In her partial consciousness, Li Xue suddenly felt a warm hold enveloping her hands first before intertwining with her fingers. With that touch itself, she felt a sense of connection as if the person was someone she knew and he or she was trying to transfer his strength into her so that she could wake up.
The voice was not clear to her audibility but there were incoherent mumblings that she felt like understanding with some close experience. The curiosity rose in her heart. Didn't she have this kind of close connection with only him?
But how can he be here? He has the work at office and earlier when Feng Yi Lan was making a call to him, it was clearly switched off which only meant that Gao Fan has done what she has asked.
If so then his presence here was not that easily possible until and unless she had been in a state of unconsciousness for too long.
No, no that's not good. Her baby! He must be safe.
As the sense of fear rose in her heart, she wanted nothing else but to open her eyes and confirm that her baby was all safe and out of complications. Her fingers clenched tight as she focused all her strength in bringing back her consciousness.
And soon her eyelashes fluttered open. Her vision was blurred at first but soon the face of Feng Shufen became all clear. Just a look of him near her brought her back to the assurance zone that assured her of no wrong in her life.
"S-Shufen, our baby. How is he? Is he …" She asked and his expression hardened. She didn't understand the meaning of his such expression, but before she could ask him about it, he replied on his own, easing her worry off.
"He will be fine. Don't worry." He said and then turned to look back at the doctor; and as if his fire in his gaze promised to burn them alive, at once they turned on their heels, realizing the necessity of the situation.
"President Feng, don't worry, since Madam has come back to consciousness, we have everything in control. The baby will be fine." He said and was about to hurry to carry out the process. But as if in the later part of his words he messed up something, he felt a dangerous glint in the eyes of Feng Shufen. "P-President Feng, I …"
"You are the doctor and you have two lives in your hands. If you really want to save those pairs, treat both of them without the biasness." Feng Shufen seethed and it didn't take late for the doctor to understand that what he actually said wrong.
Not finding the strength to utter the word, he simply nodded before quickly walking away to get on with his work.
All this while Li Xue just stayed silent and saw the man controlling his fury. The labor pain was leaving her with no strength to talk but for some reason, Feng Shufen's hands in hers was making her feel some ease in her heart.
"W-Wasn't your phone switched off? How did you know that I was here?" she asked, panting with some heavy breath.
Feng Shufen's expressions grew gruesome and he turned to look out of the small glass on the door. Li Xue followed his gaze and saw the guilty face of Gao Fan standing outside. Gritting her teeth, she tried to gather some power in her explanation. "D-Don't blame him. He was just following my orders. I would have felt insulted if h-he would have rejected it."
But even if she said so, Feng Shufen's expressions don't ease. So, tugging him on his hand, she asked him to look at her. But in the process of doing so, she realized how tightly she had gripped his arms. It was to the point that her nails were grazing deep into his skill, almost making him bleed.
It must be inflicting an excruciating pain in him, but not even once did he make her realize it. "I am sorry." Apologizing for it, she was about to let go of hold but as if he already read her thoughts and plans, Feng Shufen reached out another hand just to make sure she didn't let go of him.
"It's okay. It's not hurting that much. Keep holding it, it will make you feel better in the situation." He said and Li Xue shook her head. But before she could say anything in regard, Feng Shufen presented his reason hard. "Let it be. I want to share this moment of pain with you. I don't want to sit ideal when you are undergoing the worst."
He said Li Xue didn't know what more to say. She felt the warmth spreading in her heart. Usually, she would have praised him for it but realizing that it was time for her to save some strength now and concentrate on pushing the baby out, she didn't use her words. Rather she just accepted his request and to let him know about her acceptance, she kept holding his hands.
After a moment, she was no longer able to do it, her nails dug deeper into his skin and she winced as the doctor went on with the process. Seeing her like that Feng Shufen wanted to tear the world but a part of him knew that even if he did so, it wouldn't help her in any way. So, he simply stood there by her side, rounding his fingers in a fist. While his knuckles turned all white, his face exuded the dangerous darkness that warned the doctors to not look his way.
"Mr. Beelzebub, this pain is something that every woman goes through. So, you better not blame yourself or anyone for it. Also, why are you wasting your time blaming it on something inside your mind? Didn't you say that you want to share this moment of pain with me? Then help me surviving it." She said and the man turned to look at her in confusion.
To which, Li Xue nodded, "Yes, I am asking you to help and since it's my asking you will make it, I am sure."
"What do you want me to do?" He asked, his tone was all desperate to do something that would help in reducing her pain.
"Answer the thing I asked you. I am sure once you complete that story, it will be done." She said and Feng Shufen stared at her. His expressions, a bit complex to read.