"How can you be so heartless?"

"Why wouldn't I have the heart to do it? You're the one who lied to me!"

Bai Xiaoru snorted coldly.

He always calls her a childish little brat, but he's the childish one!

He's always finding ways to bully her, or thinking of ways to tease her. If she weren't pregnant, he would have tormented her terribly.

"I'm in so much pain, and you're still willing to let me?"

"I... Ptooey! What nonsense are you spouting during the New Year! You won't die." Bai Xiaoru clenched her fists and punched Xian Mingyu's chest twice. She wanted to punch him again, but she softened and pouting as she threw herself into his arms.

She forbade him to say such things, that he would always be alright, and that they would all be alright.

She and her baby both need him.

"You can't scare me like that again, not even if you're faking it. Don't joke like that with me... I'll take it seriously."

"Okay~ I promise you. You're not angry anymore, are you?" He looked down at the person in his arms and reached out to hug her even tighter.

He knew his little darling would get angry quickly and then calm down just as fast; she was soft-hearted and wouldn't stay angry with him for long.

Bai Xiaoruo lifted her head from Xuan Mingyu's arms and looked at him, her cheeks still puffed out in anger. "Of course I'm angry! But, considering how hard you worked to make this cake for me, I'll forgive you."

She was angry, but it was also because she really cared about him.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered to care whether he lived or died.

He gently pinched her cheek, glanced at the cake plate that was already empty and placed on the bedside table, and asked, "Little foodie, are you full?"

"I'm still a little hungry. I'm not a glutton. This cake isn't just for me; your son should have some too."

"Son? The baby's gender has been found out?" Xian Mingyu was overjoyed. It's only been three months, and they already know the baby's gender?

“I’m with you every day, don’t you know whether I’ve had any tests done or not? I didn’t mean to say it just because you seem to really like your son.

Ever since he learned that Bai Xiaoruo was pregnant, the thing Xuan Mingyu talked about most was his son. However, their relationship was not yet public, and Xuan Mingyu didn't like to show off in front of others. Otherwise, the whole world would probably know that he was looking forward to the birth of his son.

"If it's a son, that would be great. Even if it's not, I'd love a daughter too. No matter what, he's our baby. After he's born, I'll give him the very best of everything in the world."

"That's true, but you mustn't spoil him," Bai Xiaoruo touched her slightly protruding belly, filled with anticipation for the baby's birth in a few months. "I just hope that our baby can be born safely and grow up healthy, and I'll be satisfied."

"Yes, he will be born safely." Xian Mingyu held her hand as she touched her belly, praying silently.

Xuan Mingyu had kept the doctor's words in mind. He had considered the impact and harm that her pregnancy might bring to her health.

No matter what, even if it costs him everything, he will make sure she gives birth to this child safely.

Over the next few months, he will help her get healthy and plump, and completely restore her health.

After the baby is born, they will have a very, very long time together.

For the rest of his life, he will hold her hand tightly and never let her suffer any more harm.

He knelt down beside her, leaned close to her belly, and gently touched it with his hand. "Baby, it's Daddy. Can you hear me?"

Bai Xiaoruo pursed her lips and suppressed a laugh when she saw Xuan Mingyu talking to the baby with a serious expression.

When she first got pregnant, he teased her about talking to the unborn baby, but now he's the one talking to the baby.

Bai Xiaoruo's belly twitched. Xuan Mingyu was filled with surprise. His son could really move and could really hear him. "He's moving. He really moved just now."

He excitedly pointed to her belly, noticing how small it was, but it turned out the baby was already moving on its own.

I can't take it anymore, he's absolutely hilarious!

Bai Xiaoruo chuckled. "Are you silly? He's so young, how could he respond to you? I was the one who moved just now." She had been holding back her laughter, so of course her body couldn't help but move a little. The baby was only just formed; how could he possibly respond to him?

“Even if he doesn’t respond to me now, he can definitely hear what I’m saying.” Xian Mingyu touched Bai Xiaoruo’s belly again. “Baby, do you know? Mommy suffered a lot while carrying you. You must be good and grow up quickly. At the same time, you must make your mom suffer less. Don’t kick her, or I’ll beat you up when you come out.”

Bai Xiaoruo was laughing happily at first, but when she heard Xuan Mingyu say that, she was not happy. "How can you be such a father? He hasn't even been born yet and you're already saying you're going to beat him up. What if you scare him?"

"How could I be scared? My son isn't a coward. If he misbehaves, of course I'll have to give him a beating." As she spoke, Xian Mingyu clenched her fist and waved it, as if she was already eager to give him a good beating as soon as the little dumpling in her belly came out.

"You dare! If you dare to hit him, I'll... I'll find him a new stepfather and dump you."

"What did you say? Huh? Who are you looking for?"

He kept tickling her waist, and Bai Xiaoru kept dodging, saying, "Ugh, you're not allowed to tickle me."

"It itches, it itches so much," Bai Xiaoruo begged repeatedly, she really couldn't stand it anymore.

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