Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 401: Zhi’an and Chunnuan

It hurt—

But as Liu Changqing was about to collapse to the ground, he heard his wife crying out in pain beside him, again and again.

And he... he ultimately overcame the pain.

He forced himself... to climb up from the floor.

Step by step, he walked out of the room.

The rest was all a blur. He just remembered the doctor saying something about her being a few centimeters dilated... Anyway, they had to take her into the delivery room right away.

And then, he sat outside the delivery room.

Trying his best to get himself back in shape.

As time passed, the pain slowly faded. It had been excruciating at first—Liu Changqing was still impressed with himself…

Just how strong was his will to be able to push through that and get a doctor?

He really was... a good husband.

He looked toward the delivery room.

It had been about twenty-five minutes since An Yuanyao was taken inside, and nearly twenty minutes since he called his mother-in-law.

Thinking of this, Liu Changqing took out his phone.

Early morning.

03:54

By now, his mother-in-law should’ve arrived. The hospital wasn’t far from their home.

How come it had been nearly twenty minutes and still no sign of them?

With this question in mind, Liu Changqing sat on the chair by himself.

Another twenty minutes passed before he finally saw his mother-in-law—

Along with... his two kids.

Liu Changqing stood up from his seat and walked toward the three of them.

The moment Liu Xiazhi saw her dad, she got so excited she almost jumped. Her hair wasn’t tied up as usual and hung loose around her shoulders.

Before Liu Changqing could say anything to Su Yan, he saw his daughter running toward him from afar, yelling as she ran,

“Where’s the baby? Where’s the baby?! I want to see!”

Shouting that, Liu Xiazhi rushed at her dad.

She flung her arms around him.

And just like that—

The pain that had only just started to fade surged back with her impact, and Liu Changqing’s face turned visibly red.

“Hsssss…”

He took another sharp breath in.

Hearing that weird sound from her dad, Liu Xiazhi looked up at him in confusion and asked,

“Daddy, what’s wrong with you?”

“We’re in a hospital… no, don’t shout…”

He nearly had to grit his teeth to get the words out.

Liu Changqing was in agony.

He couldn’t believe, at his age, he was still experiencing this kind of pain.

Meanwhile, Su Yan and Liu Zhiyue had also come over.

Noticing his dad’s unusual expression, Liu Zhiyue asked, concerned,

“Dad, are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

Pulling himself together, Liu Changqing gently unhooked his daughter’s arms from around him, took a deep breath, and looked at his mother-in-law.

“She’s been in there for just over half an hour.”

“That’s about right. She should be coming out in another half an hour or so.”

Doing a quick mental calculation, Su Yan gave her serious assessment.

“When I had her older brother and sister, it took just about an hour. Giving birth can go really fast.”

“Really? But didn’t someone tell me their wife was in labor for seven or eight hours?”

“Who told you that? The people I know took two hours at most.”

“Uh... I heard it while I was out walking with Yuanyao a few days ago.”

“All made-up. I speak from experience!”

“Alright then.”

Seeing how confident his mother-in-law was, Liu Changqing didn’t argue further.

Then, looking at the two kids beside him, he remembered to ask,

“By the way, Mom, why did you bring the kids too? They’ve got school tomorrow.”

“They were already awake when you called, so I just brought them along.”

“You guys came by taxi?”

“Grandma drove us here!”

Liu Xiazhi chimed in quickly, then added,

“In our car!”

Liu Changqing was a little stunned by this. He looked at his mother-in-law—whose expression was now a little strange—and at his son.

Curious, he asked,

“Mom, when did you get your driver’s license? I never heard you mention it.”

“I got it not long ago… I was just thinking about asking your dad to get me a car…”

As she spoke, Su Yan glanced at Liu Changqing.

Eventually, she decided to say it outright.

“Changqing... I’m still a bit rough with the controls, and I scraped some paint off the car. That’s okay, right?”

“It’s fine. We’ll just have it repainted.”

“Good, that’s a relief…”

Liu Changqing really didn’t mind. Even though it was a brand new car and the model had cost him a good chunk of change, as long as the damage wasn’t serious, he wasn’t bothered.

For a beginner to scrape some paint—Liu Changqing thought that was completely normal.

As long as the car wasn’t dented, all good.

But beside them, Liu Zhiyue’s expression grew even weirder.

As someone who had witnessed it firsthand, he knew the truth...

That car...

“Mom, you stay here with the kids. I’m gonna hit the restroom.”

“Go ahead, hurry back.”

