Chapter 142
“What do you mean?” Cheng Lydia sat up from the bed with a startled look at him, “You mean, I’m pregnant?”
Shen Ron nodded and helped her back to the bed to lie down, shaking his head in disbelief, “I finally understand why you fainted, it seems the little one felt we were too irresponsible as parents, too much of an afterthought, as it were, in protest.”
“I’m pregnant?” Cheng Lydia was so stunned that that was all she could say, murmuring repeatedly, questioning and marveling.
She’s pregnant? Something that she had tried unsuccessfully for over six months before, and today it was as expected?
“I can’t believe I’m pregnant.” She wept again, and these were the tears of joy.
“What? You think being pregnant is an incredible thing?” Shen Ron shot her an incredulous look, “The reason you never got pregnant before was because Ho Gina was messing with you, not you or me.”
Yeah, it wasn’t her and his problem, Cheng Lydia gradually responded.
In the last month or so, she and Shen Ron had been getting along well, living a relaxed and natural life every day, and instead of even trying to get pregnant that way, she had suddenly gotten pregnant, so it seemed that pregnancy did have something to do with mood and stress.
The gloom stored in the heart before was instantly gone because of this great and happy news.
Cheng Lydia jumped into Shen Ron’s arms with joy and choked with emotion, “I’m finally pregnant, I’m finally done with the deal, and I finally don’t owe you The Shen Family anymore …”
She was so happy that she burst into tears, but he pushed her away from his arms some and gazed at her, “Is your elation, your joy, all just because you finished the deal and you don’t owe us The Shen Family?”
“Ah …?” Cheng Lydia stared at him with her mouth open.
“I thought you were happy because we finally have a family of three, I thought you were happy because the baby is both of ours.” There was disappointment and displeasure on Shen Ron’s face.
“I’m sorry.” Cheng Lydia wrapped her arms around his neck curtly, “I’m so happy that I’m incoherent.”
Seeing that his expression still didn’t ease, Ruiz continued, “I’m certainly happy to be pregnant with your child, Ron I love you and I love this child, I’m going to protect and love this child for you, and when he’s born, we’ll love him together and raise him to adulthood.”
“Next time you talk nonsense, I won’t spare you!” Shen Ron palmed the back of her head with one hand and kissed her fiercely on the lips.
Cheng Lydia smiled happily, “I’ll be sure to talk properly from now on.”
“Okay, down to business, why were you crying so hard just now?” Shen Ron scowled at her with a straight face.
The smile on Cheng Lydia’s face faded.
So happy just now, so happy that she forgot about it, she took a light breath and shook her head, “Nothing, just work stuff.”
She didn’t know what to say to Shen Ron for a while, and saying it would only add to his mental burden, so it was better not to say anything.
“Squeezed by those colleagues of yours again?” Shen Ron had seen how her coworkers treated Cheng Lydia.
“It was that unpleasant, but it’s okay now because I’ve got the little baby that might make my mood completely better.” She smiled and rubbed up her belly.
Shen Ron, however, was a little distressed and gently stroked her soft hair, “Why don’t we just skip it and go home and settle down?”
“Well …” Cheng Lydia shook her head sharply, “You know, I can’t be a full time wife, those days are just too boring.”
“You ah …” Shen Ron lost his smile helplessly, “Look at those young grandmothers, they play cards, beauty treatments and shopping every day, how pleasant their lives are.”
“That’s people, and I’m not people.”
“How about …” Shen Ron hesitated for a moment and smiled, “How about I post an announcement on the hospital BBS online, saying that you Cheng Lydia are our young lady of Shen?”
“Is this your way of making them go around when they see me from afar?”
“There’s nothing wrong with that.”
“And then no one dares to talk to me, no one dares to joke with me, no one dares to eat with me.” Cheng Lydia rolled her eyes breathlessly, “And then I’m all alone, aren’t you afraid I’ll get depressed?”
“It’s not that bad.”
“It’s that serious.” Cheng Lydia shook her head, “I don’t want it anyway, I like to work in a normal environment.”
“Okay, I’ll just keep my mouth shut.” Shen Ron surrendered.
“But there is one thing you must comply with me.” Shen Ron added after a moment’s thought.
Cheng Lydia looked at him with a serious look on her face and wondered, “What?”
Shen Ron smiled and gestured to her stomach, “Now that the baby is forming and you can’t work in a hospital with the title of unwed mother, let’s find a suitable day to have the wedding.”
“Having a wedding?” Cheng Lydia was surprised.
