The Master's Mask Unveiled Again-Chapter 1287 - 1286: A Thrilling and Nerve-Wracking Delivery

Chapter 1287: Chapter 1286: A Thrilling and Nerve-Wracking Delivery

Lu Mian’s condition came suddenly and urgently.

The group of people who were joking around froze; her calm tone initially made them think she was joking.

Upon closer look, the girl seemed calm, but her face was growing increasingly pale, with beads of sweat rolling down in large drops. Her hands gripping the edge of the table were clenched, the joints showing blue and white, and the tendons were distinct.

She was clearly trying her best to endure the pain.

"Mianmian!"

Xiao Qimo’s voice was the first to break the silence. He suddenly stood up and bent over to scoop Lu Mian up into his arms.

This moment had been anticipated for a long time.

He had rehearsed it many times and gave himself much psychological preparation.

But when the moment truly arrived, Xiao Qimo found his hands trembling, his voice shaky, and the surrounding air turning cold.

"To the hospital immediately!"

At the man’s command, the elders finally snapped out of their shock.

"Car! Get the car ready! We’re leaving now!"

"Call the hospital!"

"The maternity bag is upstairs, I’ll go get it!"

"..."

In a flurry of urgency, Lu Mian was rushed to the central hospital at the first opportunity.

Yun Sang drove, flooring the accelerator.

In the car, Xiao Qimo held onto Lu Mian’s hand all the way, not daring to let go.

Watching the girl sweat profusely and seeing her face pale to the point of transparency, Xiao Qimo was filled with an immense self-hatred.

This was the suffering he brought upon her.

It was his fault.

Childbirth was inherently dangerous, and yet they encountered such unforeseen circumstances.

If only they could have waited half a day longer, they would have checked into the hospital and avoided all this panic.

The little one inside, couldn’t it just behave?!

"Mianmian, I’m here, always here." Xiao Qimo was terrified, his right hand holding Lu Mian’s tightly.

The other hand supported the back of the seat.

His fingertips dug deeply into the leather upholstery, ruining the car’s interior.

"Bite me if you want, it might help distract you..." He was sweating more than Lu Mian, hating himself for not being able to bear it for her, hating himself for not being able to help her in any way.

Lu Mian lifted her hand to smooth the frown on his forehead, joking at him, "Director Qi, don’t panic, it’s not a big deal."

She was actually comforting him instead.

Just like all the incidents they had encountered before, Lu Mian could always say "Don’t panic, it’s just a minor situation" with a poker face, her rationality and patience exceeding that of ordinary people.

"You..." The man’s eyes were red at the corners, voice choked, both stifled and blocked, "What exactly counts as a big deal..."

"It’s really nothing..." Lu Mian’s voice grew increasingly gentle.

Yun Sang, driving in the front seat: ?

Who’s the one having a baby exactly!?

The car raced to the hospital.

The obstetricians, aware of their background, didn’t dare to slack off.

Though Lu Mian’s water had broken, fortunately, all the check-ups met the criteria, and she was brought in timely, so the overall situation had stabilized.

Lu Mian was placed in a private delivery room.

Xiao Qimo wanted to accompany her in the delivery but was directly stopped by Lu Mian.

Though she hadn’t given birth before, she had read numerous romance novels and knew childbirth would be painful and the scene quite bloody.

She could handle it by herself; Director Qi didn’t need to follow.

Not only did Xiao Qimo disagree, but the elders also didn’t agree.

Childbirth is not just a woman’s affair; if the partner doesn’t stay by her side now, then when?

Lu Mian, straightforward as always, sighed.

"I’m afraid you’ll affect my performance."

Xiao Qimo was shocked on the spot.

Lu Mian patted the back of his hand, "Director Qi, why don’t you think about the baby’s name while you’re here?"

The name they had chosen was obviously not to the baby’s satisfaction, so much so that it protested by abruptly coming into the world.

Lu Mian was quite convinced; it was clearly a little one with its own thoughts and independence.

In the end, Lu Mian went in alone.

The moment the isolation door closed, everyone fell silent, overwhelmed with unrelenting worry...

When Lu Mian was by herself, the obstetricians and nurses were rather surprised.

