Extra: Modern Day 6

Xu Xi had seen all kinds of jewelry in ancient times, but she didn't like wearing them, finding them cumbersome; no matter how valuable they were, she couldn't take them with her when she died. She had long since become indifferent to them.

Xiao Ke said that if others have it, she should have it too; besides, it's also a way for him to show that he values her. If he didn't buy her anything after they got married, people would gossip about him and look down on her.

She then accepted the ring.

However, she found it cumbersome and simply hung it around her neck.

Xu Xi easily won over Yun Xin.

But things weren't so easy for Xiao Ke.

No matter what he said, Xiao's parents insisted on not holding a wedding.

"A woman only gets married once in her life. Xiaoxi is sensible; you can't treat her so lightly, can you? If she doesn't even have a wedding, what will her friends and colleagues think of her? What will people say about you?" said Xiao's mother.

"Since you don't have time, I'll take care of the arrangements. You and Xiaoxi just need to try on your wedding dress and suit, and then attend the wedding," she added.

"Yes. It doesn't matter if you don't have money. You are our son, we'll pay for the wedding," Mr. Xiao said.

Xiao Ke had no choice, and also didn't want people to look down on Xu Xi, so he agreed.

His father was a capable businessman; his mother came from a prominent family and owned a considerable number of shares.

He's been independent since childhood and is capable of running his own company and buying a house without his parents' money. But when his parents gave him money for his wedding, he felt there was no need to argue with them. Arguing would only hurt their feelings.

In the future, when he and Xu Xi make money, they can take better care of their parents.

Xiao's mother immediately called Yun Xin. As the woman's elder, Yun Xin naturally couldn't refuse and directly agreed on Xu Xi's behalf.

Since the elders were willing to pay for the wedding, and Xu Xi knew that Xiao's parents would invite many of their business associates, and that the wedding was for their benefit and also to save face for Xiao's parents, she naturally wouldn't refuse.

At her and Xiao Ke's request, the wedding, though not particularly extravagant, was still grand and lively.

Yun Xin was constantly worried about her niece's hasty decision to get married, especially since the couple planned to cram pregnancy, childbirth, and starting a company into the first two years of their marriage.

None of these three major life events can be accomplished without consuming a great deal of energy and money. She and her husband loved each other so much and prepared for so long, yet they still didn't live a good life together. With Xu Xi's current plans, she might end up as a single mother with a child in two years.

Yun Xin has too many examples like this around her.

Unexpectedly, their company gained a foothold and entered a virtuous cycle in just six months.

Although Xiao Ke's company business overlapped with Xu Xi's, their focuses were different. Whether it was managing the company, negotiating business, or his business acumen, his abilities were top-notch, and his company grew significantly within six months.

In addition to herself, Xu Xi has also recruited two of her like-minded design friends to Hua Country in the past six months.

In terms of management, she had a capable man in his thirties appointed as vice president by a headhunting firm when the company was first established. After six months of working together, she felt that he was a good person in terms of both ability and character, so she decided to gradually let him go.

With these talented people, the company can continue to operate normally even when she's not around.

After spending half a year sorting things out, Xu Xi began preparing for pregnancy.

Although she no longer has the system, she was still someone who was hit by it. After waking up, she could feel that her body had been modified by the system, making it similar to her body in ancient times.

This was probably a perk the system gave her when it left.

So, after she stopped using contraception, she started experiencing symptoms in the second month, and a hospital check-up revealed that she was indeed pregnant.

During Xu Xi's pregnancy, Xiao Ke showed Yun Xin what it meant to be "someone else's husband" --

Xiao Ke manages a company and is very busy. But no matter how busy he is, he never misses Xu Xi's prenatal check-up; he goes home on time every day, takes a walk with his wife, prepares baby supplies with her, and reads storybooks to the baby in her belly. Whenever Xu Xi needs him, he is always by her side.

The messy, chaotic things she was worried about didn't happen.

Xiao Ke and Xu Xi have hired a housekeeper and a part-time worker since they got married. The part-time worker cleans the house regularly, and the housekeeper cooks three meals a day for them.

