Chapter 200
Lin Cheng originally had no interest in small animals like cats.
But if that cat was going to monopolize his wife's body every day while he was at work, that was a different story.
He kept a close eye on the cat's every move, and whenever he got the chance, he would tattle to Jiang Yan, saying that the cat had scratched the sofa again, or shed fur, or was being picky and not eating its cat food...
And so on, with the central idea being to get Jiang Yan's agreement to send this flirtatious little cat away. But he never succeeded.
Later, it seemed that constantly reporting on the cat had made Lin Cheng develop some affection for it, and he would search the whole house if he couldn't see it for a while.
Of course, when he found the cat sleeping with Jiang Yan, he would still move it away.
Several years into their marriage, as the company's development trend gradually stabilized, Jiang Yan and Lin Cheng finally had some free time.
After making thorough preparations and ensuring they had the ability to take on parental responsibilities, Jiang Yan and Lin Cheng conceived a baby.
When Jiang Yan became pregnant, Lin Cheng was initially very happy, but as her belly grew larger, his anxiety increased day by day.
For a while, Lin Cheng would stare at Jiang Yan's belly with terrified eyes, but didn't dare to say anything for fear of affecting her mood. He could only mutter to himself, "How can the belly be so big? How will the baby come out..."
Jiang Yan, in her somewhat dull pregnant state, didn't notice Lin Cheng's excessive nervousness at first. It wasn't until later when she realized he was always avoiding her that she became aware of the situation.
Jiang Yan, lazily curled up on the sofa, asked him with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, "Didn't you say you were prepared to be a father?"
Lin Cheng looked at his wife on the sofa: her smooth black hair made her face look even whiter and smaller, her figure still slender, only her belly protruding like it was inflated...
In fact, it was just because, in his subconscious, Lin Cheng still thought of Jiang Yan as a little girl.
His wife was being so brave. Lin Cheng put his arm around Jiang Yan's shoulders and, after a moment of silence, said softly, "It's not that I'm not prepared to be a father, it's that I'm not prepared for you to give birth."
"I've realized I was too impulsive. Childbirth is too dangerous..." So dangerous that the mere thought of Jiang Yan giving birth filled Lin Cheng with fear. He even found himself thinking, do we really need to have a child?
"You're worrying too much," Jiang Yan said, smoothing out his furrowed brow. "I'm very healthy, the check-up results are normal, and our little baby is very healthy too."
Jiang Yan placed Lin Cheng's hand on her belly, letting him feel the presence of their little life: "Feel this, our baby is already so big!"
As if on cue, the baby in her belly moved a little.
Jiang Yan asked Lin Cheng in surprise, "Did you feel that? He kicked me!"
Lin Cheng's anxiety returned in full force. He anxiously looked at Jiang Yan's face and asked, "Are you in pain? Does the kick hurt? How does it feel..."
After Lin Cheng's anxious anticipation, Jiang Yan finally entered the delivery room. He was so worried that he insisted on being present for the birth. Watching Jiang Yan in such pain during the delivery process, he was on the verge of tears, his mind repeating over and over: if anything happens, save the mother, if anything happens, save the mother, if anything happens, save the mother...
Although he knew that doctors would prioritize the mother's life safety, when people are extremely nervous, they tend to cycle through their deepest thoughts unconsciously.
Fortunately, both mother and child were safe.
Medical standards were becoming more advanced, and they had done their homework: getting enough sleep, maintaining a happy mood, eating small meals frequently...
They hired two postpartum caregivers, and both sets of parents came to help the young couple.
With Lin Cheng's constant care, Jiang Yan enjoyed an easy and pleasant recovery period.
Regarding the baby, they had planned everything well in advance and didn't particularly trouble their parents. Because Lin Cheng couldn't share the pain of childbirth, he insisted on taking care of the baby himself.
Jiang Yan thought this was fine, and it would also avoid conflicts with their parents over child-rearing. Since the couple had agreed on everything, both sets of parents didn't push to do things that might be unwelcome.
So, when the baby was a bit older, Lin Cheng started taking the baby to work. The CEO coming to work every day with a little baby became a much-talked-about happy event at Lin Corporation.
A partition was set up in the CEO's office, where a middle-aged caregiver looked after the baby, and Lin Cheng would check on the baby during his free time at work.
Of course, the baby was usually sleeping. Sometimes it would be awake, chewing on its little fingers, its pure grape-like eyes slowly turning, belatedly realizing that daddy had come, and then slowly starting to smile.
The baby's eyes looked so much like Jiang Yan's, Lin Cheng loved them dearly.
Going home from work was Lin Cheng's happiest time.
When Jiang Yan was busy, he would carry the little baby, buy flowers downstairs, and then take the child to the company to find Jiang Yan.
As a result, when the baby learned to talk, every day when leaving the company, it would remind daddy in its sweet little voice to buy flowers for mommy.
Lin Cheng would drive, with the baby sitting in the safety seat, obediently holding the flowers that would soon be given to mommy.