"No!" Elizabeth immediately said, "Am I that kind of person? I didn't expect that you would think of me in this way!"
"I was just asking casually."
"Your furtive behaviours were strange, but I didn't think too much, okay?"
"Furtive behaviours?"
Elizabeth stuck out her tongue, "Well, I should say that you seem to be very busy these days. Except for eating and accompanying me, you stay in the study all day."
After hearing this, James immediately said, "I never ignore you."
"I didn't say that." Elizabeth muttered, "I just don't want you to be too tired."
"I'm not tired, really." After that, he looked at her, "Why did you suddenly want to find me? You should be sleeping at this time, shouldn't you?"
"I woke up early today, and then..." Elizabeth said with a dejected face, "When I looked in the mirror, I found that I am jowly. To be honest, I am a little sad."
"What's there to be sad about? It's called happy fat."
Elizabeth was speechless, and even her eyes were full of resentment.
Couldn't James say something to comfort her? What did he mean by happy fat? Shouldn't he say that she was always the most beautiful in his eyes, whether she was fat or not? Shouldn't he say that he thought it was good? Shouldn't he say that it was normal for her to get fat during her pregnancy?
If she had known that he would say like this, she would not have come to him for comfort.
"Humph!"
"Honey, I think it's good, isn't it? Don't you remember what mom said? She said that the child will be very healthy if you're in good health. You're not fat now. I used to think that you were too thin. Look at you now. How beautiful you are!"
Hearing this, Elizabeth immediately wanted to forgive him for saying those words just now, "But, if I continue to put on weight, I may not even be able to wear the wedding dress in a few days." Humph! How could a fat bride be good-looking?
"It doesn't matter. You may not notice it on the draft. In fact, the waist of the wedding dress can be adjusted. The waist is loose, and I designed a belt for you. You can adjust it according to your waist, so you don't have to worry."
"Is that so? That's great."
"Just rest assured. Anyway, even if you're too fat to wear a wedding dress and you can only wear a T-shirt that day, you will be the most gorgeous one."
Elizabeth didn't say anything. She imagined the scene of her holding a wedding with him in a T-shirt and suddenly felt so speechless.
"Alright." James held her in his arms, "I was just kidding. You can wear it. Don't worry."
The next day, after breakfast, Elizabeth was actually not sleepy. She went to the garden to trim the flowers and plants with great interest. Recently, she had nothing to do every day, and she was too bored.
"Elizabeth, what are you doing?"
Elizabeth turned around and saw Lydia. Then she immediately stood up, "Oh, I'm watering the flowers."
"How can you do this? Just take a walk slowly. You don't have to do anything else."
"Mom, I'm fine. See, I'm very healthy now, and I feel very well. Besides, didn't the family doctor hired by dad say that I'm in a stable condition? I can do something within my scope and take the chance to exercise."
"Alright."
"Are you going out now?"
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