Chapter 35: Why? Isn’t giving birth a woman’s job? Why…?

Meng Huan looked at the filth on the ground, his brows furrowed so tightly they could kill flies. Even though he had vomited, the churning sensation lingered for a long time.

Hearing the sound, Wen Zhaoyin walked in from outside. Seeing this scene, she stepped around the filth, took a handkerchief from the nearby shelf, and wiped the corners of his mouth as he stood there in a daze.

She gently patted his back, her thoughtfulness almost meticulous. “Rinse your mouth first. I’ll have the servants clean it up.”

Seeing her holding the handkerchief that had just wiped his mouth without the slightest disgust, Meng Huan felt awkward.

“The handkerchief is dirty. Put it down. I’ll go out for some air first…”

He tugged at her sleeve, lowered his head, and tried to step around, but after just one glance, he vomited again. “Bleh—”

All the porridge he drank in the morning was emptied. After vomiting, his eyes were red, and tears filled his eye sockets from the irritation, spilling out with the slightest blink.

Miserable and embarrassed.

Let alone vomiting like this in front of Wen Zhaoyin, he would feel humiliated even in front of strangers.

Meng Huan silently pulled her out the door, then called Wen Xi, who was kneeling on the ground, to come and help fetch water. He took a broom himself, intending to go in and clean up.

How could Wen Xi let his young master do chores? He hurriedly snatched the broom and entered first, keeping the person who was supposed to clean outside.

At this point, Wen Zhaoyin also rarely let Pei Lan get up and told her to go ask the physician for some anti-emetic medicine.

The physician didn’t even come in person, only saying that vomiting was a normal reaction during pregnancy and that there was no medicine to take. He only said to isolate the smells that caused the husband’s vomiting to alleviate it somewhat.

“I won’t give birth! I won’t!” Meng Huan shouted on the side, but it lacked intimidation because even he knew this child could not be lost.

He was so miserable and had nowhere to vent his anger, so he just yelled for no reason.

Wen Zhaoyin found his irritated appearance amusing and stroked his fur while adding fuel to the fire. “Not only can you not take anti-emetic medicine, but the physician also said that if you catch a cold, you can’t take medicine either, or it will be bad for the child.”

“Huan Huan must be very careful not to get sick, or you’ll have a hard time.”

There were even these taboos. How come he didn’t know anything? Not being able to take medicine when sick, wouldn’t that mean waiting for death in ancient times?

Meng Huan’s fur was getting more and more ruffled. With anger from who knows where, he took two steps to the side, away from her. “It’s all your fault. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be in such a miserable state now!”

The latter was not angry at all by his accusation, only smiling faintly, her eyes showing a bit more tenderness than usual. The arrival of this child made her experience the joy of being a mother once again.

Since the birth of Wen Shu six years ago, she had never been so happy.

She took a step towards him, facing him, hands behind her back, and glanced at the ginkgo tree in the courtyard. “You’re so bold, relying on the child in your belly, you don’t even call me your wife anymore. How presumptuous.”

Meng Huan was enveloped by her shadow, and he couldn’t help but recall the past two days when everything he saw was pitch black with his eyes covered. His heart trembled a little, and he opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say.

He was threatened. His first reaction was not resistance and anger but fear.

Wen Zhaoyin observed his expression, a hint of a smile escaping her lips. “Forget it. You’ve been presumptuous for more than a day or two. As your wife, I’m willing to tolerate you.”

After she said this, Meng Huan felt a sense of relief in his heart, and his mood unconsciously improved, no longer irritated.

In the evening, just as the meal was being served, Wen Shu, who had just finished school, came bouncing over.

She had heard from the young men beside her at school about Meng Huan’s pregnancy and was very happy that the family would have another half-sister or half-brother. If today’s lessons weren’t so important, she might have rushed straight to Qingzhu Yuan.

The little girl had already established a deep friendship with Meng Huan, at least that’s what Meng Huan thought.

Although he was very resistant to the child in his belly, seeing Wen Shu so expectant, some of his resistance dissipated.

“Xiao Jun, I heard from my wet nurse that pregnant men need to be very careful. Walking, eating, sleeping, everything needs extra care. You’re usually careless, so you must pay attention to these things.”

Meng Huan paused while picking up vegetables with his chopsticks and pouted. “Since you found out I’m pregnant, you and your mother have been telling me how to keep the child. I’m the one who usually plays with you, but you’re thinking about the one in my belly. Hmph.”

Wen Shu shook his arm and said with narrowed eyes, “Xiao Jun, don’t be angry. I’m doing this for your own good.”

Without waiting for Meng Huan’s reaction, she stood up from her chair, half-squatted on the ground, and leaned slightly closer to his belly. “Xiao Jun, can I gently touch my little sister?”

Wen Shu adhered to the idea that as long as she changed topics quickly, he couldn’t keep up with her thoughts. Her mind jumped rapidly when interacting with Meng Huan.

