In the bedroom at Seabay Villa was a dim table lamp. Han Muzi was lying in bed, half-asleep and half-conscious, feeling extremely restless and unstable. Next to her was Ye Moxuan. The moment he noticed the unusual look on her face, he immediately grabbed her by her hand and asked in a deep voice, “Are you feeling unwell?”
Afraid that he would get worried, Han Muzi decided not to tell him. After all, she was feeling only slightly unwell. She shook her head, smiling. “No. I just can’t fall asleep today…”
“Don’t be scared. I’m here.” Ye Moxuan gently pushed her hair to the back of her head. He sounded firm and steady, giving her a sense of security.
“Mm-hmm.” Han Muzi nodded and tried closing her eyes again to fall asleep. Even though she was tired and wanted to get some sleep, her stomach had not been feeling well. The feeling she had now was somewhat familiar… It was exactly how she felt the night she gave birth to Little Bean. But there were still two days before the baby was due—could it be an early delivery?
I shouldn’t scare myself like this. Han Muzi tried to calm herself down and closed her eyes. After a while, she fell asleep before she realized it. However, the discomfort she was feeling in her stomach began to increase—as if the little baby in her stomach was protesting to come out. Again, she opened her eyes just to see the nervous look on Ye Moxuan’s face. She then opened her lips slightly but was struggling to speak.
“Don’t worry, I’ve just made the phone call. Aunty’s going to be here soon.”
“Aunty?” Han Muzi suddenly recalled that Song An used to be a medical doctor and should be able to help. She then nodded her head.
Ye Moxuan worriedly wiped off the sweat on her forehead. “Is your stomach uncomfortable?”
“Yes. Just a little bit.” Han Muzi nodded, noticing that the uncomfortable feeling had become more obvious; perhaps it was really going to be a two-day early delivery. She was planning on telling Song An about it when she came.
In a split second, Song An arrived together with Old Master Yuchi, who was seen with his walking stick, looking tense. “What’s going on? Is she going to give birth?”
Song An threw an annoyed look at Yuchi Jin. “I’ve told you to not tag along but you insisted on coming with me in the middle of the night. Anyway, since you’re here, please try to minimize your voice as I won’t have any time to entertain your questions if something does happen.”
His daughter’s words did not upset him as this had already become something that he had gotten used to in the last few days. He knew well that he made a mistake back in the days, so the fact that his daughter was willing to stay by his side right now gave him no reason to be bothered by the way she talked to him. As long as he knew that his daughter still had him in her heart as her father.
“That’s fine as long as you’re taking good care of my granddaughter-in-law.
Song An was somewhat pleased with what he said, though, she did not respond. She went into Han Muzi’s room while Old Master Yuchi waited outside.
A few moments later, he was surprised when he saw that his grandson came out of the room. Then, he went up to him. “Moxuan, what’s going on? Is Muzi going to give birth soon?”
Ye Moxuan wore a deep frown on his face, and his lips pursed so tightly that they looked like a thin line. He did not respond to Old Master Yuchi while looking extremely cold and callous.
Seeing the look on his face, Yuchi Jin was amused. “Don’t worry. It’s like that when women give birth. It’ll be over once the baby is out. Don’t be nervous.”
Now, Ye Moxuan began to look even more tense. Hearing all these things that Old Master Yuchi was telling him, he reckoned that he would have told him to leave this place if he were not his grandfather. However, Yuchi Jin was an elder, and Ye Moxuan was a father himself now, so he should watch his attitude and behavior. Therefore, no matter how annoyed Ye Moxuan was, he did not tell him off.
While the two were outside the room, Ye Moxuan remained silent while he was anxiously waiting, and Old Master Yuchi seemed calm.
A while later, Song An came out of the room. “Let’s go to the hospital now. She’s probably going to have an early delivery.”
Ye Moxuan remained calm as he pursed his lips like he was about to say something. Seeing this, Song An added, “I’ll be here to take care of her while you go and get the car. Come to the nearest spot where we can get in the car.”
Hearing this, Ye Moxuan nodded. “Sure. I’ll go now.” He turned around and left right away.
Meanwhile, Old Master Yuchi stood there and groaned, “Where’s Little Bean?”
The maid standing next to him answered, “Little Young Master’s still asleep.”
“Asleep? His mother’s about to give birth; how can this little brat be asleep? Go and wake him up.”
Song An was rendered speechless by what she just heard. The maid seemed hesitant, but since the order came from Old Master Yuchi, she had no choice but to start walking toward Little Bean’s room. However, she was stopped by Song An after just two steps.
“You don’t have to go. There’s nothing much a kid or an old man like you can do there anyway. You two should just stay here tonight and not go anywhere. This will save us some trouble.”
Initially, Old Master Yuchi was afraid that waiting outside the delivery ward would bore him since Ye Moxuan would not talk to him. Besides, Ye Moxuan was probably going to be busy being worried. So, he thought of bringing Little Bean with him as they might even be able to chat with each other later while waiting. However, Song An firmly rejected his idea.
“We don’t create trouble, do we? My granddaughter-in-law is giving birth, so our entire family has to be there. Though we may not be of much help, we could still offer our moral support. That way, others can see how important my granddaughter-in-law is in the Yuchi family through the entourage that’s going to be there waiting for her to give birth.”
Song An was rendered speechless again. She felt that he had a point that she was unable to refute. Oh well…
“An, do you agree with what I said? Let’s wake Little Bean up quickly.”
The maid took a glance at Song An before she turned to look at Old Master Yuchi, seemingly looking for a confirmation.
Annoyed, Song An nodded. “Go ahead. Try calling him once and if he’s too deep in his sleep we should just forget it.”
“I’ll go and wake him up myself.” Old Master Yuchi took his walking stick and began walking.
Finally, there was a moment of silence for Song An before Ye Moxuan showed up in his car. Song An then taught him how to carry Han Muzi and place her in the back seat. After that, Ye Moxuan jumped back into the driver’s seat while Song An stayed with Han Muzi at the back. It was a nerve-wracking moment for Ye Moxuan, so it did not take long before the car disappeared from Seabay Villa.
When Old Master Yuchi had finally woken up Little Bean, who was deep in his sleep, and brought him out of the room, the place was already empty.
“Where’s everyone?!” Old Master Yuchi yelled angrily. “Couldn’t they have just waited a little longer?”
Little Bean blinked, completely clueless as to what was happening. But, it took him just a couple of minutes before he figured out what was taking place.
When Yuchi Jin was waking him up earlier, he told him that something had happened, so he had to get up right away. He did not know what it was that time, but now, seeing that his daddy and mommy were not around, he had figured it out. So, he pulled Yuchi Jin’s sleeve and whispered, “Great-Grandfather, is Mommy going to give birth soon? Time waits for no one. We can get there by ourselves.”
