Chapter 397: Not this time...

Chapter 397: Not this time…

Jinhai froze. He wanted to speak to her, but just then, Shin entered her ward.

He was surprised. “Nana! You are awake. Liu Jinhai, why didn’t you call me sooner?”

Shin quickly walked to her side. “Nana. How are you now? Any pain? Any discomfort?” he gently asked.

Nana didn’t respond.

He noticed an awkward atmosphere between them and figured that Nana might have remembered what happened.

Shin checked her vitals and nodded. “Everything is normal. You need more rest and observation.”

“Big brother. I want to see Jian and Nian. Where are they? Are they okay? Are they hurt anywhere?”

Shin smiled. “Don’t worry. They are fine. I will call everybody inside. They are worried about you.”

Everybody came inside, and Liang Xiao Dan was the first to rush towards her.

“Nana!” Tears rimmed in her eyes. “Dear, you…”

“Mom…”

She gently hugged her and patted her head. It ached her to see the wound on her.

Liu Hai smiled. “Child, we are so relieved to see you awake.”

“Thank you, Dad. Dad…Jian and Nian…please let me see them…”

“Ah, yes- Look here they come.”

Grandma Liu and Liu Chunhua carried them. Nana was still weak to hold them, so she could only see them from near.

Her eyes teared up to see that the twins were safe. When she remembered how Tang Ning was going to kill them, she felt as if her blood froze in her body. The thought of her twin’s death made her shudder and pale.

The twins adorably shifted and slowly opened their eyes. Their eyes brightened as their gaze fell on their mother.

“Baaaaa…” Jian excitedly flailed his hand towards her while Nian did the same.

“Baaaa…baa- *cough*”

Nana widened her eyes. “Why is Nian coughing?” She got anxious. “I-Is he sick?”

Jinhai kept silent.

Liu Chunhua faintly smiled. “Don’t worry, dear. He is fine. We got him checked, and the doctor said that it’s a sore throat.”

She frowned. “Sore throat? But why-“

Nana stiffened as she instantly realized it. Even if she was dizzy in the restroom, she had heard her boy’s screams.

“Is it because he cried loudly?”

Everybody hesitated. Nana observed their expressions, and their silence gave her the answer.

Grandma Liu quickly said, “But it’s fine! The doctor said he would be alright in no time. He has also given medicine for Nian.”

Nana tightly clenched her fingers under the sheet. It pained her to see Nian frowning while trying to mumble or speak.

“Help me get up a little, big brother.”

Shin said, “Nana, you need-“

“I will be fine. I want to hold them. It wouldn’t take long.”

He sighed. A mother can be really stubborn.

Shin helped her and adjusted the twins in her arms.

A gentle smile lit her face. Nian brightly smiled. “Baaaaaa…”

Her vision got a little blurry. She bent down to kiss their cheeks. They blushed and giggled in response.

Nobody initiated the topic of Tang Ning and Tang Feng because they didn’t want to stress her out. They talked a little more to her, and then Shin sternly instructed to leave to let her rest.

Only Jinhai stubbornly refused to leave.

He slowly took a step forward, but Nana already said, “Get out.”

Jinhai said, “We need to talk.”

“There is nothing left to talk. Leave.”

“Nana-“

“I want to rest. Leave.”

Jinhai kept silent. “Okay.” He softly said, “You must be tired.”

He smiled and raised her hand to cup her cheek, but she turned her head away. His hand froze mid-air.

“Take a rest. If you need anything, then call me.”

Jinhai stepped out, and his gaze darkened in a sinister light. Nana even refused to look him in the eyes. The distance between them was widening again as if the previous days were a lie. Just a little more and Nana would have agreed to return with him, but now…She was going farther and farther away from him.

A dangerous aura loomed around him.

Jinhai chuckled.

But not this time, Nana… Whether you hate me or love me, you will have to come back to me.

—

Inside Serena’s ward, the Chen, and Huo families came to meet her.

Chen Liling anxiously asked, “Serena…how are you now?”

Serena smiled and nodded. “Much better.”

Huo Xiao Fan burst into tears and held her hand. “You scared me. I thought I… really lost you…” she whispered.

Huo Shen patted her shoulders.

Serena bit her lip. “Sorry, Mom, for making you worry. I…”

She wiped her tears. “It’s okay. I understand everything. Let’s not talk about it. The good news is that I am a grandmother now!”

Chen Liling nodded. “Yes, yes! The baby is so cute. Here hold him.”

Serena froze.

Is he my baby…

Serena quietly looked around to see if Jianyu came to meet her, but he wasn’t there. She slightly pursed her lips.

Chen Liling helped her hold him.

The moment Serena took him in her arms, her eyes turned red, looking at his peaceful sleeping face. He resembled both Jianyu and herself.

Her hands trembled as she brushed her fingers on his cheek. The baby grumbled a little and went back to sleep. The baby’s soft breaths made Serena finally realize that this wasn’t a dream.

My baby is here.

She laughed with tears rolling out her cheeks.

‘We could have saved either you or your child.’

Feeling his warm and tiny body in her arms, cuddled in the blanket, she couldn’t even imagine what it would be like if her baby weren’t alive.

I couldn’t have been able to hold you like this…Thank God you are safe…My baby is alive…

Just like Nana, she shuddered, recalling how Tang Ning hit her belly. She would have never been able to forgive herself if she had lost her child. She would have always blamed herself.

From the outside, Jianyu looked through the small window at Serena. The picture of her holding their baby seemed so warm and happy in his eyes.

Just a few hours ago, everything was chaos, but now the storm had finally passed.

Jianyu took a deep breath and entered the ward.