The room was thoroughly disinfected, and all the bedding was brand new. Atop the white nightstand was a delicate glass vase, in which there was a bouquet of fresh white roses.
It was much more comfortable than regular hospital rooms.
Lu Boyan walked over, pulled up a chair, and sat by the bed, without taking his eyes off Su Jianâan for a second.
Su Jianâan was still asleep while the nutrient solution kept flowing into her body through the infusion tube and the syringe needle.
Lu Boyan held Su Jianâanâs other hand. It was still very cold because of excessive blood loss.
He unconsciously wrapped her hand in his palms. He simply sat by the bed in silence, waiting for her to wake up.
It didnât mean that he cared nothing about their two newborn kids.
It was just that Su Jianâan needed his company more.
Tang Yulan, Su Yicheng, and Luo Xiaoxi were all staying with the infants, while he was the only one by Su Jianâanâs side.
Su Jianâan had just been taken out of the operating room. He didnât want her to wake up and find no one beside her.
At least he was the one who would accompany her.
Su Jianâan woke up earlier than Dr. Han had expected.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
After sleeping for less than an hour, she slowly opened her eyes. In a daze, she saw Lu Boyanâs face and the infusion bottle that kept dripping.
Lu Boyan immediately noticed that. He held her hand and said in an anxious voice, âJianâan?â
Su Jianâan sight gradually became clearer. She found that Lu Boyan was frowning like an old man who was enmeshed in worries.
She forced out a smile as she touched Lu Boyanâs face with her pale, cold fingers. âItâs all over. Why do you still look so worried?â
Lu Boyan was sure that Su Jianâan had regained her consciousness. He held her hand more tightly instead of letting it go.
He bowed his head and gently kissed her lips with sincerity. âHoney, you have suffered a lot.â
Su Jianâan smiled as if nothing had happened.
Because of the cut in her belly, she didnât dare to move. She looked around the room and asked, âWhere are the babies? How long have I slept?â
âLess than an hour.â
Lu Boyan was about to tell Su Jianâan that the babies were taken to a bath. However, the door was opened before he could utter a word. Luo Xiaoxi rushed in and said,
âThe babies are coming back. Auntie Tang and Yicheng will soon bring them here! They received a lot of check-ups after the bath. Now there is one left. Itâs called Ap...â
âApgar.â Su Jianâan said, âItâs an abbreviation of activity, pulse, grimace, appearance, and respiration.â
âYes, you said it. The test needs the blood from their heels.â Luo Xiaoxiâs beautiful face contorted as she said, âThey were just born. Itâs so cruel to draw blood from babies, so I left the place.â
Luo Xiaoxi obviously wasnât the only one who couldnât accept it. Lu Boyan also frowned at the end of her words.
Su Jianâan noticed their frightened faces. She said, âItâs a routine check that every neonate needs.â
âI know, it will do good to the babies and their safetyâthatâs what the nurse said!â Luo Xiaoxi looked at Su Jianâan and said with excitement, âThe nurse said that the two little things were good-looking when she drew blood! The baby girl kept her eyes closed. Her elder brother fell asleep when he got bathed. He looked so cool!â
âThe baby girl and her elder brother?â Su Jianâan wondered.
Su Jianâan stared at Lu Boyan in disbelief, both surprised and unhappy.
She had once said that she would like to have a baby boy and a baby girl. She didnât expect that her dream had come true!
She thought that Lu Boyan should have told her about it as soon as she became conscious!
Lu Boyan touched Su Jianâanâs head apologetically. âSorry. I was too worried about you to talk about our babies just now.â
Su Jianâan tried to get up by pressing her palms against the bed. Lu Boyan stopped her and said, âThe doctor said that youâre not supposed to move around today.â
âI want to see my babies.â Su Jianâan sounded excited.
She still felt tired when she woke up.
However, at that moment, she could even carry her two babies at the same time, let alone getting out of bed to visit them!
âIâll carry them here.â Lu Boyan tucked Su Jianâan in. âWait a minute. Stay in bed.â
As soon as Lu Boyan left the ward, Luo Xiaoxi walked to the bed and bent down, beaming at Su Jianâan. âYou have suffered a lot.â
âNo big deal.â Su Jianâan grinned. âBy the way, who do the babies look like?â
âThe baby girl is still sleeping. I canât tell.â Luo Xiaoxi smiled. âBut her elder brother looks like your husband Boss Lu! Heâs a carbon copy of his father. He nabbed the beauty genes from Lu Family.â
Su Jianâan gave her a brighter smile. At that moment, the door was opened. Lu Boyan and Su Yicheng entered the bedroom, each holding a baby in their arms. Tang Yulan followed them, beaming with joy.
Lu Boyan and Su Yicheng placed the infants on the bed and made them lie next to each other beside Su Jianâan.
Su Jianâan gazed at the two little babies in surprise and disbelief.
They were in the same baby clothes, wrapped in soft towels, looking smaller than she had imagined.
