Peninsula: I, a chaebol! I will never follow hidden rules.

"How is she? How is she? How is Xiuyan now?"

At 9:30 a.m., Lee Jung-hyun and Kim Bo-young, the couple from South Korea's largest conglomerate, arrived at the hospital. At this moment, the two of them did not appear to have the composure and poise that one would expect from the largest conglomerate; they were both flustered and panicked.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan quickly went over and took the arms of the elderly couple, saying, "Mom and Dad, what brings you here? Who told you?"

"Xiuyan is about to give birth! My grandson is coming! How can we not come?"

In her anxiety, Jin Baoying spoke her mind: her only true concern was her eldest grandson. Although she wasn't sure if it was really him, she hoped it was, she desperately hoped it was!
Krystal Jung was a little unhappy, but she couldn't care less about that now; she and her mother were both in a panic.

It's no exaggeration to say that childbirth can be life-threatening. How could Krystal Jung and her mother not panic?
Hearing Kim Bo-young's words, Lee Chi-hyun explained, "Soo-yeon only said her stomach hurts, but her water hasn't broken yet. It's not confirmed whether she's going into labor. The doctor is examining her. You guys arrived way too fast."

Hearing this, Jin Baoying said again, "That's about right. Didn't she say she was in pain? When I gave birth to you three brothers, I gave birth as soon as the pain started."

Before she could finish speaking, the delivery room door opened and a doctor came out.

"Doctor, how is she?" the people outside the door asked almost in unison.

Seeing that Li Zhengxian had arrived, the doctor hurriedly bowed and said, "Miss Jessica was having Braxton Hicks contractions just now. She has stopped feeling pain after resting for a while."

"Braxton Hicks contractions?" Kim Bo-young was immediately disappointed, then quickly asked, "Does that mean she's about to give birth too?"

"Yes, it's almost time. Generally speaking, Braxton Hicks contractions represent the uterus 'warming up' for labor. In the current situation, it's safe to say that Miss Sika could give birth at any moment. Therefore, I suggest that Miss Sika be admitted to the hospital."

"Okay! Hospitalization!"

Kim Bo-young took the initiative and then turned to Lee Jung-hyun and Lee Chi-hyun, saying, "You two go about your work. Soo-jung, their mother, and I will stay with Soo-yeon at the hospital. Anyway, you can't really help with this kind of thing."

Li Zhixuan immediately said, "I'm not leaving! I've been staying at the hospital for the past few days. Xiuyan is about to give birth, and I can't leave her."

Hearing this statement, Jung's mother and Jung Soo-jung were very happy, and Kim Bo-young didn't say anything more.

Then, the group of them went into the delivery room together.

Jessica blushed when she saw them.

This whole thing turned out to be Braxton Hicks contractions, which is pretty embarrassing.

Especially when she saw that Lee Jung-hyun and his wife had also come, Jessica Jung quickly apologized: "Uncle and Aunt, I'm so sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing."

Uncle and Aunt!

Hearing this title, Jung's mother and Jung Soo-jung felt as if a thorn had been stuck in their hearts.

They've all given birth to children for the Li family, yet you won't even give them a proper status?

Kim Bo-young then took Jessica Jung's hand and said with feigned reproach, "How can you say we came all this way for nothing? You weren't feeling well, so it's only natural for us, as your in-laws, to come to the hospital to visit you."

In-laws!

The Jung family was overjoyed, and Jessica Jung immediately said happily, "Thank you, Mother-in-law."

"Uh...you're welcome."

Li Zhixuan and Li Zhengxian exchanged a glance, and the two, who were not exactly biological father and son, almost burst out laughing.

Kim Bo-young's comment about "us, the parents-in-law," was just to make Jessica Jung happy, because Jessica Jung is about to give birth.

She didn't expect Jessica Jung to actually take advantage of the situation and immediately start calling her "mother-in-law".

She was unwilling, but what could she do? She could only smile and agree.

Afterwards, the nurses wheeled Jessica Jung to her ward, while Lee Chi-hsuan followed beside her, holding her chubby little hand and comforting her, saying, "Just think of this as a rehearsal. Once you've practiced once, you won't be too nervous when it's real next time, right?"

Facing Li Zhixuan, Zheng Xiuyan no longer needed to pretend. She immediately pouted and said pitifully, "There wasn't a single familiar face in the delivery room. It scared me to death. Could you come in and keep me company next time?"

"Can you come with me?" Li Zhixuan immediately turned to look at the doctor.

"OK."

"Okay, I'll come with you next time."

