Chapter 146
Mu Qingxuan finally found a familiar figure among the ruins.
But Huo Changfeng was seen lying in a pool of blood, with large flakes of skin peeling off, revealing charred flesh.
His right hand was still tightly grasping the document, and his left hand seemed to be in a protective gesture.
Mu Qingxuan rushed over, knelt on the hot ground, and reached out to touch his face with trembling hands.
Blood continued to flow out from his wound, warm and sticky, soaking her clothes.
The strong smell of blood penetrated into her nostrils, almost suffocating her.
"No, it won't..."
Mu Qingxuan burst into tears.
In a trance, she suddenly realized that this seemed to be the scene of Huo Changfeng's death in his previous life.
She had also seen this news report.
However, at that time, Mu Qingxuan was busy competing with Shi Feihua's bad-tempered and abusive parents. She casually sighed, "He is truly a hero who sacrificed himself for the country," and put down the newspaper.
Memories came flooding back like a tide, and a sharp pain in her brain almost made her collapse.
At this moment, a sharp cry pierced her consciousness: "Doctor, nurse! My daughter-in-law is about to give birth!"
The severe pain came like a tide, Mu Qingxuan suddenly opened her eyes and found herself lying in the ward, Cui Lirong's anxious cries echoing in her ears.
The amniotic fluid had soaked the bed sheets, and the pain in her abdomen made it almost impossible for her to breathe.
She was gasping for breath, tears still lingering on her face, and the smell of blood in her dream seemed to still linger in her nose.
And at the edge of her consciousness, she seemed to see that familiar figure again, running towards her in a hurry.
The smell of disinfectant mixed with blood outside the delivery room became stronger and stronger. Mu Qingxuan opened her eyes with difficulty in severe pain.
In the dim light of tears, Huo Changfeng's figure suddenly came into view.
The hair on his forehead was soaked with sweat, and he was panting, as if he had been running all the way.
"husband..."
Her voice was broken like crumpled rice paper. The burnt flesh and blood in her dream overlapped with her vivid face at this moment, and tears rolled down like a dam bursting.
Huo Changfeng knelt on one knee beside the bed, the soles of his shoes making a dull sound on the tiles: "I'm here, Xuanxuan, I'm here."
His fingertips trembled as he wiped away the tears from her eyelashes. He thought Mu Qingxuan was crying because of pain, and frowned in pain.
Mu Qingxuan dug her nails deep into his palm, and her other hand tightly grasped his sleeve.
The protruding wrist bones under the fabric hurt her, but it was so real that it made her feel at ease.
Her slender fingertips touched Huo Changfeng's strong pulse, and she suddenly remembered his cold fingertips in her dream, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.
Huo Changfeng immediately held her trembling hands against his heart. Through his sweaty shirt, his hot heartbeat was clearly audible.
“Don’t be afraid.”
His voice was hoarse and his nose brushed against her sweaty forehead: "I will always be with you."
Before she could finish her words, Mu Qingxuan suddenly arched her body, a shrill cry of pain stuck in her throat.
Huo Changfeng hurriedly pressed the call bell, and the warmth of his palm seeped into her back: "Take a deep breath, follow my rhythm..."
The sound of metal carts' wheels came closer and closer, and nurses rushed into the ward carrying maternity pads.
When Huo Changfeng was forcibly pulled away, Mu Qingxuan's hands were still tightly grasping the corner of his clothes, until the tearing pain made her eyes go black.
The red light outside the delivery room was so bright that it hurt people's eyes. Huo Changfeng took a step forward and wanted to follow the doctors into the delivery room.
Cui Lirong was quick to grab him by the collar and said, "Nonsense! Why did you go in and cause trouble?"
Huo Changfeng turned around abruptly, the hem of his white coat was stained with mud, and his tie hung crookedly around his neck.
His hair was soaked with sweat, and his chest was heaving violently: "Xuanxuan is alone in there, I'm afraid she's scared, I want to go in and accompany her."
There was undisguised anxiety in his voice.
Cui Lirong looked him up and down at his dirty appearance and laughed angrily: "Look at yourself, you are sweating all over, what if you bring in bacteria?"
Seeing that Huo Changfeng was about to open his mouth to explain, she raised her hand to interrupt him: "Don't talk about changing into sterile clothes before going in. There is no such rule in the hospital! You will only distract Qingxuan if you go in!"
He patted the plastic stool beside him and said, "Sit still!"
Cui Lirong sighed.
She had just sent Aunt Wang to inform Yao Jinglan and the old lady at home, and they would probably be here soon.
Huo Jianye, who had been standing nearby, touched his nose as he saw that the mother and son had no intention of paying any attention to him.
He cleared his throat, glanced at his son's messy clothes, and asked, "Changfeng, didn't you join the secret experiment group? Why did you suddenly..."
"The first few days were all preparation work. The experiment will not officially begin until we get to the Gobi Desert."
Huo Changfeng stared at the closed delivery room, his Adam's apple rolling, and said without turning his head: "The institute notified us to leave tomorrow, so I asked for leave and wanted to come back to take a look first."
At this point, Huo Jianye suddenly realized something and looked back.
Sure enough, a young man in uniform was seen at the stairs.
Huo Changfeng shrugged his shoulders and explained: "That person was sent by the research institute to follow me in case I said anything I shouldn't."
Noticing Huo Jianye's gaze, the young man saluted Huo Jianye with a standard military salute.
Huo Jianye also returned the greeting, and then looked away.
Cui Lirong snorted coldly when she heard this: "My son is much more conscientious than someone else. At least he really loves his wife. This is what a real man does."
She glared at Huo Jianye sideways, obviously still angry from the day.
Huo Jianye was embarrassed and didn't dare to say anything.
Huo Changfeng stared at the door of the delivery room without blinking.
He had lost the concept of time and had no idea how much time had passed. He only felt that every second seemed longer than a year.
At this moment, a shrill cry suddenly came from the delivery room.
He suddenly jumped up from the stool, but Cui Lirong tried to hold his shoulders, but she couldn't stop him.
Huo Changfeng's knuckles turned white, and he pinched his palms fiercely, saying incoherently: "I will go disinfect now, change into sterilization clothes and go in to accompany Xuanxuan."
"I can't leave her in there alone..."
Cui Lirong also stood up, opened her mouth and was about to say something.
But before she could make a sound, she suddenly heard a clear cry coming from the delivery room.
The silence of the house was instantly shattered.
Huo Changfeng froze in place as if struck by lightning. His steps, which were originally tense to rush inside, stopped abruptly, and his eyes were fixed on the tightly closed door of the delivery room.
The air seemed to freeze at this moment, until the door was pushed open with a creak, and a nurse walked out with a swaddle in her arms, smiling.
"Congratulations, it's a boy, weighing 6.3 jin, very healthy."
The nurse's voice had a tinge of joy.
Cui Lirong covered her mouth in surprise and blurted out: "So fast!"
The nurse nodded and explained: "Ms. Mu is in good physical condition, and the delivery went smoothly, without much suffering."
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