The day before the due date.
The weather in Sicheng turned cloudy, and the rain gradually increased. The sky was gray and the rain kept falling. Gu Qingwu got up and stood by the bed watching the rain outside. She was so emotionally affected that she couldn't calm down. When the doctor examined her again, she suddenly changed her mind.
Gu Qingwu suddenly wanted to have a natural birth and refused to sign the caesarean section surgery form.
It was as if the child in her belly had made an agreement with her, and as soon as she finished speaking, she felt a vague pain.
Fortunately, the experienced obstetrician and gynecologist guessed that she would only have two days to give birth, and the preparations were in place. She did not panic when she saw that she was about to give birth. A group of people sent Gu Qingwu to the delivery room. He Suichen was about to follow in, but was stopped outside by her:
"No... Brother, you wait in the corridor. If you come in, it will affect my seriousness in having a daughter."
Gu Qingwu refused to let He Suichen accompany her. She was obviously curled up in pain. A few strands of black hair on her forehead stuck to her skin due to sweat. Her breathing was sometimes heavy and sometimes light. She pinched the man's wrist bone with her fingertips and had left bloody marks without realizing it.
He Sui Chen didn't even frown at the piercing pain, but there was heartache in the depths of his black pupils. He comforted her in a gentle voice: "Okay, brother won't go in with you... I'll wait for you outside."
After hearing these words, Gu Qingwu's hand slowly loosened and she was pushed into the delivery room.
The natural birth process was relatively smooth, but also terrifyingly long.
He Suichen had been sitting on a chair in the corridor since early morning, waiting. His long fingers unconsciously turned his watch. Every minute that passed was like a blunt knife cutting his heart. Others would be scared when they saw him. The pale light reflected on his handsome face, his eyelashes and high nose bridge were extremely clear and three-dimensional, which indirectly made his skin look like hoarfrost, cold and without temperature.
When you get closer, you will find that He Suichen has deep pupils under his crow-feather-like eyelashes, and he is staring at the door of the delivery room without blinking, with repressed and restrained emotions in his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Xingdu finished his concert, changed into a black T-shirt and trousers and rushed over. The bodyguard did not try to stop him. He sat on the other side of the bench. Because he was wearing a black baseball cap, his face was almost hidden in the shadows, so the passing nurses could not tell who he was.
The slender, cold white fingers took out a cigarette from the box and silently handed it to the man next to her.
He Suichen took it, and his voice spilled out from his thin lips: "Don't smoke in the hospital."
"Smell it."
Shen Xingdu rested his forearms on his knees, his body leaning forward slightly, his fingertips pinching the cigarette box with a little force, his eyes fixed on the door of the delivery room.
The two men often fought against each other in private, and it was a rare time for them to get along harmoniously, but it was at a time like this.
No one was thinking about anything else but Gu Qingwu's safety during her natural delivery.
After listening for a long time, it was not like what was shown on TV, where the heart-wrenching cries of expectant mothers could be heard outside the delivery room. Shen Xingdu couldn't help but frowned and said, "Gu Qingwu is so obsessed with face that she won't cry even though she is in so much pain."
Not to mention, this kind of behavior is something that Gu Qingwu's character is capable of. If she were to be stubborn, she would not even cry even if her skin was peeled off and her tendons were pulled out.
He Suichen's slender fingertips slowly ground the cigarette, and it fell like fine snow. He used so much force that the veins on the back of his hand were already prominent. He did not respond to Shen Xingdu's words for a long time, and just sat there stiffly.
During the day, many people came to the hospital, including uncles, aunts, and relatives and friends from the older generation of the He family who came and went. Jiang Dianying bought a plane ticket and flew back. She was almost followed and photographed by entertainment reporters. She was so scared that she walked around the underground garage for several times and then walked up the stairs in ten-centimeter high heels.
At night.
He Sui Chen didn't drink a drop of water and didn't move. He just stared at the door of the delivery room.
Shen Xingdu and Jiang Dianying did not leave, but stayed by the side, occasionally their low voices could be heard:
"Wuwu's birth was so difficult... She started suffering in the early stages of pregnancy. I pray to Guanyin Bodhisattva to bless both the adults and the child to be safe. I am willing to not eat meat."
"Why don't you make a vow not to touch any man for a year."
"Shen Xingdu, you are just jealous of the fact that I have so many suitors, right?"
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Two people were arguing outside the delivery room, and Gu Qingwu finally burst into tears inside the delivery room.
At the same time, in the ancestral hall of the old house, the dim light of the candles was swaying in the cold wind outside the carved wooden windows, and even the shadows of people were swaying with it.
