Since we are all reborn, let’s arrest the senior!

Chapter 128 Postpartum
Lu Mingze gently shook his head, his eyes becoming increasingly moist. He leaned closer to Jiang Yun and placed a soft kiss on her forehead: "I'm not trying to belittle you, it's just that I really don't know how to express my feelings. You've suffered so much for me."

Jiang Yun smiled wearily, wanting to raise her hand to touch his face, but she was too weak. Lu Mingze quickly took her hand and pressed it against his face.

Suddenly, the baby moved in the crib and made a "cooing" sound.

Lu Mingze quickly got up, walked to the crib, and gently picked up the baby. His movements were clumsy but he was extremely careful. He gently rocked the baby while murmuring, "Baby, be good, Daddy's here."

Jiang Yun looked at the two figures, one big and one small, and smiled slightly, her eyes full of tenderness.

"Mingze, bring the baby over here so I can see him/her."

Jiang Yun said softly.

Lu Mingze sat down next to Jiang Yun's bed with the baby in his arms, carefully placing the baby beside Jiang Yun. The two of them looked at the baby's wrinkled yet incredibly cute little face.

“Look into his eyes, they look like yours.”

Jiang Yun stretched out her finger and gently touched the baby's little hand, and the baby immediately grabbed her finger.

Lu Mingze smiled and said, "I think your nose looks like yours, small and cute."

As he spoke, he leaned closer to the baby and gently kissed him on the cheek. The baby seemed to sense it, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, as if responding to his father.

Jiang Yun watched this scene with a heart full of happiness, and the fatigue of childbirth seemed to dissipate.

In the days that followed, Lu Mingze stayed by Jiang Yun and the baby's side almost every step of the way.

Every morning, he would get up before the baby woke up, prepare a warm towel, and wipe Jiang Yun's face with the gentlest touch, as if he were handling a rare treasure.

Then he would go to the kitchen and carefully cook millet porridge. To make the porridge softer and more delicious, he would stand by the pot and stir it patiently for a long time.

After Jiang Yun wakes up, Lu Mingze will first help her lean against the headboard, then bring her steaming hot porridge and feed her spoonful by spoonful.

"Yunyun, be careful, it's hot."

His voice was filled with concern.

Seeing his earnest expression, Jiang Yun felt a warmth in her heart. "Don't bother me, go check on the baby."

Lu Mingze smiled and said, "The baby is still asleep. You should eat first. You'll have the energy to take care of the baby if you're full."

When changing the baby's diaper, Lu Mingze was always flustered, either not fastening the diaper properly or waking the baby up.

Seeing his anxious look, Jiang Yun couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Come on, I'll teach you."

She patiently guided Lu Mingze, who studied diligently, his eyes fixed on Jiang Yun's movements, and he kept repeating the steps aloud.

At night, after the baby falls asleep, Lu Mingze would sit by Jiang Yun's bedside and gently massage her legs to relieve her postpartum pain.

Jiang Yun leaned against the headboard, looking at Lu Mingze who had been busy all day but still took such good care of her, and said with heartache, "Mingze, you must be tired after a long day, get some rest."

Lu Mingze shook his head. "I'm not tired. You're the one who's working hard."

As he spoke, he increased the pressure on his hand, and Jiang Yun closed her eyes comfortably.

After it's all over.

He was discharged from the hospital not long after.

While bathing the baby, Lu Mingze accidentally splashed water on his face. When Jiang Yun saw this, she smiled and handed him a towel, saying, "You take better care of the baby than you take care of yourself."

Lu Mingze took the towel and wiped his face. Looking at the baby happily playing in the bathtub, he smiled and said, "This is our baby, of course we have to take good care of him."

The baby was soaking wet.

As Jiang Yun's body gradually recovered, she also had a large appetite due to her exceptional talent, so she was able to feed herself.

Warm sunlight streamed through the window into the room, casting a golden veil on the floor.

The baby woke up in the crib and made a "humming" sound. Lu Mingze was about to go over to check on the baby when Jiang Yun gently waved her hand and said with a smile, "Let me do it."

She slowly got up, her movements no longer as labored as when she had just given birth. She sat on the rocking chair by the bed, then gently unbuttoned her top, revealing one full breast.

Lu Mingze didn't look, and Jiang Yun, seeing this, chuckled softly, "You're a father now, and you're still shy."

Lu Mingze coughed, "It's not that I'm shy, it's just that the scene is too beautiful and I'm afraid of disturbing you."

