Chapter 460 A Happy Family
“She’s pregnant?” Zhang Xingyu asked cheerfully. Bai Rong, on the other hand, seemed calm and composed. Shen Yiyan also said she was pregnant, and that her situation was abnormal. “I’ll go to the hospital after I take a rest.”
“Let’s take your blood first. I’ll give you some Chinese medicine after this and you can take it in the afternoon.” The practitioner searched his kit and took out a sterile lancet. “Give me your hand,” he said.
Bai Rong held out her left hand quietly and let him obtain her blood sample. The whole process was quick and painless. Once it was done, the doctor handed the lancet to Zhang Xingyu. “Ask the hospital to run a test on this.”
“Sure,” Zhang Xingyu answered and went out right away, with the doctor following behind. The room fell into silence again. Just as Bai Rong was falling back to sleep, Gu Mingchen barged in and placed his hand on her tummy. “I heard you’re pregnant?”
She shook her head. “I don’t think so. The same thing happened last time too. The doctor said I was pregnant, but it turned out that it was just a hormonal imbalance because of all the medication I’ve been taking. Besides, I don’t feel nauseous at all. Don’t forget I used to be a gynecologist too.”
“Alright. It’s always better to be careful. I need to go back to the guests now. I’ll bring you some food later on so you can eat in your room. Rest well.” Not long after he left, Leng Xiao’s man came in with her lunch.
Bai Rong did not have any appetite. After taking a few bites, the pain intensified and she went back to bed. She tried taking her mind off the pain by thinking about how they should tackle Sheng Dongcheng and Shen Ao.
Suddenly, someone pushed the door opened and two soldiers came in carrying an ultrasound machine. “What are you people doing?” Bai Rong questioned.
“Ms. Wu, we just got the report. You’re already one and a half months into your pregnancy, so Mr. Gu asked us to do an ultrasound,” Zhang Xingyu replied.
Bai Rong gave her consent after some thought. It won’t hurt being careful. “Let me drink some water first then,” she said. Zhang Xingyu quickly poured her a glass of water and she gulped it down. “Wait for me outside for fifteen minutes.”
“Sure.” Zhang Xingyu ordered the soldiers to go out and followed after them, leaving behind just the doctor. Bai Rong looked at the doctor dressed in a white coat and smiled at him. It reminded her of herself five years ago, when she was still a gynecologist. She missed her time at the hospital, and she missed Liu Yan too.
After fifteen minutes, the doctor did an ultrasound. Bai Rong was slightly taken aback when she looked at the ultrasound image. There was indeed a one-cm embryo, but there was also a 3-cm cyst. That was why she felt bloated and thought her period was coming.
It turned out she was really pregnant. “Congratulations. You don’t have to worry about the cyst. It will go off on its own.” the doctor said.
Bai Rong put her hand on her belly. She could not believe she got pregnant again.
Gu Mingchen and I are having a baby again. A smile broke out on her face at the thought of it. It was just too good to be true. She looked up at the ultrasound image to make sure she was seeing it right.
This was the best gift for them amidst all the troubles facing them. This baby was like the light at the end of the tunnel. It was hope in the darkness for them.
“Try not to overexert yourself and rest more. I suggest you stay in bed for three months,” the gynecologist advised.
“Thank you,” Bai Rong replied.
“Don’t mention it, I’m just doing my part,” the doctor said and waved her goodbye before going out.
The traditional medicine practitioner came in again and handed her a bowl of decocted herbal medicine. He eyed the ultrasound photo and saw the embryo and the cyst.
“Don’t worry about it. It will be gone if you take this for three days,” he assured her as he passed the bowl to her.
Bai Rong took it from him and thanked him. From the smell of it, she had a rough idea what medicine he prescribed. She quaffed the soup in one go and her brows furrowed. It tasted bitter, but there was nothing she could not do for the baby.
Soon after she drank the medicine, Gu Mingchen came in again with an excited smile hanging on his lips.
It had been a long time since he smiled so brightly.
He darted over and caressed her tummy. “We’re really having another baby?”
Bai Rong chuckled and held his arm, nodding. “Yeah.”
“Is it a boy or is it a girl?” he asked impatiently.
“We still can’t tell the gender.”
“Ah, right. You just got pregnant.” Gu Mingchen was too thrilled and got ahead of himself. “So is this the baby?” he asked, pointing at the image.
“No, that’s the cyst. The baby is the thing that looks like a seahorse on the lower side,” Bai Rong corrected.
Gu Mingchen’s gaze traveled downward and a happy smile curved on his lips. He rubbed his finger on the small little thing and turned back to look at Bai Rong, who shot him a blissful smile.
He walked over and planted a kiss on her forehead. “You’re the best.”
She cocked her head and kissed him back on the lips. “You’re the best too.”
“Not really. I wouldn’t let you stay up yesterday if I knew you were pregnant. That was really careless of me. You wouldn’t have ended up with a stomachache if you rested enough,” he said with a note of guilt in his voice.
“I used to have symptoms like nausea. But I guess the good time we had on the island made me healthier. That’s why I didn’t realize it either. I’m sorry,” she replied.
Gu Mingchen nuzzled her hair tenderly. “It’s not too late to start taking care of yourself. Take a rest. I’ll come back up again after I’m done.”
“I’m sure you have a lot to look into down there. Your mom needs you too, so off you go. I won’t go anywhere and I’ll stay here and rest.”
Gu Mingchen kissed her on the forehead again and went out.
Just as Bai Rong lay down in bed, the door opened again and Song Xiyu came in.
“Mom,” Bai Rong gestured to sit up.
“You don’t have to get up,” Song Xiyu quickly said seeing her getting up, “It’d be nice if Tianhang could see this before he left.” Song Xiyu teared up as she looked at Bai Rong’s belly.
“I’m sure he’s looking at us from up above,” Bai Rong comforted her.
Song Xiyu wiped her tears away and looked at her. “True. Have y’all given the baby a name?”
Bai Rong shook her head. “We just found out about it, so we don’t have a name yet.”
Song Xiyu came closer and held her hands. “I feel so bad I haven’t given you anything ever since you are married into the family.”
Speaking, she took off the emerald cut diamond ring from her finger and put it on Bai Rong’s ring finger. “This is a small gesture. I hope you’ll accept it.”
“No, Mom, I can’t. This is your wedding ring. How can I take it?” Bai Rong wanted to take it off.
“No, this is not our wedding ring. My mother gave it to me, and I’m giving it to you now,” Song Xiyu insisted with tears in her eyes. “Please accept it. My only wish is that I can be part of the child’s life and take care of him. I hope you are fine with that. I really love kids.”
