The next day, Qu Tong woke up to find an arm draped around her waist and her arms empty.
Upon opening her eyes, she saw that the big white goose had been relegated to the floor again, lying spread-eagled.
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"Si Yuting, can't you stop throwing my pillow on the floor? Couldn't you place it on the chair instead? Childish!"
Qu Tong turned around to meet a pair of bright and spirited black eyes.
"You..."
"Ali, the baby kicked me last night," Si Yuting finally voiced his excitement.
Qu Tong touched her belly, which had only started to show recently, but felt no movement.
However, she was almost four months along now, so it was indeed around the time for the baby to start moving.
"When I came back to bed last night, I put my hand on your stomach, I don't know if it disturbed her, but she kicked my hand discontentedly a couple of times. It might also have been her way of greeting me..."