Perhaps it was the care from those around her, or maybe it was just past the early stages of pregnancy, but by the fourth month, Shen Zhiyi’s appetite had returned to normal, and her figure had filled out a bit.
Today was the day she finished filming her scenes. The film crew planned to hold a wrap-up banquet, and Pei Yu, worried about her, decided to accompany her to the event. When it was almost ti, he left his study and went back to the bedroom, noticing that the wardrobe door was ajar.
"What’s wrong?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around Shen Zhiyi from behind, his palm resting on her slightly protruding belly, already noticeably rounded.
Shen Zhiyi, holding a light purple dress in her hand, said sowhat blankly, "I can’t fit into this dress anymore."
She had always been very slender, always buying clothes in the smallest size. This was the first ti she had encountered an outfit that didn’t fit, especially since the dress was newly bought last year.
For an actress, this was quite a blow.
Pei Yu paused, looking at her reflection in the mirror. Four months into her pregnancy, her complexion was notably better than at the beginning, and with her improved appetite, she certainly had gained a few pounds, sothing he was acutely aware of, but she was by no ans overweight.
"Is it the waist size?"
It must be due to her rising belly.
Shen Zhiyi stuffed the dress back into the depths of the wardrobe and nodded in frustration.
She was well aware that this was normal, and that in the later stages of pregnancy, she would have no choice but to wear loose clothes, but knowing this and accepting it imdiately were two different things.
"If you like that dress, we can have the waistline altered," Pei Yu said softly, not wanting her to be upset, "It’s not that you’ve gotten fat, it’s the baby’s fault. Once the baby is born, I’ll teach him a lesson for you."
Shen Zhiyi was amused by his banter, "You really are going to be a good dad."
Blaming it all on the baby.
Pei Yu simply said, "I want to be a good husband first."
With only a slight frustration in her heart that dissipated with his comforting, Shen Zhiyi looked at him with a thin smile, "You already are."
During her pregnancy, Pei Yu read dozens of books; even though a private doctor was always on call for her, he seed still uneasy and spent a lot of ti with her, bringing work ho, and even then, he would check on her at regular intervals.
Shen Zhiyi didn’t speak of it, but she felt incredibly secure; being a first-ti mother-to-be wasn’t exactly a confident affair for her. With Pei Yu by her side, she didn’t have to worry too much or have irrational thoughts.
The wrap-up banquet was lively, and the people from the sa film crew were all aware of Shen Zhiyi’s pregnancy, and they even presented her with many baby gifts.
With her at the table, no one even drank alcohol. The director, all smiles, asked, "When will we announce this news?"
By now, Shen Zhiyi was not making a particular effort to hide her pregnancy, but with few public appearances, the chances of being spotted by others greatly decreased, "We’ll leave it to fate."
The director couldn’t resist asking, "Can I announce it using my account?"
He really couldn’t wait to share the news.
Shen Zhiyi laughed, "Sure, please go ahead."
"Co on, whoever gave Zhiyi baby clothes, let take a picture," the director bustled about, then turned his head to confirm with Shen Zhiyi, "It’s a boy, right?"
The baby’s gender had only been confird not long ago, and Shen Zhiyi nodded, "It’s a boy."
They say sons resemble their mothers more, and knowing this news, Pei Yu had been in a particularly good mood for several days.
Shortly after the director announced the news, a large number of fans flocked to Pei Yu’s account, wanting to ask their brother-in-law how he had managed to keep this a secret for so long. They were surprised to find that there were already dozens of posts about the baby on his account. The reason they hadn’t noticed was that the posts had been private before and were now visible to fans.
So Pei Yu actually didn’t have the tolerance they imagined he had.
The wrap-up party ended early, and Shen Zhiyi took the opportunity to check her phone, realizing that her fans were genuinely excited. Her activities had decreased recently, and she had hardly appeared in public view, so she didn’t bla them for being so surprised.
After so thought, she posted the renovated baby room online and replied to a few comnts.
So fans wanted to send her baby supplies, but she declined, indicating that she had already received enough items to fill a whole room.
That wasn’t an exaggeration at all.
Not to ntion that Qin Fang and his group were extrely keen on buying things for the baby; just the partners from Pei’s who knew about the news had sent over quite a few gifts. She hadn’t even finished looking through the list the butler had recorded.
Thinking of this, she reviewed the gift list again after returning to Huating.
After Pei Yu finished his washing up, he ca over to massage her legs. Recently, her legs had been prone to swelling at night, and they would often wake her up if she didn’t massage them.
"This little elephant jade pendant is cute," Shen Zhiyi said while showing him a photo on her tablet, "Shall we give it to the baby to play with?"
She would pick out things she liked, and those that weren’t needed would be stored away by the butler.
Pei Yu nodded indifferently, not too concerned about such things, and asked, "Does your back still hurt?"
Shen Zhiyi had injured her back years earlier by not being careful while filming, and the discomfort had gotten worse during her mid-pregnancy. Pei Yu had always paid close attention to this.
"No, it doesn’t hurt anymore," Shen Zhiyi shook her head, intending to continue browsing on her tablet, when she suddenly felt his hands, which were massaging her calves, moving upwards, gently kneading the base of her legs.
She blinked, feigning ignorance, "What are you doing?"
Leaning over her, Pei Yu captured her lips and whispered, "I’m finding it a bit hard to bear."
It had been a long ti since they had a complete marital life, Shen Zhiyi at most assisted him with her hand, and even though the doctor said it was safe to have intercourse, he often chose to abstain.
Shen Zhiyi held back a smile as she kissed him back, "You poor thing."
When he ca out of the bathroom, he hadn’t properly dressed, exposing his lean upper body as if he had made up his mind to seduce her. Unable to resist the temptation, Shen Zhiyi ran her hand over his shoulder and back, only for her wrist to be swiftly grasped by him.
She was quickly swept into gentle tides.
Waking up in the middle of the night, Shen Zhiyi found Pei Yu was not by her side, the only room still lit was the baby’s nursery.
The door was not closed, she gently pushed it open and saw Pei Yu sitting on the carpet, staring at the baby stroller, seemingly lost in thought.
She walked over, "What are you thinking about?"
Pei Yu showed her a faint smile, "I’m thinking about what we still need to prepare."
So many people were preparing for the arrival of this baby, but nobody did more than Pei Yu.
Shen Zhiyi snuggled into his arms, telling him, "It’s already enough."
The process of nurturing a fetus was long, providing all parents with ample ti to prepare. During this process, Shen Zhiyi gradually accepted the fact that she was about to beco a mother, starting to look forward to the child’s birth. Pei Yu, however, was progressing even faster, seemingly learning how to be a father well in advance.
He was so diligent and serious, he would surely do better than all other fathers.
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