With that, Liu Changqing bypassed the three of them and walked forward.

His steps looked steady.

But… Liu Changqing wasn’t heading to the bathroom. He was going to see a urologist.

He had to make sure everything was okay down there! If he ended up with permanent damage... he’d be doomed! ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

After seeing the doctor,

Liu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, it wasn’t anything serious. The important area hadn’t been injured—he had just banged into a spot slightly above it, causing some bruising.

The doctor gave him a bottle of spray. After handling it in the restroom himself, Liu Changqing returned to the delivery room entrance, back in full form.

As soon as he arrived, he saw his mother-in-law and son sitting on the chairs.

His daughter, meanwhile, was pressed up against the door, trying to peek inside through the crack.

Seeing this, Liu Changqing walked over and pulled her away.

Noticing what her dad was doing, Liu Xiazhi couldn’t hold back her curiosity and asked,

“Why can’t I see Mommy?”

“There’s no way they’d deliver a baby at the door. There’s plenty of space inside.”

“No wonder… I was wondering why I couldn’t see anything!”

Liu Changqing didn’t respond. He turned to his mother-in-law on the chair and said,

“Mom, how about you take the kids back to the room for some rest? They still have school tomorrow.”

“I’ll take Xiazhi back.”

Sitting next to his grandma, Liu Zhiyue volunteered.

Liu Changqing nodded.

Once the kids were completely out of sight, he finally sat down, one chair away from his mother-in-law.

“Did you tell Dad and the others?”

“I called. Your dad and Qianxun are on their way.”

“Alright then…”

Hearing her reply, Liu Changqing murmured, then looked toward the delivery room.

He should’ve been in there too…

First-time dad panic, he guessed.

Even though the births of Liu Zhiyue and Liu Xiazhi were etched deep in his memory, he hadn’t experienced them firsthand.

But the baby An Yuanyao was carrying—

This one belonged to him.

His child.

The child of Liu Changqing.

Time passed slowly.

One hour.

Two hours.

Three hours…

It was already after 7 a.m.

Liu Changqing called Feng Qian to ask him to help drop the kids off. When he returned from handing them off downstairs…

Su Yan was no longer as calm as she had been at 3 a.m.

Her daughter’s situation had made her anxious. She couldn’t sit still anymore—she paced back and forth in front of the delivery room.

Her face showed deep worry.

Liu Changqing didn’t try to comfort her.

Honestly, he was just as nervous.

And at that moment, his mind started to spin with wild thoughts.

It made sense.

An Yuanyao was considered an older mother now. Women her age rarely had children anymore. He had worried about this in the beginning too, but over time, he’d gradually forgotten about it…

Until now.

He was suddenly reminded—

An Yuanyao… wasn’t young anymore.

Although she looked younger than most women her age, she was still in her thirties.

Would this turn into some melodramatic scene from a TV drama?

Once the thought crossed his mind, he couldn’t stop it from spiraling.

The more Liu Changqing thought about it, the darker his imagination got…

Just as both of them fell into dead silence, each caught in their own anxious thoughts—

The delivery room doors opened.

At the sound, both of them jumped up and rushed over.

Two nurses walked out, each holding a baby.

Liu Changqing looked so tense, he didn’t even glance at the children—he immediately ran up and asked,

“My wife—where is she?!”

One of the nurses responded,

“No need to worry. After delivery, the mother needs to be checked to rule out the risk of excessive bleeding.”

“Excessive bleeding?!”

“Your wife’s in great health. It’s just a precautionary exam, nothing to worry about... Now, come see your babies.”

Seeing this grown man getting so worked up, the nurse couldn’t help but be curious.

Hearing her, Liu Changqing finally remembered the babies.

He looked down—at the infants in the nurses’ arms.

Their little faces were all scrunched up, eyes closed, barely any hair on their heads.

He used to think newborns all looked the same, and you couldn’t tell who they resembled. But now—Liu Changqing realized… he’d been wrong.

The moment he saw them—

He could tell.

Both babies looked like his wife.

“The boy weighs five pounds and one ounce, and the girl weighs five pounds and four ounces... Everyone’s safe and healthy.”

“That’s wonderful, wonderful!”

Su Yan finally relaxed, repeating the words over and over as she looked at the babies.

The nurse’s voice echoed in Liu Changqing’s ears.

He couldn’t look away.

Gazing at the two tiny lives in front of him...

After a while, he spoke softly, almost to himself—

“Zhi’an... Chunnuan...”

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