This big shot was the precious jewel of the Xiao Family and Yun Family, whose name alone was well-known throughout Z Country and topped many fields.

Naturally, even ordinary people often request the husband’s presence during childbirth, yet with her special status, she chose to face it alone.

What made it even more nerve-wracking was that she hadn’t cried out in pain since entering. She lay quietly on the hospital bed, one hand gripping the sheets, the other typing rapidly on her phone.

If not for her pregnant belly, they might’ve thought she was here to accompany rather than to give birth.

The head nurse, alarmed, brought over a cup of brown sugar water.

"Ms. Lu, have some energy; childbirth consumes a lot of strength, but don’t worry..." Before finishing her comforting words, she caught a glimpse of Lu Mian’s phone screen and was dumbfounded.

The screen on the big shot’s phone... was showing stock market numbers in glowing green lines.

Her thumb moved swiftly, the contractions in her belly not affecting her performance in the slightest, and within moments, she completed a brilliant stock trade.

Head Nurse: ...

After finishing the operation, Lu Mian whispered, "Thank you," then turned the phone screen horizontally, switching to game mode.

The game progress was at fifty percent.

Head Nurse: !!!

Playing the stock market and gaming at the same time?

Is she here to give birth or cause trouble?! 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

The head nurse was on the verge of kneeling with the cup in hand, astonished, "Ms. Lu, how are you feeling?"

She really wanted to ask if it hurt.

But Lu Mian’s expression made it impossible to voice those words.

Lu Mian tugged at the corner of her lips; her small face was pale, yet her spirit seemed fine.

"Quite alright," she replied in a calm tone.

Amidst a surge of intense pain, Lu Mian bit her lip, her hand gripping the bedsheet tighter.

The head nurse secretly sympathized with her, and after the contraction passed, she attempted to console, "Actually, you don’t need to hold it in; every mother can cry out in pain, can cry. We understand, and there’s no shame in it."

Only women who’ve been through childbirth can truly empathize.

Even with pain relief injections, as a mother herself, she screamed half the day.

"It’s still okay..." Lu Mian weakly lifted her head, thumb unleashing a powerful move, and the game concluded victoriously.

She put away the phone and said, "I think it should be about done."

The head nurse was further shocked, "Already ten centimeters?"

She absolutely could not believe that this calm and collected woman, stock trading and gaming with a poker face, had fully dilated.

But the examination results nearly drove the head nurse to collapse.

"Ms. Lu, you are the most composed person I’ve ever seen." The head nurse admired her from the heart, unable to imagine how she managed it.

Ten centimeters dilated meant she had already endured childbirth’s most excruciating phase.

Ordinarily, a woman in labor could do nothing but feel pain.

In truth, Lu Mian was in pain.

She was just very adept at hiding it and had a high pain threshold, appearing breezy and unaffected to others.

Having been through so many physically reshaping experiences, her tolerance for pain was beyond what others could comprehend.

Without saying much, Lu Mian cooperated and entered the delivery room.

Despite the pain, just the fact that she sold a stock at a high price during labor and then purchased a potential one at a low price made her quite pleased.

——

Time ticked by.

The elders of the Xiao Family and Yun Family soon arrived, and female friends Ya Ling, Sui Yuan, and Shu Shu all rushed to the hospital as well.

Yuren and Sikong Jian also wanted to come but were stopped by Yun Sang citing inconvenience.

Everyone was waiting anxiously.

Xiao Qimo stood straight outside the delivery room, staring at the clock on the wall in a daze.

He hadn’t seen his wife for three hours, fifty-four minutes, and twenty-eight seconds.

"Qimo, you should sit down," Yun Zhishu, as the mother-in-law, advised, adding with a sigh, "Standing here won’t do any good."

Xiao Qimo stands there, looking as if he could eat someone alive, which is not helping his chances for wanting a second child in the future.

Lu Xun agreed, "Yeah, Qimo, there will be more things for you to do later. Don’t waste your energy standing there."

Then they hear the faint cries beginning to emerge from the delivery room, and Xiao Qimo’s heart skips a beat, all thoughts of elegance forgotten in his frenzy.