The King’s Enchanting

Chapter 1754 - 1768: Pregnancy Chronicles (3)

How did we even get here? Yu Zexiao was both amused and exasperated by what she said, and he didn’t know if it was the little one in her belly affecting her. She could take a single sentence and break it into three versions in her head: one that was good for her, one that wasn’t bad for her, and one that was neither good nor bad. And then no matter what, she’d try her best to think of it in the worst possible way. You tried to explain, she wouldn’t listen. Instead, she’d stare at you with those big watery eyes and say, "Are you looking down on me? You think I’m a bother, don’t you?"

It was like she’d turned into a completely different person.

Yu Zexiao had secretly asked the doctor before, and the doctor said this might be prenatal depression. Because during pregnancy, hormone levels were different from usual, making emotions unstable, so they should try their best to go along with the pregnant woman. The whole Yu Family was almost turned upside down by Jian Anning. Who would dare offend this little ancestor?

There was nothing they could do—of all things under heaven, the pregnant woman was the greatest. Even Xia Ziyu, who was usually fierce and sharp-tongued, never said a single harsh word in front of pregnant Jian Anning. Of course, she no longer nitpicked Jian Anning at all—her biggest wish had always been for the Yu Family to have an heir, and now that Jian Anning really was carrying the Yu Family’s child, how could she not be happy?

Sometimes, whenever Yu Zexiao said something a bit off, never mind anything else, even Xia Ziyu would glare at him: How can you be so naggy? Jian Anning is his wife and pregnant with his child—so what if she complains a little?

Xia Ziyu turning into a feminist warrior in one second was something Yu Zexiao found hard to get used to. But no matter how hard it was to adjust, as long as Jian Anning was comfortable, he didn’t care.

The two of them arrived at the B-scan room and lay down as instructed. The doctor picked up the roller, applied some gel, and gently slid it over her lower belly. Yu Zexiao sat to the side watching; he had barely looked for a moment when the doctor suddenly went, "Huh?"

Jian Anning was startled. Because she’d been on edge lately, the moment she heard the doctor’s puzzled sound, she immediately thought of her belly. "Doctor, is there something wrong... with my baby?"

The doctor even nodded. "There is a bit of an issue. How long has it been since your last prenatal checkup?"

Jian Anning was scared out of her wits, her heart sinking in an instant. "No way... Is there really something wrong with my baby?"

"Anning, calm down!" Beside her, Yu Zexiao tried to steady her, then turned to the doctor. "We came in a little over half a month ago. At that time... she was about forty days pregnant?"

The doctor nodded. "That explains it. You... are carrying twins."

"What?" Yu Zexiao and Jian Anning both jumped at that, stunned for two seconds, then burst into wild joy. "You mean, there are two babies in there? Then why didn’t they find that out before?"

"For your babies, one is weak and one is stronger. Only now, with this B-scan, can we clearly see the gestational sacs. It might be that the other baby was too weak, so during the initial examination, we couldn’t detect that baby’s heartbeat. The B-scan couldn’t pick it up either. But now, look, see? Two very clearly visible gestational sacs—it’s twins."

Having two babies was truly a happy event, but the worrying part came with it—one baby was very weak. Even now, you could clearly see that one gestational sac was larger and one was smaller. As parents, who wouldn’t hope their children are healthy? They didn’t even know whether to feel worried or glad.

"Doctor, what should we do about this baby?"