After Xu Xi became pregnant, she hired a nutritionist and a postpartum nanny from a postpartum care center to come to her home. The nutritionist would design nutritious meals for her and have her do postpartum exercises; the experienced postpartum nanny provided her with meticulous care both in terms of daily life and emotional support.

As for her postpartum life, everything has been arranged. A nutritionist and a postpartum nanny will work with a housekeeper to take care of Xu Xi during her postpartum period. After Xu Xi finishes her postpartum period, the nutritionist and housekeeper will stay to continue taking care of the baby.

Two well-run companies and their existing savings gave them the confidence to live a very comfortable and well-planned life.

"Honey, do you think Xiaohui and Ziya will be born into this world?" Xu Xi asked expectantly, touching her belly.

During her prenatal checkup, Xu Xi was found to be pregnant with twins.

Xu Family nor the Xiao Family had a precedent for having twins, so she often thought that perhaps these were children from ancient times who had come to the modern world.

"The reason why human eyes are located at the front is so that you can look forward."

In both lifetimes combined, this was the third time Xiao Ke had served Xu Xi during her pregnancy. He knew that pregnant women tended to overthink, and their emotions would often turn to sadness for no apparent reason.

He also desperately wanted his son and daughter to come into the world, but that hope was too slim. Even if he told Xu Xi it was okay, Xu Xi wouldn't believe him. Besides, if Shaohui and Ziya came, what about Shaoduo? Thinking of his eldest son would also break his wife's heart.

Instead of letting her dwell on these things, it's better to help her let go of them.

"Shaoduo, Shaohui, and Ziya have lived with us for over seventy years; the bond between us is deep enough. Perhaps they'll be reincarnated into worlds of fantasy or mecha. They have their own future lives, and so do we."

As he spoke, Xiao Ke touched Xu Xi's belly. "You are no longer Zhao Ruxi, your body is completely different from the one in ancient times; so am I. The baby you are carrying will be our baby in this world. If you keep thinking about Duo'er and the others, it's very unfair to the baby in your belly, they will be disappointed."

Hearing this, Xu Xi felt comforted, and she suddenly felt full of hope for the future.

Xu Xi launched the attack in the middle of the night.

Two weeks before Xu Xi's due date, Xiao Ke canceled all business trips and moved most of his work home.

Although he had a housekeeper at home, he was not comfortable entrusting Xu Xi to anyone else.

Upon hearing from Xu Xi that her water had broken, he quickly called the hospital, changed both Xu Xi's and his own clothes, and, with the help of the aunt, got Xu Xi into the car and went to the hospital.

As dawn broke, Yun Xin rushed to the hospital with chicken soup, only to hear that Xu Xi had given birth to identical boys.

"Xiaoxi, how are you?" Yun Xin asked as she entered the ward.

"I'm fine," Xu Xi said with a smile.

She then pointed to a pair of babies on the screen. "Look, where are they?"

Although she was well-nourished, twins are generally less nutritious than singletons and tend to be lighter, so she was placed in an incubator after birth.

However, the ward has surveillance cameras, allowing mothers to see their babies' condition through the cameras.

In the video, two identical babies are sleeping soundly in their respective incubators. Although they haven't fully developed yet and look rather ugly, you can tell from the length of their eyeliner, the height of their noses, and the shape of their lips that they are very good-looking.

Although in Xu Xi's memory, this time was decades after the birth of the twins in ancient times, Xu Xi still knew that there was no trace of Xiao Shaoduo and Xiao Shaohui in these twins; they were her and Xiao Ke's children in modern times.

Although she felt disappointed, she was filled with more anticipation.

Raising two children and nurturing them into outstanding individuals in terms of character, personality, and abilities is a challenging and lengthy process, but it is also full of anticipation and will ultimately bring a great sense of accomplishment.

She and Xiao Ke are no longer novice parents. If they were able to raise three children so well in ancient times, their children will surely be just as outstanding in modern times.

She turned to look at Xiao Ke, who was ladling chicken soup for her.

Xiao Ke felt her gaze, turned his head and met her eyes, seemingly knowing her current state of mind.

He went to the bedside, helped her sit up, kissed her forehead, and whispered in her ear, "For all eternity, I will be with you forever."