On the day of her due date, Jiang Ciyou, as usual, wanted to go to the mall to pick out some baby products while the morning light was still good. Lu Jingchen wanted to accompany her, but the company had an emergency meeting, so he could only give her many instructions and ask the bodyguard and confinement nanny to follow closely, and then he went to the company without looking back.

People were coming and going in the mall. Jiang Ciyou strolled in the maternity and baby area, her fingers gently stroking each piece of soft clothing, her eyes full of tenderness and expectation of being a mother. From time to time, she picked up a piece and measured it in front of her, imagining how the baby would look in it, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously. The confinement nanny beside her whispered suggestions, and the bodyguard stood not far away, paying attention to the movements around her.

Just as Jiang Ciyou picked up a pink knitted cap and was checking the needlework against the light, a stream of warm liquid suddenly gushed out from between her legs uncontrollably. She froze instantly, her mind went blank for a second, and the cap slipped quietly from her hand. Then, a sharp and intense pain came from her abdomen, her face turned pale as paper, and her forehead was instantly covered with fine beads of sweat.

"Madam!" The confinement nanny was the first to react. She rushed forward and supported Jiang Ciyou's shaky body, shouting in an anxious and panicked voice: "Someone come quickly! Madam is about to give birth!" The bodyguards also quickly gathered around. They were well-trained to clear the crowd around them and at the same time urgently contacted Lu Jingchen.

At this time, Lu Jingchen, who was listening to his subordinates' reports in the conference room, suddenly had his phone vibrate wildly. Seeing that the caller ID showed the bodyguard's number, his heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came to his mind. He almost answered the phone immediately, and before the other party could speak, he heard the confinement nanny's cry from the other end: "Mr. Lu, my wife's water broke in the mall, and it looks like she's going to give birth soon!"

Lu Jingchen's face turned pale instantly. He felt his head buzzing and the blood in his body seemed to freeze. The document in his hand fell to the ground with a "bang". He ignored it and stood up too hard, and even the chair was overturned to the ground. Everyone in the meeting room looked at him in astonishment, but they only saw that his eyes were red, and his voice was trembling but revealed unquestionable majesty: "The meeting is suspended!" Then, he rushed out the door like crazy.

Along the way, Lu Jingchen drove at full speed. He was usually calm and steady, but at this moment, he tightly grasped the steering wheel with both hands, his knuckles turned white, and veins on the back of his hands bulged. He kept running red lights and overtaking, completely ignoring traffic rules. The only thing in his mind was Jiang Ciyou's painful face. The wind whistled past the car window, but his heart felt like it had fallen into an ice cellar, and his heart was filled with anxiety and fear that overwhelmed him like a tide.

Finally, he arrived at the mall. From a distance, he saw a group of people gathered in the maternal and infant area. His heart suddenly tightened and he rushed over like crazy. Pushing through the crowd, he saw Jiang Ciyou leaning weakly in the arms of the confinement nanny, her face as pale as paper, her lips bloodless, and beads of sweat rolling down her forehead, soaking her hair. The hem of her skirt was soaked with amniotic fluid, her hands tightly covered her bulging belly, her body trembling slightly uncontrollably, and every tremor was like a sharp blade, piercing straight into Lu Jingchen's heart.

"Ciyou!" Lu Jingchen roared and rushed over, his voice became hoarse and unpleasant due to extreme anxiety and fear. He hugged Jiang Ciyou in his arms, carefully, as if she was the most fragile treasure in the world. Jiang Ciyou heard his voice and opened her eyes with difficulty. Seeing his panic-stricken face, she wanted to comfort him, but before she could say anything, another sharp pain came, and she could only groan in pain.

Lu Jingchen hugged her tightly, turned around and rushed out of the mall. Along the way, he kept repeating, "Don't be afraid, Ciyou, I'm here, I'm here..." His voice was filled with tears. The man who was usually high-spirited and calm was completely gone at this moment, leaving only the husband whose heart and eyes were full of his wife. He wrapped his suit jacket tightly around Jiang Ciyou's head, trying to shield her from all the noise and disturbances from the outside world, even though he himself was in a state of confusion at the moment.

After finally arriving at the hospital, Lu Jingchen rushed into the emergency room holding Jiang Ciyou. His white shirt was already soaked with sweat and stuck to his back. His chest was still stained with blood from when Jiang Ciyou's water broke. His hair was messy and his tie was crooked. He looked extremely embarrassed. But he completely ignored his image and shouted to the doctors and nurses, "Doctor, save my wife! Please, you must save her!"

