It was noon when Yibo woke up the next day. It was already morning when he fell asleep thinking about his husband in the next room. He quickly got ready and dressed.
He gently knocked on his husband's room. When no one answered, he opened the door and saw Zhan is still lying and hugging the pillow but is awake.
"Hi," Zhan greeted him sleepily.
"'morning..." Yibo's eyebrows met. "Are you sick or something?"
"I-I don't know," Zhan answered lazily. "I just don't feel like getting up." when he suddenly inhaled Yibo's cologne, he immediately covered his nose. "W-what's that smell? I-I am going to be sick!" Zhan felt her stomach and quickly got up to run to the bathroom. He almost didn't make it.
Yibo stopped himself from approaching his husband. There is some suspicion that is forcing its way into his mind. Zhan reached for the towel on the rack and wiped his sweat. When he suddenly stunned and turned around to look at Yibo who gaze deeply at him.
"Are you "
"Pregnant?" Zhan added in horror.
Instead of Yibo going to the office, the two went to an OB-Gyne. And their suspicion was confirmed by the doctor. Xiao Zhan was more or less one month pregnant.
The two returned home without saying a word. Zhan had never been more insecure all his life. Except for the movement of the muscles on his face, he could read no other emotion on Yibo's face. And Zhan felt like crying. It's not because he doesn't like what he's carrying, but the precarious relationship between the two of them is complicated by him being pregnant.
Yibo couldn't believe that it was possible to feel happy, angry and bitter at the same time because he wasn't sure if he was the father of what his husband was carrying. His only consolation was that his suspicion was not seen by his own eyes. But what else could he think of, why Zhan was in his father's room at that time of the night? Zhan's own admission that he loves Quiren? The loving looks between his father and his husband! Again, his jaws clenched in secret hatred.
No matter what, Zhan will still give birth to a Wang and he will ensure that Wang Quiren will never think about the child's paternity. And he would give Zhan the benefit of the doubt no matter how painful it was. If it is payment for his sins, then Yibo is ready to accept it.
"I want you to go home to Hacienda Xiao for the duration of your pregnancy," said Yibo after a long silence. Zhan shook his head in confusion. "I-I don't want to, Yibo," he declined. "Why should I stay there during the duration of my pregnancy? The island is far from the City. W-what if I have to see my doctor or-"
"Whether you like it or not, we will stay for eight months in Hacienda Xiao until you give birth," Yibo said firmly. "I will not allow you to return to Beijing during those times, Xiao Zhan! And if you need to see your doctor, I will personally pick up the doctor and bring them to Hacienda Wang to check on you.
"I-I don't understand this at all. Why do you seem to exile me in Hacienda Xiao?"
"Because I'm sure Dad can't go to Hacienda Xiao without my knowledge and without a compelling reason!"
"What has your father got to do with this?" Zhan mind was even more confused by what Yibo said.
"Because I don't want Dad to think about the paternity of the child, Zhan." Yibo gritted his teeth, his eyes are in one line. "He'll think I'm the father of the one you're carrying."
"But of course," Zhan answered quickly despite the confusion. "Who else will Dad think of as the father of my child?"
Yibo's jaws tensed even more. His chest rose and fell and if his hands could crush the steering wheel, it would be crushed.
"Damn you! I feel like squeezing your neck with my bare hands. And how I hate my father and you for taking me a fool!"
Zhan let out a deep sigh and leaned back against his seat. After all these years, Yibo still has the same feelings for him. And how stupid of him to think that somehow Yibo has learned to accept him as his husband.
If there's one thing he doesn't understand now, it's Yibo's adamant refusal to annul their marriage. Zhan bit his lip painfully. Family traditions bind Yibo to him.
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