Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

A dozen minutes later, Su Xue arrived at Tang Junyao's ward, her steps light and graceful, not at all like a pregnant woman.

Seeing her best friend sitting calmly on the bed, and then looking at Ji Hancheng tidying up his clothes, she asked, "Didn't you say you weren't feeling unwell?"

"Are you bleeding?"

Su Xue's belly wasn't big, and her waist wasn't round. Only the protruding part in the front was more noticeable. She guessed that she must have started bleeding. If it were her water breaking, Ji Hancheng and Tang Junyao wouldn't be so calm. They would definitely be lying down.

"Your information might be oxytocin," Tang Junyao said with a smile after looking Su Xue up and down.

Su Xue rolled her eyes at her best friend, "Why don't you just say it looks like oxytocin to me? Give me your medical insurance card, I'll get you the prescription."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Xue left the room like a gust of wind.

Before I could even ask a nurse to accompany me, the person had already disappeared.

For a fleeting moment, Ji Hancheng and Tang Junyao both suspected that Su Xue was pregnant with nothing, as it didn't affect her movements at all, and her legs weren't swollen.

Indeed, there are differences between people, and generalizations cannot be made. For example, during pregnancy, everyone's reaction is different.

A short while later, Su Xue returned, carrying Tang Junyao's medical insurance card and a long list of necessary tests, including blood and urine tests, ultrasounds, and fetal heart monitoring...

Glancing at Su Xue's protruding belly, Ji Hancheng looked away. "I'll go with her."

This big belly looks quite light, but if he really gets into trouble while running around because of Yao Yao, Lu Jinnan will kill him.

Lightweight is lighter than Yao Yao, but running up and down the stairs is still tiring. Su Xue doesn't dare to go through that kind of trouble, as she still plans to help her best friend deliver the baby.

So she didn't refuse. Besides, Ji Shao should accompany her in this kind of thing, so she could feel involved. "Okay, I'll go to the office to chat with them first. I'll leave work after you finish your inspection."

"Okay, Dr. Su, thank you for working overtime."

"There's no way around it, I have to stick to my post no matter what, for my godson and goddaughter."

An hour later, all the tests were completed and the results were in. Because they had gone through the green channel, Ji Hancheng helped Tang Junyao to the ward, holding a stack of forms in his hand.

Tang Junyao was worried that Su Xue might run back and forth and cause the child to be released, so she instructed Ji Hancheng, "Take it over to Xiao Xue to see, so she won't run back again."

"Okay, stay seated and don't move."

As they were talking, Su Xue came in again. Tang Junyao was obviously overthinking things. "I've finished the examination. Let me take a look. Let Dr. Su, a professional, examine you." She took the form from Ji Hancheng and looked at it carefully.

Ji Hancheng stared intently at the form he couldn't understand, his eyes glued to it, while one hand rested on Tang Junyao's shoulder.

After a long pause, Su Xue spoke up, "Did your stomach hurt during the journey from the Ji residence to the hospital?"

Tang Junyao shook her head truthfully. This kind of question was not something to joke about. "No, there was only a little bleeding."

Su Xue nodded seriously, "Judging from the ultrasound report, the baby is a bit large, so a vaginal delivery might be difficult, and an episiotomy might be necessary more than half the time. So what are your thoughts?"

Before we arrived, Yuan Shu had instructed us that if the baby was too big, we should have a C-section. Her words of advice echoed in my ears. "Go ahead and do it."

Both Su Xue and Tang Junyao carefully controlled their weight during their first pregnancies to avoid episiotomy, and as they wished, they did not have one. However, Tang Junyao's pregnancy was different. She already had a good appetite, and her family fed her in various ways, hoping for a balanced diet. As a result, her baby's weight was significantly overweight.

After discussion, the surgery was scheduled for tomorrow morning, as the morning air is fresh and the year's plans begin then.

Both Ji Hancheng and Tang Junyao wanted to have the C-section in the morning.

After Su Xue left, Ji Hancheng squatted down in front of Tang Junyao. "Yaoyao, I'll go in with you tomorrow. Don't be afraid."

Tang Junyao: Who's really nervous?

With a firm look in her eyes, she refused, "No, I won't object if you come in with me if I have a natural birth tomorrow, but if I have a C-section, you shouldn't come in. It's too bloody, and it will traumatize you."

Although natural childbirth can also cause psychological trauma, at least it's not as bloody.

Upon hearing this, Ji Hancheng's eyes dimmed. He held her hands tightly, squatted down, and remained silent, pursing his lips.

Ji Hancheng wanted to go in with her, not wanting Yao Yao to fight alone inside. Tang Junyao, however, didn't want Ji Hancheng to follow her in. He usually couldn't bear to see her get hurt, and if he saw her stomach being opened up, she was afraid he wouldn't be able to forget that bloody scene.

It will have a great psychological impact.

Both of them considered things from the other's perspective.

Tang Junyao forced a smile, pulled him up from the ground, and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Hancheng, the operating room isn't a beautiful place. You've already participated in everything you were supposed to during this pregnancy. I hope that everything between us is beautiful. The scene inside the operating room isn't what I want you to see. Although it's to welcome our love child, the scene isn't beautiful."

"Can you wait for me outside and not leave? Is that alright?"

Ji Hancheng seemed to understand Tang Junyao's meaning and readily agreed, rubbing her hair, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll wait for you outside."

Where Tang Junyao couldn't see, his eyes were dark and unfathomable, as deep as a bottomless lake.

Early the next morning.

