Chapter 1426 - 1428

Zhao Xuran came out of the bathroom while drying his hair, and saw his wife sitting on the sofa by the window, gazing blankly at the scenery outside.

The view outside was brightly lit, giving the impression of a city that never sleeps.

However, Zhao Xuran could guarantee that Gong Ruini wasn’t actually looking at that scenery, but was lost in thought.

"What’s wrong?" Zhao Xuran brought over a glass of milk, "Are you hungry?"

If he hadn’t mentioned hunger, Gong Ruini might not have felt it, but once Zhao Xuran asked, she did feel hungry.

Although she wanted to say she was hungry, she remembered what Cai Meina had said before, and her face suddenly changed, "Not hungry."

Yes, not hungry. She couldn’t say she was hungry, because if she did, her child’s father would definitely go make a late-night snack.

She deliberately didn’t eat much tonight, thinking of losing weight. She had managed to hold on until now, she couldn’t give up so easily.

Gong Ruini didn’t want to be undisciplined during her pregnancy and then remain bulky after giving birth.

Although many women in the United States gain a lot of weight after childbirth, Gong Ruini absolutely didn’t want to become one of them.

Not to mention, Gong Ruini couldn’t even imagine herself looking like a pig, really too embarrassed to go out.

As for Zhao Xuran’s words about not minding, she would never believe those were his true feelings.

Maybe right now, he was being sincere, but as time goes on, he wouldn’t think the same, and might even feel that his wife wasn’t paying attention to her appearance.

After all, they hadn’t been at school long, so there shouldn’t be many people noticing Zhao Xuran, since he was an Asian.

But Gong Ruini just happened to notice someone’s gaze lingering on Zhao Xuran, brazenly watching him in front of her.

Even when caught by Gong Ruini, the person merely gave a smug and defiant look, then continued their bold behavior, staring at Zhao Xuran.

Once she gained weight, Gong Ruini was certain someone would seize the opportunity to attack her position.

"I’m not hungry." Just thinking about that situation put Gong Ruini in a bad mood.

To her, Zhao Xuran was like a baby ginseng she had cherished since childhood.

If she had never had any hope, she wouldn’t hold any expectations, just quietly observing as a silent bystander, watching where the ginseng baby would develop.

But now that the ginseng baby had chosen her, only a fool would push away such a priceless treasure.

Clearly, his wife had something on her mind. She said she wasn’t hungry, yet he heard her stomach grumbling in protest.

Sigh, at this moment, Zhao Xuran was truly holding a grudge against Cai Meina. Indeed, there was some truth in what Cai Meina said, that eating too much could make the baby too big, causing complications during birth.

But starving Ni Zi was not the solution either. "Shall we have some shaomai?"

"I bought some today." Zhao Xuran thought for a moment, and brought out something Ni Zi had been really enjoying recently.

Shaomai, oh how delicious it was, Gong Ruini couldn’t help but lick her lips. She was hungry, but she couldn’t eat.

"I’m going to sleep now." Gong Ruini kept suggesting to herself, "If I sleep, I won’t feel hungry."

She continued to hypnotize herself, then walked to the bed, rolled into the covers, wrapped herself up tightly, and started to prepare to drift off to sleep.

No way, she was clearly so hungry, yet she still said she wasn’t.

She must have been hungry, or she wouldn’t have said she was going to sleep.

Should he let her eat something or let her sleep, Zhao Xuran was torn for so long, but eventually, the latter idea prevailed.

"Even if I wake you up to eat, you probably won’t get up."

Zhao Xuran understood that his wife had made up her mind, no matter how he persuaded her, no matter what delicacies he offered, he couldn’t tempt Ni Zi.

Since that was the case, Zhao Xuran could only hope his wife would have a good night’s sleep, and wake up the next day having forgotten about this, and eat heartily. Zhao Xuran thought that would also be good.

"Ah, I wonder if she’ll feel unwell from hunger."

"Sigh, you say this whole predicament." At this moment, Zhao Xuran was truly grateful, lucky that he had insisted on finding someone to take care of things here in New York.

Even though the labor costs were higher, they would have more experience, ensuring the mother-to-be was well cared for.

Although perhaps they wouldn’t be as diligent as a mother might be, generally these workers would focus on dietary arrangements and remind you to exercise regularly, using these methods to help prevent weight gain during pregnancy.

"Luckily, it won’t be long before they return." The marriage arrangements were mostly settled, although Zhao Xuran hoped to have the wedding soon after the engagement.

After all, there weren’t many relatives on either side, even though there were many on the Zhan Family side, most were distant relatives rarely seen, therefore, no need to invite them to the wedding.

However, this proposal was vetoed by Zhan Jing and Cai Meina, on the grounds that organizing a wedding while pregnant was quite exhausting.

More importantly, wedding dresses are hard to choose, given how quickly the belly grows.

According to Zhan Jing’s reconnaissance at bridal shops previously, while they offered maternity wedding dresses, the styles were really lacking.

It’s not just that these wedding dresses couldn’t impress rustic eyes like Zhan Jing and Cai Meina, they would even less satisfy Gong Ruini.

For all these reasons, the wedding had to be postponed, with the timing depending on how quickly Ni Zi recovered after childbirth.

Saying he wasn’t looking forward to the wedding at all was a lie, maybe some men thought since the marriage certificate was acquired and a child on the way, spending money on a wedding seemed unnecessary, not to mention insisting on a proposal now,

In Zhao Xuran’s view, the marriage certificate was a legal formality, but the proposal and wedding were when he truly expressed his feelings,

The proposal didn’t exactly go wrong, but it didn’t follow his script, leaving him not entirely satisfied.

A proposal isn’t something you can do over again, so he was left fretting over how to organize the wedding, "I need to redeem myself completely."

"The wedding must be grand and spectacular."

Zhao Xuran wrapped Gong Ruini in his arms, his mind constantly contemplating how to design the wedding.

Gong Ruwen was hungry in his room, constantly checking the time on his watch.

"Why hasn’t anyone come out to cook a late-night meal yet?"

"That’s strange, Ni Zi didn’t eat much at dinner, by now she must definitely be hungry."

Gong Ruwen used to be indifferent about late-night snacks, eating if available. But during his time in the United States, his stomach had become accustomed to Zhao Xuran’s routine of nightly snacks.

Suddently without it, his stomach didn’t exactly suffer, but he found it extraordinarily uncomfortable without the adaptation.

"Ah, could it be that Zhao Xuran thinks Ni Zi is getting fat, so he’s not letting her have late-night snacks?"

This thought really upset Gong Ruwen; he wanted to ask Zhao Xuran what was going on, but he feared that cunning Zhao Xuran wouldn’t tell him the truth.