A newbie's anime life diary

As she spoke, Xuehui sat down next to Xiaojing and said, "You don't have classes this afternoon, right?"

Nodding, Sister Xiaojing seemed a little unsure what Xuehui wanted to say.

"Then let's go, let's go out for a bit."

"...Huh? Skipping work?!?!"

Chapter 298 Sorry, I'm a month late.

That simple sentence made Xiaojing gasp in surprise. Seeing all the teachers in the office looking over, she immediately covered her mouth.

Frowning, Xiao Jing pulled Xue Hui close and whispered, "What are you planning? I don't have anything planned for this afternoon, but aren't you going to class?"

Knowing that Sister Xiaojing would say that, Xuehui was already prepared and replied with a smile, "I have already finished my high school courses, so taking half a day off is no problem. Besides, I have something very important to do today."

"Important things? Why don't you go by yourself? Why drag me into this?"

"Because it's not my own business..." Xuehui shrugged and glanced at Xiaojing's belly. "The last time I went to the hospital was right after the New Year, right?"

"Um...it seems that's true. Because my health has always been good, and I haven't had any adverse reactions, I haven't thought about going for regular checkups..."

As she spoke, Sister Xiaojing looked at Xuehui's expression and finally gave in.

"Alright, alright, I'll go, okay? With your grades, I bet plenty of universities would want to admit you, so I don't need to worry about it."

A few minutes later, Xuehui and Xiaojing, who had taken leave from school, drove away together.

Our first stop, of course, was the hospital.

Because I've been taking good care of myself during this time and have no health problems, there's no need to travel all the way to Tokyo. I can just have the check-up done at a general hospital in Chiba.

"Sister Jing, please wait a moment."

The car stopped in the hospital parking lot. Xuehui didn't let Xiaojing get out of the car first. Instead, under her questioning gaze, he opened the trunk, took out a set of clothes, and returned to the car.

"Hmm...you're really well prepared."

Seeing Xuehui immediately change into the casual clothes, Xiaojing didn't know what to say.

"Hmph, I was prepared long ago. Although it's okay to go out in uniform, it's not comfortable to be stared at all."

As they talked, Xuehui quickly changed his clothes, then handed a coat to Xiaojing before the two of them finally got off the bus.

There were quite a few people at the hospital today, but not many at the prenatal checkup area. After waiting for a short while, it was Xiaojing's turn.

I waited outside with my phone for about ten minutes, and the checkup was completed quickly.

"So, what was the result?"

Standing up, Xuehui took Xiaojing's hand and asked.

"There's absolutely no need to worry. Everything's normal, much better than the average pregnant woman," Sister Xiaojing replied calmly, shaking her head, as if she had expected this outcome.

"Although I know that, it's still necessary to get checked out. You should come regularly from now on, don't forget."

At this moment, a middle-aged female doctor came out and looked at the two of them, saying, "Sir, your wife is in very good health. I thought you were not taking good care of her because you are so young, but it seems that you are taking very good care of her."

"Of course, hehe." Yuki accepted the female doctor's praise without any hesitation, which made Shizuka roll her eyes. It was clearly Yukino and the others who took care of her more!

However, she would only keep these thoughts to herself and wouldn't say them out loud to others for no reason.

After their medical check-up, the two leisurely left the hospital. Upon reaching the parking lot, Xiaojing looked at Xuehui and said, "Well then, shouldn't we head back now? We've finished what we needed to do."

Not yet.

"Huh?" Xiaojing stopped and looked at Xuehui, who was smiling, "What kind of trouble are you trying to cause now?"

"I just feel like I haven't had much rest since I got back, so how about we go shopping together today? You can't just stay cooped up all the time, you should move around a bit."

After examining the baby closely and finding nothing amiss, Sister Xiaojing finally nodded: "Alright then, I was just thinking of buying a couple of looser clothes. The doctor said the fetus is developing faster than expected, so I need to buy clothes for the next stage as soon as possible."

After reaching an agreement, Xuehui immediately drove the two of them to a nearby large shopping mall. Unlike the bustling crowds of the weekend, they didn't have to squeeze with others while shopping and could browse at their own pace.

