Chapter 217 Extra Chapter 2: Pregnancy
"Uncle Dan, are you working?" Gu Ji returned from Guan Xiang's house and saw the man sitting on the sofa in the living room fiddling with a tablet.
Dan Anwen stopped what she was doing, put the tablet aside, and pulled Gu Ji to sit on his lap. "You haven't been working, what's wrong?"
His intuition told him that the girl was acting strangely today. Usually, the first thing she does when she gets home is go upstairs to change into casual clothes, instead of talking to him, and she always starts with the same opening line.
"Nothing much." Gu Ji stammered, unsure how to begin. He couldn't very well say, "I want a child, so come and give birth with me now."
Upon seeing this, Dan An raised the corners of his eyes slightly and secretly rubbed his fingertips together a few times. "Are you really alright?"
Gu Ji blinked her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, a dark glint flashing in them, and kissed the man's thin lips directly, teasing him in the same way he usually did.
From initial surprise and bewilderment, the man took the initiative and, with his superb kissing skills, quickly made her, who had taken the initiative to kiss him, feel dizzy and confused.
The slender arms that clung to the man's neck never let go. The two were perfectly in sync. Without the slightest hesitation, Dan Anwen picked up Gu Ji and carried her upstairs to the bedroom.
As the man reached out to open the bedside table drawer, the girl gently shook his arm, her voice alluring and seductive, "Uncle Dan, shall we stop using this?"
The man paused, his deep gaze falling on her eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Seriously?"
"Mmm." Gu Ji nodded shyly, her clear eyes staring straight at the man.
Dan Anwen slammed the half-open drawer shut and pounced on the girl beneath him like a hungry wolf.
The only sound in the bedroom was the girl's pleas for mercy.
After a passionate encounter, the man held the girl in his arms with a satisfied expression.
"Why does the little one suddenly want a child?" Dan Anwen looked tenderly at Gu Ji, who was staring blankly in her arms.
Gu Ji paused for a few seconds, "I just think Yangyang is very cute, and I want to have a well-behaved child like him."
"You just want to have a baby to play with, don't you?" Dan Anwen knew Gu Ji well and immediately saw through her.
Gu Ji chuckled, showing no embarrassment at being exposed.
“You like Yangyang a lot too, don’t you?” Gu Ji said.
Dan Anwen did not deny it, saying, "The child is quite cute."
Gu Jicai didn't believe him; he hadn't had that kind of bias towards Dan Si since they were children.
Dan Anwen was captivated by Gu Ji's coquettish gaze and couldn't help but react. He mischievously curled his thin lips and whispered in Gu Ji's ear, "Since you want to have a child, once isn't enough. Let's do it a few more times to increase the success rate."
After saying that, before Gu Ji could react, he dragged her under the covers, and the lingering ambiguity in the room intensified.
Ever since Gu Ji and Dan Anwen decided to have a child, the man has stopped thinking about self-care and restraint. He's been tormenting Gu Ji day and night, leaving her feeling utterly helpless and on the verge of tears.
However, this persistent effort finally bore fruit one evening.
Gu Ji covered her mouth in surprise, staring wide-eyed at the two red lines on the pregnancy test stick in her hand.
Since the couple started trying to conceive, Gu Ji would take a pregnancy test from time to time. She hadn't had much hope today, but a pleasant surprise suddenly appeared.
Gu calmed herself down, placed the pregnancy test in a prominent position on the sink, and walked downstairs as if nothing had happened.
"Uncle Dan, I left my bracelet on the bathroom sink in the bedroom. Could you go get it for me?" Gu Ji said calmly to Dan Anwen, who was reading the newspaper, as he sat down on the sofa after cutting a plate of fruit.
Dan Anwen raised an eyebrow slightly, put the newspaper aside, put down her crossed legs, and walked upstairs.
Gu Ji calmly ate the orange, showing no outward change, but his attention remained fixed on the stairwell.
A few minutes later, hurried footsteps came from the stairs, and then a tall man's figure appeared in Gu Ji's sight.
Holding the pregnancy test in his palm, he strode up to Gu Ji, hugged her tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "I'm going to be a dad? I'm going to be a dad."
It was rare for a man to be so openly pleased; his phoenix eyes curved slightly, and the curve of his thin lips widened. Even his voice was filled with joy.
Gu Ji knew the result earlier than him, but she was still very happy. She wrapped her arms around the man's strong waist and whispered, "Yes, you're going to be a father. My Uncle Dan is going to be a father."
