Chapter 215: Becoming a Dad

Before long, the delivery room doors opened, and the attending female doctor gestured for Xu Yuexin to come in.

"Thank you, you've worked hard."

Xu Yuexin said in English and hurried inside.

A scent of amniotic fluid lingered in the delivery room; Xu Yuexin looked toward Mei Naizi's birthing bed and saw her limp on the bed, her face covered with sweat, her hair clinging to her forehead.

In the nurse's arms beside them was a small, translucent, pink, tender bundle.

I'm finally a dad!

Xu Yuexin, brimming with excitement, stepped forward and took the baby from the nurse's arms.

"Mei Naizi, you've worked hard."

Xu Yuexin, holding the baby, crouched down and said to the pale Mei Naizi.

Mei Naizi weakly looked at him, a sweet smile appearing on her face: "I want to hold the baby."

As she spoke, she leaned back onto the bed with the nurse's support.

"Mm‑hmm."

Xu Yuexin carefully handed the baby to Mei Naizi, who took it into her hands.

"The nose is like yours, the eyes are like mine."

Mei Naizi examined the baby for a while, then smiled with satisfaction, "She's a beautiful girl."

"Yes, the face shape is also pretty, like your oval face."

Xu Yuexin, excitedly examining his own daughter, pinched her cute little nose and said, "Baby, do you know we're praising you?"

It was also amusing; the baby, who had been wailing, stopped crying the moment she heard Xu Yuexin's words, and blinked at him.

Xu Yuexin locked eyes with his daughter and deliberately made funny faces to attract her attention.

Xiao Mengdie's gaze fell on Xu Yuexin, giving him a wonderful feeling of being a father.

"She's looking at you."

Mei Naizi gently touched Xiao Mengdie's sparse crown and said, "I wonder what's on her little mind right now."

"She's definitely thinking of sleeping."

Xu Yuexin said with a cheerful smile.

Mei Naizi was amused, and Xiao Mengdie, as obedient as ever, closed her eyes and nestled into Mei Naizi's arms.

A newborn's exclusive skill: One Second to Sleep! But she can't sleep yet.

Mei Naizi woke Xiao Mengdie, gave her a feeding, and then let her go back to sleep.

After Xiao Mengdie fell asleep, Mei Naizi began squeezing milk into the bottle so the child could drink when she woke later.

"The baby is asleep; you should also get some rest."

When Mei Naizi finished squeezing the milk, Xu Yuexin stood up, lowered his gaze slightly, and looked at the baby and her with tender affection.

"Mm…"

Mei Naizi nodded, handed the baby to the doctors and nurses, and lay down on the bed.

Xu Yuexin fetched a chair, sat at the bedside, and kept watch over the baby and Mei Naizi.

Regardless of the circumstances that brought him together with Mei Naizi, now that they have this child, the two are inseparable partners.

Consequently, Xu Yuexin now has more matters to consider between the two of them.

Of course, Mei Naizi had just given birth and was exhausted, so there was no need to rush into discussing these matters with her.

A few hours later, Xiao Mengdie woke up beside Mei Naizi and began wailing.

Xu Yuexin took the baby from the nurse's hands, picked up the bottle, and fed her.

After feeding, he needed to perform various newborn examinations on the baby.

This delivery room had been specially arranged, fully equipped, and most examinations could be completed here.

For the few tests requiring larger equipment that couldn't fit, Xu Yuexin would carry his swaddled daughter and go with the doctors and nurses to the adjacent room for examination.

All three floors were dedicated to them, so there was no need to worry about waiting in line.

In no time, Xiao Mengdie's cardiopulmonary function and other tests were completed.

Xu Yuexin carried Xiao Mengdie back to the delivery room to sleep, and leaned beside her, watching her sleep.

His daughter truly was beautiful—large eyes, a straight nose, and long eyelashes.

Xu Yuexin stared at his sleeping daughter, lost in thought, already deciding what gifts to give at her one‑month celebration and how to arrange her first‑year ceremony.

On the small bed, the child was soundly asleep, breathing unusually evenly.

At that moment, Mei Naizi woke up.

"Does it still hurt?"

Xu Yuexin stepped forward and asked with concern.

"It doesn't hurt anymore."

Mei Naizi shook her head, used her arms to push herself up from the bed, and said, "I want to get out of bed and walk."

Xu Yuexin hurriedly stepped forward to support her: "Do you want to lie down a bit longer?"

"Since the lady is young, the childbirth went smoothly."

The female doctor, standing nearby, said, "But you should still rest quietly for a while."

Mei Naizi chose to follow the medical advice and leaned against the head of the bed.

"I want to give the baby a nickname."

"How about calling her Mengmeng? What do you think?"

Xu Yuexin asked from beside her.

"Mengmeng…"

Mei Naizi muttered it once, smiled and nodded, "Very good, let's call it this nickname."

"Wuwawa…"

At that moment, the daughter wailed and woke up, crying.

Xu Yuexin quickly got up, jogged to her little bed, and in front of the nurse placed her in his arms, feeding her with a bottle.

"Mengmeng, be good, good Mengmeng…"

"No more crying, wo."

Xu Yuexin gently rocked the child and slipped the nipple into her mouth.

The moment she touched the bottle, Mengmeng stopped crying immediately and drank intently.

