At this moment, Han Muzi wanted to tell Ye Moxuan that since he looked more in pain than she was, his presence gave her more pressure than she already had. She began to sweat a little more as she thought about this. It felt like it was Ye Moxuan who was giving birth instead of her.
When the doctor came over, he looked over to Ye Moxuan and charged, “If you’d like to stay with the mother until she delivers, you should at least show her some support and encouragement.”
Ye Moxuan nodded in agreement.
From now on, Han Muzi had to do whatever the doctor instructed her. Finally, it reached a point where the pain was so excruciating that her face began turning pale. When Ye Moxuan saw this, he immediately put his hand in front of her. “If you can’t take it anymore, bite my hand. Don’t try to hold it in.”
At this moment, the lips on Han Muzi’s pale face appeared to be slightly bloody; she was biting it so hard that it bled. As much as she was surprised to see Ye Moxuan’s hand being right next to her, she did not proceed to bite it. Ye Moxuan worried and directly inserted his fist into her mouth.
Han Muzi was shocked when he did that.
“Bite it if the pain’s too much! Don’t hold it in!” Ye Moxuan yelled.
Han Muzi wanted to push his hand away badly. After all, his hand was flesh, and he would be in great pain if she were to take a bite at it. The thought of this made Han Muzi shake her head as she believed that the pain was still bearable.
“Just bite it!” Ye Moxuan tried inducing her to do it like he was trying to coax a child to eat something. Meanwhile, Han Muzi was like the child who refused to open her mouth and eat the food right in front of her.
When the nurse saw this, she commented, “Miss Han, since your husband is asking you to do it, you should just do it. Why do you care about causing him pain when he himself doesn’t even care about it? Besides, he won’t understand the pain that you’re going through at this moment unless you give it a good bite. It’s not easy for women to give birth.”
Even though Han Muzi received the message, she could not bring herself to do it. All she wanted was for him to care more about her and help take care of the baby after the delivery. Nevertheless, she had already realized this, seeing how well Ye Moxuan had been taking care of her all this while. At this point, there was no need for her to do this. As she thought about this, a great pain came that caused her to lose control of herself, and she immediately took a big bite at Ye Moxuan’s hand.
This bite came so sudden and unexpected that it almost made Ye Moxuan shriek before he could suppress it.
Standing next to the two, the nurse and the doctor turned to look at Ye Moxuan. This was not their first time seeing a husband with his wife in the labor ward, and definitely not their first time seeing a husband who allowed his wife to bite his hand. However, as much as the husband was willing, the bite would surely cause him immense physical anguish. Even so, at this moment, Ye Moxuan had no expression on his face; he did not even have a frown.
The pain subsisted in Han Muzi as she was still trying to follow the steps instructed by the doctor.
Everyone who waited outside the labor ward had been quiet, not knowing what to say. Some thought about bringing up Han Muzi’s situation but decided that it would not be appropriate. As time passed, Little Bean had begun leaning on Yan, which made Old Master Yuchi slightly jealous.
Even though Yan and Han Muzi are tight, they have no blood relations. How can Little Bean just lean on her? At this juncture, Old Master Yuchi put out his hand and pulled Little Bean’s shirt. He ordered, “Little Bean, sit straight.”
“Huh?” Little Bean rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at Old Master Yuchi confusedly. “Great-Grandfather, what’s wrong?”
The adorable look on his sleepy face softened Old Master Yuchi’s heart. He patted his head and responded, “Please sit properly and don’t lean on others. If you want to, you can come to me.”
Yan thought she understood what Old Master Yuchi was trying to get at: Little Bean was troubling her by leaning on her. So, she quickly replied, waving her hand, “It’s okay, Old Master Yuchi. Just let Little Bean sleep like this. He’s just a kid and he must be exhausted having to get up in the middle of the night.”
Yuchi Jin did not know how to respond. He was annoyed by that. What do you know? I just wanted my great-grandson to be close to me. You have no idea what I was trying to say.
Hearing what Yan said, Little Bean followed up with a nod before he continued finding a comfortable spot in her arms. Closing his eyes, he commented, “Aunt Yan, please wake me up when Mommy comes out.”
“Mm-hmm.” Yan nodded while pulling Little Bean’s rolled-up sleeves down. She took off her jacket and put it around him, making sure that he was warm. She whispered, “If you’re tired, take a nap. I’ll wake you up later.”
Though slightly jealous, Old Master Yuchi felt that Yan was treating his great-grandson fairly well. He turned over to Han Qing, who was seated very closely next to her. Even if a man and a woman know each other well, they don’t have to sit so close to each other, do they? All of a sudden, it dawned on Old Master Yuchi. Are these two seeing each other?
As if proving his assumptions, right after Han Qing saw Yan take off her jacket, he let out a frown and immediately took off his suit jacket before putting it on Yan. This startled her. She felt embarrassed as Old Master Yuchi and Song An were with them. If I knew he’d do this, I should’ve let him take off his suit jacket for Little Bean. That’s killing two birds with one stone.
While she was feeling awkward, Song An, who was standing next to them, did not appear to be bothered by anything. She let out a gentle smile and turned away. The same could not be said about Old Master Yuchi, who kept staring at them—especially Yan.
Though embarrassed initially, Yan felt later on that there was nothing to be embarrassed about as they would have to make it public at some point. She just had to brave through this.
Having waited for a long time, no one seemed to be sleepy even though it was late at night. This included Little Bean, who was in Yan’s arms. His eyes were closed, but his heart was with his mommy in the labor ward. Finally… the doors to the labor ward opened and they heard something. The few who were guarding the door quickly stood up; except for Yan, who had a kid leaning on her lap.
Very quickly, Little Bean got up too, and Yan followed suit. Her feet began to feel numb after taking a few steps, which was when she heard the congratulatory voice of the doctor.
“Congratulations, Mrs. Ye has just given birth to a baby girl.”
