Baby.
‘Tan Yuan, I didn’t love you before so I didn’t care about hurting you,’ Gu Jiao Wu said. ‘Now I love you. I promise in the future I’ll always believe you, and I won’t do anything to hurt you. Tan Yuan, let’s forget the past. Let today be the start of our new lives together.’
‘Um, today’s the start of our new lives together,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said.
Qiao Tan Yuan was happy Gu Jiao Wu accepted all of her, and he loved her for who she was.
Gu Jiao Wu kissed Qiao Tan Yuan’s lips gently. His gentle thoughts disappeared when he noticed their body positions, and how tight her corset was, which gave him a beautiful view of her cleavage.
The following afternoon, Qiao Tan Yuan woke up in a familiar tropical bedroom. She remembered how demanding Gu Jiao Wu was on their wedding night, and she blushed.
‘You’re awake,’ Gu Jiao Wu said.
‘How long did I sleep for?’ Qiao Tan Yuan asked.
‘The whole morning,’ Gu Jiao Wu said and smiled. ‘I thought you’re sleeping beauty, and I needed to wake you up with a kiss.’
‘It’s your fault,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said.
‘Yes, yes,’ Gu Jiao Wu said. ‘Your Majesty, let your humble servant cook you dinner while you rest.’
‘You have my permission to go the kitchen,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said.
Gu Jiao Wu kissed Qiao Tan Yuan’s forehead then he went to cook dinner.
The next seven days, Gu Jiao Wu and Qiao Tan Yuan spent their time relaxing on the island. During the mornings they swam and snorkelled. In the afternoons they read or watched TV together. During the nights they watched the stars and played strip chess… she usually lost and he won even if he lost.
On the eighth day of their honeymoon, Gu Jiao Wu and Qiao Tan Yuan met up with Du Lei Xin and Gu Jiao Mai at the resort near the Aegean Sea to fly back home together.
When Gu Jiao Wu and Qiao Tan Yuan returned home, they were happy to see Gu Ting Ding. On the weekdays, they worked and w.a.n.g Tu Ya looked after Gu Ting Ding. On the weekends they took Gu Ting Ding sightseeing.
A month later, Gu Ting Ding ran into the master room and she pulled Qiao Tan Yuan’s sleeve to wake up and take her out to play with Gu Jiao Wu.
‘Tan Yuan, if you’re tired then sleep in,’ Gu Jiao Wu said. ‘I’ll take Xiao Bao out to play while you sleep.’
‘No,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said. ‘We were busy working all week. Xiao Bao will be sad if we don’t take her out together.’
‘OK,’ Gu Jiao Wu said.
Gu Jiao Wu regretted picking up Gu Ting Ding from the Gu Mansion last night. Lately Qiao Tan Yuan was overworked, and she didn’t get enough sleep on the weekends to reboot because they took Gu Ting Ding out on the weekends.
Gu Jiao Wu pa.s.sed Qiao Tan Yuan a gla.s.s of milk.
‘Tan Yuan, have you considered offloading some of your workload to Qiao Jie?’ Gu Jiao Wu asked. ‘He looks too free to me.’
‘Qiao Jie has a lot on his plate too,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said.
Qiao Tan Yuan drank a sip of milk, and she ran to the toilet to vomit.
Gu Jiao Wu and Gu Ting Ding followed Qiao Tan Yuan to the toilet.
‘Tan Yuan, are you OK?’ Gu Jiao Wu asked. ‘Is it the milk?’
‘I’m OK,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said.
‘You don’t look and sound OK,’ Gu Jiao Wu said. ‘I’ll drop off Xiao Bao at the Gu Mansion, and I’ll take you to the hospital.’
‘It’s nothing,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said. ‘Perhaps I caught a cold.’
Qiao Tan Yuan rubbed her stomach that felt a little rounder. It was more than a month since she returned from her honeymoon, and she didn’t have her period since the day before her wedding.
‘Jiao Wu, we don’t need to go to the hospital,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said.
‘Why?’ Gu Jiao Wu asked.
‘Perhaps I’m pregnant,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said.
‘What?’ Gu Jiao Wu asked. ‘Impossible.’
Gu Jiao Wu didn’t want Qiao Tan Yuan to go through another painful childbirth. He was careful to use protection with Qiao Tan Yuan except… on their wedding night. He thought it was safe not to use protection, because she finished her period the day before their wedding.
‘Anything is possible,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said.
Qiao Tan Yuan vomited again. Gu Jiao Wu rubbed her back.
‘Jiao Wu, what if I’m pregnant?’ Qiao Tan Yuan asked.
Gu Jiao Wu had Qiao Tan Yuan and Gu Ting Ding, he didn’t think about adding another child to their family.
Qiao Tan Yuan didn’t know what to do. Gu Ting Ding was little, and she was busy managing Qiao’s company.
‘Tan Yuan, if you don’t want to have this child, you don’t have to,’ Gu Jiao Wu said. ‘It’s enough that we have Xiao Bao.’
‘Jiao Wu, I don’t know,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said.
‘We’ll drop Xiao Bao off at the Gu Mansion,’ Gu Jiao Wu said. ‘Then I’ll take you to the hospital for a doctor to examine you. If you’re pregnant, we can consult a doctor about not having this child.’
Qiao Tan Yuan looked at Gu Ting Ding’s adorable rosy small face. If she had a second daughter, her second daughter would be as adorable as Gu Ting Ding. If she had a son, she wondered if her son would look like her or Gu Jiao Wu.
‘Jiao Wu, should we discuss this with our parents before we make a decision?’ Qiao Tan Yuan asked.
‘Tan Yuan, are you worried our parents will disapprove about us not having this child?’ Gu Jiao Wu asked.
End of Chapter 152