Chapter 50: Birth, I Absolutely Won’t Breastfeed! I Won’t Even If You Kill Me!…

“Ah!”

Meng Huan exerted all his strength, as if doing a sit-up, and after getting up, he closed his eyes again and lay flat.

Wen Xi was so frightened by his appearance that he didn’t even care about the marks left on his arm from being grabbed. He hurriedly shook Meng Huan who was lying on the bed, “Xiao Jun! Xiao Jun!”

Meng Huan, who had just closed his eyes to rest and gather strength, was directly shaken awake. He turned his head weakly and said, “Don’t shake me. If you shake me again, I’ll really be done for.”

It had to be said that Wen Xi sometimes really lacked psychological stamina. He would have to train him well in the future.

Alas, now was not the time to think about this. He didn’t even know if he could live to give birth to the child, so what was the point of thinking about the future?

“What, what kind of sin have I committed, wuwuwu…” Meng Huan exerted force again, and the pain surged from below like endless waves.

“Xiao Jun, use your strength! The child’s head is already out!”

“Just hold on a little longer, gentleman!”

Hearing these few words of encouragement, Meng Huan’s spirit instantly rose. Thinking about ending it quickly, he continued to recklessly exert himself to give birth.

However, he exerted force for nearly half an hour more, and the child still didn’t come out! They were all lying to him!

“You, you’re still lying to me now…” He felt himself constantly weakening. The effect of the medicine seemed to be powerless to continue, only supporting his spirit for a while, and now it was useless.

What should he do? He felt that he couldn’t give birth anymore. The pain had already become numb, and that place had long lost sensation. Could it be that he was really going to die?

Hehe, he, a man, was actually going to die from dystocia while giving birth. If his friends from before heard about it, they would probably laugh themselves to death.

Meng Huan slowly blinked his eyes, and the world in front of him slowed down. The cheers and shouts beside his ears also became smaller. His mind suddenly became a little clear, and in an instant, he could remember many bits and pieces from the modern world.

Perhaps he could go back after he died… right?

While his thoughts were flying, the conversation outside somehow suddenly entered his head.

“Father, how is Huan Huan doing now?”

“Still giving birth.”

“How come he’s still giving birth? Let me go in and see!”

“No, Zhaoyin! Childbirth for men is an unclean thing. Your luck is bad now, and if you go in, you will definitely be tainted with bad luck!”

Meng Huan rolled his eyes and muttered to Wen Xi, who was crying beside him, “Old man Xie is just superstitious, still talking nonsense about bad luck, as if he hadn’t given birth to a child before…”

“Xiao Jun! Xiao Jun, it’s so great that you’re still awake! Quickly exert yourself again, the child is really about to come out!”

He had no strength to respond to Wen Xi’s encouragement and could only secretly put all his strength on his belly, thinking that he would go all out this time and leave it to fate.

Since the Heavenly Lord wanted him to come to the female-dominated world to suffer, he definitely wouldn’t let him die before he finished suffering…

“Wah!” A loud cry came from below, and Meng Huan only felt a lightness on his body as the pain gradually dissipated, but drowsiness swept over him.

Meng Huan felt that he should have a good sleep, at least for three days and three nights.

Just before he closed his eyes, he seemed to see Wen Zhaoyin come in, and the midwife was holding the child for her to see, but she didn’t look and instead walked straight towards him.

She was really good at pretending. Where had she been earlier?

“Why did you only come back now…” Not caring whether she heard or not, Meng Huan directly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

What he didn’t know was that Wen Zhaoyin not only heard what he said but also mistook his falling asleep for breathing his last, and her eyes immediately turned red on the spot.

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When Meng Huan woke up again, it was already the night of the second day. Calculating carefully, he had slept for at least ten hours.

He tried to move, but his body was especially painful, as if he had been beaten up. Especially that place, regaining sensation was worse than not regaining sensation. It could kill a person even without moving.

He never wanted to hear the three words “giving birth” in this lifetime!

“Huan Huan is awake?”

The voice came from the window, and Meng Huan looked over in the direction of the voice and found that Wen Zhaoyin was sitting on a low couch beside the bed reading a book. At this moment, she raised her head from the book and met his gaze.

