She carefully took the baby, lowered her head, and saw the baby’s wrinkly pink face.
This was Bian Yue’s first close look at her child; she was a bit surprised, paused, then stated matter-of-factly: "He’s a little... ugly."
The nurse, hearing this, covered her mouth and giggled, saying: "All newborns are like this, it’ll get better in a few days. Mrs. Shen, your baby is one of the prettiest ones."
Bian Yue widened her eyes in shock, "Is this considered pretty?"
The nurse nodded solemnly, saying: "Yes! Very pretty! Look at his eyes, so big!"
The little guy was sleeping soundly in Bian Yue’s arms, his eyes not even open, and Bian Yue, after a long look, couldn’t find anything attractive in that red and wrinkly little face.
She raised her hand, gently poked the little guy’s face, "The more I look, the uglier he seems!"
Shen Jinci followed Bian Yue’s remark, nodded, and lightly said: "Indeed, I wonder who he resembles."
Bian Yue sighed, "I thought he would be very pretty."
"Out of sight, out of mind, shall I take him outside?" Shen Jinci joked on purpose.
Bian Yue imdiately hugged the child closer, tenderly kissing the little face and earnestly said: "No matter how ugly, he is still my darling."
Shen Jinci thought to himself, this kid really has a good life, being Bian Yue’s darling without doing anything.
He looked at Bian Yue’s adoring face, touched her hair tenderly, and asked: "Are you tired from holding him?"
Bian Yue said she wasn’t tired.
Shen Jinci said: "How about I hold him, and you watch."
Bian Yue refused, "I want to hold him myself, Jinci, I didn’t know before, kids are so soft, and a bit fragrant."
Shen Jinci smiled, his heart softening.
He just silently watched Bian Yue’s face, thinking that what he had previously thought was complete could perhaps be even more so.
"Jinci!" Bian Yue suddenly turned to him with bright eyes, "Have you thought about what to na the baby?"
Shen Jinci was startled, and honestly said: "I haven’t thought about it; I have been waiting for you to wake up."
Only then did Bian Yue notice the white bandage on Shen Jinci’s hand.
Her gaze darkened, and with a pained frown, she whispered, "Is it because of ..."
"No." Shen Jinci said: "I accidentally hurt myself."
"I rember, it was from my bite." Holding the baby and unable to free her hands, Bian Yue looked towards the nurse and nervously asked: "Is his injury serious?"
The young nurse, receiving a stopping glance from Shen Jinci, laughed and said: "It’s not serious, just a little skin break. Oh, Mrs. Shen, I’ll go call the doctor to co and give you a check-up."
After speaking, she hurriedly left the room.
Bian Yue wouldn’t believe this, but she did not press further, only looked at Shen Jinci and said: "Sorry... I was not conscious at the ti..."
"It’s who should say sorry." Shen Jinci looked at Bian Yue’s guilty face, his voice calm and gentle: "Yueyue, I regret that I can’t share your pain."
"It’s not up to you." Bian Yue frowned, countering.
"Yes, so how could it be your decision what you did unconsciously?" Shen Jinci gazed into Bian Yue’s bright eyes and said: "Yueyue, you don’t have to take everything upon yourself, I am your husband."
Bian Yue felt a warmth in her heart, thus she heeded Shen Jinci’s words and didn’t pursue the matter further.
She lowered her head, looking at the baby sleeping sweetly in her arms; now, calming her mind and looking closely, it seed like there were hints of his father’s features in the corners of the eyes and brows.
Thinking this, Bian Yue involuntarily smiled.
"What are you smiling at?"
"Just looking more, he seems pretty pleasing to the eye." Bian Yue laughed frankly: "Not ugly at all!"
Shen Jinci’s eyes held a deeper smile.
He spoke in a casual tone, speaking softly and slowly: "Then... let’s pick a na?"
Bian Yue had actually thought of a few nas before; at Shen Jinci’s prompting, she blurted out: "How about Xiao?
"Bian Xiao? Sounds good."
Bian Yue widened her eyes looking at Shen Jinci, "Why not the surna Shen?"
Bian Yue thought that Shen Jinci would say, because of love for her, having her surna was also good.
But Shen Jinci just tenderly kissed her face, calmly saying: "I think Bian sounds better than Shen."
Bian Yue hesitated a bit, "But about Lixing side..."
"It’s not important." Shen Jinci said: "Yueyue, you just need to consider whether you are happy or not."
Bian Yue pursed her lips and smiled; she didn’t dwell on it further, but with a face full of anticipation said: "Then in the future, he will be called Bian Xiao."
The child’s na was thus decided.
Wen Jiao ca to see Bian Yue the next day; after hearing the whole story, he was quite surprised and said: "Just like that?"
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