The group's business was affected by the economic downturn, resulting in a decline in overall profits, which Huo Xiao felt very guilty about.
When he got home from get off work, he took off his suit and loosened his tie, ready to shed his fatigue along with it.
Zhang Leilei, however, greeted him in her pajamas, took his clothes, and said cheerfully:
"I've already asked for leave, and I won't be going to work starting tomorrow."
Huo Xiao was relieved: "Yes, that saves me from worrying. From now on, you and Aunt Zhang should try to stay together as much as possible. I've heard that many people develop symptoms early."
No matter how busy he is with work, having a baby is a big deal. He has already informed several assistants and is ready to leave for the hospital at any time.
Zhang Leilei wasn't that nervous. She knew her own body well, had done every prenatal checkup, the baby was healthy, and she was in good health. Even if she suddenly went into labor, her home was close to the hospital, so there wouldn't be any problems.
The two ate their meal as usual, took a walk, and went to sleep. After getting used to this kind of life, they felt like an old married couple.
It's said that after being married for a long time, holding hands feels like holding your own left hand with your right; the initial passion fades, and what remains is only affection.
They probably skipped the initial stage and jumped straight to the stage of family affection.
The relationship between the two was more about responsibility than love.
That day, because he had to have dinner with the leaders of the management department, Huo Xiao had to call Zhang Leilei in advance and tell her to eat by herself and not wait for him.
Later, in an effort to please his boss, he returned home drunk, only to find her still waiting for him.
Why don't you go to sleep first?
Huo Xiao's face flushed red with worry.
Zhang Leilei smiled and said, "I can't sleep without you here, and the child keeps kicking me, so I might as well watch some TV while I wait for you."
Seeing that he had drunk quite a bit, they quickly asked Aunt Zhang to make a hangover soup.
Huo Xiao sat down next to her, cupped her belly, and pressed his ear against hers.
Suddenly, he laughed. The baby inside kicked him in the face, seemingly disciplining the father on behalf of the mother.
"Haha~ So young and already knows how to protect his mother!" Huo Xiao laughed.
All my weariness vanished in her gentle gaze.
This is probably the sense of happiness that a family brings to a person.
For the past thirty years, his heart had been adrift, but now it had finally settled down.
More than ten days passed, and Zhang Leilei finally started experiencing contractions.
Fortunately, Lu Wanqing had returned. Upon hearing that she was about to give birth, she immediately sent Huo Xiao back and told him to let her know if he needed any help.
When Huo Xiao arrived at the hospital, Zhang Leilei had already entered the delivery room.
He asked the doctor if he could go in to be with her during childbirth, but she refused.
She heard that a husband had accompanied his wife during childbirth and witnessed a bloody scene, after which he fainted. He was left with psychological trauma and could not get over it, which eventually ended in divorce.
She didn't want the already thin relationship between her and Huo Xiao to become even more precarious.
It went quite smoothly at first. It took two hours from the initial five centimeters of dilation to the final full dilation of the cervix.
With a loud cry, a boy was born. Huo Xiao thought his wife had given birth smoothly, and his heart, which had been in his throat, was finally at ease.
To his surprise, the nurse presented him with a critical condition notice to sign, telling him that the baby was safe, but the mother was experiencing severe postpartum hemorrhage and needed emergency treatment.
He suddenly felt dizzy and didn't know how he had signed the document.
"You must save her! I haven't even properly kissed her yet, I haven't cherished her properly!" he roared in his heart, staring at the operating room door with despair in his eyes.
He has always considered himself a warrior, a warrior who overcomes all obstacles.
At this moment, he felt so helpless that he even fantasized about the existence of gods who could give him the strength to face everything.
He can't lose her!
Only when the operating room door separated them did he dare to face his own heart. In fact, he had already fallen in love with her without realizing it.
"Please, please, you must save her!" he pleaded, kneeling at the entrance of the operating room.
The operating room door opened, and a doctor told him that the woman was experiencing severe postpartum hemorrhage. Her blood type was Rh-negative A, also known as the rare "panda blood," and the blood bank had no blood in stock, so a blood sample needed to be drawn temporarily.
"Quickly, collect human blood," the doctor instructed the nurse.
The nurse wanted to cry. This blood type is extremely rare, and even if there is blood from someone with type A blood, it may not meet the requirements.
Upon learning the situation, Huo Xiao immediately turned pale with fright.
"Sir, now is not the time for you to be sad. You should quickly find a way to organize people to donate blood!" Aunt Zhang reminded him from the side.
He suddenly realized what was happening and quickly dialed Lu Wanqing's number on his phone.
Lu Wanqing was terrified when she heard the news. She immediately instructed several managers to call on all employees with type A blood in the group to go to the hospital for blood tests. If they had rare blood and were willing to donate blood, they would receive a bonus of 100,000 yuan plus a promotion.
In an era when the average salary was 800, 100,000 was almost ten years' salary, and it also came with the chance of a promotion. Those who weren't blood type A regretted missing out on such an opportunity.
The group has 50,000 to 60,000 employees, plus their families, totaling over 100,000. The word spread quickly, and all the people with type A blood were called to the hospital.
Time was ticking away, lives were hanging by a thread, and thousands lined up outside the hospital waiting for blood tests.
With the hospital's current resources, blood testing is very slow, but suddenly dozens of ambulances came from all directions to help with the blood testing.
Soon, someone's blood type matched Zhang Leilei's, and 400 milliliters of blood were drawn for her use.
Next up...
People with rare blood types like Rh-negative blood are few and far between, but so many people get their blood drawn that some don't even know they have this blood type.
Thanks to everyone's joint efforts, Zhang Leilei was finally saved.
After she was wheeled out, Huo Xiao leaned down and placed a deep kiss on her forehead:
"Thank you... thank you for being alive!"
Zhang Leilei gently closed her lips: "A-Xiao, I thought I would never see you again. How is the baby?"
"Good, very good. As long as my wife is here, everything is fine."
Huo Xiao had tears in his eyes, but the corners of his mouth were turned up in a smile.
It was only then that he remembered he was a father and had a son.
This son doesn't seem to be very likable; he almost lost his wife because of him.
During his postpartum period, he asked Aunt Zhang to look after the baby while he personally took care of his wife so she could recover as soon as possible.
Zhang Leilei wanted to hold the baby more, but he refused, only allowing her to hold the baby briefly while breastfeeding, and absolutely not letting her strain her back.
The children must sleep in the children's room at night, and Zhang Sao must watch over them so as not to disturb her daughter-in-law's sleep.
Zhang Leilei looked at his unusual behavior and couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you doing? I'm not that fragile! The baby is still small and needs his mother."
“Children are young and don’t know anything. They just need someone to accompany them. But you are different. If you overwork yourself, you will develop health problems later.”
"You should behave properly during postpartum confinement. It's not too late to hold her after the confinement period is over!" Huo Xiao was very stubborn!
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