In the bathroom on a Sunday morning.
After washing herself with a serious expression, Janet came to the washstand very solemnly, breathed out gently, held her hands in front of her and prayed for a moment, and then picked up the pregnancy test stick on the washstand.
"ah… "
With a little scream of disappointment, Janet rushed out of the bathroom, hugged Simon, who had just put on a pair of trousers and was still naked, and chewed him.
Simon put his arms around the woman's waist, feeling the two rows of small teeth that were constantly opening and closing on his shoulders, and comforted her: "After you have been busy with these recent things, I will accompany you to have a good rest for a while."
Janet slightly increased her bite force, continued to grind her teeth on the man's strong shoulder muscles, and whimpered vaguely: "I don't believe you."
Simon was also helpless.
After last year's wedding, the two have been working hard. Now a year has passed, but Janet's belly has not moved. They have done several private examinations and there are no health problems for the couple.
Janet's date of birth is March 13, 1960, which will be the woman's 31st birthday in two months, which also means that she will completely miss the best childbearing age for women.
Holding the woman closer to his arms again, Simon said softly: "In this case, we have a rest today. This promise can be easily fulfilled. Where do you want to go?"
Janet finally let go of her teeth, buried her face in the man's neck, and said, "I don't want to go anywhere."
"Then at home," Simon said, reaching out to hug the woman, leaning over and kissing her lips, and said, "How about we try again?"
Janet put her arms around Simon's neck, calculated the time skillfully in her heart, and hummed softly.
It was already past nine o'clock in the morning when the couple sat down in the restaurant to have breakfast.
January is the coldest season in many areas of the northern hemisphere. The average temperature in Los Angeles, which is like spring all year round, is still above 10 degrees, and it is a sunny day as usual.
Now that he has decided to take a break, Simon has completely put aside all work-related matters, not even paying attention to the media coverage of the Golden Globe Awards that will definitely appear today.
After moving into Dume Point Manor, I haven’t gotten to know the shell villa on the cliff in detail. Except for the initial appearance design, most of the details inside the villa were handled by Janet. Simon then spent the whole day with Janet. Moving around the various rooms in the villa.
In a private library, I heard a woman talk about how she selected the thousands of books on the shelves.
In the living room on the second floor, I heard a woman talk about how she found a carpet at an auction.
In the kitchen on the first floor, I heard a woman say where the tableware in the kitchen was custom-made.
In the underground wine cellar, I heard a woman talk about how she battled with Unilever to buy Chateau Latour at almost half the original price, while also retaining most of the best vintages of red wine.
…
As he listened, Simon suddenly remembered that a long time ago, the woman rented an empty house for him, and then carefully filled the house bit by bit.
Probably from that time on, Janet began to insert herself into a certain role in a somewhat unruly way.
Simon also felt more and more that although his wife was lazy most of the time and would never do things that could be left to others to do, in fact, she had really devoted herself to herself in the past few years. a lot of.
Just one thing, with Simon’s continuous purchase of real estate around the world, continuous purchase of land in Tasmania, Australia, and even non-stop foreign investment by Westeros Company, if Janet had not been serious about it, Helping to keep an eye on and carefully manage every expense, Simon feels that his current financial situation will definitely be a mess.
After all, too many celebrities have gone bankrupt because of their lavish spending and poor management of their assets.
Although Simon has always paid close attention to his own financial situation, his energy is limited after all. It is precisely because of Janet's efforts that his personal financial situation has always been in order.
So until the evening, I walked around most of the rooms in the villa and heard Janet mention that she had recently bought a piece of land in Tasmania. The doomsday shelter they conceived during their honeymoon last year was also in the tower. Construction continued deep in the Smania jungle, and Simon suddenly wanted to see everywhere.
I don’t want to become those emperors in ancient times.
After a lifetime of fighting, he conquered a huge territory, but did not have the opportunity to see the picturesque mountains and rivers. Instead, he was trapped in a small palace.
Then leave and set off.
The first stop was Florida. The woman said that she had recently purchased a piece of land on the beach in Miami and planned to build an estate from scratch. As a transition, there is another property in Miami that belongs to Simon.
