Chapter 523

Shi Youxuan comforted Shi Liu for a few moments, then told him to go back, take a shower, and change his clothes.

It was already quite good that he had managed to get her to the hospital in time; Shi Liu had done all he could.

"You disgraceful thing."

"Why don't you just die?"

"What kind of evil did I, Shi Yucheng, commit in my past life to have given birth to such a disgraceful, embarrassing thing!"

Shi Yucheng was furious, but he was also genuinely worried about his daughter in the operating room.

His mood was very complicated.

Although his words were harsh, the anxiety and worry revealed in his eyes were entirely real.

Shi Youxuan knew what her father was worried about; she went to Shi Yucheng's side and said softly, "Don't worry, she will be fine."

The place where Yuke fell was not high, and the baby was already full-term, so while it would be painful, there was likely no danger.

When the doctor came out just now, that was what they said as well.

They were currently performing a cesarean section on Yuke inside, and the situation was good.

"Mm." Her father replied, still distracted.

Shi Youxuan: "I have already hired the confinement nanny and the infant care specialist for after the baby is born, and I have also prepared all the necessary baby supplies. As for future parenting education and sending the child to kindergarten, I will handle all of that, so you don't need to worry."

She had originally planned to tell her father these things in a few days, but she hadn't expected Yuke to go into premature labor.

Yuke only knew how to act infatuated every day.

It went without saying that once the child was born, she wouldn't care for it at all, nor would she be able to.

If the baby were in her hands, it wouldn't survive for many days; it was a life, after all, and she couldn't just watch the baby be tortured to death by its own mother.

Furthermore, this child was the continuation of the Shi Family line; even if she didn't care about Yuke, she had to consider her father!

"Xuanxuan, how can I thank you enough..."

Shi Yucheng held Shi Youxuan's hand, moved to tears.

These were exactly the things he had been worried about.

Every word Shi Youxuan said touched his heart, resolving all of his worries.

Actually, it was easy to manage for now; he was still alive and could help raise his grandson.

But he couldn't live forever, and what Shi Yucheng worried about was what would happen if he were gone one day and his grandson had not yet reached adulthood?

Now that he had his second daughter's guarantee, Shi Yucheng's heart finally settled.

The light above the operating room went out.

A nurse came out and smiled, "Both mother and child are safe. It's a boy, weighing six jin and eight liang."

"Where is the child?" A smile finally appeared on Shi Yucheng's face, and his heart finally settled.

The nurse said, "The child is not full-term, so he was sent to the neonatal intensive care unit immediately after birth. He will stay inside until all his indicators are normal before he is brought out. If the family wants to see him, we have a monitor."

So that was it; Shi Yucheng was relieved.

Yuke was wheeled out.

Her small face was pale, an IV was hanging from her hand, and she was in a deep sleep.

The doctor said there was a sedative in the IV, so she would likely sleep until evening; during this time, it would be best for the family to bring over the daily necessities the new mother would need.

As for the baby's things, they weren't needed for the time being.

Because the child was in an incubator, it would be at least half a month before he could come out.

Shi Yucheng was a bit flustered; he really didn't know what a new mother needed.

What had his wife used when she gave birth to Yuke?

It had been too long, and he had forgotten everything.

Shi Youxuan said, "I'll go buy them and be back soon."

She bought adult diaper pads, sanitary napkins, several sets of comfortable and breathable pure cotton underwear, as well as Spring Shoes, toothpaste, a toothbrush, and other daily necessities at a nearby supermarket. As she pushed the shopping cart to the checkout counter to pay, she turned back.

She went to the cosmetics section, picked out some skincare products and colorless lip balm specifically for pregnant and postpartum women, and then checked out!

The items Shi Youxuan had carefully selected were met with disdain once Yuke woke up.

"My god! Is there anything uglier in the world than this underwear?" Yuke picked up a set, curled her lip in disgust, and tossed it aside.

She picked up another set—and tossed it aside with the same disdain!

Several sets of underwear in different colors and styles were all tossed aside by her, and then she began to find fault with the cosmetics.

"What is this?"

When Shi Youxuan looked at items, she looked at the brand first.

Seeing that the brand was actually domestic, she immediately felt extreme disdain!

"Where did you buy these? You didn't buy them at a street stall, did you? The richer you get, the stingier you become."

Shi Youxuan didn't give her a pleasant look either, and she wasn't going to indulge her bad habits: "That's right, I bought them at a street stall, so what? If you don't like them, don't wear them, don't use them; no one is begging you to."

Yuke really wanted to have some "backbone."

However, she was wearing a hospital gown, which was even uglier than these "street stall" clothes.

So, while she was disdainful, she prepared to change.

But she couldn't change by herself; she couldn't move at all, and her incision hurt whenever she moved.

"Come over and help, why don't you know how to read the room?" She was haughty toward Shi Youxuan, still acting as if they were back at their maiden home.

Shi Yucheng had been urged by his second daughter to go back and rest; otherwise, he would have certainly scolded his eldest daughter for being so unreasonable.

But scolding wouldn't have helped; Yuke used to just pay lip service to his face while defying him behind his back.

Now, she didn't even bother with the superficial effort.

Shi Youxuan did not move.

She grabbed a bag of original-flavor potato chips from the table, tore it open, and ate them with a "crunch, crunch" sound.

Yuke swallowed her saliva; she wanted to eat some too.

Potato chips were her favorite, so she said, "Give me a bag, don't hog them all for yourself."

Shi Youxuan still did not move, looking calm and composed: "You can't eat right now. The doctor said before you pass gas, you can't eat anything. Oh right, you can't drink water either, so you'd better talk less, lest you get thirsty and end up suffering yourself."

Yuke:...

"Come over here and change my clothes, use a hot towel to wipe my body, it's too uncomfortable."

Her body was drenched in sweat, and her clothes were soaked and sticking to her skin, feeling damp and particularly unpleasant.

Shi Youxuan still did not move, mocking her: "Didn't you say these undergarments were ugly? If they're ugly, why are you still wearing them? Don't wear them then."

"They aren't ugly, I think they're quite nice." Yuke's intelligence was online at this moment; she knew she couldn't go head-to-head with Shi Youxuan, as she would only be the one to suffer if she did.

"Oh, so they're nice now—"

Shi Youxuan drew out her voice: "You aren't just fobbing me off, waiting for Dad to come so you can complain, are you?"

Yuke:...

She hated her in her heart; Shi Youxuan had guessed her thoughts again.

That was exactly right, that was exactly what she was thinking.

But she couldn't admit it now—Dad wasn't here!

"How could that be? Why would I think that? Hehe, no, that's not it, not at all. Please hurry and help me change my clothes, I feel like there are ten thousand ants crawling all over my body."

Shi Youxuan called the nursing assistant in to wipe Yuke's body and change her clothes.

Her whole body was clean and refreshed.

She made a new request: "Shi Youxuan, come over here and massage my legs; my legs and arms are aching terribly."

"Let them ache; that's how a cesarean section is, you'll have to get used to it."

Yuke:...

She suddenly burst into loud sobs, crying and shouting: "Shi Youxuan, you're going too far! You're taking advantage of the fact that I can't move to bully me. I'm your sister, not your enemy; why are you treating me like this? It's too much..."

This sharp-tongued energy didn't seem like someone with a mental illness at all.

It was as if after giving birth, her intelligence had suddenly returned.

Her brain was much more agile than when she was sick.

Shi Youxuan had ways to deal with her.