A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 169: Labor Begins

"No. Everyone was still asleep, so I quietly left."

When Qiong Xing said that he didn’t want to wake them since they were probably tired, Fei let out a big sigh and called him over to a nearby bench.

"It’s already too late for that, but just sit here quietly. I’ll go call someone... maybe the boss."

"Huh? It’s really fine. I was just taking a walk. Once I feel better, I’ll go back to the room."

Qiong Xing insisted that there was no need to wake anyone. But before he could finish speaking, Fei had already run off.

"I’m bored..."

Normally he wouldn’t think much about it, but today he felt like he needed to be doing something or he couldn’t relax.

As he sat there swinging his legs like a child while waiting, Joa came running toward him in a hurry.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes. I told Fei I was fine too, but he still went to call you... I’m sorry for waking you."

Joa had probably been asleep.

His hair at the back was slightly messy.

When Qiong Xing apologized for waking him, Joa simply smiled and gently patted his head.

"This is nothing. I can go for a walk with you or whatever you want."

"It’s just... I can’t seem to calm down... I couldn’t even feel like going back to sleep, so I didn’t know what to do."

Even while looking worried, Joa offered his hand to help Qiong Xing walk.

The two of them then walked side by side.

"How’s your stomach?"

"It feels a little tight. I don’t know if that’s the reason, but I just can’t sit still."

"It doesn’t hurt, right?"

"No. That’s why I decided to walk a little, just to change my mood."

Even though he had prepared himself, maybe he was still nervous about giving birth for the first time.

Qiong Xing felt happy when Joa squeezed his hand with his large warm hand.

The warmth made his slightly gloomy mood feel lighter.

"Joa."

"Yeah?"

"Please carry me."

Qiong Xing stretched out his arms like a child.

Joa didn’t show any annoyance and gently picked him up.

Even while holding both Qiong Xing and the baby in his stomach, Joa’s strong arms remained steady and firm. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"What’s wrong?"

The gentle patting felt like the way someone would soothe a child to sleep.

However, sleep did not come to him.

Instead, it only felt comforting.

"I think... it might be soon."

"I see."

"...Do you think I’ll be able to raise the child properly?"

"If it’s you, you’ll be fine. Besides, we’re here too."

"...I lost my parents when I was a child. It’s not like I don’t know what parental love is. But... I’m worried whether I can do it well."

Even though the time was short, his parents had raised him with love.

He knew that much.

But when he asked himself whether he could do the same thing, he didn’t know the answer.

His memories only lasted until he was twelve years old.

After that... what then?

Even when he looked at the families around him, he couldn’t tell what the correct way was.

The uncertainty made him uneasy.

"I always admired the idea of having a family. But now that my own child is about to be born, I can’t help feeling nervous."

Joa and the others kept telling him that if it was Qiong Xing everything would be fine.

But inside, Qiong Xing was filled with nothing but worry.

He had never raised a child before and he kept wondering whether someone like him could really raise a child properly.

"I see. But everyone feels like that at the beginning."

"Huh?"

"Even the women here who already have kids went through that at first. Now they’re used to it and have become tough mothers, but back then they used to be a bit more cute."

When a child was born and someone appeared that they had to protect, mothers became strong.

Just like Qiong Xing’s own mother had been.

She had been strong enough to keep his father under control.

She was someone Qiong Xing admired deeply and above all she had been a very loving person.

"If you don’t understand something, just ask someone who does and besides, there’s no such thing as being good or bad at raising kids. Just look at the children here. Not a single one of them has the same personality."

That was true.

There were not that many children here, but each of them had a different personality even though they were all lively.

Some loved running around outside, while others preferred to stay quietly inside their rooms.

It was probably because of their parents’ personalities and the different ways they were raised.

"Then my child might grow up to be the kind of kid everyone worries about because they’re always getting into trouble."

"Please don’t let that happen."

"Hahahahaha!"

Qiong Xing couldn’t help laughing at Joa who complained that he wouldn’t even be able to sleep peacefully if that happened.

"Hahaha, but that’s what it means, right? Well, the child might end up taking after Elias, but we won’t know until we actually raise them."

"They might not take after Elias. After all, the kid has three dads."

"That’s true. I’m looking forward to—ah!"

"Qiong Xing?"

"It h-hurts... my stomach... ah, it hurts..."

"Damn it, is it labor? I’m taking you back to the room."

The sudden pain surprised him and he immediately clutched his stomach.

It wasn’t unbearable, but the dull pain kept coming again and again, making it very hard to endure.

When they returned to the room, Joa immediately started waking up Leander and the others by banging loudly.

While watching everyone rush around and begin preparing in a hurry, Qiong Xing endured the pain.

The pain faded once, but then it returned again and again.

When he thought about how he might have to endure this for hours, he felt like he might lose consciousness.