The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

"However, you still need to pay attention to nutritional supplements." The doctor handed the printed ultrasound report to the two of them, glanced at Xu Xi's slender figure, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Pregnant women need to eat more and gain weight. You are too thin and have too little body fat, which can increase the risk of premature birth in late pregnancy and affect breast milk production after delivery."

"Don't worry too much about the beauty that comes with being thin. Pregnant women should prioritize their own health and that of the fetus. If all else fails, you can always lose weight again after the baby is born."

Xu Nian and Xu Xi exchanged a glance and couldn't help but shake their heads and smile bitterly.

It wasn't that Xu Nian mistreated Xu Xi after taking over the cooking, or that Xu Xi deliberately maintained a slender figure. Rather, Xu Xi's body was really strange. Despite being fed large amounts of meat and delicacies every day, and having snacks and desserts after meals without stopping, her figure didn't become plump.

Xu Nian sighed helplessly, "Doctor, my wife has a strange constitution. She eats a lot every day, more than I do, but she just can't gain weight. What should we do?"

"It might be due to poor gastrointestinal absorption. I'll prescribe some traditional Chinese medicine to regulate your digestive system."

As the doctor spoke, he quickly wrote a prescription on the computer.

"Okay, thank you, doctor." Xu Nian nodded, took the prescription, took Xu Xi's hand, and left the clinic together.

Throughout the journey, Xu Xi held her ultrasound report in her hand, staring at its contents with curiosity, as if she had discovered a new continent.

"Brother, look! Look!" Xu Xi pointed to the image on the ultrasound report and excitedly shouted to Xu Nian.

"These are our children! They're so cute and beautiful!"

Xu Nian leaned closer to look and saw a small pink thing lying quietly on it.

He raised an eyebrow and let out a strange "Huh?": "Why does he look to me...like an unpeeled egg?"

"Of course! Brother!" Xu Xi poked the man's arm and said with a grin, "Baby needs to develop little by little to grow into a child. He just came into this world, so he must have started developing from this tiny little thing."

Xu Nian chuckled and ruffled her hair, "He's just a little egg, how can you tell if he's handsome or ugly?"

Xu Xi blinked and pointed to her little face: "Brother, am I pretty?"

"Of course you're beautiful, you're the most beautiful girl in the world." Xu Nian pinched her tender little face and said subconsciously.

"That settles it then." Xu Xi hummed softly, "I'm beautiful, so my baby will definitely be beautiful too."

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian couldn't help but chuckle.

Hopefully, the baby in Xiaoxi's belly will resemble his mother more.

If it looked just like me...

Xu Nian touched her weathered face.

That would be such a waste.

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After leaving the hospital, Xu Nian drove Xu Xi home.

Standing at her front door, Xu Xi turned around and looked at the man still sitting in the driver's seat of the car, blinking in confusion: "Brother, aren't you going home?"

Xu Nian shook her head: "You go back first, I'll go out and buy some fresh meat, and I'll cook you something delicious tonight."

"Yay! Yay!" Hearing the words "delicious," Xu Xi clapped her hands, her face beaming with joy. "Then, brother, drive slowly and be careful on the road!"

Xu Nian smiled and nodded, then drove away from home.

Xu Xi stood in the yard, watching the man leave until the car was completely out of sight before returning to the house.

After leaving the residential area, Xu Nian did not go to the market to buy meat as she had told Xu Xi. Instead, she used navigation to arrive at the building of a large wedding planning company.

Originally, they planned to wait until graduation to consider wedding arrangements, but plans can't keep up with changes. Xu Xi's sudden pregnancy forced everything to be brought forward.

Xu Nian reached out and tightly gripped the scarf embroidered with white roses around her neck, her expression somber.

The scene of the wedding in the hospital ward more than a decade ago flashed before his eyes.

The final elegy of two children, both believing their lives were nearing their end, was destined to be a tragic and regrettable end.

He never forgot his resolute decision that day, nor did he forget the girl on the sickbed, whose hope he had crushed with his own hands, and the despair in her eyes.

Xu Xi hadn't forgotten that although she always seemed nonchalant and indifferent when she saw weddings in movies and TV series, Xu Nian had witnessed her silently staring at the scarf she had knitted for him more than ten years ago as part of his dowry.

The cruel memories of the past have become blurred, and everything has now settled down.

Even without these elaborate rituals, the two would willingly stay together for life and grow old together.

Xu Xi has jokingly said more than once: Don't have a wedding. If it's too small, it won't suit the couple's status. If it's too big, it will attract too much attention.

The couple had finally escaped the public eye and reduced public attention, and they didn't want to return to the spotlight because of a grand wedding, which would also bring attention to their unborn child, and every move they made could affect themselves and their company.

Xu Nian didn't think so. Regardless of the scale of the wedding, this was a ceremony he had to give to Xu Xi to erase the regrets they had shared in their youth.

Brushing the fine snow off her scarf, Xu Nian took a deep breath and strode into the wedding company.

"Hello sir, welcome to our wedding planning company. Are you looking to book a wedding banquet, or do you have any other celebratory occasions to make reservations for?" The receptionist greeted him with a smile and asked respectfully.

"I need to have a wedding."

"Sir, you've come to the right place. Our company has been established for over ten years and has provided high-end wedding services to thousands of couples in Yuncheng. May I ask how I should address you?"

"My surname is Xu." Xu Nian looked around the wedding planning company's storefront. "Could you please give me a detailed introduction to your company's wedding services and what makes them special?"

"Of course, Mr. Xu. Please come with me."

The receptionist greeted Xu Nian with a smile and led her inside.

"We have extensive expertise in both Western and Chinese weddings. Let me show you some videos of weddings we recently hosted."

"You can tell us your needs and what style you prefer. We can also customize it for you."

Xu Nian nodded slightly: "Let's see how it goes on stage first."

His wedding with Xu Xi was no small matter, so he had to carefully choose a reliable wedding planning company to handle it, and not let any possible accidents ruin this important life event.

"Okay, Mr. Xu. I have selected two representative videos of Chinese and Western weddings for you to review."

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