They had become infants in her belly, and they had finally come into the world. They would address her as mother and Lu Boyan as father, and gradually grow up into adults like them.
They were related to Lu Boyan and her by blood.
Su Jianâan had wondered how to be a mother. At that moment, however, she knew that she wouldnât be bothered by it anymore.
The moment she saw them for the first time, she knew that she would have to always take care of them regardless of the winds and rains in life. She wanted them to grow up leisurely into sensible people and to witness the good side of the world.
She thought that she should do it because she was their mother.
âJianâan.â Luo Xiaoxi looked at Su Jianâan and asked with a mysterious tone, âCan you tell who is the older brother and who is the younger sister?â
The baby boy was asleep. He looked like his younger sister as they both closed their eyes. The two infants were small in size, lying quietly beside Su Jianâan, which made it difficult to tell who was the older one.
However, without even looking at them, Su Jianâan pointed at the little one closer to her and said, âThis is the baby girl, and the other is her elder brother.â
Luo Xiaoxi had wanted to make Su Jianâan stumped but didnât expect that she would guess right. Luo Xiaoxi was surprised that she could recognize them at first glance, for she hadnât seen her babies!
âItâs amazing,â Luo Xiaoxi said in admiration. She asked with a curious look, âJianâan, how did you do that?â
Su Jianâan smiled. âItâs telepathy! Youâll understand when you become a mother!â
Luo Xiaoxi nodded and said, âThen I donât think Iâll understand it soon.â
Su Jianâan touched the baby girlâs tiny face. The baby girl suddenly stretched out her delicate hands. It looked like she was about to cry as if she was annoyed about being disturbed.
Then, she slowly opened her eyes.
Her eyes with double-fold eyelids looked like Su Jianâanâs, dark and bright, filled with unique innocence that belonged to children.
If when her eyes were closed, she was like a quiet little princess, then she looked like an angel that had strayed into the mortal world when she opened her eyes.
If one took a closer look at her, they will find that her tiny face, delicate nose, and exquisite eyebrows all looked like Su Jianâanâs. The more she looked at the baby girl, the more surprised she felt.
Su Jianâan found that she couldnât take her eyes off the baby girl as she gazed at her. It wasnât because her eyes were beautiful, but because the little one was also gazing at her as if she knew that she was her mother. She felt close to the baby.
Su Jianâan turned her head and kissed the babyâs cheek. Instead of showing annoyance, the baby girl raised her hand to touch Su Jianâanâs face for a while before she put it down.
It softened Su Jianâanâs heart. She smiled, feeling overwhelmed with a sense of happiness.
Luo Xiaoxi was moved. âI also want to have a daughter...â
Su Jianâan looked up at Luo Xiaoxi with a smile. She motioned for her to tell Su Yicheng about itâHe was the only one who could help her no matter if she wanted a daughter or a son.
Luo Xiaoxi looked away, pretending that she noticed nothing.
Tang Yulan walked over and gazed at the two babies next to Su Jianâan, with eyes full of love. âThe most important thing now is naming them. We havenât thought of any names for the babies yet.â
âMom, didnât you think of one?â Su Jianâan said, âXinyi.â
âLu Xinyi?â Tang Yulan thought for a moment and shook her head. âIn my days, the name might have been good, but itâs too common now. I donât want to give my lovely granddaughter such an ordinary name.â
Therefore, they had to rethink the names for both the baby boy and the baby girl.
Su Jianâan winked at Lu Boyan as she drew her covers.
They had reached an agreement: she would be in charge of the physical laborâto bring their babies into the world; Lu Boyan should do the mental workâto name them.
Lu Boyan raised his eyebrow. âDo I have to name them both?â
âIâll help you.â Su Jianâan pondered for a while. âIn fact, âXinyiâ sounds good, but it may be a duplicate of others. Letâs change âXinâ to âXiangâ and call her Lu Xiangyi. What do you think?â
As the poem goes, âDan zhuang nong mo zong xiang yiâ. It meant âin plain or gorgeous dress, she looks her bestâ. Xiangyi was a wonderful name for a girl.
Luo Xiaoxi raised her hand. âAlthough itâs none of my business, I still want to say that I agree with it.â
Su Jianâan asked Tang Yulan, âMom, whatâs your opinion?â
âThatâs good.â Tang Yulan couldnât help nodding as she thought about the name. âItâs nice.â
âYes!â Su Jianâan looked at Lu Boyan with pride and said in a provocative tone, âNow the rest is up to you.â
Lu Boyan squatted down. He looked at the baby boy next to Xiangyi while caressing his face. A few moments later, he said,
âWhat about âXiyuâ? âXiâ means âwestâ, and âyuâ means âmeetâ.â
Lu Xiyu.
Although others didnât know whether the name had any special meaning, they all thought that it was a nice name.
They all concurred with the name. Su Jianâan was the only one lost in her memories as she whispered the name in her heart...