Nighttime settled quietly over the bedroom. Xiaoyun was sleeping soundly—until a persistent shaking pulled him out of his dream.
"Wake up, honey."
"Mm...?"
Slowly, he opened his eyes. Leyan was gripping his arm. Her face looked calm, but what she said next snapped him awake.
"Tianci's water is breaking."
In an instant, Xiaoyun was out of bed and down the stairs. He was running through the hallway into Tianci's bedroom.
"Xiaoyun! I-I—"
"Don't worry, I'm here now. Just relax and take a deep breath. I'm going to bring you to the hospital safely."
He gently lifted Tianci into his arms and carried her out, with Leyan hurrying after them as they headed into the garage.
"I'm coming with you guys."
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In the hospital corridor.
"Xiaoyun, stop walking back and forth. You need to sit and calm down." Yuqi whispered from the bench.
"How can I calm down? They had been in there for almost three hours now, and I haven't seen her at all."
