Chapter 143 Twins

Xiao Li, the editor, could feel the editor-in-chief's mania even through the phone line.

He hurriedly and diligently tried to recall the events and began to retell them.

Editor Xiao Li is a regular undergraduate graduate.

These days, those who can get into university, apart from those who take the exam in place of others, are all genuine high achievers.

Emotional intelligence may not be enough, but IQ and memory are definitely not a problem.

Editor Xiao Li wouldn't repeat Jiang Jiani's tone exactly, but she could definitely repeat 80-90% of what Jiang Jiani said and what she herself had said.

Before he could finish speaking, the editor-in-chief already knew where the problem lay.

Enraged, he flew into a rage and berated Xiao Li mercilessly over the phone.

He regretted it.

He shouldn't have thought that Xiao Li was in charge of Teacher Jiang, and that it was wrong to let Xiao Li, a young man with no experience, be in charge of such an important matter.

Now look what happened, you've messed it up!

After scolding Xiao Li, the editor-in-chief told him to stay put and not wander off: "I will go with Director Zheng Changming."

He said irritably, "Don't run around these next few days, and don't bother Teacher Jiang. We'll talk about everything after Director Zhen Changming and I get there."

Even if the editor-in-chief couldn't see it, Editor Li nodded vigorously in agreement.

Although he still doesn't understand what happened, the editor-in-chief's reaction tells him that it's his fault.

If he doesn't behave properly now, the editor-in-chief will really dock his salary later.

Even if he is the editor-in-chief's cousin, it doesn't matter.

Unfortunately, Jiang Jiani didn't take the matter seriously.

She has only been writing for six months now. As long as she keeps writing, some of her works will eventually be adapted into films and television series. There's no need to rush.

Now her biggest difficulty is that she can no longer continue writing.

My belly is too big, and my back and waist ache after sitting for a while.

It's very uncomfortable to lean my back against anything.

Moreover, with such a big belly, not only do I have to lean back, but I also have to stretch my arms straight when typing. I often can't stand writing a few hundred words at a time.

I need to stand up and move around a bit.

Another weekend, feeling uneasy, Jiang Jiani went for another prenatal checkup and had another ultrasound.

As she curiously looked at the screen, the doctor said with a smile, "Both children are developing very well and are very healthy."

Jiang Jianni was stunned: "Wait, two?"

Doctor: "Oh, right, your belly is so big, it's obviously not a single pregnancy."

Jiang Jianni was a little overwhelmed: "But when I came for a check-up a few months ago, you all said it was the same one."

Lu Xiangyang was also shocked: "Yes, we had an ultrasound when we came for our first checkup, and it showed only one."

Doctor: When was the last time you had an ultrasound?

Jiang Jiani: "When I was a little over four months old."

Doctor: "The children might have been stacked together and you couldn't see it. This happens often, so don't worry."

Do you want to know if it's a boy or a girl?

Jiang Jianni quickly refused: "No, no, no, whatever it is when it's born is what it is. There's no need to know now."

She had seen countless new parents asking doctors about the baby's gender during ultrasound scans, but this was the first time she had ever encountered a doctor proactively asking them if they wanted to know the baby's gender.

Although she knew this was the norm at this time, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

Many girls are deprived of the opportunity to be born in this way.

Emerging from the ultrasound room, the couple looked on in disbelief: "It's actually two!"

Jiang Jiani was even more shocked.

Twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc., isn't this the treatment of a leading lady?

How could a vicious villain like her possibly be pregnant with twins?

However, this is not the most important thing.

Jiang Jianni said aggressively, "Let's go find that doctor!"

They went for several checkups, and the doctor said each time that there was only one fetal heartbeat.

Twice, twice in a row, and both times they said it was the same fetal heartbeat.

What kind of quack doctor is this!

How dare they practice medicine independently?

Because of the misdiagnosis, not only Jiang Jianni was angry, but Lu Xiangyang was also angry.

The couple went to find the doctor in a very aggressive manner.

The doctor was shocked and blurted out, "Impossible! I clearly only heard one fetal heartbeat."

Jiang Jianni: "Should I call the ultrasound doctor over so you can confront each other on the spot?"

The doctor hung the stethoscope around Jiang Jiani's neck: "If you don't believe me, listen for yourself. Listen for yourself and see if there's only one fetal heartbeat, and it's very loud and strong. Listen for yourself."

Jiang Jianni listened with some skepticism, and it really was true: "Old Lu, come and listen."

Lu Xiangyang also heard it was the same.

The couple looked puzzled: "What's going on? There are clearly two babies, the ultrasound showed two, and both babies are developing well, so why is there only one fetal heartbeat?"

Doctor: "See, I wasn't lying to you, was I? You really can only tell one thing from it."

"Could it be that the two babies' heartbeats are too synchronized, so only one can be heard?"

"That must be it."

Generally speaking, even in twins, fetal heartbeats are rarely exactly the same.

But fewer doesn't mean none.

No matter how the young doctor explains it, the couple doesn't believe him now.

They went to see the same traditional Chinese medicine doctor again—they had originally wanted to see him again when they came for checkups later, but he was just too busy, and once he was on vacation, so they never saw him again.

Fortunately, the traditional Chinese medicine doctor wasn't too busy today, so they went to see him again.

The old Chinese medicine doctor found their story amusing. He held his left and right hands together for a long time before saying with some surprise, "They really are two different things."

"However, with two fetal heartbeats overlapping, it's really hard to tell them apart without careful observation."

Traditional Chinese medicine doctors aren't particularly skilled in gynecology, unlike some doctors who can tell the sex of a baby, but they can still tell how many babies a pregnant woman is carrying.

But he couldn't detect it last time, which shows how highly synchronized the two children's heartbeats are.

The old Chinese medicine doctor said with great interest, "This situation is quite rare."

Have you ever heard of telepathy?

Jiang Jianni: "The phrase 'having a telepathic connection' is used to describe lovers, so when it comes to twins, it must mean they have a telepathic connection, right?"

The old Chinese medicine doctor waved his hand: "Just knowing the meaning is enough."

"I think your two kids might develop telepathy someday."

"I've never seen true telepathy in real life."

"However, children who are in sync will also get sick if they hear that one is sick, and will also be unhappy if one is unhappy."

"You must raise your children well in the future."

"Young man, when your child is a little older, would you like to bring him back for me to see again?"

The common saying "having a telepathic connection" actually refers to tacit understanding.

But tacit understanding can be cultivated even without blood ties.

This kind of innate talent for sharing life and death is something that traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have only heard of, but have never seen.

Jiang Jianni laughed awkwardly: "We'll see, we'll see."

When she got home, she remembered something else: "Has anyone in your family ever had twins? In the Lu or Song families, has anyone ever had twins?"

Otherwise, how could a vicious cannon fodder like her get pregnant with twins?