This Alpha Is So Devoted to His Wife - Chapter 81

The room was quiet at this moment.

The two men sat on the sofa without speaking, both staring intently at the test report they had just received.

The report in their hands was light but carried immense weight.

Especially the four characters: 【Confirmed Pregnancy】.

“Xingxing.”

“Mhm.”

“How do you feel right now?”

“Very excited, but my mind is a blank slate. I need a minute to process.” Lu Xinghe took a deep breath, leaned against the back of the chair, his eyes slightly warm, and looked at Duan Yeluo, who was still leaning over, scrutinizing the report.

His clothes were dirty earlier, so he had changed into a loose-fitting hospital gown.

He held the report with complete focus, looking incredibly serious and treasuring it, reading it over and over again.

The sight made him inexplicably want to cry.

Duan Yeluo pinched a corner of the report. “I’m also experiencing a kind of happiness that’s hard to describe, it’s just—”

Before he could finish, he was embraced.

He felt Lu Xinghe bury his head in his neck and soon felt a cool wetness dripping onto his neck. Guessing what had happened, he couldn’t help but feel a lump in his own throat. He wrapped his arms around the other man’s head, pressed his cheek close, his eyes warm, and smiled:

“I’m so happy. We’re going to be fathers.”

Lu Xinghe held the precious person he had loved since childhood in his arms. He felt his whole heart was unable to contain the excitement brought by this surprise. However, beneath this excitement was an even greater focus on Duan Yeluo.

Regarding the impending role of fatherhood, he cared more about what changes Duan Yeluo would experience.

It was anticipation, and also apprehension.

“Baby, are you scared?” Lu Xinghe leaned back on the sofa, adjusting their position so Duan Yeluo could rest more comfortably.

Duan Yeluo naturally nestled into the crook of the arm behind him. He thought for a moment and nodded honestly. “A little scared.” Then he smiled. “But mostly happy.”

He carefully folded the paper, the corners of his mouth turned up, and then he leaned down and kissed it.

Lu Xinghe saw his cute little gesture, and his heart melted. This surprise baby was the best gift for them.

“Want to touch it?” Duan Yeluo turned sideways, lifting his shirt to reveal his flat, pale abdomen.

Lu Xinghe laughed. “You can’t feel anything yet.”

Despite saying that, his palm still covered the area, feeling the small life being nurtured beneath the cool, flat abdomen. He couldn’t help but feel emotional, and his eyes reddened again as he thought of something. He lowered his head.

Duan Yeluo: “…” He leaned closer to Lu Xinghe and checked, seeing him pinching the bridge of his nose. “Are you crying?”

“I’m crying.” Lu Xinghe took a deep breath, raised his head with red eyes. “I’m going to be a father.”

Duan Yeluo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Is your reaction time a little slow?”

“It’s just that time flies so fast,” Lu Xinghe said, lowering his shirt. He wrapped his arms around Duan Yeluo’s waist, holding him close, and spoke in a gentle, deep voice. “I think about when we were little. In the blink of an eye, we’ve gone from kids playing with Ultraman to the ones buying Ultraman characters.”

【In the blink of an eye, we’ve gone from kids playing with Ultraman to the ones buying Ultraman characters.】

Duan Yeluo also felt an indescribable sense of wonder. He rested his head back on Lu Xinghe’s shoulder. “It’s so magical, Lu Xinghe.”

They had known each other since they were three years old.

A full twenty-two years.

For a long time, their eyes were truly only on each other. Even before they were of age to date, they tacitly agreed that the other was the most special—no exception, the one and only.

To each other, they were already an indispensable part of life, and now, another life would join theirs. This was a new journey, a journey full of unknowns and tests.

“Mhm, it’s so magical.” Lu Xinghe smiled as he thought of something, then lowered his head and kissed the cheek of the person in his arms. “My baby is going to be a father.”

Duan Yeluo’s eyes curved in a smile.