After flying around the United States, the two went to Europe, and then rushed to Australia a week later.
In the bushland of west-central Tasmania.
Time came to February before we knew it, and Simon and Janet appeared together at a construction site in the jungle.
This is the construction site of the doomsday shelter. The location is very secretive because there are no roads in the forest. Both construction equipment and many workers were transported directly by helicopter, and confidentiality agreements were signed in advance.
Except for a few core people in charge of the project, most workers did not know who the employer behind the building was.
Many people even speculate that this may be a secret base built by the Australian military.
Because of the complexity of the project, it will take at least another year to complete the shelter.
The couple spent a long time at the construction site in a low-key manner, and even went down to the deepest part of the ground to visit before finally leaving together in a helicopter.
"There is a copper mine about 30 miles south of our land, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. My aunt is currently discussing the acquisition with them. As long as we buy the copper mine, our land can extend further south. An area.”
The helicopter landed directly at the Johnston family mansion on the outskirts of Melbourne.
When the couple got off the plane, Janet was still talking about land expansion in Tasmania: "However, because the news of our land purchase has been exposed in the past two years, although I don't understand what you want to do, there are still Many people have followed the trend and purchased land in Tasmania, which is very troublesome. The land price in Tasmania has obviously increased a lot."
Simon didn't care too much and said with a smile: "When they find out that the land in Tasmania is actually of no use, they will definitely withdraw slowly."
Janet thought for a moment and nodded in approval.
Simon has accumulated the largest private wealth in the world in just a few years. Whatever he does now will attract a wave of followers.
However, people always calm down sometimes.
Moreover, except for Simon, there are probably not many people in the world who have enough spare money to just buy a piece of land and put it there without any output.
Over time, following the trend will naturally fade.
It was late afternoon.
The two entered the mansion, and dinner was already being prepared in the villa.
Simon and his wife suddenly rushed back to Australia. Janet's parents were very happy and hoped that they could do this often in the future.
Raymond Johnston hadn't gotten off work yet, and Janet ran to help her mother prepare dinner, but Simon didn't join in the fun and went into a living room in the villa.
As soon as I entered the door, I was surprised to find Veronica Johnston sitting on the sofa and flipping through a newspaper. The TV in the living room was also turned on.
Even though so long had passed, when she suddenly saw Simon, Veronica couldn't help but feel tense, but she quickly relaxed her tone, looked over and whispered softly: "I just came back from Perth, I heard that you and Jenny Coming to Australia.”
Simon nodded, walked over, sat down on the single sofa next to Veronica, picked up the remote control on the coffee table and changed the TV channels aimlessly.
Veronica said hello to Simon, and her eyes continued to fall on the newspaper in front of her. Her originally relaxed back could not help but straighten slightly, and she even breathed a little lighter.
Seems worried about what will happen.
Be ready to escape at any moment.
After a long silence, Simon still didn't say a word. Veronica had to take the initiative to find a topic and asked softly: "Well, how long do you and Jenny plan to stay here?"
"I'm going back tomorrow."
"oh."
Silence again.
She wanted to get up and walk away, but she knew that he probably didn't want her to get up, so she continued to sit.
Wanting to find another topic to talk about for a few more words, I turned my thoughts around, but realized that no matter what I said, he might only reply with a few words coldly.
Suddenly I felt a little aggrieved.
Uncontrollable intense grievance.
I was so wronged that I couldn't help but shed tears. I lowered my head and my tears fell directly on the newspaper.
After holding back for a moment, I still choked.
Then, the voice sounded again, still cold: "Stop crying."
This time it didn't stop.
It's none of your business that I'm crying.
Then he completely ignored it, covered his face, let go of his voice a little, and started sobbing.
Simon looked at the crying woman next to him, then looked in the direction of the door, his scalp numb.
After hesitating for a moment, Simon got up, walked over and locked the living room door.
I returned to my seat and finally relaxed a little.
Be patient with the crying woman.
Veronica's crying did not ease at all. She probably noticed the movement around her and felt the figure on the single sofa beside her. The woman still covered her face, but raised her calf and kicked towards Simon.
one time.
Two times.
Three times.