The latter rolled his eyes and then patted his own belly twice. “If you want to touch, just touch. It’s only been a little over a month, it’s very flat. What you’re touching is most likely the food I just ate.”

Actually, he really wanted to tell this child not to expect too early, everything was still uncertain.

But now the atmosphere was strangely harmonious, and he was reluctant to break it, so he reluctantly interacted with her.

Wen Shu slowly reached out her hand, still hesitating. “It won’t get hurt, right…?”

“Ah, ptooey, ptooey. I misspoke. I shouldn’t have said those inauspicious words. I’m sorry, Xiao Jun.”

Meng Huan patted his belly twice again, indicating for her to come and touch quickly. However, before Wen Shu’s hand even touched it, his stomach suddenly started hurting.

It wasn’t the kind of pain from an upset stomach, but a dull ache in the lower abdomen. His face turned pale as he bent over, holding his stomach in pain. “I… My stomach suddenly hurts a bit.”

“Oh no… Why does it hurt so much?”

Wen Zhaoyin put down her chopsticks and looked at him, not understanding why he was fine after seeing the physician earlier but suddenly started hurting now.

Judging from his appearance, it didn’t seem like he was pretending. His face was a bit pale now, and if you looked closely, you could see tiny beads of sweat on his forehead.

It seemed he was really in a lot of pain.

“Pei Lan, quickly go call the physician! Hurry!”

Wen Shu was startled by his appearance. Her outstretched hand froze in midair, and she took two steps back, looking at the scene in a daze.

Meng Huan was still holding his stomach and groaning in pain when he felt something was amiss. Looking down at his trousers, he saw that blood was gradually seeping out.

“It’s… It’s bleeding…”

He raised his head in a panic, his pleading gaze looking at Wen Zhaoyin. The latter had already walked up to him. Seeing this situation, her heart also turned cold.

Could it be that this child couldn’t be kept either?

No, now was not the time to give birth. She hurriedly walked over to support Meng Huan, only to find that he couldn’t stand up on his own at all. So she reached out with both hands and picked him up.

“Don’t be afraid, Huan Huan, don’t be afraid.” She whispered in his ear, not knowing if she was saying it for him to hear or for herself.

Meng Huan clutched the hem of his clothes in pain, his other hand pressing hard on her shoulder. “I only patted it twice. How could this happen…?”

Actually, he felt he didn’t use much force, but other than this, he couldn’t think of any other situation that would cause his stomach to suddenly hurt so much.

No, that’s not right. What if there was poison in the food?

A spasm of pain brought his thoughts back. Meng Huan silently cursed himself for letting his mind wander at this time. He really was…

“The physician is here! The physician is here!”

By this time, Wen Zhaoyin had already put him on the bed. The physician hurried over to take his pulse, asking about the situation while doing so.

She held Meng Huan’s wrist, her brows furrowing more and more, her entire face creasing like an old walnut. “This old woman didn’t expect the young master’s body to be so fragile.”

“From the current look, it should be those few pats, using a bit of force, which disturbed the fetal energy.”

“As for this bleeding, it’s because the gestational sac housing the child became too fragile due to the young master’s previous incident, leading to this situation.”

Seeing Wen Zhaoyin’s face already showing some urgency, she quickly took out a packet of silver needles to apply acupuncture and used a unique method of massage. She also had someone brew medicine. After fussing for two hours, she finally managed to save both the adult and the child.

Meng Huan was in such extreme pain that he wished he could pass out to endure it, but the physician said that if he fell asleep, the child might not survive. If the child was lost, it could also endanger his life, so they used medicine to keep him awake.

He kept groaning for two hours, and now his throat could barely make a sound, his thoughts as hazy as if in a storm.

“Young Master, can you say a few words?” the physician asked.

“N-no… I can’t.” Meng Huan glanced at the physician weakly.

Seeing his response, the physician turned to Wen Zhaoyin and said, “The Young Master is fine now, but after this incident, there are many things to pay attention to. Let this old woman explain in detail to you.”

First, Meng Huan could only lie down and not get out of bed. He had to lie down for at least half a month before the child could be completely stabilized.

Otherwise, if he moved, he might experience the same pain as today.

While they managed to save the child this time, next time it might not be so certain. Therefore, he must lie down properly, and no mishaps could occur.

Second was taking medicine. Since medicine is always somewhat toxic, taking it would not be good for the child, so they had to change the medicine to dietary supplements and so on…

Meng Huan heard that he had to lie down for half a month and felt somewhat in despair. Eating, drinking, and relieving himself all in bed, how embarrassing!

Now that he thought about it, he hadn’t had a single good day since coming to this female-dominated world. Now, he was suffering so much because of a child. This world really made it impossible to live.

Giving birth was clearly a woman’s job, so why did he have to suffer? Damn this transmigration!