Tang Junyao changed into her hospital clothes early and lay in bed, having not eaten or drunk anything since last night.

Ji Hancheng was heartbroken and went to the duty room several times last night.

Ji Hang, Yuan Shu, even the old man, Xiao Youzi, and Butler Ji were all waiting outside the operating room. Each person had a different expression on their face—some were nervous, some worried, some expectant…

Tang Junyao lay on the bed, holding Ji Hancheng's hand, and asked, "Grandpa, why are you here too?"

The old man's eyes were moist, but he smiled with a loving and tender expression. "Our girl is going to enter this door, how can Grandpa not come?" He had to come as long as she wasn't buried.

Tang Junyao suppressed her emotions and refused to let her tears fall. "Don't worry, I'll be out soon."

Aunt Ji clasped her hands together, silently praying for the young mistress's safety.

The operating room is cold, devoid of warmth—cold instruments, cold scalpels, cold plates. The warmest thing inside is the human heart, because they all have a heart dedicated to bringing you to life, burning with passion and professionalism.

Su Xue came in wearing a sterile gown, her protruding belly very noticeable. "Don't be nervous, you can take a nap after the anesthesia is administered."

"I'm not nervous, I'm more worried about you. Is your body okay after all this time?"

"Don't worry, if I collapse, someone will take my place immediately. You won't have any problems."

Before the surgery, Tang Junyao reminded Su Xue, "Tell me in advance if you can't take it."

Everyone in the room comforted Tang Junyao, assuring her that they would look after Dr. Su.

Ji Hancheng was very careful, fearing that Su Xue's body might not be able to withstand the strain and an accident might occur, so he arranged for the head surgeon to wait outside the operating room last night.

The anesthetic was administered, and Tang Junyao was conscious, but for some reason she suddenly felt very tired and gradually closed her eyes.

The next second after she closed her eyes, a tall figure in sterile gown walked in. His gaze fixed on the woman on the operating table, his eyes welled up with tears, and his hands clenched tightly. He said to Su Xue and the other doctors beside him, "Don't tell her I was here after the surgery."

His legs felt like lead as he heavily strode toward Tang Junyao's head, standing to one side, never before had he wished for time to speed up.

Su Xue nodded, preparing for the surgery. "I won't tell."

The moment his abdomen was opened, the air around Ji Hancheng seemed to freeze, turning to ice cold. The nurse beside him looked a little uneasy, but Su Xue reminded him, "Just focus on what you're doing."

After a long time, the babies were taken out of Tang Junyao's belly one by one. A cry came out, a very high-pitched and loud sound. The nurse, wearing sterile gloves, took the baby over to weigh and record the weight: "Girl, 4,4kg."

"Girl, 4.0kg, no wonder your belly is so big. This weight must be hard on your mother. All of my nutrients are being absorbed by you."

The nurse muttered to herself as she carried the child to be cleaned.

Ji Hancheng did not leave Tang Junyao's side, always holding her hand and sharing the burden with her, only glancing at the child's direction.

Neither baby was wrinkled; their bodies had turned white from being soaked in amniotic fluid. The unfamiliar, spacious environment made the newcomers feel insecure, and they kept waving their little hands. The other baby, however, was much calmer, with its little hand in its mouth, eating, and its little eyes open, observing the world outside its mother's belly.

After the stitches were finished, Su Xue was indeed a little tired from standing for so long. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Don't worry, she'll wake up soon. Young Master Ji, aren't you going to check on the baby?"

Su Xue was moved by Ji Hancheng's actions. He watched the entire surgery without blinking, as if he wanted to remember this moment. Her eyes welled up with tears. "Thank you for being so kind to Yao Yao."

"She is my wife."

Su Xue didn't respond to this. Instead, she went over to her two goddaughters and said, "My little darlings, you're quite good at waving your hands. Welcome! I'm your godmother, Su Xue. If you ever forget who brought you here, I'll spank you."

The two young ladies were playing by themselves; one was sucking her thumb, while the other looked around with her small eyes darting about. "The capital is about to... wait, oh my god, I think my stomach hurts..."

"No, I think my contractions have started."

Upon hearing this, Ji Hancheng became nervous. Yao Yao would absolutely not allow anything to happen to Su Xue, so she quickly took out her phone and made a call to the director.

Within a minute, Su Xue was helped to another room by the nurses and the head doctor.

Immediately afterwards, another doctor entered Tang Junyao's operating room. "Good morning, Mr. Ji. The head doctor asked me to take over Dr. Su's work."

A moment later, Han Guoguo came in wearing a sterile gown. "Is Yaoyao still not awake?"

"Um."

Han Guoguo noticed that Ji Hancheng's eyes were red, as if he had been crying. She wasn't sure if she was mistaken. Seeing the tense expression on his face, she decided not to joke with him anymore and went straight to look at the child.

Han Guoguo reached out her hands to touch the two little ones' hands, and they were immediately grabbed. Excited, she whispered, "They shook hands with me! Look how tightly they held on! So cute!"

Looking around, I wondered where Su Xue was. Wasn't she supposed to help with the surgery? Had she left after the operation? That didn't make sense; shouldn't she have waited until the mother woke up? "Where's Dr. Su? Did she go to the restroom?"

Nurse: "No, she might have gone into labor?"

Han Guoguo didn't understand. "What?"

"Dr. Su started having contractions a minute before you came in; she must be going into labor. The head doctor has arranged for someone to help her deliver the baby."

Han Guoguo: ".............." Are they the queens of group activities?