Accidentally Married to the Big Shot
Chapter 392: Formula Milk Can Also Be Fed

Chapter 392: Chapter 392: Formula Milk Can Also Be Fed

Gu Wei couldn’t help but be taken aback.

Su Meixi, as he knew her, was always someone with stable emotions, calm and rational. Many times, she would rather bear the grievances herself than trouble others, let alone have an argument with anyone.

Why was she acting so out of character today?

"Ah Xi, is there something bothering you?"

After that outburst, Su Meixi herself found it unreasonable, but she was just inexplicably irritable.

"There’s nothing bothering me."

Gu Wei took off the coat he’d just put on and didn’t take his briefcase.

Su Meixi asked irritably, "What are you doing?"

Gu Wei said, "I’m not going to work today, I’ll stay home with you."

"I don’t need you to stay with me, you should go to work, so it doesn’t delay your important matters."

"My matters aren’t urgent." Gu Wei sat down next to her, then took the child from her hands.

Su Meixi was unwilling again. She took the child back, saying irritably, "I told you there’s no need for you to interfere, why are you meddling so much?"

"Then what should I do?" Gu Wei asked.

"Go to work. If you don’t go to work, I will ignore you." Su Meixi didn’t want him at home. If he really didn’t go to work, she would feel irritable as well, because it would make her look unreasonable.

Gu Wei became frustrated, "But you just said I wasn’t taking care of the child."

"No matter what I say, you must go to work now." Su Meixi grabbed his briefcase and stuffed it into his arms, then took back their son.

All Gu Wei could say was, "Then I’ll head to work now, take care at home, okay?"

Gu Wei put his coat back on, picked up his bag, and went downstairs.

When he got to the first floor and saw Aunt Lan preparing breakfast, he couldn’t help but ask, "Aunt Lan, come over here, I want to ask you something."

Aunt Lan quickly put down her work and walked over to Gu Wei, "Mr. Gu, go ahead and ask."

Gu Wei glanced upstairs, saw that Su Meixi hadn’t come down, and asked, "How has Ah Xi been at home these days? Has she been unhappy?"

"She..." Aunt Lan said, "New mothers are like this, their temper can be worse than usual because after giving birth, their estrogen is low, so they can’t control their temper. She even yelled at me yesterday, but I don’t take it to heart. I’ve taken care of many new mothers, and most of them are like this."

Gu Wei couldn’t help but ask, "Do you think that’s normal?"

"Yes, it’s normal."

Gu Wei, however, felt it wasn’t normal. He told Aunt Lan, "Then please pay attention to her emotions and see if there’s a specific time she gets particularly irritable."

"Okay, Mr. Gu."

Gu Wei went to work.

Today there was a meeting, which he was hosting.

If it were a company meeting like the ones Gu Cheng held, it wouldn’t matter if he attended or not; he could catch up later. But meetings at government agencies couldn’t be taken lightly.

After the meeting, he called Gu Cheng and asked, "When Zhou Yuan was in confinement, was she this irritable?"

Gu Cheng said, "No, why would she be irritable? Zhou Yuan had me with her, we hired three babysitters, and her parents came to stay with her. When she was in a good mood, she’d play with the baby, and when she wasn’t, she didn’t bother."

"Did Zhou Yuan breastfeed in person?" Gu Wei felt awkward asking, but he had no choice for Su Meixi’s sake.

Gu Cheng said, "Very little, mostly formula."

Gu Cheng asked Gu Wei, "Did Ah Xi not have a good confinement period?"

"It’s just that... she seems unhappy."

"Is it postpartum depression?"

"It doesn’t quite seem like it. It’s like she’s particularly irritable at certain times but other times she’s not."

Gu Cheng paused, as if thinking of something, and said, "Could it be breastfeeding depression? I remember last month, a few secretaries at my office door were discussing breastfeeding. The door wasn’t closed, so they thought I didn’t hear, but I actually did. One of them said she got irritated whenever she breastfed, and it got better once she switched to formula."

Gu Wei asked, "Are you sure you heard right?"

"The topic was sensitive, so I didn’t interrupt and listened for a while. They also said they were reluctant to give up breastfeeding, but actually found it annoying in practice."

Gu Wei hung up the phone and immediately went online to research this topic.

He indeed found some answers on Zhihu. Some women do experience this, being perfectly fine otherwise, but unable to handle breastfeeding, leading to psychological issues.

Su Meixi had endured so much hardship from a young age. Though she had bravely gotten through it, at times she couldn’t help but recall those past events, especially after just having a baby. If she repeatedly thought about those things, it could trigger postpartum depression.

One shouldn’t think that postpartum depression occurs only in ordinary families; many wealthy celebrities or upper-class women experience it too. It’s determined by hormones, not their mindset.

In fact, the kinder the woman, the more prone she is to postpartum depression.

That day, Gu Wei left work early.

He arrived at the villa, parked the car, and walked into the house.

At that moment, he felt excited; his wife and child were waiting for him at home, and the nanny had prepared dinner.

In life, these should be the happiest moments.

He entered the house.

Aunt Lan was holding the baby on the sofa, and he hurried over to take the child from her.

"Where’s Ah Xi?"

"Lying down upstairs."

"How was her day today?"

"Today there wasn’t much emotional fluctuation, she wasn’t particularly happy, nor did she get angry. After breastfeeding, she asked me to take the baby."

Gu Wei nodded, kissed his son, and handed him back to Aunt Lan.

He went upstairs to the room and saw Su Meixi lying down with her back to him.

Looking at her silhouette, he felt a bit guilty.

He always thought that hiring a nanny and a postpartum caregiver meant he could work peacefully, but taking care of his wife and child was his responsibility to begin with.

Especially his wife’s emotions.

He walked over to her, looking at her tenderly.

She seemed a bit listless. When she saw him come back, she only lifted her eyelids slightly, "You’re home early today?"

"Yes, I came back as soon as I finished my work." He picked her up and placed her on his lap.

"Why are you holding me?"

"Can’t I hold my wife?" He playfully tweaked her nose.

Even after childbirth, her skin was still beautiful, radiant and transparent, even more charming than before.

"Did you see Xiao Zhao?"

Xiao Zhao was their son’s nickname.

"I saw him, but let’s not worry about him now, wife is the most important."

Su Meixi immediately objected, "What do you mean wife is the most important? Men like to lie, isn’t our son important? If he’s not important, why did I even give birth to him?"

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