Before going to the mountains, Lu Yaoyao had used a test strip prescribed by the small clinic and, coupled with various changes in her body, she could basically confirm that she was pregnant. However, looking at her figure and its current development trend, she was now feeling both joy and worry.
Gu Ruandong finally decided to have a family doctor come and check him first, just to be safe. If there was something wrong, then he would go to the hospital. Lu Yaoyao listened and felt a little nervous, anticipating his reaction.
The family doctor arrived soon. It was just a routine check-up, taking her temperature and blood pressure, and asking about her symptoms. Besides feeling sleepy and having a big appetite, there were no other abnormalities.
The doctor could only say: “Currently, Mrs. is very normal. The reasons for sleepiness and appetite changes may be due to changes in the living environment or a shift in mentality. The body’s self-regulation, like many people who have been on long-term diets for weight loss, are easily prone to overeating. You can observe at home for two more days. If you are not at ease, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a detailed check-up.”
Gu Ruandong nodded, finding it reasonable. It was just a change in environment, her body’s stress response.
This really worried Lu Yayao. She wanted Gu Ruandong to naturally discover she was pregnant, but the doctor didn’t think about it at all.
She had to voice her discomfort: “Lately, I’ve been feeling groggy and unable to wake up properly. Occasionally, I even feel nauseous.” Actually, the nausea was just a figment of her imagination.
The family doctor tried to ask: “Could it be because you’re eating too much? If you can’t control your appetite, you could try eating smaller meals more frequently.”
Lu Yao yao was so angry that she had to use her trump card. She said resolutely: “My period is already 20 days late, could there be something wrong?”
“Doesn’t she have to be so obvious? Isn’t this a direct way to tell Gu Ruandong that she’s pregnant?”
As expected, as soon as she said those words, she felt Gu Ruandong beside her stiffen and stare at her.
“Environmental changes can also lead to delays…”
After that, he suddenly realized, “Did Mrs. Gu go to the obstetrics and gynecology department for a checkup?”
The air fell silent, utterly still.
With a snap, Cui Ping beside him suddenly clapped her hands and exclaimed with surprise: “Yes, yes, Yaoyao is pregnant! It must be pregnancy. It’s exactly the same as when I was pregnant.”
Cuiping directly declared the results, finished speaking, and seeing Mr. Gu’s stiff face, and Yaoyao lowering her head, she realized she had said too much. She had been too happy just now and lost control.
Over here, Gu Ruandong suddenly turned around and took his phone to make an appointment with a doctor at the hospital. Cui Ping also hurried outside the yard to call the driver. Seeing that he had nothing to do, the family doctor packed up his medical kit and left.
No one paid any attention to Lu Yaoyao, the protagonist, and left her all alone in the living room.
Outside the courtyard, the driver started the engine and asked Gu Ruandong sitting in the back seat, “Mr. Gu, where to?”
Gu Ruan responded calmly and expressionlessly, “Go to the hospital.”
However…
The front row’s Cui Ping suddenly slapped her palm, as if waking from a dream: “Yaoyao didn’t get on the bus.”
Only then did Gu Ruandong come back to his senses and glanced at the empty seat beside him.
Lu YaoYao sat on the sofa next to the floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room, watching everything in the yard clearly. She wanted to see when they would realize she wasn’t in the car.
Gu Ruandong strode in first to look for her, but it seemed like he was blind. He couldn’t see her sitting alive on the sofa, instead, he walked directly upstairs to the bedroom in three or two steps.
Still, Cui Ping had sharp eyes and spotted her the moment she walked in. She sat beside her on the sofa, both of them watching the stairs, waiting for Gu Ruandong to come down.
Lu YaoYao chuckled twice, she wasn’t simply absent-minded, her soul seemed to have left her body. Though on the surface, she still appeared calm and collected.
In a little while, his long legs in black trousers appeared at the foot of the stairs first. Then, the whole person came into view. This time, he saw YaoYao sitting on the sofa in the distance immediately and accurately. He seemed to breathe a sigh of relief before walking towards her.
Before Lu Yao yao went into the mountains, she had thought many times about what Gu Ruandong would be like when he knew she was pregnant. She thought he might be as always calm and arrange everything in an orderly manner; or he might be excited and kiss her; but she never expected him to be panicked and flustered. A person who was always super calm at any time seemed to have lost his composure at this moment. She found it both funny and touching, because it was true that he cared about her so much that he would act so abnormally.
She smiled and held out her hand to him: “Brother, help me up.”
Playfully acting coy, she’s perfectly capable of moving around on her own and doesn’t even need help.
Gu Ruandong came over, squatted beside her, and gave her a tight hug, but instead of helping her up, he directly picked her up and walked towards the car outside the courtyard.
He doesn’t need her to walk anymore, pregnant or not.
At the hospital, he still wanted to continue carrying her out. It was she who felt embarrassed. It’s a little flirtation between husband and wife; she didn’t want outsiders to see it, so she walked herself.
It’s still the same hospital from last time, after all, we’ve already gone through such an embarrassing experience. This time, I came to check if I was pregnant, feeling very composed and confident. Plus, this time it’s Dr. Gu Ruan Dong who has specially arranged for me, so the privacy is better too.
The result is in, I’m pregnant.
Although Lu Yaoyao had known it all along, looking at the report still made her feel a mix of excitement and anxiety. After all, she felt like a little kid herself and wasn’t sure if she could play the role of a mother well.
As for Gu Ruandong, he felt similarly. It was certainly a happy thing that their love blossomed and bore fruit. However, in his heart, YaoYao was still a child who needed to be cherished and cared for. He hadn’t had enough of loving her yet, when suddenly, life began growing within her. He was afraid she would suffer, afraid she would have to endure hardship. His anxiety and worry far outweighed the surprise.
After reading the report, he discussed with the doctor in detail about the things to pay attention to. Even though the doctor repeated it many times, as long as the nutrition was comprehensive and he faced life normally, there was no need for any special treatment. He should just continue his normal routine.
But seeing that he still looked unconvinced, the doctor thought it was necessary to give him some precautions. Sometimes these precautions are more like a placebo effect, otherwise pregnant women or their families always feel that they can’t avoid something, and there is no real sense of security.
So the doctor, very seriously, said: Get plenty of rest, but also get some moderate exercise; your diet must be balanced and avoid raw, cold, or spicy foods; the nurse will give you a dietary guide for pregnant women to refer to; come for checkups on time; and within the next three months, try to avoid intercourse as much as possible.
Gu Ruandong wrote it down very seriously, while Lu Yaoyao giggled beside him.
Author’s Note: I’ve been revising Chariot’s chapters these past few days. I made some changes to Zhuo Zong’s parts, mainly revising a few classic scenes involving Dong Ge. I’ll send out the original manuscript when I have the chance.