Reasonable Loss - 67

“Moreover, when you get pregnant, your hormones go crazy, making your mood swing back and forth. You get hurt and depressed over nothing, huh? Just seeing leaves fall can make your heart flutter, and if a stranger even brushes past you, you might start crying.”

The pregnant woman made a gesture as if wiping tears from her eyes. Eunsoo and Dokwon’s eyebrows twisted into the shape of the number eight. Without realizing it, they were fully focused on her words.

The pregnant woman continued, slowly stroking her round belly.

“Then, when your belly gets as big as Namsan Mountain, moving becomes hard, your belly cramps, your back hurts, and sleeping is tough, making you even more depressed. But the bastard husband just sleeps next to you, snoring. I might divorce him before we even register the birth.”

As she spoke, she exhaled with a “hoo,” indicating her discomfort, and leaned back against the sofa armrest. She then stared intensely at Dokwon and warned him.

“So, make sure you treat your husband well. If you don’t do it now, it will stay in his heart forever.”

Dokwon nodded. Eunsoo also nodded along. At that moment, the pregnant woman smiled sweetly at the cute couple.

“Mrs. Seong Miyeon, please come into the examination room.”

The nurse called for the pregnant woman. She responded with an energetic “Yes!”

“I’ll go then. See you next time.”

With a grunt, she stood up. Eunsoo and Dokwon bowed from their seats. They watched her waddle away.

After she disappeared into the examination room, Dokwon took Eunsoo’s hand.

“We’ll definitely come together next time. No, we’ll come together throughout the ten months.”

“Yes, you should.”

Eunsoo smiled silently at Dokwon, who looked like a private soldier with strict discipline. In fact, Eunsoo wasn’t worried at all. He knew Dokwon wouldn’t stop worrying, not just until the birth but even after.

However, Dokwon couldn’t relax his serious face. After thinking deeply for a while, he said softly.

“And… I don’t snore.”

At that, Eunsoo burst out laughing but then remembered they were in a hospital and quickly closed his mouth. He whispered to Dokwon.

“I know.”

I’ve slept with you hundreds of times; I know your sleeping habits.

The doctor guided them to the ultrasound room, saying they would do an ultrasound today. Eunsoo couldn’t hide his tension, as they had only had regular check-ups last time.

Lying on the bed, Eunsoo chewed his lips nervously. His toes were fidgeting, and his fingers were scratching the bed sheet.

It was just a test, but he felt as tense and scared as if he were going into surgery without anesthesia.

Dokwon, standing beside the bed, looked at the pale Eunsoo. Then he asked the doctor preparing for the exam.

“Does it hurt?”

“…What? The ultrasound?”

The doctor asked back with a puzzled look, as if questioning if he was really asking about the pain of an ultrasound.

“It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t hurt.”

Eunsoo quickly answered for him. Why he felt embarrassed when it was Dokwon who asked, he didn’t know.