Murong Yunxi took a step forward, squatted and patted Murong Xu lightly on his shoulder and said, "Don"t behave in this way, cousin, Xuanxuan would be very sad if she sees you like this."
"..." Murong Xu responded to Murong Yunxi with more weeping.
"It is the best for you to be separated now than later, cousin. If you insist on staying together, you"ll be more devastated. You won"t be happy together!"
"Why? Why did you say we won"t be happy together?" Murong Xu raised his brows and shot a piercing look at Murong Yunxi.
"I can"t reveal the reason to you, but please trust me that this is really the best solution."
"How could you draw such a conclusion? You"ve found your happiness, is that why you don"t want to see others find their happiness too?"
"I can"t help if you want to think in this way. You"re not at your right mind now, so I won"t argue with you."
"I"m definitely in my right mind, I"m more clear-minded than ever! Tell me why you made those comments!"
"Gong Yu, please send him back first. I will speak to him when he calms down."
Gong Yu took a step forward and tried to hold on to Murong Xu"s arm when Murong Xu shook off Gong Yu"s hold.
Murong Xu reached out and held on to Murong Yunxi"s shoulders once again, boring his eyes into her as if she was his arch-enemy.
Gong Yu"s anger arose at that instant. He grabbed Murong Xu and threw a punch at his cheek.
Taking the blow, blood began oozing from the corner of Murong Xu"s mouth.
Murong Yunxi exclaimed in panic and quickly walked up to stop Gong Yu, saying, "You"ve gone crazy, Gong Yu!"
Gong Yu pulled Murong Yunxi to the side and said flatly, "Trust me, Xiaoxi. I know how to control myself. Stand aside and stay out of this now."
Murong Xu spit out the blood in his mouth and threw a punch at Gong Yu. Gong Yu dodged and threw another punch on Murong Xu"s other cheek.
In terms of fighting skills, Murong Xu was definitely not Gong Yu"s match, but Gong Yu did not employ all his strength. He had merely wanted to give him a few punches to wake him up.
After a few moves, Murong Xu"s cheeks were bruised and almost lost his footing.
Murong Ye, who heard the commotion, strode to the door and witnessed how Gong Yu and Murong Xu were in the midst of a fight, he cried out, "Stop!"
Gong Yu stopped in his tracks and moved aside, while Murong Xu continued wielding an attack on Gong Yu. Although he missed Gong Yu altogether since they got into a fight, Murong Xu had used all his strength in every attack.
Murong Ye walked up to Murong Xu, grabbed hold of him and dragged him to the other villa by the side.
Murong Xu had moved the villa by the side with Gu Yuxuan earlier. The villa that originally belonged to them was now occupied by Murong Xu alone.
As Murong Xu approached the door of the villa, he stopped in his tracks suddenly and said, "Big Brother, can I not go back in there? I want to stay in your house."
Murong Ye dazed for a bit then turned to look at Murong Xu.
"I, I don"t want to be alone in the house."
Murong Ye immediately understood Murong Xu"s mind and quickly led him back to his house.
Gong Yu and Murong Yunxi, however, had gone straight back to their room.
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At Muya Shengxin International Hospital,
Jia Tianxin was sitting quietly, leaning on the window. She was gently caressing her bulging belly while wearing a subtle smile on her face. Her eyes were filled with a look of tenderness.
At this moment, the initial feeling of hatred and grieve were completely gone from her. She was like a loving mother, surrounded by an aura of motherliness, which made her look extremely gentle and beautiful.
She was nearing her time of delivery and it made her look forward to the arrival of the tiny life in her all the more.
"Jia Lianxin, Jia Lianxi, Jia Lianqi, Jia Lianyu, Jia Lianmo..."
Jia Tianxin was muttering a series of names, and after each name, she would ponder for a while, as if she was weighing each choice.
All of a sudden, a pain shot up from her lower stomach. As she was thrown into a panic, she sat up on the bed and pressed the bell to summon the nurse.
Jia Tianxin was antic.i.p.ative but nervous. She continued caressing her stomach, holding the pain in and breathing deeply.
A few days ago, the nurse had briefed her on the symptoms of labor and how to deal with it. Could this be the contraction the nurse talked about?
The pain went away as quickly as it came, and Jia Tianxin continued to caress her stomach as she waited...
Soon, a nurse pushed the door and got into the room and asked with concern, "What is it?"
"I felt my stomach contracted a while ago."
"Oh? Are you sure?"
"Yes. There was a short period of pain, but it was gone in a while. The feeling was as described by Nurse Xiaoting the day before yesterday."
"I see. Is there any other symptoms, such as spotting?"
"..." Jia Tianxin shook her head.
"Let"s continue to observe. Sometimes it"s just false alarm because the womb does contract even before the time for delivery which feels very much like the contraction for birth. You"re still a week away from your estimated time of delivery, so there"s a likelihood that the contractions are just a false alarm. This is experienced by a lot of other women. Don"t be too anxious. When the real contraction starts, it would get closer over time and then when it was very frequent, that will be the time to deliver the baby. Call me when you feel any discomfort!"
