Chapter 745: Taking Your Surname

Fu Mingxue really was feeling a little tired and sleepy.

She did find herself getting sleepy easily nowadays.

Especially after a full meal.

"Alright, I’m going to go lie down for a bit."

As she started to get up, Qin Wenhao rushed forward to help her.

After helping her into the room, he couldn’t resist asking, "Honey, c-can I touch your belly?"

His gaze fell upon her swollen belly.

He still couldn’t quite wrap his head around the change from her once-flat stomach to this.

In any case, at this very moment, he was still in a daze, finding it all unbelievable.

Fu Mingxue couldn’t help but chuckle. "Of course you can. Go ahead! I’ll have the baby say hello."

Qin Wenhao was baffled.

’Say hello? How?’

He gently placed his hand on her belly.

A strange, unfamiliar feeling washed over him.

Before he even had a chance to process the feeling...

Suddenly, he felt a shift in her belly beneath his palm.

It was incredibly distinct.

His eyes widened instantly.

"Hon-honey, this—"

Fu Mingxue laughed softly. "That’s the baby saying hello."

Qin Wenhao was utterly astounded.

Just then, something kicked his palm.

The sensation was even clearer this time.

Because the kick from that little foot was surprisingly strong.

’Yes, he was sure of it—a tiny foot was kicking his hand.’

Qin Wenhao was dumbfounded.

"Honey, the baby’s kicking me—"

"That’s the baby saying hi! It’s probably the first time they’ve felt their papa. The baby’s excited."

’The baby really is active!’

Qin Wenhao was thrilled, yet also at a loss.

He was terrified of accidentally pressing down too hard on the baby.

’This... this was just too magical. To be this strong before even being born.’

"Honey, I’m sorry. It must have been so hard on you these past few months!"

"Didn’t you just say that? While being pregnant is definitely hard, it’s also a magical experience. I’m enjoying the process."

’In her past life, she’d never been a mother.’

’Instead, she’d raised three ungrateful brats for someone else.’

’In this life, having a child of her own blood was her deepest desire.’

’Now, she felt complete.’

’So, she was more than willing to endure this hardship.’

’She was having this child for herself—not for Qin Wenhao, and not for the Qin family.’

Qin Wenhao, meanwhile, was filled with self-blame and guilt.

After all, his wife had been pregnant for so long, and he had been completely oblivious.

Everyone says pregnancy is incredibly difficult for a woman, yet he hadn’t done a single thing to help her.

At that moment, he suddenly made a decision.

He looked up, his gaze resolute. "Honey, I want the baby to have your last name. What do you think?"

Fu Mingxue was taken aback when she heard this.

"You want the baby to take my last name? Why?"

"There’s no special reason. I just want them to have your last name. Boy or girl, I want our child to take your name. I haven’t contributed anything—you’ve gone through all the hardship! That’s why I want the baby to have your name."

Qin Wenhao’s expression was more earnest than she had ever seen.

"Are you sure?" Fu Mingxue looked at him, her expression turning serious as well.

Qin Wenhao nodded. "Yes. Let the baby take your name."

Fu Mingxue didn’t actually care whose last name the baby took.

But since Qin Wenhao insisted, having the baby take her name was fine.

"Alright. Then the baby will be a Fu when they’re born."

’As for the first name, there was no rush. They didn’t even know if it was a boy or a girl yet!’

"Oh, right. Should we tell your parents about this?"