Chapter 355 Mary Sue's Sister-in-law (10)
Ning Shichu simply couldn't believe that there was a man like Xi Ciming in the world. He usually treated his wife as a decoration and was a workaholic. The only reason he gave for not working overtime was that it was his wife's ovulation period and he had to hurry back to have a baby!
He is indeed a man who regards marrying and having children as a life mission. Whether there is love or not is not important. What is important is whether it can be completed according to the plan. Even making a baby requires a schedule...
Ning Shichu himself didn't even remember his ovulation period, but he remembered it clearly, amazing! Ning Shichu suspected that if he didn't feel like it at that time, he might still take medicine to complete the task...
"I refuse! I don't want to have a baby now." Ning Shichu said with a stern face, looking at Xi Ciming steadily.
Xi Ciming frowned and asked in confusion, "Why? I am 27 today, and you are 24. Your body is at its peak of health. This is definitely the most suitable time to have a baby. Why don't you want to?"
Ning Shichu looked at him and found that the puzzled expression on his face was real, and the confusion in his tone was also real. He was not asking a rhetorical question or questioning, but he really could not understand why his wife did not want to have children.
But Ning Shichu was almost furious with him and said, "What do you think I am? A baby-making machine? You can have a baby whenever you want without asking for my opinion?"
Xi Ciming was stunned for a moment. It was obvious that he had never considered whether Ning Shichu would be willing to do so. That was why he said, "I thought you were willing too."
"What you think, what you think! That's what you think, not my wish! I am the one who is pregnant and giving birth, and you are just an auxiliary. I have to bear all the hardships of pregnancy and childbirth, but you don't even ask me if I am mentally and physically prepared and just take action directly. Do you think this respects me?" Ning Shichu almost wanted to twist the head of the man in front of him off.
Xi Ciming was obviously stunned by Ning Shichu's words. He frowned for a long time before apologizing and saying, "I'm sorry, I took it for granted. You're right, you've been bearing all the difficulties during the pregnancy, so I should respect your wishes."
Ning Shichu was not so angry anymore when she saw that he realized his mistake. Fortunately, he was not a stinky chauvinistic pig who only had the desire to reproduce in his mind and treated women as breeding machines, otherwise Ning Shichu would not mind changing her husband.
"Then, can you tell me why you don't want to have children?" Xi Ciming sat next to Ning Shichu and asked humbly.
When Ning Shichu saw that he was willing to ask the reason, she felt that he could still be saved, so she said directly: "Because I feel that our marriage is not stable enough, I can't just have a baby. Otherwise, after the child is born, we will divorce in a few years. Then the child will have to bear the tragic fate that does not belong to him and that we impose on him. This is irresponsible."
Xi Ciming nodded: "So you actually don't have enough confidence in our marriage." He seemed to understand the crux of Ning Shichu's problem.
"I've said before, I won't cheat on you. I only plan to get married once in my life, so you don't have to worry about me divorcing you." Xi Ciming said again solemnly, "My interests and energy are all in my career, not women. I promise to be loyal and responsible to this marriage."
He spoke as if he was taking an oath at a wedding. His handsome face and a pair of dark and deep eyes stared at Ning Shichu steadily. He was extremely charming. If Ning Shichu was a simple little girl, she would definitely be so charmed by him that she would agree to have a baby with him immediately.
But Ning Shichu is not an inexperienced girl. These verbal promises made by men are of no use. They sound good when they are said, but if they break them in the future, there will be no punishment, and they will not have to pay any price.
If he regrets it later, he can just pretend he never said it, and even bite Ning Shichu back, saying that she didn't care about her appearance after giving birth, turned into a yellow-faced woman, became unreasonable and irrational, so his cheating was excusable and he had no choice...
Ning Shichu has seen this kind of routine many times. She doesn't want to pin her happiness on a man's promise at all. Even if she wants to have a child, she has to be willing to do so.
"But I don't know how credible your words are." Ning Shichu said with a smile, "We have only been married for a year. Of course, you can swear that you will not cheat, but what about three, seven, or ten years later? Can you still make such a promise? Whether these words are credible or not, we will only know at the end of our marriage or life."
Xi Ciming's brows were almost knotted, and his beautiful eyes became helpless. He asked, "Then how can you trust me? We can't wait until we are 70 or 80 to have a child? We won't be able to have a child by then."
Ning Shichu said: "Actually, there is one condition. If you agree, I would be willing to have a child with you. After all, you have good genes."
It's really good. Xi Ciming's genes can be said to be top-notch. He is handsome, tall and straight, has no family genetic diseases, and is very smart and wise. He is outstanding in every aspect. Such a man is the best source of genes for having children.
If Ning Shichu wanted a child, he wouldn't mind if the other half of the child's genes came from him.
"What conditions?" Xi Ciming asked.
"If we get divorced, I will have custody of the child," Ning Shichu said. "Only if I am sure that the child still belongs to me even after the divorce can I feel at ease to have a child with you. Otherwise, I won't have one."
When Xi Ciming heard her condition, his expression was very complicated. He obviously didn't expect Ning Shichu to consider the custody of the child after the divorce. However, he knew that he would not divorce Ning Shichu, so this condition was actually dispensable. Therefore, he readily agreed: "Okay, I agree to your condition."
Ning Shichu looked at him in surprise. She thought he would not agree so quickly. After all, most men, even if they could be cruel and ruthless to their wives, cared a lot about their offspring. The Xi family was a wealthy family in particular, so they paid more attention to their descendants. If a family member got divorced, it was impossible for them to agree to let the divorced woman take the child away.
But Xi Ciming agreed without hesitation, which surprised Ning Shichu a little. Of course, this was because she didn't know that Xi Ciming had never thought about divorce.
"Then I'll find a lawyer to draw up a contract for you to sign. I hope you'll keep your word." Ning Shichu said. Since he was willing, that would be the best.
"I never break my promise to anyone." Xi Ciming said coldly.
Ning Shichu smiled and didn't care about what he said. In fact, it would be best to sign an agreement on the child's custody before getting married, but the original owner was still alive when they got married, so Ning Shichu could only make up for it now. Even if the agreement signed now may not be effective, it at least counts as Xi Ciming's statement, and it will be beneficial to her even if she really divorces and fights for custody later.
(End of this chapter)
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