While everyone was having a great time drinking in the courtyard, what were the two main characters of the dinner party doing?
They were telling a very cute fairy tale called "The Doberman and the Butterfly".
The bright moonlight shone down on a villa by the coast. The whole house and the courtyard were decorated as beautifully as a fantasy forest.
In a room on the second floor of the villa, the air was filled with the strong fragrance of flowers. From the entrance all the way inside, the floor was covered with rose petals.
However, at this moment, the petals were fluttering down. A Doberman had pounced on a beautiful dark - blue butterfly and pinned it among the piled - up petals.
The butterfly was held by the Doberman. It tried to struggle, but how could a small and fragile butterfly fight against a Doberman, which was always known as the "Golden Retriever"?
The Doberman was extremely satisfied after successfully capturing its prey. Its tail stood straight up. It twitched its nose and sniffed gently at the butterfly. Amid the strong fragrance of the flowers, its sensitive nose could still recognize the special smell on the butterfly.
Under the moonlight, as the butterfly flapped its wings, the dark - blue scales on its wings gradually faded, returning to the most natural color given by nature.
The gentle breeze blew in continuously from outside the window. The branches rustled in the wind. Inside the room, the small flames like stars gradually grew bigger, as if they were about to start a prairie fire. The Doberman found that its heartbeat was gradually synchronizing with the flapping frequency of the butterfly's wings.
The butterfly was annoyed by the puppy's nose. It flew up in the air again and continued to play with the Doberman.
Suddenly, an unexpected discovery made the Doberman stop for a moment.
The Doberman could feel that after the butterfly shed its dark - blue scales, there was a long scar on its wings. Although the scar had healed over time, it could not be completely erased. It left an unforgettable mark on the butterfly.
Just as the Doberman found the scar on the butterfly, Yan Yincheng's fingertips told him that there was also a scar like a centipede on Xu Zixi's body.
He couldn't help but recall what she had said to him when he fainted in the hot - spring resort. She said that his pain was not even one - tenth of a woman's pain during childbirth. In order to understand how hard it was for a woman to be pregnant and give birth, he specially went to the obstetrics and gynecology department of a hospital to find out.
From the doctor, he learned that it was very hard and dangerous for a woman to have twins. The chance of successfully giving birth to twins was extremely low. In order to ensure the safety of the mother and the fetus, a cesarean section was the most common choice.
So, that was the mark left when she gave birth to Xuanxuan and Xuxu.
The doctor's voice seemed to ring in his ears again: "A woman who has had a cesarean section will have a scar on her abdomen. If she wants to get pregnant again, she must wait for two to three years. However, even so, there will still be a life - threatening danger at any time during the next pregnancy."
Xu Zixi had been waiting for his reaction. When she looked up, she only saw him standing there in a daze.
A slight sense of sourness welled up in her heart. She wanted to say something, but as soon as the words were about to come out, she choked up.
She found that her emotions were a bit sensitive today, and she always wanted to cry.
Would he think she was ugly?
If she had known earlier, she would have tried every means to get rid of this scar.
Now that he had found this scar, who was he thinking of in his heart? Her or Yuan Xi?
Yan Yincheng suddenly sat up. He got out of bed, turned around and walked towards the door. His steps seemed a bit hasty.
Xu Zixi felt a sudden sense of panic in her heart. Before she could react, she had already chased after him and tightly hugged him from behind. She said in a trembling voice:
"Where are you going?"
"Do you think I'm ugly?"
"You... don't you want me anymore, Yan Yincheng?"
His dry and warm palm covered hers. He pried her hands off. Her heart was filled with disappointment. But the next second, she fell into a hug. His extremely warm voice sounded above her head:
"You clingy girl. I don't think you're ugly, and I'm not leaving you. I just want to get something that can protect you."
Protect her? Miss Xu didn't like being kept in the dark. So she grabbed him and asked, "What are you getting? Can't you tell me in advance?"
Her dissatisfied voice just sounded like she was acting coquettishly.
How could he just leave her like this in the middle!
He lowered his head and whispered something in her ear. After hearing it, Xu Zixi angrily punched him on the body and said, "Yan Yincheng!"
"I knew you'd react like this, so I didn't tell you." He smiled and stroked her head. "Be good. Wait for me. I'll be back soon."
He didn't go far. He just walked to the storage cabinet by the door and took out the thing he had prepared earlier.
When he came back to her, he said, "My eyes can't see. What should I do?"
She turned around angrily, saying it had nothing to do with her. But soon she turned back and said angrily, "You're really annoying!"
The house was not completely sound - proof. The sound of people in the courtyard raising their glasses to celebrate came in through the cracks in the window along with the sound of the waves.
Not far away, thick clouds covered the entire sea surface. The approaching tropical storm made people feel breathless. Soon the storm came. The waves crashed against the rocks, making a deafening sound. Maybe because of the tropical cyclone, this storm lasted for a long time.
It seemed to become quiet all around. It turned out that this storm had made the guests in the courtyard leave. There was complete silence in her ears. Only a small orange lantern was lit on the small table on the balcony.
In this quiet moment, Xu Zixi suddenly remembered his a bit abnormal behavior before everything started.
After hesitating for a moment, she still asked, "Brother Cheng, when you found that scar just now, what were you thinking? Can you tell me?"
Yan Yincheng actually guessed that she would ask. She was so sensitive. How could she not notice? And this was exactly the question she had always cared about. If it weren't for this, she wouldn't have been willing to let down her guard and accept him until she saw him have an accident with her own eyes.
"The doctor told me that if a woman who has had a cesarean section wants to have another child, she still has to choose another cesarean section. Just thinking about this makes my heart ache. I can't ignore all the pain you have to bear just because of my own feelings."
"I'll wait. I'll wait until you're fully prepared. I'll wait until you give the nod. Then we'll create our own children together. If you don't want to have children for the rest of your life, that's okay. Having you is enough for me."
The doctor? How did he know? Could it be that...
Xu Zixi's eyes welled up with tears again, and the tears flowed down uncontrollably. She was really emotional today. How could such simple words make her cry like a tearful mess?
When the man found that she was crying, he was at a loss and tried to comfort her.
The light of the small orange lantern on the table seemed even more gentle.