He Yuliu knelt in front of the tablets of his ancestors, holding a string of emerald green Buddhist beads in his fingers, turning them continuously and muttering to himself.
The wind suddenly became stronger, making the doors and windows make noises.
Then, there was a heart-stirring sound of footsteps outside, and the housekeeper ran in, breathing heavily and breaking the silent atmosphere: "It's born... It's finally born, it's a little girl."
He Yuliu's body paused instinctively, and the Buddhist beads under his index finger broke, and each bead fell to the bluestone ground.
There were bloodshot eyes at the corners of her eyes. She looked up at her brother who was standing on the upper left of the tablet. Her throat was dry and she whispered, "May our ancestors bless you... May our elder brother and elder sister-in-law be in heaven, may their spirits be in heaven."
At nine o'clock in the evening, Gu Qingwu successfully gave birth to a healthy child, and both mother and daughter were safe.
After wasting a whole day's energy, she fell into a deep sleep after hearing the heart-wrenching cry that did not belong to her. This sleep lasted for three days and three nights, during which she was half awake for a while, and was fed with medicine, which she swallowed automatically, and fell asleep again in the blink of an eye.
It was not until the early morning of the fourth day that Gu Qingwu woke up completely. She opened her eyes with difficulty and saw He Sui Chen guarding the bed in the ward.
He looked like a homeless man these days. He was still wearing the same suit as before. His handsome face looked much thinner and the stubble on his chin was not shaved clean.
When Gu Qingwu's thick eyelashes moved slightly, he noticed it keenly. He looked at her quietly with his long fingers covering her face, almost daring not to use strength for fear of breaking it: "Awake?"
"Um."
Gu Qingwu lay still, feeling her stomach was empty. This experience was like a dream. She subconsciously asked, "What did I give birth to?"
Before this, the two of them had tacitly decided not to check the baby's gender, and whether it was a boy or a girl, it would be considered a surprise.
Gu Qingwu knew nothing before she fell into a coma. This question made He Suichen smile, and he finally smiled: "She gave birth to a little fairy..."
When she heard it was her daughter, she couldn't help but laugh: "Does she look like dad or mom?"
"Looks like you." He Suichen couldn't move her body, so he could only lean down and whisper with his dry thin lips gently against her cheek: "When the doctor brought her out, I took one look and thought she looked like you. Her nose and eyes are especially similar."
Gu Qingwu had no strength left and could only kiss him lightly when his thin lips approached.
While she was still somewhat energetic, He Suichen said to her: "My daughter's nickname is Xiaoli'er. You didn't come out of the delivery room... I waited outside for a long time and dreamed of Nanming Temple. There was a little red carp playing with you in the lotus pond in the backyard. When I walked over, she turned into a little girl in a red skirt, smiling at me and calling me daddy."
Later, when he reached out to hug her, Gu Qingwu gave birth. He remained stiffly sitting on the chair, his neck lowered, and Shen Xingdu's excited voice came clearly to his ears:
"It's my daughter—"
Gu Qingwu had no objection to her daughter's nickname; anything was fine.
She had little mental strength, and fell asleep again while talking. However, her consciousness was no longer deep, and she could vaguely sense He Sui Chen standing beside her, wiping the sweat from her forehead with a warm towel.
When it got light, the room finally welcomed the first ray of sunshine after many days of rain.
Fine golden rays of light penetrated the gauze curtains and shone onto the bedside table. The aster flowers in the glass bottle were still dripping with water, and their petals sparkled in the light.
When Gu Qingwu gave birth to a daughter, Fu Wanwan came from the small town once and left a longevity lock.
Seeing that He Sui Chen took great care of her, he left two days later. Before leaving, the bouquet of aster flowers in the glass bottle was placed there by her.
Gu Qingwu accepted the longevity lock without saying anything. She was not in a hurry to be discharged from the hospital. Her main task was to take good care of her body.
The breakfast was very rich, all confinement meals prepared by the nurses. I had just taken a few bites when I saw He Sui Chen pushing a crib in. He had washed up early in the morning and no longer looked like a decadent homeless man. His white shirt and long pants made him look particularly clean and refreshed.
Gu Qingwu's attention was on the crib. She put down her chopsticks, and when she saw Xiaoli still sleeping, she subconsciously couldn't breathe.
It was a small ball, wrapped in soft cotton bedding, with only its little face exposed. Its skin was very thin and delicate, and its long, dense eyelashes hung down like butterfly wings.
Even the doctors and nurses in the hospital were amazed. There are very few newborns who are so delicate and beautiful when they are born. Looking at Gu Qingwu's appearance, they suddenly felt that nothing is impossible.