Simon endured it for a moment, then reached out and pressed it.
Veronica shook off the high heels that Simon was holding down, and continued to kick her bare feet.
Simon was too lazy to stop him this time and allowed the woman to kick him.
Finally, Veronica was tired of crying and kicking. She curled up on the sofa, hugged her legs, and buried her face in her arms. Her hair was messy, one foot was wearing high heels, and the other was bare. Embarrassed.
I don’t know how long it took.
The sky was completely dark, and there were faint voices in the corridor. Simon realized that things seemed to be more difficult, and couldn't help but said: "You clean up, it's time to have dinner."
Veronica was unmoved.
He looked like he was giving up on himself without caring about anything.
Simon didn't dare to stay in this room any longer, so he turned off the TV and walked out of the living room.
As soon as she closed the door, Janet came over from the other side of the corridor: "Dinner is ready. By the way, is my aunt here too?"
Simon hugged Janet, who was about to walk to the door of the living room, and said, "No, I was watching TV alone just now. Your aunt should be in another room."
"Oh," Janet said without doubting his presence, "Then you go to the restaurant first, and I'll call my aunt."
"I'll accompany you."
Simon said, and Janet searched the other rooms in the corridor with no results, and also went upstairs.
After looking at Veronica's bedroom for the last time and still no one was found, Simon said: "Your aunt probably left early."
Janet frowned and said, "The servant said he didn't see aunt leave."
"That might be outside the villa. Let's go down first."
Janet was held by Simon's waist and did not refuse, and the two came downstairs together.
Passing by the living room just now, Janet glanced at the door, her eyes flickered, but she still didn't go to check, and went to the dining room with Simon.
Then he saw Veronica already sitting in the restaurant.
Still looking cold and frosty, he nodded slightly to Simon and then lowered his head to fiddle with the tableware in front of him.
Raymond Johnston has also rushed back. The family has long been accustomed to Veronica's appearance, otherwise Janet would not often call her "Iceberg", so there is no doubt about him.
After dinner, Veronica was the first to leave the restaurant.
Janet's mother, Tracey Johnston, watched her sister-in-law leave, and then said to Raymond: "It seems that Winnie cried?"
During the meal, Raymond Johnston had been discussing with Simon the two acquisitions that the Westeros Company was advancing. When he heard his wife say this, he looked at the direction his little sister was leaving and frowned: "What's wrong? ?”
"I don't know. Didn't she just come back from Perth today? Did something happen there?"
The old man frowned even more tightly: "How can it be possible to make her cry about work matters?"
"Have you been bullied?"
The old man shook his head: "How is it possible? Who dares to bully her? She is just as good at bullying others."
Janet listened to the conversation between her parents and suddenly said: "I'll go down and talk to my aunt later."
Raymond Johnston nodded and said, "Well, how about staying a few more days to talk to your aunt?"
Janet hugged Simon's arm and touched the man, saying, "We have been away from the United States for two weeks. There are a lot of things over there and we can't delay them any longer."
Raymond Johnston didn't force it, but he couldn't help but glanced at his daughter and son-in-law, and said, "You two, what's going on with the child?"
When Janet heard this topic, her face suddenly fell, she let go of Simon's arm and said nothing.
Simon also smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly: "There has been no movement."
Tracey Johnston asked with concern: "Otherwise, will you go to the medical center at home for a checkup tomorrow?"
Janet said to her mother: "Simon and I have already discussed that if we still can't get pregnant in a few months, we will try in vitro fertilization."
Tracey Johnston said: "IVF, isn't it said to be unsafe?"
More than ten years have passed since the first test-tube baby was born in 1978, and the child at that time also grew up healthy. However, even Simon, as a latecomer, has always had concerns about this, not to mention many ordinary people with traditional concepts.
However, things have been delayed until now, so I can only give it a try.
It's better than never having kids.
Although Simon was not in a hurry, Janet could not wait any longer.
The couple had already been in contact with Robert Edwards, the father of in vitro fertilization, during their previous trip to Europe, and decided to wait a few more months until the Westeros company's recent series of affairs were completed. If Janet's There was still no movement in the stomach, so I adopted the in vitro fertilization plan.