They were both full of anticipation for this new identity.

Knock, knock, knock—

“Young CEO Duan, CEO Lu.”

Duan Yeluo sat up when he heard the doctor’s voice outside the door. “Come in.”

The doctor then pushed the door open, holding several other reports. He smiled and spoke first. “Congratulations to you both on becoming fathers.” Then he gestured for Duan Yeluo to lie on the hospital bed. “We’re going to do one final B-ultrasound now to look at the baby.”

Lu Xinghe gently supported Duan Yeluo’s lower back as he moved.

Duan Yeluo walked to the bed, lay down, and lifted his shirt over his abdomen.

The doctor sat in front of the ultrasound machine, squeezed the coupling agent onto his abdomen, and began the examination with the probe.

Soon, a very small gestational sac appeared on the screen.

“This is—” The doctor turned around, intending to speak to them, but saw both men staring at him intently, afraid of missing a single word. He couldn’t help but laugh. “This is the gestational sac. It’s only five weeks, so we can’t see the fetal bud or heartbeat yet. You’ll be able to see those at six or seven weeks. Seeing the gestational sac inside the reproductive cavity means it’s an internal conception, not an external one.”

Duan Yeluo saw the small black dot on the image, like a bean sprout. “It’s amazing.”

To grow from something so small within the reproductive cavity… it was truly miraculous.

“So what do I need to do now?” Lu Xinghe sat on the hospital bed, holding Duan Yeluo’s hand, and asked the doctor seriously.

“Currently, the gestational sac appears to be developing healthily. However, the first three months are the crucial early pregnancy stage, where eighty to ninety percent of miscarriages occur,” the doctor paused here. “Young CEO Duan, given your current work intensity, it is quite risky. I suggest prioritizing static activities for these three months. Reduce or avoid running around, prolonged meetings (standing or sitting), or flying.”

Duan Yeluo frowned. “Is it that serious?”

“The first three months are fragile and easily affected by external forces and various factors. Mood and physical condition will fluctuate to different degrees, and this needs to be taken seriously.” The doctor looked at Lu Xinghe. “I might need to remind CEO Lu that keeping Young CEO Duan in a happy mood is essential for these three months, and avoiding sexual activity is the most important thing.”

Lu Xinghe felt the hand he was holding was cold. He gently rubbed it with his thumb to comfort him. “Mhm, alright. Is there anything else we need to pay attention to?”

“Also, the embryo rejection rate is very high in the first three months of pregnancy, so we can keep this private for now. Once the fetus is stable at twelve weeks, we can share the good news with family.”

“I know, Young CEO Duan, you like sweets, but you must control them during pregnancy.”

“Morning sickness, sleepiness, and loss of appetite are all normal reactions. If they become severe, seek medical attention immediately.”

Lu Xinghe noted down countless reminders and suggestions on his phone.

The light in the hospital room was bright, falling on the recording Alpha. His sharply defined profile appeared especially gentle in its seriousness and rigor, perhaps because he knew he was engaged in something that required gentle attention.

Duan Yeluo watched the other man, absorbed in the sight. Gradually, his eyelids grew heavy.

Lu Xinghe noticed and did not wake him. He pulled a tissue from the side to wipe the coupling agent clean from his abdomen, pulled down his shirt, and draped the quilt over him.

“CEO Lu, one more reminder.”

Lu Xinghe looked at the doctor.

The doctor: “At 12 weeks, we will perform a chromosome test. This is mainly to check whether Young CEO Duan’s egg allergy and night blindness could be passed on to the child.”

Lu Xinghe held his sleeping lover’s hand, his brow furrowing slightly. “His night blindness… there’s a chance it could be passed on to the child?”

“Young CEO Duan’s night blindness is an X-linked recessive gene inheritance. Currently, there is no effective medical treatment; we can only slow its progression. Right now, we can only say there’s a probability, but it’s not certain.”

“If it is passed on to the child? What will happen?”

