Extra 2: Pregnancy Notes
Ever since she became pregnant, Dong Ci has loved to bask in the sun.
Because the doctor said she should exercise properly, Jing Rong would accompany her to walk several laps in her garden every day.
The scorching summer is over, and the sun these days is always bright and warm. It shines warmly on people's bodies, making them lazy.
"I'm tired." After walking for a short while, Dong Ci lazily leaned on Jing Rong's arm. She rubbed her face against him and said softly. "Ah Rong, let's go to the lawn to bask in the sun."
Jing Rong thought for a moment, then led her to a big tree, and then helped her sit down against the tree. Dong Ci rested her head on his shoulder and smiled gently.
"Ah Rong, what do you think our child should be called?"
Jing Rong thought for a while and asked her. "What do you want to be called?"
"Well...Xiao Xi!"
Dong Ci was no longer satisfied with this position, so she lay on Jing Rong's lap, looked up at him and said. "Whether it's a boy or a girl, we can call him Jing Xi."
"Xi?"
Jing Rong lowered his head and gently helped her smooth her hair with his fingertips, a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes. He smiled slightly, nodded and said. "Okay, I'll listen to Xiaoci. You can call her whatever you want."
"Hey, why don't you ask what this word means?" Dong Ci pinched his waist dissatisfied.
"Xiao Ci, you know that I haven't even finished high school. How can I have the nerve to ask such a question that hurts my self-esteem and shows that I am not smart?"
He didn't even finish high school. Obviously, when others were still studying high school knowledge, he was already a step ahead of others and studying in a prestigious foreign university!
Dong Ci was not prepared to argue with him. She leaned lazily on his lap, squinted at the sun in the blue sky, and read a poem in a melodious tone:
"The sunflowers in the green garden are waiting for the morning dew and the setting sun.
In the spring of Budeze, all things will be radiant. "
The first two sentences of this poem express the vibrant scene of all things. Dong Ci gave this poem to her children, but she used the word "xi" in it with another meaning.
The word '晞' means dawn and also symbolizes brightness.
Dong Ci hopes that her children can be like the dawn breaking through the darkness and not be bound by the darkness of the Jing family. She even hopes that her children can lead the Jing family to the light.
'Jing Xi, Xiao Xi'.
Dong Ci recited the name silently in her heart. She gently put her hand on her belly with a warm smile on her lips. She seemed a little tired, her long eyelashes were half-draped but she stubbornly refused to sleep, and murmured. "I've been eating and sleeping all the time lately, and I feel like all my time has been wasted."
When she saw Jing Rong's hand on her waist, she became playful and poked him cautiously with her fingertips. So the hands that were massaging her stopped moving and hung quietly. Under the sunlight, the fingers were as slender as white jade.
Dong Ci couldn't help it anymore, so she stretched out her little finger and hooked his fingertips.
"Don't make trouble." Jing Rong was laughed at her childish behavior and wrapped her little hand with his big palm. She instantly became more honest.
"Ah Rong, do you think our baby will be more like you or more like me?"
Jing Rong answered without thinking. "Better be like you."
Like her, if it were another girl, maybe he would like her a little more.
"Don't be like me." Dong Ci blinked and stared at Jingrong and said. "I hope that whether it's a boy or a girl, I want them to be like you."
"Why?"
"Because you are good-looking."
Dong Ci took advantage of the situation and touched his face. If it weren't for the inappropriate posture at this time, she would definitely move up and kiss his eyes and thin lips.
"Lower your head and kiss me."
Not being able to kiss him always made him feel itchy and unbearable. Dong Ci was unwilling to get up even if he couldn't reach him, so she pulled his clothes to make him lean over and pouted for him to kiss him.
"Xiao Ci, do you think it's appropriate for you to describe a man as good-looking?"
Jing Rong lowered his head obediently. He wanted to give her a light kiss on the lips, but she suddenly hugged his neck and prevented him from getting up, and kissed him randomly several times on the lips and eyes.
"Take advantage of me, huh?"
There was a hint of danger in Jing Rong's tone. He stood up slightly and wiped the saliva off his face with his fingertips, then stuffed his fingers into his mouth, like a charming male demon.
"You, you are not allowed to seduce me!" Dong Ci's cheeks turned red because of his actions.
Speaking of which, since she got pregnant, the two of them have never been together again. At this time, she actually felt that the fire of desire in her body was ignited by him, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but feel a little dry.
"Eat some fruit."
Just when Aunt Zhang came over with a plate of cut fruits, Jing Rong took the second half and put it in his mouth, then leaned over and gave it to her. Dong Ci ate it obediently, but kept her mouth slightly curled, shouting that she wanted to eat it by herself.
"dislike me?"
Although her habit of not liking to eat with others was changed by him forcefully when she was young, Dong Ci would pout every time she finished eating. There was a hint of evil in his eyes, and he leaned slightly and asked frivolously. "Xiao Ci still wants to be 'fed' by me?"
"How dare you mention it!"
