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.”

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

made Zong Qifeng even

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

“He’s my baby.”

your child, and your blood is running through his veins.

looked up. “I must thank you for making me a father

was he being sarcastic

could console the bitterness in

moment, he could feel himself

to Wen Xian, “I’ll let you

that he finally knew what he

Xian rolled her eyes at him. “My brother would probably kill

too. Maybe he was really going crazy from

door to the delivery room opened, and Cheng Yuxiu was wheeled out of it. Her doctor came out as well with a smile. “Everything is fine. She

the baby from

Wen Xian before bending down to pick up Cheng Yuxiu, who was still unconscious. She was too tired

body was

the one that Cheng Yuxiu had been going for checkups the whole time, as it was rather hidden from the public

would have to go to a hospital in the city. Wen Xian would definitely not give birth at

chilly, so Zong Qifeng took his coat and wrapped it around Cheng Yuxiu’s body before putting her into the car. Wen Xian followed suit, the baby

way back to the city hospital when the streets were still empty, and everything went smoothly. They had arranged

Qifeng made the call to his family and Wen

news, she began to berate him on the spot, “Women go through hell and back just to give birth, and you’re only telling

Qifeng’s hand on his phone clenched even tighter when he heard her words.

so brave and strong, yet she couldn’t bear the

felt that he

aren’t you talking?”

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

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

small hospital room was crowded with people, some of them looking

like Qifeng,” Madam Wen said, holding the child