Chapter 263 - Not Ready to Have Another Baby

A week passed, and the couple was back to the Starlight Penthouse Suite. They would finally make use of their new customized bed with an extended crib and sleep with the twins in the same room from time to time.

Lu Fang was cooking breakfast early Sunday morning when Andrea came up from behind to give him a tight hug. She forced him to lean sideways so she can give him a peck on the check. "Good morning, babe. What's cooking?"

"Just some classic pork chops and eggs, babe. Aunt Rosa will have to do some groceries tomorrow. We have yet to fill our fridge," the man replied while he flipped the meat on the pan. 

"I just love you. Aren't you amazing?" 

"Hmmm. I love you too, babe," replied Lu Fang. 

He was the happiest man in the world as of recently. His wife never failed to tell him she loved him every day since their return from Guangzhou. Furthermore, they had not missed making love at least once every night before resting. They were back to sleeping in bed, fully naked. 

Andrea too could not be more delighted. Lu Fang recently asked Bolin to hire a second assistant, internally within the company. It cleared work for Bolin and her husband. As a result, this allowed the man to get home before eight in the evening in the past two days. 

Lu Fang was also back to cooking breakfast occasionally. He spent at least an hour or two with Andrea and the twins in the morning, then most of his evenings with them. 

In between, Andrea had herself measured for her wedding gown. Lu Fang refused to show her the design of the gown and even the details of the venue. He told her everything would be a surprise. 

It made her wonder how her husband was going to surprise her. The fact that she already knew a surprise wedding was coming her way, how could she not possibly find out about it? Nevertheless, she had promised not to pry on his plans. 

After the two finished their meals, Xing Mi bid goodbye and left the twins in their care. 

"Babe, what are you planning for today?" Andrea asked. 

"I wanted us to go shopping with the twins."

Her brows raised at the idea that she clarified once again, "We alone with the twins? Babe, are you sure?"

"Yeah, we can do it," he said but later had second thoughts. He was about to walk back to their room but turned to get her opinion, "Can we manage?"

She pouted her lips and said, "Let's bring Hanxi with us and Arti… Yeah, Arti does not have anything to do on weekends. I'm sure she would be happy to help."

It took two hours for the couple to get ready to leave. They had to take a bath, give the twins their own baths, get them changed, and prepare for their bags. 

Lu Fang laid all the necessities in the nursery's bed before packing. He said out loud the checklist so as not to miss anything, "Extra clothes and bibs. Check! Diapers. Check! Milk and bottles. Check! Wet wipes. Check!"

"You did a good job, babe," said Andrea as she grabbed Brie from her crib. "You'll take Chevre?"

The man quickly packed the babies' bag and said, "Let's go."

The couple left, riding an Audi with Hanxi behind the wheels. Lu Fang and Andrea each had one baby next to them. After picking up Arti from her apartment, they headed off to the biggest mall in Beijing. 

The first two hours went smoothly as they jumped from one store to another, buying babies' clothes, toys, and other baby fundamentals.

As the couple chose for the items to buy, Arti and Hanxi often held the twins or played with them while in their strollers, allowing them to talk on the sides and get to know each other. 

It was after they took their lunch when it started to get complicated. Both the twins needed a diaper change and while eating their meals, they also refused to be placed in their strollers. They took turns finishing their meals. Lu Fang and Andrea ate first while Arti and Hanxi carried the twins. 

They all agreed to buy for their own needs so they visited a few more boutiques, Arti and Hanxi included, did some shopping themselves. 

After their second stop, Chevre started crying from the stroller that Andrea had to carry him. The little guy kept rubbing his eyes, wanting to get some sleep, but even as his mommy tried to hush him for a nap, he remained to be uneasy. 

"Babe, I think we better hurry up. I think Chevre is having a hard time sleeping," said Andrea. 

"Got it. Just one more shop. We need to have new wedding rings made," said the man. 

Andrea had lost her wedding ring when she was abducted. Lu Fang told her she left her engagement rings at the apartment but still wore her wedding ring when she came after him in France. 

While they were checking the ring designs, Brie started crying and Arti, who was with the little princess, said, "she needs her diaper changed."

Supposedly, Lu Fang was to take care of the dirty diapers on Sundays, but unfortunately, there weren't any diaper changers in the men's room. Andrea let out a heavy sigh before handing over the crying Chevre to her husband. However, he refused to stay with his daddy. 

His cries became so loud that the man apologized to the crowd as he forced Chevre away from his mommy. There was no way he was going inside a woman's comfort room to get Brie's diaper changed. 

When Andrea and Arti came back, Chevre was still crying his heart out. It made Andrea shook her head, frustrated about not being able to tell what her boy wanted. 

They quickly concluded choosing their rings and immediately left the mall, returning home. It was only during the drive back when the twins both fell asleep. 

As the couple laid the babies down to their individual cribs, Lu Fang said, "Babe. I don't know how mom did it. She had brought out the twins before… you did so right?"

"Well, we did not go to the mall, babe. Maybe it's the environment that they did not like. We don't know for sure. Besides, today, we had neither of the caregivers."

"I think we are not ready to have another baby," the man announced. 

"Yep. They both are a handful. We should wait until they are both a little independent."

"I'm so glad we agreed for you to take pills… You took your pills didn't you?" He asked with his hands on his waist. 

Andrea gulped at the question and turned to him with a brow raised. She asked, "Pills? We agreed for me to take pills?"