There was a baby in Lea's belly now.
And she would soon become a mother.
Her life had really changed dramatically. Thinking about it made her wanted to cry.
She sat on the edge of the bed, still trying to digest the fact in front of her. After a long moment, she fell
asleep because of exhaustion.
The room fell silent. Henry, who had been waiting outside for long time, became more restless. He
suddenly walked towards the door and knocked. Unfortunately, he didn't get any response from the
inside.
He paused and thought for a moment, then opened the door decisively.
It was already dusk so it was getting dark outside. The curtains in the room were closed.
Only the pale light from the lampshade was giving brightness to the entire room. He looked around but
he couldn't see her. His heart suddenly tightened.
He calmed himself down and walked a few steps forward. When his eyes landed on the bed, he saw a
bulging figure curled up there.
Seeing her sleeping, Henry heaved a sigh of relief. He slowly walked towards her, very careful not to
create even just a slight noise.
He carefully sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her. She was sleeping soundly, maybe she got
really tired earlier.
His eyes caught sight of the ultrasound result beside her. He couldn't help picking it up and looking at it
again. The baby was still as small as a pea but it had already affected Lea's emotions a lot.
A happy smile appeared on Henry's face. He suddenly felt elated while still staring at the result.
He imagined a chubby but cute little boy in his arms, calling him "Daddy."
When he looked at the woman lying quietly on the bed again, his eyes softened. He reached out his
hand and caressed her soft face.
Then his hand moved down to her belly. It stayed there for a few minutes but he wasn't able to feel
anything.
Perhaps it was too early to feel the baby's movements inside. Nevertheless, Henry's heart was still
filled with joy.
Jack and Rachel were out fishing. Not too far from them, some people were gathered. They were all
looking enviously at a man who was able to hook a big fish again.
The man seemed to be enjoying the attention he was getting from the crowd. He leisurely rolled his
fishing rod and pulled the fish from the hook.
The water splashed when he dropped the fish in the bucket beside him. It swam in a hurry as if trying to
escape but eventually stopped moving.
As soon as he put the fish in the bucket, the man attached another bait onto the hook and throw it
faraway into the water.
People around him asked for some fishing tips. Since there were so many fishes everywhere in the
water, they needed a good strategy to catch them.
However, they hadn't realized that the most important thing was the bait. These people didn't know that
the man had prepared some good bait to hook fishes successively.
The man just smiled but didn't answer to their queries. He would never tell others about his secret.
Rachel turned to look at their fishing rods. They had thrown them for quite a while now, but nothing had
happened.
Although she knew that fishing required so much patience, she still couldn't help asking him out of
curiosity. She approached him in a low voice and asked, "Will our bait have been eaten up now?"
Jack smiled at her and replied in a low voice too, "Don't worry, they will soon take our bait."
Ten minutes later, the fish line suddenly trembled.
The bell hanging on the rod rang. Rachel got a little excited. She subconsciously straightened her back
and looked around.
Jack stood up and shook the fish line, his eyes fixed on the water.
When people heard the sound of the bell, the quickly rushed to the couple to take a look.
They began to murmur to each other about what they might have caught.
Jack didn't mind the noisy crowd surrounding them. He still looked calm.
Rachel was also looking forward to their catch. She had been waiting for a long time so she was hoping
that they would catch a big one.
Since she didn't have experience in fishing, all she could do was wait.
Finally, the fish came to the surface of the water. It swayed its tail as it rose into the air.
It was struggling hard to escape but to no avail.
The fish was medium size.
When the crowd saw it, the quickly went away.
Jack dropped the fish into the bucket and it swam around in a fluster.
He put another bait onto the hook and said, "Our catch is just big enough to make a fish soup."
The fish kept swimming around in the bucket, trying to escape.
Rachel wanted to touch it but she was afraid of its fins.
She realized that although the process was boring, the most fun part of fishing was the moment you
caught one.
