While several situations were brewing in the background, life for Iris and Jin Liwei was filled with excitement and anticipation with equal doses of anxiety and even fear.
Summer was coming.
Meaning, the Jin twins' due date was fast approaching.
Iris' belly was now humongous. Even Jin Liwei who loved his wife's pregnant body couldn't help but feel frightened seeing her toddle with such a huge belly.
Despite the doctor's constant assurance that everything was normal, it still boggled him how his wife hadn't been crushed yet by the enormous baggage she carried inside her. Not that he wanted his beloved wife to be crushed in any way. It was just that the gap between Iris' physique and the size of her belly was too ridiculous, and frankly, terrifying.
Even seeing Long Jinjing who was also pregnant with twins wasn't as nerve-wracking. It was because Long Jinjing gained a considerable amount of weight as her own belly grew bigger. She didn't look as fragile as Iris who generally maintained her former slender physique.
It wasn't only Jin Liwei who thought like this. His brother-in-law, Lu Zihao, also worried for his little sister more than his own fiancée.
Iris looked too frail while Long Jinjing's chubbier body looked sturdy enough to give birth to twins. Furthermore, Long Jinjing hadn't really been troubled by any difficult symptoms throughout her pregnancy. The obvious differences between the pregnancy experiences of the two women were causing both Jin Liwei and Lu Zihao to lose sleep over Iris' situation.
At the moment, Iris was feeling extremely restless. The discomfort of carrying her twins was intensifying with each passing day. She barely had any proper sleep for the past couple of weeks. Her temper hadn't been the best and Jin Liwei experienced the full brunt of her irritable moods.
Iris felt bad while watching her husband try everything to make her feel better.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you. Again. I just can't seem to control my temper."
"Don't worry about it, love," Jin Liwei reassured. "I know it's because our boys are being naughty again."
She shook her head while massaging her belly. "I think they're also getting restless like me. They want to come out soon."
Jin Liwei looked at her belly. His breath caught when he saw it literally ripple in front of his eyes. He glanced at his wife in concern. Iris' brows were furrowed in discomfort.
Despite the obvious pain, she still tried soothing the twins. "Calm down now. You're Mommy and Daddy's good little babies. Hush, my loves."
Jin Liwei had a lot of things to say to his naughty boys who kept on twisting and turning inside their mom but he restrained himself. His wife had grown extremely protective of their babies during the final trimester of her pregnancy. He could no longer scold them for hurting her without her scolding him instead.
He touched his wife's belly and joined her in trying to soothe the twins. However, he tried transmitting his displeased thoughts through his hand and hoped that his twins could move more carefully inside their mother. It pained him seeing his wife so uncomfortable.
Iris glanced at the time and reminded him, "You should be heading to your meeting now."
"Five more minutes," he muttered, extremely unwilling to leave his wife.
Jin Liwei sighed and had to drag himself away from his wife. He kissed her on the mouth and went to the walk-in closet to get his tie and suit jacket. [Read official chapters on W e b n o v e l (dot) com. Please stop supporting piracy. Also follow author on Instagram: @arriacross]
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