Chapter 169 "I want to spend my whole life with you".
Chapter 169 "I want to spend my whole life with you".
Once things are on track, everything happens naturally.
After arranging for Shen Xi to rest, Jiang Ci began to inform the two elders of the Jiang family.
When Hua Lan found out, she was both happy and angry. Unfortunately, Jiang Hui was also present when she made the phone call.
Jiang Hui slammed his fist on the table and angrily told Jiang Ci to go home.
Hua Lan calmed down and stopped him, knowing that Jiang Ci would inevitably leave Xiao Xi alone at home, making her overthink and feel scared.
She told Jiang Ci that he must consider Shen Xi's wishes no matter what, and if she didn't want to, they would go with her and tell her not to be afraid.
If you want this child, then feel free to give birth. With their wealth, raising a child will be effortless and worry-free.
Ms. Hua Lan moved with astonishing speed.
She led Aunt Sun, carrying a large pile of expensive supplements, into the apartment in a grand procession.
At that time, Shen Xi felt a little dizzy after lunch and sat on the sofa with a lightheaded mind, watching cartoons on the children's channel.
Jiang Ci sat on the sofa, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and looking intently at the folder. He had switched from working out of town to working from home.
As soon as the doorbell rang, Ms. Hua came in.
Shen Xi suddenly woke up, her mind instantly clearing from a state of blissful reverie.
As soon as Ms. Hua arrived, Jiang Ci saw his mother's cold look and immediately turned around and went to the sofa on the other side.
"Xiaoxi, you've lost weight."
Turning her head, Ms. Hualan smiled gently at Shen Xi, affectionately touched Shen Xi's face, and said with some regret.
Shen Xi touched her face; she didn't feel like she had lost weight.
After speaking on the phone yesterday, I informed them that I was going to give birth to the baby in Shen Xi's belly.
Hua Lan didn't bother asking that pointless question. She was decisive and efficient, pointing to the tonics: "Those are tonics. Eat them if you want. Aunt Sun will tell you exactly how to eat them. Jiang Ci, go and write them down."
Jiang Ci smiled and said, "Yes, ma'am."
When only the two of them were left in the living room, Hua Lan confirmed Shen Xi's intentions once again, her tone suggesting that Jiang Ci might have deceived her.
Shen Xi was very grateful and repeatedly confirmed that it was her own idea.
Finally, Hualan asked the most important question: "Are you going to get a marriage certificate?"
Apart from the two people present, no one knew the answer.
……
They moved.
In reality, Jiang Ci simply drove Shen Xi to another place to stay.
While driving, Jiang Ci was still giving Shen Xi psychological counseling. He had read in a book about maternal and infant health that pregnant women would feel a sense of crisis when they left their usual living environment, which would affect their mood to some extent.
However, a robbery occurred in their small apartment a while ago.
When Jiang Ci found out, he had great doubts about the apartment's security, but in the end he still insisted on moving no matter what.
He personally drove Shen Xi to a place that felt both familiar and unfamiliar to her.
Shen Xi sat in the car looking at the carved villa gate. As she looked at it, she smiled and tears welled up in her eyes. Who could have imagined this?
It was as if she had returned to the very beginning, as if everything had returned to its original place.
Finally, she too was standing in this place where every inch of land was precious, her feelings a complex mix.
She too became a character depicted in those few words.
Jiang Ci's eyes were filled with deep worry. He hesitated for a moment, then took out a tissue from his suit pocket and wiped away her tears.
Only then did Shen Xi touch her face in confusion, wondering why she had started crying.
She was initially the one who most longed to go home.
At this time, the flowerbeds surrounding Yujing Villa were not yet enclosed by red and white wooden fences; the area was empty and uncultivated.
The carved gate remained as black and shiny as ever.
Unsurprisingly, the layout of the game is very similar to that of Yunxia Xiang, almost an exact replica.
A hole was smashed in the wall to the right of the hall, inside which was carved a hollowed-out landscape painting, and a dim yellow lamp slowly emitted a sliver of light.
