When the new week began and Yibo's health still did not improve and he continued to suffer from nausea and vomiting, Zhan took him to the doctor. Yibo explained to his family doctor what symptoms he was suffering from and the doctor, without bothering to examine Yibo, immediately had an answer ready.

"It's probably just a mild stomach and intestinal flu. It's clear that you're constantly tired because the frequent vomiting weakens the body, and it's also not atypical that when you're not feeling well, you're annoyed." Explained his doctor.

"Doctor, I'm doing great otherwise. Are you sure it's just a mild flu?" Yibo asked, confused.

"Yes, of course. Stick to a strict diet for the next few days, drink only warm water or tea, get plenty of rest, and you'll feel better soon." Yibo and Zhan went back home and even on the way there, both of them grumbled about how the doctor didn't even want to bother to examine Yibo.

But despite their disappointment with the doctor and his treatment, or lack thereof, they tried to follow his advice, which brought Yibo to an all-time low. He had to diet and was incessantly hungry. And always when he was hungry, he was in a bad mood, but these days, he was in a really bad mood.

And despite the diet, Yibo continued to throw up every morning shortly after getting up. Zhan had enough of watching Yibo sit in front of the toilet every morning and bring his insides out. So he dragged Yibo to another doctor.

This other doctor, whom they visited on Thursday, examined Yibo at least to the extent of feeling his abdomen. But also he could not find anything and sent Yibo home with the same advice of the other doctor.

When Yibo vomited blood on Friday morning, because his nausea was getting worse every day, it seemed, Zhan had enough and they visited a third doctor. This one prescribed Yibo a mild sedative for his stomach and then sent him home again. He could not find anything else and explained the blood in the vomit with the fact that his esophagus was irritated by the many vomits and that this can happen.

On the weekend even Yanli came to visit them, who meanwhile was also worried about Yibo, after Zhan told her about the doctor's visits and also that Yibo was getting worse every day.

However, when Yanli arrived at Zhan and Yibo's house, she did not have the impression that Yibo was feeling bad. She noticed that despite his nausea, he could eat very well. And what he ate really gave her some thoughts. So Yibo ate an ice cream with mustard and ketchup, put a few slices of strawberries on a piece of fish, and a banana tasted good to him only when he wrapped a slice of bacon around it.

She then let Yibo explain again the symptoms he has. "Well, I wake up in the morning, first I feel fine, and then it doesn't take long for me to throw up. But right after that I feel fine again and I can eat well. I get tired faster than usual and sometimes I get dizzy if I move too hastily. Also, some smells cause me to feel nauseous to the point of vomiting. My mood sometimes changes within a few minutes. I feel a slight pulling in my lower abdomen every now and then. And yesterday my nipples hurt."

Yanli looked at him with her mouth wide open, wanting to test something. She heated water and poured herself a cup of instant coffee. As soon as Yibo got the smell of it in his nose, he almost turned white, ran and vomited what he just ate. She asked Zhan, "As many times as Yibo has vomited in the last two weeks, he should have lost weight or?"

"I'm assuming so. Why do you ask?" Zhan wanted to know.

"Well, because it looks to me more like Yibo's cheeks have gotten cuddlier."

"You think so? I don't see that because I'm with him every day."

"Mmm, I think so. What do you say if I take you both to see my doctor on Monday?"

"Another doctor?" Yibo asked, coming back from the bathroom, grabbing a yogurt from the fridge and sitting back down with Zhan.

"Yes, another doctor. A special doctor who I think will be able to help you for sure."

"What kind of doctor is he?" Asked Zhan.

"You'll find out on Monday. I'll pick you up and take you to him."

"All right. It can't hurt." Replied Zhan, wondering how Yibo could eat again now. He also looked at Yibo's cheeks at the same time and even pinched them briefly, earning him a bitter evil glare from Yibo, just to confirm that Yanli was right. And yes, Yibo's cheeks do feel cuddlier than before.

Yibo spent the rest of the weekend sleeping, eating, throwing up and starting all over again. Zhan hoped that Yanli's doctor could really help.

On Monday morning, Yanli came to pick them up from home. Yibo had just stuffed himself full again after throwing up and was ready for the fourth doctor. Zhan, who was still visualizing Yibo eating as if he hadn't had anything to eat in weeks, was rather wondering if they would need a bigger refrigerator.

After half an hour, they reached the new medical center and entered the gynecology practice. Yibo refused to go in there at first, after all he is not a woman. Zhan was equally confused, but Yanli asked them both to trust her. Since Yibo still refused, Zhan had to pull him behind him and take him to the practice.

Yanli signed Yibo in and told the doctor's assistant it was an emergency that they could only discuss with the doctor, when the doctor's assistant tried to send them away again because Yibo is a man.

Between all the women, especially those with their big bellies, Yibo felt really uncomfortable. As a man at the gynecologist? Why? He just couldn't understand.

Since they didn't have an appointment, it meant waiting, waiting and more waiting for the three of them. One hour after the other passed. And when it was already 4 hours, Yibo slowly became displeased, because he got hungry again. However, Yanli already suspected this and had packed him some snacks in a backpack, which he ate all by himself and even tried to bite Zhan when he wanted to take a sandwich.