Xiao Li'er looks so much like Gu Qingwu that many people can't let go of her when they see her.
He Sui Chen would not let anyone touch his daughter easily, and he always took good care of her. He took care of her personally, with his wife on one side and his daughter on the other, and he devoted all his energy to the mother and daughter.
Gu Qingwu stayed in the hospital for ten days before she fully recovered. She didn't know how to raise Xiaoli'er. His arms and legs were too weak. She didn't even dare to reach out to hold him, for fear that he would suddenly lose his strength. She could only watch helplessly.
Fortunately, little Li loves to sleep and only cries when he is hungry.
When Gu Wenhan learned that his granddaughter was born, he took the initiative to call Gu Qingwu. Since they were talking about the child, they spoke calmly to each other and did not say anything angry.
Gu Qingwu politely declined Gu Wenhan's offer to give Xiaoli'er a birth gift and hung up the phone.
He Suichen had just coaxed his daughter to sleep next door. He had been in contact with babies for a long time, and his body was filled with a faint scent of milk. He walked slowly over and said, "If you feel bored in the hospital, I'll take you back to the old house to recuperate after the baby is born."
Gu Qingwu didn't let him get too close because she felt that she hadn't showered for a long time and didn't think it was very clean: "Well, let's go home next week."
He Sui Chen said that he had to get used to kissing her, and when he saw her avoiding him, a smile appeared in his eyes: "I don't dislike you."
"That won't work either..."
Gu Qingwu pulled the quilt over to cover half of her face, leaving only her big, bright black eyes exposed, which could make anyone feel soft-hearted.
My daughter’s eyes are like hers, and she looks at people the same way.
He Sui Chen controlled his excitement very well, but he still couldn't calm down.
On the day of discharge, he first wrapped Gu Qingwu tightly and carried her into the elevator, then went straight to the underground parking lot and got in the car. Then he went back to hold his daughter, and he didn't trust anyone else to hold her the whole time.
Jiang Dianying also made time to pick someone up. Seeing this, she whispered in Gu Qingwu's ear, "Isn't Mr. He exaggerating a bit?"
Gu Qingwu's fingers tend to get cold after giving birth. Holding the warm hand treasure, she raised her eyelashes and looked at the figure of the man walking towards her outside the car window. She whispered softly, "Are you okay? Maybe I'm used to it."
"It's called the person involved is confused, but the bystander is clear. Your husband is like a strict nanny training. He doesn't let anyone touch the child. Just now, I wanted to touch Xiaoli'er's face after washing my hands, and Mr. He glared at me! He complained that I didn't disinfect my hands."
"Why would He Suichen glare at someone..."
"Just that look is ten thousand times more terrifying than glaring at someone, okay? Except for the confinement nanny, who has the guts to touch Xiao Li'er? If this continues, Mr. He will definitely be an extreme daughter slave."
Gu Qingwu was reminded by Jiang Dianying and after careful observation, it seemed to be the case.
He Sui Chen loved Xiao Li'er to his core, holding her in his hands for fear that she would melt. Even when she returned to the old house to recuperate after giving birth and was surrounded by familiar people, he still did not allow anyone to touch his daughter.
He Yuliu also came to visit Gu Qingwu. It was her first time to visit the old house after recovering from a long illness.
I brought some supplements and gifts. After all, they have an unbreakable blood relationship, so they will pretend to be serious and not make it too ugly.
He Yuliu wanted to hug this delicate and pretty girl, but before she could even stretch out her hand, He Sui Chen rejected her.
This was a bit embarrassing, so Gu Qingwu tried to smooth things over: "He doesn't let anyone touch him recently, because he's worried that the child's immunity will be weak."
He Yuliu nodded, smiled and withdrew his hand. He seemed to understand and did not blame He Suichen for his behavior.
Instead, he seemed to recall some past events. He looked at the blurry figure of He Suichen holding his daughter behind the screen and muttered to himself, "My brother was like this back then... All the men in the He family are affectionate."
Not everyone is lucky enough to be loved by them, but once they fall in love, they will guard a woman wholeheartedly for the rest of their lives.
When He Yuliu saw how inseparable He Suichen and Gu Qingwu were, she thought of the love she had given up for the He family when she was young. The vague figure in her heart was almost disappearing.
But she still remembers the joy of falling in love and the pain of being abandoned.
It is deeply hidden in this body, and I will never forget it even if I have to scrape the bones and cure the poison.
The author has something to say: In order to prevent He Sui Chen from getting what he wanted, you all bet on giving birth to a goose hahahaha!!! Huanhuan is the biological mother!
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