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Chapter 863: Chapter 866: Devil of the World
Once back home, Almond had already prepared the bath water.
Qiao Duo’er took a comfortable hot bath, and the discomfort within her heart finally seemed to fade away.
Tan Zhenghong quickly took his shower as well, and when he came out, he saw Qiao Duo’er still sitting at the desk.
Uh... the key thing was that she was still looking at Bai Yifan’s notes.
That bastard Bai Yifan must have done it on purpose. He’d run off to Beijiang, yet he left such a thing behind to irritate him!
"Little liar, you just said you were going to sleep."
Tan Zhenghong rolled his eyes, feeling a wave of jealousy churning inside.
Qiao Duo’er sheepishly explained, "Can’t I sit here and drink milk?"
Drinking a cup of milk before bed helps with sleep, and after getting pregnant, Duo’er had developed this habit.
But fresh milk needed to be boiled before drinking, otherwise the bacteria in it could cause diarrhea and also have a bad impact on the fetus.
"Do you need a book to drink milk?" Tan Zhenghong asked with a dark expression, simultaneously moving the notes aside.
Qiao Duo’er pouted and let Tan Zhenghong lead her to the bedside.
"Lie down quickly, I’ll apply the Fragrance Paste for you."
Qiao Duo’er cooperated well, lying down obediently and even lifting up her shirt to expose her bulging belly.
This Fragrance Paste was her own concoction, meant to nourish the skin.
If applied consistently during the latter stages of pregnancy, it could prevent red stretch marks from appearing on the stomach—those legendary pregnancy lines.
Once stretch marks appeared, they could almost never disappear naturally, so prevention was the best method.
Tan Zhenghong carefully scooped out a piece of Fragrance Paste, warmed it in his hands, and then gently applied it to Duo’er’s stomach, also softly massaging it.
In reality, he didn’t mind; his wife could be as ugly as it gets, and she’d still be his wife.
But since Duo’er was treating it like a major attack, he could only cooperate fully.
"It’s already been six months in a flash, I feel like time has passed so fast," Tan Zhenghong couldn’t help but express his sentiment.
Qiao Duo nodded, "I always thought that ten months of pregnancy would be a long journey, but in the blink of an eye, only four months are left. Soon, our home will be lively."
Judging by the frequency of the little thing’s antics, he was sure to be a Devil of the World in the future.
They probably would have their hands full then.
"Ever since I met you, I feel like the days are flying by too quickly—lifetime after lifetime wouldn’t be enough."
"Silly, so cheesy!"
Qiao Duo glared at Tan Zhenghong, but her slightly upturned mouth betrayed her good mood; a lifetime together was always a beautiful promise. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
Perhaps the little one couldn’t stand his parents’ display of affection, so he quickly moved a bit to show his presence.
"Little thing, don’t make trouble. If you hurt your mother’s belly, she will be sad, do you understand?"
Tan Zhenghong said sternly, wishing the dead little guy could be a bit gentler when he moved.
He felt that the baby would be a boy judging by the fetal movements; if it was a girl, she definitely wouldn’t be so restless.
Sometimes at night, his wife would even be woken up by this little thing’s thrashing.
Qiao Duo said with amusement, "The baby can now hear and see. If you always scare him like this, be careful he might end up not liking you."
But she thought it was good that the baby was active; it at least let her know he was currently well.
Tan Zhenghong forced a smile, "I’m his dad; how could he not like me?"
Qiao Duo pulled down her shirt to cover her belly and raised her eyebrows, "That remains to be seen. Maybe the child is a debt you owe from your past life, and now he’s come to collect."
"Impossible, I must have been a great philanthropist in my past life."
Tan Zhenghong said proudly, because he had done so many good deeds, which is why he met Qiao Duo in this life.
