Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 548 - 548 543 Born

Chapter 548: Chapter 543 Born Chapter 548: Chapter 543 Born Jiang Yan felt a surge of anger at the mention of this, casting a blaming glance at his father, “You’re one to talk, who’s to blame? You were supposed to persuade mom, where did that go?”

“How have I not tried?”

Liu Wenhui was angry and felt a bit guilty when he spoke about this. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to persuade her, but every time he brought up the topic, they would end up in an argument, and it frustrated him to no end.

So much so that he eventually didn’t want to mention it again.

His son could avoid coming home if he found his mother annoying, but he couldn’t just not return.

In the end, he could only sigh and say to his son, “Don’t worry about your mom right now, just focus on getting your marriage certificate with Xiaoqin and taking good care of the two kids. Given time, even if your mom doesn’t accept it now, she will have to.”

Just thinking that he was about to have two grandsons or granddaughters soon, his eyes crinkled with joy.

At this moment, footsteps echoed down the corridor, and Liu Wenhui turned his head to see who it was, quickly standing up, “Second Brother.”

Yu Feng nodded at him, glanced at the operating room, and asked, “How long has it been?”

“Almost ten minutes.”

“The last checkup showed everything was normal, don’t worry, there won’t be any problems,” Yu Feng reassured.

After speaking, Yu Feng looked at his watch and said, “I have another surgery to perform. I’ll come back to check on you after I finish.”

“Alright, Second Brother, go ahead with your work.”

After another half-hour of anxious waiting, Liu Wenhui faintly heard the cry of a newborn coming from the delivery room.

“Dad, did, did you hear that?”

“I heard it, I heard it.”

Both father and son were very excited.

The door of the delivery room soon opened, and two nurses came out, each holding a baby.

“Family of Qi Lihong, congratulations, a boy and a girl, twins.”

Father and son’s eyes widened in shock, followed by an overwhelming rush of joy; their faces flushed with happiness.

“Nurse, how is my daughter-in-law doing?” Liu Wenhui’s father asked as he took the babies, while Liu Wenhui also looked anxiously back at the now-closed door of the delivery room, “Why isn’t my wife coming out?”

The two nurses exchanged a smile at these words; the father and husband of the patient seemed to be caring men, more concerned about the mother than the babies.

“The mother won’t be out so quickly, but don’t worry, family members. It’s quite rare for twins to be delivered naturally. Comparatively speaking, she’s doing very well.”

Liu Wenhui knew about this beforehand; most of what he’d heard about twin births involved Cesarean sections. They had been prepared for a C-section, but the obstetrician just informed them that Qi Lihong was in good condition for a natural birth.

He didn’t know whether this had anything to do with Yu Feng pulling some strings, but surely… there must be some connection, however small it might be.

Liu Wenhui and his father took the babies back to the ward. His father stayed to look after them while he rushed back to the entrance of the delivery room to wait for Qi Lihong.

In the ward, Liu Wenhui’s father couldn’t stop grinning as he looked at the two babies, but his phone suddenly rang, catching him off guard.

Darn it, he had forgotten to turn the volume down.

He fumbled to take it out, hastily hanging up while checking to see if the children were startled.

Fortunately, probably because they were weak from just being born, they curled up like little kittens, looking particularly pitiful.

Aiyo, he should really make sure that Xiaoqin was well-nourished during her confinement period. Only if she was in good health could the babies thrive.

Right, didn’t they say they had found a good nanny?

Where are they?

Liu Wenhui’s father wondered if he should hire two nannies as he looked down at the recent call display and frowned.

Then his brow softened, and he let out a scoff full of scorn.

He redialed the number and it was answered almost immediately—

“Liu Xiuhua, where are you? You promised to have dinner with my brother and the others today; where did you go? Why haven’t you come yet?”

“Wah… Wah…”

The phone had rung so loudly just now, yet both children hadn’t cried; why had they suddenly started crying?

Liu Father couldn’t care less about the phone call at the moment. He casually set his cellphone aside and picked up the sister, who was crying more fiercely, “There, there, good baby, don’t cry, don’t cry. Did grandpa’s noise disturb you?… Brother won’t cry either, don’t cry. Grandpa will hold you after he soothes your sister…”

With the younger sister in his arms, Liu Father patted the older brother lying in the crib. When a nurse came in, he asked her when they could feed the children, so busy that he completely forgot about the phone.

By the time he calmed the twins down and sat down, half an hour had passed.

He let out a sigh of relief and glanced at the empty doorway, muttering, “Why hasn’t she come yet?”

His eyes wandered inadvertently to the side and he froze.

The phone call… was still connected?

He picked it up, staring at the timer still ticking—twenty-nine minutes forty-two seconds.

“Hello?”

“…Did she give birth?”

Liu Mother’s voice was very calm, devoid of discernible emotion, but at least she wasn’t yelling at him like before.

“Born?”

“…”

The breathing on the other end grew heavier, as if they wanted to ask something but couldn’t articulate their thoughts.

Liu Father sighed lightly and volunteered the information, “It’s a set of dragon-phoenix twins, both children are healthy, just a bit skinny.”

Although she had just overheard Liu Father mention ‘brother’ and ‘sister’ on the phone, and part of her wanted to believe it while also feeling uncertain—after all, she was only told that she was pregnant, but there was no mention of twins, right?

Her emotions surged, and after agonizing for so long, Liu Mother finally got a definite answer and seemed to have her energy drained all at once, collapsing motionlessly onto a chair.

Liu Wenhui, her eldest uncle, seeing her like this, hurriedly took her cellphone and chatted with Liu Father for a bit before hanging up.

Then he earnestly advised his sister, “What’s this all about? That girl comes from such a background and still managed to get into Beijing University on her own. What does that tell you? It shows she’s much smarter than Xiao Hu. How many tutors did your family hire for Xiao Hu, and how much money did you spend? You know this better than anyone else, don’t you? And yet, you still think your son getting into Beijing University is such an incredible feat. But what about her?

Matching family backgrounds is certainly important, but times have changed, and you need to recognize that.”

Her eldest uncle spoke with sincerity, “Now that the child has been born, and they are dragon-phoenix twins, think about it—if you can’t come to terms with this, not only will your son disown you, but old Liu is likely to divorce you.”

…

Two hours away from reaching Beijing, Jiang Yan received a phone call from Liu Wenhui.

Mu Jiawen took his phone and activated the speaker function.

“Hello?”

“Wah… Wah…”

Jiang Yan & Mu Jiawen: …

“Jiang bro, did you hear that? That was my son crying just now; let me let you listen to my daughter… ah, she stopped crying…”

Jiang Yan: …

Pretty smug, huh? Well, being parents to dragon-phoenix twins is indeed something to be proud of.

Mu Jiawen remarked with emotion, “Xiao Qin has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. With these two children for company, life is bound to be full of hope.”

Her own childhood was quite miserable, but it seemed a little better compared to Li Hong’s experience.

Truth be told, she didn’t harbor any strong resentment towards Song Xiwen, after all, she did save her life. No matter the motive, she had, more often than not, looked after her from a young age.

Honestly, before the college entrance examination, she had decided to forgive her, as she planned to leave Jianghai Town and had no intention of returning to Jianglin Village or associating with that family of three ever again.

However, she hadn’t expected Song Xiwen’s subsequent selfish and shameless behavior, not to mention herself—Xie Jingying was the first to stand up and sever ties with her.

It’s said that even Song’s third brother no longer acknowledges her now.

Having come to this point, she wondered if Song Xiwen ever felt any regret…