“But I…” Xu Yi lowered his head, “Cloud Mei is already pregnant, and I want to have a baby quickly…”
“Once your eyes are healed, we’ll have one.”
Xu Yi’s worry was evident as he leaned into Jingyu’s embrace. “Sometimes I wonder, if I get pregnant, will the baby be blind like me? That would be so pitiful.”
“You need Zi Yuan to treat you, and then you’ll see, and the baby will see too,” Jingyu advised.
Xu Yi looked away. “But if my eyes get better, will you still want me?”
“You’re already my husband; how could I want to leave?”
Xu Yi quickly shook his head. “I’m afraid you’ll abandon me. I can’t manage without you…”
Jingyu stroked his back. “You’re my husband; I’ll always keep you by my side. Zi Yuan will come to treat you tomorrow.”
Xu Yi remained silent. Jingyu sighed internally, “Once your eyes are healed, you’ll see me and our baby.”
Xu Yi’s eyes misted over, distressed: “I don’t want that. What if it can’t be treated? I’m scared…”
“It will be treated,” Jingyu assured him, placing her hand over her belly. “The doctor said you’re pregnant. Zi Yuan says if you cooperate, everything will be fine, and you’ll soon see the baby.”
Xu Yi cried tears of joy, trembling with excitement. “Really, my wife, I’m really pregnant?”
“Yes, you are.”
Xu Yi nestled into Jingyu’s embrace, happiness overflowing. Seeing his joy, Jingyu also felt a surge of happiness and smiled.
Heng Ziyuan’s expression remained gentle, but her heart was alert. She had sent people to inquire about Hua Yan’s situation and found no evidence of an arranged marriage.
Jin Yu, aware of Ziyuan’s suspicion, casually remarked, “I had him betrothed to a maidservant of the Jin household’s steward.”
Heng Ziyuan was taken aback, anger flickering within her. Even if she dismissed a young lady from a wealthy family, an arrangement by the family head was not easily overturned. If she were to take Hua Yan away, it could provoke anger. Her gaze shifted to Hua Yan with concern.
