"If it's not a boy, will you choose to abort this child?"
Suddenly, the car fell into a deathly silence.
Lin Chuluo's expression remained unchanged. The curve of his lips was just right, with a faint smile, as if he wasn't surprised at all.
However, when Jiang Xixi stared into his eyes, a chill involuntarily crept up her back.
"Xixi, don't think so much now," Lin Chuluo said softly, his voice even gentler than usual. "You're pregnant. Excessive anxiety can easily lead to depression."
Jiang Xixi bit her lips tightly, and her hands hanging by her sides involuntarily clenched.
She tried to comfort herself.
No, Lin Chuluo wouldn't be as inhumane as his father. Whether the baby in her womb was a boy or a girl, it was his own flesh and blood.
He definitely wouldn't...
"Xixi, let's go to the hospital for an amniocentesis tomorrow to determine in advance if the baby has any genetic diseases."
Jiang Xixi's heart skipped a beat.
She didn't say a word but lowered her head even more.
"Are you listening, Xixi?" Lin Chuluo asked attentively.
After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Xixi raised her head again. She stammered for a while, and her voice squeezed out from her throat. "Can we not go?"
The smile on Lin Chuluo's face disappeared. "Xixi, don't be naughty. This is for your own good."
As he said this, there was a hint of impatience on his face. "Be obedient. It's just a normal check - up. Don't worry about anything else."
Jiang Xixi didn't listen to the rest of his words.
She only knew that her last straw had been submerged in the deep sea, and she could no longer see the light.
---
After the engagement, the next thing to prepare in a hurry was the wedding ceremony.
Considering that it would be autumn and winter in a few months and the weather would be too cold, Lu Yan directly postponed the wedding to March of the next year.
By then, the weather would turn warmer, and Miao Miao wouldn't be too cold when wearing the wedding dress.
Similarly, the atmosphere in spring would be more lively than in autumn and winter. Lu Yan thought Miao Miao would like it better.
When Ning Zhijing heard about Lu Yan's idea, he also agreed. So the whole family happily changed the wedding date.
Although the wedding date was changed, Ning Anmiao still remembered that the original date was Lu Yan's birthday.
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The project of the development zone they had bought and developed was almost completed. In the past few days, Lu Yan had been running back and forth, and he had to stay overnight in the development zone from time to time. He was so busy that he had no time to take care of Ning Anmiao.
She was happy to be free and secretly prepared a birthday gift for Lu Yan. Fortunately, she didn't have to worry about him discovering her surprise.
Since the final project in the development zone required Lu Yan's presence, he had basically lived there for the past few days.
They briefly started a long - distance relationship, but their relationship didn't cool down because of it. They video - called each other every night and didn't hang up until they fell asleep.
Ning Anmiao even said, rather proudly, that this was "absence making the heart grow fonder".
Lu Yan didn't think so.
He was staying in a hotel near the development zone. Just coming back from a meeting, he took off his suit jacket tiredly and put it on the sofa before answering the video call from his "wife".
As soon as he pressed the green answer button, the small face with a facial mask on filled the whole screen. Her beautiful eyebrows were slightly frowned. "Why did you answer my call so late?"
Her little mouth was slightly pouted, looking quite dissatisfied with his late answer.
The two of them had agreed before that they would call each other at ten o'clock every night.
Seeing her throwing a tantrum, Lu Yan couldn't help smiling. His originally tired voice became doting. "There was a small problem with the project, so I had a temporary meeting."
After a busy day, Lu Yan originally wanted to wash up and rest early to relieve his fatigue. But with such a little woman acting coquettishly and being naughty with him, his mood seemed to get better.
Miao Miao was the best remedy to relieve fatigue in the world.
Ning Anmiao was not unreasonable. She nodded seriously at the screen. "Okay, since there's a reason, I'll forgive you."
"Thank you, wife, for not 'killing' me," Lu Yan said, pulling the corners of his lips into a shallow smile. "Was work busy today? I heard from Assistant Song that the recent batch of design orders is urgent. Can you handle it?"
"Of course," Ning Anmiao puffed out her chest, looking a bit proud. "Don't you know who I am? This amount of work is a piece of cake!"
Her eyes were shining brightly, and her extremely beautiful face was full of energy at this moment. Her eyes seemed to be glowing. "When will you come back?"
It had been almost five days since Lu Yan's business trip.
Lu Yan's gaze fell on her expectant little face. After thinking for two seconds, his voice was deep and calm. "Why, do you miss me?"
His voice was very distinctive. The slight hoarseness caused by fatigue now made it even more sexy and charming. "Say you miss me, Miao Miao."
Although his tone was gentle, it carried a kind of overbearing order.
Ning Anmiao on the screen suddenly felt a bit shy. After hesitating for a long time, she slowly said, "... Okay, I miss you."
Her obedience really pleased Lu Yan.
Especially her blushing face, so delicate that one wanted to kiss it.
It was almost time to take off the facial mask. Ning Anmiao put her phone on the bedside stand, took off the mask on her face, and began to pat the remaining essence dry with her hands.
She tilted her head back, and her little hands gently patted her face. From Lu Yan's perspective, the collar of Ning Anmiao's pajamas was slightly open, revealing a part of her fair skin.
It rose and fell gently with her movements.
It was a kind of unique charm.
His eyes darkened a bit, and his Adam's apple rolled.
"Miao Miao."
He suddenly called her. "I miss you."
"Huh?" Ning Anmiao lowered her head and looked at the man on the phone with clear eyes. His eyes were deep and black, staring straight at her.
She immediately understood that this "miss" was not the ordinary kind of miss.
It was the kind of "miss" that meant he wanted her.
Ning Anmiao paused for a moment and bit her lip. "Since you miss me, why don't you come back earlier and leave me alone in the empty room."
Her voice was soft and gentle. It seemed normal, but it still teased him bit by bit, full of charm.
Lu Yan squinted his eyes. "It sounds like you're very aggrieved being left alone at home?"
"Of course," Ning Anmiao glared at him coquettishly. "Have you forgotten what day it is the day after tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Lu Yan was stunned.
The day after tomorrow?
All the memorable days flashed through his mind quickly, whether it was Ning Anmiao's birthday, their anniversary, or even the birthdays of Ning Anmiao's parents. But none of them matched.
"It's your birthday, silly."