Zhan Bei Jue, who had been answering, fell silent again.
Jiang Nan Fang had no choice but to rack her brain.
"Just in the last few days."
"Did you feel uncomfortable during the process?"
"Huh?"
"Any pain or bleeding symptoms?"
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 asking for a younger brother or sister, and Zhan Bei Jue had been relentlessly trying for a second child with her, without any precautions.
But both of them had a go-with-the-flow attitude, saying they wanted it, but not really caring.
In the end, she had forgotten about it.
The doctor dared not prescribe any more medication.
"Wait. Obstetrics and gynecology opens at eight. Go for a check-up to see if you're pregnant."
Zhan Bei Jue's emotions were on a rollercoaster.
He had just experienced the death of someone he cared about yesterday, and today, he was welcoming a new life.
Looking at the examination report in his hand, and the conclusion on it, it had only been about an hour, and it felt like a lifetime ago.
He had not been present during Jiang Nan Fang's first pregnancy.
Even though he had been a father for several years, he was experiencing the wonder of life for the first time.
Looking at the dark, blurry mass on the image, he couldn't believe it.
Was this really a child?
Compared to his astonishment, Jiang Nan Fang was much calmer.
Including the one she naturally miscarried last year, this was her third pregnancy.
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Apart from knowing that there was something extra in her belly and her figure would become more swollen,
She felt nothing.
She was just glad that the child had come at a rather opportune time.
Coming at the moment when his father was at his most frenzied, was this little devil specifically here to deal with him and make him behave?
An hour ago, he had been rushing around frantically.
He had even kicked someone who was rushing for Ke Teng, but now he had turned into 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 few steps..."
"Shut up, you just don't take yourself seriously enough! If I had known you were already pregnant..."
He dared not think about it.
Thinking that he had fiercely kicked his pregnant wife on the shoulder made him feel utterly ashamed.
Getting into the elevator was even more exaggerated.
As if a slight touch would cause Jiang Nan Fang to faint, he braced his hands against the elevator walls, creating a personal space for her, forbidding anyone from getting close to her.
Jiang Nan Fang thought he was crazy.
Had he transmigrated into a 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 in her ear.
"Why bother with them? Just looking at my wife is enough. I want to watch you, protect you. From today onwards, you will stay home and rest for the entire pregnancy."
"What do you mean? I'm going to be a stay-at-home wife from now on, and I can't go to work?"
Jiang Nan Fang's spirits rose at the mention of work.
Seeing her eyebrows raise, Zhan Bei Jue, afraid of angering her, quickly appeased her.
"Doesn't your shoulder hurt? It takes a hundred days for bones to recover. You'll have to lie down at home for at least three months. You can go back after the pain is gone."
"You know it takes a hundred days for bones to recover? 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 is Ke Jing Yu's child not? The Ke family only has this one descendant. Did you really injure Ke Teng..."
"Can we stop talking about him? For your sake, yesterday's incident is over."
"From now on, let's just take care of ourselves. Whatever the Ke family wants to do, I won't pursue it anymore."
They hadn't slept all night, but neither of them felt tired.
When they returned home, after washing up, the children woke up, and they all sat down for breakfast.
Zhan Bei Jue seized the opportunity to announce the good news to them: Mommy was pregnant.
Everyone was so excited they wanted to shake the roof off, rushing forward to touch her belly.
The nanny stopped them.
"No touching, no touching! You absolutely cannot touch her 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 firm materialist, became superstitious at this moment.
He quickly reached out to protect Jiang Nan Fang's belly.
"No touching, no touching. 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 grew big, what the baby would look like when it was born. From the deep grief of yesterday, the family transitioned into a sweet and warm atmosphere.
It seemed as if she, being pregnant, had a maternal glow about her.
Although she was wearing her old clothes and had her old hairstyle, she looked different from before.
She had a kind and benevolent appearance.
Pah, pah, pah, can't use that word.
How to say it, anyway, she just looked very gentle.
Surrounded by a pink halo of maternal love, she appeared so holy and charming.
Zhan Bei Jue couldn't get enough of 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 in the car and don't move. Stay with me."
They drove the children to kindergarten together and then drove back.
When they got out of the car, as soon as Jiang Nan Fang touched the seatbelt, 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 instantly thought of the empresses and eunuchs in Qing Dynasty palace dramas.
She couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Zhan Bei Jue, the way you bowed and helped me out just now, you looked like the great eunuch Li Lianying."
He was being called a eunuch? Zhan Bei Jue raised his hand to flick her forehead.
But then he thought, he couldn't touch her.
"Whatever you think, think that. Anyway, a eunuch got you pregnant."
When they went upstairs, he was even more exaggerated. He called the nanny over and asked.
"Will it be bad for the fetus if she goes up and down the stairs like this every day?"
Especially since she had a history of miscarriage.
The nanny couldn't guarantee it was completely fine, but she also couldn't say it was problematic, so she could only be vague.
"Madam is too thin and not very healthy. We should be careful anyway."
"Tell the housekeeper to find someone to install an elevator that directly goes to our room."
Jiang Nan Fang was utterly speechless.
This treatment, even an empress wouldn't get it. She couldn't even walk.
This time, she was really carrying a royal child!
Supported by him back to the room, she lay down carefully. Zhan Bei Jue snuggled up to her side and held her gently.
"Sleep. You didn't sleep all night yesterday. Today, sleep for 24 hours to catch up on your sleep."
"That won't do. If I sleep, I won't have time to eat. If I don't have time to eat, the baby won't get nutrients, and if it doesn't get nutrients, it won't grow."
"That makes sense. Then I won't sleep. You sleep until mealtime, and I'll wake you up."
"...Did Zhan Bei Jue forget to bring his brain back?"