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Chapter 787: Chapter 793: Sulking_1
Returning to the room, Tan Zhenghong said with a dark face, "You go out first."
"Madam is with child now. Please be careful,"
Almond said weakly, her sixth sense telling her that the Fourth Master harbored hostility towards the unborn child.
But the Fourth Master had always been good to Madam and would certainly not bear to hurt her.
Thus, Almond left with peace of mind, even thoughtfully closing the door behind her.
Some things are better discussed between the couple alone; a third party can make them reserved, deepening misunderstandings.
After Almond had left, Tan Zhenghong then said, "Qiao Duo’er, I’ve said many times, I don’t want children, let alone for you to bear children."
He already knew where the problem lay. The medicine he had drunk lately tasted wrong, and he had asked about it specially.
His wife said she had added an ingredient that made it more effective, but in reality, she had secretly switched the medicine.
And he, completely unaware, hadn’t reduced their lovemaking in the slightest.
So his wife gloriously became pregnant.
"Do you really dislike my child that much?" Qiao Duo asked, her voice filled with grievance.
She knew what she did was wrong, but how could Tan Zhenghong rebuke her in front of others?
She would lose face and couldn’t show her face to others ever again!
Initially, Tan Zhenghong’s first reaction must have been that she had someone else, never thinking that their trust was so fragile.
If Tan Zhenghong knew what she was thinking, he would definitely cry foul, because he had never harbored such absurd thoughts.
One thing he could be sure of was that they loved and were loyal to each other.
Seeing Qiao Duo’s angry look, Tan Zhenghong softened.
His wife was now pregnant, and it pained him more to see her upset.
Tan Zhenghong said helplessly, "I’m just worried about you. I’m scared something will happen to you during childbirth. If I lose you, what’s the point of me living?"
Both his mother and his sister-in-law had nearly lost their lives in childbirth. Looking around the village, there were even more women who had died.
With so many bloody lessons before him, how could he remain indifferent?
Therefore, he would rather not have children than risk his own wife’s life.
Yet his wife came up with a rotten scheme, acting first and reporting later. How could he not be angry?
"But now that there is one, what do you say we should do?"
Qiao Duo asked shamelessly.
Tan Zhenghong ran his fingers through his hair twice. If he knew what to do, would he still need to be angry?
Qiao Duo comforted him, "Don’t be so pessimistic, giving birth is dangerous, but it’s not like everyone loses their life."
"Isn’t it too quiet with just the two of us at home? Especially when we get old, wouldn’t you be envious of others surrounded by children and grandchildren?"
"When we get even older and need someone to take care of us, what should we do then?"
"With a pregnancy ensuring balanced nutrition and moderate exercise, mother and child can certainly be safe. It’s your constant fretting that affects my mood."
Qiao Duo said a lot, but only got an eye roll from Tan Zhenghong.
Childbirth meant a woman was stepping one foot into the Ghost Gate; aside from threatening her life, she also had to endure excruciating pain, the thought of which made him feel terrible.
If he could, he would bear all of Duo’er’s hardships.
But he was a man, lacking the ability to become pregnant and bear children.
Tan Zhenghong plopped down onto the sofa in the outer room, sulking on his own.
His wife’s actions were infuriating, but his own faults were even greater.
If he had been more attentive, he surely could have noticed his wife’s little tricks, and then he wouldn’t be as conflicted as he was today.
