The wind was still blowing and the rain was still falling outside; even through the glass, the sound was like firecrackers going off.
Not to mention the occasional flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder.
Shen Yanming sat by the hospital bed, afraid that the noise would wake the two babies.
As for Bi Qiaoan, he put earplugs in her ears, so she shouldn't be woken up unless something unexpected happens.
He thought this kind of severe convective weather would only last for a while. But after waiting for five or six minutes, it still hadn't stopped and was even getting worse.
Shen Yanming frowned, struggled for a moment, and then decisively chose to put the two babies into his spatial storage.
Because he could only put the baby in the storage area, he found a crib to accommodate both children.
To his surprise, just after settling the two babies down, he heard a muffled thud, so loud it sounded like something exploded right next to his ear.
Shen Yanming felt a ringing in his ears and was relieved that he hadn't hesitated too much. Otherwise, he didn't know if the child's delicate eardrums could have withstood the sudden attack.
Just as he was catching his breath, Bi Qiaoan suddenly stood up and cried out in a tearful voice, "Where's the baby? The baby is lost?"
Shen Yanming quickly snapped out of his daze and reassured her, "No, no, the baby's here!"
But she seemed to have lost her soul and didn't react at all. Only then did Shen Yanming realize that he had put earplugs in her ear. Her voice was barely louder than the rain and thunder outside, so how could she possibly hear him?
Moreover, Bi Qiaoan's reaction seemed more like a physical one. Her gaze was unfocused and wandering, as if she were sleepwalking.
Shen Yanming helped her remove the earplugs and repeated in her ear that the baby was fine and safe. She seemed to understand and then lay back down on the bed and fell asleep.
Comrade Shen breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to lie back down in bed to continue sleeping. But unexpectedly, another clap of thunder rang out outside, waking Bi Qiaoan up completely.
Shen Yanming sighed helplessly. Well, now he won't be able to sleep!
After regaining consciousness, Bi Qiaoan looked at the familiar figure by the bedside and asked in a hoarse voice, "Why aren't you asleep in the middle of the night? It sounds like it's raining heavily outside."
Then, feeling around, she realized the two little ones weren't there and asked in confusion, "You hid them well?"
Shen Yanming nodded, "Yes, I'm afraid of being startled by the thunder." Then he smiled and said, "Didn't you already ask me that?"
Bi Qiaoan was stunned. "Yes, really?" She then frankly admitted, "It might be a stress reaction. While I was in the hospital, I was constantly influenced by the novels and TV dramas I had read before. I was afraid that someone would steal my child and switch the baby with me."
Shen Yanming laughed; he was the same way. Otherwise, they could have stayed in a shared ward; why did they have to pull strings to get a private room?
The two were disturbed by the thunderstorm and couldn't fall asleep. Shen Yanming suggested that Qiao An go into the space to keep the two little ones company, while he would keep watch outside.
Bi Qiaoan did not refuse. She lay down on the bed, covered herself with the quilt, hooked her little finger with Shen Yanming's, and was led into the storage area by him.
The two little ones were sleeping soundly, not even flinching. She was just about to find a chair to sit down when she saw a large bed float over from a distance and finally stop behind her.
This is the bed in another bedroom of their home in Qingyu Community; they've kept it in their spatial storage and haven't touched it yet. Bi Qiaoan didn't stand on ceremony and simply lay down on it and fell asleep. She only got up to change their diapers and feed them when she heard the baby crying.
This was her first time doing this kind of work, and she was no more skilled than Shen Yanming in terms of technique.
With Lao Shen's help, she hurriedly completed a series of actions, including changing diapers, washing bottoms, and feeding. By the time she had put the two little ones to sleep, she felt covered in a sweat.
I was just about to pick up the diaper to wash it when I realized that the floor was completely empty.
She pouted and said to the air, "Honey, thanks, you've worked hard!" She didn't know if he could hear her.
Shen Yanming outside actually heard it. A happy smile appeared on his lips, and he no longer felt disgusted by the diaper in his hand.
After a happy shower, I used clips to hang it on the balcony before lying back in bed, and I no longer felt lonely.
Yes, what's there to be lonely about? The most important person in your life is right beside you.
He watched the mother and her two children with his consciousness, and then he fell asleep.
The next morning, before Shen Yanming was even fully awake, he heard a knocking on the door. The sound wasn't loud, but you could hear the urgency in it.
He shoved his hands under the covers, releasing the still-sleeping Bi Qiaoan, then the two snoring babies, straightened his clothes, and got up to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Zhang Heping, looking anxious, rushed inside. "Old Shen, the thunder was so loud last night, did it scare the two little ones?"
Shen Yanming didn't stop him. After he went inside, he closed the door and said, "It's okay. I plugged their ears when it started raining."
"Plugging your ears won't work either. The sound is so loud, it's no wonder the little one is scared and cries."
Zhang Heping looked at Shen Yanming with a accusing gaze: "Are you not telling the truth because you're afraid I'll worry? I heard from my colleagues that the thunder was so loud last night that they were woken up even though they were wearing earplugs."
Tell me what happened quickly, so the babies might be frightened and we can take them to get checked out!
Shen Yanming felt his friend's concern and smiled.
But I couldn't tell the truth, so I had to make up a story: "I was afraid of scaring my two little darlings, so I put them in the bathroom for a few hours. Don't worry, I was with them. Although the environment wasn't great, they weren't affected at all. Look, their faces are rosy."
Seeing that the two little ones were sleeping soundly, Zhang Heping believed their story. He breathed a sigh of relief and slumped onto the sofa, rubbing his temples.
Shen Yanming followed and sat down next to him. "Given your personality, you should have come knocking on the door in the middle of the night. How did you manage to wait until dawn?"
Zhang Heping put his hand down and rolled his eyes at Comrade Shen. "You think I don't want to? It's just that last night, I hadn't even had a chance to sleep for a short while before someone woke me up to work overtime."
My goodness, several emergency patients were brought in last night.
"It was all because the wind and rain were so strong that the houses collapsed and people were injured, and they were brought here for emergency treatment. Two others were on their way home from overtime work when they were hit by falling billboards and suffered fractures; they were really unlucky."
Shen Yanming nodded but did not reply.
Although Haishi was not the epicenter of the last earthquake, the economic losses were not as great.
Although they have experienced several aftershocks, many houses, even those that remain habitable, are not in as good condition as they were before the earthquake. While they won't collapse into ruins, it's still quite possible for balconies to fall off or roofs to fly off during a storm.
Perhaps by now, the security detail has already been deployed, conducting search and rescue operations in every corner of the city. He just happened to escape this mission because his wife was giving birth.
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