Julian's Stand in Wife

Diana burst out laughing at Cecilia’s question.

“Would you believe me if I said that I don’t know?”

Cecilia was stunned for a moment. “You dared to get pregnant again before thinking things through? Doesn’t the internet advise you not to get pregnant before you think things through? What’s more, you’re carrying twins. Are you really prepared to have four children all of a sudden?”

“Actually, sometimes, being muddleheaded is pretty good,” Diana said. She glanced at Cecilia before slowly shifting her gaze to Fanny. “Being muddleheaded certainly feels better than thinking through every single thing.

“Sometimes, being happy is the most important thing in life.

“Thinking too much and too clearly often makes you obsessed.

“That would in turn make you feel less happy.

“What’s more…

“Who could be prepared for everything in life?

“When you can accept something, you’ll be able to wait for it to happen naturally.”

the internet, and she had never experienced any for herself. Living vicariously from what she

That was life.

was clearly stuck in the theoretical phase, still thinking

few things in

richer experiences in life, and

eat the raw fish anymore. Like Diana, she only ate food that was cooked thoroughly. Between the choice of fruit juice and red wine, she chose

cared a

myself to be pregnant, certainly not at this point in time—until you suddenly said I might be. I was a little resistant to the idea at the start, but now, I want to protect the baby inside me.

ready yet. Yet, somehow, the prospect of being a

of the food drifted into her nose. It

for Fanny. “We’ll send you

both you and Diana have to be taken good care

go home first,” Diana

and Noel. It sounded like Cecilia had gravely misunderstood Noel, so

just now, asking him to

Diana with a shake of her head. “My mom refuses