Ning Yi’s pregnancy was an accident. Neither she nor Lu Xu Nan had planned to have children so soon.
For Ning Yi, it was because she had just joined a very important project recently that was not only very much in line with the direction of her research but also overseen by some top notch experts. Even though it would involve going into a period of isolation, the experience obtained was precious.
For Lu Xu Nan, he simply felt that there was no need to ruin their two-person world so quickly. How long had he and Yiyi been married? It hasn’t even been a year yet, why make trouble for yourself?
However, life never goes according to plan.
“Alright, how about you do any work you have tomorrow during the day instead? Must you stay up all night? Staying up is bad for your health, your period is three days late already. Hurry up, drink the milk, and go to bed.”
Lu Xu Nan pushed the laptop in front of Ning Yi away and set the glass of milk on the desk loudly with warning intent.
Ning Yi glanced at the time. It was actually almost one in the morning. She knew she was in the wrong. Taking her eyes off the screen, she obediently picked up the glass of milk, sipping it like a small kitten. After a couple sips, she realized and asked, “My period is late?”
Lu Xu Nan helped her save the data and exit the program with familiarity. Hearing her question, he helplessly replied, “Pay more attention to your body, Mrs. Lu. Your health is your most important capital, there is never an end to learning. Your health is not a joking matter. Didn’t you say that your stomach hurt a lot during the first two days of your last period? Keep staying up late and you’ll suffer this month too.”
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“What’s wrong?” Lu Xu Nan noticed her strangeness and paused as well, asking against her lips.
Ning Yi was a little panicked as she said word by word, “Lu Xu Nan, my period is three days late.”
“Mm, it was supposed to come on the 15th.” Lu Xu Nan didn’t know why she would suddenly mention this and replied a little dumbly.
Ning Yi is incredibly detail oriented and serious in her academic work, but she was very careless with some things in life, so on the contrary, it was he who remembered.
Normally, Ning Yi’s period was relatively punctual, but it can occasionally be early or late which usually happens when she stays up late for experiments or work.
The first few times, Lu Xu Nan was worried and went with her to the hospital to get it checked. As a result, the exam showed no problems and the doctor also said that a girl’s period had a lot to do with mood and hormone levels and advised her to pay more attention to food and drink.
Therefore, Lu Xu Nan wasn’t too worried this time around since Ning Yi had been even a whole week late during the first half of the year. At the time, they even thought they were pregnant, thinking it strange because they had clearly taken preventative measures. In the end, it came the next day just before they were going to go to the hospital.
Wait!
Lu Xu Nan thought of something and his eyes suddenly grew big.
Ning Yi saw his expression change and knew that he had thought of it too. Her face was a little ugly as she said, “The hot spring resort…”
Yes, at the beginning of the month, Ning Yi had just completed a project and Lu Xu Nan took her to the hot spring resort in Linshi for vacation. The two of them hadn’t seen each other for half a month. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, they couldn’t resist and made trouble in the pool outside the villa and took it a little too far…
Lu Xu Nan’s heart raced. “Just one was broken and we swapped it immediately after we found out, it’s… probably not… You’ve also been four or five days late before.”
Although he said that, in reality, Lu Xu Nan had a strange intuition this time.
This time, it might really be different.
He had such a vague guess in his heart, he naturally could no longer continue.
Both of them were a little anxious and frightened. Fortunately, 24-hour pharmacies can be found everywhere nowadays, and delivery service was also very convenient. The delivery person soon brought everything to the door.
Looking at the two lines on the pregnancy test kit, Lu Xu Nan found that the first thing that welled up in the heart was actually and unexpectedly joy and warmth.
Yes, this was his and Yiyi’s child. Even if they ruined his original plans with their sudden arrival, it was a unique and pleasant surprise in life!
“How, how do you feel right now? Are you uncomfortable anywhere? Can you walk? No, I’d better carry you back to bed. Oh god! It’s already almost two, you probably shouldn’t stay up? Right, normal people should avoid staying up late, so pregnant women should most definitely not stay up! Quickly go to sleep…”
Ning Yi laid wrapped up in the quilt, watching the busy Lu Xu Nan. She found it a little funny. “Are you going to forbid me from getting out of bed starting tomorrow?”
