Chapter 82 Postpartum Depression
On the front page of the magazine, a man casually thrusts his hips, his wide jeans and shirt slightly disheveled, outlining his tall, slender figure with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and revealing his beautiful, fair collarbone. His hat slightly covers his eyebrows, revealing only his well-defined and smooth jawline, his chin, and the tip of his nose, exuding a casual and lazy air.
The inside page shows a man lazily raising his arms and stretching his waist. His loose shirt is lifted up by the movement, revealing part of his abdominal muscles and sexy waistline.
The theme of this issue of the fashion magazine is - "Saturday Morning" and the overall style is casual, sporty and relaxed. Li Ji's outfit is simple and casual, and because of his excellent figure, almost every picture is pleasing to the eye and astonishing.
——After all, he just gave birth to a child.
"Whose brother is still shooting modeling photos just two weeks after giving birth? His figure is even better than before the birth. Who can surpass Li Ji?"
"Oh my god, I can't tell that Li Ji just had a baby. If he hadn't posted pregnancy photos before, I would have thought he had never been pregnant."
"Brother's beautiful photos, I am happy again."
"It's obvious she's desperately trying to lose weight after pregnancy. She didn't even take good care of herself during the confinement period. Aren't they afraid of harming her health? What kind of values are they promoting?"
"The person above is such a nitpicker. During her pregnancy, my brother posted pictures every once in a while. She wasn't fat at all and had a great figure when she was pregnant. She was completely naturally beautiful. But after giving birth, she adjusted her diet and ended up like this."
"Our brother is naturally beautiful. Are those yellow-faced men jealous?"
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"call……"
Li Ji let out a light breath, wiped the sweat off his face, hung the towel around his neck, and adjusted his breathing before putting down the boxing gloves.
The muscles in his arms were still twitching and bulging from the intense punching. Sweat almost soaked his eyebrows and eyes, and his hair was wet and stuck to his face.
It’s not like what people say online that he is naturally beautiful or has an excellent foundation.
Most models will experience loose waists and abdomens and enlarged pelvises after giving birth, which has almost irreversible effects on the modeling career that requires extremely high body shape.
Fortunately, during her pregnancy, Li Ji had her diet and exercise arranged by a nutritionist and a therapist, and she did not slack off for a single day. After giving birth, she also started exercising under the guidance of the therapist, so that her figure could recover quickly.
But rectus abdominis separation cannot be cured in a day or two.
If she hadn't been holding her stomach and holding her breath, she would still have visible signs of childbirth on her waist and abdomen.
Li Ji couldn't accept himself like this.
He looked down at his waist and abdomen with a little annoyance. Sweat had blurred his vision, and his thick eyelashes were also stained with sweat. However, Li Ji took a deep breath and continued his abdominal training.
It had only been a month since he gave birth, and the therapist only told him to exercise at appropriate times, but Li Ji secretly increased his training because of anxiety.
There was not much emotion in Li Ji's eyes. He was adjusting his breathing and doing crunches on the fitness equipment. Even the tip of his nose was covered with sweat. He looked like he had been fished out of the water, and was in a particularly miserable state.
“Ding Dong——”
At this moment, the doorbell rang outside the private gym. The nanny's voice was a little cautious, "Mr. Li, the little lady was looking for you as soon as she opened her eyes. We can't coax her."
Li Ji paused, his breathing was a little rapid. He steadied his breathing before replying in a hoarse voice.
"I see. I'll be right there."
He reached out and casually gathered his wet hair behind his head, then stood up, walked to the bathroom, and turned on the shower head.
When his entire body was soaked by the warm water, Li Ji closed his eyes as if he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling the water wash away the tiredness of his entire body.
To be honest, Li Ji now has complicated feelings towards this child.
On the one hand, the fatherly love derived from his blood suppressed his emotions so tightly that he could not break free; on the other hand, his body shape had changed, he was suffering from the pain of pregnancy, the pain from breast engorgement, and his haggard appearance made him anxious and sad that he could not get the love that Sheng Zhao liked.