Since I was accompanying my sister Xiaojing, the places we visited were naturally stores selling maternity and baby products.

She bought maternity clothes, anti-radiation glasses, and other items one by one, and soon Xuehui's hands were full of things.

However, Sister Xiaojing suddenly felt a long-lost urge to shop and went to a baby supplies store to look at the items one by one.

This stroll took up an entire afternoon.

"Phew, it's been so long since I've had this much fun shopping. The last time I went out with Yukino and the others, it was a weekend, and because it was right after the New Year, the mall was always crowded, and we got bored after a short while." After leaving the mall, Shizuka stretched and said with a big smile, "I'm hungry, let's have dinner before going back!"

"Oh? No problem, that's what I was planning to do too, and the seats are already booked."

I was originally planning to tell her that I wouldn't be coming back for dinner, but Sister Xiaojing brought it up first, which saved Xuehui a lot of trouble.

After putting the purchased items in the trunk, the two drove to a nearby restaurant and went directly into the private room that Xuehui had reserved.

Just a few minutes after the two entered, the kitchen, which Xuehui had instructed in advance, quickly brought out a series of delicious dishes. Sister Xiaojing had been having a good appetite lately, so she ordered quite a few dishes.

Half an hour later, Xiaojing, who had eaten half a bag of food, looked at Xuehui across the table with a puzzled expression: "I have a feeling that you're hiding something from me today?"

Xuehui paused abruptly as he brought the beef to his mouth. He took a deep breath and put the chopsticks down: "Hmm... how did you figure that out?"

"Do I still need to see a doctor? He accompanied me to the hospital, went shopping with me, and then we had dinner. It all seems like he had an ulterior motive, doesn't it?"

"Is it that obvious?" Looking at Xiaojing, who kept nodding, Xuehui sighed, patted his cheeks, stood up, went to Xiaojing's side, and gently hugged her from behind.

"There's something I've wanted to tell you for a while, but I accidentally delayed it a bit." As she spoke, Xuehui took out a heart-shaped jewelry box that she had prepared beforehand, placed it in front of Sister Xiaojing, and opened it. "Sorry, I'm a month late in giving it to you."

She had thought it would be something serious, but she never expected it to be such a sudden and unexpected action. Sister Xiaojing stared at the ring in front of her, stunned, and her face involuntarily turned red.

"You really are something. But then again, you were definitely being dragged around like this the other day." After making a sarcastic remark, Sister Xiaojing raised her left hand and looked at Xuehui expectantly.

The result is self-evident.

Chapter 299 A Miscalculation

Xiaojing's family, the Hiratsuka family, is definitely a wealthy family. Although they can't compare to the Ryougi family, they are certainly well-off and have seen all sorts of luxury things since they were young.

Although I became a teacher after graduating from university and no longer had much contact with high society, I still had a keen eye.

Ordinary jewelry holds no appeal for her, and she rarely wears jewelry, let alone rings.

However, the ring Xuehui took out today has a completely different meaning.

A diamond ring worth over a million dollars is something she could easily buy herself, but a ring handed to her by her beloved might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Although you already have a baby, Jingjie, there's no way you can escape now. But these steps are still necessary."

Smiling, Xuehui picked up the ring and slowly put it on the middle finger of Xiaojing's left hand.

"Hmm, it suits you well."

"Hmph." Raising her left hand, Sister Xiaojing looked at the ring on her hand with great satisfaction, glanced at Xuehui who had already let go of her and sat back down, and asked, "You prepared this a month ago?"

Nodding, Xuehui replied, "That's right. As soon as I found out you were pregnant, Jingjie, I started preparing, but it's only now that I'm putting it on you. It's been such a long time."

"Well, I don't care about all that. I'm satisfied as long as you're willing to do it."

I have to say, Sister Xiaojing's requirements are really low.

Next, perhaps because of Xuehui's actions, Xiaojing's appetite improved, and she ate quite a lot of food, bite by bite.

After eating and drinking their fill and resting for a while, the two prepared to go back.

