Back To The 80s

Chapter 261: Chapter 271: Twins (Extra update with 10,000 recommendation votes)_1

On the night of June 30th, Gu Xiaobei woke up in the middle of the night, with waves of pain in her abdomen.

Each spasm made her feel as if her stomach was trying to curl itself, causing her to break into a cold sweat. She wondered if she might be going into labor.

Terrified, she quickly called out for Li Fengmei, who lived next door. Li Fengmei, also startled, rushed over without even putting on her shoes, "What’s wrong?"

"My stomach...it hurts unbearably...I think I might be going into labor..." Gu Xiaobei tried to sit up, feeling an intense pain drilling into her bones, followed by streams of cold sweat.

Li Fengmei was also panicked, hurriedly reassuring her, "Hold on, I’m going to get help."

Li Fengmei then ran to the neighboring Xiangyang family’s house. In this unit, Xiangyang was the only one home, as the other residents were out at work.

As soon as Xiangyang heard, he quickly put on his clothes and headed straight for the military compound to get a car. Qu Yan also emerged, standing silently to one side.

Li Fengmei returned and gathered a few outfits for the baby, wrapping clothing and diapers, before placing them into a bag that was prepared beforehand.

When Xiangyang arrived with the car, Gu Xiaobei refused Xiangyang’s offer to carry her over.

Gu Xiaobei felt her legs shaking from the pain. Biting her lower lip hard, she slowly allowed Li Fengmei to assist her onto the car.

Suddenly, Qu Yan also jumped into the passenger seat. Xiangyang furrowed his eyebrows but remained silent, immediately stepping on the gas and speeding towards the hospital.

Upon arriving at the hospital and entering the maternity ward, the duty physician examined her and said her cervix had not dilated yet, asking her to wait a bit longer.

There was Gu Xiaobei, still in severe pain, wanting to bang her head against the wall. Her face turned pallid as she said to Xiangyang, "You can go home now... I might... give birth in a while, perhaps not even soon. Fengmei is here... that’s enough." It took almost all of her strength to utter those few words.

Li Fengmei also nodded, "You should go home. This is not a conducive place for a grown man. I’ll be here, watching over."

Xiangyang thought it made sense, nodding, "Okay, I’ll return home first, and come back tomorrow morning to bring you guys some food."

No one noticed Qu Yan disappearing after arriving at the hospital.

Gu Xiaobei was in pain until the evening of the next day, and had still not given birth. She looked as though she had been fished out of water. But from beginning to end, Gu Xiaobei never let out a scream because of the pain. She just bit her lower lip hard all the time, groaning under her breath.

In the evening, Liu was the director of the obstetrics and gynecology department, who did another check and said gravely, "We should proceed with a cesarean section. The contractions have lasted so long, yet your cervix has not dilated at all. I’m afraid the child inside might become oxygen-deficient."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaobei, enduring the pain, nodded hurriedly, "Proceed with the surgery then... we can’t risk harming the child."

Director Liu turned around to arrange the surgery and asked Gu Xiaobei, "Are your family members here? They need to sign the consent form."

"No one’s here. I’ll sign it myself." After finishing her sentence, Gu Xiaobei felt a pang of injustice. Her eyes turned red. She wasn’t as strong as she thought she was.

Director Liu was rather puzzled, "Where’s your husband? Your family?"

His question only made Gu Xiaobei feel more desolate. Tears started pouring from her eyes. Li Fengmei rushed to explain, "We’re all part of military families. The men are out on their missions and our families are not nearby."

Director Liu sighed, brought a consent form, and asked Gu Xiaobei to sign it.

Without even glancing at it, Gu Xiaobei scribbled her name, her heart filled with an unbearable sadness. All she wished for now was the appearance of Lu Zhanguo. It seemed that would alleviate the pain.

Director Liu, seeing Gu Xiaobei in tears, consoled her gently, "It’s okay, it won’t hurt. Relax. Soon, you’ll be able to see your baby."

Gu Xiaobei was placed on the operating table where the anesthesiologist injected anesthetic into her spine. Ten minutes later, she suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded. Combined with the pain in her stomach, she weakly informed the doctor, "Doctor... I feel incredibly dizzy."

As soon as Gu Xiaobei finished her sentence, they heard the anesthesiologist gasp, "Not good, her blood pressure has dropped to forty, no thirty. Stop the injection immediately."

The nurse administering the anesthesia halted her action immediately. At that moment, Gu Xiaobei felt as though her soul was being ripped from her body, floating in a nebulous cloud. She was somewhat terrified and hesitated to move forward. After a short while, she saw a figure approach, only to realize in disbelief that the figure looked identical to her current self.

The figure simply smiled, "We’re both Gu Xiaobei, it’s just that during our reincarnation, we entered the wrong time and space tunnel. You became me, and I became you."

Gu Xiaobei was still processing this, pursing her lips tightly as she nervously stared at her original self, daring not to make a sound, fearful that her original self had come to reclaim her body.

Seeing Gu Xiaobei’s tense expression, the original self laughed, "I was willful and capricious before. After experiencing life and death, I realized the true value of things. Today, I came to tell you that I have been living a fine life for you in the 21st century, and you will stay in this life, accompanying those you love for the rest of your life."

It was a while before Gu Xiaobei regained her composure and murmured, "Do you have a good life in the 21st century? Did you get married?"

Her original self gave a happy smile, "Yes, I’m about to get married. It was over here that I learned what love is. I hope you will be happy too. Quick, go back. You can hear your son crying... " After she finished speaking, the clouds started rolling in, and the original-self gradually disappeared like a mirage.

Gu Xiaobei wanted to shout out, but she couldn’t make a sound. She just felt a pain in her heart and was abruptly brought back to reality. She heard the doctor say, "It’s a boy...there’s another one inside..." and she could faintly hear the crying of a baby.

However, at this moment, Gu Xiaobei was unable to think of anything else. She only felt a burning sensation on her abdomen as if someone was stirring her insides, displacing her organs.

The pain penetrated every cell, every pore, making Gu Xiaobei cry out uncontrollably, "Didn’t you say there would be anesthesia? Why does it hurt so much?"

Her eyes blurred with tears and sweat; someone was holding her hand, and a comforting voice whispered, "Your body cannot tolerate anesthesia, so the operation is being done without it. You must endure. The children are fine, there are even two of them. For their sake, you must stay strong."

Gu Xiaobei’s tears were flowing freely, unsure whether it was because of the children, the pain, or the injustice she felt. With gritted teeth, she kept quiet. When another wave of heart-wrenching pain hit her, she finally screamed, her cry piercing the operating room. This startled Li Fengmei, waiting outside in the corridor, who uncontrollably wiped away her tears.

Unable to bear the severe pain once more, Gu Xiaobei briefly lost consciousness. When she came to, she could hear someone persistently calling her name. The nurse, who had been holding her hand, whispered, "Congratulations, you gave birth to twins."

For a moment, Gu Xiaobei felt disoriented. The joy replaced the pain, charging through her bloodstream, causing her to ask, trembling, "Are the babies... are their arms and legs all intact?"

The nurse’s hand, which was swollen due to Gu Xiaobei’s constant clenches during the throes of childbirth, still wore a smile, "Yes, they’re fine. A boy and a girl. You’re very lucky."

Before Gu Xiaobei could recover from her surprise, the pain returned as her wound was being stitched up. It was so painful that she struggled for breath and cried out again. It was unbearably painful. With each layer of sutures, Gu Xiaobei felt as though she was dying and coming back to life in purgatory, over and over again.