After learning about Ji Yue’nian’s pregnancy, Jiang Chi did not hesitate at all. He immediately applied for a suspension of studies for both of them through the counselor, while also putting the matter of the stock market aside for the time being. After all, in his world, nothing was more important than his wife and child.
When Ji Yue’nian first became pregnant, she inevitably suffered from early pregnancy symptoms like nausea and loss of appetite. Jiang Chi watched her with anxiety in his heart. Every day, he would spend his free time studying new recipes from cookbooks and even specifically signed up for a house-husband training class.
By the time three months had passed, the previous nausea and loss of appetite had vanished, but they were replaced by Ji Yue’nian’s belly growing larger by the day, as well as some new troubles—
Her sleep began to be affected by the pregnancy; she had many dreams and woke up easily at night, yet she was somewhat lethargic during the day. Her personality changed, her temper became eccentric and unstable, and she grew irritable, losing her temper at the slightest provocation.
This afternoon, Ji Yue’nian lost her temper once again. Simply because she didn’t want to drink that fetal protection soup, she gave Jiang Chi a harsh scolding. She spoke malicious words and even knocked over the soup bowl, spilling the contents all over the floor.
In response, Jiang Chi’s expression did not change in the slightest; he remained just as tender as ever. After silently cleaning up the shards on the ground and mopping the floor clean, he meticulously prepared dinner when the time came and personally fed it to Ji Yue’nian.
At night, Ji Yue’nian quietly looked at the man beside her. He was facing away from her, having fallen into a deep sleep after another exhausting day. A strange surge of emotion rose in her heart, and she couldn’t help but reach out to hug him.
Jiang Chi woke up almost instantly. Subconsciously turning around, he pulled Ji Yue’nian into his arms and gently patted her back: “What’s wrong, Yueyue? Do you want to drink some water again?”
“…… It’s nothing,” Ji Yue’nian said in a small voice, her tone carrying a hint of guilt and regret: “Chibao, I shouldn’t have lost my temper over what happened tonight. I know you’re doing it for my own good, I’m very sorry…”
“Silly Yueyue, what are you saying……” Jiang Chi kissed her on the forehead, his actions filled with love and indulgence: “It’s perfectly normal to have mood swings during pregnancy. This little bit of trouble is nothing…”
“And……” The man pounded his chest forcefully, a look that was clearly very similar to a certain person in her memory, “Is this scolding? To your husband, this is clearly my wife Yueyue’s love!”
At this, Ji Yue’nian, who had originally been in a bad mood, was instantly amused and burst into laughter. Along with her laughter, the heaviness that had been weighing on her heart was swept away like a lingering haze.
“Chibao.”
“I’m here.”
“You’re so manly right now.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Wife Yueyue. Go to sleep now, I’ll help you go for a walk tomorrow.”
After saying that, Jiang Chi tucked Ji Yue’nian back in, especially around her lower belly. He lay back down and closed his eyes, acting like a guard protecting a princess.
As Ji Yue’nian gazed at Jiang Chi’s profile as he fell back into a deep sleep, her beautiful eyes curved, and the corners of her lips hooked up slightly. “Chibao, thank you for being here.”
She gently raised her hand and placed it tenderly on her slightly protruding belly.
Baby, do you know?
Your daddy and mommy love you very, very much~~
Of course, your daddy loves mommy even more.
So……
Hurry up and be born.
Come see how the flowers bloom, how the water flows, how the sun rises, and when the sun sets. Come see the daddy and mommy who love you—the daddy who loves mommy even more than he loves you.
Thinking this, Ji Yue’nian also slowly drifted into dreamland, a graceful and gentle smile remaining on her lips, as if she were seeing something beautiful in her dreams.
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Time flowed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, five years had passed.
“I want to play this character!”
“This is mine!”
“I am the older brother, you have to respect your elders!”
“I am the younger brother, you have to love the young!”
Inside the playroom, two little rugrats were arguing incessantly. One was slightly larger than the other, and neither was willing to back down.
The slightly older one was named Jiang Xiaobai, and the younger one was named Jiang Xiaohei. Both were around four or five years old. They were fair and soft-skinned, looking incredibly adorable; even when they were angry, they looked extremely cute.
“I won’t respect an older brother like you!”
“And I won’t love a younger brother like you!”
“Hmph!”
“Hmph!”
The two little fellows glared at each other and turned their heads away at the same time. Jiang Xiaobai crossly threw the game controller in his hand to the side to express his current dissatisfaction.
Jiang Xiaohei followed suit, throwing his own game controller forcefully backward. With a “thud,” the controller hit a cardboard box in the corner of the playroom. The box was knocked over by the sudden impact, and the items inside spilled out all over the floor with a clatter.
“What was that noise?”
“What is that stuff?”
Jiang Xiaobai and Jiang Xiaohei both noticed the items from the box at the same time, their small faces instantly filling with confusion.
“What is this?”
Jiang Xiaohei pulled out a dusty photo frame from among the clutter. He carefully wiped it with his sleeve, gradually revealing the image beneath.
The photo in the frame was a picture of two young people. In a beautiful peach blossom forest, a pure and cute young girl and the blue-eyed youth beside her were facing the camera, their faces brimming with bright smiles.
The two little guys held the photo in their arms, their expressions extremely curious, as if they were looking at some rare little treasure.
“This? Brother (Brother), do you know who this is?”
The two little fellows looked at each other, their eyes full of doubt.
Jiang Xiaobai frowned in thought, his small brow furrowed into a bunch, looking very cute. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and shouted excitedly: “I know!”
He pointed his chubby, short finger at the blue-eyed youth in the photo, then at the pure girl beside him, and said loudly: “This is Daddy.” Then he pointed to the girl, “And this is Mommy.”
Having said that, he put his hands on his hips, tilted his head back, and laughed triumphantly, “See that? This is your big brother’s ability.”
Jiang Xiaohei pouted, appearing somewhat dissatisfied with his brother’s boasting, but then he seemed to think of something. He pointed his chubby little finger at the girl, his face full of confusion: “Did Mommy look like this before? She’s way shorter than Daddy.”
“Uh…… probably.”
“But I don’t think it looks like her.”
“Uh…… I don’t think so either.”
Just like that, the two little rugrats fell back into a staring contest.
“Let’s ask Grandma and Nana. I’ll go get the phone,” Jiang Xiaobai suddenly suggested.
After saying that, he dashed out of the playroom. In less than three minutes, Jiang Xiaobai came hopping back with the phone.
The video call connected, and the faces of Huang Qingchuan and Chen Mengrou appeared on the screen. When the two little rugrats held up the photo frame and asked their question, the two long-time best friends looked at each other, their eyes filled with uncontrollable amusement.
“That is your father’s White Moonlight,” Huang Qingchuan covered her mouth slightly, chuckling.
“What is a White Moonlight?”
“It means the first person your father ever loved,” Chen Mengrou also chimed in with a giggle.
“Ah!!!”
The two little rugrats stared at each other, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
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