Chapter 492: Welcome!

"Alright, what was the normal time for women to push out a child again?" Shen Qui asked Tang Ruyi who was standing by the door of Shen Qui and Lyca's room.

"I don't know. How am I supposed to know this stuff?"

"But… it's been six hours! Why isn't — "

"Shen Qui calm down." Huang Sheng Hong said. "Lyca is a healthy woman… I am sure she can do it."

"But — Six hours is too much, right?" Shen Qui continued pacing. "And why can't I go inside? She said it was okay before! Why did she say I can't go inside now?"

"I think you need to calm down. You are making everyone panic." Tang Ruyi said. "Look at your face. She would surely punch you if she knew you were acting like this."

Shen Qui let out a loud sighed. What the hell is going on? Lyca had always been fit. Even in pregnancy, she never really stopped moving around. Her body is normal, she didn't have any difficulties at all. Why is it taking so long? "Her water broke without her feeling anything…. Is that normal?" he couldn't help but look at Tang Nini.

"It is normal. Shen Qui you should just trust her. She is going to be fine."

Another sigh left his lips. He clenched his sweaty palm and gnashed his teeth. He couldn't help it. His heart had been racing like he had been running a marathon. His adrenaline was off the charts. He couldn't concentrate. All he could think of was Lyca's pale face once she started feeling the pain.

"You really should calm down."

Shen Qui heard someone say, but he was too tense to respond anymore. Everyone had been telling him to relax, that everything is good. But how could they say something like that so casually? What if something bad happens? What if she lost consciousness and… and fall asleep again? What if something like the past would happen?

Shen Qui's chest raised and fell as he stared at the door. Lyca chose to give birth at home and this room had been prepared since she turned thirty-eight weeks. He thought of the things that he already prepared for her and silently wondered if he forgot anything in the nursery. He had been catering to what Lyca wanted — everything that she wanted to give the baby as much comfort as possible — however, Shen Qui felt that it was still lacking. He couldn't just calm down.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Shen Qui jolted when he heard Lyca's voice. It was filled with pain and discomfort. He felt his face lost its color. "I'm going in." He tried to open the door but Huang Sheng Hong appeared in front of him.

"She didn't want you to go in." This time Huang Sheng Hong held his son-in-law's shoulder and patted it. "She knew you would react like this."

"She was screaming!"

"She's in pain… come on… sit with me." Huang Sheng Hong calmly said. "She didn't want you to see her in pain. Son… "

Huang Sheng Hong's words seemed to wake Shen Qui up. He turned towards Lyca's father. Seeing this, Huang Sheng Hong continued. "She didn't want you to worry. She cares about you too much to see you like this. Come on… sit with me."

"ahhhhhhh!"

Shen Qui blinked as he heard Lyca's scream. He clenched his hand. He was about to go with Huang Sheng Hong when the door opened and one attendant nurse walked out.

"The baby is out. We need a few more minutes."

"Then can I— "

"Mr. Shen… I am not supposed to go out, but Mrs. Shen was adamant about letting you know not to come in. She said…"

"She said what?"

"She said she looked ugly."

"…" Shen Qui didn't know what to say. He strode past the woman and went inside. He didn't even look at his own child, that was now crying as he walked towards Lyca.

The thick smell of blood and some disinfectant assaulted his senses.

"Heh…" Lyca smiled when she saw him. Her face was pale — too pale. He spotted beads of sweat on her forehead and her… face and neck.

"Mr. Shen…"

"It's fine," Lyca said in a low voice. Despite the weakness in her voice, she was smiling at him and let him used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead. "He's got black hair." Relief can be heard in Lyca's voice.

Black hair.

Meaning, the Ye Family would not involve her child in this obsession.

"Just like you," Lyca added.

"Hey… you did well." These were the only words that he could say. Earlier, Shen Qui had many questions. He thought of saying a lot of things to her. Thanking her for everything. He wanted to know how grateful he was to have met her. However now… he could only say those words.

"I know," Lyca said. "And I'm not doing this again."

He chuckled at that. "I know."

He used his other hand to stroke her silver-white hair. "You look beautiful."

"Oh…. Please… Aw! Can you please be careful down there!" Lyca said when she felt a little pain. The doctors informed her earlier that her child was too big, so she needed some stitches. Lyca had experienced some stitching in the past, but for some reason, this stitching was just a bit too much! Why does it feel like the stitching is more painful than experiencing all that labor for hours?

"You really should be careful not to hurt my wife."

She heard Shen Qui said.

"Here you go, Mr. And Mrs. Shen…" The older woman who was holding the baby earlier said as she slowly placed the small little bun next to Lyca. "A healthy twenty inches, eight-point-five-pound baby boy. Congratulations!"

"He's beautiful," Lyca said. She gently stared at her son's pinkish face.

"He looks just like you..." Shen Qui smiled. "What are we going to name him?"

"Aden," Lyca said.

Despite arguing over and over about his name, Lyca finally decided to give him one. "It means handsome."

Shen Qui nodded, "Hello Aden Shen... I am your dad. Welcome, bud. You really made your mom suffer."

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More chapters will come.