It’s such a tempting thing to do, but …
As soon as she thought of Yang June, she was in no mood whatsoever. Yang June is still there, would it be a bit … if she and Shen Ron just have a wedding.
When the marriage license was first typed, she had felt sorry for her and guilty for a long time.
“What? You don’t want to?”
“I guess so, it’s just …”
“Just what?”
“My mother just passed away not long ago, and I’m still in mourning.” She gazed at him and said cautiously, “How about … we do it next year? I’m not afraid of what people will say.”
“But have you ever thought about the little baby and whether he’s afraid?”
“…” Cheng Lydia was dumbfounded.
“Do you want him to be slandered as an illegitimate child before he is even born?” Shen Ron took her hand, “I know what you mean, the mourning period only takes three months, and there’s just over a month to go. Let’s have the wedding as soon as the mourning period is over, just as we need a month to prepare for the wedding. I’m sure mom will understand too, after all, she wants you to be happy too right?”
Cheng Lydia opened her mouth and continued to mumble.
Shen Ron said that, what else could she say?
Shen Ron had a point. She could care less about what people thought, but what about the baby? She had to be considerate of his feelings.
“Definitely either?” She asked softly, not sure if she was asking herself or Shen Ron.
“Definitely.” Shen Ron nodded.
Cheng Lydia was silent, sort of by default.
Shen Ron chuckled and pinched the tip of her tiny nose, “When people talk about having a wedding they’re all excited and looking forward to it, look at you, not a trace of happiness to be found, as if I’m forcing the marriage.”
He paused and added, “Don’t make it sound like when we got our marriage license, people thought we were getting a divorce.”All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
“You were originally forcing the marriage in the first place, okay.” Cheng Lydia laughed.
“And now?” He picked her jaw with his index finger and gazed at her steadily.
“Now …?” Cheng Lydia cupped his handsome face in her hands and leaned in to give him a kiss on the lips, “Now I’m the one who’s making you, me and baby together!”
“Wrong, I didn’t have to be forced by you two mothers, I did it of my own free will.” He slid his palm smoothly around the back of her head and brought her forward to kiss her lips anew.
The conversation ended there, and the next thing was a long, deep, sizzling kiss that continued …
Because there was no serious health problem, Cheng Lydia did not need to be hospitalized and went home with Shen Ron.
As soon as their car pulled up in front of the main house, Amy and another maid greeted them and carefully assisted Cheng Lydia out of the car.
Cheng Lydia was extremely uncomfortable by the perverse duo and instinctively shook off their hands, “What are you doing?”
“The young lady is pregnant, so you have to be careful in everything.” Amy said with a smile, “This is what the old lady ordered.”
The old lady knew about her pregnancy so soon?
She turned her puzzled gaze to Shen Ron, who hemmed and hawed, “Too happy to hold back for a moment and told Grandma, just so her old man would be happy too.”
“I’d say so.” Cheng Lydia grinned.
She hadn’t intended not to hide it from anyone, especially not the old lady for sure.
Shen Ron said to Amy and the other maid, “You all go about your business, your young lady is in good health, so many people holding her up would rather make her uncomfortable and fall down.”
“But the old lady …”
“The old lady that is too nervous, don’t pay attention to her.”
“Lydia is carrying my good little great-grandchild in her belly, can I not be nervous and?” The old lady’s voice came from the human house, followed by her and Shen Belle’s figures appearing in front of the group.
The old lady had a smile on her face, that had never been more cheerful.
Cheng Lydia called out uncomfortably, “Grandma.”
The old woman nodded and came over and took her hand, surveying her flat little belly with a smile, “It looks like my little one is still very small.”
“Sister-in-law, the little nephew should only be a month old, right? It’s not even visible yet.” Shen Belle stretched out her palm and touched Cheng Lydia’s little belly, then half squatted down and smiled cheekily at Cheng Lydia’s belly, “Little one, come out quickly, auntie will buy you beautiful clothes and lots and lots of toys.”
“What a silly thing to say.” The old woman slapped her on the shoulder and snapped, “How can you come out quickly when you’re pregnant?”
After saying that, he said to the little one, “Baby, don’t listen to your aunt, stay well in your mother’s tummy, grandma is waiting for you to be born.”
“Ugh Grandma, I’m not just overjoyed, I want to see the little baby so badly.”
“That can’t be rushed.”
Cheng Lydia was made to feel uncomfortable by her grandchildren, but had to smile along, after all, people were there because they were too happy.