If You Could Hear My Heart-Chapter 874 - Having the First Child is Always
Chapter 874: Chapter 874: Having the First Child is Always Nerve-Wracking
Chapter 874: Chapter 874: Having the First Child is Always Nerve-Wracking
The butler Ling also heard the commotion and hurried over.
The young maid, timid and frightened, cried, “Butler Ling, I don’t know what happened, I knocked on the door, and the fourth young madam didn’t answer.”
Butler Ling also knocked on the door, “Chaomu, Chaomu.”
Xu Chaomu still gave no response; she felt so distressed, a clenching pain in her chest, so intense, so severe…
She heard someone knocking, but her body was weak, as if her soul had been stripped away, leaving her nothing more than an empty shell…
“Fourth young madam!” Butler Ling called out again.
Still receiving no response, she had someone kick the door open! The door was locked from the inside, and breaking it down made a loud noise.
Xu Chaomu lay quietly on the wicker chair, pale as death, without a hint of color in her face, her lips also pale as paper.
Her hand pressed tightly against her chest, yet the pain there was still so violent.
“Chaomu, what’s wrong with you?” Butler Ling was startled.
Xu Chaomu lifted her eyelids and weakly shook her head.
“Are you feeling unwell? Is there something happening with the baby? Tell me, don’t scare me,” Butler Ling grasped her hand.
At that moment, she discovered that Xu Chaomu’s hand was chillingly cold, as cold as well water.
She touched Xu Chaomu’s forehead; there was no fever.
What was going on?
Xu Chaomu lacked the strength to speak; she just blinked her eyelids.
The scene in her mind lingered, inescapable, indelible.
It was the memory she never wanted to recall in her life, the barrier between her and Shen Chi. Thirteen years later, it was brought up again, the pain piercing deeply into her bones.
“Xiaoyun, go call the doctor!” Butler Ling said anxiously.
“Alright, I’m on it,” the young maid ran off.
Butler Ling quickly found a blanket to put over Xu Chaomu; thankfully, the balcony was warm in the sunshine.
“Chaomu, what’s wrong? Tell me, don’t be upset, you can talk to me,” Butler Ling asked patiently.
That morning, Xu Chaomu had been quite relaxed; how had it come to this after just a short while on the balcony.
Xu Chaomu closed her eyes; she didn’t have the strength to speak, just shook her head.
Butler Ling stopped asking and just sat beside her, accompanying her while waiting for the doctor to come.
It wasn’t long before the Shen Family’s family doctor arrived.
“Doctor, please check on the fourth young madam quickly,” Butler Ling said.
“Yes, of course,” the doctor replied.
Donning her gloves and mask, she took out her stethoscope and other tools to examine Xu Chaomu.
Butler Ling sat restlessly, anxiously waiting beside the doctor.
Xu Chaomu’s face remained deathly pale, showing no signs of normalcy.
A hush fell over the balcony; after a while, the doctor furrowed her brows and removed her mask.
The doctor said, “Other than a slightly rapid heartbeat and some emotional instability, there are no other issues.”
“Emotional instability?” Butler Ling asked, puzzled.
“Yes, the heartbeat is too fast. Fourth young madam, relax, don’t be anxious; pregnancy is not a big deal, you need to relax,” the doctor instructed.
Butler Ling also advised, “Chaomu, try to be happy, if there’s anything on your mind you can talk to me, or to the fourth master, but don’t keep it bottled up inside.”
Xu Chaomu didn’t have the strength, and she rested her head on the rattan chair, tilting her head to one side.
She didn’t speak, just silently watched outside the window.
The doctor instructed the butler a few words, and the butler understood everything, nodding in agreement.
After the doctor packed up her things, a young servant saw her out.
The butler stayed with Xu Chaomu, fetching her a hand warmer.
A cute red Kumamon hand warmer; when she gave it to Xu Chaomu, a slight smile finally appeared on Xu Chaomu’s lips.
Xu Chaomu held the hand warmer, and warmth immediately fell on her hands like a spring breeze.
The butler, seeing that she finally showed some emotion, let out a sigh of relief.
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She also tidied up the balcony a bit, cleaning up the broken cup. The air was still filled with the scent of matcha, and the butler made Xu Chaomu another cup of milk tea.
“Chaomu, it’s okay, don’t be too nervous, there’s still more than two months until the due date, I’m here for you, and so is the Fourth Master,” the butler comforted her.
She thought Xu Chaomu was just too nervous, as it’s indeed nerve-wracking to have one’s first child.
Xu Chaomu kept her head down, not speaking.
“Chaomu, if you’re feeling bored, I can take you out for a walk,” the butler said, “The Fourth Master called and said he’s a bit busy today, asked me to keep you company. The weather is nice today, how about I take you to the seaside for a walk?”
Xu Chaomu shook her head; she didn’t really feel like moving.
That incident, like a nightmare, had been entangling her since she was ten years old.
She thought it was an accident and gradually forgot about it as she grew older.
But five years ago, she learned that it wasn’t an accident, it was intentional, and the perpetrator was Shen Chi’s mother, the woman who had taken her from the orphanage.
This really left her unable to feel at peace again. For those five years, she hid in Paris, away from C City, licking her wounds alone.
Sometimes she thought, if she had really died five years ago, it would have been better; no need to think about anything… but she had survived.
Five years later, she was pregnant with this little bun in her belly, which was the happiest thing for her.
Shen Chi was also very good to her; he had given her a home she had always longed for…
But what about that intentional murder, could she just forget it?
Seeing Xu Chaomu motionless, as if pondering something, the butler, afraid she was overthinking, started chatting with her: “Chaomu, the wife of Boss Qian next door had a son a while ago, shall we go take a look?”
Xu Chaomu came back to her senses and smiled, neither agreeing to go nor declining.
The butler noticed a change in her expression and knew she still liked children very much, especially since she’d become pregnant herself.
She supported Xu Chaomu’s arm and said, “Chaomu, come on, let me help you over, it’s just a few steps, and the sun is nice right now.”
With that, Xu Chaomu didn’t refuse anymore; it might be good to see the children.
Seeing the pure smiles of small children always seemed to push all worries to the back of the mind.
The butler assisted her, leading her out of the Shen family house, ready to walk to the neighboring villa.
However, as soon as they reached the doorway, Boss Qian’s wife came out for a breath of fresh air with her child, followed by a servant.
“What a coincidence, Mrs. Qian, out for a walk?” the butler asked.
“Yes, taking the baby out for some fresh air, he’s been fussy all day. Now that we’re outside, he’s quieted down a bit,” Mrs. Qian said.
Xu Chaomu walked up to Mrs. Qian and saw the little fellow in her arms, newly born.
The little fellow had big eyes, bright and intelligent, with skin white and delicate.
As Xu Chaomu looked at him, his big eyes also stared back at her.
