Chapter 280 Preparation
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu's eyes crinkled with laughter.
After the two played around on the couch for a while, Xie Qi urged her to rest early.
Shen Yuanzhu did find that she was more easily tired than before. After exchanging a few words with Xie Qi, she fell asleep under his gentle coaxing.
Since learning that she was pregnant, Xie Qi had become very tense.
She looked several times more nervous than Chen Yuanzhu.
Several times when Shen Yuanzhu got up at night, she found that Xie Qi was not asleep, or was sleeping very lightly. He would wake up and ask her how she was if she made the slightest movement.
She had slept too much during the day and found it difficult to fall asleep at night, but she wanted Xie Qi to rest early, so she kept her eyes closed to relax.
Shen Yuanzhu only opened her eyes when she noticed someone waving something in front of her.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Xie Qi extend a finger and touch the tip of her nose.
"..."
Seeing her open her eyes, Xie Qi breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"..."
Shen Yuanzhu asked, "What...are you doing?"
Xie Qi lay back on the bed and hugged Shen Yuanzhu tightly.
"Xie Qi...you're too nervous."
She reached out and hugged Xie Qi tightly, patting his back with a smile, "Are you afraid of me... um..."
Xie Qi lowered his head, silencing her words.
After a long kiss, Xie Qi pulled the person into his arms.
“Yuanzhu, I…I have read many medical books, and they say that pregnancy and childbirth are very difficult for women…I’m scared, I’m so scared that I can’t sleep all day.”
Xie Qi felt a lump in his throat as Shen Yuanzhu noticed that the person in her arms was trembling uncontrollably.
"..."
He was so worried that Shen Yuanzhu completely lost her fear and panic about pregnancy and childbirth.
Shen Yuanzhu said, "I'll be fine. I promised you I'd always be with you, and you know I never break my word..."
"But you'll lie."
Xie Qi muttered, "You often lied to me when we first got married."
"..."
Shen Yuanzhu reached out and pinched his waist.
Xie Qi was in pain, but dared not bring up the past again.
"What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Xie Qi mumbled, "You always keep your word and never break your promise. If you say you'll stay with me for a lifetime, then you mean it."
Shen Yuanzhu chuckled: "Now that you know, what are you afraid of?"
Xie Qi didn't reply to her, but simply hugged her even tighter.
The oil lamp behind her trembled slightly. Shen Yuanzhu looked up and realized that Xie Qi had repaired the wick of the oil lamp over the past few days.
The wick is cut very short so that the flame will not be too strong when lit, and will remain in a firefly-like state.
Such oil lamps provide soft light that is not too glaring.
Shen Yuanzhu was held in Xie Qi's arms, and the familiar warmth of his body gradually made her sleepy.
Her eyelids felt heavy, and she couldn't help but let them fall little by little.
When she closed her eyes, she suddenly remembered that Xie Qi had changed all her shoes into soft-soled cloth boots during the day.
Walking like this won't make a sound.
She has been feeling sleepy these past few days, often suddenly feeling drowsy and then falling asleep immediately.
But not once was she ever woken up by any sound...
Thinking of this, Shen Yuanzhu closed her eyes and murmured, "Thank you, Qi."
"Um?"
Xie Qi hugged her from behind, his warm hands gently resting on her waist, slowly massaging it.
Occasionally, when Xie Qi's fingers brushed against her slightly rounded belly, he would carefully avoid it, afraid of disturbing her in the slightest.
Shen Yuanzhu was so coaxed into a drowsy state, half asleep and half awake.
Just when Xie Qi thought she had fallen asleep, Shen Yuanzhu suddenly said softly, "I love you too, just like you love me."
As soon as Shen Yuanzhu finished speaking, she felt the person behind her stiffen and tense up.
His reaction was intense, showing that she wanted to sleep but was forcibly restraining herself.
For some reason, Shen Yuanzhu curled her lips and couldn't help but laugh.
The next morning, when she woke up, she saw Xie Qi staring straight at her with bright, gleaming eyes.
Still carrying a hint of sleepiness, Shen Yuanzhu hummed softly, "Why are you looking at me?"
"Have you forgotten?"
"Forgot what?"
Xie Qi pursed his lips: "Last night before you went to sleep... you said you loved me, just like I love you."
"Um."
"Huh? Were you awake then? Were you serious? Or were you talking in your sleep?"
Shen Yuanzhu said, "I'm awake, serious, not talking in my sleep."
Xie Qi pressed down on his lips, his eyes filled with joy.
Say it again.
"say what?"
"Say you love me."
Xie Qi lowered his head and gently leaned close to Shen Yuanzhu's eyes, "Say it again, and I'll let you touch my ear."
Shen Yuanzhu blinked. "You won't let me touch you if you don't tell me?"
"..."
Xie Qi lowered his eyes, "You can touch me too, you can touch me wherever you want."
"..."
Shen Yuanzhu burst out laughing.
After a long silence, she said, "Xie Qi, I will stay with you for a very long time and I will never abandon you. Not because you are my husband, and not for any other reason."
"It's just that I really like you, I love you very much. I like it when you take care of me, I like it when you're by my side. I loved those days we spent in the northern desert, I was so happy."
Shen Yuanzhu reached out and gently touched Xie Qi's ear. "I like it when you say those funny lines from the play in front of me. I even like the way you look confused and worried when you're sick."
I love touching your ears, I love whispering sweet nothings in your ear, I love going to Wushan with you, I love living a long and peaceful life with you.
"I like everything except for the fact that you hurt yourself."
"Because I love you so much, I can't live without you and I can't bear to leave you."
Shen Yuanzhu kneaded Xie Qi's burning hot earlobe, her eyes smiling: "So you don't need to be afraid. When our child is born, our child will love you just as much as I do."
Xie Qi's eyes reddened upon hearing this.
After a long silence, he murmured, "This time you're not lying to me, are you?"
"..."
Shen Yuanzhu lifted her leg and lightly kicked him under the blanket.
Xie Qi pursed his lips, using all his strength to prevent himself from grinning.
After a long pause, he finally grunted and said, "I'll reluctantly believe you..."
"..."
During her pregnancy, Shen Yuanzhu began experiencing morning sickness. She couldn't stand strange, pungent smells.
One day, Xiaozhi stewed pork hock with soybeans for her. As soon as she lifted the lid of the stew pot, she ran out and vomited a lot of sour water.
Xie Qi's fear and worry, which had just been soothed by sweet words, were stirred up again.
He couldn't eat during the day and couldn't sleep at night, which made Shen Yuanzhu feel sorry for him.
"Miss……"
Sitting next to Shen Yuanzhu, Luo looked at Xie Qi, who was constantly fanning the small stove in the courtyard, and said, "This old servant thinks this won't do. If the son-in-law continues like this, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on until you give birth."
"Look at your son-in-law these past few days, how haggard he looks! His complexion is even worse than yours, who is suffering from morning sickness."
Shen Yuanzhu looked at the person stewing rock sugar loquat for her in the courtyard to relieve her nausea and sighed softly, "That's what I was thinking too, so I want my wet nurse to prepare something for me."
Luo asked in confusion, "Prepare what? What is it for?"
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