Jiangnan Gaiden - Capítulo 64
She'd only been back in the future for two months, and now she was already in labor? Good heavens! It was excruciating! She wasn't prepared at all; waking up to this gruesome ordeal... Su Huan'er, you coward! Running away at the last minute! She screamed inwardly! Although she was the one who caused the labor, how could the real Su Huan'er dare give up on life before finishing? If she hadn't returned in time, wouldn't a tragedy have occurred? This Su Huan'er didn't deserve a child, didn't deserve Wuji!
When a person is angry, their strength is terrifying! The labor had been difficult for a long time, and the birth canal hadn't dilated wide enough to allow the baby to pass. In a fit of anger... the midwife screamed:
"Push harder, faster! The head's out! It's out!"
Huan'er was in pain beyond her limit. She screamed! At the same time, she heard a loud baby's cry. Her body felt as if it had been crushed and broken, completely ruined. She lay on the bed, feeling a sense of relief, but also weak and disoriented. Yet, she insisted that she could only faint after seeing the baby with her own eyes.
The two midwives hurriedly bathed and dressed the baby, then carried him to the edge of the bed.
"What a handsome boy! He's fair-skinned and chubby, quite a strong young man!"
She had another midwife help her sit up, took the baby in her arms, and gazed greedily at this little one who had caused her so much pain. He looked so tiny, his eyes tightly closed. His faint breathing and heartbeat proved he was a living, breathing creature. Newborns mostly look alike, their wrinkled faces making it hard to tell who they resemble, but after a few days, when their eyes open, it becomes clear who they look like! Overwhelmed with emotion, she looked at her child, eager to share the joy of his growth with him and with Wuji. Oh, right, Wuji still didn't know she was back.
"Madam, please rest! We'll take the child out to show the young master and the others." They took the child away.
She was truly exhausted. As she drifted off to sleep, she thought that when she woke up, she would take a good look at Wuji and tell him how much she missed him. She wanted to ask him if he felt the same way, or if he still preferred his former lover…
She had been unconscious for two days before waking up! It was unbelievable, and what surprised her even more was that when she opened her eyes, she didn't see her husband's loving face, nor her child lying beside her. All she saw was Yu Niang holding a bowl of chicken soup.
"Mother!" What is Yu Niang doing here?
Yu Niang, after taking tonics, complained:
“Huan’er, I’ve said so much to you these past few months, yet you still don’t understand. Think about how good the eldest young master is to you, but you’ve been afraid of him ever since you got pregnant, and you’re afraid to see him. I’ve said it before, he can be a very good person, but he can also be very scary. For the past six months, he hasn’t come to Lan Courtyard, partly because he cares about you, and partly because he doesn’t like you being afraid of him. He also doesn’t like seeing you cry. I’ve tried my best to tell everyone that your personality changed because you were pregnant. Now that you’ve given birth, I have no other reason to say anything. You need to be more sensible and stop being afraid of everyone. With you like this, the eldest young master won’t let his child near you.”
"Where is the child?" Huan'er's mind raced as she processed the information Yu Niang had provided! Wuji hadn't visited Lan Courtyard in six months! That meant he knew she wasn't the same person anymore, and that he hadn't touched the Su Huan'er he didn't love! Overjoyed instantly filled her heart!
"The eldest young master hired two wet nurses to stay at the brothel with the child. He said it was so as not to disturb you, since you are in poor health. But I know he won't come looking for you again. You have disappointed him greatly, and he must be very angry!"
Fine, she dares to prevent him from seeing the child! Let's see how she teases him! And she wants to confirm whether he has been missing her as much as she has these past few days?
Now no one will be able to drag her back to the 20th century! The Bagua Stone and the power of nature brought her back, which means she is destined to live in the ancient times, it has become her fate, and no one can change it!
"Huan'er, once you're fully recovered, you must think carefully about how to win back your husband's heart," Yu Niang instructed.
"I understand," she replied casually, then tugged at Yu Niang's sleeve. "Mother, take me to see the child! I really want to hold him!"
Yu Niang nodded with a smile, expressing her approval.
"It's finally starting to look like something. You kept saying you didn't want this child, that it wasn't yours. I was really afraid you were possessed." After saying that, he helped her up, put on her coat, and gathered her long hair behind her.
She was so weak that she couldn't believe it herself. Her belly had shrunk by several inches compared to two days ago, and it seemed she would regain her figure.
Laughter echoed from the guest courtyard.
There were Wuxia, Wujie, Wuhen, the Leng family father and son, two middle-aged women, and—Xiaoqing! Xiaoqing, holding a child, sat next to Shi Wuji, her face full of affection, as if the child were her own. This sight ignited a fire of jealousy within Shi Wuji! How dare this woman take advantage of his vulnerability!