Zhan Bei Jue fell silent again as he answered.
Jiang Nan Fang had no choice but to force herself to think.
"Just in the last few days."
"Did you feel any discomfort during the process?"
"Huh?"
"Any pain or bleeding?"
Was this the emergency department or obstetrics and gynecology?
Jiang Nan Fang felt utterly mortified.
"...No."
"When was your last menstrual period?"
"I..."
Why couldn't she remember?
Not long ago, the children had been clamoring for a younger sibling, and Zhan Bei Jue had been relentlessly trying to have a second child with her, without any protection.
But they both had a go-with-the-flow attitude, saying they wanted it but not really paying attention.
Over time, she had forgotten about it.
The doctor dared not prescribe any more medication.
"Just wait. The obstetrics and gynecology department opens at eight. Go for a check-up to see if you're pregnant."
Zhan Bei Jue's emotions were a roller coaster.
He had just experienced the death of someone he cared about yesterday, and today he was welcoming a new life.
Looking at the examination slip in his hand, and then at the conclusion on it, it had only been about an hour, but it felt like a lifetime.
He hadn't been present for Jiang Nan Fang's first pregnancy.
Even though he had been a father for several years, he was experiencing the miracle of life for the first time.
Looking at the blurry dark mass in the image, he could hardly believe it.
Was this really a child?
Compared to his shock, Jiang Nan Fang was much calmer.
Including the one she had naturally miscarried last year, this was her third pregnancy.
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Aside from knowing that there was something extra in her belly and that her figure would become more swollen,
she felt nothing.
She was just glad that this child had chosen a timely moment to arrive.
Arriving at the time when her husband was at his most frenzied, perhaps it was meant to deal with him, a little devil to keep him in line.
An hour ago, he had been rushing desperately.
He had even kicked someone who had been trying to help Ke Teng, and now he had become a delicate lady who needed support to walk.
As if there were potholes on the hospital path, and Jiang Nan Fang had poor eyesight, Zhan Bei Jue kept reminding her to slow down.
"You're not that delicate, it's just a short walk..."
"Shut up, you just don't take care of yourself! If I had known you were already pregnant..."
He couldn't bear to think about it.
He felt utterly ashamed that he had kicked his pregnant wife so hard on the shoulder.
Getting into the elevator was even more exaggerated.
As if Jiang Nan Fang would faint if anyone touched her, he propped his hands on the elevator walls, creating a personal space for her, not allowing anyone to approach her.
Jiang Nan Fang thought he was crazy.
Had he transmigrated into some silly system, with his intelligence suppressed?
"Don't be like this, there are so many pregnant women in the hospital, who else is as exaggerated as you?"
Zhan Bei Jue whispered to her.
"Why bother with them? Looking at my wife is enough. I just want to watch you and protect you. From today onwards, stay home and rest for the pregnancy."
"What do you mean? I'm a housewife from now on, and I can't go to work?"
As soon as work was mentioned, Jiang Nan Fang became energetic.
Seeing her eyebrows raised, Zhan Bei Jue, afraid she would get angry, quickly comforted her.
"Doesn't your shoulder hurt? It takes a hundred days for bones to heal. You should lie down at home for at least three months, right? You can go back after the pain subsides."
"You know it takes a hundred days for bones to heal? Then why did you use so much force?"
"I wasn't aiming for you."
"It's okay to aim for others? Your child is a child, but Ke Jingyu's child isn't? Ke family only has one heir, what if you really injured Ke Teng..."
"Can we stop talking about him? For your sake, yesterday's incident is over."
"From now on, let's focus on ourselves. Whatever the Ke family does, I won't pursue it anymore."
They hadn't slept all night, yet neither of them felt tired.
After returning home and washing up, the children woke up, and they all sat down for breakfast.
Zhan Bei Jue took the opportunity to announce the good news to them: Mommy was pregnant.
Everyone was so excited they could have torn the roof off, rushing forward to touch her belly.
The nanny stopped them.
"Don't touch, don't touch! You must not touch the belly in the first three months of pregnancy!"
Everyone looked at her strangely.
"It's not good for the baby, touching it too much can cause a miscarriage. Listen to me, don't touch it."
Zhan Bei Jue, a tech enthusiast and a staunch materialist, became superstitious at this moment.
He quickly reached out to protect Jiang Nan Fang's belly.
"Don't touch, don't touch. Remember Grandma's words, just look. You can touch it when it's bigger."
Everyone was so excited, they could finally go to school and show off their new sibling to other children!
They could also start imagining what Mommy's belly would look like when it got bigger, what the baby would look like, and the family, from yesterday's deep grief, suddenly entered a sweet and warm atmosphere.
It seemed as if she had a maternal glow about her when she was pregnant.
Although she was wearing her old clothes and had her old hairstyle, she looked different from before.
Kind-faced.
Bah, bah, bah, that word couldn't be used.
How to put it, in short, she looked very gentle.
Surrounded by a pink halo of maternal love, she appeared so sacred and charming.
Zhan Bei Jue couldn't get enough of looking at her and didn't want to be separated from her for a second, so he invited her to take the children to school together.
"Sit quietly in the car and don't move, stay with me."
They drove the children to kindergarten together and then drove back together.
As they got out of the car, Jiang Nan Fang's hand had just touched the seatbelt when Zhan Bei Jue commanded her.
"Don't move, I'll help you."
He opened the car door and gently helped her out.
Jiang Nan Fang immediately thought of the empresses and eunuchs in Qing Dynasty palace dramas.
She couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Zhan Bei Jue, the way you helped me out just now, bowing and scraping, you looked like the great eunuch Li Lianying."
He actually called him a eunuch? Zhan Bei Jue raised his hand to flick her forehead.
But then he thought, he couldn't touch her.
"Whatever you think, that's what it is. Anyway, a eunuch also got you pregnant."
When it was time to go upstairs, he was even more exaggerated, calling the nanny over to ask.
"Is it bad for the fetus for her to go up and down like this every day?"
Especially since she had a history of miscarriage.
The nanny couldn't guarantee there was no problem, but she also couldn't say there was a problem, so she could only be vague.
"Madam is too thin and not in very good health, so it's best to be careful."
"Tell the housekeeper to find someone to install an elevator that goes directly to our room."
Jiang Nan Fang was speechless to the extreme.
This treatment, even an empress wouldn't have it, she couldn't even walk.
This time, she had truly conceived a royal child!
Supported by him, they returned to the room, carefully lay down, and Zhan Bei Jue nestled beside her, gently holding her.
"Sleep, you didn't sleep all night yesterday. Today, sleep for 24 hours, and let you catch up on all your sleep."
"That won't do. If I fall asleep, I won't have time to eat. If I don't eat, the baby won't get enough nutrition, and if it doesn't get enough nutrition, it won't grow."
"That makes sense. Then I won't sleep. You sleep until mealtime, and I'll wake you up."
"...Zhan Bei Jue, did you forget to bring your brain back?"