"You idiot, I might be pregnant," Nao-chan said, smiling as she glared at him.
"Nani?!" Aoki Haruhi was completely stunned.
To be honest, he had imagined countless times becoming a father, but in his thirty-plus years in his previous life, plus the time in this current world, he had never accomplished this great yet ordinary feat.
After trying for so long, Nao had shown no signs of pregnancy.
In fact, many times, Aoki Haruhi himself had already given up on the idea of having children.
After all, he and Nao were no longer young; one was 32 and the other was already 37. If they waited any longer, the risks for Nao would become quite high.
Not to mention later, even now, the risk of Nao-chan giving birth was very high.
So Aoki Haruhi had already prepared himself to spend their lives together, just the two of them, but now Nao-chan suddenly told him—
I might be pregnant!
It was as if a bolt of lightning had suddenly struck Aoki Haruhi; he felt his whole body stiffen.
"Oh my god! I'm going to have a child!"
Aoki Haruhi happily hugged Nao-chan with both hands and spun her around.
Nao-chan leaned on his shoulder, looking down at this silly man, both annoyed and amused. "It's not even confirmed yet, why are you so excited?"
"How can I not be excited?" Aoki Haruhi raised an eyebrow and smirked.
"This is the crystallization of my and Nao-chan's love."
"Idiot."
Nao-chan, with a shy expression, playfully punched his shoulder with her small fist.
...
Before going to the hospital, Nao-chan first bought a pregnancy test stick and went home to test herself.
To be honest, like Aoki Haruhi, she didn't have a real sense of being pregnant.
She was both anxious and excited.
She had initially thought it might just be an irregular period, as Nao-chan was quite busy with work and was also of a certain age.
She had experienced delayed periods before, sometimes by more than ten or twenty days.
And after the delay, the flow would be particularly heavy, accompanied by abdominal pain.
However, this time, more than a month had passed without her period, which was indeed a bit unusual.
Nao-chan had initially been too busy with work and had forgotten about it until she started vomiting today, which made her realize—
Could it really be pregnancy?
Having a child with Aoki Haruhi was, in fact, one of Nao-chan's wishes.
She and Aoki Haruhi could now be considered successful in their careers, whether it was DUN, pokeni, or Moon River.
They had all grown to a considerable scale, and if managed well in the future, they would certainly become valuable large companies.
No, even if they both stepped away now, they would still be wealthy enough for this lifetime; there would certainly be no material problems.
So, Nao-chan herself really wanted a child.
A child belonging to her and Aoki Haruhi.
Before, Nao-chan wanted to co-found Moon River Company with Aoki Haruhi, perhaps also based on some indescribable wish—
If she couldn't raise her own child with him, then she would nurture Moon River as their child.
Seeing Moon River grow step by step was actually a form of comfort.
She hadn't expected that the wish to have a child might actually come true now.
However, it was also possible that it was just a delayed period.
As soon as she thought of this, Nao-chan couldn't help but feel anxious.
...
After the test, Nao-chan pushed open the bathroom door and had just stepped out when she saw that idiot Aoki Haruhi standing outside the door, looking at her nervously.
"How is it?"
Aoki Haruhi, waiting outside, was even more nervous than her.
Seeing the anxious and uneasy look on that idiot's face, Nao-chan found it particularly amusing.
"Two lines," Nao-chan said, smiling.
"Wow! Nao-chan! Hooray!!"
Aoki Haruhi hugged her again and spun around on the floor.
...
Since the self-test showed a result, the next day Aoki Haruhi took Nao-chan to the hospital for a check-up.
First, they did a blood test. After confirming the pregnancy, they were arranged for an ultrasound.
"It's already been 6 weeks. You two are really careless, only discovering the pregnancy now?"
The doctor asked with a hint of amusement.
"Mmm."
Nao-chan nodded somewhat sheepishly. "Mainly, I was too busy with work, and I've had delays before, so I didn't pay much attention to it."
"That won't do. This period is the most dangerous time. You need to pay attention to rest and recuperate your body so the fetus can grow healthily."
Hearing what the doctor said, Aoki Haruhi reached out and held Nao-chan's hand.
"Mmm. We'll be careful from now on."
Nao-chan blinked, her long eyelashes covering her eyes like two small fans.