And Sheng Zhao seemed to like this little thing very much when he was just one week old, as if he had found a fun toy, and he coaxed the child to play with it for more than a week.
Unfortunately, this feeling came and went quickly, and Sheng Zhao soon lost the joy and curiosity.
This made Li Ji feel a little disappointed.
The child he spent a day giving birth to only gained her love for more than a week.
Li Ji pursed his lips, stopped thinking about it, put on his clothes and walked towards the children's room.
Three nannies surrounded the little girl in the cradle and tried to coax her, but no matter how hard they tried, the little thing in the cradle kept crying.
The nannies breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Li Ji coming.
It's not that they are unprofessional and three people can't even coax a child, but this child is born to like sticking to Sheng Zhao and Li Ji. If these two people disappear from her sight, she will definitely cry until they come.
Li Ji said nothing. He lowered his head and held the child in his arms, gently rocking his arms to coax her, but his face showed no expression. The nanny beside him couldn't help but say, "Mr. Li, this little girl might be clinging to him because she hasn't had her father's milk. If she had, she might not be so clingy. Not having her father's milk will have some impact on the child."
This is a middle-aged man who has fathered several children and is very experienced. Perhaps because he sees Li Ji as young, he can't help but teach Li Ji, the new father.
Li Ji paused.
His eyes were slightly cold, and he continued, "Just eat milk powder."
"But father's milk can comfort children, it's clean and safe, easier to digest and absorb, and more nutritious. It can also cultivate the father-daughter relationship and increase the child's IQ. So, for the sake of the child's future, we must feed him father's milk."
"Increase the child's IQ?" Li Ji sneered. He lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the child in his arms who was sleeping peacefully because he was being held by his father. He pursed his lips slightly and said, "...The child's mother is already smart enough."
He obviously didn't want to talk anymore and told the nannies to go out in a hollow voice.
It was not until Li Ji and the sleeping baby were the only ones left in the room that he lowered his eyes slightly tiredly.
Not feeding with father's milk.
Because it hurts.
He has become much more pretentious since he got together with Sheng Zhao. It was probably because he didn't feel much love in the first half of his life, so he is particularly spoiled at this moment.
...It hurts a lot.
Every time he held her in his mouth, my eyes would become sore and I would want to hug Sheng Zhao and cry.
He began to hate the kid.
The soft and petite child nestled in his arms and fell asleep with his fingers in his mouth. His round and slightly wrinkled face already showed his superior genes. After all, both his mother and father were rare beauties, so the child's appearance would only be more superior.
But when he lowered his eyes to look at her little face, his chest would soften because of the blood. The tug of war between disgust and love made Li Ji tired both physically and mentally.
...I miss Sheng Zhao so much.
Li Ji got back to work quickly after giving birth, but Sheng Zhao's work became increasingly busy. Now Sheng's is not only the dominant company in China, but also has a considerable presence abroad. Unfortunately, its overseas foundation is always unstable, and Sheng Zhao is sometimes too busy to be overwhelmed.
When Sheng Zhao returned home, the first person to greet her was not Li Ji, the handsome and beautiful husband who had been waiting for her to come home and had become even more clingy after giving birth, but silence.
She was slightly puzzled.
Because Li Ji was so clingy, he would just cling to her and rub against her, but he would stubbornly purse his lips and refuse to say that he missed her.
The nannies looked at each other in silence in the corridor. When they saw Sheng Zhao coming, they spoke hesitantly, "Mr. Li is watching the little lady in the children's room. He seems... seems to be in a bad mood. It seems that it is because of the father's milk issue."
The Sheng family is very generous and the salary for this job is three times that of other families. The nanny now only hates herself for being too talkative and making Li Ji unhappy.
Sheng Zhao paused, and she gestured to the nannies to go back to their rooms to rest. She then carefully pushed the door open and entered the children's room.
