Hearing the phone ringing, Luo Haofeng frowned.
A trace of irritation flashed in his eyes, and he reached out to turn off the phone.
Then he turned back, looking at Bai Xiaoxiao with concern, reaching out to hold her hand.
Bai Xiaoxiao gently avoided his hand and softly asked, "What if it’s sothing important from her and you don’t answer the call?"
The word "her" ca out of Bai Xiaoxiao’s mouth with a tinge of bitterness.
Luo Haofeng’s expression froze; ever since he told Xiaoxiao over the phone that they should break up, he hadn’t called her again.
He clearly understood that the "her" Xiaoxiao referred to was Qiao Siyi.
Pain surged in Luo Haofeng’s heart again; he couldn’t calmly and naturally talk about Qiao Siyi with Bai Xiaoxiao, and his tone inevitably turned sowhat stiff. "She is in the hospital, she will be fine."
Bai Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly, pressing her lips tight, choosing silence.
She really didn’t have the strength to speak anymore; she felt pain creeping from everywhere.
So much so, she couldn’t discern whether it was her stomach that hurt more or the ache in her heart was harder to bear.
Her facade of strength over this period was shattered when Luo Haofeng ntioned Qiao Siyi in her presence, even if it was just a simple word ’her’, it signified their current intimate relationship.
It was a reality she couldn’t escape from, a fact she had to endure — that Luo Haofeng no longer belonged to her.
From now on, he would be another’s man.
He would no longer co to see her, won’t care about her, and even if she wanted to cling, she couldn’t do it anymore.
Her heart crumbled instantly.
Bai Xiaoxiao initially thought she could never let go of the past, could never accept the fact that Luo Haofeng’s mother had hurt her own mother.
But, during these months of emotional and rational battles, amidst the conflict between love and hate, at so unknown ti, emotions and love gradually overca reason and hatred.
She just didn’t want to admit that she was slowly letting go of the grudges...
"Xiaoxiao, does it hurt a lot?"
When Luo Haofeng saw tears rolling down Bai Xiaoxiao’s cheeks, his heart squeezed tightly and instinctively, he held her hand tightly.
The familiar warmth seeped through the skin, striking straight at Bai Xiaoxiao’s shattered heart, her body stiffened for two seconds, another hand clutched at Luo Haofeng’s big hand that held hers.
Clutching it tightly.
As if fearing he would withdraw his hand in the next mont.
Tears fell onto her hand and then trickled onto the back of Luo Haofeng’s hand, the worry in his eyes intensified, "Xiaoxiao, hold on a bit longer, we’ll be at the hospital soon."
Bai Xiaoxiao nodded silently, clutching his hands tightly.
Luo Haofeng sped the car up, driving towards Kangning Hospital at an even faster pace.
Bai Xiaoxiao slowly raised her face, staring at Luo Haofeng’s firm and handso side profile, his tightly shut lips, and strong jawline.
Bai Xiaoxiao felt that he had lost a lot of weight during this period.
Suddenly she couldn’t bear to look away, continuing to stare quietly, seemingly hoping that this gaze could alleviate so pain.
Initially, Luo Haofeng thought Bai Xiaoxiao was crying because of the stomach pains, but gradually he realized that wasn’t the case.
When Bai Xiaoxiao quietly gazed at him, Luo Haofeng’s heart tangled in knots.
He finally understood, Xiaoxiao was hurt because of the phone call from Qiao Siyi, because he brought up Qiao Siyi to her.
This realization made his heart wrenchingly ache.
**
Qiao Xiuyun received a call from Bai Xiaoxiao and heard from Luo Haofeng that he was taking Bai Xiaoxiao to the hospital.
She imdiately called Wen Ran.
Asking Wen Ran to inform the hospital to prepare.
After making the call, Wen Ran rushed to the hospital with Mo Xiuchen.
"Why hasn’t Luo Haofeng left yet?"
