Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan abandoned all pretense of being timid and quickly turned around. "Don't get agitated, let me explain. I haven't done anything to betray you..."
Atuo Jianghua was furious and didn't want to listen to his explanation. She put away the whip and turned to leave.
Xiao Yan was anxious. Although the two of them had bickered before, A Tuo Jiang Hua had never said anything about wanting a divorce. Every time they finished fighting, they would make up as before, so he didn't take it seriously.
But things are different now. A-Tuo Jiang Hua actually said something so serious, which made Xiao Yan very anxious.
“I was dragged to the Yanxu Tower by my colleagues, but each time I only sat for a short while before leaving, and I didn’t even touch the hands of those girls…”
"You still want to touch the girl's hand?" A-Tuo Jiang Hua suddenly stopped, and Xiao Yan almost bumped into her. He was so frightened that he quickly steadied himself and looked at her huge belly with lingering fear.
Seeing her walking away again, Xiao Yan quickly denied it, "No, I swear to God, I never thought of that." As he spoke, he took two quick steps and grabbed her hand, "Don't divorce me, the baby is about to be born, how pitiful it would be without a father?"
Atuo Jianghua pulled her hand back, "Wrong, it's not you, but I can find a father for the child right away."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's face turned ashen with rage. "How dare you!"
"If you dare to go to brothels, why can't I?" A-Tuo Jiang Hua said with her hands on her hips and a sneer.
Xiao Yan was so angry he almost lost his temper. "I've already said I haven't done anything to wrong you. Look at our family, besides you, is there another woman?"
"After the divorce, you can recruit as many women as you want in the mansion," A-Tuo Jiang Hua glanced at him coolly.
Xiao Yan lowered his tone and said almost humbly, "I will never go to Yanxu Tower again, so please don't mention the word 'divorce' again."
Seeing his reaction, A-Tuo Jiang Hua's heart had already softened. Just as she was about to say something, a sudden pain shot through her stomach. Her expression changed, and then another wave of pain struck, startling her so much that she hurriedly grabbed Xiao Yan's hand. "I... my stomach hurts so much..."
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan was terrified and stood frozen in place, asking, "What happened? Why does my stomach hurt?"
Seeing his terrified and flustered state, Atuo Jianghua was both angry and anxious. "I...I think I'm going into labor..."
"She's about to give birth? How come she's about to give birth?" Xiao Yan stared at her blankly.
At this moment, Wen Nongnong came over, checked on Atuo Jianghua's condition, and immediately said, "Uncle, quickly take Jianghua to the side hall, she is about to give birth."
Xiao Yan then came to his senses, his hands trembling as he tried to pick up Atuo Jianghua.
But Wen Nongnong suddenly stopped her, "Forget it, don't carry her. Just support her and walk over slowly." Her uncle's hands were trembling so obviously that she was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold her and would drop her on the ground halfway.
Soon, palace servants came in and helped A-Tuo Jianghua to a side hall, and then quickly invited a midwife over.
Fortunately, Wen Nong Nong was also about to give birth, so the palace had prepared midwives well in advance.
Xiao Yan wanted to stay in the palace to accompany Atuo Jianghua, but she was kicked out because Xiao Yan seemed even more frightened than she was, and she was afraid of being influenced by him.
"Hengzhi, why is the woman's labor taking so long?" Xiao Yan held Gu Linchao's hand tightly, his cold and damp palm betraying his unease.
Gu Linchao pushed his hand away with disdain. "Do you think having a baby is as simple as laying an egg?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a woman's scream suddenly echoed from inside the hall.
Xiao Yan's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.
"Why is Jiang Hua screaming so pitifully?" He hugged Gu Linchao's arm again, trying to draw some strength from him.
This time, Gu Linchao didn't push him away again, and sighed inwardly.
Actually, he was afraid too.
Because Wen Nongnong is about to give birth.
Even though she had already given birth twice, he would never forget the dangers she faced during childbirth.
He had originally decided against having Nong Nong give birth.
But unexpectedly, it still happened.
Nong Nong was reluctant to abort and insisted on giving birth, eventually persuading him to do so.
But now, he regrets it.
Atuo Jianghua gave birth to a baby boy the following morning.
When the midwife brought the baby out for Xiao Yan to see, he showed no joy. After confirming that Atuo and Jianghua were safe and sound, he relaxed and fainted in front of everyone.
Before losing consciousness, he decided that he would never have any more children.
This is so damn torturous.
Another chaotic scene ensued, with people and horses falling over.
Three months later.
Wen Nongnong successfully gave birth to a baby girl.
Gu Linchao was with her throughout the entire process of giving birth.
Although this time went relatively smoothly, the sweat beading on Gu Linchao's forehead still betrayed his nervousness and worry.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief only after both mother and child were safe.
He leaned down and kissed Wen Nong Nong's forehead, then held her hand tightly, his voice soft and gentle, "Nong Nong, you've worked hard."
Meanwhile, Gu Huaijin and Gu Yaoyao, who were waiting outside the door, reacted very differently after hearing that their mother had given birth to a baby girl.
The former was very pleased, as his mother had finally given him another sister.
The latter pouted, looking sullen. Her brother had indeed been right; their mother had given birth to a younger sister.
Gu Huaijin was unaware that his younger sister was unhappy. He took her hand and went inside.
Gu Yaoyao was initially quite unhappy, but her eyes lit up instantly when she saw her little sister lying in swaddling clothes.
"She's so ugly, she's not even as pretty as me."
Gu Huaijin thought he had misheard. Why did he hear a hint of relief in his sister's voice?
What is she glad about? Is she glad that her younger sister is ugly?
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