——Li Ji was sitting there, holding the small and soft baby in his arms, feeding the baby silently with his head lowered and his lips pursed.
Probably because he had drunk his father's milk and now felt his mother's presence, the happy baby babbled and patted his chest.
Li Ji groaned.
Only when Sheng Zhao got closer did he see that Li Ji had her head down, her lips pursed, tears streaming down her nose and dripping onto the baby's clothes.
The naughty baby was still unaware, and his small hands slapped and grabbed his hair, holding it tightly in his hands.
Li Ji cried without saying a word, even holding his breathing, only his slightly trembling shoulders revealed his emotions.
He said.
"……pain."
The voice was broken with sobs.
This is a poor husband suffering from postpartum depression.
Sheng Zhao bent down and took the baby in his arms. After waking up, the energetic little guy obviously liked his mother more. He couldn't help babbling and shaking his arms just when he was held.
The little guy's name was Sheng Yu. His round black eyes were fixed on Sheng Zhao's face, and he was extremely happy.
"Little monster, you just bullied your father, why are you still laughing?"
Sheng Zhao said this softly, and then she put the innocent little monster into the cradle.
Li Ji was still crying silently with his lips pursed, not saying a word. Even though Sheng Zhao held him tightly in his arms, he just sobbed and hugged Sheng Zhao tighter.
He said.
"...I hate her. It hurts."
"She makes me so ugly. My belly becomes flabby whenever I relax. She keeps crying. I can only hold her for a while to coax her to sleep before she goes back to her own business... She just cries when I'm not around."
"I was holding her back and forth the whole time, wow - even when I was resting my mind was on her, when would she wake up? When would she cry? Would she cry until she fainted?"
"I don't want to feed her father's milk because it hurts, but..."
"I hate her, Sheng Zhao, I hate her, wuu ...
Sheng Zhao patted his back gently to comfort the trembling Li Ji.
Sheng Yu in the cradle left Sheng Zhao's arms, heard his father's crying voice again, and felt the subtlety of the atmosphere at the moment. He pouted his lips and started to cry loudly.
"Wuwuwuwawawawa——"
Sheng Yu's crying voice was like thunder, full of energy, even Sheng Zhao felt a headache.
No wonder Li Ji was forced to this point.
Sheng Zhao sighed, she frowned slightly and said, "Don't cry."
The little baby stopped crying suddenly as if she understood what was said, as if Sheng Zhao's voice had a miraculous effect. At this time, she began to search for Sheng Zhao's figure curiously.
Because the baby cradle was too tall, it blocked Sheng Zhao's figure. The baby couldn't find Sheng Zhao and started crying loudly with pouting mouth.
"Wuwuwuwuwawawa——"
"...Do you dislike me?"
Li Ji thought she was talking about him, so he stopped crying suddenly and asked her in a hoarse voice.
He lowered his eyes to hide his emotions and sneered, his voice incredibly sour.
"That's right. I'm not in good shape right now, and I'm in a very neurotic mood, like a crazy man. It's normal for you to dislike me."
My mind was in a daze and my heart was so aching that I didn't even know what I was saying.
"...You must have been tired of men like me a long time ago, right? You must have been disgusted by my poor figure... I know I've been working out hard, but it's no use. My waist still can't recover to its previous state. I'm just an ugly, yellow-faced man now, right? You're right to hate me, I..."
"You used to love pinching my waist and biting me, but it's been half a month since I gave birth, and you haven't touched me once. You clearly despise me in your heart, and I know... I know everything..."
His voice was originally cold due to his stubbornness, but towards the end he couldn't hold back his sobs anymore.
The sound of a baby crying filled the room like a demonic sound, and the man's words became increasingly extreme. Sheng Zhao, exhausted from a day's work at the company, was temporarily overwhelmed by these two voices, and suddenly exploded in an instant -
She lowered her head and suddenly kissed Li Ji's lips, treating the man's thin lips toughly and fiercely, biting the words with the tip of her teeth as if punishing him. All the air was plundered away, and she gasped with difficulty and sobs, her brain empty.
