Xu Tingchuan continued to gently massage her stomach, taking a deep breath to calm his physical desires.

He was a man with normal needs. She was in his arms, so soft and fragrant. Even a saint couldn't be completely unmoved, especially since he was touching her lower abdomen.

However, he wasn't so perverted as to want to do anything to her under these circumstances; it was just an instinctive physiological reaction.

Look how nervous she is; she thinks he's a lustful devil.

"If you want, I wouldn't mind." He suppressed a laugh, teasing her on purpose.

"No...no, I absolutely didn't have that thought!" Ni Sitian shook her head hurriedly like a rattle-drum.

Xu Tingchuan chuckled, affectionately patted the back of her head, and pressed her head against his chest.

Ni Sitian felt the vibrations in his chest and couldn't help but feel happy. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she gently rubbed her cheek against his chest twice.

Does it hurt this much every time you come here?

Three months into their marriage, this was the first time Xu Tingchuan had realized how much pain she experienced during her period. He had been busy with business trips and seemed to have neglected her too much.

Even though he had told her before marriage that he was very busy with work and wouldn't have much time to spend with her, he still felt a little guilty.

The thought that she might be in so much pain that she couldn't straighten up when he wasn't around made his heart ache as if it were being torn apart.

"No, it's not that. Although it's hurt before, it's never been like this time." Ni Sitian unconsciously adopted a slightly coquettish tone.

"I'll arrange for a doctor to examine you tomorrow." Xu Tingchuan felt uneasy thinking about how she suffered from pain every month.

"It's not that serious." Ni Sitian wrinkled her nose; she hated going to the hospital the most.

"This matter can be a big deal or a small deal for a girl, and it cannot be ignored." Xu Tingchuan said seriously, his face stern.

Ni Sitian looked up at him, her eyes slightly red, touched.

Her mother abandoned her when she was five years old, and no one ever cared about her private matters as a girl.

Although Xiang Zhilan is two years older than her, she had her first period later and did not have menstrual cramps.

She had no one to confide in about her pain, and over time, she stopped taking it too seriously.

I never expected him to take this issue so seriously and value it so much.

"Does it hurt again?" Xu Tingchuan noticed her eyes were red and gently rubbed her stomach.

"Xu Tingchuan, thank you." She buried her face in his chest and hugged him tightly.

"No need to thank me." Xu Tingchuan smiled helplessly. He had only done what he should do, and he even felt that he hadn't done nearly enough.

He sensed she sob, and fearing she might cry, he joked, "Your health is related to our future baby-making, so of course we can't ignore it."

Ni Sitian chuckled, then her ears turned red again, thinking that having a baby required doing something intimate.

“But you’re still young, we can raise you for a few more years.” Before getting married, Xu Tingchuan didn’t have any particular expectations for having children.

At the time, he felt that once he found someone to marry, everything would happen naturally, and he wouldn't need to plan anything special.

But he married Ni Sitian, who is only twenty-one years old this year. She is still a bit naive and ignorant about marriage and the future. He doesn't want her to be tied down by a child like this. He wants to give her more time to see the outside world.

He wants to patiently wait for her to grow up a bit more and become more sensible before they have a child together.

“But you’re not a child anymore.” Ni Sitian’s words struck a nerve with Xu Tingchuan.

Xu Tingchuan's sentimental thoughts were instantly shattered by her words, and he gritted his teeth: "Don't worry, I'll still be able to make you have a whole litter!"