novelZhou Jian Story (4) The Baby's Movement
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Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Jian Han's condition got worse and worse. She slept on the bed everyday and did not open her eyes anymore. She did not have the strength to open her eyes, and she did not want to open her eyes.
Zhou Dayuan would stay by her side every day and not go anywhere else. She started to not be able to eat her meals. Zhou Dayuan would create a variety of dishes for her as he prepared her meals. He'd personally feed her spoonful by spoonful. The woman was obedient. She would eat when he fed her, but she would vomit all of it up when she barely swallowed it.
Master Bill came over a few times to visit her. He would shake his head. With Jian Han's condition right now, she was not suitable to undergo hypnosis treatment. Firstly, he was afraid that she would harm the child, and secondly, he was afraid that she would harm herself.
Master Bill said that Jian Han actually did not let go of her troubles these past few years. All of the worries inside her heart erupted together at this moment. He could only save people who had the will to live on. Jian Han did not have the will to live on, and even the Gods couldn't save her.
Jian Han did not like to bask in the sunshine. She could be said to hate it. Every time Zhou Dayuan drew the curtains open, she would wake up before she struggled anxiously in the bed. After that, for these two months, they spent half of winter in darkness. This bedroom did not get any ventilation or sunlight. It was so quiet that it could make anyone suffocate.
As the duo welcomed the two hardest months in their lives, the baby in Jian Han's stomach turned six months old officially.
Jian Han was unable to keep her meals down. Zhou Dayuan would give her a vitamin solution every day. Every time he injected the needle, he would do it personally. He knew the fear, but this young fella was extra resilient. He was growing healthily when his mother was on the brink of death. This little fella was very healthy.
There was a night when Jian Han opened her eyes in a blur. Her head was in extreme pain, and her entire body felt uncomfortable. She stretched her small hand to touch the side of her bed. There was no one around.
She struggled as she sat up and kicked off the blankets to get out of bed. She did not put her slippers on, and stepped on the soft and firm carpet barefooted. She wanted to look for Zhou Dayuan.
As she took a few steps, she heard a soft sound come from inside the washroom, and she walked over to take a look.
The door of the washroom was open, and Zhou Dayuan was standing before the sink to wash clothes.
The man was dressed in a thin green sweater. He matched it with a pair of dark coloured trousers. He was always like that. His clean and simple pairing made him look fashionable and handsome.
There was a small pink bucket on the side of the sink. He took her undergarments in his hand as he washed them. The bubbles seeped out from the gaps of his hands. There was a dim amber light in the washroom, and it made his quiet figure look so lonely and long.
Jian Han looked at him and felt that her face was wet. She stretched her hand out to touch her face, and her face was covered in tears.
She had been crying for some time now.
At this moment, Zhou Dayuan looked over. The man froze completely when he saw her out of bed. He threw the clothes in his hands as he washed his hands simply. He lifted his long legs and strode over."Why did you get out of bed. Aren't you cold being barefooted? What are you going to do if you get a cold?"
He picked her up and started to bring her to the large bed.
Jian Han lay back down on the bed. He stretched his hand out to cover her up with the blanket. His eyebrows were tightly knitted. His gentle voice chided her a little as he said, "Just call out for me if you want to do anything. I was washing the clothes just now. I will go downstairs later to cook for you. We will try to eat a little. You will..."
His voice came to a complete stop because a soft, warm finger came to his tightly knitted eyebrows. Her warm voice rang out in his ears."Hubby, don't frown."
Zhou Dayuan froze entirely before his dark gaze fell onto her small face.
What did she call him?
Hubby?
Zhou Dayuan was unable to express the feeling that he felt inside his heart. Should he be happy? No, he was not happy at all. Her condition right now was going from bad to worse. How could she remember him now?
Her heath that took a good turn was probably similar to... a momentary recovery before death...
Jian Han slowly stretched out her two small hands. She touched his handsome face before she lifted her eyebrows up. Her eyes were full of pain as she said, "Hubby, why did you lose weight? You didn't even shave your moustache."
He still looked like what she remembered him to look like, but he's really lost so much weight. All of his features were sunken, and his smooth jaw was covered with stubble, as if he had not shaved for a long time.
Zhou Dayuan stretched his hand to caress her small face. His fingers lovingly brushed against her supple skin. He came to her forehead, and he kissed her slowly."Wifey..."
"Yeah." She curled her lips up into a smile and acknowledged him. She put both arms around his neck as she hugged him tight.
Zhou Dayuan kissed her forehead all the way to her face. He had not kissed her for a long time now. He did not dare to do so. He was afraid that she would not like it. He controlled himself for a long time, and at this moment, he still could not control himself.
He searched for her soft and fragrant red lips as he kissed her gently.
Jian Han fluttered her thin fan-like lashes. She gently closed her eyes as she reacted to him in an inexperienced way.
At this moment, the sunset glow from the ceiling light spewed onto both of their bodies. They did not say anything at all while they hugged each other tight and kissed. Jian Han opened her mouth and allowed him to barge in gently, and they stuck to each other.
They did not know how long they kissed for. Zhou Dayuan let go of her. He buried his head in her tender neck, with one of his muscular arms curled around her shoulders as he pressed her in his embrace. The strength that he used was so great, it was as if he wanted to press her into his bones.