The kiss was so strong that it caused Li Ji to feel dizzy due to lack of oxygen and suffocation.
She released her lips and looked at the man's lower lip with satisfaction, which was stained with red blood and looked delicate and broken.
Then he spoke.
"I don't dislike you. I can't see any difference in your figure now compared to before. I just think you look better now. I'm telling you again, I don't dislike you. Stop imagining it."
"I didn't touch you because you just gave birth half a month ago. Anyway, I'm not the kind of bad woman who forces her husband, right?"
"It would hurt to feed her father's milk, right? Then feed it all to me. I won't let you feel any pain."
"And this clingy little monster, she stops crying when she hears my voice and sees me. It's just right that she can go to Sheng's with me starting tomorrow, watch me work, and experience what it's like to be a CEO. Elite education starts when she's only two weeks old—"
Li Ji paused. The man looked a little surprised. He looked at her with red eyes, pursed his lips, and lowered his head to rub her. He was obviously coaxed.
The little monster stopped crying when he heard Sheng Zhao's voice.
For a moment, my ears were finally quiet.
Sheng Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
She pinched the man's waist and abdomen, felt it but still didn't feel any difference. She frowned slightly, thought for a while, and then spoke.
"Okay, now the task is to get this energetic little monster to sleep, because you and I have something to do."
Li Ji's nose was still wet. He lowered his head and rubbed the woman's shoulder, and said "hmm" in an inaudible voice.
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"Oh my god, the best woman of the century, how did Li Ji marry so well? I want to cry. She even brought her child to the office to take care of him. I am crying to death."
"I really love Mr. Sheng, woooo, woooo, when will Li Ji get divorced so I can come."
"Mr. Sheng, who is known for his decisiveness in the business world, is actually a wet nurse, raising a child in the office. I'm so adorable it's making me faint."
"Please ask Li Ji to publish a book. How did you hook someone like Mr. Sheng?"
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The overwhelming comments about Sheng Zhao being a good woman came from Li Ji’s Weibo post. He posted:
"The child is too clingy and cries if he doesn't see us. My work requires me to film in various places, and she said to bring the child to her office and she will take care of him. [Picture.JPG]"
In the photo, the woman is looking down at the baby in the crib, gently rocking the baby with her hand. The sunlight shining in through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows makes her face look a little blurry.
Li Ji usually posts very concise messages, just a few words. Even when showing affection, he only posts a few words and a picture. This time, he posted a short message, which was rare. Anyone could see the show-off between the lines.
Chen Shuoxing stared at this Weibo post for a long time, and finally said "tsk".
This photo even became a hot topic, and the comments section was full of people praising Sheng Zhao as a good woman, the national wife, and envying Li Ji for marrying the best woman in the world.
Sheng Zhao didn't feel much.
Li Ji had been taking care of the little monster for the first half of the month. At most, she just teased the little monster. Does that make her a good woman just because she moved the little monster to the office?
The office was already spacious, and a small area was added as a children's area. A nanny was on standby to take care of the children, and the cradle was also hollowed out, so the little monster could see Sheng Zhao as soon as he turned his head, and he would not cry once a day.
The most Sheng Zhao did was to bring Sheng Yu to the office. As long as the little monster didn't cry, he would be extremely quiet. The nanny would carry him to the next room to feed and change his diaper, and he would make almost no sound or smell.
She was a little confused as to how she could be considered a good woman without doing anything. Li Ji had been tortured by the little monster for the past half month and was almost depressed, but no one praised him.
But she didn't think about it too much, she just took out her phone and sent a message to Li Ji to remind him——
"We agreed to keep it all for me. Don't try to squeeze it out secretly if you think it's too expensive."
This was followed by an emoticon of a kitten with its mouth open, waiting for food.
Sheng Zhao saw that the other end was still typing.
After a long time, the other party sent a single word: "OK."
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