Jiang Yun gently picked up the baby, placed him lightly on her lap, adjusted her position, and then brought her breast to the baby's mouth.

As if smelling a familiar scent, the baby immediately opened its little mouth, eagerly searching for it, and soon took it in its mouth, beginning to suck vigorously.

Jiang Yun frowned slightly. Although she had experienced it many times before, the slight stinging pain when she first started breastfeeding still made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Lu Mingze noticed the change in Jiang Yun's expression and asked with concern, "Does it hurt a lot? Should we call a doctor to take a look?"

Jiang Yun shook her head and said softly, "It's okay, you'll get used to it. Every mother has to go through this process."

As she spoke, she gently stroked the baby's head, her eyes filled with love.

The baby was eating very attentively, his little mouth puffing out and occasionally making "gulp gulp" swallowing sounds. His two little hands were also waving restlessly, and he would occasionally grab Jiang Yun's clothes.

Lu Mingze moved a small stool and sat next to Jiang Yun, his eyes never leaving the mother and child. Watching the baby eat so contentedly, his heart was filled with happiness and emotion.

“Yunyun, do you know? Every time I see you breastfeeding, I feel that life is really amazing. Our baby is growing up little by little like this.”

"Lu Mingze said with emotion. Jiang Yun looked up at Lu Mingze, her eyes sparkling, "Yes, after all, he is the continuation of our lives, our most precious treasure."

During the feeding, the baby suddenly released his mouth, burped, and some milk dribbled from the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Yun smiled and gently wiped the corner of the baby's mouth with a tissue, but the baby turned his head away and stopped eating. He opened his eyes wide and looked at Jiang Yun and Lu Mingze, making "ee-ya" sounds, as if sharing his joy after eating with them.

Lu Mingze gently poked the baby's cheek and said with a smile, "Little guy, you're not behaving when you're full."

The baby seemed to understand his father's words, grinning and revealing his gums, which hadn't yet grown teeth. Looking at the baby's adorable appearance, Jiang Yun couldn't help but laugh out loud, filling the room with warm laughter.

After feeding the baby, Jiang Yun held him in her arms and gently patted his back to help him burp. Lu Mingze got up, poured a glass of warm water, and handed it to Jiang Yun, saying, "You should drink some water too; breastfeeding is very tiring."

Jiang Yun took the water, drank a few sips, and felt a warm sensation in her body.

After the baby burped, Lu Mingze carefully took the baby from Jiang Yun's arms, gently placed him in the crib, and covered him with a small blanket.

The baby soon drifted off to sleep, a satisfied smile on his face.

Jiang Yun and Lu Mingze sat on the edge of the bed, looking at their sleeping baby, holding hands. It was a picture of a warm bed with a wife and child, a truly beautiful scene.

Jiang Yun's life after giving birth should have been filled with the joy and happiness of becoming a mother for the first time.

But unknowingly, she fell into a dark emotional vortex as a new mother.

Hormonal effects inevitably lead to emotional issues.

In addition, I have to feed them late at night.

Poor sleep and high levels of mental tension make you most vulnerable.

Initially, it was just some minor changes.

Jiang Yun found herself becoming unusually sensitive. Even a casual remark from Lu Mingze could make her ponder it over and over again, and then a wave of grievances would wash over her.

At night, the baby would wake up every two or three hours crying for milk, leaving Jiang Yun, who was already weak, exhausted and severely sleep-deprived.

Every time she was awakened by her baby's cries, she would force herself to sit up and breastfeed the baby in the dim light. Watching the baby suckle contentedly, she felt little joy in being a mother, but rather was filled with exhaustion and confusion.

Although Lu Mingze was trying his best to help, he was still adjusting to the role of a new father and often failed to fully understand the changes in Jiang Yun's heart. One night, the baby started crying again. Lu Mingze woke up groggily and saw Jiang Yun already holding the baby and breastfeeding. He muttered, "Is the baby hungry again?"

What was meant as a subconscious remark pierced Jiang Yun's heart like a sharp thorn. Her eyes instantly reddened, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. "I don't want him to cry either. I've been taking care of him all along. Can't you understand me?"

Lu Mingze suddenly came to his senses and looked at the crying Jiang Yun, feeling somewhat at a loss. "Yunyun, that's not what I meant. I... I was just too sleepy and said the wrong thing."

But Jiang Yun wouldn't listen to his explanation at all; she just kept crying, as if she wanted to release all the grievances she had accumulated over this period of time.

