All of Xu Tingchuan's preparations were for this moment.

He knew he couldn't keep it up forever, but he wanted to minimize her guilt and sadness.

He wanted to tell her that his attitude towards this matter was the same as hers.

"How serious is my illness?" Ni Sitian bit her lip, looked at Xu Tingchuan, and said, "Don't hide it from me anymore."

Xu Tingchuan lowered his eyes, considered the matter silently for a moment, and said, "It's not that serious. The doctor said it's just that the chances are a little lower, not that you can't get pregnant at all."

"Really?" Ni Sitian was a little skeptical. They had been off guard for more than half a year and had been so diligent. If the chances were just a little small, why hadn't she made a move yet?

Zhi Lan conceived on her first try, and Fu Wenuan also got pregnant quickly, but she, despite her efforts, couldn't conceive.

"Really, your cold uterus problem is much better now. If you continue with the treatment, it will definitely get better." Xu Tingchuan said earnestly, staring into her eyes.

"You're lying to me." Ni Sitian's eyes reddened as she said, "Am I never going to be able to get pregnant?"

"I really didn't lie to you. Otherwise, I'll go with you to see Dr. Zhang tomorrow. Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe the doctor."

“You can falsify your medical records, so what’s so difficult about getting Dr. Zhang to cooperate with you tomorrow?” Ni Sitian pouted.

"Then what do you want to do?" Xu Tingchuan smiled helplessly. Why did she always trust his abilities so much at times like this, and always think the worst of him?

Ni Sitian fell silent. She didn't know what to do either, and she wanted to believe what Xu Tingchuan said.

Her mind was in complete chaos; she truly never imagined that she, at such a young age, would encounter such a problem.

"What happened to your knee?" Xu Tingchuan turned the chair around, half-squatted down, and saw her knee, which was covered in scabs.

"I got hit by a bicycle," Ni Sitian said in a low voice.

Xu Tingchuan picked her up, carried her to the living room sofa, put her down, turned around to find the first-aid kit, and bent down to disinfect her wound.

Ni Sitian felt a lump in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at him with such tenderness and care.

"Did I hurt you?" Xu Tingchuan asked, blowing on the wound to cool it down as he looked up at Ni Sitian.

Ni Sitian shook her head, overwhelmed by a wave of sadness, and burst into tears: "I'm so useless, I haven't done anything for you, I can't even have a child..."

“Who said you haven’t done anything for me? You’ve done so much for me. Look at you, you’ve gone from not knowing how to cook to now doing almost everything yourself. You’ve even learned to make cakes and chocolates. And then there’s the housework. Every day, I iron my clothes before I go out. Aren’t all of these things you’ve done for me?” Xu Tingchuan raised his hand to wipe away her tears, listing all her good qualities.

Ni Sitian cried even harder. These trivial matters made her feel even more useless. "Any nanny could do these things."

“The nanny won’t give me all her assets.” Xu Tingchuan cupped Ni Sitian’s face and looked at her, saying, “The greatest thing you’ve done for me is to give me the happiness of a home, which is something that nothing else can compare to.”

“But I can’t make this family more complete; there will always be something missing.” Ni Sitian’s lips trembled.

“Who says there’s anything missing? I’m half of this family, and you’re half too. We’re already complete. Children are just an added bonus, not a necessity,” Xu Tingchuan comforted her. “There’s a saying that goes, ‘True love is love that isn’t for the purpose of reproduction.’ We are true love, aren’t we?”

Ni Sitian laughed and cried at his words, and pursed her lips: "You're just setting traps for me."