She really needed to be careful. It wouldn't do for two people who wanted children to work so desperately.
It seemed necessary to hand over some work in the coming period.
Moon River was fine; with Ichihashi Fumie, a knowledgeable housekeeper, Nao-chan was quite at ease.
The main issue was DUN. The personnel arrangements there gave her a headache just thinking about them.
As a listed company, internal factional struggles were constant, and it was troublesome to support anyone. Not to mention decentralizing power; if she needed to recuperate her body, those guys would certainly not be easy to deal with.
Forget it, forget it. Future matters will be discussed later.
Right now, Nao-chan's mind was full of—
I'm actually going to be a mother.
And Aoki Haruhi was much the same, his mind filled with—
I'm going to be a father!?
If before there was still a need for verification, as misjudgments could occur, then after the blood test report came out, Aoki Haruhi's heart finally settled.
However, it didn't settle that smoothly.
The joy and excitement of being a father made his heart pound inexplicably, like a deer caught in headlights.
...
Upon entering the ultrasound room, Aoki Haruhi paused, hesitating if he, a man, could go in.
The doctor inside glanced at him with a hint of amusement. "Come in and close the door."
"Okay, Doctor."
Aoki Haruhi closed the door, then found a chair and sat down, directly opposite Nao-chan.
Nao-chan lay on the hospital bed and, as instructed by the doctor, exposed her lower abdomen.
A thick layer of ultrasound coupling gel was applied.
Nao-chan felt a cold sensation in her lower abdomen, a strange feeling she couldn't quite describe.
It wasn't fear, just a bit of consciousness detachment.
As if her soul was floating above, silently observing herself below.
After the coupling gel was applied, the doctor began her examination.
An ultrasound monitor was set up next to them, and the doctor said, "You can see the shape of the fetus on it now, but since it's only 6 weeks, it might be a bit small."
As the doctor's hand moved continuously, a faint little shadow indeed appeared on the monitor.
Within the blue image, a tiny embryo was curled up.
It looked like a small bug.
Aoki Haruhi couldn't help but widen his eyes; life was truly miraculous.
There was no way to connect this with a cute baby, yet, this little adorable creature, like a tiny bug, would slowly grow and then transform into a human form.
The selective expression of DNA successfully catalyzed and transformed into different organs: head, limbs…
It was truly amazing.
This was far more amazing than making game.
Just a small segment of DNA code could form such complex changes.
To achieve this in game, he would probably have to write many, many lines of code, millions wouldn't be enough.
As a transmigrator, Aoki Haruhi truly felt a great deal about having a child.
In the past, he always had a sense of detachment, and sometimes he would even think—
Would he transmigrate to another space-time after death, starting a new life with a completely new identity?
Even now, having earned so much money and made so many successful game.
Having brought the great masters he had heard of in his previous life, such as Gen Urobuchi, Maeda Jun, Shinji Mikami, Miyazaki Hidetaka, and others, under his wing.
However, he still didn't have a real sense of it.
He always felt that these things were fleeting.
But at this moment, when he saw the small life existing inside, Aoki Haruhi felt grounded for the first time.
It was a special blood connection.
This was a vibrant life he had created himself.
It was like a large tree gaining roots, firmly embedded in the soil.
Now, this little one was like his root, a root in his bloodline, firmly rooting him in this world.
At this moment, Aoki Haruhi's mind buzzed.
It was as if countless thin threads extended from countless corners of the world, connecting with him.
The world became real.
Aoki Haruhi could clearly feel his pulse beating, the gentle sound of the wind outside, the swaying leaves…
Everything became real.
This subtle change made him a complete person, a living person living in this world.
He was not only connected to this world, but this connection became deeply rooted with his bloodline.
Like a tiny seed, taking root and sprouting…
...
This feeling was truly wonderful.
Nao-chan took in the changes in Aoki Haruhi's facial expression; the initial tension and unease in his whole being slowly disappeared when she saw his smile.
She didn't know why, but she felt some wonderful changes.
Nao-chan herself couldn't quite explain it, but what about it?
At this very moment, her heart was at peace.
It was truly wonderful to be with Aoki-san.
This was perhaps the best decision she had ever made in her life.
It felt quite miraculous, thinking about fate.