"Sister, that apartment outside T University isn't safe. That suspect is a repeat offender; he hasn't been caught yet. Nobody can guarantee he's not still hiding there. I..."
His voice suddenly lowered, "I cannot bear such heavy consequences."
"I want to spend my whole life with you."
Standing in the shadows, Shen Xi seemed to smile slightly: "I'm not stupid, I understand your good intentions."
She pointed her slender finger at the bar counter that stood out in the hall: "Was this bar counter also replicated?"
In her memory, there was no such bar counter.
Jiang Ci followed her gaze, a barely perceptible smile flickering in his eyes. His tone rose slightly.
“After school, you used to come home and lie there, pressing your face against the bar and sucking in the cool air.”
When Shen Xi got home from school, it was as if she had been drained of her energy by demons and monsters. After changing her shoes, she would lie there listlessly, and only after regaining her strength would she be willing to start moving again.
Jiang Ci often liked to sit opposite Shen Xi and make her a cup of iced milk, then wait for her to catch her breath and come back to her senses.
"What, does this seem a bit abrupt?"
Jiang Ci turned his gaze away from the bar and looked at Shen Xi, who was looking at the bar. He asked softly.
Shen Xi snapped out of her reverie and nodded slightly, saying, "Yes, a little, but you'll get used to it."
This is no longer Yunxiaxiang's house, and the small bar seems particularly out of place in this huge villa hall.
They don't need to do the moving themselves.
Jiang Po had already moved his people into the new house.
Especially those paintings covered with white cloths, Shen Xi doesn't even dare to reach out and uncover them now.
She had someone put her into the studio that Jiang Ci had reserved for her.
As she watched Jiang Po carefully moving the painting back and forth, her gaze fell upon the water glass in front of her.
"Jiang Ci, later, when you're older, go and look at these paintings. These are the paintings I left for you."
That's a really strange thing to say.
Jiang Ci didn't feel comfortable listening to this either, and he didn't dare to think about the deeper meaning behind it. He frowned slightly: "Why can't we reveal it now?"
Shen Xi turned her back and went downstairs, her voice coming from the stairs.
"Because then there would be no surprise."
Jiang Ci turned around and stopped going into the studio. He followed Shen Xi downstairs.
……
During the first three months of her pregnancy, Shen Xi didn't feel much. Aside from eating and sleeping, and exercising regularly, the baby in her belly didn't seem to cause her any major reactions.
Six months into her pregnancy, Shen Xi suddenly developed an allergy to eggs. She ate one egg, and her reaction was extremely severe; she even had difficulty breathing for a moment. When she was rushed to the hospital, she and her baby almost lost their lives.
Shen Xi didn't know what happened that night. She only remembered that when she woke up, Jiang Ci was lying by her bedside, holding her hand. His hand was covered with nail marks and looked terrible.
Sensing her waking up, Jiang Ci also woke up instantly. His eyes were red, and his usually meticulous hair became messy. He choked up and couldn't say a word for a long time. After a long while, he forced himself to speak.
He said, "Shen Xi, it hurts too much."
At that moment, Shen Xi also cried.
……
Time flew by, and it was already January of the following year.
January this year was not as cold as in previous years.
At this time, Shen Xi had entered her pregnancy period, and the entire Jiang family was also in the pregnancy period.
One night, Shen Xi woke up in the middle of the night and found Jiang Ci with his eyes half-closed. But the moment she moved slightly, he immediately looked up at her with a tense expression.
Do you need to go to the restroom?
She is about to give birth and has been going to the toilet very frequently lately.
Shen Xi awkwardly approached him and slowly shook her head. "I'm not going. You've been too stressed lately, more stressed than me, a pregnant woman about to give birth."
She jokingly tugged at his hair: "If you keep going like this, you'll get gray hair from worrying."
Under the dim yellow nightlight.
Jiang Ci's gaze was exceptionally gentle. He murmured an apology and gently touched her belly.
"Then I'll wait for you to grow old, and then we'll grow old together."
At this point, they still hadn't registered their marriage.
Neither of them mentioned it.
Shen Xi noticed the dark circles under his eyes and her heart softened. She decided to continue the conversation, saying, "Then it will be Old Man Jiang."