"Mmm!" Jessica Jung smiled happily.

Soon, they arrived at the VIP ward prepared for Jessica Jung.

Jessica Jung was alright, so Lee Jung-hyun prepared to leave.

Just then, Li Zhixuan's phone rang. Seeing that it was Lin Yun'er calling, he quickly answered the phone: "Yun'er, what's wrong?"

"Eileen is going into labor!"

"what?!"

Just now, three pregnant women were taking a walk in their garden, accompanied by their maid. As they walked, Bae Joo-hyun suddenly felt a slight pain in her lower abdomen, which quickly turned into a severe pain.

How painful was it? So painful that Bae Joo-hyun immediately collapsed to the ground, unable to stand up.

This really scared Yoona and Boram!
Fortunately, there are doctors and nurses in the house, and the servants have also received training in this area.

After examining Bae Joo-hyun, the doctor found that she was already bleeding, which meant she was about to give birth.

A group of people quickly carried Bae Joo-hyun onto the ambulance on a stretcher. After watching the ambulance leave, Lim Yoon-ah remembered to quickly inform Lee Chi-hyun.

Halfway there, Bae Joo-hyun's water broke.

Upon arriving at the hospital, she was immediately taken to the delivery room, the same one where Jessica Jung had just been.

Bae Joo-hyun's due date was still a month away. Giving birth a month early is definitely premature!
Premature birth!
This is not a good thing for either adults or children!

Li Zhixuan panicked!
Li Zhengxian was similar; the old man stood at the door of the delivery room like a mannequin, motionless, his eyes fixed on the door, filled with worry.

Li Zhixuan, on the other hand, was sweating profusely and pacing back and forth outside the delivery room.

Ten minutes later, Li Zhixuan felt that an hour had passed, and he couldn't wait any longer.

"No! I have to go in and be with Joo-hyun! Get me arranged that right now!"

The hospital director was by his side. When Li Zhixuan wanted to go into the delivery room to accompany him, the director quickly asked someone to bring him a care kit, and then personally helped Li Zhixuan put on protective clothing and a mask before sending him into the delivery room.

As soon as Li Zhixuan entered the delivery room, he sensed that something was wrong.

In the past, when I watched TV dramas and movies, the way pregnant women screamed during childbirth was incredibly heart-wrenching.

The delivery room was very quiet, except for Bae Joo-hyun's "hmm~ hmm~" sounds of exertion.

To Li Zhixuan's surprise, after he entered, Bae Joo-hyun stopped and asked him, "Why did you come in?"

Li Zhixuan quickly walked two steps to the delivery bed and half-squatted down, explaining to Pei Zhuxuan, "I was afraid you'd be scared, so I came in to keep you company. You were screaming in pain before you came in, why are you quiet now?"

Bae Joo-hyun said helplessly, "Of course it's because I got an epidural!"

"Oh, I forgot."

Normally, hospitals need to ask the family's opinion before giving a pregnant woman an epidural. But this consultation is actually asking the family whether they are willing to spend the money.

This was not a problem for Li Zhixuan at all. He had already made arrangements with the hospital's delivery team. As long as the mother and child suffered less and were healthy and safe, he was willing to spend any amount of money.

Li Zhixuan was too anxious, so he forgot about this matter.

Actually, even after getting an epidural, it wasn't completely painless, but the pain was much less than the excruciating pain I experienced before going to the hospital, and it was completely bearable.

Have my parents arrived?

"Oh dear! I'm so sorry, I forgot to tell them!"

Li Zhixuan quickly turned to the dean and said, "Dean, could you please tell my parents to call my father-in-law and mother-in-law over?"

"Yes," the dean replied and hurried out.
Afterwards, Lee Chi-hyun quickly apologized to Bae Joo-hyun.

If someone's daughter is about to give birth and you don't tell them, that's definitely wrong of you.

Bae Joo-hyun could understand Lee Chi-hyun. She knew that Lee Chi-hyun was too anxious and worried about her and the baby, which was why he forgot to inform her parents.

Because Bae Joo-hyun had received an epidural, she didn't feel as much pain and didn't scream in agony, so the atmosphere in the delivery room wasn't as tense.

Even so, Li Zhixuan spoke very softly to Pei Zhuxuan, afraid of disturbing the doctors and nurses who were delivering the baby.

Nearly two hours passed like this. During this time, although Bae Joo-hyun did not scream, her face would turn red and then pale, showing that she was in great pain. Lee Chi-hyun was terrified and wished he could take Bae Joo-hyun's place to give birth.

