Thinking of the baby I have never met, sour emotions surge like a tide.
After Bo Mingxiu left, his cell phone was also taken away and the entire space fell into silence.
Late at night, he tossed and turned, his mind full of Li Susu.
Unable to contain himself any longer, he begged the nurse in a low voice to borrow her cell phone.
The aunt sat by his bed and spoke earnestly about many things, from the hospital regulations to his physical condition, but ultimately she politely rejected his request.
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Only half a month before the due date, Wen Nianshu accompanied Li Susu to the hospital for a prenatal check-up.
Under the incandescent light in the consulting room, the doctor pointed at the ultrasound image with a serious expression: "The fetus is growing too large and there is a possibility of premature labor at any time. You must observe it closely after you go back."
On the way back, Li Susu, who had been suffering from insomnia for days, leaned against the car window and fell asleep in a daze.
While half asleep and half awake, Wen Nianshu's low voice on the phone came to my ears.
Catching the name that made her heart stop - Bo Junyi, her eyelashes trembled as she opened her eyes.
"Son, when will this work be over?" Wen Nianshu's voice was shrouded in anger. "Susu is due in two weeks. The doctor said she could give birth at any time. As a husband, how can you be absent?"
There was a hesitant response from the other end of the line, and Wen Nianshu suddenly raised her voice: "What do you mean by try your best? You must come back immediately! Susu misses you so much that she cries every day, and her eyes are swollen like walnuts, and you don't even call me? If you continue to be so cold and violent, I'll just divorce you!"
Li Susu clenched her fingers, her nails digging deep into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain.
It wasn't until I heard Bo Junyi's hoarse promise, "I'll video call Susu tonight," that my heart finally settled down.
"I won't forgive you if you break your promise again!" Wen Nianshu warned in a serious tone.
At this moment, Li Susu suddenly realized that those sleepless nights and those silent tears were just waiting for a step.
It turned out that she had never really thought about leaving, but was just hoping that the person who held her in his hands would come back to accompany her.
Just as Wen Nianshu's fingertips were about to touch the hang-up button, Li Susu suddenly reached out and snatched the phone away. The cold sweat from her palms spread out fine water marks on the screen.
The grievances that had been pent up for a long time burst out like a flood. She opened her mouth, and those sharp questions immediately turned into tears of grievance.
"Hubby, when will you come back? I miss you so much."
Before he could finish his words, hot tears had already hit the phone case.
Wen Nianshu hurriedly hugged her trembling shoulders and comforted her silently.
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, as if even breathing had stopped.
After a long time, the man's familiar and slightly tired voice was heard.
"I'm sorry. Susu, I'll video call you when I get home tonight."
Li Susu deliberately softened her tone, knowing that her vulnerability at this moment might be the last bargaining chip to win him back.
"Don't you want me anymore? Do you want to divorce me?" She sobbed, with crystal tears hanging on her eyelashes.
Bo Junyi clutched the bed sheet tightly; the sharp pain from the broken bone could not compare to the dull pain in his heart.
He forced himself to speak gently: "Susu, I promised you that I would always be with you and protect you. How could I not want you? I'm just afraid..."
"Just hearing your words is enough!" Li Susu interrupted him hastily, "Hubby, the baby and I are waiting for you to come back. Can you put aside all your important work for now? I miss you so much that I'm going crazy. I secretly came back just to see you..."
Bo Junyi looked at his bandaged legs. Knowing he might not be able to fulfill his promise, he blurted out, "Okay, I'll be right back."
"Then don't forget to video call me tonight."
"Um."
"We agreed not to break our promise!"
"good."
The moment she hung up the phone, Li Susu held the hot phone against her chest.
She knew the outcome of this gamble was uncertain, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would fight for it.
It was already evening when they returned to the apartment. Li Susu excitedly opened the door and grabbed Tang Yixin, who was watching a TV series, and said, "Come with me to the image management center at Peninsula!"
Tang Yixin took off her headphones, her eyes wandering over her flushed cheeks: "Why did you suddenly want to make trouble? Is President Bo coming back?"
Li Susu fixed her hair in front of the entrance mirror: "I was always bored at home during pregnancy. I feel better when I dress up. It's good for the baby."
Tang Yixin raised her eyebrows and said "tsk", with a smile on her face as if she saw through everything, but she was still pulled out of the door by her.
In the image management center, crystal lamps cast soft light.
After the careful creation of makeup artists and hairstylists, Li Susu looks as radiant as a female star.
Even Tang Yixin couldn't help but exclaim: "You don't look like an expectant mother at all, you look like a fairy who just came down to earth!"
Li Susu gently stroked her bulging belly, and her eyes and eyebrows were full of happiness.
In the evening, after dinner, Li Susu curled up on the sofa and stared at her mobile phone, afraid that she would accidentally miss Bo Junyi's video call.
At half past nine, the phone suddenly vibrated in the silence.
Watching Bo Junyi's name jumping on the screen, she took a deep breath, and the moment her fingertips touched the answer button, her heartbeat almost shattered her chest.
Li Susu pressed the answer button with trembling hands. The familiar handsome face on the screen came into her sight. His slim outline made her breath stop.
The circles of his eyes turned red instantly.
The background on the other side of the camera is a familiar office. Bo Junyi is leaning in a leather chair with the collar of his suit slightly open, but his eyes are burning.
Li Susu suppressed the sourness and sniffed, and the question on the tip of her tongue was swallowed back into her throat - all the grievances and hung-up calls day and night turned into worries at this moment.
She was afraid that overly sharp questioning would further alienate the distance they had finally managed to get closer to.
Seeing that Bo Junyi was staring at her, Li Susu spoke softly.
"Don't you like the way I look today?" She smiled, her fingertips unconsciously tugging at the hem of her skirt. "Is it because my makeup is too heavy, or is it because my clothes don't look good?"
Bo Junyi's Adam's apple rolled as he glanced at her carefully styled pearl hair accessories and soft chiffon skirt. His voice was hoarse, "Very beautiful, like a fairy."
"I'll be the mother of a little fairy soon." Li Susu gently stroked her bulging belly, anticipation flashing in her eyes. "Husband, you said you wanted to come back. When exactly?"
Bo Junyi curled his lips, the plaster bandage hidden under the table trembling slightly: "Next Monday."
"You said it, don't break your promise!"
The end of her voice trembled with a coquettish tone, and her deliberately softened tone was like a needle piercing Bo Junyi's heart.
He knew too well how many sleepless nights lay hidden behind this cautiousness. He gripped the armrest so tightly that his nails almost dug into the leather.
"I'll definitely go back next week. Wait for your husband at home, okay?"
Li Susu nodded heavily, the blue light of the screen reflecting her red eyes.
The night outside the window is dark, but a tiny glimmer of hope is quietly growing in my chest.
She knew that he wouldn't really want her.
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