Chapter 187

"Yes, after full term, you should pay attention to your abdominal contractions. Generally, when the contraction frequency reaches the standard, you may be about to give birth."

"I saw online that many people said they would have spotting before giving birth, and some even said their water would break first."

"It's possible, but there are also cases where there's no spotting and no water breaking, just regular contractions."

However, there are also false contractions, so once they start, it is best to record them to see if they are regular. The contractions before birth will definitely be spaced shorter and shorter.

"Regular contractions, what do contractions feel like?" If she didn't experience any bleeding or water breaking, would she not go to the hospital in time because she didn't understand what contractions were? "I've heard that some people give birth in the bathroom."

"It's true that some people are insensitive to the pain of contractions and only come to the hospital when they are five or six fingers dilated."

"I hope my water doesn't break first. I saw some mothers online saying that some people didn't even know their water broke and thought they were leaking urine. In the end, they went to the hospital after the amniotic fluid was gone."

The two of them leaned against each other and chatted casually until Jiang Zhinian felt sleepy, yawned, and slowly lay down in the quilt.

"I'll sleep for a while." She held Shi Ye's hand and called his name in a daze, "Shi Ye, you don't have to accompany me..."

“Okay, I’ll stay here with you, go to sleep.

Shi Ye watched Jiang Zhinian slowly fall asleep. Suddenly, he leaned over to her ear and said, "You know, when I asked you to make the choice of whether to have a child, it wasn't completely selfless."

He watched Jiang Zhinian hesitate and struggle repeatedly, as if he saw his own mother.

When she found out she was pregnant, did she ever feel confused and lost? Did she ever think about having an abortion and pretend nothing had happened?

He wanted to know what kind of mood and reason his mother was in when she decided to give birth to him.

Shi Ye leaned over and gently touched the hair by Jiang Zhinian's ear: "When I look at you, sometimes I hope you take that medicine and get rid of the child, and sometimes I hope... you don't take it."

After Shi Ye finished speaking, he laughed at himself, tilted his head to look at Jiang Zhinian's sleeping profile, and leaned over to place a kiss on her ear.

"Sweet dreams."

…

When Jiang Zhinian woke up, she stretched out her body. She had a beautiful dream. In the dream, she and Shi Ye took their daughter to the amusement park. Their daughter had two pigtails and was jumping around holding their hands. Then she kept calling herself "Mom, Mom". Then she woke up with joy.

She didn't even have time to take a closer look to see whether her daughter looked like her or Shi Ye.

He sat up and went to the study to look for Shi Ye as usual, but unexpectedly found Shi Ye standing on the balcony.

"Why are you standing here?"

Jiang Zhinian walked towards the sliding door between the balcony and the living room, but Shi Ye walked in first and closed the sliding door with his backhand.

A white gauze curtain was hung on the door, draping down to the ground. Two people were standing, one inside the curtain and the other outside, separated by a thin layer of gauze.

Shi Ye didn't move and just stood behind the gauze curtain.

Jiang Zhinian raised her hand to open the gauze curtain and asked curiously: "Shi Ye, what's wrong..."

Shi Ye raised his head, put his arm around Jiang Zhinian's waist, turned her over and led her behind the gauze curtain, leaned gently against the glass door, and held her cheek with his other hand and kissed her.

In the early summer afternoon, the gauze curtain moved slightly. In the semi-transparent halo, Shi Ye turned his face to the side, bent his waist to kiss Jiang Zhinian in his arms, and then closed his eyes.

He was fully immersed in this kiss, no longer like before, always like to stare at Jiang Zhinian's closed eyes until the kiss ended.

…

Breathing slightly, Jiang Zhinian looked up at Shi Ye in front of him.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"Because you're pretty."

"Then I won't look good."

"You'll definitely be a good-looking old man when you're old." Jiang Zhinian thought about it and burst out laughing, "Then I'll take you to square dance."

"But I can't dance."

"Then just watch me and other old men dancing square dance." Jiang Zhinian originally wanted to tease him on purpose, but ended up making himself laugh first.

Shi Ye smiled and said, "Jiang Zhinian, feel my left pocket."

Jiang Zhinian was helpless, wondering why he was touching his pocket again. She took a step back and saw that Shi Ye had changed his clothes at some point.

Did he intend to let me feel every pocket of every piece of his clothes?

Jiang Zhinian wanted to laugh and reached out to touch his left pocket. As soon as she reached in, her fingertips touched a square hard object. It felt like... a small box?

"What is that..."

"Take it out and let me see it."

Jiang Zhinian had a guess in her mind. She nervously grasped the small box, held it in her palm, and took it out of her pocket.

A small red velvet ring box. You don’t have to guess, you know there should be a ring inside.

"Open it and take a look."

Jiang Zhinian opened the box, and two wedding rings for men and women from the same series lay quietly inside. Shi Ye picked up one of them and placed it in front of Jiang Zhinian.

"When we are old, we can sit on the balcony together and bask in the sun."

Jiang Zhinian's tears suddenly flowed down: "What are you doing? I don't understand."

"It's just a ring. I want to give it to you."

"When did you buy the ring?" Jiang Zhinian covered her mouth, thinking that her expression must be very ugly. "Why did you suddenly give me a ring?"

"Actually, I bought the ring a long time ago, but considering that pregnant women's fingers would swell, I didn't give it to you. I was afraid that you would be uncomfortable wearing it."

"How could it be..." Jiang Zhinian was almost at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"The ring originally represented a contract. You promised me, and then I wore the ring to remind you not to forget your promise."

So on the surface it is locking people's fingers, but in fact it is drawing a circle in the heart and asking people to stand in it.

People who keep their promises will naturally not leave that circle, and no one will notice even if they leave.

"Then why are you giving it to me now?" Jiang Zhinian stretched out her fingers, which were slightly swollen. Wearing a ring made her feel uncomfortable and ugly.

But she still wanted it, and wanted Shi Ye to help her put it on her ring finger.

Shi Ye took out a platinum necklace from his right pocket. He put the ring through the thin chain, then leaned over and hung it around Jiang Zhinian's neck.

"Because I later discovered that many doctors would hang their wedding rings around their necks, which is a good idea."

He fiddled with the ring lying on Jiang Zhinian's chest with his fingers: "Look, it's so nice to put it here."

Jiang Zhinian looked down and asked him, "Do you still have the necklace?"

Shi Ye stretched out his hand: "Please wear mine."

If one day he can pick up a scalpel and actually participate in an operation, he will hang it around his neck.