But how could this thing possibly replace her? All Li Zhixuan could do was wipe Pei Zhuxuan's sweat, feed her some energy drinks to replenish her strength, and hold her hand to cheer her on and encourage her.

It had been almost an hour and the baby still hadn't been born. If she hadn't drunk some energy drinks to replenish her strength, Bae Joo-hyun would have been exhausted.

"Keep going! The child's head is coming out!"

Suddenly, she heard the doctor's surprised voice, and Bae Joo-hyun, who had felt like she was about to give up, instantly felt full of energy.

"what!"

After a scream, Bae Joo-hyun, lying on the delivery bed, gasped for breath, exhausted.

The baby's been born? Why isn't it crying? Premature babies die... Pshaw!

Li Zhixuan hurriedly looked towards the foot of the bed and saw a dirty little baby being held upside down by the legs by the doctor, who then slapped the little thing repeatedly with his other hand.

Seeing his child being beaten, Li Zhixuan immediately felt a surge of anger and wanted to go over and beat the doctor to death.

But the baby's cries that followed calmed him down.

"Wah wah~ Wah wah~"

Oh! That's right! The baby didn't cry when it was born; the doctor was trying to save it!
"2.61 kg, boy. That's quite heavy for a premature baby. Please take a look at the baby."

After cleaning the child's body, performing a simple examination, and weighing the child, the doctor brought the child to Li Zhixuan and Bae Zhuxuan.

It has a big head and a small body, with fine hairs on its head and a wrinkled face.

Upon seeing his child's appearance, Li Zhixuan blurted out, "How can he be so ugly?"

“Bang!” “Ouch!”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Zhixuan received a slap on the head. Because he was half-squatting by the bed, Pei Zhuxuan could easily hit him.

Who are you calling ugly?!

Looking at the fierce-looking big head, and then at the little big head in the doctor's arms, Li Zhixuan almost burst out laughing.

They really are mother and daughter!
But he dared not laugh and quickly explained, "No! What I meant was, we're both so good-looking, why doesn't the child take after us?"

Whether it looks good or not, it was Bae Joo-hyun who carried her for nine months and gave birth to her. How could she be happy to hear that?

"Li Zhixuan! If you don't like my son, then leave!"

Li Zhixuan quickly replied, "No, no, no! I love it! I love it so much!"

To show that he was telling the truth, Li Zhixuan leaned over and tried to kiss the child.

The doctor was so startled that he quickly grabbed the child and moved away, exclaiming, "Hey! What are you doing?"

"Give me a kiss, what's wrong?"

"Premature babies are already weak. You have so many bacteria on your mouth that could harm the baby. Please give me the baby. Premature babies need a series of tests and to stay in an incubator. Also, babies aren't very pretty when they're first born, but they'll grow into their prettier forms in a couple of days."

After saying that, the doctor quickly took the child and left. It was only because Li Zhixuan's identity was not to be trifled with that the doctor would have definitely taught him a lesson.

This father is so unreliable!

Li Zhixuan felt awkward, and when he turned around, he was met with Bae Joo-hyun's gritted teeth expression.

"If I weren't too weak, I would definitely kick you!"

Li Zhixuan could only force a smile and say, "I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it. I'll definitely be more careful in the future."

"Humph!"

Even after the baby is born, there's still the placenta, which needs to be cleaned.

Li Zhixuan was worried that his wife would be really angry, so he quickly coaxed her, "Wife, you're really something now, you actually gave birth to a big son early."

These words really struck a chord with Bae Joo-hyun, and she immediately smiled.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan said again, "Wife, can we talk about something?"

"what?"

"Don't brag to Xiuyan. The one she was carrying was supposed to be the firstborn, but you had a premature birth. She's definitely upset about it, so don't brag to her."

"I know, don't worry."

Bae Joo-hyun isn't stupid; she knows perfectly well what she can and cannot show off.
Seeing that she agreed, Li Zhixuan gave her a quick kiss and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work."

Bae Joo-hyun felt a warmth in her heart and said coquettishly, "What's so hard about giving birth to my son? Do you think it's hard for you to take care of me?"

"Of course not."

Shaking his head, Li Zhixuan asked curiously, "Wife, you're a mother now, how does it feel?"

"How does it feel to become a father?"

“Uh…” Li Zhixuan thought for a moment, then leaned close to Pei Zhuxuan’s ear and pretended to be angry, saying, “This little brat is such a hindrance. You need to recover quickly. I can’t wait to take a bath with you.”

"Go away! Always so unserious, so annoying!" (End of Chapter)