Sitting in the car, admiring the ring on her hand, Xiaojing suddenly thought of a question and looked at Xuehui: "Judging from this, did you prepare one for each of us?"

"Yes, five in total." Xuehui nodded without hiding anything as he drove.

"So, what number am I? Am I the first one?" Shizuka thought for a moment, then remembered something that had never been explained before. "Oh~" she said, "Yukino is the first one, right?"

"Jing-jie is so clever, I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Xuehui gave a wry smile and explained, "I had just prepared the ring that day, and it happened to be Yukino's birthday. With the atmosphere there, I just took it out. As for the other rings, I actually planned to give them to them one by one in the following days, but unfortunately, I really couldn't find the right opportunity. So I simply thought I would give them all to them on her birthday, but then the Kyoto incident happened, and it got delayed until now."

Hearing Yuki's words, Shizuka finally couldn't help but laugh: "You're really unlucky, but it's not too late. We have plenty of time. You can give them the gifts one by one on their birthdays. By the way, since Yukino accepted them, why doesn't she wear them?"

However, before Xuehui could speak, Xiaojing had already figured it out herself.

"That's true. If she wears it, then the others won't feel that sense of surprise anymore..."

Today, I knew exactly what Xuehui was up to, but I genuinely didn't think of it that way. It was a complete surprise.

"If that's the case, then I can't wear them for a while, right? When are you planning to give them to Shiyu and the others?" Looking at Xuehui, Sister Xiaojing really hoped that Xuehui would give away all the rings immediately.

That way, I can openly wear the ring to work and see who dares to say that no one wants me!

Xiaojing's little scheme was indeed easy to guess. Xuehui smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's all planned. Tomorrow is Friday, and I was planning to find Shiyu tomorrow night... Uh, I miscalculated."

"A miscalculation? What happened?"

"Because Shiyu has been acting a bit arrogant lately, spreading taunts everywhere, I was thinking of punishing her properly today. But instead, she's planning something like this. Isn't that letting her off too easily?"

"I think all those so-called punishments you mentioned are actually rewards for Shiyu. That guy seems cunning, but he might actually have a bit of a masochistic streak." Xiaojing rolled her eyes at Xuehui, rested her chin on her hand, and began to analyze, "The best punishment for her is to not talk to her, so she won't fall into her trap."

"But you know, no one in our family would do something like that." With a wry smile, Xuehui knew that Xiaojing's suggestion was impossible to implement.

"In that case, I'll have to resort to my last resort."

"The last resort?"

"Simply put, it's about building suspense. Let me explain in detail..."

It happened to be a red light, so Xuehui took the opportunity to explain to Sister Xiaojing what he was supposed to do. The result was that Xiaojing shuddered.

"You're absolutely Shiyu's nemesis! How could you come up with such a vicious plan? I can already imagine Shiyu's miserable state tonight. I mean, won't this really give her some kind of masochistic tendency?"

"Don't worry, it won't be that serious. I'll know when to stop. I'm too busy hurting you all. At most, it's just a private affair."

Unfortunately, Xiaojing didn't believe Xuehui's words at all. Instead, she was somewhat glad that she was pregnant, otherwise she might not have experienced such a luxurious package.

Soon, the two returned home.

Yang went home tonight and won't be staying here. Eriri is the same, since she hasn't officially moved in yet.

After telling Yukino and Utaha about his afternoon check-up, shopping, and dinner plans, Yukiteru went back to his room to get busy.

After taking a shower, Shizuka was pulled into Yukino's room tonight, presumably to talk about the ring.

Xuehui is currently looking at a schedule provided by the light novel publisher. Since the Sword Art Online novels are going to be released overseas, and the TV anime is already airing simultaneously overseas, especially in China, the publisher hopes that he, as the author, can participate in promotional activities and appear on two programs when the novels are released.

"Going to China? I'm actually looking forward to it. Although it's a bit different from the world I came from, it's still very similar. Most importantly, I can learn about the inner workings of the world. I've heard there are a lot of big shots there."

Xuehui was already mentally preparing for her trip to China. However, there was no need to rush; she would wait until spring break.