Chapter 133: Chapter 126: About to Give Birth, He’s Still in London 2
Staying at home alone, feeling extremely restless.
Especially with the due date approaching, everyone was quite tense.
Su’s mother couldn’t keep taking leave from school, but Su’s father hadn’t gone to the store these days and stayed home with Xiao Meng.
There was still a week and a half before the due date; the plan was to wait for Yin Shixiu to return, then head to the hospital.
Perhaps the baby in the womb really was affected by the mother’s emotions. That afternoon, Su Xiaomeng felt something unusual with her stomach.
She was already quite anxious, despite her mother having told her about many possible scenarios.
"Dad..."
"Hmm?"
Su Chengji was sitting in the living room, watching a movie while drinking tea.
Su Xiaomeng came out of the bedroom with her belly, called out to him, but he didn’t pay much attention.
"I think... I might be going into labor..."
As soon as Su Xiaomeng said this, Su Chengji was so startled he dropped his tea and immediately jumped up!
"Daughter, is it true? Isn’t there still a week and a half to go?"
"The stomach... it hurts a bit..."
Su Xiaomeng swallowed, blinking helplessly at her father, feeling both nervous and scared inside.
Su Chengji was momentarily flustered, shook his head to clear his mind, grabbed a jacket, car keys, and his phone.
"Let’s go, we should head to the hospital. Can you walk?"
Su Xiaomeng sniffed, nodding.
Throughout the journey, Su Chengji’s palms were sweaty, and Su Xiaomeng sat in the back seat. Her stomach wasn’t constantly in pain, but would occasionally throb, frightening her.
"Dad... calm down... your forehead is sweating..."
"Oh, it’s nothing, it’s all good..."
Su Xiaomeng pressed her lips together, feeling that her father seemed more nervous than she, the pregnant woman...
Su Chengji was panicked; although the weather was hot, the air conditioning was on in the car, yet sweat still dripped from Su Chengji’s forehead like beans.
"Dad... were you this nervous when Mom was having me?"
This question made Su Chengji’s legs shake.
"...Yes."
He responded softly, unusually quiet.
He didn’t tell Su Xiaomeng that back when Bai Sixian gave birth earlier than expected by a week, he happened to be out of town for supplies, thinking he could return the same day with no issues.
But by the time he returned, Bai Sixian had already been taken to the hospital by neighbors, almost having complicated labor.
It was truly... a shadow.
A lifelong shadow.
Bai Sixian certainly couldn’t mention her difficult labor incident to Su Xiaomeng during her pregnancy; it would terrify the girl.
After taking Su Xiaomeng to the hospital, Su Chengji called Bai Sixian.
Bai Sixian took some clothes and supplies, prepared dinner, and arrived at the hospital just past six.
Su Xiaomeng was leaning back in bed, smiling at her mother, "The doctor said if it’s quick... by noon tomorrow."
Bai Sixian felt a twinge of heartache seeing her daughter’s pale face, went up to hold her hand, "Eat something, build up your strength! Don’t be afraid, okay?"
Su Xiaomeng nodded...
"Did you call Shixiu?"
Su Xiaomeng shook her head...
"He’s... probably busy, forget it, don’t tell him..."
Though she said this...
She felt... empty inside.
Although she was a daughter, as a fellow woman, she naturally understood that Xiao Meng was not speaking her true feelings.
After leaving the ward, she dialed Yin Shixiu’s phone, "Are you busy?"
"Hmm, in a meeting, what’s up?"
"Meng’s about to give birth, if everything goes well, she’ll be in the delivery room by noon tomorrow... I’m just letting you know, Xiao Meng’s dad and I are here. If you can’t finish your work and come back, it’s n—"
"I’m coming back now."
Su’s mother wanted to say more, but the call had already ended.
When Su Chengji came out of the ward, he saw Su Ma leaning against the wall, staring at the floor, lost in thought.
He paused, walked over, "What’s wrong?"
Su’s mother snapped out of it, "Oh, nothing, is Xiao Meng eating?"
Thinking of this, Su Chengji couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Su’s mother frowned, looking at the odd man...
She pushed open the door and saw Su Xiaomeng ravenously eating, extremely focused on her food!
Had Su Chengji not known he fed the girl lunch, he might have believed she hadn’t eaten for days.
"Eat slowly... don’t choke."
Su’s mother walked to her side, reminded her.
Su Xiaomeng nodded, still eating energetically.
"Mom..."
"Hmm?"
"What if I run out of strength halfway?"
She still had porridge at the corner of her mouth, looking at her mom, she asked.
"You won’t."
Su Xiaomeng replied and continued to shovel food into her mouth.
Her stomach occasionally ached, affecting her appetite. But thinking she had to give birth to two, she felt she must eat as much as possible to avoid being powerless.
To alleviate Su Xiaomeng’s tension and pain, Su’s mother chatted with her on the side.
Su’s father would chime in occasionally, making Su Xiaomeng laugh heartily.
