Chapter 199 - Going Away for a Love Vacation

Andrea was on the phone with Alfred, inviting him to come for the twins' blessing. He agreed, but he also raised the matter about Christina and Lu Fang learning the business. He then conveyed the recent development of his request for Divorce. "Nancy still did not sign the papers, Andy. Then just last week she left the house informing no one."

"Did you notice anything strange in her activities?" Andrea asked. 

"She did not take the alimony. Naturally, she was still negotiating to get more - practically, almost everything! She took out all the funds she had available on her bank account. She must have moved it elsewhere."

"Dad, please be careful. We'll never know what she is planning."

"Don't worry, Andy. I have my guard up. Please speak to Christina and Lu Fang. I hope everyone comes to Britain soon."

It worried Andrea that Nancy was nowhere in sight. She was capable of having her kidnapped and knew she can also do harm to her adoptive father. She could only hope that it wasn't the case. 

Arti aided the couple in organizing the party for the twins' blessing. Lu Fang and Andrea did not have much hand in the preparation expect for taking pictures with the twins and showing them off.  They had booked the biggest ballroom at the Marigold Hotel where they happily shared another precious moment with their family and friends who equally adored Chevre and Brie. 

General Lei and Chunhua came, delighted to become godparents of the twins. Hanxi and Gao Rou were also named as godparents.  Unfortunately, Yeong and Yanmei could not come, having just recently visited. Nevertheless, it was a joyous gathering and in their place, Alfred made it, gifting the twins with 1% each of the Davies Group of Companies. 

Andrea tried to refuse the shares knowing her babies did not need it yet, but her foster father would not take no for an answer. 

The truth was, Nancy and her claims towards the Davies' wealth concerned Alfred. Thus, he finalized his will and divided all his assets before his wife takes it away from those who are also deserving. 

Lu Fang could only thank Alfred for such generosity and promised to take care of the shares together with those that belonged to his mother. With this in mind, they had set a date to visit Britain but since the twins needed care, Andrea insisted to stay behind and look after them. It would only be Christina and Lu Fang who will fly to Europe in a month's time. 

While all this was happening, Andrea was going through milk production problems. The twins, especially Chevre, demanded more than she could make. Even as she pumped milk, there just wasn't enough to keep up with the two. Furthermore, she was exhausted from waking up at night to feed them regularly. Eventually, she started offering formula milk to the babies. 

On the bright side, she could sleep for most hours when the midwife worked at night. She still managed to get up from time to time as the motherly instinct within her automatically manifested, especially whenever the twins cry. 

The time came when Andrea had her follow-up check with Doctor Qi and she was happy to confirm with Lu Fang that his wife was now ready for love-making. During the visit, Andrea was completely ashamed of her husband as it was the very first question he sought. Fortunately, Doctor Qi assured them, it was a perfectly normal query from a healthy, loving couple. 

Since the two already agreed to take a break from getting pregnant, Andrea had begun taking contraceptives. At first, they were contemplating on getting injectables, but her research suggested that many women found it hard to get pregnant after prolonged usage. Thus, they settled for oral contraceptives which Lu Fang proactively reminded her to take every night before going to bed. 

The moment they arrived at their Presidential Suite, Andrea was already expecting to get pushed down the bed by her husband. However, that did not happen. She merely received hugs and kisses that night. This immediately alerted her and wondered what was going through his head. 

Unfortunately, she did not have the pleasure to analyze her husband's actions as they still had to figure out how to attend Lei Dong's wedding which will happen in two days. 

She called Christina Lu the next day to help her with the arrangements. "Mom, Lu Fang told me you are not going to General Lei's wedding?"

"Yes, Andy. Lu Wei has some important matters to attend to and your grandfather hasn't been feeling well lately. We need to stay by his side," Christina responded. 

"Well, in that case, mom. Can we leave the babies with you?"

"Oh, don't worry, Andy. Lu Fang already called me yesterday. We already have everything planned out. He told me that you both are going away for a love vacation. So I happily agreed... I already alerted Lu Wei and Gao Rou that you two will be busy the entire week."

Hearing this, Andrea's face turned red out of anger. No wonder her husband did not rush things. Apparently he was planning to take her away from the babies for an entire week. 

When the man came home that night, they had an argument about it, but Lu Fang was more determined than ever to get alone time with his wife. 

"Babe, I'll be off to Europe the following week. Can't you just give me this?"

"A week away from your one month and two weeks old babies, seriously. I don't know what you are thinking!"

"Babe, we don't know how long we will be staying in the UK. I wanted the most memorable week with you so I won't miss you that much and return the following day!"

"Two days only!" Andrea negotiated.

"Babe, the babies are going to be attended to by mom with Karen and Xing Mi. Please, five days?"

"Two and that's final!"

The man had almost lost it when he remembered one of her favorite desserts. He quickly bargained, "One box of macarons is equal to one day!"

"And! I'll change their diapers every Sunday until they turn a year old!"

"A year?" Andrea began to think twice. It was a hilarious bargaining chip, but it was certainly effective. 

"Yes, until they turn a year old."

"I will agree to a split! Three days this coming weekend and two days before you leave for the UK and that's it! No more negotiations."

Andrea smirked. Ultimately, they both got what they wanted, but someone was stuck to changing diapers every Sunday for almost a year.