95 Little Bun

Manta came into view while they were bickering. He was scratching his eye areas with his chubby hands and was yawning.

"Baachan, Jiichan, ohayoo~*" his little voice was adorable.

"Ohayo, Mantarou. My cute little bun, did Jiichan wake you up?" Aoi Xiu surely dotes on her grandson while blaming her husband with a glare.

Xiu Jin cleared his throat. "Mantarou, you wanna play ball with Jiichan in the garden?"

The boy's face lit up in a smile and he nodded excitedly.

Xiu Jin had a bright smile on his face as he led his grandson out of the room. This irritated his wife who was still packing his things.

Suddenly, her phone rang. It was her daughter. She hurriedly picked up.

"Midori." Her thoughts were wandering on possibilities for an early morning phone call.

"Hello, Mom. Is Dad still with you?"

"Unfortunately. What's the matter?"

"Can we meet at TU restaurant at lunch?" Midori glanced at the man next to her.

"Sure. Do you need your father?" Aoi Xiu was still determined to send Xiu Jin back to City S as soon as possible.

"Hai. Arigatou, Okaasan."

"Hmmn." Aoi Xiu hung up. Then she went to find her husband.

She saw him playing soccer with his grandson, well it was more like he was teaching Manta how to kick the ball.

Aoi Xiu approached her grandson. "Mantarou, it's time for you to wash up. Kudou-sensei should not wait long for you."

Manta paused and realized that he indeed has lessons that day. "Hai, Obaachan." He followed his nanny into the house to take his bath.

Xiu Jin looked at the serious expression on his wife. "Where are we going?"

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Though he had prepared himself for this, Dan was still nervous on meeting his in-laws for this purpose. He might really get himself killed.

He threw several pieces of clothing onto the bed, still undecided on what to wear.

Midori giggled as she looked at his flustered face. She could still remember his reaction the day before when the doctor handed them the result of her blood test.

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"Mr. and Mrs. Zhou, here's the result of the serum Beta-HCG." She looked at the patient. "Congratulations. Mrs. Zhou, we will now proceed on evaluating the status of your pregnancy."

The doctor, who was fluent in Dan's language, led them to the examining area.

Midori lied on the bed as she held Dan's hand. She squinted when the ultrasound probe was inserted for evaluation.

They all stared at the monitor. After a while, the doctor pointed at a seemingly pulsating part of the image. "See here, that's the baby's heart."

Dan kissed his wife's hand, which he was tightly clutching, as tears fell down his cheeks.

Midori was also crying while flashing a bright smile, still dazed on the image in the screen.

The doctor made some measurements to date the pregnancy and nodded as it coincided within limits to the age of gestation based on the patient's last menstrual period.

After the sonogram images were printed, they were led back to the office and the rest of the results were given, along with a prescription of supplements to support the pregnancy.

The couple intently listened to every advice and restriction the doctor gave. The husband flooded the doctor with a series of questions, from the diet to possible sexual activities. The understanding doctor answered all of it. Satisfied, they politely bid goodbye after making sure they understood very well.

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Midori chuckled as her husband remained conflicted on clothes. She went through his luggage and found the taupe tie in crazy diamonds design which made her smile.

"What have you got there?" Her husband suddenly appeared behind her.

Her smile brightened as she showed the tie. She went over the clothes haphazardly laid out on the bed. She took a pair of black suit and a light gray shirt. "These will do." She held them up for him to see.

He walked towards her, then he cupped her cheeks and kissed her passionately.

When they were out of breath, he decided to let go of her lips. He caressed her lower abdomen. "Little Bun, wish Daddy good luck!" He took the clothes from his wife and started to get dressed.