I Became the Mother of His Child

"No need, I'm fine. Don't make a fuss." Xu Xiuxiu hurriedly reached out to grab Song Yuanhuan, stopping him from getting up to get dressed. "You just need to stop bothering me, and that's fine." Xu Xiuxiu said, rubbing her slightly tired and high-bridged nose.

"Okay! Okay! I promise not to bother you," Song Yuanhuan immediately agreed with one word, carefully wrapping his arms around Xu Xiuxiu. "Close your eyes and have a good sleep!"

"Mhm!" Xu Xiuxiu softly agreed, rubbing her cheek against Song Yuanhuan's chest, and then searched for the most comfortable position to nestle in. "Mr. Song, I can't sleep for the time being, so tell me a joke!" It was early, and Xu Xiuxiu wasn't sleepy, so she wanted Song Yuanhuan to pamper her a bit.

Although nobody knew she was carrying a treasure in her belly, she couldn't help feeling a proud and coquettish sense of importance as a mother-to-be! She always felt that Song Yuanhuan should be pampering her and taking good care of her. After all, he said he would dote on her if they had a second child.

Song Yuanhuan had never refused a request from Xu Xiuxiu, and although this time it was for a joke, after frowning and pondering for a while, Song Yuanhuan finally told one.

"He said there were two people of similar age who were quarreling. One said to the other, 'If you call me 'Grandpa' I'll give you five yuan.' The other person thought about it and felt it was a good deal, so he called out 'Grandpa,' and got the five yuan. The one who called out 'Grandpa' thought that money came quite easily and called out 'Grandpa' again, but this time, the one called 'Grandpa' got scared and fled."

"And then?" Xu Xiuxiu asked in confusion after listening for a while, barely understanding the joke. Was it funny? Where was the punchline?

"That's it!" Song Yuanhuan felt his chest get tight with frustration. He racked his brains to tell a joke, and his wife didn't laugh at all. It was a total failure.

"That's all you have to say?" Xu Xiuxiu asked incredulously.

"Yeah!" Song Yuanhuan firmly responded to Xu Xiuxiu.

"Eh! Okay! Hehe!" Xu Xiuxiu's sense of awkwardness rose to the surface after hearing Song Yuanhuan's joke. After a while, "It's so funny! Really funny, Mr. Song, your joke is so hilarious!" Xu Xiuxiu laughed heartily, and then her exaggerated smile quickly faded. "Alright, I'm sleepy now. Going to sleep." With that, she reached out to rub Song Yuanhuan's neck and quietly closed her eyes.

Song Yuanhuan hummed in response to Xu Xiuxiu, but his tightly furrowed brow revealed his dissatisfaction. He too felt that the joke he had told wasn't quite funny and that it must have been disdained by his wife. Yes! He would have to improve next time. With that thought, Song Yuanhuan gently tightened his embrace around Xu Xiuxiu, sighed softly, and closed his eyes to sleep.

...

Xu Xiuxiu thought that after the transformation by the Space Spring Water, her body was in quite good shape overall. The reason she experienced morning sickness in the city yesterday was mostly because she was irritated by Song Yuanhuan at the time. However, early the next morning when she got up and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash up, she was overwhelmed by a nauseating feeling that surged up her throat, and she vomited until her face turned pale, scaring anyone who saw her. The morning sickness was fierce and ruthless.

"Ugh!" Xu Xiuxiu vomited for a long time until she had emptied all the stomach acid from her belly, and then, unable to stand, she leaned weakly against the bathroom floor to rest.

"Wife, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?" Song Yuanhuan had just come back from his morning run, setting the breakfast he brought back on the dining table. He walked into the bedroom intending to wake his wife but found no one there. Puzzled, he went into the bathroom to take a look, only to see Xu Xiuxiu sitting on the cold bathroom floor, pale and looking like she could barely hang on, which instantly caused beads of cold sweat to break out on his forehead.

"It's nothing, just a little stomach discomfort." Xu Xiuxiu had been somewhat drowsy, but she perked up a bit after Song Yuanhuan picked her up sideways. She faintly spoke, then, exhausted, wanted to go back to the room to lie down: "Carry me to the bedroom, let me lie down again."

"Wife, maybe I should take you to the clinic to have a look! I really don't feel at ease with you like this." Song Yuanhuan's heart felt like it was being shattered as he looked at Xu Xiuxiu's haggard appearance, and he was overcome with panic.

"No need, just carry me to the bedroom, I'll be fine after lying down a bit." Going to the clinic would reveal everything, and Xu Xiuxiu hadn't decided what to do yet. She also didn't know what Song Yuanhuan would do about the baby. So she thought, the longer she could postpone the inevitable, the better. When she could no longer hide it, she would discuss and consider the child's household registration issue with Song Yuanhuan. Otherwise, she was afraid she wouldn't even be in a good mood now. Getting pregnant should be a happy event, but she had to be anxious about the child's registration issue—so annoying and disheartening! Thinking of this, Xu Xiuxiu instinctively frowned in protest and even punched Song Yuanhuan in the chest in anger. It was all this man's fault—how could he let her get pregnant at this time! She definitely wasn't ready yet!

"Okay, okay, I'll carry you to the bedroom right now. Don't be angry, don't get excited." Song Yuanhuan instantly surrendered and carried Xu Xiuxiu quickly into the bedroom, then carefully laid her down on the bed and gently pulled the quilt over her.

Xu Xiuxiu lay weakly in bed, closing her eyes pretending to rest. She thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but before long, she fell into a deep sleep. In a daze, she only felt someone wiping the sweat from her face with a warm towel. She sighed comfortably, turned over, and fell back into a deep sleep.

Outside the room, Xu Jingjing and Song Chengguang had already gotten up. Seeing the brooding expression on their brother-in-law's face, Xu Jingjing's heart also started to feel uneasy.

"Brother-in-law, what's wrong with my third sister? Is she feeling unwell? Let's hurry and take her to the clinic!" Xu Jingjing had finished washing up with Song Chengguang, and now they were sitting at the dining table, nibbling on steamed buns with concern. Both looked worriedly at Song Yuanhuan as he carried a basin of hot water out of the bedroom.

Her sister couldn't have been sickened by anger yesterday, could she?

Song Yuanhuan glanced at Xu Jingjing and his own son, who was staring blankly with big eyes, "Your third sister is feeling unwell; she's sleeping now. Be quiet at home today and don't disturb her." Song Yuanhuan sternly instructed them, then fixed a cold gaze on Song Chengguang's small frame: "Especially you, Song Chengguang, you mustn't disturb Mama's rest, do you understand?" Song Yuanhuan beseeched him, not entirely trusting.

The boy usually clung to Xu Xiuxiu tightly, and he feared that the child would disturb his wife's rest at such a time.

"Understood, Daddy. Chengguang will be quiet and not noisy." Song Chengguang, receiving his dad's reproachful look, felt wronged. He then sulkily took a few bites of his steamed bun, chewing in mute protest.