“Hmph…” He didn’t respond and only let out a meaningful snort, then turned his head to lie flat and continued to close his eyes, looking like he was going to take another nap.

The latter didn’t get angry either and was unusually easy to talk to compared to usual. She put down the book and walked over, “Don’t sleep, you’ve slept for a long time. Get up and eat something before going back to sleep.”

Seeing that he didn’t speak or move, Wen Zhaoyin continued, “I’m sorry, I was delayed by something yesterday and came back so late. Don’t be angry with me.”

Meng Huan opened his eyes again and tilted his head to look at her, “Don’t think you’re so important. What does it have to do with me whether you come back or not?”

“When I was giving birth, I wished I could get up immediately and beat you up. If it weren’t for you, the culprit, I wouldn’t have had to go through that suffering!”

When he spoke to the point of agitation, he even raised his hand and pounded on the bedside, which amused Wen Zhaoyin.

She gently grabbed his hand and tucked it back under the blanket, “Okay, okay, okay, it’s all my fault. Are you hungry now? Let’s eat something.”

Even if Meng Huan wanted to jump up and beat her up right now, she wouldn’t fight back.

She was held up by Prince An and had no choice but to go along with him for a while before finding an excuse to rush home. She didn’t expect to be held back by her father for a while, saying that she couldn’t go in because it would bring bad luck.

By the time she convinced her father and entered the inner room, she happened to see the moment when Meng Huan closed his eyes with a smile, which was exactly the same as when her main husband left.

She didn’t know if it was because she thought of Xie Yunhuan or what, but at that time, her heart ached so much that she couldn’t control herself. If it weren’t for her strong will, she probably would have cried in front of the crowd of midwives and servants.

She had never cried when she bled from practicing martial arts, and other things were even less able to shake her mind, but it was precisely when she saw him close his eyes with a smile…

“What do you want to eat? Let’s eat your favorite meat, braised pork, sauce pork elbow…” Seeing him pursing his lips, she consciously raised her hand to help him sit up little by little.

Meng Huan was a little hungry, but he didn’t want to admit it. So he let her support him to sit up, but he didn’t expect that lying down was fine, but as soon as he moved, that place hurt especially!

“Hiss! Don’t move!”

Seeing his pained expression, Wen Zhaoyin quickly stopped when she heard his words. He stopped in mid-air, unable to lie down or sit up.

This kind of movement required the support of core strength in the abdomen, but he had just given birth and didn’t have the strength at all. Stopping actually required more strength in the legs, and for a moment, his expression was distorted with pain.

Wen Zhaoyin quickly reached out to his waist and steadily supported him, which finally relieved his suffering.

Meng Huan didn’t care about anything else and hooked her neck for support. It took a good while before it didn’t hurt so much.

“It’s all your fault, all your fault.” He turned his face away so she couldn’t see him shedding tears, but the two of them were so close that no matter how he hid, she could still see it.

The latter took out her free hand to wipe away his tears and gently helped him adjust his position, “It’s my fault for not being good, making you suffer.”

Except for now, when had she ever been in such a good mood? Meng Huan had no strength and didn’t know how to scold her. He was still the one in pain, so he didn’t make a sound and let her do as she wished.

He originally thought that when Wen Zhaoyin asked for his opinion just now, she was going to have someone prepare it. But he didn’t expect that she had already had it made, and with just one call, someone brought in a table full of meat dishes that he liked, and they were all hot.

Okay, she was considerate.

He couldn’t get out of bed now, so she had someone move the dining table to the bedside. She didn’t even need him to reach out and pick up the dishes. He didn’t even need to pick up the chopsticks. She directly picked them up and fed him herself.

Wen Xi and Pei Lan were waiting on the side, and the latter couldn’t help but persuade, “Master, you should eat something too. You’ve been watching over Xiao Jun since you returned yesterday and haven’t touched your chopsticks yet.”

At other times, Pei Lan naturally wouldn’t say this, but now, seeing the situation, Xiao Jun seemed to have some resentment towards the master for not arriving in time, so she should say something.

Wen Zhaoyin turned to look at Pei Lan and frowned slightly, “Why are you saying these things?”