Before meeting Aoki Haruhi, Nao-chan had never thought about what her future husband would be like.
After meeting Aoki Haruhi, everything became clear.
However, during their time together, Nao-chan sometimes felt that this guy was a bit strange; the ideas that popped into his head were both delightful and frightening.
She always felt like he wasn't from this world.
She couldn't quite describe that feeling, perhaps it was a woman's intuition.
But just now, when she saw the fetus on the monitor, Nao-chan suddenly felt at ease.
Aoki Haruhi no longer gave her that mysterious sense of detachment; instead, it was more gentle and reassuring.
The child had bound them tightly together.
This was truly amazing.
Was everything arranged by fate?
Thinking of this, Nao-chan couldn't help but smile.
She smiled from the bottom of her heart, a truly joyful smile.
Her brows and the tips of her hair radiated immense happiness.
...
Just then, the doctor let out a soft "Huh?" He moved the ultrasound transducer in his hand. "Wait a minute, it seems there's another one behind."
"Huh?!" Nao-chan and Aoki Haruhi exclaimed simultaneously.
What did that mean?
As the doctor's hand moved, the little thing on the screen also changed.
It was like a camera penetrating Nao-chan's abdomen, slowly moving to peek at the mysterious existence inside.
The angle shifted, and indeed, another small bug was discovered behind.
However, this cute little bug had been blocked by the slightly larger one in front from the previous angle, so it hadn't been noticed.
The doctor pushed up his glasses on his face, and his eyes also lit up.
He observed carefully and could roughly make a judgment:
"Congratulations, it's twins."
"Huh?!"
Upon hearing the word "twins," both Nao-chan and Aoki Haruhi showed immense shock in their eyes.
Aoki Haruhi didn't know what expression to make for a moment.
"Really or fake?"
"Let me see if they share a little house, okay?" The doctor said, examining carefully.
"Both embryos are complete, and each has its own little house."
The doctor said with a smile, using a very cute analogy.
"What does that mean?"
Aoki Haruhi asked.
"Fraternal twins," the doctor said. "It means two eggs were fertilized at the same time and developed simultaneously. They might not look alike."
If they were identical twins, it would mean one fertilized egg split into two, and their DNA would be 99% identical.
Such twins would look very similar, and outsiders might not be able to tell the difference.
But fraternal twins only have 50% identical DNA, and their similarity won't be as high. Although they come from the same parents and will look somewhat similar, they definitely won't reach the level of identical twins.
The probability of identical twins is about four in ten thousand, while the probability of fraternal twins is three in a thousand.
To some extent, the possibility of identical twins is even lower.
But for Aoki Haruhi, fraternal twins were already like hitting the jackpot.
He had thought it would be great to have one child, and now he suddenly had an extra one.
Oh my god!!!
Aoki Haruhi's mind went blank; he seemed to be overwhelmed with joy and couldn't react for a while.
What was all this happening?
Fate was too good to him, wasn't it?
It actually gave him a pair of children at once?!
"So, they might be of different genders, right?" Nao-chan appeared calmer.
"Yes, that's right." The doctor nodded. "But they're still too small now; the fetuses haven't formed yet, so we can't see their characteristics. It might take a few more weeks."
Japan is different from China; their doctors can directly tell the gender of the fetus.
In Japan, during an ultrasound examination, the doctor will inform the gender of the fetus, the expectant mother can see the ultrasound image, and family members can also listen to the doctor's explanation nearby.
"However, since the expectant mother is a bit older," the doctor said with some concern, "actually, 37 is already a bit risky. You two should pay attention to regular check-ups, especially the expectant mother's physical condition.
It's already quite difficult to get pregnant at this age, let alone with twins.
As the fetuses develop, the pressure on the mother's internal organs and spine will also increase, and there will be certain risks in the later stages.
So, you must be very careful."
"Okay, thank you, Doctor."
After the ultrasound examination, Nao-chan also received a special ultrasound photo of the baby, which could be placed in the baby's exclusive album.
The two walked out of the hospital, both looking a bit dazed.
Nao-chan held the ultrasound bag, let out a sigh of emotion, and smiled.
"I really didn't expect it, it's actually twins."
Aoki Haruhi smiled beside her. "It would be even better if it were a boy and a girl."
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