enjoyebooks Chapter 1529 - 1013: Departure (2)
Chapter 1529 - 1013: Departure (2)
All things are reciprocal, including respect. If the other party gives her enough respect, she will naturally return the same courtesy. Taking a deep breath, Chuxia smiled and squeezed Zhou Mikang’s palm: "Don’t worry, I won’t force myself, and you don’t need to explain this to Grandma and Mom. Let me handle it myself, okay? I promise I won’t let myself suffer even a little bit."
After observing his little wife for a moment and seeing she wasn’t joking, Zhou Mikang had to compromise: "Alright, I’ll listen to you, I won’t tell them, but you must also keep your promise. If, when I come next time, I find you’re even a little unwell, on this matter you’ll have to follow my lead."
"You’re just making things difficult for me..." Chuxia looked helpless, "The two little ones need to be fed, and they’ll wake up at night. If I’m occasionally a bit tired or lose a little weight, it’s normal." As she spoke, she pinched a small lump of fat on her stomach, "Besides, I’ve heard that if you don’t work on losing this post-pregnancy weight right away, it’s going to get harder and harder to shed later. I don’t want to become a yellow-faced woman with a big belly."
"What do you mean, a big belly?" Zhou Mikang looked more exasperated than his little wife, "It’s just that your skin hasn’t completely recovered from after the baby was born. With proper rest, you’ll be back to your original shape soon.
Besides, even if you do gain weight, you’ll always be the most beautiful in my eyes. Remember, I just want you to be healthy and safe; everything else is unimportant. Don’t push yourself, okay?"
"Got it, got it, you’re such a nag..." Chuxia reached up to rub her forehead, "I’m tired, I want to sleep for a bit. You go out and talk with Grandpa and the others."
"Alright." Zhou Mikang carefully helped his little wife lie down and tucked the covers around her before quietly leaving the room.
"You can’t keep holding onto Nannan all the time, let me hold her for a while."
"I’ve only been holding her for a little while, let me enjoy it."
"You’ve been holding her since you got back, when will you have enough? Look at Brother Zhao, as soon as his wife asked, he immediately let her hold Beibei."
"Brother Zhao will be staying here for a while. I have to go back tomorrow; it’s not the same."
"You can stay a few more days; no one is stopping you. Come on, hand over Nannan."
"Dear, stay a few more days. Let me enjoy this today, best if..." Old Master Zhou chuckled, "Best if they leave some memories on me, so I can make those old fellas jealous when I see them this afternoon!"
"..."
Zhou Mikang looked at his grandfather in disbelief, wondering if this was really the steady and reliable old man he knew. Feeling amused, he shook his head at Old Master’s enthusiasm for leaving others jealous.
"Xiaomi, come over here..." Seeing his grandson, Old Master Zhou happily waved, "Look, Nannan looks just like you when you were little, those eyes, that nose..."
"You’ve never even seen the baby with her eyes open..." Old Madam Zhou interrupted her husband with a disapproving look, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
It was interesting, the baby would open her eyes only when Old Master Zhou wasn’t around, and when she was asleep, he would appear... So, up until now, Old Master Zhou hadn’t seen his two grandsons’ real appearance, which made him quite frustrated. Why do they wake up whenever he’s busy, and fall asleep whenever he’s free...?
In the afternoon, Zhou Mikang reluctantly left the Capital City, returning to City A.
Just as she was getting over her sadness, Lin Mengran, Yang Xiaoli, Wu Jingbo, and Li Xinli arrived. During these days when Chuxia was in the hospital, they visited her every day, so their first action was to check if Nannan and Beibei had grown bigger...
Listening to their muttering about how much the twins had grown taller or chubbier, Chuxia couldn’t help but touch her forehead, wondering if they thought she had given birth to a pair of freaks that could grow every day—wasn’t that enough to scare people?
Nevertheless, their chatter somehow comforted her, as she wasn’t usually clingy, and the reason Zhou Mikang’s departure put her in a bad mood was the worry that he might suddenly have to leave on a mission...
Her intuition turned out to be quite accurate, as after her postpartum confinement, Lin Yanqiu seriously informed her that Zhou Mikang had joined his unit’s mission five days after his return.
To avoid affecting her mood, they deliberately didn’t inform her. As for the daily calls he made, it was something he managed with great effort.
Of course, this was also largely due to accommodating superiors. After all, it was quite inappropriate to have Zhou Mikang leave during this period, especially since he was more than willing to join the main unit’s mission...
"Where are you now?" With another call from Zhou Mikang, Chuxia sighed and asked, "I already know about your mission, be honest with me."
"In two more days, we’ll reach our destination..." After a long silence, Zhou Mikang continued, "At that point, I might not be able to call you every day. Take good care of yourself and wait for me to come back."
With a sigh, Chuxia said: "I will, Zhou Mikang, don’t worry about me. I’m tougher than you think, and you already gave me a heads-up about this, so I’ve been mentally prepared for it."
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