With love in her left hand and career in her right, Hua Qi's life was going great.
Overnight.
Her boyfriend betrayed her, love gone; her best friend framed her, career ruined.
Inside the ward, Fu Jiusi was feeding two babies.
Wen Fan held the stethoscope and listened to Fu Zhiyan's heart and lungs, then looked through the medical records of the two babies.
"Fu Duidui, how long are you going to hide from my little sister?"
Fu Jiusi remained silent.
"When did you become such a coward?" Wen Fan felt a little disappointed.
"Are you planning on never seeing her again?"
"Once the two little ones are taken out of the incubator and sent to Qizi, what are you going to do now that the child is gone?"
Fu Jiusi gently caressed the two little babies, with a look of kindness in his eyes mixed with a bit of helplessness.
"Qibao hasn't mentioned me in such a long time. She must be resentful of me."
"Even if she doesn't want to see me for the rest of her life, I will accept it."
"I just hope she and the baby are happy, healthy and safe every day."
Suddenly, Fu Zhiyan choked on the milk and her little face turned red.
Fu Jiusi quickly picked up the little girl, holding her small body steadily in his palm and gently patting her back with his other hand.
Looking at his professional posture and skillful techniques, Wen Fan sighed, "You are the most qualified nanny I have ever seen. Even I am ashamed of myself."
Fu Jiusi frowned distressedly, "Why does Yan Baoer always choke on her milk?"
Wen Fan touched Fu Zhiyan's furry little head and teased her affectionately with his tongue.
"Newborns generally have an underdeveloped cardia, which is relatively loose and prone to choking on milk."
"Xiaoyanbaoer's condition is more obvious, so she chokes on her milk more frequently than A'ran."
Fu Jiusi's face was heavy. "How do I treat this?"
Wen Fan smiled and said, "Look how nervous you are."
"This is not a disease, it is a necessary stage in the baby's development. It will heal naturally as the digestive tract develops."
Fu Jiusi still felt distressed. "Then is there any good way to reduce the choking?"
Wen Fan pinched Fu Zhiyan's little hands and feet, "The little one is stronger now, just hold her and feed her from now on."
He turned around and teased Fu Huoran who was lying in the incubator.
"Come to think of it, I haven't been home to see Wen Xiangyu for over a month."
"These two little guys are recovering well. Let's transfer them to the Qizai ward tomorrow."
Fu Jiusi paused as she patted the baby.
Wen Fan continued, "Once the baby is back with Qizi, he can be fed at any time, eliminating the tedious process of using a breast pump."
"Using a breast pump all the time will cause harm to Qizi's body, and it's not good for the baby either."
"It's time for me to go home and see my eldest nephew, otherwise Ayu will blame my third uncle for being partial."
"Isn't it a bit early to take it out of the incubator so soon?" Fu Jiusi said palely, trying to get more time to spend with the baby.
Although he said that no matter what choice Hua Qi made, he would willingly accept it.
But in reality, he was not ready at all.
Even if he were given another ten thousand years, he would not be able to bear her gaze that was filled with fear and heartache.
He couldn't bear it even more that she abandoned him with the child.
"Are you scared?" Wen Fan sneered and patted his shoulder.
"If you want to see the baby, go and apologize to Qizi. She misses you too."
"She hasn't said a word to you these days. She's really angry with you."
"I'm angry that you didn't tell her the truth, not because I hate you for the sins committed by the Wan family."
"I've seen the surveillance footage of the day Qizi got into trouble. She pushed you away with fear in her eyes, not because she was afraid of you."
"When in a state of extreme fear, a person's instinctive reaction is self-protection, and they will reject and resist anything that approaches."
"In other words, it wasn't you she pushed away that day."
"She just unconsciously pushed away something that was approaching her."
Fu Jiusi took two seconds to react, "Are you scolding me?"
Wen Fan smiled harmlessly, "Are you admitting that you are a thing, not a human?"
At this time, the nurse hurried over and gave Wen Fan a look, indicating that he should step aside to talk.
Before this step was taken, Hua Qi came in.
Wen Fan and the nurse left quietly, leaving them space.
The ward was filled with the sound of a steady and powerful heartbeat.
Fu Jiusi stood sideways, his arms slightly bent, holding his daughter carefully.
His eyes were full of love and tenderness as he stared intently at the little baby in his arms.
"My dear Yan'er, do you think mom will forgive dad?" He whispered to his daughter.
Hearing a noise behind him, he turned his head casually to look.
I just glanced at it quickly and didn't see it clearly enough.
There was a hint of doubt in his deep eyes, and he turned his head again.
When he met Hua Qi's tearful eyes, his eyes instantly turned red.
Her bright eyes were sparkling with tears, which were the catharsis after experiencing fear and grievance.
He looked at her affectionately, his throat seemed to be choked by something and he couldn't make a sound.
"You are so cruel..." As Hua Qi opened her mouth, tears slid down her cheeks like pearls from a broken string.
Every drop stung his heart.
Fu Jiusi took two steps at a time and walked up to her, holding her in his arms and hugging her tightly.
Hua Qi pounded his shoulder with her fist, "I risked my life to give birth to a child for you, and you haven't even come to see me for all these days."
He lowered his head and buried it in the crook of her neck, sniffing her familiar scent, and whispered in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry..."
"I don't dare to see you, for fear that you will not want me anymore."
"You are also a victim. I feel sorry for you so much that I can't blame you." She cried in his arms, her arms tightly around his waist, as if he would disappear if she let go.
Her understanding was like the warm sunshine in spring, dispelling the haze that had long been in his heart.
There are thousands of words in my heart, but I don’t know where to start.
The emotions that had been suppressed for so long found an outlet, and tears rolled down uncontrollably, flowing down my cheeks.
Perhaps the scene of the two people hugging and crying scared the baby, and the little one in his arms also started crying.
Fu Jiusi quickly suppressed his emotions and wiped Hua Qi's tears, "Okay, don't cry."
"Look at our baby daughter."
The little guy was still crying, his little face wrinkled into a ball, his mouth wide open, revealing his pink gums.
Her little brows were tightly furrowed, her eyes were tightly closed, and tears kept flowing from the corners of her eyes.
"Is this our daughter? Why is she so ugly?" Hua Qi smiled, but tears couldn't stop flowing.
"What's so ugly about it?" Fu Jiusi said proudly, "Look at that upturned little nose and pointed chin."
"How beautiful! She looks just like you."
"Nonsense!" Hua Qi gently pinched her daughter's hand, "Daughters are all like their fathers."
Hua Qi looked up at the incubator and walked over impatiently.
Fu Jiusi held his daughter in his left hand and supported her with his right hand.
Afraid that she would fall, he kept telling her to walk slowly.
Hua Qi was stunned when she saw Fu Huiran for the first time.
He turned to look at Fu Zhiyan in Fu Jiusi's arms, then at Fu Huiran, and asked a soul-searching question, "Is this our son?"