After eating, Yibo got tired again and just wanted to go home. But then, when they had already waited 5 full hours, they finally called Yibo up. And the gynecologist was very surprised to have a man sitting in front of him as a patient.

Yanli described to him Yibo's symptoms and also his penchant for mixing his food in the most disgusting possible way and then even enjoying it and the doctor nodded thoughtfully as he listened and then asked Yibo and Zhan to come into his examination room. Yanli had to wait.

Yibo had to lie down on a women's chair, whining the whole time that it was just embarrassing. While it slowly occurred to Zhan why Yanli brought them both here. Over and over again he said to himself in his mind, "No, it can't be. This is impossible! It can't be!"

The doctor told Yibo that he put a gel on his lower abdomen and that it could be a little cold. Yibo nodded and looked at Zhan more and more helpless and confused. Then when the doctor ran his ultrasound machine over Yibo's abdomen and suddenly said, "I don't believe that now. Nurse, nurse, call my colleague over here, she needs to see this." Zhan and Yibo not only got a fright, but also panicked.

Said colleague arrived and the doctor showed her what he discovered. Grinning, the doctor's colleague turned to Yibo and asked him, "Have you ever been completely examined? So not just externally, but internally as well?"

Yibo shook his head. A nurse came and the doctor took a blood sample from Yibo's arm and still Zhan and Yibo didn't know what was going on.

"Doctor, what's going on? What is wrong with my husband?" Zhan finally asked when he couldn't take it anymore.

"Oh oh yeah. So how am I going to explain this? After all, you are both men and actually that's impossible. But still, it's like this. Mr. Wang Xiao, you are pregnant." Explained the doctor.

Yibo and Zhan looked at each other and laughed. "Yeah right, as if. What is it really?" Asked Yibo.

The doctor's colleague pointed at the monitor and said, "This is the amniotic sac. Based on the size, I would say 5-6 weeks. And it's not just one baby, it's identical twins. Let's see if we can hear the hearts of the little kernels yet."

The doctor switched on something on the device and the next moment two soft but very fast heartbeats were heard. Yibo burst into tears when he heard the soft, rhythmic beating of the hearts. Zhan just couldn't believe it. How was this possible? His cute husband, a MAN, is pregnant with twins?

Zhan turned to Yibo and saw how bitterly he was crying. He knew that they were tears of joy and seeing Yibo so happy also finally made the shock of Zhan disappear and he could rejoice with him as well. He took Yibo in his arms and said, "You wanted a baby so much and now you're even about to have two."

However, the two doctors still explained the following to them, "It is absolutely important now that Mr. Wang Xiao rest a lot. No physical hard work. It's best to always lie down and rest. We have never had such a case, but we have read about it and therefore we can tell you that such pregnancies do not end well in 99% of cases. That's why you should do everything now to make sure that nothing happens to your babies. We will prescribe some pregnancy vitamins and something to help with the nausea. We'll contact a colleague who's dealt with a pregnant man and ask him for help."

"Do I have to keep dieting?" Yibo asked, as if that was the only concern he had.

The doctor laughed and shook his head. "No. You can eat whatever you feel like. But in moderation and not in bulk. Because getting the weight back down after pregnancy isn't that easy. And still the little kernels do not need to eat so much. If you get too hungry in between meals, eat a snack. Sometimes even a cookie helps."

When the two, after getting a few more tips, then came to Yanli in the waiting room, she looked at them both curiously. Zhan gestured for her to come along. As the three of them left the practice, Zhan lifted Yibo up in his arms and said, "Remember what the doctor just said. Don't walk around too much and rest a lot. You don't want anything to happen to the twins." Yibo happily wrapped his arms around Zhan's neck and Yanli stared at the two of them.

"So you're really pregnant? And then also twins? Oh my god, how great is that? Congratulations you two. Can I touch your belly?" Asked Yanli.

"No touching allowed. His belly hasn't grown yet. If he has a belly as big as yours last time you were pregnant, maybe you can touch it." Replied Zhan.

"Hey, don't be so possessive. I'm family." Scolded Yanli.

"This is my cute prince, my cute husband, and I'm the only one who is allowed to touch him."

"I just want to..."

"No. Yibo is taboo for you."

"Pah, you're really mean. Oh, are you even allowed to touch your Yibo yourself? I mean, if he needs to rest."

"The doctors said we can still sleep with each other without any problems. So yeah."

"Ah too bad. For not even letting me touch your Yibo, I wish you couldn't touch him either."

"I want my Hubby to touch me, though. I love that." Interfered Yibo and gave Zhan a kiss on the neck. "Home Hubby, I'm so tired." Whined Yibo.

Yanli drove them both back home and as Yibo lay in bed, Zhan showed her the ultrasound picture. He explained to her what the doctors said and she promised to pray for him and Yibo, as well as their twins, that evening, so that the pregnancy would go problem-free.

Later, when Zhan was sitting alone in his living room looking at the ultrasound picture, he decided not to wait any longer to quit his job as a car mechanic, instead he decided to quit his job and from now on, always stay by Yibo's side and take care of him. And also Yibo will not be able to go to work, at least for the duration of the pregnancy. That's what the doctors told them earlier as well.

Yibo had nodded and told the doctors, for the sake of his children, he will gladly stay at home and do whatever it takes to protect the little babies in his belly that are only the size of a grain of sand.