With the help of Su Shen and the attending doctor, Gu Zi was carefully eased onto the rolling gurney.
The short journey from home had already left her drained. Sweat clung to her brow in glistening beads, sliding down her face like rain on a windowpane. Her lips pressed tightly together as low, pained murmurs escaped—quiet yet agonizing—each one cutting straight through Su Shen's heart.
The medical staff began briskly wheeling the gurney toward the delivery room, moving with all the urgency of a Code Red emergency.
Su Shen followed immediately, refusing to let even an inch form between them. Behind him trailed Su Jing and the three children, all struggling to keep up with the momentum.
