Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

All Jean could do was to sigh silently. She was hoping that her foot would recover soon so that Zed wouldn't lift her up in front of Avery every time she had to move. It was really loving but to be lifted like that in front of everyone was a tad embarrassing. Lost in these thoughts, Jean absent-mindedly took another sip of her soup. All her attention at the moment was focused on the food in front of her.

After finishing her late-night snack, Jean slightly rubbed her round belly in satisfaction as she thought of her baby.

She had been really concerned about Avery until now and therefore, hadn't eaten much.

It was only after she had made sure that Avery returned safe and sound, that she relaxed finally. And with her mind relaxing, the effect was felt finally and she found herself starved. She ate quite a lot as she was pregnant and needed nutrition. Seeing Jean's satisfied face, Zed put on a tender look and reached out his hand to rub her soft hair.

"It's late. Please go upstairs and have a rest. Moore, I had a room made ready for Avery just next to yours. Lead her there, will you?" Zed advised everyone to go and rest now. It was late.

"Sure." Moore nodded and looked towards Avery, who was busy biting on an apple happily.

Avery continued eating and followed him upstairs.

"Zed, why don't we go upstairs?" Jean asked with curiosity written all over her face.

After making sure that Moore and Avery had left and were out of ear-shot, Zed smiled slightly and asked in response, "Haven't you been trying to get the two of them together? Now is the best chance for that."

"Right!" Jean's eyes glimmered in excitement on hearing the explanation. "Avery only has three days. We need to take good advantage of this chance."

"Yeah. And there's another reason why we don't go upstairs for the moment. You've eaten too much. I'm afraid you might get dyspepsia if we go to sleep directly. You need time to digest your snacks,"

Zed explained with a soft look on her.

Jean was embarrassed at once as her face flushed red. She looked at Zed and asked in an embarrassed voice, "Zed, have I really eaten so much?"

"You are pregnant. What you ate is for you and our baby. I'm glad to see you eating more than usual. It will be of immense help as you put on some weight. You are still too thin. It seems like I'll need to put in a lot of efforts," Zed said as he put on a tender smile.

As Jean heard his words, she was delighted at once and responded with a smile, "Don't worry. I'll try my hardest to realize your dream. I hope our baby grows up to be healthy and put on some weight as well."

"All right." Zed held her hand and said, "Since your foot hasn't recovered yet, we'd better stay here and watch some TV rather than moving around."

"I'm okay. Let's go upstairs." Jean didn't want Zed to stay up late for her as she could see that he was already tired. So she added, "The radiation from the TV is not good for the baby. I'll go read a book and you can go to bed."

"How can I fall asleep and leave you alone?" Zed shook his head immediately.

"Why not? I'm not a kid. I don't need your company. Besides, I took a nap earlier so I probably can't fall asleep tonight. Aren't you going to work tomorrow morning? Zed, listen to me please. Let's go to our bedroom now. I'll sit by your side and watch you fall asleep." Jean tried to persuade him in her soft voice.

Zed looked at her tenderly and nodded eventually, though with slight hesitation. He felt so warm as he had someone around him who was concerned for him.

He lifted Jean up in his arms and they ambled towards their bedroom.

After being put to bed, Jean grabbed a book from the bedside and showed it proudly to Zed.

"Do you like that kind of books?" Zed asked as he took the book and had a look at its cover page. It was a boring book for girls, which didn't convey any useful stuff.

"Don't underestimate it. I can learn a lot from such books," Jean argued as she was still proud of her book.

"For example?" Zed asked with a smile.

"For example, it taught me how to love someone,"

Jean answered at once without any hesitation.

Upon hearing Jean's words, Zed was startled for a second before he asked with confusion, "What did you just say? Did it teach you how to love?" Zed was dazed at the moment as he couldn't believe what she just said. The book didn't seem that powerful to him. "Of course! Zed, don't you think that relationships are complicated? Though this book is merely a romantic novel for girls, it can teach us how to deal with people around you and how to communicate with our friends, lovers and also relatives," Jean explained with joy. "Is it really that magical?" Zed made a strange, confused face and glanced once more at the book cover.

"All right. I know you aren't going to believe me even if I keep on explaining. I'm done here. Go take your shower and get some sleep. I probably will fall asleep while reading,"

Jean said with a smile on her face as she took the book back from Zed's hand.

"Okay. I'll go have a shower first." Zed nodded.

"Sure." Jean waved Zed away into the bathroom and started to read the novel after seeing him walk inside.

After Zed finished his shower, he walked out and was greeted by the sight of Jean already asleep with the novel in her hand and her mouth slightly open. She was still sitting on the bed and hadn't even bothered to lie down. Zed smiled slightly.

He wasn't able to take care of his wet hair before he approached Jean and took the novel away from her hand. He put the novel down on the bedside table and gently helped Jean into the bed, making sure not to wake her, and succeeding too. When he tucked her in, she was still fast asleep.

Seeing that, he was even more glad. He grabbed a towel and wiped his wet hair.

'That's what you had meant earlier, huh? Probably can't fall asleep tonight?' Though Zed believed that Jean had taken a nap earlier, he still couldn't help but tease her silently.

He had read somewhere that pregnant women usually sleep a lot since they get tired very easily.

Obviously Jean was also one of them.

Zed reached his hand and slightly touched Jean's plain belly as he murmured, "Baby, I hope you won't be too active in your mom's belly. Or she will be too tired. If you don't listen to me, I'll give you a lesson once you are born."

Zed dried his hair and then lay down beside Jean. Seeing her pure sleeping face like a sweet angel, Zed sighed in satisfaction and held her close in his arms.

Jean found a comfortable spot in Zed's embrace and didn't wake up at all. But happiness could be told on her tender face somehow, even though she was asleep.

Zed saw the slight smile on her face and lowered his head as he gave Jean a kiss on her forehead. Then he sighed, "Good night, sweetheart."

The smile on Jean's face got bigger as if she had heard him saying good night to her in her dream.

Jean didn't wake up until it was ten o'clock the next morning. By the time she opened her eyes, Zed had already gone.

Looking at the empty half of bed besides her, she sighed.

She still felt a little drowsy and she couldn't remember when she had fallen asleep last night. What she was sure of was that she was already asleep before Zed had come back from the shower.

She could still remember that Zed had held her as he had lain down on the bed and tucked her in before giving her a kiss on her forehead. 0000000