Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Wanting a Child
"In-vitro fertilization?"
With swollen red eyes and an exhausted expression, Shen Hanqian repeated the suggestion in a hoarse voice.
"Yes, please, please do this for Junnan, give birth to his child. If Junnan... if Junnan really is going to leave us, we can't let him go without leaving any offspring behind, right? That would be too cruel!" Qin Songzhi, the mother of Junnan, clutched at Shen Hanqian, her face wet with tears as she begged pitifully.
Shen Hanqian closed her eyes in agony, and tears immediately began to fall.
Half a month ago, on the very day she and Junnan got married, on the way to the hotel, there was a severe car accident.
Bang—
"Qianqian..."
The moment the cars collided with tremendous force, Qiao Junnan held her tight!
He held her so tightly, as if he wanted to merge her into his body.
After the enormous impact, Qiao Junnan lay on top of her, covered in blood, motionless!
"No... Junnan... wake up, don't leave me... you need to live..." Shen Hanqian, her wedding dress smeared with blood, cried out in despair.
Thinking back to that moment, she felt as if she wanted to die. How she wished it was herself lying in the intensive care unit, so that she wouldn't have to experience Junnan slipping away bit by bit!
Qiao Junnan had been in a coma for a month, his survival or death, whether he would wake up or not, all remained uncertain.
He was only twenty-five years old, if he really...
She was willing to bear a child for Junnan, to let his life continue in some way; it was what she felt she should do for him!
"Mom, I'm willing. But given Junnan's current condition, can he still father a child?" She wiped away her tears.
"Of course, he can. I've asked the doctors!" Qin Songzhi said eagerly. "Rest well these next few days. I will have the nanny nourish you well, then bear a healthy and chubby son for Junnan! Even if he doesn't wake up, I think he would be happy!"
"Mom, don't worry, I will!" Shen Hanqian nodded, her eyes moist.
...
After a month and a half of testing, Shen Hanqian successfully had her ovum harvested on the white operating table of the hospital!
The doctor performing the operation said sympathetically, "It must have been very painful just now, right?"
Shen Hanqian shook her head. "As long as I can give birth to his baby, no matter how much it hurts, I can endure it!"
Three days later, the embryo was transferred into her body!
Fourteen days after the test, pregnancy was confirmed!
Holding the test report, Shen Hanqian went to the ICU ward to share the good news with her husband. "Junnan, we're going to have a baby. Please get well soon. I want you to be with me when it's time to deliver. I want you beside me when our baby is born, okay? You promised to take care of me, you promised to hold my hand and feel our child's birth together. Do you remember?"
The man lying on the hospital bed still had his eyes tightly shut.
Shen Hanqian pressed her cheek against the palm of his hand, longing for the sensation of him cradling her face. "Junnan, please wake up. The baby and I both need you!"