The little one doesn’t have a name yet. The name Yu Yue, which seemed perfect, couldn’t be used, and the heartbroken father isn’t in the mood to name him right now, so Yu Xia can only call him the little one.

That’s how she referred to him when sending photos to Xie Qingci.

[This little one looks like a monkey, or maybe a noodle monkey, I held him for a bit, he’s so soft he almost melted.]

She remembered it was already midnight after sending the message and figured Xie Qingci might be asleep. But just as she tried to put her phone down, the reply from the other side came quickly.

Xie Qingci: [Isn’t that analogy a bit too exaggerated? Also, calling him the little one makes you really cute.]

Yu Xia glanced around, ignoring the latter sentence, and replied earnestly: [But he’s really soft.]

The reply took a minute.

Xie Qingci: [...he?]

Yu Xia got excited; she loved breaking other people’s hopes. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

[Oh, did I forget to tell you, it really is a little boy.]

Xie Qingci: [How’s your brother’s mood?]

Yu Xia: [Like he got struck by lightning.]

Yu Xia: [Hahahahahahahaha]

Xie Qingci: [Sigh]

Looks like it’ll be even harder for him to get permission to bring his girlfriend home.

Xie Qingci: [So does he have a name?]

Yu Xia: [No, he’s just called little one.]

Xie Qingci: [You’re really adorable.]

Yu Xia: [...]

Yu Xia: [You’ve been up all night, waiting for my good news?]

Xie Qingci: [Yeah, didn’t you say your family has a habit of waiting together for surprises?]

Even without a certificate, he’s already trying to be like her family.

Yu Xia felt a warmth in her heart and sent a photo of her, the little one, and Yu Yue together.

[Aren’t you filming tomorrow? Get some sleep, I’ll show you the little one tomorrow.]

Xie Qingci: [What about you? It’s already past midnight, are you still going to stay awake?]

She glanced at Yu Heng, who was soothing his wife and child, and Yu Yue, who was already asleep in the small bed, and replied:

[No, everyone will be asleep soon.]

Xie Qingci: [Alright, goodnight... little one?]

Yu Xia: [...]

Do all men love giving nicknames to their girlfriends? He’s really into these weird and childish names.

On the other side, Yu Heng was already calling her.

The handsome man stood under the soft light of the wall lamp after caring for his wife and child; whether his face was genuinely pulled down or due to lighting, it looked dark.

"What are you still doing, at this hour? Go to sleep."

Alright, confirmed, face definitely pulled down, his tone was just like a middle-aged man discovering his daughter secretly calling a male classmate at night.

Yu Xia put down her phone, blinked: "I’m heading to bed."

Then she darted into the bathroom to wash up.

Reiterating, this luxury hospital room resembles a high-end hotel, accommodating five people, and even Yu Xia’s sleeping spot is inside the suite, separated from the three men outside, ensuring privacy.

She stayed up too late and fell asleep within minutes after washing up. Outside, only Yu Heng remained, keeping vigil by Yue Ling’s bedside.

The next day, it was Yu Yue who knocked on the door to wake her.

Outside, the little one wailed so loudly it felt like it could lift the roof.

The pre-hired nanny was already there, comforting the baby, and Yu Heng and the nurse surrounded Yue Ling’s bed, seemingly preparing to commence breastfeeding.

Yu Xia, with no makeup and a large hat over her head, asked Yu Yue: "Do we have anything to do?"

Yu Yue shook her hand: "Dad said we just need to disappear from here this morning."

"...Alright, let’s make you disappear then."

They slipped out through the door, leaving Yue Ling’s cries inside.

Yu Xia didn’t have many places to go.

She’s still in the limelight, the buzz hasn’t completely faded yet, if she goes out wandering, she might be surrounded by following paparazzi, reporters, and fans.

They go wild without considering whether they might affect others.

Better to stay in the hospital.

Where in the hospital could they pass the time? She thought for a bit and took Yu Yue to the first floor.

After getting check-up forms, they visited every examination room on every floor, made a day of touring the body check-up options.

Yu Yue stood on the machine that measures height, weight, and body fat, obediently cooperating with the check-up while asking in confusion:

"Aunt, why are we getting checked? Mom said you would take me to play, is this playing?"

Yu Xia nodded perfunctorily: "In line with the principle of responsibility to life and to the body, it indeed is a fun activity. Doctor, is there really no chance for me to grow taller? Or should I measure again to get an average value?"

The doctor rubbed his bald spot between his Mediterranean hairstyle and chuckled: "Yu Xia, you’ve been doing check-ups here for years, your height hasn’t changed all this time, why suddenly obsessed today? Is it because of some incident?"

Yu Xia, looking gloomy, asked instead: "Then do you think guys in their twenties can still grow taller?"

The doctor, knowing she’s dating a boyfriend a few years younger, was also an internet-savvy individual, so he asked a careful question: "In their twenties?"

"Twenty-two."

"It’s possible," the doctor said with a scholar’s attitude, elaborating, "Generally, boys stop growing taller around their early twenties, but there have been instances where growth continued. Due to factors like hormone stimulation, nutrition supplementation, increased exercise intensity. What’s his situation?"

Yu Xia gave an awkward laugh: "Maybe he’s consuming too much calcium."

After all, it definitely isn’t anything like hormonal stimulation. That reason is akin to "just being well-watered during happy nightlife leads to healthy growth like seedlings," isn’t it? There’s a child present, so it’s somewhat improper.

Yu Yue jumped off the machine, very concerned about his height and weight data, covering the digital screen with his hand to prevent her from seeing.

After secretly checking, he immediately jumped with joy.

"I’ve grown taller!"

Yu Xia, unable to hear these words now, pursed her lips and went on to discourage him: "Why boast about it, when I was your age, I was the tallest in my class."

Yu Yue’s face froze for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Then, doesn’t that mean the earlier you grow, the sooner you’ll stop growing?"

His eyebrows were furrowed like a caterpillar, yet his gaze frequently darted towards her.

As if saying "like you, aunt, stopped growing at a young age," his expression seemed worried he’d stop developing at ten years old.

Yu Xia’s boastful expression quickly faded, angrily giving him a tap.

"Just because you have a mouth doesn’t mean you should talk? We’ll go to the dental clinic later; if your teeth are too many, we’ll remove two!"

Yu Yue immediately covered his mouth and darted out.

Yet he couldn’t escape, as Yu Xia dragged him to the dental clinic, where he lay on the cold examination bed with the spectacled dentist checking for cavities.

Yu Xia, with some free time, had a check-up herself.

It turned out Yu Yue’s teeth were fine, but she was the one with issues detected.