Because Mei Naizi had a natural delivery, she recovered quickly and could go out the next day.

At noon, she handed Mengmeng to the doctors and nurses, and she and Xu Yuexin walked together in the hospital garden.

The two discussed their plans for the child, and later talked about how Mei Naizi had dealt with the Watanabe Family before. "They can no longer pose any threat to me now."

In the shade, Mei Naizi said calmly, "All the shares of the various groups under my banner have been transferred to my name, and the real estate has been re‑registered with a new land deed."

"These will all belong to Mengmeng from now on."

"A portion of my assets is also hers."

Xu Yuexin said.

Hm? He actually could make such a statement.

Hearing Xu Yuexin's words, Mei Naizi felt an unexpected joy.

That Xu Yuexin could acknowledge this child was already a very happy thing for her.

Now, he has also made arrangements for Mengmeng in the property.

Mei Naizi was instantly so delighted she didn't know what to say.

This sentiment was truly rare.

The two walked outside for a while longer, and finally Xu Yuexin helped Mei Naizi back to the delivery room.

In the following days, Xu Yuexin stayed in the hospital, personally caring for the child.

Changing diapers, feeding…

All the tasks he had planned to give to the nurses were taken on by him voluntarily.

Because of this, Mengmeng became especially attached to Xu Yuexin; she never cried whenever she saw him.

Mei Naizi also noticed this and found it amusing.

"Look, she becomes especially well‑behaved the moment she sees you."

On a morning a few days later, Mei Naizi sat by the window holding the child, smiling as she said to Xu Yuexin.

"She gets milk as soon as she sees me, so of course she's well‑behaved."

Xu Yuexin bent down and said, "Come, let me hold her."

"I'll hold her a bit longer."

Mei Naizi refused, moving the child to the other side as if fearing Xu Yuexin would snatch her.

Xu Yuexin could only helplessly scratch his head.

The two are now literally fighting over who gets to hold the child.

A few more days passed, and Xu Yuexin was to return to Jingcheng.

Mei Naizi, holding Mengmeng, said goodbye to him at the delivery room doorway, urging him to come see the child as soon as he has time.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely come over as soon as I have time."

Xu Yuexin promised Mei Naizi.

During the conversation, Xu Yuexin lifted Mengmeng into his arms and kissed her delicate, translucent little face.

"Mengmeng, be good, Daddy will definitely come back later to see you."

When he finished saying that, a miracle occurred.

Mengmeng's little mouth corner lifted slightly, as if smiling.

When the child smiled, the adult instantly became so happy they couldn't close their mouth.

"See, she just smiled at me."

Xu Yuexin said joyfully, holding his daughter in his arms, reluctant to let go.

"That can't be, the doctor said children need some time before they smile."

Mei Naizi exclaimed in surprise, her expression a little confused.

"But she really did smile at me just now."

Xu Yuexin said earnestly, "This child is still attached to me."

"Pfft."

Mei Naizi was amused by Xu Yuexin's goofy grin and laughed as well.

Xu Yuexin held Mengmeng a while longer at the delivery room doorway before reluctantly returning her to Mei Naizi and turning toward the airport.

The child was too young to go out much, so Xu Yuexin didn't let her accompany him.

As he walked toward the elevator, Xu Yuexin turned back several times, each glance more reluctant than the last.

This child really looks so much like him!

When Xu Yuexin left the hospital and took a taxi to Chengtian Jichang, he even called Mei Naizi to ask whether the child had fed.

"She just fed, why are you thinking of her?"

"Yes, I can't get her out of my mind."

……

The two of them kept talking about the child for a long time, and only after the plane's check‑in and ticket inspection did Xu Yuexin end the call and walk toward the boarding gate.

Finally a dad! As the plane took off, Xu Yuexin looked toward the direction of Tokyo and thought to himself.

A few hours later, the plane arrived at Shoudu Guoji Jichang Zhan.

Xu Yuexin got off the plane, took a car back home, and it was already late at night.

He took off his clothes, took a shower, sat on the bedside and missed Mei Naizi and Mengmeng for a while, and couldn't fall asleep.

The next day, Xu Yuexin got up early, went to Xinhua Shudian and bought the comic books Journey to the West and Nezha's Sea Trouble, planning to bring them to Mengmeng the next time he went to Tokyo.

When Xu Yuexin packed away the books and left the store, intending to ride his bike home, a soft and familiar greeting sounded from behind.

"Buying books here?"

It was Tian Xianma.

Xu Yuexin turned his head and saw Tian Xianma wearing a floating white dress that exuded celestial aura, walking gracefully toward him from inside the store.

"Right. Have you finished your further studies?"

Xu Yuexin, still on his bike, asked Tian Xianma.

"Just ten more days and it's over."

Tian Xianma came to his side, stopped, and said, "I've negotiated with my former department; they promoted me by one rank, so I will go back to continue dancing."

She decided to return to Wuhan? Xu Yuexin felt his heart skip a beat.

His principle is to keep any pretty girl who can stay by his side as much as possible.

If Tian Xianma doesn't stay in Jingcheng, it would be a huge regret for Xu Yuexin.

"Oh... you don't plan to stay, right?"

On the surface, Xu Yuexin still asked nonchalantly, his expression showing no ripple.

(End of chapter)