He cuddled up to her tremblingly, murmuring as if in his sleep: "I don't have to have children, but please don't abandon me."
Shen Ke comforted him softly: "No, the child and I will be fine. Soon there will be a beautiful and lovely child to call you daddy. Aren't you happy?"
Under her soft words of comfort, Xi Xiangdong finally relaxed. He leaned forward, hugged her gently, and rested his big hands on her slightly swollen belly. For a long time, he remained quiet and motionless.
Shen Ke quietly put her head on his shoulder. After a while, she heard Xi Xiangdong say excitedly in her ear: "I really want to feel the baby move under my hands."
"He (she) must know that dad is here and can't wait to show off."
Xi Xiangdong finally smiled, held her cheek with one hand, and looked at her carefully.
"It's so late, aren't you sleepy?"
"It's okay, I'm a little tired."
He suddenly leaned over and kissed her forehead: "Coco, thank you."
She deliberately pretended to be stupid and asked him with a raised face: "Why are you thanking me?"
"Thank you for risking your life to give birth to my child."
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The older the month, the harder it is for Shen Ke. He often can't sleep all night long. Due to the pressure on his stomach, he basically sleeps and rests sitting on the sofa. Walking is also very laborious. Xi Xiangdong bought a few that can be adjusted to different angles. The sofa still couldn't relieve her pain. Bathing had become a project. He was afraid that she would slip or have an accident. Shen Ke also loved to be clean, so he had to carefully help her to take a shower every time. He didn't dare to take a bath. Let her use it. Later, he simply moved an adjustable-angle sofa into the bathroom and let her half-lying and half-sitting to take a shower.
When she was 9 months old, she couldn't even see her feet when standing, and it was difficult for her to walk or move.
Women all love beauty, and it is inevitable to feel disappointed when looking at the pregnancy spots slowly appearing on their faces.
In order to keep her in a good mood, Xi Xiangdong comforted her half-jokingly: "It's not ugly, but I don't dare to hug you. This little guy is really not interesting. He has taken over their beautiful mother."
He looked at Shen Ke's face. After she became pregnant, not only her face was swollen, but her hands and feet were also swollen. Later, he had several nightmares in succession. They were so clear that he could not forget them: He held Shen Ke's hand and she lay on the bed. On the delivery table, his fingers felt a little cold, and he finally closed his eyes in exhaustion. He was left alone holding the crying baby in pain.
He was frightened and woke up several times. He was afraid that Coco would be worried and didn't dare to talk to her anymore.
She was admitted to the maternity ward more than a week before her due date. Xi Xiangdong stayed with her in bed in the hospital every day. As long as she went out once, she would come back with large and small bags. Every time she would happily tell her:
"Our son will use this from now on. It is new from abroad and is especially good for newborns' skin."
"This looks great hanging on the children's bed."
"This is a baby swimming pool. The store clerk said that children can swim in more than two months. You can clean it at home. There are bacterial infections outside."
Mr. Xi wishes he could move the entire baby products store back home. The baby room that was just packed out three months ago is now almost too full to store. The child hasn't even been born yet, and he has almost bought clothes for a four-year-old.
She wanted to sit up, but she was trembling and couldn't do it. There were violent spasms in her stomach, piercing her nerves. She had no choice but to fall back on the sofa and call out his name: "Mr. Xi... I feel like It’s time to give birth…”