, he’s dying!”

“It looks fine. Black panthers are very sturdy, so you can roll it around a bit more.”

“Doctor, aren’t you being so rude as to say that it’s not yours!”

After spitting it out, I realized that it wasn’t mine and froze. Fortunately, neither Mr. Jeffrey nor Chase seemed to notice my slip of the tongue. This was because Chase had hastily covered his mouth with his hand.

“Ugh…”

“What, are you vomiting? You can’t vomit here!”

The doctor tried to push Chase out of the examination room by shoving him on the back. Fortunately, he only retched and stopped, so he was able to avoid being kicked out.

“I’m dying. Is this what morning sickness is like?”

“Morning sickness is like that. It’s just something that pregnant women experience.”

So what you’re saying is that what you’re doing isn’t officially morning sickness. Chase then waved his hand and frowned.

“Don’t say things like that… Don’t you have any medicine? I heard there’s something called morning sickness medicine.”

“There is. Morning sickness medicine that pregnant women take.”

“If you have something like that, why don’t you prescribe it?”

“Are you pregnant?”

“…”

Chase was speechless as the doctor shrugged and asked him the question. Seeing his embarrassed face, I raised my hand to join in.

“I… I’m pregnant…”

“Huh? Oh, yes. That’s right…”

The doctor looked at me with wide eyes. I felt embarrassed for no reason by the staring gaze.

“Well, since Chase is having morning sickness instead of me, wouldn’t it be better if I take morning sickness pills?”

“Haha, that’s not how it works.”

The doctor was not a grumpy and ill-tempered black panther like Chase, so instead of criticizing me, he spoke to me gently as if he was trying to persuade me.

Then, is there no way? I was worried that I would have to just sit back and watch Chase suffer. I came all the way to the hospital, but nothing was resolved.

There was something even more worrisome.

“Doctor, I looked it up and found out that some people experience morning sickness until the baby is born. Is that true?”

“That happens often.”

At the doctor’s kind answer, Chase’s already pale complexion turned even paler. He seemed to want to vomit right away at the thought of staying like this for another half a year. Suddenly, he felt scared and asked stammeringly.

“No… Chase can’t even take morning sickness pills, so does that mean he has to keep being sick like this?”

“There is a way.”

“Huh? What is it?”

If there was something like that, you should have told me earlier! I grabbed the doctor’s hands with my eyes shining. I felt a sharp gaze from the side, but I was in a hurry, so I ignored it for now and urged the doctor first.

Then the doctor tilted his head as if he was puzzled.

“Didn’t you know? You should have told him, Chase. This isn’t ordinary morning sickness, so…”

At that moment, Chase, who had been quietly withering in the corner like pickled kimchi, suddenly came to life and intervened.

“Why don’t you show me from the baby’s point of view?”

“Huh? A baby?”

“I came to see the baby, so why do you keep talking about useless things?”

“No, I came because Chase is sick.”

“Don’t you want to see Yeontan?”

“Did you just say Yeontan?”

Oh… I was almost touched for a moment when he called it by its proper name for the first time. I quickly shook off the hand I was holding and lifted Chase’s left hand, holding it carefully as I asked.

“Have you finally given up on Babpul?”

“…Yeah, well. The baby would be better off with Yeontan.”

“suddenly?”

“Not suddenly.”

A faint smile crossed Chase’s lips as he seemed to be thinking for a moment. The other hand that he wasn’t holding suddenly reached out and ruffled my bangs.

“You are Babpul.”

And then he closed his eyes and laughed. Me? Why me? What kind of trick is this? Do you think I’ll give in if you try to call me Babpul?

“Are you kidding me…?”

“Have you only lived by being suppressed?”

“yes yes.”

“…”

Who was the one who kept harassing me, and now he’s pretending nothing happened?

Let’s answer confidently. Chase also seemed to have nothing to say. He coughed awkwardly and muttered quietly that it would be a mess even if he gave me a nickname, and that I have a really picky personality. Can you hear everything?

He was so shocked that he started to tremble and scream.

“No, why is Babpul a nickname?”

“Then what is it if not a nickname?”

“It’s cute when you give it to a baby in the womb as a nickname, but if you call a physically fit and large adult male like me

‘Babpul’ is that an insult or a nickname?”

“Physical fitness… What? Are you serious?”

“I don’t know, I don’t like it so I’ll cancel!”

“It’s so cute, why don’t I like it!”

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“Then Chase should be called Babpul!”

“Where am I looking like Babpul?”

“Then where am I looking like Babpul?”

“Wherever I look, it’s Babpul?”

Then the doctor intervened in a cold voice.

“Excuse me, I’m treating you right now, so show me the baby, okay?”

He even banged the table with the chart, which seemed to show that he was angry. I felt a little discouraged, so I quickly put down Chase’s hand that I was holding.

“Okay.”

I groped and answered, rubbing my palms on my jeans. Maybe it was because of the warmth of Chase that still lingered, but I felt a strange tingling sensation.

“Okay, then let’s begin.”