Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Are You Playing Hide and Seek with Daddy?
After a sumptuous meal, the couple snuggled up on the sofa, chatting and catching up on a drama series.
"Wife, I've noticed that getting around isn't very convenient for us, and it's only going to get more difficult once you start showing. So I was thinking, maybe we should buy a car as our means of transportation. Will you accompany me to pick one out?"
"By the way, wife, have you got your driving license?" Lin Yi suddenly remembered something and asked.
Han Xuewei nodded and replied seriously, "I just got it this semester, but I've never actually driven on the road..."
Lin Yi smiled and touched her forehead, saying, "No worries, then I'll be your personal chauffeur, and I'll take care of the driving. Will you join me tomorrow to choose our future ride, or would you rather sleep in at home?"
Without a second thought, Han Xuewei immediately agreed, of course, she wanted to go with Lin Yi. Their relationship was heating up rapidly, even faster than any other couple in the throes of love; they just wanted to be glued to each other day and night, without ever getting tired of it!
"Then I'll go with you! But you have to wake me up tomorrow. These past few days, I've been unusually sleepy for some reason. I always feel groggy, wanting to sleep as soon as I've eaten and getting hungry the moment I wake up. If this keeps up, I might turn into a little pig, right?"
"Hahaha, is that what you're worried about? So what if you did? Even if you became a little pig, I'd make sure you're the happiest little pig in the world!" Lin Yi said, looking at her with adoration and pulling Han Xuewei into his arms.
After some sweet cuddling, Han Xuewei began to feel her eyelids fighting each other, a wave of drowsiness washing over her.
"I'm getting sleepy again... I'll rest first, hubby."
Lin Yi immediately leaned in after hearing this, "Don't rush, give me another two minutes. I want to listen for any activity from the little baby in your belly. Look, I even bought a fetal heart monitor especially for today!"
Lin Yi was surprised to find he was already addicted to interacting with the baby every day. To further savor this delightful experience, he had specifically purchased this monitor.
"By the way, wife, when buying the monitor today, I saw some equipment for prenatal checkups. So I was thinking, it's about time we went for a checkup, right? And I've heard that you need to file with the maternity and child health care office before the birth! We should also take care of getting a birth permit; there are quite a few things we need to do..."
Lin Yi began to recall all the information he had learned these past days and started to make a simple plan in his head.
It's safe to say, Lin Yi had spent a lot of thought on his wife and child recently.
"That's right! If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. It's time for a prenatal checkup!"
"They say pregnancy makes you stupid for three years, and I feel like I'm already getting there. I have no idea what I'm thinking about every day; I nearly forgot such an important thing..." Han Xuewei said, suddenly waking up from a daze and quickly sitting up as Lin Yi mentioned it.
"Tomorrow I'll accompany you for that!" Lin Yi also instantly perked up.
"Should we postpone the car shopping, then?" Han Xuewei asked.
"There's no rush for that, what could be more important than my wife's prenatal checkup?" Lin Yi had no objections and immediately decided on the checkup for the next day.
"Good thing I set up my medical card when I went for a health check, so I can make an appointment in advance today – no need to queue!" Han Xuewei hurriedly opened the app to make an online appointment.
Maybe it was the belly, but Han Xuewei could feel that neither sitting nor standing were comfortable anymore, so the thought of queuing was definitely troubling.
After some tapping and swiping, she finally said, "Appointment successful, but since we waited until the last minute, there's only a ten o'clock slot available for the checkup. Is that okay?"
"It's okay, you can take some extra rest. Let's take a ride-hailing service! Although it's not as comfortable and convenient as having a private car, I don't want to rush you," Lin Yi said.
After saying this, he eagerly pulled out the fetal heart monitor he had purchased.
Han Xuewei had also noticed the changes in her body over the past few days. Aside from changes in her diet and sleep, her belly had grown significantly, and sometimes, she would wake up to find her belly had risen so high!
Her situation wasn't like others', after all, she had three little ones in her belly!
Sometimes, expectant mothers with only one baby feel very uncomfortable, let alone now with three babies inside!
So this also led to a significant increase in her appetite and sleep quality in recent days!
Seeing Lin Yi running over excitedly, she first propped up her back with a pillow, then shyly lifted up half of her nightgown, revealing her bulging belly, which was indeed more noticeable than it had been a few days before.
Lin Yi began to study the so-called fetal heart monitor, getting a bit flustered for a moment.
Han Xuewei took one look and immediately remembered the examinations she had at the hospital. She realized the monitor worked on the same principle as the ultrasound and began to patiently instruct him.
"Honey, try to aim the probe here at the belly... No no, you should first apply that gel to the probe..." After a long while of studying, they finally made some progress.
Once Lin Yi understood the principle, he began to try it eagerly.
"My dear babies, Daddy is going to listen to your heartbeats now!" Lin Yi carefully aimed the probe, operating it somewhat clumsily.
As soon as the monitor was turned on, it began to respond.
Han Xuewei felt a coolness on her belly, causing her to shiver involuntarily.
"Hm? Are the three little ones hiding? Where have you all gone?" Lin Yi earnestly searched, as if playing a game of hide and seek with the children.
Han Xuewei watched Lin Yi, who was acting like a child himself, with a warm feeling in her heart.
At that moment, she felt like the happiest mother in the world, reassured that her babies could have such a father!
Just then, as Lin Yi's attention was still focused on Han Xuewei's belly, there was a slight anomaly on the monitor!
The chaotic, irregular noise in the monitor became very regular, and a series of beeping sounds disrupted their train of thought.
Lin Yi was startled by the sudden noise, and his hand holding the instrument shook uncontrollably.
But at that moment, a system prompt sounded in Lin Yi's mind!
"Ding..."