Zong Jinghao looked at her and picked up the bowl. He then licked the spoon she used as he ate it and shot her an affectionate glance. “There, does this prove that I don’t feel that way?”
Lin Xinyan kept her head low and shoved an egg into her mouth. The part of the spoon that he licked was exactly where her tongue had made contact with when she was using it earlier.
She ate really quickly to hide how flustered she was and ended up choking on the egg yolk.
Zong Jinghao handed her a glass of water and patted her gently on the back. “Are you okay?”
Lin Xinyan shook her head and took a few gulps of water to help wash down the dry egg yolk stuck in her throat.
“Why are you eating so quickly?” Zong Jinghao asked while caressing her hair.
Before Lin Xinyan could blame it on him, the aftertaste of the egg yolk engulfed her with a wave of nausea.
“Mmph!”
Lin Xinyan held a hand over her mouth in an attempt to hold it in.
Zong Jinghao quickly carried her into the bathroom and had her bend over by the sink.
She didn’t want him to see her vomit and gave him a push. “Get out.”
Zong Jinghao frowned. “You…”
Lin Xinyan closed the door before he could finish, so he had no choice but to wait outside.
What followed were sounds of Lin Xinyan retching inside as she vomited all the porridge she just ate.
Despite being worried sick, Zong Jinghao didn’t dare open the door for fear of upsetting her.
He then heard the tap running inside followed by sounds of Lin Xinyan rinsing her mouth and washing it all down the sink. She stood by the sink for quite a while and only opened the door when she no longer felt the urge to puke.
She saw Zong Jinghao standing outside looking at her worriedly and forced a weak smile at him.
“I’m okay. Don’t worry about me. I just didn’t want you to see the disgusting vomit…”
Zong Jinghao pulled her into his arms before she could finish. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the head. “We won’t have any more children after this.”
Lin Xinyan leaned her head against his chest, and she could clearly feel his uneasiness. Back then, with Lin Xichen and Lin Ruixi around, she was only able to hide and cry all alone. She didn’t dare tell anyone about her problems, especially Zhuang Zijin as she didn’t want to worry her.
As such, she could only tell herself to be brave and stay strong.
Now that she has someone who cared so much about her, she felt like everything she had suffered before was worth it. Lin Xinyan wrapped her arms around his waist and sniffled as she spoke. “Look at you… Don’t worry, it’s normal for pregnant women to vomit every now and then.”
Zong Jinghao kept quiet and just held her tightly. I didn’t give her any help when Lin Xichen and Lin Ruixi were around. In fact, I even hated her at some point! Things must’ve been really difficult for her then, having to raise two kids in a foreign country all by herself. To think that I was oblivious to all that the whole time…