"Wifey, don't leave me, okay?..." He unudged her tender skin with his nose. He looked just like a pitiful little beast who was acting cute by its master's legs."Wifey, I don't know what I am supposed to say. Actually, I do not have the right to say anything... With regards to the matter regarding Dad and Mum, I am very sorry. I thought of compensating you. I can give one life up in exchange for two lives, but I treasure my life... I have a wife now. I have a son already. I struggled so much to have a family. I obviously can stretch my hands out to touch bliss. I really treasure my own life very much...
"Wifey, I also treasure your life and our son's life. Our family of three are all connected by blood, we cannot do without a single member... I know that I am really very selfish. The matter regarding Dad and Mum, other than being sorry, I do not know what else I can do..."
Jian Han buried her small face in his neck. There were beads of hot tears quickly trickling down her face. It became icy cold as it trickled down her tender back. She choked up softly as she said, "Hubby, I am sorry. I am in so much pain... right now..."
"Yeah, I know. I know..."
How would he not know how much pain she was feeling right now? She would scream and cry while she called out for her parents in her dreams. She asked her parents not to push her away, and she asked her parents to bring her away...
She was in such pain living on earth, and she wanted to be free.
Her stomach got bigger during the past two months. Her sharp, round, six-month-pregnant stomach was large, but her entire body was slim and did not have any fat except for the belly of hers.
She was 90 pounds before she got pregnant, and when he carried her this morning to weigh her, she was still 90 pounds.
At that moment, she stood barefoot on the carpet as she looked at him. She was dressed in a white nightgown. The nightgown was loose and large as it hung on her body. She was so slim and frail that a gust of wind could sweep her away, and even her slim and thin elbows were full of blue and black needle marks.
"Wifey, can you forgive me for being selfish this once? You want to break free, but I cannot allow you to break free. I know the matter involving Dad and Mum has already torn your heart apart, but now I have torn the other part of your heart. You are in very much pain... But, since things are like this, can I beg you to persevere for me? I am begging you to hold on further... Without you, without our son, how am I going to continue living in the future?"
Jian Han's small, frail shoulders were shaking. She sobbed as she said, "Hubby, sorry. I am so sorry... I am really in such misery. I am in so much pain. I feel that I am unable to hold on for much longer."
"Wifey." Zhou Dayuan kissed her small face entirely as his tears dripped onto her face. It combined with hers and flowed like a small stream. In the quiet night, their sadness was enough to flow like a river."Wifey, can you persevere a little more for me and our son? Our son is very healthy. He is six months old already. He has a heartbeat now. Touch him. He kicks you everyday."
Zhou Dayuan held her small hand as he placed it on her belly.
This was the first time Jian Han touched her bump seriously. His fingers weaved with hers as they interlocked fingers with each other, and he brought her to gently touch her stomach.
Her soft and gentle little hand was covering the middle of her belly. Ding, ding. Her palm felt a vibration. The baby was moving, and the baby was really kicking her.
Her tears fell down immediately.
Zhou Dayuan bent his body down to kiss her tears. He kissed her as he muttered, "Did you feel it, Wifey? Our son wants to be born. He wants to come onto this world to see... I also want to see him. Wifey, I am already 34 years old this year. Give birth to a son for me, okay?
"These two months have been hard on you and me. When I see you being unable to keep your meals down every day, I am also unable to eat... You are not sleeping well, so I sit and look after you... There are some times when I would feel so much pain that I felt I was going to die in the next second. Rather than letting you be in such pain, why don't I accompany you and die together to forget it all? But, our son is innocent. Our son is also Dad and Mum's grandson, right? Dad and Mum would not bear to..."
Jian Han choked up as she sobbed. She was in such a mess as she did not know what to say.
She was guilty. She should have gone to pay her debts towards her parents, but she did not bear to do so. If she left, what was her husband whom she left behind going to do?
What was the baby in her belly going to do?
Zhou Dayuan used both of his hands to cup her small face. Her face now was extremely tiny, and it looked pitiful. It was not enough to fill his palm anymore."Wifey, don't cry anymore, okay? I will treat it as if you have promised me already. I will go make a bowl of noodles for you. Try hard and take two more bites, okay?"
Jian Han looked at his gentle eyes. His clear and transparent tears dripped onto her face. This was her first time seeing him cry, and it made her heart shatter.
"Okay." She nodded her head.
The fragrant, delicious came very quickly. Jian Han sat on the bed, and Zhou Dayuan placed a soft pillow behind her back.
He used chopsticks to pick two noodles. Because it was hot, he cast his gaze down to blow the steam before going close to her lips.
Jian Han took it into her mouth, and she chewed slowly.
"Does it taste good?" the man asked.
Jian Han curled the corners of his lips up. She had a gentle smile as she said, "Yeah, it tastes good."
She swallowed it down.
Two seconds later, she lifted her eyebrows up. Her small white hand touched her own chest. This was a premonition of her wanting to vomit.
She bent her waist wanting to vomit, but at this moment, her soft little body was taken into the man's embrace. Her red lips were blocked, and he kissed her.
Jian Han used both of her small hands to hold onto the material of his sweater on his chest. He kissed her, and that clean, mesmerizing aura came over. As the discomfort in her chest subsided, she closed her eyes as she allowed him to kiss her for a moment.
"Are you feeling a little better?" he asked.
"Yeah." She nodded her head.
After that, he did not use the chopsticks to feed her anymore. He bit some noodles in his mouth before feeding it into her mouth, and he waited until she swallowed it and didn't want to vomit anymore before leaving.
Jian Han lazily lay back on the headboard of the bed. She was so exhausted that she could not open her eyes. She was in a blurry state as she allowed him to kiss her while he fed her. When she opened her eyes again, it was already the next morning.
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