Lu Xu Nan actually deliberated her question seriously. “Is it better to stay in bed? Tsk, I haven’t prepared at all, I don’t know anything. I have to call Dr. Song over tomorrow…”
Ning Yi held his hand, smilingly helplessly as she comforted him, “I’m fine. I don’t feel pain anywhere, I don’t feel uncomfortable anywhere, and I can totally walk on my own. You don’t have to be so nervous! The senior sister in my unit continued to work right up until just before she went into labor! Pregnant women aren’t as weak as you imagine.”
When she held his hand, Lu Xu Nan felt his pounding heart finally begin to calm down. He laid down next to Ning Yi. His movements were very gentle as he hugged her into his arms. He let out a long breath and finally thought of her work.
Naturally, he knew how much work Ning Yi put into preparing for the upcoming project, but she was pregnant now. She definitely cannot participate in this biochemistry research project.
Lu Xu Nan was silent for a long time before he hesitantly spoke. “Yiyi, if you…”
Ning Yi cut him off.
She lifted her head from Lu Xu Nan’s embrace and solemnly told him, “No, I have to give birth. There are still tens of years to do research afterward. There’s nothing that can compare to our child, the child that belongs to you and me.”
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Once Ning Yi’s pregnancy was announced, both the Lu and Ning families were incredibly pleased and surprised. Even though this was not the first grandchild for either of the families, it was Ning Yi’s first child so everyone was still very anxious.
Amongst them, the most anxious was naturally Lu Xu Nan.
Ning Yi’s health was actually alright. The exams showed that she was very healthy and there was no need for special care, so she didn’t take leave and continued to work, only avoiding work that might affect the fetus and focusing more on data and documents.
But Lu Xu Nan was completely different. He basically pushed all work that could be pushed and if it really couldn’t be pushed, he completed his work before 4:30 PM because it was an hour drive from his company to Ning Yi’s workplace. No matter how busy he was, it couldn’t get in the way of picking up his wife.
Two shelves of the bookcase at home were emptied out to hold books on pregnancy. Not only did Lu Xu Nan read Baby Mama and Baby Papa guidebooks, he even read professional medical books. Sometimes Ning Yi even suspects that he wasn’t going to be a father, but preparing to become a doctor in obstetrics and gynecology.
Ning Yi told him to relax many times, but although Lu Xu Nan said okay, he still continued to act the same way. In the end, she let him be, seeing that he wouldn’t listen, and could only prevent this from affecting his work.
Soon, a month passed by just like this Ning Yi began to experience morning sickness and it was worse than most. She wanted to throw up as long as she smelled food or anything slightly unpleasant. Others gain weight during pregnancy, but she became skinny. Her chin even got quite a bit sharper.
Lu Xu Nan saw all this, his heart hurting. He was so very anxious, but even doctors don’t have a solid solution for morning sickness. The vitamin B6 that was prescribed was useless.
He could only have people switch out all the objects that had a smell in their home, even things for daily use were changed to fragrance-free. There were even three cooks hired to make many different foods for Ning Yi, it was fine as long as she could somewhat eat something.
And like this, two months passed. Ning Yi’s morning sickness finally got a little better. It only occurred in the morning, her appetite became much better, and the weight she lost before was regained.
But when things got better with Ning Yi, something unexpectedly went wrong with Lu Xu Nan.
One night, Ning Yi awoke from thirst. When she moved her hand, she found that the place beside her was empty. She thought it strange and got up, turning on the light. Seeing that the bedroom door was open, she wandered out, following the faint sound of water…
Finally, at the bathroom at the end of the hall, she found Lu Xu Nan over the toilet, vomiting.
Ning Yi was shocked. She quickly went over and patted his back, asking what was wrong.
Lu Xu Nan simply said that he drank a bit when he went to socialize the day before and that his stomach was feeling upset.
Ning Yi’s memory got worse after becoming pregnant and she couldn’t remember whether or not she smelled alcohol on Lu Xu Nan yesterday. Thus, she could only find stomach medicine for him and pour a cup of warm water for him to take it with.
However, this was just the beginning. In the following couple of days, Ning Yi happened upon Lu Xu Nan sneaking out to throw up in the middle of the night twice more.
