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"Friends, not really. We just know each other," I replied simply.
I felt quite repulsed by Ye Guang's mother, and indirectly, I didn't want to have too much involvement with him. Even if he was sick, I was too preoccupied with my own issues right now, so it was better to avoid trouble.
The doctor paused for a moment before saying, "Could I trouble you to come see him?"
He must have had the speakerphone on because I could hear Ye Guang's muffled sobs on the other end, very suppressed, as if he were filled with some kind of expectation.
I could even imagine his nervousness at that moment, but I still had to disappoint him.
"I'm sorry, but I'm currently in the hospital giving birth, so I might not be able to come."
The doctor fell silent, and there was no sound from the other end for a long time.
I called out to Ye Guang a couple of times, and he choked out an "mm," sounding like he was crying.
My heart softened a bit; I wanted to comfort him but didn't know what to say. I could only repeat what I had said earlier about how I couldn't leave right now.
He responded with another "mm," and then he hung up first.
Mina waited until I put my phone away before asking, "Whose call was that? You seemed a bit off just now."
She already knew about Ye Guang's situation, so I didn't hide anything from her.
After hearing what I said, Mina unexpectedly muttered to herself, "I didn't expect this guy to be so infatuated; even while staying in the hospital, he can still think of you."
I shot her a glance and said, "He just doesn't have any friends. His family doesn't let him contact me either, and you know how his mother is; that woman is just unlikable."
Speaking of this, I couldn't help but think of the troubles around me, and I said with resentment, "It's better not to contact them; I don't want to create more trouble for myself."
Mina nodded and said, "You're right to think that way; not everyone in this world can be saved."
After this incident, neither of us talked much more about it because when Xiao Minxing returned, the first decision he made was that we would go home to rest tonight. However, the bed in the hospital room could be reserved for when the baby was born, so we wouldn't have to rush around.
Since his mother had gone back, he was also worried about me, so Mina stayed at our house as well.
It might really be pre-labor anxiety; I felt restless both at home and elsewhere. I couldn't sit or stand comfortably and couldn't sleep at all at night, waking up several times.
Xiao Minxing also had trouble sleeping. Every time I got up, he would follow suit, and eventually, even Mina couldn't get any sleep.
She looked at me and said, "Darling, you can't keep this up. You'll exhaust yourself; what will you do when it's time to give birth? You need to rest more; at the very least, you should sleep well and eat properly."
I grimaced, feeling completely dazed.
I didn't know what Mina was thinking, but in the end, she actually sent Xiao Minxing away and sat with me on the high-backed chair in the living room, saying, "Stop thinking about those trivial matters; just focus on getting the baby out first."
"I'm not thinking about anything else! But it's like this now; he's not coming out. I'm almost going crazy. I really want to go to the hospital right now and just cut him out."
When Mina heard this, she laughed and looked at me, asking, "Do you think it's like cutting a watermelon? Even if it were a watermelon, it has to be ripe before you can pick it. It's not time for him to come out yet; being anxious won't help."
This situation lasted for two days. By the third day, it was almost New Year's Eve. The fireworks were constantly flashing in the night sky, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard everywhere. I felt some discomfort in my stomach.
Xiao Minxing didn't dare delay and took me back to the hospital with Mina.
Fortunately, the woman who had given birth had already been discharged. Probably because of the New Year holiday, some people who didn't have urgent needs had already gone home, so the hospital was finally a bit quieter.
However, after the Doctor examined my condition, it was the same old story: the cervix hadn't opened yet, so I had to wait a little longer.
I was almost in despair.
Xiao Minxing and Mina kept comforting me. To distract me, they told me jokes and read the news. Unable to stay in the ward any longer, I decided to go for a walk outside.
Finally, the night passed, but the legendary contractions never came; I just felt some discomfort in my stomach.
By morning, I was exhausted. After eating something, I didn’t care if the Hospital was noisy; I just collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.
I must have been too tired because I endured the stomach discomfort. When I finally couldn’t take it anymore and opened my eyes, I saw Xiao Minxing sitting by the bed, looking at me with a tense expression.
I glanced around and then asked him, “What time is it? Where’s Mina?”
He first looked at his watch and told me it was almost noon. Then he said that Mina had gone to find a place to rest since she was exhausted from staying up all night with me.
Seeing Xiao Minxing's slightly red eyes made me feel guilty. I got up from the bed and said, “You should sleep for a bit too; I'm fine now.”
He looked at me strangely and said, “How can you be fine? You were groaning the whole time you were asleep; you definitely weren’t feeling well. I called the Doctor to check on you. He said it was normal but didn’t wake you up because you were so tired.”
I had no memory of sleeping; I only remembered that after walking around as per the Doctor's instructions, the pain in my stomach really started. It felt like my entire lower body was being torn apart, with sharp pains radiating down my legs.
At first, the intervals between the pains were long—once an hour—but they became shorter and shorter. Each time it hurt, I couldn’t help but cry and sniffle.
The frequency of visits to the Doctor increased as well. They even had me and Xiao Minxing sign a delivery agreement.
I hesitated between natural birth and cesarean section.
According to Doctor's suggestion, I am a bit overweight now, and I don't exercise much, so they recommended a cesarean section.
However, I have been afraid of knives since I was young; even a small cut feels life-threatening to me. Now hearing that someone is going to make such a large incision in my belly makes me tremble all over, so I am not very agreeable to it.
Xiao Minxing was also a bit overwhelmed by me and finally had to compromise, saying, "How about this? Let's try for a natural birth first. If it really doesn't work, then we can go for the cesarean. Just don't push yourself too hard."
After he said this, he looked at me deeply and said, "Qiu Yuhan, you are the most important."
The words were simple, but at that moment, it felt like a warm current flowing deep into my heart. I looked back at him and for a moment didn't know what else to say.
As night fell, everywhere was filled with laughter and joy about the New Year. Even the hospital's television was playing the evening gala program, but I was in so much pain that I felt like I could die.
Every time the pain started, Xiao Minxing would hold me tightly, bearing all my weight. But I couldn't care less; in extreme pain, I would pinch and bite him.
The other pregnant women in the same room looked at me with envy. When I wasn't in too much pain, they praised Xiao Minxing, saying their husbands only knew how to play on their phones.
She wasn't wrong; her mother was by her side while her husband either sat outside in the hallway playing on his phone or sat in the ward playing as if he had no intention of looking at her.
I felt a pang of bitterness in my heart and turned to give Xiao Minxing a gentle look, but another wave of pain hit me.
Around ten o'clock at night, Doctor asked Mina to go get some medication for delivery. When she returned to the ward, her expression wasn't good. Leaning close to Xiao Minxing, she quietly told me, "Ye Guang is here."
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