Little Bean’s words brought Old Master Yuchi to his senses. He quickly implored, “Should we go now?”
“Yes!” Nodding, Little Bean took out his phone to send a message to Song An to ask for directions before heading out of the villa with Old Master Yuchi.
It was in the middle of the night when Yan abruptly felt the vibration underneath her pillow while she was sound asleep. Is that my phone? Yan was too exhausted to bring herself to check her phone. After a while, the vibration stopped before it started again. In the end, Yan had no choice but to reach for her phone underneath her pillow and answer it. “Hello…” Her voice was feeble when she spoke, sounding muddled.
“Aunt Yan!” Little Bean’s voice came clearly from the other end of the phone, which made Yan frown subconsciously. “Little Bean? It’s midnight. Why’re you calling me? Is something wrong?”
“Ah! Aunt Yan, Mommy’s giving birth!”
“Huh… Who? What does that have to do—” Halfway through her sentence, she paused for a moment before she became completely awake. She quickly sat up on her bed with her eyes widened. “Muzi’s going to give birth?”
“Mm-hmm. Yes, Aunt Yan. We’re at the hospital already, and I’ve also called Uncle Qing to ask him to bring you over.”
Though confused, Yan was extremely anxious. She answered, “Sure. I’ll be there soon.”
Putting down her phone, Yan quickly jumped out of bed and changed out of her pajamas. She then reached for her phone and opened her bedroom door. Meanwhile, the bedroom door next to her room was also being opened. Luo Huimei looked at her with her drowsy eyes; she was probably woken up by how loud she was.
“Yan, it’s the middle of the night. Why aren’t you sleeping?”
“Mom?” Yan began to feel sorry when she saw Luo Huimei stand at the door. “Was I too loud? I’m so sorry. You can go back to bed. I’m going to head out for a while.”
“What’s going on?” Luo Huimei walked out of her room, frowning.
“Muzi’s going to give birth at the hospital now.”
“Muzi?” Luo Huimei was surprised. “Aren’t there two more days to go? What happened?”
Yan shook her head. “I just got the phone call from Little Bean and I’m not sure. I’m going to head downstairs now.”
“Hold on. It’s not safe for you to be out there in the middle of the night. Wait for me. I’ll quickly get changed and go with you.”
“Mom, you don’t need to!” Yan stopped her and proceeded to explain, “Someone’s coming to pick me up later. So you can go back to bed.”
Luo Huimei realized right away as she heard this and nodded. “That’s fine then. Please only go down when your ride’s here. After all, it’s the middle of the night right now.”
Yan turned to look at the clock on the wall and realized it was 3 in the morning. She would have to wait for a bit if she were to head downstairs now. Following that, Luo Huimei was seen waiting in the living room with Yan. In the quiet of the night, the sound of the clock ticking in the living room was loud and clear.
Whilst waiting, Yan had repeatedly told Luo Huimei to go back to bed, but to no avail. In the end, she decided to give up. Finally, her phone rang—it was Han Qing.
Yan instantly stood up and answered, “Hello?”
“I’m downstairs now. Are you ready?”
“Yes. I’m coming now.” After hanging up the phone, Yan turned to look at Luo Huimei. “Mom, please go back to bed now. Han Qing’s arrived.”
Luo Huimei walked to the windows and noticed a familiar car parked outside. Finally, she nodded. “Sure. Go ahead. I’m heading back to bed now. Please stay safe.”
“Alright, Mom!” Yan pushed the door open and ran downstairs.
Next to a street light on this quiet night was a parked car, which Yan walked up to. She opened its door and got into the passenger seat. Meanwhile, Luo Huimei made sure that she got in the car safe and sound before closing the window to go back to bed. The car made a turn and left.
“Seatbelt.”
After Han Qing’s reminder, Yan buckled her seatbelt in a flustered manner and asked, “Aren’t there supposed to be two more days until the baby is due? Is this an early delivery? Did something happen?”
Han Qing had a worried and serious look on him, which was probably because his younger sister was about to give birth. “Not sure. We’ll see when we get to the hospital.”
“Mm-hmm.”
…
Han Muzi was already in the labor ward by the time the two arrived at the hospital. Outside the ward were Song An, Little Bean, and Old Master Yuchi.
Seeing the two, Song An and Old Master Yuchi gave them a nod as their greeting.
“Uncle Qing! Aunt Yan!” Little Bean ran up to the two.
“Little Bean, where’s your mommy?” Yan asked, still catching her breath.
“Mommy’s in the labor ward now.”
Upon hearing this, Yan looked around and followed up, “Did your daddy go in as well?”
Little Bean blinked and nodded. “Yes!”
Yan was surprised by the fact that Ye Moxuan had gone into the labor ward. Though surprised, she began to feel envious; she was unsure if, in the future, her husband would be by her side when she gave birth. As she thought about this, she inadvertently turned to look at Han Qing. He had a deep frown on his face and did not notice the look on her face.
“What did the doctor say? Why is the delivery ahead of schedule? Is there a risk?”
Han Qing’s questions brought Yan back to reality from her unnecessary thoughts. She shook her head and walked up.
Seeing the worried look on the two, Song An stood up and pointed out, “Don’t worry. It’s just two days ahead of schedule, not two months. This is normal.” As a former doctor, Song An’s words gave them some assurance and the two began to calm down before they sat down on a bench in the corridor.
Inside the labor ward, Han Muzi was lying in bed and drenched in a cold sweat, while Ye Moxuan was sitting next to her, tightly holding her hand. Interestingly, Ye Moxuan looked worse than Han Muzi, and he certainly perspired more than her too.
Han Muzi caught Ye Moxuan in this state and could not help smiling. “I’m the one who’s giving birth, not you. Why do you look worse than me?”
Ye Moxuan did not know how to respond. His grip began to tighten. He muffled, “Is it really painful?”
Han Muzi shook her head. “Not really. It’s still bearable.” This being her second time giving birth, she was doing much better than the first time. Even though Han Muzi was not feeling too great, seeing how nervous Ye Moxuan was, she decided not to scare him. Then, she inquired after some thought, “Would you like to go outside and wait till I’m done?”
Ye Moxuan shook his head firmly. “I’ll be here with you.”
