Wednesday, continued …

Eventually, Hou Yi and Anna pulled apart and looked at the clock noticing that they only had ninety minutes to get ready and be at the hospital for the obstetrician's appointment, so they quickly got out of bed and got ready before grabbing something quick to eat and drink, plus the extra bottles of water for Anna to drink on the drive to the hospital.

They were greeted downstairs by the bodyguards and ushered into the car before heading towards the hospital. Anna, even before the car pulled away moved so she could easily rest her head on Hou Yi's shoulder, and kept at his urging drinking the water that she need to consume before her ultrasound.

The traffic on the trip was such that they were lucky and were able to reach the hospital with five minutes to spare before their appointment, despite the late start to the trip. After they climbed out of the car, they walked hand in hand to the obstetrician's office surrounded by bodyguards and were immediately shown into an ultrasound room.

With the help of a nurse who took a set of observations they helped Anna make herself comfortable on the bed ready for the scan. A couple of minutes later the obstetrician with the ultrasound technician came into the room, with the technician getting straight down to work.

Less than five minutes later the technician left the room, having been dismissed by the obstetrician who observed not only the scan but had the observation results in his hands, sat down, looking at Anna and Hou Yi.

"CEO and Madam Hou firstly before we go anywhere, I was contacted by the Human Resources department of your company, where I understand you work Madam Hou."

"Correct. We have a general company policy that pregnant women need to provide medical evidence that they can continue to work once they are into their final trimester of pregnancy, but the policy does allow them to request it earlier if there is a concern. I actually believe that they are being overly cautious with my wife doctor, because of who she is and that our child is an heir to the company."Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

"That generally coincides with other large companies require CEO Hou. However, I need your agreement to comply with the request for a report…"

At the same time Anna said "No", and Hou Yi said "Yes."

Hou Yi looked at Anna, and said "We have had this discussion, I am not bending company policy for you sweetheart. You must provide the report or Human Resources will immediately place you on maternity leave. I cannot interfere with that decision, and if I did, it would be unfair to every other woman employed or connected to Hou Enterprises as it would say there is one rule for them and one for the CEO's wife."

After a pause and looking at Hou Yi's determined face Anna said "Fine, you can provide the report," as she knew Yi was right. His interference with company policy no matter how unfair it was in its application to her, would make her working life within Hou Enterprises difficult.

After watching both Hou Yi and Anna, the Obstetrician continued "You both know the last time that you were in here I expressed some concerns about not only your health Madam Hou, but your pregnancy. My concerns are still there. We all know that this pregnancy had a rough start, and in reality, you were lucky that you did not lose the babies given the a.s.sault you suffered Madam Hou, but it appears that someone is looking out for you and them."

"You have a highly stressful job, and you just reach the minimum for what we consider the milestones for a healthy pregnancy. The scan today eased some of my concerns. The larger one appears quite healthy and is what you would expect for a foetus at this stage. The smaller one, is still concerning. The scans and all the other tests are somewhat unclear as to problems, but little things seem to be mounting, leading me to be concerned. And before you ask, despite all technological advances we can never be accurate when it comes to pregnancies, and the potential is I will have no definitive answer until you give birth.  The two of you have to be prepared with the smaller foetus for a worst-case situation, but I hope that will not happen."

"Leaving that to one side, as we cannot change that the more concerning situation is you Madam Hou.  You do not appear as stressed as you were last time you had an appointment.  You are, though, in the midst of another stressful court case.  With your ongoing mental health issues resulting from your previous relations.h.i.+p, we must ensure you are taken care of as much as the babies.  Dr Chen called me Friday and indicated that from her perspective you need to slow down somewhat.  The trend from your ongoing tests support that.  You need to rest and focus on you and your health to ensure that you cope with the balance of your pregnancy, giving birth, and the first few weeks after your baby is born."