Du Ruoxin pulled out her phone. Speak of the devil, Clara was calling.
She slid to the green button and pressed the speakerphone.
“Ruoxin, I’m bleeding. Am I going into labor?”
“What should I do? I haven’t found a postpartum center yet… Cristino isn’t by my side… What to do, what to do… What should I do?”
From the speaker, Clara’s voice was filled with fear and helplessness.
Du Ruoxin quickly comforted her, “Don’t panic, don’t panic. Where are you now? Is anyone with you?”
Clara: “I was strolling in the park, just me and the nanny.”
Du Ruoxin: “Can you still walk? Have the nanny take you to the hospital. If you can’t walk, call 911.”
Clara: “Okay, don’t hang up, I’m scared.”
Du Ruoxin: “I won’t.”
She brought the phone to the man driving and gestured with her eyes for him to say something comforting.
Cristino’s tone was indifferent, “Don’t cause trouble. Give birth to the child safely, and you’ll be rewarded with a sea-view villa.”
Du Ruoxin: “————”
If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all, is that how you comfort someone?
Du Ruoxin wanted to curse her elder brother for being materialistic and cold-blooded, but the excited voice from the other end of the line made her feel ashamed.
“Yes, I will be good. I will definitely give you a healthy and lively child.”
As if making a vow, Clara spoke independently and then hung up.
Du Ruoxin listened to the “beep beep beep” of the busy signal, feeling her face burn as if she had been slapped, a little painful.
Truly—
How could she blame her elder brother for being heartless when Clara was so greedy for money?
Her heart trembled!
She couldn’t help but wonder, how could such a proud and picky man like her elder brother allow Clara to be pregnant with his child?
Could it be that she used some trickery?
…
By the time Du Ruoxin and Cristino arrived at the hospital, Clara had already been taken into the delivery room.
Two hours later, she gave birth to a baby boy weighing 3.4kg.
The child was handsome, looking exactly like Cristino, with a high nose bridge, a long face, and thick eyebrows, as if printed by a machine.
Rong Doudou was delighted to see her little brother.
“Mommy, Mommy, the baby brother is so cute! Can I sleep with him tonight?”
Du Ruoxin shook her head, “The baby brother is still too young. He needs to sleep with his mommy.”
Rong Doudou was a little disappointed, “Then when he grows up, can he sleep with me?”
Du Ruoxin: “Yes.”
She smiled at the little guy, who pouted and wiggled, as if greeting them.
“Wow~~~ Baby brother is talking to me.” Rong Doudou happily muttered to herself, “Baby brother, baby brother, I’ll be your big sister from now on, and you have to listen to me.”
“If big sister tells you to go east, you can’t go west. If big sister tells you to go west, you can’t go east.”
“Big sister will love you and protect you.”
Du Ruoxin watched the two children’s “magical” communication with a smile, but at that moment, she felt her stomach move.
— Huh?
Fetal movement?
Was that fetal movement?
Du Ruoxin placed her palm on her belly. “It” was moving, “punching and kicking,” as if tumbling and cheering inside her womb?
【Second baby, do you like this little brother too?】
Du Ruoxin looked up at her elder brother, “Brother, please give the baby a name. It should sound nice.”
Cristino: “……”
After a moment of silence, he said, “Aiden.”
Aiden—meaning fiery, upright, honest, sunny, optimistic.
She hoped this child would be upright and not led astray by Clara.
“Aiden?” Du Ruoxin’s eyebrows curved into a smile, “A good name, it sounds so nice.”
She looked at the little baby, hooking its tiny finger with her index finger, and playfully teased, “Little Aiden, did you hear that? Your daddy hopes you will have a carefree life.”
The baby, as if understanding Du Ruoxin’s words, stuck out its little tongue in response.
This delighted Du Ruoxin, who praised it as “smart.”
Clara had just come back from the brink of life and death. She had a natural birth and did not dare to have a C-section.
The doctor said the baby’s position was good, and the cervix was well-dilated, suitable for natural birth.
She also did not have anesthesia. She endured the excruciating pain, almost losing half her life, but she dared not have anesthesia.
The doctor said anesthesia had risks. Although there were no symptoms in 99.99% of cases, it did not guarantee that the 0.01% would be symptom-free.
For the sea-view villa, she gritted her teeth and persevered!
Clara, who had long been exhausted and wanted to sleep to death, finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Cristino’s words.
The sea-view villa was secured.
It was not in vain that she risked her life to give birth to a son!
Cristino… even if he didn’t like her, even if he didn’t like their son… as long as Du Ruoxin and Rong Doudou liked them, the mother and son would have endless glory and wealth for the rest of their lives.
No need to work, no need to strive, they would have endless luxury goods—bags, shoes, clothes, as well as luxury cars and houses.
This was what she, no, what every woman dreamed of having in her life.
She had it!
She had achieved it!
Clara fell into a deep sleep, content.
—
After leaving the hospital, Du Ruoxin went to the clothing factory.
She finished the remaining clothes (she was responsible for the design, and the workers completed the repairs), gave a few instructions, and embarked on a flight to the UK.
She met up with Miranda.
Prince William returned and personally led the important members of the film crew on a tour of Buckingham Palace. Du Ruoxin and the others were able to see all the areas not open to the public.
In the evening, the Prince specially arranged a banquet to welcome them.
However, what Du Ruoxin did not expect was to see a familiar figure at the banquet.
A handsome and tall back, a devastatingly handsome profile. The moment he appeared, he attracted more attention from women than the master of the castle.
“Ah~~~”
“Master Rong!”
“I heard that after Master Rong became single again, he started a global selection of concubines.”
“As long as you are chosen by him, you’ll get countless designer bags, endless luxury goods, and a house for each person.”
“Wow wow wow~~~”
“Who do you think Master Rong will choose tonight?”
“Could it be me?”
“Dream on! I’m prettier than you, and I have bigger breasts. It should be me!”