She blocked him in the bathroom and then she suddenly realized that he had lost a lot of weight. The outline of his face had become sharp and apparent, his complexion wasn’t so good either, and his normally distinct, smooth abdomen was faintly raised as if something was growing!
Ning Yi’s mind buzzed, many bad possibilities surfaced all at once.
She belatedly recalled that beginning a month ago, Lu Xu Nan’s appetite when eating at home became smaller. When asked, he said that he was going on a diet because he gained weight from eating nourishing meals with her and his style of dress also became relaxed and loose…
So had the problem started then?
Ning Yi closed her eyes, feeling a bit dizzy. Her body swayed.
This scared Lu Xu Nan and he hurriedly hugged her. He said anxiously, “I’m really okay! Don’t worry, I kept it from you because I was afraid you would worry!”
How could Ning Yi believe that? Seizing his collar, she asked with red eyes and a shaking voice, “How are you? Tell me the truth? What did the doctor say? What are the chances of a successful operation…”
Lu Xu Nan was taken aback for a moment, then realized that she had gotten the wrong idea. He quickly explained before her tears fell, “It’s not what you’re thinking! It’s Couvade syndrome*!”
*Couvade syndrome, also known as sympathetic pregnancy, fake pregnancy in males, an expecting father experiences symptoms of pregnancy.
“Couvade syndrome?” Ning Yi blinked blankly.
Lu Xu Nan flushed slightly as he replied, “En, it’s a ‘pregnancy response’ that occurs in males. Your morning sickness was so bad a few months ago. I was so worried, yet I couldn’t help you. The doctor said my psychological pressure was too high and I really wanted to suffer for you, so it led to Couvade syndrome.”
Because he had read many kinds of relevant books after Ning Yi became pregnant, Lu Xu Nan vaguely suspected that he had developed Couvade syndrome when he first noticed the symptoms of vomiting, loss of sleep, and headache. It was confirmed after he went to the hospital for an exam without Ning Yi’s knowledge.
He didn’t want Ning Yi to worry, nor did he want her rest to be disturbed because of him, so he went to throw up in a separate bathroom outside.
Hearing this, tears fell as Ning Yi blinked. She raised her hand and hit Lu Xu Nan’s chest twice, then threw herself into his arms and hugged his waist. Sobbing, she said, “You scared me to death—”
Lu Xu Nan stroked her on the back. “Don’t be scared, don’t be scared. How could anything happen to me? I still have to take care of you and the child!”
Ning Yi cried for a while before stopping. She raised her head and asked him, “Have you been suffering this past month?”
Lu Xu Nan lightly kissed her temple. “You’re in far more discomfort than I am. I only hate that I can’t really suffer in your stead.”
Ning Yi’s lashes became wet again.
Lu Xu Nan lowered his head and kissed her eyes. There was actually a tremble in his voice, “You don’t know how scared I am when I read those books and watch those documentaries. Pregnancy is truly very hard to bear. Let’s just give birth to this one, we don’t need any more.”
Ning Yi hugged him tight. “I’m willing. For our baby, even if it’s more painful, I’m willing.”
Perhaps because they talked it over or because Ning Yi remained in good condition afterward, Lu Xu Nan’s Couvade syndrome went away after a month.
In early summer the following year, Ning Yi smoothly gave birth to a beautiful little princess with Lu Xu Nan’s company. She was named Lu Mu Ning 1路慕宁 : Their daughter’s name is a love letter from papa to mama! 路(Lu Xu Nan’s last name) 慕(admires) 宁(Ning Yi’s last name).
[1] 路慕宁 : Their daughter’s name is a love letter from papa to mama! 路(Lu Xu Nan’s last name) 慕(admires) 宁(Ning Yi’s last name)
T/N: And that’s it! It’s time to say goodbye to Lu Xu Nan and Ning Yi (and their little bun)! May they continue to live sweetly in their happy ever after~
As always, thanks for reading! Until next time (^:
Such a sweet ending! Thank you for translating
Aow.. Such a sweet ending.. 🥰 thanks for your hard work translator sama
Awww…such a sweet ending. 🥰 Thank you for the translation, Fishstick! 🥰