Of course, Su’s mother and Su’s father tried to distract her, but it couldn’t completely erase her nervousness and fear inside.
But from the moment she knew she had these two children, she knew such a day would come.
Just like when her mother had given birth to her with great effort, she would give birth to them.
Even though she felt more anxious than anything else, she knew it was unavoidable.
While chatting and laughing with her parents, she endured wave after wave of increasingly intense pain...
Who would have thought... seven months ago, she didn’t even have the courage to terminate the pregnancy.
But now, she was bravely awaiting childbirth.
Maybe... her mindset had changed.
Whenever she thought about these two children being born for Yin Shixiu, she felt... it wasn’t that unbearable.
Even if everything would change once the children were born.
Su’s father didn’t stay at the hospital overnight; Su’s mother stayed.
Su Xiaomeng couldn’t sleep at all; every time she was about to fall asleep, the pain would suddenly strike, waking her up...
Su’s mother leaned on a chair, looking a bit weary, and dozed off.
Su Xiaomeng knew that Yin Shixiu wouldn’t make it in time, and she didn’t want to disturb him... but she desperately wanted to hear his voice, even if it was just a chuckle.
She stared at the phone on the cabinet beside her bed, stared for a long time... and then finally reached out to take the phone.
She didn’t call Yin Shixiu, just sent him a text message—Uncle, have you had dinner yet?
The time in Chengdu is about seven hours ahead of London, she calculated, and it should be dinnertime in London now.
But she held the phone all night, and there was no reply.
When the pain was at its worst for Su Xiaomeng, she shed two small tears without much strength.
She tossed the phone aside, trying hard to close her eyes and sleep...
However, the two babies in her belly really tormented her the whole night...
It wasn’t until morning that they finally settled down a bit.
When Su’s mother woke up, Xiao Meng was just dozing off, feeling drowsy.
She tip-toed to cover her with the quilt, noticing that her eyes were a bit damp...
Heart aching yet helpless, knowing that eventually every woman has to pass this hurdle.
She was about to borrow the hospital kitchen to cook some porridge, but as she opened the door, she saw Yin Shixiu softly asking a nurse about Su Xiaomeng’s room, then looking in her direction.
Seeing Su’s mother, Yin Shixiu quickly walked over in big strides, panting heavily with beads of sweat densely covering his forehead, glistening.
"Mom..."
Su’s mother looked at him, not knowing what to say for a moment...
"How’s Meng Meng?"
"Just fell asleep."
Yin Shixiu nodded, "That’s good..."
"How did you get here?"
Su’s mother was almost suspicious that he never actually went to London.
Yin Shixiu briefly explained that he got lucky, as there are regular direct flights from London to Chengdu each week.
After receiving Su’s mother’s call, it was just before eleven London time, and at one in the afternoon, there happened to be a direct flight to Chengdu.
The unfinished work was delegated via mobile on the way to the airport.
Nearly ten hours of flight, it went quite smoothly, and Yin Shixiu arrived in Chengdu at five in the morning Chengdu time, reaching the hospital by six.
"I’ll go cook some porridge for you, haven’t had breakfast, right?"
"Had a little on the plane, just make some for Meng Meng."
Yin Shixiu said, pointing to the ward, "I’ll go check on her."
"...Okay."
After Su’s mother responded, she saw Yin Shixiu gently push open the door and enter the room.
To be honest...
Su’s mother felt a bit touched.
There are many men in this world who love and spoil their wives, but very few who would go to this extent...
Yin Shixiu walked to the bedside and saw Su Xiaomeng frowning, seemingly in a painful sleep.
He exhaled softly, grateful for his timely arrival.
He leaned down and lightly kissed her forehead.
Su Xiaomeng opened her eyes...
"Meng Meng... I’m back."
Su Xiaomeng just stared at him, convinced she was dreaming, until the untimely sharp contraction suddenly hit! The pain made her whole body shiver!
Yin Shixiu was startled by her reaction.
"What happened?"
Of course, he knew that women experience contractions before giving birth, but... he never imagined the contractions would be so intense, making it hard to watch.
With such pain, Su Xiaomeng realized she wasn’t dreaming.
"You... didn’t go to London?"
Aside from this thought, Su Xiaomeng couldn’t find any other possible reason for his presence here.
Yin Shixiu smiled, leaning against the bed to let her rest on his arm, speaking in a hoarse voice, "I told you I would come back to keep you company."
But he was in London! Practically on the other side of the world...
She stared at him wide-eyed, still thinking "he actually never went to London" might be more realistic.
Seeing her face filled with disbelief, Yin Shixiu chuckled softly and whispered, "Actually... I have superpowers, instant teleportation."
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaomeng couldn’t laugh; instead, her brows slowly furrowed, and soon her eyes turned red, her eye rims moistening as she wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her face in his chest.
She didn’t know how he managed to appear here, but...
Heaven knows how grateful she was.
"Uncle..."
She mumbled in his arms, calling out.
"...Yeah."
"I don’t want to give birth; I’m scared. He’s moving so much! It hurts..."