He said, "Wan'er, let's have a child!"
He had said this countless times before; he loved children very much, and Meng Wan knew this too. It was just a pity that even after being married for so long, there was still no sign of pregnancy in her belly.
She bit her lip: "I want to too, but there's nothing I can do if nothing happens!"
"Then once you're better, we'll put in extra effort."
Huangfu Mi chuckled. Those words were just something he said naturally in such a romantic atmosphere. If there were a child, that would be wonderful. But Meng Wan took it to heart. Hearing him say that, she simply sat up.
"Huangfu Mi, do you think there might be something wrong with my body? That's why there's been no sign of pregnancy."
"How could that be? When you were sick before, Hua Jiuye took your pulse and said there was nothing wrong with your body."
Taking a pulse?
Meng Wan raised an eyebrow: "When did this happen?"
Huangfu Mi was half asleep, and when Meng Wan asked her question, she naturally replied, "It was a few months ago."
"A few months?" Meng Wan's voice suddenly rose: "You remember what happened a few months ago?"
"Um..." He accidentally let it slip again, and Huangfu Mi jolted awake, all sleepiness gone. He turned to look at Meng Wan, only to find her staring intently at him, her eyes bright. He blinked. "I think I remember some things!"
"About?" Seeing his evasive gaze and somewhat guilty expression, Meng Wan couldn't help but become suspicious and pressed on, "How much is 'some'?"
"Well... about right, around 70-80%..."
"Seventy or eighty percent?" Meng Wan narrowed her eyes, her gaze gleaming.
"Um... 80% or 90%?" Seeing her like this, Huangfu Mi couldn't help but panic and cautiously asked.
Meng Wan bit her lip: "Huangfu Mi, you..."
This was a happy event, but she didn't even know it. Yesterday, she accompanied him to look for his memories.
Searching for memories?
Thinking of this, Meng Wan was taken aback: "That's not right. Didn't you say you didn't remember the day before yesterday? How come you remembered so quickly? Huangfu Mi, are you lying again?"
"No, no!"
Meng Wan's voice startled Huangfu Mi, who immediately sat up. The quilt slipped off, exposing his body to the slightly chilly air, but he didn't care. He grabbed Meng Wan's hand and hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean to lie, it's just... it's just..."
"Just what?" Meng Wan put her hands on her hips.
"But that day you said you wouldn't lie to me, and then you took back what I said, so..."
He became increasingly less confident as he spoke, because he clearly saw Meng Wan's face suddenly darken, like the heavy twilight on the horizon of a rainy day, with gloom enveloping him.
His voice trailed off.
Meng Wan was truly furious at this moment. Good heavens, not only did he lie to her, but now he was blaming her for it. "So you're saying it's my fault? It's my fault for not letting you tell the truth, it's my fault for making you a big liar!"
"no..."
"Nothing, Huangfu Mi, you scoundrel, you heartless scoundrel! You regained your memories but didn't tell me, and made me worry about you. You..."
By the end, he was practically screaming, completely losing all composure, pointing at Huangfu Mi and glaring angrily.
Huangfu Mi had never seen her like this before, and now he regretted it. If he had known, he would have told her about it that day, told her that he had remembered many things from the past, but he didn't. Now he could only apologize hastily.
"I'm sorry, Wan'er, I really didn't mean to. I was planning to tell you anyway, and I was thinking of waiting a couple of days..."
"What's there to say? Who wants to listen to you? You didn't speak when you should have, so it's no use saying anything now. I'm angry, very angry, and I don't want to see you. Get out!"
It truly crossed her bottom line, so her extreme anger is understandable. After all, she had worried about him so much before, and it's understandable that she couldn't accept it immediately upon learning that he had concealed the fact that he had regained his memories.
Huangfu Mi could only plead for forgiveness in a gentle voice: "I know I was wrong, Wan'er, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me this once. I promise, there won't be a next time!"
Despite his confident assurances, Meng Wan merely glared at him coldly before scoffing, "Get out! I told you to get out, immediately!"
Huangfu Mi wouldn't listen. As she urged him on, he moved closer. Meng Wan got annoyed and threw the blanket off, shouting, "I told you to get out, didn't you hear me? If you don't leave, then I will!"
As he spoke, he actually got up and made a move to leave.
Seeing this, Huangfu Mi knew that saying anything more at this point would be useless and would only make her angrier, so he quickly grabbed her wrist and then got off the bed.
"If you're not feeling well, you should rest. I'll go to the study to sleep."
He muttered something under his breath, hoping to sound pitiful and see if Meng Wan would soften her heart. However, all he got in return was Meng Wan turning around and lying down, not even glancing at him.
Huangfu Mi could only sigh, put on his clothes, and reluctantly leave the room.
Meng Wan lay there, listening to the door open. She clenched her fist. That damned Huangfu Mi, how dare he lie to her! This time, she would never let him off easily!
The next morning, the couple had breakfast with Xiaoyun at the same table, and Xiaoyun keenly noticed something was amiss.
"Sister, brother-in-law, why aren't you saying anything?"
Meng Wan was drinking soup when she heard Xiao Yun'er ask this question. She raised her head slightly and said expressionlessly, "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. What are you talking about while eating!"
He rarely had such a stern face; his expression was dark, which startled Xiao Yun'er. She secretly glanced at Huangfu Mi, only to see him looking at Meng Wan with a pitiful yet expectant expression, clearly trying to curry favor.
Unfortunately, Meng Wan didn't even glance at him, and just kept her head down while eating.
Xiao Yun shrugged: "So you two had a fight!"
It would have been better if she hadn't said that, because as soon as she did, Meng Wan got angry. She suddenly raised her head and glared at Xiao Yun'er, then put down her soup spoon: "Who's arguing? If you're going to argue, at least argue with someone worth arguing with, okay?"