Chapter 480 The Child's Background
She parked her car near the entrance, her fingers trembling as she reached for her car keys, but she dropped them twice because she was too nervous.
Zhou Mubin quickly stepped forward to stop her, gently pressing her wrist with his hand, his tone full of undisguised worry, "Cui Xiao, don't panic, what happened? You can't drive like this."
Cui Xiao's face was as white as rice paper, even her lips had lost their color, her eyes were filled with an unprecedented panic and determination, and even her voice was trembling, "Get out of the way, Zhou Mubin, don't make me say it a second time."
At this moment, all she could think about was her daughter in the emergency room. Little Nuomi was only five years old. This morning, when she left home, she was still hugging her neck and asking for strawberry cake. Now, however, she was lying in the hospital. This fear was almost consuming her, and she had no mind to think about anything else.
Seeing her swaying and unsteady state, her eyes red-rimmed and her body trembling slightly, how could Zhou Mubin possibly let her drive?
Driving under such emotional conditions is no different from gambling with your life.
Instead of giving way, he stepped forward, spread his arms, and firmly blocked the car door. His tone turned serious. "You can't drive now. You can't even hold the steering wheel properly. What if something happens?"
Cui Xiao finally snapped, all the pent-up fear and anger pouring out in an instant. She raised her hand and slapped him across the face. The crisp sound was particularly jarring in the empty parking lot. "I told you to get out of the way. Can't you understand human language? I need to see my daughter."
Zhou Mubin frowned and covered his face, a clear red mark instantly appearing on his cheek. The pain in his skin quickly came, but it was far less than the sudden shock in his heart.
He didn't let go; instead, he gripped her wrist even tighter, feeling the rapid throbbing of her pulse through his fingertips. "What happened? Tell me, and I'll help you."
Cui Xiao was gripped so tightly by him that she couldn't move. In her desperation, tears finally fell and landed on the back of his hand. The scalding heat made Zhou Mubin freeze.
Her lips trembled uncontrollably, her voice filled with desperate sobs, almost a scream. "My daughter was in a car accident and is in the hospital's emergency room. I need to get there to sign the papers. Zhou Mubin, if you keep bothering me, I will never forgive you in this lifetime. I will only hate you."
"daughter?"
These two words struck Zhou Mubin like a bolt from the blue, freezing him in place and causing his grip on her wrist to loosen involuntarily.
She has a child?
With her husband's child?
The immense shock left his mind blank, his ears ringing, and he even stopped breathing for a few seconds.
But seeing Cui Xiao's tearful face and her almost collapsing appearance, he instantly snapped back to reality, all those chaotic thoughts vanished, leaving only instinctive worry.
He abruptly released his grip, walked around to the driver's seat, opened the door, and got in, his movements so swift they created a gust of wind.
"Get in the car, I'll give you a ride."
He quickly fastened his seatbelt, started the car, and said with a gentle, reassuring look in his eyes, "If you drive like this and something happens on the road, what will happen to your daughter when she wakes up and can't see her mother? I'm a better driver than you, so I can get to the hospital faster."
Looking at his resolute profile, Cui Xiao dared not delay any longer. She gritted her teeth, opened the passenger door, and got in, gripping the seatbelt tightly with both hands, tears still streaming down her face.
The car suddenly lurched forward, its tires screeching as they rubbed against the ground.
Zhou Mubin gripped the steering wheel with one hand, quickly turned on the hazard lights with the other, scanned the traffic ahead, and decisively changed lanes to overtake.
Cui Xiao sat in the passenger seat, her body taut like a fully drawn bow, her hands gripping the seatbelt tightly, her knuckles white from the force, her fingernails almost digging into the plastic buckle.
Her gaze was fixed on the front, but her eyes were unfocused; her mind was filled with the image of her daughter seeing her off that morning.
Little Nuomi, with two pigtails and wearing a pink princess dress, hugged her neck and rubbed against it, saying softly, "Mommy, you have to buy me a strawberry cake tonight, the kind with little cherries on top."
Thinking of this, tears welled up again, splashing onto her jeans at her knees, leaving a small, dark stain. Afraid that Zhou Mubin would see her vulnerability, she turned her head to look out the window, but her shoulders trembled uncontrollably, and even her breathing was choked with gasps.
Zhou Mubin caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, and his grip on the steering wheel tightened unconsciously. His fingertips brushed against the texture of the leather steering wheel, leaving a few shallow marks.
A sour feeling, like vines, crept up from the bottom of his heart, making his chest feel heavy.
He had known Cui Xiao for sixteen years and had never considered that this woman didn't belong to him. Even after she left for five years, Zhou Mubin never had this realization.
In his heart, Cui Xiao belonged only to him, and even if she didn't agree to be with him, they would still be entangled for the rest of their lives.
But now, Cui Xiao has a child with that man...
Zhou Mubin gripped the steering wheel tightly.
While waiting at a red light, Zhou Mubin took out an unopened bottle of mineral water from the storage compartment, loosened the cap, and handed it over, saying, "Have a drink of water first."
His voice was very soft, with a carefully soothing tone.
Cui Xiao didn't answer, but just shook her head, letting out a muffled sob.
Zhou Mubin didn't force her. He placed the water on the cup holder next to her, then looked back ahead. The moment the light turned green, he stepped on the gas pedal more steadily than before.
"Don't worry," he said softly, as if comforting Cui Xiao, or as if convincing himself, "Medical technology is so good now, your children will definitely be alright."
Cui Xiao finally reacted, her shoulders trembling slightly, but she still didn't speak. She just raised her hand to wipe away her tears, revealing a pale, bloodless profile.
Zhou Mubin felt even more bitter.
The car ran through the last yellow light, and the hospital's emergency building finally came into view. As soon as Zhou Mubin stopped the car, Cui Xiao pushed open the car door and rushed out, not even noticing that the mineral water bottle had fallen into the cup holder.
Zhou Mubin watched her staggering figure, then bent down to pick up the phone that had rolled onto the floor mat.
He gripped his phone tightly and quickly followed.
Cui Xiao stumbled into the emergency room and, upon seeing the hospital, hurriedly asked, "Doctor, how are they? Tell me, how are they?"
The nanny was taking Xiao Nuomi to her dance class when they were involved in a car accident. The doctor was able to contact the female lead by finding her number in the nanny's phone.
The doctor said, "The adult is not in life-threatening danger, but the little girl is in more serious condition. She has lost too much blood, and I just contacted the hospital's blood bank, but all the AB type blood was used up by the pregnant woman who had a massive hemorrhage this morning, so there is no extra blood available at the moment..."
Before the doctor could finish speaking, Zhou Mubin strode forward and said, "I have type AB blood, take mine."
The doctor nodded, "Okay, come with me, let's get tested first..."
Before she could finish speaking, Cui Xiao rushed over, staring wide-eyed at Zhou Mubin, "No, you can't do it."
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