[Pretender] Branch Road

That night, because they had to wait for Mingtai to call to report their safety, the two brothers of the Ming family waited by the phone without going to sleep.The two of them planned to go to the airport early tomorrow morning to buy the latest flight back to Shanghai.Diane was so sleepy that he couldn't help but go back to sleep in his original room after watching for a while.It's just that she couldn't sleep well, and woke up several times during the night.When it was almost dawn, Diane couldn't bear it anymore, covered her mouth and rushed into the bathroom.When Mingcheng took a cup of hot water into the bathroom to rinse her mouth, he saw Di'an covering her stomach with one hand and propping herself up against the wall.

Diane just wanted to take the cup, but she didn't know what the smell in the cup made her sick. She knocked over the cup and vomited into the toilet again.Mingcheng was taken aback, and then patted her on the back inexplicably to comfort Di An, "What's wrong with you? I saw you vomit yesterday. Did you eat something bad?"

Diane wiped away her tears, then staggered to the sink and washed her face.

"It's not that I've eaten bad food. I'm pregnant. It's been three months." Diane took the towel and wiped her face.

Diane is a nurse herself, of course she knows what it means to not have a period for three months, and she also has low-grade fever symptoms.In fact, she only found out today, and happened to ask Rosa to do a test, and she was positive.

Mingcheng was even more stunned, he glanced at Diane who was pale, "So soon..."

"I don't think it's the right time to come here," Diane clutched her still flat stomach, "Otherwise I would be able to go back to Shanghai with you."

"Since you already have one, you can stay here honestly." Minglou walked to the door of the bathroom at some point and said, "The only women in the family are you and eldest sister, but there are three men in the family. Anyway It's not your turn to worry about it." Minglou looked a little tired after staying up all night, with dark circles under his eyes, but the brothers of the Ming family waited all night and did not wait for a call from Mingtai.

"Eldest sister must be very happy that you are pregnant, she is going to be an aunt." Minglou smiled softly, and reached out to touch Dian's belly, "My nephew is inside, you have to take good care of yourself and him. "Minglou's hands were very cold, but Dian's hands were very hot as a pregnant woman. When his hand accidentally touched Dian's hand, he retracted it like an electric shock, as if he was afraid of being burned.

Di An knew that she would definitely not be able to stop the two brothers from returning to Shanghai, and in fact she would not, but all she could do was tell Minglou to stay away from Zhabei District.Fortunately, the Ming family's house was in the British Concession, and the Japanese guns did not dare to hit it.

"The situation after that is that the country will become more and more insecure. If possible, take the elder sister and Mingtai over. Ruby and I bought a farm in the United States, and we can go to the farm..."

Ming Lou waved his hand and interrupted Di An, "With the temperament of the eldest sister, even if she dies, she will die in the country. The ancestral property of the Ming family has been passed down for generations, and the elder sister will never let them be ruined in her hands. Don't worry, we will definitely protect her."

After finishing speaking, Minglou went out to meet Mingcheng and went to the airport without taking even a single piece of clothing.Diane looked at the backs of the two brothers leaving downstairs, the hot water in the morning was still steaming.Diane sighed, feeling even more tired now that she hadn't slept well all night.She called Ruby's office, and he should be at work by now.

"Ruby, I'm at the apartment." Diane said, "Come and pick me up when you're free."

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Diane went back downstairs to chat with Mrs. Bernard after she went back to sleep and filled her stomach with something casually.Since she got married, it was rare to come back once. Mrs. Bernard said she missed her a lot while knitting a sweater.Then the two chatted about homework until Ruby drove to pick up Diane.From a distance, she saw his golden head running and bouncing towards him, holding something in his hand.After getting closer, I found that the romantic Frenchman was holding a bouquet of roses in his hand, "My dear, I couldn't sleep well when you were not at home yesterday. How about having a romantic candlelight dinner and then listening to a symphony?"

Diane looked at Ruby's expression of "Baby, I miss you, baby, please agree!" This expression, the original gloomy mood was also swept away.Rupee has a magical power that can make you laugh out loud even if you are unhappy.

Diane took the rose and wiped the sweat from his face running all the way. "Ruby Rolokoff, you're going to be a father."

Probably a long time later, Diane remembered that afternoon.After Diane said that, Ruby was stunned. After he realized it, he squatted down, curled up a pair of long legs and greeted Diane's belly, "Wow, baby you Dad didn't even know when he was in there!" Diane also teased him and said why he ran around the fountain without being excited.Then Ruby said it was childish because he was a dad now.

Mrs. Bernard also hugged Diane excitedly and gave her a blessing kiss.

However, the good mood didn't last long, because Diane still had something to worry about.After returning home, Rubit asked the helper to cook some of Diane's favorite dishes, all of which were vomited up without exception.And in the middle of the night, Diane had a nightmare, a very terrible nightmare, which made her wake up screaming from her sleep.She covered her face and dared not recall the dream just now, the devastated land that was bombed and the family members covered in white cloth.

Dreams are always reversed... Dreams are always reversed... Diane comforted herself like this.Ruby talked with her for a while, then went to heat a glass of milk and watch her drink it.After drinking the hot milk, Diane, who calmed down slightly, sniffed, and she could only deceive herself.

"Rupee, I dreamed of war," Diane leaned his head on his shoulder, "very terrible war, everyone died."

"War?" Ruby touched Diane's head suspiciously, "It's not long after the end of World War I, and war will never come. Even if it does come, we can take refuge there. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Ruby coaxed Diane like a child, holding her in his arms and patting her on the back rhythmically.But the more this happened, the more scared Diane felt.She saw it all in textbooks in the 21st century.The eight-year war of resistance...the Holocaust...the concentration camp...these words are firmly imprinted in Diane's mind, like a repeater playing repeatedly.

Diane had almost everything in this day and age, but she was afraid of losing it all in this day and age...family...friends...and...

She stroked her belly, and... the child...

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