Chapter 227: Chapter 78 Production_2
Following the orders from the higher-ups, Doctor Mo checks on Du Xixi’s health every day to ensure that she and the babies are safe. But Du Xixi eats and sleeps well every day, and apart from the occasional fetal movements, her baby bump barely shows any other activity.
This calm before delivery suddenly felt a bit strange, and Ke Lian naturally was quite worried. Chen Yin and Ke Xing, who were chatting happily beside him, quickly fell silent and looked nervously at Du Xixi upon hearing this.
"I’m fine, it’s just a bit painful, probably hasn’t started yet." Du Xixi gently smiled, but the paleness on her face became increasingly apparent. Contractions are a long process, and compared to what’s truly ahead, the pain now is barely worse than a mosquito bite.
It’s just... Du Xixi gritted her teeth and tried to appear unfazed by the pain. But this "mosquito bite" really hurts!
Ke Lian looked at her with heartache, reached out, and pressed the call button at the bedside. Doctor Mo, who had been on standby at the hospital due to Du Xixi’s approaching due date, soon came in.
Her white coat was neatly worn, her long hair impeccably tied back, and with her constant presence in the military hospital, she seemed to always wear medical gloves, showing her to be a very serious person.
Ke Lian was very pleased with this obstetrician looking after his wife, and since she was a member of the Mo Family, to honor Mo Ying and Mo Feng, Ke Lian also needed to be a bit more courteous to her.
Seeing her come in, Ke Lian nodded to her and then very considerately gave up his seat to Doctor Mo, making it more convenient for her.
After a short while, Doctor Mo said to everyone, "The lady has started contractions, and it’s estimated to be painful for over ten hours. Please conserve your energy; once the cervix is fully dilated, it’s time to enter the delivery room."
Du Xixi, having never given birth before, naturally took note of Doctor Mo’s words and nodded seriously. Ke Lian also held Du Xixi’s hand, silently comforting her through the warmth of their clasped hands.
After Doctor Mo left, only the familiar people remained in the ward. Ke Lian bent down and placed a kiss on Du Xixi’s forehead, looking at her with an incredibly tender gaze, "Don’t worry, I’ll be with you every step of the way."
Du Xixi considered herself mentally strong, so even when the pain in her belly began, she managed to endure it without speaking, feeling more anticipation than anxiety.
But Ke Lian’s careful treatment of her made Du Xixi’s heart inexplicably tender, and all the psychological preparations she had made seemed to "fall apart." Her eyes slowly reddened as she tightly grasped Ke Lian’s hand, feeling somewhat helpless, "Ke Lian, I’m a little scared."
Giving birth is like walking through hell’s gates, and since Du Xixi had never experienced it, she naturally didn’t know the true terrors of childbirth.
Du Xixi only knew that her belly ached in waves, as if needles were pricking or someone was constantly scratching inside, rendering her tears uncontrollable.
Du Xixi tried hard to recall the methods Doctor Mo had once told her, suppressing the tears flowing from her eyes, and began taking deep breaths. With each inhalation and exhalation, the pain was somewhat ignored, but correspondingly, her inner fear increased significantly.
"I’m here." Ke Lian took a deep breath, squatted by the bedside to be level with the lying Du Xixi, "I’ll be right here, and will go in with you soon."
In childbirth, it’s permitted for the child’s father to accompany the mother. Ke Lian wasn’t reassured about Du Xixi giving birth alone, so he had decided to accompany her in.
Du Xixi, however, looked at him with tear-filled eyes, feeling that the wave of contractions had passed, she softly said while catching her breath, "Don’t come in with me, okay?"
"I can’t do that, I don’t want you to be alone. You’ll be scared." Ke Lian used a handkerchief from 2569 to wipe the cold sweat from Du Xixi’s forehead. Seeing that she was already struggling at the beginning of the contractions, he became even more worried about how Du Xixi would endure the subsequent ones.
Unfortunately, the pain couldn’t be transferred...
Ke Lian held Du Xixi’s hand by his face, intimately nuzzling it, only to hear Du Xixi say, "They say women don’t look good when giving birth, I don’t want you to see me like that."
Women dress for those they love, and Du Xixi and Ke Lian truly loved each other; naturally, she didn’t want Ke Lian to see her at her worst. Showing one’s true self to one’s lover is indeed important, but for Du Xixi, she simply didn’t want Ke Lian’s image of her to be so disheveled.