With a deafening roar, a massive, pure, tsunami-like surge of joy instantly overwhelmed Lu Xiao! He could no longer control himself; tears streamed down his resolute face. He abruptly pushed aside Lu Qi, who was blocking his way, and rushed into the delivery room!

The delivery room was filled with the pungent smell of blood and the sweet scent of newborn milk. An'an lay weakly on the bed, her face pale, her hair soaked with sweat and clinging to her cheeks, yet she wore a satisfied and gentle smile, a smile born of utter exhaustion. Luo Qingrou and Old Wang were frantically and tenderly wrapping three tiny, wrinkled swaddled babies in soft cloth, their eyes closed as they cried loudly.

Lu Xiao's gaze immediately locked onto An An. He rushed to the bedside, knelt on one knee, and carefully cupped her sweaty cheeks with trembling hands. His voice was choked and broken, filled with immense relief and overwhelming joy after surviving a disaster: "An An... An An... You've suffered so much... My An An..." He leaned down and, with hot tears streaming down his face, kissed her cold forehead with utmost care.

Then, his gaze fell with immense excitement on the three tiny swaddled babies placed side by side beside An'an. Three! A whole three! He reached out his trembling hand, wanting to touch them, yet afraid that his roughness would hurt the delicate newborns.

Luo Qingrou walked over carrying one of the swaddled babies, her face a mixture of smiles and tears: "Xiao'er, look! This is the eldest, your eldest son! How strong he is!" She carefully placed the little one who was crying the loudest into Lu Xiao's stiff arms.

Lu Xiao awkwardly cradled the incredibly soft little life in his arms, overwhelmed by a tremendous sense of happiness and an unprecedented sense of responsibility. He looked at the rosy, wrinkled little face in the swaddling clothes, then at An'an, and then at the other two little ones crying beside him, and a silly, incredibly bright, and unprecedentedly huge smile spread across his face.

“Sons…daughters…three…” He stammered, looking at one, then another, finally his gaze returning to An’an’s face. His eyes shone like a galaxy filling the entire northern frontier, his voice rising with excitement, filled with unbelievable joy and boundless pride:

"An'an! Did you hear that? Three! We have three kids now! Two rascals! And a precious daughter! I, Lu Xiao... am a dad! A dad of three at once!"