She knew the man had been waiting for this child for a long time. Ever since they started trying to conceive, the man had been buying all sorts of books about pregnant women and babies.
He often studies in his study or living room after get off work, and sometimes you can see him taking notes diligently.
"The future will be tough for the little one." Dan Anwen leaned down and kissed Gu Ji's forehead, her eyes full of tenderness.
The pressure on pregnant women during the ten months of pregnancy is unimaginable. They need to maintain the best possible mental and physical condition to minimize harm to the mother's body.
He didn't know before that the hardships of pregnancy were beyond what ordinary people could imagine. In order to better take care of his future child, he researched a lot of information and learned that pregnancy is very harmful to the mother's body.
At that time, his desire to have children wavered. Compared with other children, having children didn't make much difference. He even talked to other children about not wanting children.
Unexpectedly, the child rejected her outright, saying that the fruit of love was beautiful and she wouldn't feel pain.
Their differing opinions led to their first cold war after marriage, which lasted for two days.
"Uncle Dan, as long as you're here, I won't feel tired. On the contrary, it's the future father-to-be who will have to suffer." Gu Ji wrapped her arms around the man's head and pressed her forehead against his.
In the end, the man compromised during that cold war, but on the condition that she promise not to worry about anything after she got pregnant, that he would take care of everything, and that he had even made plans for what would happen after the baby was born.
Dan Anwen calmed herself down and carefully picked up Gu Ji. "I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up before I feel at ease."
Gu Ji nestled in the man's broad arms, feeling both amused and exasperated. She could feel that the man was taking each step very carefully.
"Uncle Dan, you don't really need to be so careful." Gu Ji looked at the man with amusement.
Dan An swallowed hard, his tone calm, "I know."
I was actually very careful with every step I took, and I didn't even dare to drive myself. I had a driver come to my house to take me to the hospital.
After returning home from the hospital, the man was not relieved; instead, he became even more cautious, treating Gu Ji as if he were a precious, fragile doll.
When the Dan and Guan families learned of her pregnancy, they rushed to the Jinshan Villa overnight, and the living room was soon packed with people.
"You have to be careful for the first three months, Zhao Zhao. You've only been here for two months, so you need to be careful in every aspect," Guan's mother said, holding Gu Ji's hand.
Gu Ji smiled and nodded in agreement.
Dan's mother also came over, "You're pregnant, and I'm so relieved. I thought you and Anwen weren't planning on having a child."
Although Mr. and Mrs. Dan longed to have a granddaughter in recent years, they did not urge Gu Ji and Dan Anwen to have children.
Seeing that the two of them had never mentioned this topic, the elderly couple assumed that they did not plan to have children.
For this reason, Dan's father was depressed for a while, feeling that Dan Anwen had tricked him into agreeing to have a granddaughter.
I never expected such a big surprise tonight.
Just now, in the garden, Mr. Dan was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands, because the Dan family's only hope for having a granddaughter rested on Gu Ji.
“By the way, Anwen doesn’t know how to take care of pregnant women and has no experience. I’ll move here so I can take care of you.” Dan’s mother suddenly remembered that Jinshan Villa didn’t have anyone specifically to take care of pregnant women.
Upon hearing this, Dan An said, "Mom, don't worry, I've already asked Liu Lei to find a nanny and a nutritionist for the pregnant woman."
Upon hearing this, Dan's mother nodded, saying that he was quite thoughtful.
"Then you should sleep in separate rooms." Guan's mother then remembered something else: it's best not to sleep in the same bed during pregnancy, as it's easy for things to go wrong.
Dan Anwen's eyes flickered slightly. She never expected that they would have to sleep in separate rooms. She could only say, "The little one can't sleep at night if he doesn't sleep with me."
Guan's mother looked at Gu Ji with suspicion, but seeing her obediently nod, she didn't say anything more.
"Then be careful tonight, don't kick Zhao Zhao," Dan's mother said to Dan Anwen with concern.
Dan Anwen looked helpless, but still nodded seriously. He didn't want to sleep in a separate room from the child.
Gu Ji watched this scene with amusement. She nodded not to help the man, but because he was telling the truth.
The couple has been married for many years and they are used to being able to fall asleep only when the other is by their side. Sometimes, when one of them is away on a business trip, they need to video chat to fall asleep.
I don't know when I developed this habit.
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