It seemed to be a good start because not long after, another fish was hooked.
During the whole afternoon, their bucket was filled with five fish. But unfortunately, none of them were
in good size so they decided to just return them back to the river.
When Jack was about to pour the bucket into the river, the bell of the fishing rod suddenly rang.
Jack immediately pulled the string and whispered, "Finally, the good catch has come."
Rachel was shocked by his tone. He sounded very confident that he caught something amazing so she
looked at him.
What she saw was a mysterious smile that curved on Jack's lips.
'What is it?' she thought. While she was still confused, Jack spoke again. "This one is not small."
Rachel pursed her lips. She wasn't as excited as before. She even teased him, "How can you be so
sure of that?"
"Wanna bet?" he challenged her.
She observed him and the fishing rod for a moment.
This time, the fishing rod didn't shake too much and Jack was drawing the fishing line steadily, having
no difficulty at all. She stood beside him and looked at the surface of the water. "What's the bet?" she
asked.
Jack laughed and shook his head. He found her amusing. She hadn't experienced the real pleasure of
fishing yet but she was more interested on betting on the size of the fish.
As the fish line drew shorter and shorter, the thin head of the pole was dragged lower. The fish line was
almost severed.
After carefully rolling the handwheel, a shadow finally appeared on the water.
Instead of pulling more, Jack decided to get down to the shallow part of the water. All of a sudden, his
excited voice was heard. "Rachel, hurry and give me the net. The fish might get away!"
Rachel was taken aback by his sudden move. She froze for a while. "Help me get the fishing net so we
can capture this!" She came back to her senses upon hearing Jack's voice again.
She abruptly looked for a net. But since Jack had brought more than one nets, she didn't know which
one to choose.
While Rachel was still trying to figure out which net to get, a few people rushed towards Jack with nets
in their hands.
They helped Jack slid the fish into the net and gave the fishing rod back to him.
"Rachel, come over here!" Jack shouted excitedly. Rachel immediately ran towards him.
When she got closer to him, she noticed some people squatting in front of a net. A big fish was
struggling fiercely to break free from the net.
People were chatting with smiles on their faces. Seeing it, Jack lifted the net into the air to show it to
Rachel. He then said, "It weighs at least four kilos."
The men behind him laughed. "Your catch is actually the biggest one today," one man said.
"Then let's have a fish hotpot tonight," Jack replied with a smile.
Everyone put on a happy smile on their face too. These people were all members of the fishing
association so they all knew each other.
But Rachel wasn't sure if Jack knew them because when they arrived this afternoon, she didn't see him
greeting them.
She was still lost in thought when Jack turned to her and gave her a big smile, showing his white teeth.
A flicker of light flashed through his black eyes.
He was like a child, waiting for a commendation for doing a very good job.
Rachel couldn't help laughing and asked, "Why are you so happy?"
Jack walked up to her with creased brows. "Didn't you hear what they were talking about?"
"Yes, I did." She tried to hold back her laughter. "I heard that they were all praising you."
"So would you like to say something to me?"
Rachel blinked and looked around subconsciously. The crowd had already dispersed and they were all
a little far from them now. However, they could still see what they were doing.
She suddenly felt nervous, her heart beating abnormally.
Jack had only wanted a compliment from her. But to his surprise, Rachel suddenly put her hands on his
shoulders and planted a kiss on his lips.
He was totally stunned. Still holding the net in his hand, he froze there for a long time.
When he finally came back to his senses and realized what Rachel had done, he smiled happily.
He then lowered his head and gave Rachel a deeper kiss. More intimate than the kiss she had given
him just now.
His eyes flashed with great joy as he whispered, "Next time, I want to get the same reward from you.
You hear me?"
Rachel bit her lower lip and pressed her head on his chest. She then burst into laughter.
After that romantic moment, they went to weigh the fish. It weighed five kilos, and definitely the biggest
caught for today.
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