Jun peeked his head inside the room the next morning to see if his dear wife had opened her lovely eyes. On the contrary, he raised his brow seeing Ai occupy his half of the bed too. He had stepped away for twenty minutes or so to serve breakfast for her and here Ai was already ruling the entire bed.
Softly chuckling, he kept the tray on the bedside table and took his place at the corner of the bed. He bent and gently blew air into her ear. Ai's brow furrowed in her sleep and she slightly tilted her head, feeling the tickle.
Amused, Jun blew a soft exhale once again. This time a giggle escaped from Ai's lips as the tickling sensation deepened.
Jun released a sigh, almost wishing to chomp on her cheeks. Instead, he placed a kiss on her temple and smiled. To his surprise, his wife quickly caught his lips for a quick peck.
"So my wife is awake," he put his arm around her head and pulled her towards him.
"It's your fault. I was having such a nice dream," she pinched his lips, dissatisfied.
"And may I ask what dream that was?"
Her eyes beamed like the tranquil rays of sun outside as warmth spread in her heart. "We were on a family picnic. You, me and our child and we all were having super fun with each other. I was playing hide and seek and you were preparing a tasty meal for us~"
"Isn't the scene usually shown opposite in the movies?"
"You looked cuter taking care of the food," she blinked innocently. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on noⅴelfire.net
He snorted. "What else?"
"Then we all ate together laughing and cracking jokes. And…" her nose grew longer in pride, "I had brought a cake to eat for dessert which I baked myself. It was a successful and delicious cake!"
Jun gave her a judgmental stare. "Why do I think that this dream of yours is more to advocate your improved baking skills rather than having some cool family time?"
She let out a cough. "What do you mean? I care about you and our child. A lot. Learning to perfectly bake a cake is secondary."
He sneered. "I think your real primary thoughts just leaked into your dream, my dear Ai-chan."
She puffed out her cheeks and turned to the other side. "You always accuse me of false allegations."
He cocked his brow up. He scooted closer to her, enveloping her in his embrace and rested her head upon hers. He whispered playfully. "I am helpless. You are becoming more and more of a trickster these days."
"I was always the epitome of innocence," she gravely remarked.
The corner of his mouth twitched hard. "Who?"
"Time to lock you up in the room and stop all your rendezvous with the twins, Grandpa and Uncle. They are spoiling you in the wrong direction."
They chuckled and laughed and Ai turned back to face him. She placed her arms around his back and smiled. "It's a bummer though. I couldn't make out if our child was a he or she."
"That's fine, isn't it? I want it to be a surprise. Though I will tell you that the probability of a girl seems really slim."
"Isn't it supposed to be 50-50?"
"The Liu family, for some reason, always had boys. That's why Grandaunt Liling and my sister Nuo are so heavily doted and loved upon because it was after a long time that daughters were actually born in our family," he smiled.
Ai blinked in amazement. Now that she thought about all the members one by one, men indeed had a higher population than women in the family. "I just noticed!"
Jun burst into laughter witnessing her adorable reaction. "Dad and Grandpa are really hopeful this time. Since we are five siblings, obviously the probability of having a daughter gets a little higher. They refuse to believe that all of us will only have boys. Trust me, they are just inwardly waiting for the good news and if you have observed Dad these days, he seems to have a really different glow to his face, does he not?"
It was true that since the news of pregnancy hit everyone, Jinhai and Liu Hai in particular, were seen the most eager. Jinhai would usually cast an unreadable expression, but his gaze whenever he met Ai defeated his rigid stance.
"That's true…" she gasped in realization. "I feel Dad and Grandpa have gotten even more doting though they were already very doting to begin with."
He chuckled. "That's because they are expecting a granddaughter. But don't worry even if it's a boy. They will super dote on him nevertheless. It's just that the scarcity of daughters makes them really hyper. That's why you will also see that daughter-in-laws and daughters are cajoled more than the sons. Whether it's Grandma, Mom or now you, Nuo, Leina, Xing Bi and…hopefully Shui in the future…you all will have complete control of the house."
"That's so cute…" her eyes welled up with emotions. The equation of the Liu family men with the daughters made her heart melt.
He pinched her nose and smiled. "Let's eat breakfast. You must be hungry."
He helped her rest against the bed and as he brought the tray, Ai curiously asked, "Do you want a boy or a girl?"
He looked surprised. "I told you I don't mind either. Whether it's a boy or a girl, I will love them equally."
"You know your eyes just twinkled two shades brighter when you uttered the word girl," she pointed out.
"Preposterous," he started coughing. "I think you haven't fully woken up yet that you are misreading my expressions."
"You also want a girl, don't you?"
"I am not at all biased," he said with a serious and sincere countenance. "Are you seriously putting me in the same childish group as Dad and Grandpa?"
"Birds of a feather flock together."
Jun flared up his nostrils and turned his back to her on the bed, pulling over the duvet over his head. "You always accuse me of false allegations."