Chapter 197 Taking Care of Me for the First Time
It feels like I've gone back to that summer.
When I opened my eyes, all I could see was smoke, and I felt like the fire was about to spread.
I can hardly breathe.
Is this the fire from back then?
Did she travel back in time?
She immediately got up, wanting to escape, but hesitated at the door. If she went out, Uncle Bai would come to save her, and in the end, someone would still die. If she didn't go out, given Uncle Bai's ability to save himself, he would definitely survive.
If a human life must be exchanged for one.
She didn't want to be the one to be replaced.
She imitated Uncle Bai, wetting the quilt and blocking the doorway.
The smoke in the room has lessened a bit.
But as time went by, the smoke grew thicker and thicker, and she couldn't block it anymore; her room also started to get a little hot.
She felt like she was in a steamer, but slowly, she also felt extremely cold.
I think I can hear my daughter calling out, "Mommy, Mommy..."
Then came Xu Qingmin's voice: "Yilin, Yilin, wake up..."
That's not right.
The fire happened 14 years ago; she seemed to be giving birth at the time.
Holding my breath.
I forced myself to wake up.
Beside her were her lover and her daughter.
Her daughter's face was streaked with tears, and Xu Qingmin's eyes were also red.
"How did you get in?"
The midwife next to me said, "You can come in into this private delivery room because your partner bought a doula."
"Qingmin, take Guanqun out. Don't let the child be traumatized."
Bai Guanqun clung to her, saying, "Mommy, I don't want to go out. I'm not scared. I want to stay with you."
"Guanqun, listen to me. Your presence here will affect Mom. If Mom can't have any more babies, she'll have to have a C-section. Mom can't have anesthesia now, and a C-section will be excruciatingly painful."
Xu Qingmin knew the gravity of the situation, so he kissed her and said, "Yilin, good luck. The baby and I are waiting for you to come out."
They then directly pulled Bai Guanqun out.
As soon as they went out, another very painful contraction occurred.
She struggled for half an hour before finally giving birth.
She fell asleep immediately after the baby was born, exhausted.
When I woke up again, it was already dark, and I didn't know what time it was.
Her hand was held tightly by Xu Qingmin, who immediately stepped forward to check on her as soon as he sensed her movement.
"Yilin, you're awake? How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine. What time is it?"
Xu Qingmin touched his phone: "It's four o'clock."
Song Yilin looked around but didn't see the stroller: "Where's the baby?"
"Guanqun has already told her to go back and rest."
"I'm talking about the newborn baby, is it a boy or a girl?"
She fell asleep right after giving birth, without even having a chance to see if it was a boy or a girl.
“It’s a boy. The nanny and my mom are taking care of him next door. You get some rest. He’ll be fine.”
"Why wasn't it placed in my ward?"
Nowadays, as long as the newborn is not premature, rooming-in with the mother is generally encouraged. She went through so much hardship to give birth, so she wants to see what the baby looks like.
“He was crying while drinking milk, and I was worried that it would disturb your sleep. Also, your cold isn’t completely gone, so it’s not appropriate for the baby to stay with you.”
She had a feeling that Xu Qingmin was angry with the child.
Song Yilin raised her hand to make Xu Qingmin's gaze meet hers.
"Xu Qingmin, you seem to be angry with a child."
Xu Qingmin sighed: "I know I shouldn't be angry with the child, but this child almost took you away just now."
Song Yilin couldn't help but laugh out loud, which pulled at her stomach and caused another contraction, making her feel pain again.
Xu Qingmin didn't understand what was going on and wanted to call a doctor, but she stopped him in time.
"No need to call a doctor, I'm fine, I just have contractions. Saying they'll take me away is an exaggeration. If anything happens, the doctor will just do a C-section and take the baby out. It's just that I can't have anesthesia, so I'll have to have a C-section."
"Hasn't the baby already been born? Why are you still having contractions?"
The thought of the dangerous situation just now sent chills down his spine, but Song Yilin looked relaxed. He didn't know if she didn't want him to worry, or if she had suffered so much that such a thing was nothing to her anymore.
"It's normal. It happens after giving birth. When I gave birth to Guanqun, the contractions were painful for a whole week."
Xu Qingmin looked at her with heartache: "Giving birth is so painful, I should have known better than to let you have it."
"It's okay, I'll forget the pain of childbirth after a while. Oh, and let's pick a name for the baby."
He had considered several names before, but now he suddenly doesn't want to choose anymore: "Let the child take your surname."
"Why?"
For a family like the Xus to let their child take their surname is simply a pipe dream.
"You went through so much to give birth to this child, so let him take his mother's surname and know how hard his mother worked."
"No need. This child's identity is already unclear. If he takes my surname, he will face even more criticism when he grows up. Let him take the surname Xu. I don't care whether the child takes my surname or not."
It's enough that Xu Qingmin has this intention.
She doesn't ask for much. She's been busy all her life, always being pushed around by things. Once Chen Yan is out, she'll live well for herself and her child.
Xu Qingmin covered her with a blanket: "Go back to sleep. You're already very tired. Take care of the child tomorrow when you feel better."
Although this ward is VIP, there is only one bed.
Song Yilin slowly shifted her body, leaving most of the bed clear: "Qingmin, come up and sleep too, you must be tired."
Xu Qingmin asked uncertainly, "Is this okay?"
"Yes, if you have no distracting thoughts, you don't need to worry about so much."
Xu Qingmin thought to himself that it had been a long time since he had been able to sleep so close to Song Yilin.
Song Yilin reeked of blood and sweat, but he still thought it smelled the best.
He couldn't hug Song Yilin because of her health condition, and he didn't dare to touch her.
I curled up in a corner and managed to sleep until dawn.
He only got up when the doctor came to check on him.
Although she didn't sleep for long, this was the best sleep Song Yilin had had since she left him for so long.
Song Yilin was still sleepy, and her hair was a little damp, but when the morning sunlight shone on her face, it looked incredibly clear.
"Are you awake? Is anything bothering you?"
Song Yilin moved herself a little: "It's okay, it's not as bad as I thought."
The nurse took Song Yilin's temperature with an electronic thermometer.
"You still have a fever. Let's get a mercury thermometer taken and I'll talk to the doctor."
Xu Qingmin flicked the thermometer to Song Yilin.
Song Yilin was somewhat taken aback by Xu Qingmin's actions.
Xu Qingmin assumed that Song Yilin was too weak, so he directly helped her by clamping the bag.
"Qingmin, this is the first time you've taken such good care of me. I used to think you were someone who never lifted a finger and wouldn't do such housework."
Xu Qingmin thought about it and realized that he had never done any work of serving others. If Bai Guanqun had known that the child was his when he gave birth, he would have taken care of Song Yilin in the same way 14 years ago.
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