The doctors and nurses quickly gathered around and put Jiang Ciyou on a stretcher, preparing to push him to the delivery room. Lu Jingchen held Jiang Ciyou's hand tightly and trotted along with the stretcher until he reached the door of the delivery room, where the nurses forcibly stopped him.

"Sir, you can't go in. Please wait outside." The nurse said seriously.

"No! I want to stay with her!" Lu Jingchen's eyes were red, and his voice was almost pleading. How could he bear to let go of Jiang Ciyou's hand? When she was in the most pain and needed him the most, he just wanted to stay by her side, give her strength, and face this unknown fear with her.

However, the door of the delivery room was still mercilessly closed in front of him. Lu Jingchen stood outside the door in a daze, staring at the closed door with his eyes, as if he wanted to use his eyes to penetrate it and see the situation of Jiang Ciyou inside. His hands were clenched into fists, and his knuckles turned white due to excessive force. The blue veins on his arms were bulging, showing his extreme tension and anxiety.

Time passed by minute by minute, and every second was like torture for Lu Jingchen. From time to time, Jiang Ciyou's screams of pain could be heard in the delivery room. The sound was like a sharp arrow, piercing straight into his heart. Every time he heard it, his heart seemed to be tightened tightly, and the pain made him almost unable to breathe. He felt as if his soul was torn apart by the screams, and he was on the verge of collapse.

"Ciyou, you must hold on..." Lu Jingchen leaned against the wall and slowly slid down to the ground. He held his head with both hands, his fingers deeply inserted into his hair, and kept muttering to himself. His eyes were filled with tears, but he stubbornly refused to let them fall. At this moment, he was full of regret and self-blame. If he had not gone to the company today, if he had been with Jiang Ciyou all the time, would she not have to suffer so much?

Suddenly, there was an extremely shrill scream from the delivery room, and Lu Jingchen could no longer hold back. He stood up with his eyes red and bloodshot, like a mad beast. He roared at the door of the delivery room: "Ciyou!" Then, he punched the wall hard. With a dull "bang", his fist broke the skin and bled instantly, and the blood slowly flowed down the wall, but he seemed to feel no pain, just staring at the door, his eyes full of despair and helplessness.

People around him cast strange looks at him. Some wanted to step forward to dissuade him, but when they saw his almost crazy appearance, they all retreated. Lu Jingchen stood outside the delivery room like a body with his soul taken away, leaving only anxiety and worry about Jiang Ciyou.

I don't know how long it took, maybe just a few minutes, but to Lu Jingchen it seemed like a century had passed. The door of the delivery room finally slowly opened, and the nurse came out holding a baby wrapped in a swaddle.

Lu Jingchen's body trembled violently, as if he had been injected with a shot of cardiotonic, and he came back to his senses in an instant. He staggered forward, his eyes fixed on the baby in the nurse's arms, his breathing rapid as if he had just finished a marathon.

"Congratulations sir, it's a baby girl, and both mother and daughter are safe," the nurse said with a tired smile on her face.

Lu Jingchen took the child with trembling hands, his hands shaking violently and uncontrollably due to excitement. He looked down at his daughter's wrinkled face in the cradle, her little face was lightly red, her eyes were tightly closed, her little mouth was slightly pouted, and occasionally moved, as if she was looking for something in her sleep.

"Welcome to this world, little moon..." Lu Jingchen whispered softly, his voice was full of nasal tone and indescribable tenderness. His eyes were already wet, and tears flowed out uncontrollably, falling drop by drop on the swaddling clothes. As the heir of a business empire, he was usually decisive and resolute in the business world, but at this moment he cried like a child in front of a new life.

He held his daughter in his arms and stood there for a long time, as if everything in the world had ceased to exist, leaving only the little life in his arms and Jiang Ciyou who was still recovering weakly in the delivery room. After a while, he seemed to suddenly remember something, raised his head, and anxiously asked the nurse: "How is my wife? Is she okay?"

"Madam is a little weak and needs to be observed inside for a while. Don't worry too much." The nurse comforted her.

Lu Jingchen nodded slightly, but his eyes never left the door of the delivery room. He held his daughter in his arms and slowly walked to a chair beside him and sat down, but his eyes were still fixed on the closed door, waiting for Jiang Ciyou to come out. At this moment, his heart was full of longing for his future life. He secretly vowed to use his life to protect the two most important people to him and make them happy forever.

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