"If I ever hear that title from you, the worst thing that can happen to me in this life is to die a natural death."
"Pah, pah, the two of you are talking about such depressing things so late at night. I won't say it, and you're not allowed to say it again."
Shen Xi pinched his mouth to stop him from saying anything more.
Jiang Ci put on a show of resistance, but only for a moment, before remaining motionless and letting Shen Xi tease him.
Finally, Shen Xi got tired of playing and was resting in a daze.
The man beside her spoke in a calm and reassuring tone, "Sister, what should we name this baby?"
A moment of tranquility passed, just as Jiang Ci thought Shen Xi was asleep.
Shen Xi's eyes were closed, and her voice was exceptionally clear in the night.
"Ninety days of summer, today we joyfully celebrate its completion."
"Let's call him Xiaoman."
……
The baby Xiaoman was born right at the very end of January.
He was a well-behaved child; he was born shortly after entering the operating room.
Shen Xi even heard him sobbing softly.
He weighed a little over five pounds at birth, so he wasn't premature, but his health wasn't very good either.
It was sent to the nursery immediately after birth.
Shen Xi was not awake when she came out, and she didn't wake up until evening.
The moment she opened her eyes, she was met with Jiang Ci's peaceful and warm gaze, which seemed to hold no trace of fatigue.
"You must be very tired. Did it hurt a lot in there?"
Shen Xi thought about it seriously for a moment, then nodded sincerely. Her voice was very weak: "So you have to be good to me for the rest of your life."
In the spacious ward.
Jiang Ci said, word by word, "From this day forward, I, Jiang Ci, will be loyal to Shen Xi for all eternity. If I fail to do so, may Heaven and Earth not tolerate me, and may even the gods and ghosts deceive me."
When people do good deeds, they should do them out of a sense of righteousness. Even metal and stone can be moved, so how can ghosts and gods be deceived?
Such a vow is indeed weighty.
Shen Xi wanted to reach out and touch his face, but as soon as she raised her hand, it aggravated her wound, and she felt so much pain that she was sweating all over.
Jiang Ci's pale face seemed to turn even paler.
He lowered his head and placed his face in her palm, letting her touch it.
"I still haven't seen my child. Is something wrong?"
Jiang Ci paused, and after a long while, he finally managed to look up. He met Shen Xi's seemingly smiling eyes and said with difficulty, "He's not feeling well. It seems like he has breathing problems. His parents have passed away. Don't worry."
Shen Xi took a slow, deep breath. How could this be? Was Xiaoman born with health problems?
Is there something wrong with her?
"Shen Xi, don't overthink it. These are common issues for newborns."
Jiang Ci's deep voice reached her ears.
Shen Xi pursed her lips: "Why don't you go and take a look? I'm still worried."
Jiang Ci lowered his eyes; he was unwilling to leave. Finally, he took out his phone and made a video call to Hua Lan, which was answered by Jiang Hui.
Jiang Ci got straight to the point: "Dad, how is Xiaoman?"
He brought his phone close to Shen Xi, finding the right angle so she could see it clearly.
It was quiet on Jiang Hui's end. He looked at the camera and said, "Has Xiaoxi woken up? Tell her not to worry. There are medical staff on standby here the whole time. Xiaoman is gradually able to cry out loud. We'll have her breathing checked again tomorrow."
"As for Xiaoxi, she just gave birth. Her body is at its weakest, so she needs to rest more and not overwork herself."
Shen Xi couldn't speak loudly, so she nodded.
Jiang Ci relayed her message.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Xi finally felt relieved.
With her eyes closed, she quipped softly, "If this had happened before, I would never have been able to imagine what it would be like to give birth. It feels like just yesterday I was taking my college entrance exams. It's so fast, in the blink of an eye I'm a mom and you're going to be a dad."
Jiang Ci was using a cotton swab to moisten her pale lips, making them feel less dry.
"Perhaps it's a difference of opinion. But I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
We have a child, our own home, three meals a day, four seasons a year, what does it matter if we live an ordinary life?
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