Chapter 363: Chapter 363: Fetal Movement
Lin Qi finally managed to help Huo Tingdong up the stairs.
When they reached the living room, the man stubbornly slouched on the sofa and refused to move.
Lin Qi couldn’t get him to budge and was just fretting over it when the man suddenly pulled her into his arms, collapsing onto the sofa with her.
Fortunately, the sofa at home was big enough to accommodate two people lying on it.
Lin Qi gave up on reasoning with him.
What kind of rationale can you have with a man who’s drunk?
Luckily, he was a good drinker. Although he was a bit disoriented when drunk, at least he didn’t go into a frenzy. At most, he would just act a bit rascally, and he became clingier than when sober!
Huo Tingdong hugged her tightly like clutching a cloth doll, his head leaning in close, his thin lips coming to a halt just an inch away from the tip of her nose.
He nuzzled into the crook of her neck, “Wife, you smell so good…”
Lin Qi looked up and saw that he evidently had no intention of moving. It seemed that tonight, she had no choice but to sleep on the sofa with him.
It was a good thing they had the Five Constant System at home.
She asked, “Do you want to go to sleep?”
Huo Tingdong half-closed his eyes and heavily nodded.
Lin Qi said, “Then sleep.”
Huo Tingdong: “Don’t leave…”
Lin Qi: “I won’t leave, I’m not going anywhere.”
Huo Tingdong said, “Then hold me.”
Lin Qi sighed helplessly and stretched out her small hands to embrace his waist.
Only then did the man seem content, drunk as he was, and well-behaved like a big dog. She told him to sleep, and he promptly dozed off with his head on the pillow.
Seeing he was asleep, Lin Qi carefully tried to get up, but the hand that Huo Tingdong had around her waist tightened, making it impossible for her to move.
This man!
Even his sleeping posture was so domineering!
Lin Qi simply didn’t bother to move anymore. She grabbed a thin blanket from the sofa, covered both of them, and just held onto him as they slept together until morning.
In the morning, as the sun rose.
Huo Tingdong was the first to wake up.
He opened his eyes and, having sobered up from the hangover, quickly recollected the events of the previous night.
Though he was drunk, he hadn’t blacked out.
So, the nonsense he spouted while drunk came back to him, clear and distinct!!
Huo Tingdong’s handsome face tensed, and while looking at the woman still peacefully sleeping in his arms, he dared not move, maintaining the posture until Lin Qi also woke up.
As she came to, she saw that Huo Tingdong was already awake, waiting for her to regain consciousness.
She made a weak noise like a little kitten, “Why did you wake up so early?”
Huo Tingdong hummed uneasily, lowered his head, and kissed her brow, “Did you sleep well?”
Lin Qi said, “I’m still tired, I didn’t sleep well last night.”
Huo Tingdong: “Then I’ll carry you back to the room for more sleep.”
He propped up his body to stand up, got off the sofa, and picked her up horizontally into his arms, ready to carry her back to the room, but Lin Qi suddenly let out a muffled grunt, “My stomach hurts a little…”
Huo Tingdong tensed up: “Where does it hurt?”
Lin Qi rubbed her lower abdomen: “Here… it comes and goes…”
The moment she woke up, she felt as if a little shrimp had passed through her intestines—a sensation that was indescribably weird. It wasn’t exactly painful, more like a cramp.
But Huo Tingdong didn’t dare to take it lightly: “I’ll take you to the hospital to have a look!”
Lin Qi said: “No need… It’s not painful anymore.”
Huo Tingdong insisted: “We should still get it checked out. Why would you have abdominal pain out of nowhere?”
He remembered that these days, it was also time for her pregnancy check-up.
A pregnancy check-up was needed every month.
Lin Qi said: “Don’t be so nervous, otherwise you’ll make me nervous too. I have more experience with pregnancy than you do. When I was pregnant with Han and Momo, I experienced this kind of thing too. Maybe, it’s just normal fetal movement.”
Fetal movement?
Huo Tingdong was unfamiliar with this term.
He asked: “What is fetal movement?”
Lin Qi explained: “The baby develops and moves around in the belly! Besides, I’m carrying twins, so maybe the two little ones are fighting inside my stomach.”
She was just joking, but Huo Tingdong took it seriously: “Fighting? They’re so small, can they actually fight inside your tummy?”
Lin Qi laughed: “You’ve been a dad before. You know less about this than Momo does! Go ask him what the fetal heartbeat and fetal movement are, he might give you clearer answers than you could!”
Huo Tingdong: “…”
Honestly, although this wasn’t his first time being a dad, this time was different.
When she was pregnant with Momo and Han, he hadn’t been involved at all. She went for the antenatal check-ups alone, took care of her pregnancy by herself, and gave birth by herself. Throughout the ten months, he hadn’t been by her side.
Three years later, his subordinate suddenly brought Han back to him, and he inexplicably gained a son, advancing to the status of a ‘milk dad’ out of the blue. Everything happened so unrealistically that he didn’t feel it truly.
As for Momo, it was only recently that he finally recognized his son.
But this time was different!
This pregnancy, he watched Lin Qi’s stomach gradually become rounded and grow bigger with two adorable lives developing inside. This time, he was fortunate to witness the whole process with his own eyes.
But many terms felt unfamiliar to him, so he behaved clumsily, like many new fathers.
Huo Tingdong carried her back to the room, let her sit at the edge of the bed, and then he kneeled on one knee, carefully placing his ear against her swollen belly.
Lin Qi found it amusing and laughed: “What can you hear doing this?”
Huo Tingdong replied: “Didn’t you say the little ones are fighting in your stomach?”
Lin Qi said: “You can’t hear it like this! Actually, if you want to listen, you can go to the hospital, and use a Doppler to monitor the fetal heartbeat. Only then can you actually hear it.”
Huo Tingdong said: “We are due for a prenatal check-up these days. Why don’t we go today?”
Lin Qi agreed: “Sure, but before we go to the hospital, you should at least take a shower! You shouldn’t go out smelling of alcohol.”
Huo Tingdong hummed in agreement: “Are you taking one?”
Lin Qi responded: “You go first.”
Huo Tingdong smiled, suddenly embracing her: “Let’s shower together!”
Lin Qi exclaimed in surprise, instinctively hooking her hands around his shoulders, leaning against his chest, and listening to his fervent and strong heartbeat. The man held her as they entered the bathroom, turned on the tap first, began filling the bathtub with water, and then casually picked her up to the vanity to help her undress.
She shyly recoiled a little, not used to being taken care of like this: “I can do it myself…”
Huo Tingdong noticed: “Why are your ears so red?”
He spotted her burning earlobes and knew she must be feeling shy.
She was especially prone to shyness, especially with her sensitive skin; just a slight pinch from his fingers on her skin could easily leave a red mark. Whenever she got shy, her ears would turn red first.
The more he looked, the cuter he found her, unable to resist bending down and gently kissing her ear…