"Niannian, are you adjusting well over there? Do you know, I've lived in that mountainous area before!"
There was no reply from the other end, so Huo Jingnan smiled and answered his own question.
"Ha, you don't believe me? I really did work there! Back when I was still in service, I helped the special police unit wipe out a criminal gang, hehe... I even got credit! How about that, isn't your man awesome?"
"I knew it! You must think I'm amazing!"
"By the way, Niannian, Lu Ran... she's been sued. Ever since she caused trouble at the Lu family's house last time, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu have never intended to let her off the hook. She's now getting the punishment she deserves."
“Niannian, look, they all love you very much... and Xiaoyouzi too, she messages you every day, haven’t you seen it?”
"Oh, I know. You live in a mountainous area where the signal is bad, so sometimes you can't receive messages, right?"
Pei Nian chuckled softly on the other end of the line.
That's true. The signal is poor in the mountains, so she simply stopped using her phone.
Every day at this time, she would stand in one of those very old-fashioned public phone booths, drop in two coins, and listen to Huo Jingnan's voice.
"Niannian, I..."
Huo Jingnan seemed unusually talkative today. "I've been wanting to tell you that I'm sorry."
Pei Nian was startled, her heart pounding.
"I know you've always longed for the warmth of family. And I... shattered that dream. I'm sorry."
Pei Nian moved her lips but made no sound, a tear rolling down her cheek.
He understood all her thoughts, but did he know that the "family" she longed for included him?
“Niannian, Xiaoyouzi misses you a lot,” Huo Jingnan said softly. “She said that no matter if you are related by blood or not, you will always be her sister.”
Pei Nian smiled through her tears and nodded vigorously.
No matter what, Jiang Mianmian will always be her older sister, and she will never betray her sister.
"Little Youzi is due in three months," Huo Jingnan smiled. "They say it's a girl. Aren't you coming back to see your little princess?"
*
Three months later.
As her due date drew closer, Jiang Mianmian became increasingly anxious and restless.
She felt unwell a few days ago, so she checked into the hospital early to prepare for childbirth. The doctor said that labor would begin in the next few days and told the family to be prepared.
Huo Junyu was so nervous that he didn't dare to sleep and stayed by Jiang Mianmian's bedside every day.
Jiang Can smiled and pushed Huo Junyu out, telling him to go to the room next door and get a good night's sleep.
"You won't be able to sleep a lot after the baby is born!" Jiang Can laughed. "Now, while she's still out there, let's conserve our energy so she can cling to you day and night once she's here!"
"But……"
"Little Yuzhi will be taken care of by me and Sister Yuqing, you go to sleep!"
Huo Junyu scratched his head sheepishly, "Mom... when I was first born, did you also keep you awake because of my crying?"
"Cough!" A loud cough suddenly rang out. "Of course!"
No matter how old Huo Junyu gets, this voice always carries a kind of power that suppresses bloodline influence.
He turned around and suddenly met Huo Zhixing's eyes. He paused for a moment, then smiled ingratiatingly, "Dad..."
"You little rascal, when you were born you did nothing but cry and nurse. Now that you're grown up, you've been a nuisance, keeping your mother up for years. She hasn't had a single full night's sleep!"
Lu Lishan, who was standing next to him, cast a disdainful glance at him.
"It seems... back then your family had a lot of maids and nannies, but it wasn't as bad as you described, right?"
Huo Zhixing glared at him! "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute, huh?"
Everyone laughed.
Jiang Mianmian, who had been a little irritable, was now in a much better mood. She checked her phone, but there was still no message from Pei Nian.
She looked slightly saddened.
However, at this moment, a warm current suddenly surged out, and there was a feeling of... incontinence!
"Ah!" Jiang Mianmian screamed in fright, "Mom! Mom!"
Jiang Can and Lin Yuqing quickly turned around and surrounded them.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Mianmian pointed downwards.
Lin Yuqing lifted the blanket and saw a puddle of water under her.
"My water broke!" Lin Yuqing pressed the nurse call button.
Doctors and nurses arrived immediately and, after examination, wheeled Jiang Mianmian into the delivery room.
For Huo Junyu, every minute and every second that followed felt like being roasted on a fire.
He peered through the delivery room door several times, but couldn't see anything at all. The door was very soundproof, and he couldn't hear anything coming from inside.
But he knew that Jiang Mianmian must be in a lot of pain!
He sat in the chair, his hands clenched tightly together, his eyes reddening.
He wished he could take her pain away from him.
"Don't worry," Jiang Can comforted her. "I heard that there are epidurals available for childbirth now, and I've already arranged for the doctor to do it. The obstetricians there are all your aunt's friends, and they're very experienced. Youzi and your baby will definitely be safe and sound."
"But they've been inside for so long!"
Huo Junyu scratched his hair in frustration.
Jiang Can chuckled, "The first pregnancy is usually quite slow. But once you two have more, each one will be faster than the last!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the automatic door to the delivery room opened.
Huo Junyu rushed over in a flash, "How is my wife?"
The nurses nearby paused, then chuckled softly. Usually, the first thing men ask the doctor when they see the delivery room is about the baby; it's quite rare to see one asking about his wife like he did.
The doctor smiled and congratulated him, "Young master, rest assured, everything is fine. Your wife has given birth to a beautiful daughter, and both mother and daughter are safe and sound!"
*
Jiang Mianmian lay weakly on the bed.
Even with a pain pump, the wound was still burning with pain, and I didn't even dare to turn over.
The baby next to her was sleeping peacefully. She smiled and reached out to touch her, but a gentle, large hand took her hand instead.
"Wife..." Huo Junyu's voice choked with emotion, "You've worked so hard."
Jiang Mianmian chuckled and carefully examined him.
His hair was a little messy, his eyes were red, and he didn't look very energetic.
They were even somewhat disheveled.
This is completely different from the usually decisive and efficient young lord.
"Honey," she asked softly, "how come having a baby has made you like this?"
After saying that, they both laughed.
Jiang Mianmian still had knife wounds on her body and dared not laugh loudly. Huo Junyu wanted to lift the blanket to take a look, but she stopped him.
She knew that scar must look terrible.
In the delivery room, she experienced difficulty with natural childbirth, and it seemed that all her amniotic fluid had drained, with the baby also at risk of having the umbilical cord wrapped around its neck. The doctor made a decisive decision and arranged for a cesarean section.
Huo Junyu was very annoyed. He should have just arranged a C-section for her, so she wouldn't have to suffer twice.
“Silly boy,” Jiang Mianmian stroked his face, “anything can happen during childbirth, how can you predict it in advance? I’m just happy that you can give birth safely.”
"Wife..."
"By the way," Jiang Mianmian hesitated for a moment before asking, "Is there still no news about Niannian?"
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