Meng Huan chewed on his food and glanced at the interaction between the two. He didn’t make a sound, thinking that they couldn’t tell he knew they were saying it for him to hear. It was just one day of not eating, how could it compare to the suffering of his nine months of pregnancy?

He didn’t buy it, but he didn’t continue to let her feed him either. He directly pushed her wrist away with his hand and silently ate with his own chopsticks.

“Won’t you ask about the child’s situation? Don’t you want to know if it’s a girl or a boy?” She put down her chopsticks and looked at him with a smile.

Meng Huan was still quite curious. After all, the child had been in his belly for nine months. If he didn’t even know the gender, it would be quite strange.

But he was being proud now, staring straight ahead and continuing to eat without paying attention to anyone.

Wen Zhaoyin couldn’t help but chuckle softly. His current appearance was quite cute. She then ordered the servant, “Have someone bring the child here.”

“It’s a boy, looking like you, gentle and obedient.”

Meng Huan raised his head, his expression a bit conflicted, “Your praise is a bit far-fetched. Gentle and obedient like me?”

This phrase seemed to have nothing to do with him. If she had said handsome and suave, it might have been more fitting…

Before she could say anything, the door outside was pushed open, and a slightly older man walked in carrying a tightly wrapped bundle.

“Family head, Xiao Jun.” He bowed properly, then lightly opened the upper part of the bundle in his arms, revealing the small face of the sleeping child inside.

It was a wrinkled ball, still red, and didn’t show a bit of the meaning Wen Zhaoyin had described.

Meng Huan craned his neck to look over, forgetting to put down the chopsticks in his hand. After looking, he was a bit disappointed, “So ugly, is it really the one I gave birth to?”

The man holding the child beside him smiled and carefully answered, “Xiao Jun, newborn babies are all like this. Wait a few days for him to grow and it will be better.”

He retracted his neck and continued eating, but still couldn’t help stealing a couple more glances. He found that although the child was ugly, it wasn’t unbearable to look at. The more he looked, the more acceptable it became.

Wen Zhaoyin raised her hand to signal to the man, “Bring him over for him to see, don’t keep him so far away. Let Huan Huan hold him too.”

Meng Huan hurriedly raised his head and said, “No no no, just looking is enough. Why should I hold him? What if he pees on me?”

The latter was a bit stunned by his words. She didn’t expect that there would be a father in the world who disliked holding his child. But on second thought, it wasn’t impossible. It seemed that nothing was impossible when it came to Meng Huan.

The man hurriedly said, “It’s no problem. This servant has just changed the young master’s diaper. If you hold him for a bit now to get familiar, it will be easier when feeding him milk later.”

What? Feeding milk?!

Meng Huan had a look of horror on his face, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground, “Feeding milk? I don’t have breasts, how can I feed milk? Don’t joke with me!”

When he was pregnant before, he had thought about whether it would involve breastfeeding. But later, seeing that his chest was always flat and didn’t have any feeling, he was relieved and didn’t ask anyone.

Now that he thought about it, he should have asked Wen Xi at that time! At least he should have asked clearly to put his mind at ease. He was really careless. Why didn’t he think about it? If men didn’t need to breastfeed, then what was the deal with Wen Shu’s wet nurse?

“Can you take the child far away from me? I’m telling you, I don’t have milk. I can’t possibly breastfeed. I won’t breastfeed even if you kill me!”

Seeing him suddenly become so agitated, the man had no choice but to stop his steps and helplessly turn to look at Wen Zhaoyin.

Wen Zhaoyin was also stunned by his reaction. She didn’t expect him to be so resistant. She could only speak to comfort him first, “Okay, okay, if you don’t want to feed, then don’t feed. We’ll arrange a wet nurse for the child.”

In any case, it wasn’t a big deal. Before, Yunhuan had injured his vitality and couldn’t breastfeed either, so Wen Shu had also grown up drinking milk from a wet nurse. She didn’t care much about these things.

Only when Meng Huan heard her say this, and saw that the man didn’t continue to approach with the child in his arms, did he feel relieved.

Giving birth to the child couldn’t be avoided. It was only because there was no other choice that he gave birth. As for small matters like breastfeeding, he naturally wanted to avoid it if he could.