Lu Chengzhou had already informed Beihang University’s school leaders that he would be leaving right after his speech. Hence, when he was getting off the stage, the school leaders got up from their seats with the intention of shaking hands with him and saying goodbye.
However, the man took out his phone and answered a call right then. It was unknown what the caller had said to him, but his face was instantly drained of color. He then turned around, rushed down the stage, and ran towards the exit.
"Did something happen?" The school leaders were shocked. What could possibly make the stoic Lu Chengzhou show such fear?
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By the time Lu Yī ran out, there was already an empty parking lot by the roadside. The car was long gone, and all that could be heard was the faraway engine sound. Immediately, he knew that something must’ve happened. It’s almost her due date...
With a trembling hand, Lu Yī quickly whipped out his phone and called the Ministry of Transportation to clear the roads. Thereafter, he made another call to the Lu Manor.
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Lu Chengzhou had been driving the Hongqi sedan recently. With its unique license plate number, nobody dared to stop the car even though it had beaten numerous red lights on the road. In fact, traffic police in green uniforms could be seen clearing the roads at the intersections.
Two helicopters were flying overhead and in the same direction, but the car traveled even faster than them.
When Lu Chengzhou had almost reached the hospital, he could see a crowd gathering at the entrance even from afar.
Lu Yī’s car was parked there.
Without getting anyone’s help, Gu Mang got out of the car and lay down on the hospital bed herself.
From the corners of his eyes, Lu Qi spotted a car driving up to the entrance of the Capital University Hospital in just the blink of an eye. He turned his head and saw an ashen-looking Lu Chengzhou getting out and running straight over without bothering to close his car door.
When Gu Mang felt someone holding her hand, she opened her eyes, only to meet Lu Chengzhou’s trembling gaze. His fear was apparent, given that his forehead was dotted with beads of cold sweat and his veins were slightly bulging. His hands that wrapped around her slightly cold hand were trembling. "Does it hurt a lot?"
Gu Mang had no choice but to comfort him instead. "It’s okay. Don’t be scared."
But how can I not be? He had heard stories of how painful childbirth could be.
A female doctor said with trepidation, "Mr. Lu, we’ll be pushing Mrs. Lu to the delivery room now."
Lu Chengzhou appeared tense as he followed the moving hospital bed. When they arrived outside the delivery room, he didn’t hesitate to follow them inside.
The doctor and nurses dared not to say anything as they looked hesitantly at him.
Gu Mang pressed a hand on the door and stopped the bed from moving as she looked at him. "Stay outside."
"No." Lu Chengzhou’s eyes were cold and serious. "There’s no room for discussion about this."
Gu Mang took a deep breath and moved her hand from his. "Stay here. Don’t make me repeat it for the third time."
Neither Lu Chengzhou nor the doctor and nurses, who carefully turned to look at the former, said a word.
Old Master Bai and Ye Junci, on the other hand, happened to hear Gu Mang when they arrived. They had never met any pregnant woman who could still be so energetic when they were about to go into labor.
Gu Mang then let the doctor push her in.
The doors of the delivery room closed.
Ye Junci walked to the entrance of the delivery room, where she found her son standing motionlessly outside. "Go take a seat. You won’t be of help even if you went in. Given your current state, the doctor being scared of you won’t do anything good in Gu Mang’s operation. Let’s just wait outside."
Lu Chengzhou didn’t move from his spot. Instead, he tightly gripped onto the long metal bench outside the ward. The hard alloy became twisted and deformed as a result.
Just then, Lu Zhan, who came rushing over from Red Scorpion in his camouflage uniform, strode over. Behind him was Lu Yang in the same outfit.
Lu Qi came up after parking Lu Chengzhou’s car, while Lu Yī came over to the hospital by taxi.
"Why did she suddenly go into labor?" asked Lu Zhan as he glanced at the delivery room. Her due date is supposed to be next month.
"It’s normal for twins to be born prematurely." Old Master Bai’s voice was strained when he said this. He was currently sitting on the bench and rubbing his walking stick out of uneasiness.
Not long after, Jiang Shenyuan, Meng Jinyang, Qin Yaozhi, and Yu Mufeng arrived. Even Principal Ren and Yang Tianming, who had made their speeches short, came too.
Meng Jinyang looked at the delivery room worriedly with pursed lips as she dug her fingernails into her palm.
Even though the number of people in the corridor was increasing, it was quiet throughout.
Lu Shangjin, along with his wife, came straight from an international summit.
A few minutes later, He Yidu, Lin Shuang, Qin Fang, and Yun Ling got off the elevator and quickly walked over. Qin Fang was softly speaking to Gu Si on the phone. "Your sister has just entered the delivery room. Don’t worry, it’s normal for twins to be born prematurely. Nothing happened to her. I’ll let you know once she’s out. You just get on the plane first."
Lu Chengzhou was the type of person who wouldn’t care about anything or anyone else when something happened to Gu Mang. Not even Gu Si.
As Lin Shuang was also pregnant, Gu Si was afraid that his anxiety might affect her mood, so he called Qin Fang instead.
With Qin Fang gone, the corridor became completely quiet.
Responsive Dragon, Flying Serpent, and Jiangsui showed up another few minutes later. "How’s my Fifth Sister doing?"
Qin Fang softly answered, "Still in the delivery room."
Outside the delivery room, people were still coming one after another.
The doors of the delivery room, however, remained closed even after an hour.
Lin Shuang nervously and fearfully held He Yidu’s hands. "Is giving birth to twins very dangerous?" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
As soon as she posed that question, a corner of the metal chair that Lu Chengzhou was gripping on got snapped off. Its sharp edges cut his palm, and drops of blood dripped onto the ground.
Lin Shuang covered her mouth, knowing that she had said the wrong thing. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
He Yidu put an arm around her shoulder reassuringly and whispered, "It’s okay."
Nobody dared to ask about Lu Chengzhou’s injury. Besides, even if they did, he wouldn’t answer them at all.
Time slowly ticked by.
An hour and a half later, one side of the delivery room’s doors finally opened, and two nurses came out, each carrying a child. "Congrat—"
Before the nurses could finish congratulating Lu Chengzhou, he tossed the broken metal piece aside, broke the door latch by pressing on the other half of the door, and then entered the delivery room.
Gu Mang wasn’t under anesthesia, so she was awake at the moment. Her complexion was a little pale, and her lips had turned red as if she had bitten into them.
Lu Chengzhou took one look at the babies’ faces and frowned. "Stand there. No need to bring them here." They’re so ugly to the point that they’ll hurt Gu Mang’s eyes.
Gu Mang opened her eyes and took the pen, only to become speechless when she saw the name on the form. She frowned. "Lu
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