339 Reunion 34 (2/2)

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An Xiaoning's greatest fear at the moment was that her child would be born in July.

She was born in the midst of July herself, yet she dreaded to have her child be born on the same day.

Right smack in the middle of July, her fetus was more than nine months old.

She was nearing the end of her last trimester; her due date was approaching.

That morning, Mr. and Mrs. Gu, Gu Beicheng, as well as Gu Dongcheng arrived at the hospital An Xiaoning was residing in.

Due to the fact that An Xiaoning was about to deliver any time soon, they decided to arrive a few days in advance.

Mei Yangyang was rather eager to tag along as well. However, she was four months pregnant at the moment.

Thus, An Xiaoning refused to allow her to board such a long flight to come visit her.

Besides, Mei Yangyang could not find a suitable excuse to convince Long Tianze, who had been watching her closely, to allow her to go overseas.

She was relieved to hear from An Xiaoning that the Gu family had gone to visit the latter.

Mei Yangyang prayed silently in her heart for a safe and smooth delivery of the child. An Xiaoning had been consistently injecting herself with daily doses of tocolytic and had gone through a ton of suffering to keep the child. She prayed for there to be no hiccups in the remaining few days and for An Xiaoning's efforts to finally pay off.

In fact, An Xiaoning was the most nervous of them all.

As long as I push through the 15th of July, everything will be fine, An Xiaoning thought to herself.

She did not want her child to share the same birthday as her.

That must not happen at all!

Yet, what she dreaded most had arrived, ironically.

At around eight in the evening, An Xiaoning felt a sudden contraction in her stomach after dinner. She had an ominous feeling and, soon after, she began to feel an immense, acute pain in her abdomen.

Gu Beicheng was the only one accompanying her while the rest had gone back to their hotel rooms to rest.

An Xiaoning did not make a sound and instead tried to sit up straight. Noticing that she appeared to be in discomfort, Gu Beicheng asked worriedly, ”What's the matter?”

”Beicheng, I think I'm going into labor very soon.”

”I'll call the doctor then,” said Gu Beicheng as he reached out in an attempt to press the assistance bell.

An Xiaoning quickly stopped him and said, ”Hold it. Do you know what day it is today?”

”Yes, it's your birthday.”

An Xiaoning was filled with tension from head to toe. ”I don't wish to give birth to him today. I'd like to wait until past midnight, everything will be fine by then. Beicheng, the child can't be born today, do you understand what I mean!” An Xiaoning struggled to speak in between sobs due to the unbearable pain.

Gu Beicheng was flustered and at a loss of what to do. ”But how are you going to bear with it until midnight? If the fetus is intentionally denied delivery, it might suffocate to death in your womb.”

”How… how did you know about that so clearly?”

”Because I've read books about it.”

”Let's call the doctor then.”

An Xiaoning was far more concerned about her child's life compared to his birth date.

If he was destined to be born on this day, then she had no choice but to just accept that it's fate.

”Alright.” Gu Beicheng pressed the alarm for assistance and said hurriedly in the native language of M Nation, ”She's going into labor very soon. Hurry here please.”

”Got it,” the nurse answered.

Although Gu Beicheng had made the necessary preparations beforehand, he still ended up being extremely flustered. ”Shall I just carry you to the delivery room?”

Grabbing his hand tightly, An Xiaoning said, ”No, I doubt I can move about now. Aren't I supposed to experience cervix dilation before labor? Why do I feel like the baby is going to pop out real soon?”

Gu Beicheng stared at her stomach as his mind went into a whirlwind.

All he could manage to do was to grab her hand tightly and give her moral support while waiting for the nurses and doctor to arrive.

”Xiaoning, take deep breaths. Follow me. It'll help ease the pain,” said Gu Beicheng as he demonstrated what he learned from the pregnancy books.