“It will be the same as with Young CEO Duan—early detection and early intervention.” The doctor paused here. “Try to keep Young CEO Duan away from the research institute during pregnancy. After all, it is a place with radiation, and the exposure to too many electronics is also a factor. The reason it took so long to conceive, despite your high compatibility, is actually related to your respective work natures.”

Lu Xinghe nodded. “Understood. Thank you, Doctor Zhang.”

The ultrasound machine was turned off. The doctor printed the ultrasound image and handed it to Lu Xinghe.

Lu Xinghe waited for the doctor to leave before looking down at the B-ultrasound report in his hand. Truly, he couldn’t see anything on it; the baby was just a gestational sac, about the size of a mung bean, but the sight still melted his heart.

He looked back at the sleeping Duan Yeluo, watching him for a long time. He lowered his gaze, gently stroking the back of his lover’s hand, and whispered, “Baby, you’ve worked hard.”

“…I’m hungry.”

After an unknown period, a sleepy, lazy voice echoed in the room.

Lu Xinghe had been waiting by the bedside for Duan Yeluo to wake up. Seeing him call out that he was hungry before even opening his eyes, he smiled and pinched his nose. “There’s strawberry pudding in the small car fridge. Do you want some?”

He reached an arm around his back and gently lifted him up.

Duan Yeluo was raised to lean against the headboard. He sat there, staring blankly at the TV wall for a few seconds, blinked, and then looked at Lu Xinghe, shaking his head. “No.”

“No?” Lu Xinghe heard him say no and thought it was because of what the doctor had said earlier. “Just one won’t hurt. The pudding isn’t that sweet.”

Duan Yeluo frowned and shook his head. “I don’t want pudding. Now, just thinking about sweets makes me feel like throwing up.”

“Then what do you want to eat?”

“I want lemon.”

Lu Xinghe: “…”

Duan Yeluo remembered the oil he had smelled at Doctor Wen’s clinic earlier. It was sour, possibly lemon-scented. He grabbed Lu Xinghe’s hand. “Xingxing, help me find an Alpha surnamed Wen in Obstetrics, the one you saw just now.”

Lu Xinghe’s expression was subtle. He remembered seeing the man holding Duan Yeluo’s hand the moment he arrived, and he didn’t have a good impression, even though he knew Duan Yeluo was just helping the man and his partner, and they weren’t closely related.

“Why are you looking for him?”

“He was the Doctor Wen from the Chinese medicine clinic I went to before. I think the tea he gave me was delicious, and maybe having the baby now is thanks to him. He let me smell some kind of oil just now. It smelled really good, and smelling it makes me not want to throw up. Go help me ask where he bought it, okay, Baby?” Duan Yeluo took Lu Xinghe’s hand and shook it gently.

Lu Xinghe thought, if his partner was pouting like this, he wouldn’t be a man if he didn’t go.

“Fine, I’ll go ask.”

“Wait.” Duan Yeluo seemed to recall something. He lifted the quilt and sat on the edge of the bed, about to put on his shoes. “How about we go see his baby, too.”

Just as his feet were about to touch the floor, his shoulders were steadied.

“Change your clothes before you go.”

Duan Yeluo saw Lu Xinghe retrieve the clean clothes from the sofa. Before he could react, he saw Lu Xinghe bend down and undo the buttons of his hospital gown. He sat still, letting him help him change.

Lu Xinghe pulled the T-shirt over Duan Yeluo’s head. As he pulled the collar down, his partner, who had been sitting quietly, looked up and kissed him.

He laughed, crouched in front of Duan Yeluo, took his ankle, and helped him put on his socks and shoes. “Why are you so good?”

Knowing his Omega was pregnant felt like viewing him through a special filter, making him seem so incredibly “good” (乖).

He was entirely unaware that this was not what ‘good’ was called.

After tonight, he would understand just how dramatic a pregnant person’s thoughts could be.