Stealing Your Heart

Cheng Yuxiu was taken to the delivery room.

Zong Qifeng paced back and forth in front of the door and stole a few glances inside, but all he could hear were Cheng Yuxiu’s painful cries.

Wen Xian walked over. “Don’t worry too much.”

Zong Qifeng turned around and looked at her, unable to speak for a long moment.

He longed for a good smoke to take his mind off things, but the posters on the wall telling him that smoking was prohibited forced him to suppress the urge.

The suffering continued for seven hours. Being a first-time mother, it took a much longer time for Cheng Yuxiu’s cervix to dilate.

“Ahhh!”

Suddenly, a loud scream pierced through the air, followed by the cries of a newborn baby.

Zong Qifeng’s eyes lit up. “Is she done?”

Wen Xian heaved a huge sigh of relief. “I guess so.”

After a while, the door to the delivery room opened, and a nurse came out with a baby in her arms. “The child has been delivered successfully at 7.20 A.M. on 21st December. He’s a boy weighing at 2.8kg.”

Zong Qifeng had been looking forward to this moment, but when it came, he didn’t know how to react. Instead, he stood rooted to the ground.

Wen Xian came forward to take the child from the nurse’s arms. “Thank you.”

“This is our duty. The mother will be coming out soon,” the nurse said, before returning to the delivery room and closing the door behind her.

Wen Xian looked at the baby in her arms, her face filled with love. He was tiny, almost fragile-looking.

It was her first time holding a baby, hence she was very careful with it and it felt amazing. She walked over to Zong Qifeng. “Look, it’s your baby.”

It was still too early to tell who the child resembles, but he had a full head of bushy, black hair.

Zong Qifeng looked down, his face taut and his hands shaking from excitement. “Give him to me.”

the baby. “Be careful. He’s still very

Zong Qifeng even

his chest. He’s a father now and this is his baby – it felt like a dream come true, yet it still seemed so

“He’s my baby.”

smiled. “That’s right. He’s your child, and your blood is running through

thank you for making me a father

was he

the bitterness

that moment, he could feel himself letting go of

he talked to Wen Xian, “I’ll

he finally

crazy?” Wen Xian rolled her eyes at him. “My brother would probably kill you if he found out that you divorced me

Qifeng laughed too. Maybe he was really going crazy

out of it. Her doctor came out as well with a smile. “Everything is fine. She needs to rest now, so let’s get a room for

said, taking the baby from

Wen Xian before bending down to pick up Cheng Yuxiu,

whole body was

Cheng Yuxiu had been going for checkups the whole time, as it

a hospital in the city. Wen Xian would definitely not give birth

Zong Qifeng took his coat and wrapped it around Cheng Yuxiu’s

way back to the city hospital when the streets were still empty, and everything went smoothly. They had arranged everything beforehand to make it look like Wen

everything was ready, Zong Qifeng made the call to his family and Wen Xian’s family to announce the birth of

spot, “Women go through hell and back just to give birth, and you’re only telling me that she has

even tighter when he heard her words. Suddenly,

had been so brave and strong, yet she couldn’t bear the pain. It must

that he

aren’t you talking?” Madam

forgot to tell you yesterday. I was too nervous,”

a first-time father, it made sense that he forgot to tell the family about the birth in the midst of his anxiety. Madam Wen

of

like Qifeng,” Madam Wen said, holding the