"Yes, yes, yes, let’s keep our voices down," Madam Chu urged the other two hurriedly. "Our daughter-in-law doesn’t know when she’ll wake up yet. Let’s not disturb her and just wait quietly."
"Mother, you should all go out. You’ve all been standing guard here, and it might startle her if she wakes up. Tomorrow morning, when she gets up, I’ll take her to pay respect with tea," Chu Lian suggested, and he truly meant it.
Especially since he and Xiangxiang had been arguing earlier, he didn’t know what state she’d be in when she woke up. It would be better not to have so many people in the room.
"But..." Madam Chu was still reluctant to leave, as she was concerned about her daughter-in-law and the baby in her womb.
"Madam, the son makes a good point. Having so many people here isn’t quite appropriate, and the doctor just mentioned that she should be able to wake up naturally, so you needn’t worry too much," Master Chu persuaded, "Besides, today is your son’s wedding day."
Hearing Master Chu’s persuasion, Madam Chu agreed with difficulty, "Fine then. When the servant comes back with the medicine, remember to instruct them to prepare it, and to give it to her when she wakes up. The servants are all waiting outside; if anything arises, send someone immediately to report it. A woman with child gets hungry easily. I’ve asked them to prepare meals, so remember to eat when she wakes up..."
Madam Chu was making arrangements one by one, afraid that there would be any negligence or oversight.
Master Chu quickly led Madam Chu towards the door, "Madam, enough now, the young master has his own judgment. Let’s go, we shouldn’t be influencing our son here."
Madam Chu was thus pulled to the doorway by Master Chu, when she suddenly remembered something and turned back to give one more instruction, "Son, don’t consummate the marriage tonight, be mindful of my grandson. If you harm my grandson, I’ll fight you for it."
"Pfft." Chu Huan was truly amused by her mother’s endless chatter, pushing on her parents from behind, "Mother, please go. If you don’t leave now, my brother might start throwing punches."
The three of them left the room, and Chu Lian really felt helpless with his mother’s fussing. In this state, how could he even think about consummating the marriage?
Moreover, with the current state of his relationship with Xiangxiang still up in the air after their argument, whether he could soothe her once she woke up was a matter of debate; he didn’t have much confidence in himself.
He sat beside Xiangxiang, holding her hand, and gazed at her exquisite beauty, his heart aching for her.
At the same time, he was very excited and thrilled. She was pregnant, with their child—belonging to the both of them. The arrival of this little life truly filled him with joy.
He placed his hand on Wang Xiangxiang’s belly, caressing the small life within, and whispered in his heart, "Child, did you know your parents were arguing, and so you came to make us reconcile?"
"Whether your mother gets better all depends on you."
Chu Lian really felt that the timing of this child’s arrival was perfect, as if the child was his savior. What reaction would she have once she knew about her pregnancy?
No matter what, he couldn’t upset her again. Holding her hand, he spoke his innermost feelings.
"Xiangxiang, do you know? During these days when we were apart, I thought of you every single day."
"I finally made time to come see you, only to learn that you were to marry someone else. Do you know how heartbroken I was?"
"I don’t believe that you could fall in love with someone else. You must be lying to me, right?"
"I’m sorry. I promised not to disturb you, but I couldn’t help myself and I took you away."
"Please don’t hate me, okay?"