The first dawn light of the early morning streaked across the sky. Ru Xi opened her eyes to another beautiful day. The husband next to her had a flawless sleeping face, quite unlike the aged ruggedness that should have belonged to a 32-year-old man; on the contrary, every inch of his profile was without a blemish.
How fortunate she was to have found such a perfect and god-like husband.
Carefully and quietly, she eased herself out of bed, closing the bedroom door gently behind her.
She tied on her apron, preparing breakfast, as it was a wife's duty, and Ru Xi thoroughly enjoyed their warm and peaceful life. Her hand rested on her slightly protruding belly; they were four months along now, and they had been married for exactly three months today.
Three months that seemed to fly by in the blink of an eye, yet also felt like an endless, tranquil stream, almost like three years. She was gradually getting used to the existence of this child and the fact of her becoming a mother... also, her marriage to Tang Muchen, a general surgeon.
In less than half a year, Ru Xi's life had utterly transformed. Half a year ago, she was still a college student, distressed over finding a job before graduation. She had a cheating boyfriend, a betraying best friend, all too common episodes in her life. Accepting this as her fate, she ended up getting drunk at a bar, the girl who never drank ended up consuming liquor as potent as strong white liquor, leading to a one-night stand, losing the chastity she had maintained for over 20 years.
But, as the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. A month later, she discovered she was pregnant. In her panic, she had two choices: 1
go to the 55th hospital and terminate the pregnancy, as if nothing had happened; 2
find and promptly marry a man who did not mind her pregnancy, then everything would be perfectly justified.
There is another saying: When God closes a door, he opens a window. Indeed, life took an unusual turn when Ru Xi bumped into Tang Muchen, her now perfect husband, while intending to get an abortion at the hospital.
Ru Xi still recalls, at that moment, her scattered test reports were all over the floor. Tang Muchen picked up one of them; His piercing and handsome dark eyes filled with understanding, a half-smile plastered on his face, and a low, naturally seductive voice—
"Abortions are not good for a woman’s health."
At that time, Ru Xi was like a juvenile delinquent made a serious mistake and caught red-handed— with a downcast gaze and pallid lips.
"Unwed pregnancy?"
His voice was simply too enchanting, especially that low and deep timbre mixed with a deliberate hoarseness. It was like a metaphysical string that tugged at her thoughts from time to time.
Unwed pregnancy, single mother, unknown father... these words were almost driving Ru Xi insane that month. She was stammering as she struggled to respond. Clearly, all she wanted was to get her test reports back from this doctor as quickly as possible and leave.
However, the words he uttered next, Ru Xi thought, she would never forget in her lifetime—
"Ah, I happen to lack a wife and child."
Lack? Fu Xixi suddenly raised her head, her big eyes taking in the clear features of the man towering over her. Dismayed, her first reaction was, "This guy's handsome." The second reaction... he said he lacks a wife and child.
So...
So what happened next was rather blasé, without any precautions.
Not until she had the brightly blinding red marriage certificate in her hand, with the name "Tang Mufan" clearly written in the husband column, did Fu Xixi come back to her senses.
A whirlwind marriage?
This process was too fast, she went to the hospital for…
She didn't want to think about it, unexpectedly she found a husband, a godlike doctor with handsome appearance, high salary, car and house.
If the world hadn't gone mad, then Fu Xixi must be daydreaming again.
Then, the news of their marriage and her pregnancy was conveyed to the family. Her mother's terrifying criticism turned into delighted laughter after seeing the perfect son-in-law. In less than half a month, she started living the common life of a married woman.
She moved into his apartment, lived in one room, slept in one bed.
Of course, there should be no sexual behavior in the first three months of pregnancy, so... he did not touch her, but held her in his arms at night.
Though she was uneasy, she could not resist. They were a married couple... yet, they were also undoubtedly strangers who just met!
In the following days, Tang Mufan looked like a creature that Fu Xixi found hard to fathom.
There was obviously a huge distance between them, but his rare words always drew her closer.
As a newly married couple who respects each other, it seemed a bit sweeter than that.
