The King’s Enchanting

Chapter 1772 - 1786: Sweet Burden (8)

"Anning, what’s going on?" Yu Zexiao felt that ever since the check-up today, Jian Anning had been anxious and uneasy. By logic, since the child was perfectly fine, she should be more at ease, so why did she still look so worried?

Putting on weight? What’s the big deal about that? He’s seen numerous actresses put on twenty pounds in a month for a role, only to shed it rapidly afterward. Honestly, Jian Anning was a bit too thin before. On top of that, her morning sickness was so severe in the first few months, that despite being over three months pregnant, she hadn’t gained but rather lost some weight. Aside from her belly, she was practically skin and bones.

Seeing her this time, although she had gained some weight, he didn’t think there was anything wrong with that. It was rare to see Jian Anning looking so healthy and well, inside and out. He actually preferred this look to the exhausted and skinny appearance she had before.

The doctor said to be mindful, so just be a bit cautious with the food, it’s not a big deal. He couldn’t have imagined that Jian Anning would feel inferior because of it.

"If you don’t open the door, I’m going to break in."

Yu Zexiao ’threatened’, and after a long moment, he finally heard the bathroom door lock move. He gently pushed it open, but Jian Anning was not there. Glancing around, the shower curtain moved slightly—she was hiding behind it.

As Jian Anning moved, Yu Zexiao immediately walked over: "You weren’t soaking in the tub, so why are you hiding behind there?"

With the bathtub behind the shower curtain, Yu Zexiao thought she wanted to take a bath and hurried over to stop her.

But as he approached, he found Jian Anning with her back to him; her shoulders were shaking slightly.

"Anning, what’s wrong?" He stepped forward, planning to talk to her, but then he heard her stifled sobs.

This time, Yu Zexiao was thoroughly panicked: "Anning, what is it? Tell me!"

She didn’t turn around, no matter what he said, continuing to stifle her cries. Yu Zexiao was now even more shocked: "Anning, what’s going on? Tell me, is there something wrong with the baby?"

The baby, the baby—was that all he cared about? Truthfully, the baby was also Anning’s top priority now, but why did it upset her so much?

Thinking of this, Jian Anning’s cries grew louder, Yu Zexiao grew anxious and forcefully turned her shoulders to make her face him: "What’s wrong? Tell me."

"Don’t look at me!" Although she was upset about Yu Zexiao’s apparent lack of concern for her, she still didn’t want him to see her in such a ’disgraceful’ state.

However, what Yu Zexiao saw first were the ’twin peaks’ that had swelled due to her pregnancy.

Truth be told, slimming down would certainly reduce these peaks, while gaining weight generally made them even more prominent.

Especially since she was pregnant, how could they not become fuller? Although Jian Anning had gained weight—she hadn’t gained that much, and she wasn’t much heavier than other women her size. The doctor mentioned it just to caution against further unchecked weight gain. It’s just that her weight gain was like blowing up a balloon over a little more than a month from late April to now, which was a bit surprising.

When Jian Anning didn’t hear a sound from Yu Zexiao for a while, she thought he must be disgusted by her, and her heart felt even heavier with sorrow: "What are you looking at, is it because I got fat and ugly, and now you’re despising me?"