584. The Girl
“Ouch…”
“Mom, where’s Wen Yang?”
With vacant eyes staring at the ceiling, Ning Chu gasped for air on the hospital bed, her forehead already beaded with tiny droplets of sweat that trickled down, soaking her pillow.
Her eyes glistened as tears brimmed, and she furrowed her brows, gripping the bed sheet with all her might.
As a wave of intense pain subsided, her tense body relaxed a little, and feeling utterly defeated, she lamented, “It hurts so much~ Mom, didn’t you say it could be painless?”
This is just the beginning! The pain had already escalated to a level on par with Aunt Flo’s revenge and a cold cola! Sure, she could still endure it for now, but they say the first childbirth can drag on for over ten hours of relentless contractions, and the pain only gets worse!
Ning Chu thought about suffering through another ten hours of torment and felt even more aggrieved; the tears she had held back during the pain now streamed down her face.
Her mother, feeling heartbroken, tried to soothe her, “Just wait a bit longer, the doctor said we can’t do the painless thing yet.”
“Will the shot really make it stop hurting?”
“It’ll ease it a bit; it won’t hurt this much.”
“But I can’t take it anymore…”
Just then, Wen Yang rushed into the room, “What’s going on? Is she about to give birth? What’s happening?!”
“Wen Yang…”
The moment she saw her husband, a wave of grievance washed over her, and her tears flowed uncontrollably, her hiccuping sobs mixing with the tears and snot all over her face. Yet, she still cared about her appearance, desperately trying to wipe her face with her sleeve, only to make it worse.
Seeing her cry so hard, Wen Yang panicked, grasped her hand, leaned in close so their foreheads touched, and repeatedly murmured in a low, gravelly voice, “It’s okay, it’s okay, I’m here…”
His constant reassuring made Ning Chu’s emotions gradually stabilize, her dazed expression returning.
As Wen Yang gently wiped away her tears, her vision cleared a bit, and focusing on his face, her voice was faint, “Why are you crying? It’s not you in pain.”
“I feel heartbroken…”
“Give me a hug~”
Finally catching his breath, Wen Yang turned to his mother, “Mom, it’s already this painful; didn’t they say there’s painless technology? Why haven’t we done anything yet?”
“They can only do that once you’re in the delivery room.” Her mother was equally distressed, “And even with painless, it doesn’t mean you’ll feel nothing.”
“What should we do? Should we just do a C-section with anesthesia?”
His mother was about to explain that a C-section only gives pain relief during delivery and the wound would still hurt afterward, but Ning Chu vehemently shook her head in strong opposition.
“No way! I’ll get scars!”
“…”
Wen Yang looked at Ning Chu with a complicated expression, “No one’s going to see you with clothes on…”
“But what if I want to wear a crop top?”
Ning Chu’s face turned pale again, trembling as she reached out her hand to her husband. Wen Yang bit back his words, quickly sat down, holding her delicate hand with both of his, murmuring nonstop.
“It’s okay, I’m here, it’s okay…”
“Don’t cry! If you cry, I’ll want to cry too…”
As a succubus, Ning Chu’s tolerance for pain was much lower. She had hoped to use her succubus body mechanism to turn childbirth pain into pleasure.
But alas, the pain was too severe; her mind couldn’t even entertain such thoughts. She just wanted it all to end as quickly as possible. In fact, she even wished to faint, but somehow, no matter how intense the pain, she couldn’t lose consciousness.
This day was grueling for the whole family.
Wen Yang stayed up all night, not even eating, just keeping Ning Chu company while her increasingly weak groans echoed in his ears, making him feel more and more guilty.
They shouldn’t have had a child… Even though both Ning Chu and her mother wanted a baby, he should have put his foot down.
Ning Chu would tear up over bumping into a table corner, and she’d cry when her boss reprimanded her at work, but now she had to endure this torture.
Finally making it to the next day, Ning Chu was finally wheeled into the delivery room.
Weary, Wen Yang slumped into a chair outside the room, resting the back of his head against the wall, staring up at the ceiling.
“Mom~ Brother-in-law~ I brought you food~”
Black Bean, enjoying her weekend off, came racing down the hallway with a bag of takeout. Instantly lively, she noticed something was off as soon as she approached Wen Yang.
Her high, perky tail drooped down as she cautiously approached, “Having a meal?”
Wen Yang shook his head, continuing to stare blankly at the dazzling lights above.
His mother took the food box, “Eat something first; it’s useless to just worry outside. Don’t let Ning Chu be fine and you collapse instead.”
“Alright then…”
Black Bean perked up her ears, leaning closer to her mother and whispering, “Mom, what’s wrong? Isn’t my sister supposed to be happy about having a baby?”
“Your brother-in-law is just feeling heartbroken for her.”
“I heard it hurts a lot~”
His mother nodded noncommittally, glancing at Wen Yang, who obediently opened the food box and started eating. She sighed internally, feeling a bit relieved.
However, Wen Yang was only half-focused on the food; usually a big eater, he barely took a few bites and just stared blankly at the delivery room door.
“It’s been an hour; why isn’t she out yet?”
He grew increasingly restless, bracing his knees and pacing down the corridor.
He wasn’t exercising at all, yet sweat began to bead on his forehead from anxiety.
“Two hours is still normal,” his mother sighed, worry etched on her face. “It could take more than ten hours sometimes.”
The tense atmosphere made Black Bean antsy. She gently tugged at her mother’s sleeve and asked quietly, “Mom, is it dangerous? My sister won’t have any problems, right?”
“It used to be pretty dangerous, but now with better technology, it just hurts a bit.”
“I don’t think I want to have kids anymore~” she muttered softly, “I thought it was supposed to be a happy thing.”
“Depends on how you see the future. Your sister initially swore she wouldn’t have kids in this lifetime.”
Hasty footsteps echoed from the end of the corridor, and Uncle arrived.
Seeing him, her mother’s calm demeanor immediately crumbled, rushing forward with a panicked expression, fretting, “It’s been so long; why hasn’t she come out yet…I hope nothing went wrong.”
Just moments ago, she had been the pillar of strength in front of the younger ones, reassuring Wen Yang and Black Bean, but now that Uncle arrived, she felt like a cat on a hot tin roof.
Fortunately, after almost two hours, the door finally opened.
They all rushed forward eagerly, their eyes filled with desperation, eagerly awaiting the nurse and doctor as they emerged.
“Mother and daughter are safe; everything went smoothly,” the nurse said cheerfully, holding up the baby for everyone to see. “It’s a girl, very healthy.”
“Then why hasn’t Ning Chu come out yet?”
Wen Yang was only looking in the direction of the delivery room, anxious and even wanting to rush in.
“She still needs to be monitored for two hours to prevent heavy bleeding.”
“Well, that’s good then…”
Finally feeling a bit of relief, he turned to look at the baby in the nurse’s arms.
It’s a girl!
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Never having given birth, I relied on Baidu for time and processes, so any bugs are just par for the course.