On their way to the hospital, Wen Ran asked Mo Xiuchen beside her, puzzled.
Mo Xiuchen gently explained, "He’s not done dealing with things here, and I haven’t contacted him these past few days either."
"Xiaoxiao isn’t due yet, why is she about to deliver suddenly, and with Luo Haofeng?"
Wen Ran lightly furrowed her eyebrows, hoping Luo Haofeng hadn’t upset Xiaoxiao.
Mo Xiuchen took her concerns into account, softly reassuring, "Don’t worry, Ah Feng probably coincidentally encountered Xiaoxiao. He’s not soone who would cross boundaries, and he hasn’t gone to see Xiaoxiao all this ti, he surely wouldn’t provoke her."
Though Luo Haofeng went every night to see Bai Xiaoxiao and sat an entire night looking at her bedroom window,
he never once went to et Bai Xiaoxiao.
And Bai Xiaoxiao thought that Luo Haofeng’s visit to G City, which even Ranran didn’t know, surely ant he didn’t want anything to do with her anymore, let alone show up outside her house at night.
Thus, so many days had passed without her being aware.
The mont they reached the hospital, they saw Luo Haofeng helping Bai Xiaoxiao out of the car.
Wen Ran’s eyes tightened, "Xiaoxiao they are here."
"Hmm." Mo Xiuchen gave a light acknowledgnt, turning to open the car door.
On this side, as Bai Xiaoxiao got help from Luo Haofeng to step out of the car, a wave of pain swept over her, and as she placed one foot on the ground, her hand instinctively clutched her abdon tightly, the other was gripped tightly by Luo Haofeng.
"Xiaoxiao."
Luo Haofeng called out in concern, wrapping his long arm around her waist, half-hugging her.
"Ah Feng, can Xiaoxiao walk? If she can’t, just carry her inside!"
The obstetrics director, accompanied by a group of dical staff, was pushing a surgical cart waiting there, however, Gu Kai, standing nearby, didn’t tell Luo Haofeng to put Bai Xiaoxiao on the cart.
Instead, he asked him to carry Bai Xiaoxiao into the hospital.
Luo Haofeng, no fool either, though his entire mind was preoccupied by Bai Xiaoxiao’s belly ache, quickly said, "Xiaoxiao, I’ll carry you."
Saying so, he moved to carry her.
"No, just support , I can walk."
Bai Xiaoxiao hadn’t forgotten that Luo Haofeng’s leg was still injured; if it were her old weight, perhaps even with his injury, Luo Haofeng might have managed to carry her.
But now, during this pregnancy, although she wasn’t particularly heavier compared to other pregnant won, she had still gained quite a bit of weight.
With his pained leg, how could he carry her?
"Can you manage?"
Luo Haofeng looked at her with concern, his eyes filled with tenderness.
"I can."
Bai Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth, persistently enduring the sharp pain.
Seeing her determination, Luo Haofeng didn’t insist on carrying her, instead, he supported her as they headed toward the hospital.
The dical staff followed behind, while Gu Kai waited for Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran to approach.
Wen Ran had intended to step forward to support Bai Xiaoxiao just now, but was tightly held back by Mo Xiuchen, unable to break free.
"Brother, how is Xiaoxiao?"
Upon reaching Gu Kai, Wen Ran imdiately asked with concern.
Gu Kai reassured her, "Don’t worry, everything will be okay."
With the obstetric director present, they wouldn’t let anything happen to Bai Xiaoxiao.
After saying this, he slightly furrowed his handso eyebrows, puzzlingly asked, "Why is Ah Feng with Bai Xiaoxiao?"
Wen Ran shook her head bewilderedly, "I don’t know either, Aunt Qiao told on the phone that Luo Haofeng brought Xiaoxiao to the hospital, so we rushed over, and Aunt Qiao’s here."
As her words fell, she noticed Qiao Xiuyun stepping out of the car.
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