568. Let’s Go Cold Turkey!
“Hmm, yes, you’re definitely pregnant, should be in the third week.”
Upon hearing the doctor’s words, Ning Chu instantly recalled the scene at the beginning of the month when she and Wen Yang were making a baby.
Well, they did it too many times; God knows which time it was.
Probably around the week when Yan Xinya delivered the invitation? That was right during her ovulation, and Wen Yang had also held off for two days.
“Come back for an ultrasound at six weeks, and for NT screening at eleven weeks.”
“Okay~”
“Don’t stay up late, pay attention to resting. Early pregnancy requires care, so no intimate activities for these three months.”
Hearing this, Ning Chu’s joyful expression immediately darkened. “Um, thank you, doctor.”
Wen Yang stood by her side, gripping his wife’s hand tightly, asking, “Is her body going to have any issues? Should we get another check-up?”
“No problem! Very healthy!”
But Ning Chu cut off her husband. She didn’t want to go through another gynecological exam!
Her body was already sensitive, and having to spread her legs for a check-up in front of strangers had almost drained her lifetime’s worth of embarrassment!
“Just had an exam at the beginning of the month! What could possibly be wrong?”
“True, no need.”
Hearing the doctor agree, Wen Yang finally relaxed but was still a little curious. “Boy or girl?”
“What do you expect to see at two weeks?” The doctor shot him an exasperated glare. “You won’t know until it’s born! No more questions!”
“Oh….”
He sheepishly realized he had asked a dumb question.
Not to mention it’s only two weeks, even if the doctor could tell, the law prohibits disclosing that information.
Once they left the hospital, Ning Chu noticed she had officially become Wen Yang’s precious gem. She used to wrap her arm around his, but now Wen Yang was cautiously helping her walk, like a little eunuch serving the empress dowager.
“Do you really need to be this concerned about the baby?” she murmured, feeling a little jealous. “You obviously weren’t that fond of kids.”
“Can’t I care about you?”
Wen Yang found it hilarious, but quickly grew serious. “This is childbirth. If you’re uncomfortable, just say so. If it comes to it, we don’t have to keep it. Our family doesn’t have a throne to pass on.”
Upon hearing this, Ning Chu grew displeased, hugging her belly with both hands and glaring at her husband. “s*ck it up, it’ll be fine.”
“Who was it that said they would never have kids?”
“Who? I don’t know!”
She pretended to be clueless, trying to dodge the conversation.
As she got older, it seemed she had been captured by hormones. Whenever faced with children, she couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming desire to have one of her own with Wen Yang, a yearning that even overshadowed her fear of childbirth and the pains it brought.
Had it not been for the previous circumstances, she would have wanted one long ago.
“Just be careful; don’t end up like Yan Xinya.”
“Come on, it’s only two weeks…”
“I’m genuinely worried you won’t be able to handle the pain.”
“Not a chance!”
Wen Yang had firsthand experience with the sensitivity of succubi. His little succubus would reach cloud nine at the slightest tease, and if it went on too long, she would short-circuit and pass out.
In s*xual matters, his little succubus had a low tolerance for pain in daily life too. A bump against the table corner could make her tear up, and a fall could lead to bubbles of snot!
This made Wen Yang exceedingly worried about how Ning Chu would handle childbirth.
“There will be pain relief!” Ning Chu was also worried, having done her research beforehand, “Or they can do a C-section with anesthesia, and I can just sleep through it.”
Even though she feared the pain, the thought that a new life was growing inside her ignited a wave of anticipation. She was already dreaming up a cozy scene with their little family of three!
Wen Yang didn’t say anything else, instinctively reaching to touch her belly, but she sidestepped.
“There’s people outside… and it’s only the third week. What could you possibly feel?”
“True, there’s no belly to see.”
After leaving the hospital, the couple hailed a ride back home.
Once they entered, Ning Chu lazily lay down on the sofa, resting her head on Wen Yang’s thigh, hands cradling her belly while cheerfully humming a random nursery rhyme.
Compared to Yan Xinya, who at five months pregnant was still jumping around like a husky, she was clearly being much more subdued.
Wen Yang pulled out his laptop from the side of the sofa. Although he had taken a break to accompany his wife to the hospital that day, he still had to complete his work from home.
With her little head leaned against his thigh, it made his laptop usage rather awkward, and he risked nudging his tender thigh flesh in the process.
“Wifey, how about you…”
He looked down at Ning Chu on his lap just in time to meet her sparkling eyes, full of mischief.
“Honey, you’re going to be a dad~ I’m going to be a mom too~”
Ning Chu’s eyes narrowed into delightful crescendos of joy, brimming with expectation and happiness, her tone sweet and playful, chattering away, “We can start getting the baby stroller! And the cradle, diapers, and formula too, so in case I’m busy, you can feed the baby.”
“Shouldn’t we buy clothes beforehand? I have a bunch of baby clothes in my shopping cart; can you help me choose some in a bit?”
“Wen Yang! You also need to learn about parenting!”
Wen Yang completely forgot his earlier thought of calling out to Ning Chu. With the softness in his gaze fueled by her words, he added, “We can also buy toys, got to get the second bedroom ready, lay down some foam mats… and we should definitely get you some health supplements too.”
“By the way, when do you plan to tell your mom?”
At the mention, Ning Chu shook her head furiously. “No way! We can’t tell her!”
“What’s wrong?”
“If she finds out, will I have any freedom left? Xinya is literally locked up at home daily, she can’t go out, she’s practically spiraling into depression.”
Wen Yang couldn’t help but nod while chuckling. “Okay, let’s keep it under wraps for now.”
“You better not betray me!”
“Got it, got it~”
Suddenly, Ning Chu’s expression shifted to something strange. She wrinkled her nose, catching a whiff of Wen Yang’s musky scent.
When alone with her, Wen Yang could never control his excitement, acting all sensitive like a little virgin.
And she hadn’t even had a late-night snack last night.
Her head resting on Wen Yang’s thigh, she shifted slightly, teasingly nudging him. “How about we, you know, celebrate?”
She swallowed hard, her soft lips licking around the corners like a peach, while her heart-shaped tail peeked out sneakily from under Wen Yang’s shirt, teasingly caressing his solid muscles.
Wen Yang almost lost it but managed to suppress the urge to pin his succubus to the sofa.
“What did the doctor say earlier?”
“I…” Ning Chu averted her gaze nervously. “But I’m a succubus~ The doctor might not have considered that!”
“What did your mom say about succubi getting pregnant?”
“She said it’s fine!”
“Hmm?”
Ning Chu sluggishly retraced her tail and let her head slip from Wen Yang’s thigh, curling up on the sofa like a little ball of disappointment. “She said I should go cold turkey…”
“Then let’s do that for now?” Wen Yang smiled at her pitiful look. “Just earlier, you were ready to sacrifice everything for the baby, and now you look all droopy.”
“Three whole months~ Who can stand that!”
Not only was she unable to double team with Wen Yang, even her solo pratfalls were out of the question.
Even if she weren’t a succubus, who could honestly manage to go cold turkey for three months?
