The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

"Is it because... I'm pregnant that you're being so nice to me?" Xu Ruo rarely saw Mingyuan being this gentle. She wondered if it was because she was pregnant that he was being so kind to her out of concern for the baby in her womb.

"If I ever treat you badly, it's just another baby in your belly. If you don't want it... you can get rid of it!" It was a little heartbreaking; this was their first child.

No! I want it! That's our child!

Hearing Xu Ruo say that she wanted a child touched Mingyuan's heart. Xu Ruo would never abandon his child in the future. Even if he died in trouble or became seriously ill and passed away first, she would never abandon her child.

Xu Ruo looked at Mingyuan, whose eyes were red and who was somewhat agitated, and asked with concern, "Mingyuan, what's wrong? Don't you like this child? I... want it... We're doing well, and besides, we can afford to raise a child." Xu Ruo had previously been afraid that having a child would mean getting married, and she couldn't accept it all at once. But now she liked the child in her belly, especially since it was Mingyuan's child.

Mingyuan composed himself, afraid of scaring her, and said, "Don't think nonsense. I love children. If you want a few in the future, I'll work hard to make them as many as possible."

"I was so scared! I thought you didn't want this baby! But... humph! This one is enough. I don't want any more. Even a C-section is very painful afterward. I don't want to have any more."

"Okay, I'll get a tubal ligation if I don't need it anymore."

"Vessellation... You're so kind, just like my dad. After my mom gave birth to me, she didn't want to have any more children, and then she passed away. So my dad got vasectomized. Even though he had other women around him before, I'm his only daughter, and he doesn't want any other women to have children for him. Our children will be as happy as I am in the future. Oh, and I want to have a son as smart as Conan!"

"What if it's a daughter..."

"Daughter? I don't want a daughter. She'll try to take you away from me. People say a daughter is her father's lover from a past life. If you have a daughter, you won't want me anymore. I don't want a daughter!"

"Hehe! We won't know the gender until about four months later, whether it's a girl or a boy. There's no use in being anxious now. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"

On the table was porridge that Xu Yang had sent by the maid, kept warm in a thermos.

"I'm a little hungry. Speaking of which, it's far away. No wonder I've been feeling sleepy lately. It turns out I'm pregnant. I remember now, my period is more than a month late. I had misremembered. It's my fault for being careless. Luckily, the baby is still here."

"You better watch your step from now on. Don't wander around aimlessly anymore, and don't go out until the fetus is stable."

"No, I don't want to stay at home all the time, it's so boring."

Seeing that Xu Ruo was being difficult again, Mingyuan smiled wryly and said, "I'll get bored if I stay with you. Otherwise, you can think about what we want for our wedding."

"Hold a wedding?" Xu Ruo was very surprised. She had never thought that she would get married so soon.

“Yes, after you’re three months pregnant, which is about two more months, around New Year’s Day, we’ll have the wedding.” Mingyuan calculated the dates and decided to get married on New Year’s Day, since more people get married then, making it more festive.

When Xu Ruo heard about the marriage, she was a little unhappy. "Isn't it too fast? She's only just gotten pregnant and she wants to get married. Won't people laugh at us for this pace?"

“If you don’t get married, people will laugh at you, and some will say my daughter is an illegitimate child!” Mingyuan would never allow rumors to harm his child.

“It’s a son! How did it become a daughter again! I just haven’t gotten used to the fact that I’m about to become a housewife.” Xu Ruo said sadly.

"Can you do housework? How did you become such a haggard housewife? Even if you look like that, I won't dislike you. Come on, have some porridge, it's getting cold!"

"I want you to feed me!" Xu Ru pouted, feeling weak all over and not wanting to eat by herself.

"Okay, your stomach isn't feeling well, and your hand is crippled too, sit up straight!" After saying that, he actually fed Xu Ruo some porridge.

After taking a sip of porridge, Xu Ruo said contentedly, "Mingyuan, you've been the kindest to me today, talking to me the most. Ah! Just thinking about the next eight months of this kind of life makes me so happy."

"Yes, from now on you'll be the queen of the house, everyone will listen to you, even Dad won't dare to discipline you anymore, isn't that great!"

"Hehe!" Xu Ruo laughed as she ate her porridge. Thinking about the future, she felt incredibly comfortable. She wouldn't have to go to work, wouldn't be managed by anyone, and would be the boss at home. She could sleep whenever she wanted, and the servants would cook whatever she wanted to eat. No one would have any complaints about her staying at home.

But her ordeal began a week later. She suffered from severe morning sickness, vomiting constantly and feeling like she was dying. With only three months left, she was so heavy that she couldn't go anywhere and regretted ever getting pregnant.

When Yun Shu got off work, she came to see Xu Ruo. Seeing that her complexion had returned to normal, she was relieved, and the baby's heartbeat was also normal, so she went home. Ming Yuan went home to sleep that night, and the Xu family's maid stayed to keep Xu Ruo company.

……

"Sister, you're kidding me? That woman Xu Ruo is pregnant! We didn't even know when she conceived!" Xu Ya exclaimed in surprise. This was too fast! She was pregnant before marriage, even faster than her sister and Brother Kun.

Just now, Yun Shu, Xu Ya, and Xiao Mingkun were having dinner. Yun Shu told everyone about Xu Ruo's pregnancy, which is why Xu Ya was so surprised.

"It's normal. Their relationship is great, and there are no obstacles between them. Now that they're pregnant, they'll have their wedding once Xu Ruo's pregnancy is stable. Xu Ya, why don't you be Xu Ruo's bridesmaid?" Yun Shu suggested. Xu Ruo doesn't have many close female friends, so having Xu Ya would save the trouble of finding another bridesmaid.

"I'm not going... Sis, when are you and your husband going to have a baby?" Xu Ya felt that since Xu Ruo was already pregnant, her sister couldn't fall behind. Even though her sister started dating earlier than Xu Ruo, she got pregnant first.

"Ahem, well, it's still early for me!" Ignoring Xiao Mingkun's ardent gaze, she knew exactly what this man was thinking. Just look at how diligent he was in bed, and she wouldn't dare have a child until at least the second half of next year.

Xu Ya probably understood why Yun Shu didn't want to have children too early. It was all because her mother was such a scoundrel, and her sister still had to support Xiao Yan and Xiao Yang. Fortunately, her brother-in-law didn't mind and knew how hard her sister had it.

After dinner, Yun Shu received a call from Gu Cheng, who basically said that she hadn't told him she was staying out again and had gone back to work so quickly.

Yun Shu was speechless. She was such a controlling father, she couldn't compare to Xu Ruo's father at all.

Seeing her gloomy expression, Mingkun assumed that Gu Cheng had said something again.

"Is your dad picking a fight again?"