Once the nurse finished giving her instructions, she turned to leave.
Jia Tianxin hesitated then called out, "Wait, Nurse Xiaolin, can you stay here to keep me company?"
Xiaolin stopped and turned around to look a Jia Tianxin for a few seconds, then, with a sigh, she walked to the sofa by the side and sat down.
"You are such a poor thing, coming here to deliver the baby all by yourself, with no one keeping you company."
By now, Jia Tianxin had already stayed here for a few months, as if she was an abandoned pet. She had almost no visitors at all. Her only visitors were the nurses and the doctors, so by this time, the nurses and she were very familiar with each other. They treated her kindly because they felt sympathetic towards her.
Jia Tianxin was saddened by Xiaolin"s words. Nevertheless, she felt a sudden yearning.
It had been almost half a year since she last saw Lian Can and she had no idea how she was doing at this moment! That free-spirited and innocent girl was the person she missed most dearly now.
"Xiaolin, if an accident happens during the delivery of my baby, can I put the baby in someone"s care?" Jia Tianxin asked abruptly.
For a moment, Xiaolin was taken aback by her question, but quickly recovered and replied, "Don"t be overly anxious. It"s only childbirth and there is little risk in delivering the baby nowadays. You won"t be one of the unlucky ones. Difficult births only happened in the past when medical science wasn"t so advanced. With today"s technology, accidents rarely happen. Moreover, our hospital is equipped with all the high-tech equipment and the doctors are highly skilled. Rest a.s.sured!"
"I"m not anxious. Rather, because I don"t have anyone else around me, so all the more, there"s nothing to lose for me. I"m just preparing for the worse so that there"s a contingency. I don"t want my baby to become an orphan. So I... I hope to find a good place for her."
"Don"t even think of that. All the tests you"ve gone through showed that everything is perfect. There shouldn"t be any problem." All of a sudden, Xiaolin felt a strong sympathy towards Jia Tianxin. This woman is so pitiful. People talked about being lonely and having no one to rely on when they got older, but she was still so young.
"No matter what happens, I will persist and hang on. Once my baby arrives, I will be its only family. I will do my best for it. Nevertheless, just in case any problem pops up, I hope it will have someone to depend on and not end up in an orphanage. This is my only wish."
While she was still talking, Jia Tianxin"s stomach started to ache again. She closed her eyes, tightened her brows, stroked her stomach and breathed deeply.
As Xiaolin watched Jia Tianxin"s reaction, she supposed the pain was coming again. Walking up to her, Xiaolin gently stroked her stomach and encouraged her saying, "Breath deeply and don"t get anxious."
After another bout of labor pain, Jia Tianxin let out a sigh of relief.
Xiaolin took a piece of tissue paper to wipe off Jia Tianxin"s perspiration on her forehead and continued to encourage her with a smile, "You"re doing great!"
"Actually, I really wish I could see someone right now. If I am able to do that, I"ll have no regrets in life," said Jia Tianxi, staring out of the window with a longing look in her eyes.
Xiaolin"s heart was moved with compa.s.sion at this instant. She desperately wanted to help this lonely and helpless woman, but she was limited in her own way and she did not dare to make promises which she might not be able to fulfill.
Xiaolin pondered for a moment and patted Jia Tianxin lightly on her hand, saying, "Give me a moment, Tianxin, I"ll be right back!"
Then, Xiaolin dashed out of the ward in a flash.
Five minutes later, in the director"s office,
"Director, she is so pitiful, would you help her fulfill her wishes? Perhaps you could really make her request happen!"
"Xiaoxin, we do what is in our duty to do, don"t be a busybody!"
"Director, isn"t our duty as medical personnel to help our patients. Whatever we do might affect the patient"s reaction to the remedies. Don"t we have to duty to help them fulfill their wishes? If really an accident were to happen, we would have failed our duty as medical personnel. I feel that this would be helpful in Jia Tianxin"s delivery of her baby, in fact, this is the single greatest motivation for her."
The direction became silent for a moment, as he was struggling inside him too. He did not fully understand Jia Tianxin"s circ.u.mstances and had also refrained himself from making wild guesses. He hesitated for a while longer, then took up the phone to call Second.
Second was the person who had been making all the contacts with the hospital for Jia Tianxin. Even the director of the hospital did not have the right to Murong Ye"s number, not to mention having the right to contact him directly.
After ten minutes, Murong Ye came knocking on Murong Yunxi"s room door.
Murong Yunxi opened the door and was slightly taken aback to find Murong Ye standing in front of her. "Big Brother, why have you not gone to bed?"
"I want to seek your opinion from you regarding some matters," said Murong Ye flatly as he glanced at Murong Yunxi, then walked into the room.
"Oh? What is it that has brought my almighty Big Brother here to seek my opinion?"
"Jia Tianxin is about to give birth to her baby, and she wants to see Lian Can before the delivery."