The nurse was startled and scared by him, trembling as she replied, "Y-Yes... itās just that... everyoneās pain tolerance is different... the dilation speed varies too... some are faster than othersā"
"Make her dilate faster!"
The nurse felt embarrassed, "...Thereās nothing I can do about that."
Mum saw her son was so anxious he was almost losing his mind. Understanding that it was due to his concern and love for his wife, she stepped forward to comfort him, "Alright, alright, son, youāre really blaming the wrong person here. You donāt know, when I was having you, the pain lasted for a whole day because you just wouldnāt come out. Qianxunās situation is already better than that."
"Itās only three centimeters dilated now... at this rate, itāll be daylight by the time sheās fully dilated!" Gu Liancheng was extremely worried, but there was nothing he could do at the moment.
"Well..." Mum didnāt want to discourage him, so she said, "Looking at Qianxunās situation, itās not certain sheāll be fully dilated by daybreak."
"What about a C-section?"
"Well... Mr. Gu, I wouldnāt recommend a C-section. If Mrs. Gu can deliver naturally, she should try to stick with it. Natural delivery is quite good. If we had decided on a C-section from the start, it wouldāve been one thing, but since Mrs. Gu has already endured so much, going for a C-section now would mean suffering doubly... Recovery from a C-section is very slow and involves a lot of additional suffering."
"Then what should we do!! Isnāt there any way to ease her pain?"
They all shook their heads.
"Alright, dears, Qianxun wonāt give birth for a while, itās late, letās go home." Ye Fei bent down and spoke to the two children.
Gu Liancheng glanced at Second Treasure and, with a heavy heart, said to Ye Fei, "You take them home to rest first, Mom, you go too, Iāll stay here with Qianxun."
"Are you sure you can handle it?"
"Iāll stay calm, Iāll watch over here, you guys go back. Ye Fei, Iām counting on you."
"Okay, donāt worry, you just focus on being with Qianxun, Iāll take Auntie and Second Treasure home to rest."
In the end, Qianxun was moved to a private labor room, and Gu Liancheng personally accompanied her inside. At this point, she was four centimeters dilated.
At that moment, her contractions had just subsided, and her forehead was covered with cold sweat. Gu Liancheng was distressed, holding her hand, gently touched her forehead, and soothed her, "Honey, itās okay, Iāll be with you the whole time."
Just after the pain had passed, seeing Gu Liancheng, Qianxun felt enormously aggrieved and burst into tears, "Honey... it really hurts so much..."
"Donāt cry, after this one, we wonāt have any more, okay, no more, never again," Gu Liancheng repeated, heartachingly and incoherently, "I wonāt let you suffer like this again."
"Mmm..." Qianxun could only sob, "It didnāt hurt this much last time, right..."
In fact, it was just that over time, the memory of that pain faded away. Now, experiencing it again, it was overwhelming.
A few minutes later, the contractions came back, and Qianxun screamed and shouted in pain, clutching Gu Lianchengās hand tightly.
Gu Liancheng was all over the place, one hand held tightly by her, not knowing what to do, "Honey... honey, how can I help you? Someoneāsomeone, pleaseā"
A nurse hurriedly arrived, and he demanded in a commanding tone, "Relieve her pain!"
"Well... we could give her an epidural..."
"Then do it! What are you waiting for!"
"But... Iām afraid Mrs. Gu wonāt be able to exert force during the delivery..."