As soon as he mentioned Dong Ci, he immediately remembered those past events, hit him a few times angrily, and said aggrievedly. "You have known how to bully me before!"
"Be good, eat the fruit." Jing Rong regretted what he just said, and he quickly stuffed another piece of fruit into Dong Ci's mouth.
"One more piece."
The pregnant woman's emotions are really unpredictable. A moment ago she was so angry and aggrieved that she was about to cry, but after being given a piece of fruit, she seemed to be fine.
It's really easy to coax.
Jing Rong watched her eating the food he fed like a little hamster, it was so cute. So he couldn't help but scratch her small chin and said with a smile. "Xiao Ci has gained a lot of weight recently."
Dong Ci was slightly startled. Looking at his smiling face, he felt a little panicked for no reason.
"Why do you always feel that when you say this... you are saying that this pig has been fattened and can be eaten?"
Jing Rong's smile froze, and he couldn't answer her words for a moment.
"Ah Rong, you said that if our child looks like you, has a temper and IQ like mine, then he must be someone else's child who is loved by everyone according to rumors."
Jing Rong had just escaped from the shock, and before he could catch up with her jumping thoughts, he heard her talking to herself. "Ah, no, if it's a boy, you can do whatever you want. It's better for girls to be like me."
"Huh? It seems that boys follow you in appearance and temperament, so that they are more domineering. Girls are better like me, um, gentle and soft, lovable."
"Well, but girls who are too weak always feel like they will be bullied, just like you always bullied me before... No, no, no, as a girl, it's better to follow your appearance and temperament, so that I can rest assured."
“…”
Jing Rong listened to her chattering on his lap for a long time, trying to follow her train of thought. When she suddenly stopped talking, he thought she had figured it out, but she suddenly tugged on his sleeve. He called out to him aggrievedly.
"Ah Rong."
For some reason, Dong Ci's eyes suddenly filled with tears. She pouted and stared at Jing Rong with a hint of complaint. "I, I suddenly remembered that my IQ is not as good as yours."
“…”
"If the baby's appearance, temperament, and IQ all follow yours, then what does it matter to me?"
"What should I do? I suddenly realized that I am so useless..."
Jing Rong's mind was racing. He thought for a while and comforted her. "It's okay. Maybe the baby won't follow me and will follow you more."
"Can not be done."
Dong Ci was unhappy. "I have to follow you!"
Jing Rong: "...".
It seems that he still hasn't studied those books thoroughly, and he can't even deal with a pregnant woman.
…
As time passed, Dong Ci's belly grew bigger day by day, and with it came winter.
"It's winter again."
Dong Ci looked at the fallen leaves outside the window and touched his belly with some worry.
In the past, she just caught a cold, and she could not care about it, but now that she is pregnant with her baby, it would be very troublesome if she caught a cold. For this reason, she was worried every day and wrapped herself in three layers, inside and outside, for fear that she would catch a cold.
Perhaps God was also blessing her baby. The whole winter passed and she was fine except for a small cold. At this time, she was getting closer and closer to the date of giving birth.
For safety reasons, Jing Rong hired a doctor to come to her home to take care of her. Dong Ci always laughed that he was overly worried. Jing Rong smiled and said nothing. He did not tell Dong Ci that he had been afraid all the time since she became pregnant.
After all, her body was too weak. Although she was fine during the pregnancy, Jing Rong's heart would always be hanging as long as she couldn't see her give birth to the child safely.
His Xiaoci was still too delicate. On the day of delivery, her uterine contractions were weak and there were faint signs of heavy bleeding, which made the doctors sweat.
"I want their mother and son to be safe, and if necessary... protect you." This is what Jing Rong said to the doctor in private a few days ago.
Now he regretted it. He wished he had never had the chance to say these words, and he wished he had never promised Dong Ci to have a child!
Fortunately, the child was born smoothly. When Jing Rong heard the words 'mother and child are safe', her heart that seemed to have stopped finally resumed beating.
He just... almost lost his Xiaoci.
Jing Rong touched Dong Ci's pale and weak face with trembling palms. He held her hand tightly in his palm and pressed a loving kiss on it.
A boy was born. He cried loudly and was very healthy. The season was getting warmer at this time, and new green buds appeared on the branches outside the window, creating a vibrant scene, just like the poem she read at that time.
Dong Ci's eyes trembled slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes amidst the chirping of birds on the branches.
"That's great." She looked at the man in front of her without blinking. For a moment, she thought she would never see him again.
So good, the baby is safe.
So good she's still alive.
It's great that she can still see the person she loves most when she opens her eyes.
"Ah Rong, actually I originally planned to have a boy and a girl."
"no."
Jing Rong said without thinking. "This will be our only child."
He would never allow her to experience such danger again.
Dong Ci smiled, as if she already knew his reaction. Of course, she also knew in her heart how risky she was to give birth to another child.
Fortunately, she had planned everything in advance.
Dong Ci blinked, hooked his little finger in a flattering way, and asked tentatively. "Then why not... let's adopt another sister for Xiao Xi?"
Jing Rong: "...".