As time went on, Jiang Yun's emotions became increasingly unstable.

During the day, she often sits on the sofa, staring blankly at her baby, her eyes filled with confusion and helplessness.

Sometimes, she would suddenly remember some small things from the past, and then she would start to blame herself, feeling that she was not a good mother and had not given her baby enough love and care.

When Jiang Zimei came to visit her, she noticed something was wrong. "Yunyun, why do you look unhappy? Is the baby difficult to take care of, or are you not feeling well?"

Jiang Zimei asked with concern. Jiang Yun forced a smile, "I'm fine, I'm just a little tired."

But Jiang Zimei could still see the hidden sadness in her eyes.

Lu Mingze gradually realized that Jiang Yun's problem was more serious than he had imagined.

One time, when he came home from get off work, he saw Jiang Yun sitting on the bed, holding her baby in her arms, with empty eyes and tear stains on her face.

His heart clenched, and he rushed over, hugging Jiang Yun and the baby tightly. "Yunyun, what's wrong? Don't scare me."

Jiang Yun leaned against him, sobbing, and said, "I feel so useless. I can't even take good care of the baby. I get so irritable when the baby cries. Am I not a good mother?"

Lu Mingze stroked her hair tenderly, "Don't think like that. You are the best mother in the world. The baby is still small, it's normal for him to cry. You've been working too hard lately, that's why he's like this."

To help Jiang Yun, Lu Mingze began frantically searching online for information about postpartum emotions. He then learned that many new mothers go through a stage called postpartum depression.

He felt both regret for not discovering Jiang Yun's problem sooner and a secret determination to help her out of this predicament.

He would go home early every day after get off work and take the initiative to take on most of the work of taking care of the baby, changing diapers, bathing the baby, and putting the baby to sleep, so that Jiang Yun could rest a little longer.

In the evenings, he would chat with Jiang Yun, reminiscing about the beautiful times they had when they were dating, and telling her funny jokes to make her happy.

On weekends, Lu Mingze would take Jiang Yun and the baby out for a walk.

He pushed the stroller, and Jiang Yun walked slowly beside him, the warm sunlight shining on them.

Lu Mingze pointed to the flowers blooming by the roadside and said to Jiang Yun, "Yunyun, look how beautiful these flowers are. Just like our lives, although there will be storms, there will always be a beautiful side."

Jiang Yun looked at the flowers, a long-lost smile appearing on her lips.

At that moment, Lu Mingze felt that all his efforts had been worthwhile.

However, emotional adjustment is not something that can be achieved overnight.

One day, when Jiang Yun was breastfeeding her baby, the baby suddenly bit her, and she cried out in pain, her frustration exploding instantly.

She gently placed the baby on the bed, then went to the balcony, hugged her knees, and silently shed tears.

Hearing the noise, Lu Mingze rushed over. Seeing Jiang Yun's appearance, he didn't say anything, but simply sat quietly beside her and gently rested her head on his shoulder.

After a while, Jiang Yun choked up and said, "Am I really such a failure? Even my baby doesn't like me."

Lu Mingze took a breath: "Yunyun, you've sacrificed so much for this family, how can you say you've failed? You carried the baby for ten months and went through such a difficult childbirth, I know how hard it was for you. The baby bit you just because he doesn't understand yet. He's so young, he hasn't even learned how to express his love, but he definitely loves you. Every time he sees you, his eyes sparkle, that's the most straightforward way he shows his affection."

As he spoke, he gently raised his hand and tenderly wiped away Jiang Yun's tears, his movements careful, as if afraid of hurting her.

He hugged Jiang Yun tighter, gently resting his chin on her head, as if to build a strong defense for her with his embrace, to protect her from all her unease and sadness.

"Do you remember? When the baby was first born, we looked at him together. You said his eyes looked like mine, and I said his nose looked like yours. We were so happy then. These days, I've seen you working hard to adapt to your new role and taking such good care of the baby. I've seen it all. You really are the best mother in the world." Lu Mingze continued, recalling those warm moments, trying to dispel the gloom in Jiang Yun's heart.

“You’ve been so tired lately, not only have you been physically uncomfortable, but you also have to worry about the baby. I’m sorry I didn’t take good care of you and made you suffer.”

Lu Mingze closed his eyes in self-reproach, took a deep breath, and said, "From now on, I will do better. If you are tired, just give the baby to me and go get some rest. No matter what happens, I will be by your side. We will face it together, okay?"

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