Chapter 1066: Chapter 1066: The Death of Ye Si (6)

Ye Qilan had always regretted not being able to accompany Su Hongxing and watch Little Dingding grow inside her belly, and even more, he regretted not being by her side when she gave birth.

This time, he considered it a compensation for the regret brought by Little Pudding.

“As soon as you came, I felt that giving birth was not that painful anymore,” Su Hongxing also joked with a smile.

When the contractions came again, her eyebrows knitted tightly, and she clutched Ye Qilan’s hand.

Ye Qilan had never seen such a grand scene before. He hurriedly asked, “How are you, can you still hold on?”

He wiped the sweat from her forehead with his sleeve, his heart taut like a string.

There were no doctors here, nor were there any midwives, and there was nothing he could do to help, knowing full well how hard it was for her, yet unable to ease her pain.

“It’s still okay for now,” Su Hongxing signaled Ye Qilan not to be nervous.

After catching her breath, Su Hongxing could even joke and laugh. It was all because Ye Qilan was so nervous that she got infected by him, and even if it hurt more, she couldn’t bear to tell him.

After another hour, it was finally time to give birth.

Ye Qilan was flustered, cheering Su Hongxing on by her side.

From the corner of his eye, he noticed Su Hongxing’s scraped knees, which he had inadvertently seen earlier, realizing that Su Hongxing had fallen due to a slippery floor, triggering early labor.

Su Hongxing spoke lightly, but he could imagine how she had spent the loneliest New Year in this tiny, desolate house by herself recently.

He said he would protect her, but that was just talk. It was also because of him that she was implicated.

If this woman had not met him, surely her life would have been more colorful rather than filled with so many hardships as it was now?

Su Hongxing considered herself very understanding of Ye Qilan; even without him saying anything, she knew he was feeling guilty. However, she was in so much pain while giving birth that she really couldn’t spare any energy to care about Ye Qilan’s feelings.

From Ye Qilan’s initial cluelessness and fluster to his later calm and steadiness, she felt very reassured.

“Push harder, the baby’s head is almost out,” Ye Qilan held Su Hongxing’s hand tightly, kissing her dry lips, “Amou, you’re the best. The baby is almost here, just a little more effort…”

However, Su Hongxing couldn’t muster the strength.

She had been poorly nourished recently, and living conditions were tough in this place, with poor food quality. Since her fall, she hadn’t eaten at all, and it had been four hours. She was too weak from hunger to exert any strength.

Ye Qilan noticed Su Hongxing’s listlessness and softly encouraged her, “You can’t rest yet, Amou. I know you have no strength, but you must try. Once our son is born, we’ll take him back to see Little Pudding. Recently, Little Pudding has been missing you every day, asking why you haven’t come home yet. She also mentioned that you always bought her new clothes for New Year’s, but not last year, so you need to make it up to her…”

Su Hongxing managed a feeble smile; she too missed Little Pudding terribly, day and night. She had never longed so much for a life of freedom, to see Little Pudding, to see Ye Qilan.

Previously, Ye Qilan always hovered around her, which she found annoying, but now that she couldn’t see him, she felt strangely uncomfortable.

“You’re a grown man, why the tears…” Su Hongxing tried to concentrate, but noticed Ye Qilan turned his head away and wiped his eyes.

“Let’s not have any more children after this one; I’ll go for a vasectomy,” Ye Qilan said as he wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel.