For Your Happiness - Chapter 67 - A New Chapter in Life

Wu Di and Shao Han were still basking in the joy of happiness when they heard the head nurse call out, directing their attention toward her. After cleaning the newly born infant, the nurse wrapped him in a clean, soft baby blanket and brought him over to them with a broad smile, saying, “Take a look at your son, he’s so beautiful.”

“Son?” Wu Di whispered softly. “I became a father? I really became a father.”

“Yes, it’s a boy,” the head nurse repeated.

Wu Di chuckled absentmindedly, unsure of how to hold such a tiny baby, which made the nurse laugh.

“Let me see,” Shao Han said, unable to move since the doctor was still attending to her wound. She was eager to see the baby.

Wu Di carefully took the baby from the nurse. The little baby seemed even tinier in his arms. Wu Di brought the baby closer to Shao Han.

“Look, our son,” Wu Di said, gazing intently at the little life.

Shao Han turned her head to look, feeling a sudden twinge of disappointment.

“What’s wrong? Aren’t you happy?” Wu Di sensed a change in Shao Han’s mood.

“Why… why isn’t he cute at all?” Shao Han mumbled.

“What?” Wu Di didn’t hear her clearly.

Shao Han felt puzzled; the little baby didn’t look as beautiful and adorable as she had imagined. Instead of big eyes, he had reddish, swollen ones, and it was hard to tell if he resembled Wu Di or Shao Han. She thought that a baby born to two attractive people would be more beautiful, leaving her feeling a bit disappointed.

“All newborns start like this,” Wu Di said, utterly in love with their son.

“Yes, your son is very beautiful. I’ve seen so many newborns every day, and it’s easy to tell which ones are beautiful. He’s just fresh out of the womb, but in a month, he’ll be astonishingly beautiful,” the nurse reassured, knowing that new parents are often unaware of this.

“Even now, I think he’s very beautiful,” said Wu Di, with a heart full of paternal love.

“Take the baby out to show your family. There are quite a few people waiting outside; they must be your relatives. The grandparents must be eager to see their grandson,” the head nurse reminded them.

“Oh, right,” Wu Di had been so absorbed in looking at his son that he had forgotten everything else. Just as he was about to carry the baby out of the operating room, he stopped.

“Could you take him out to show my parents?” Wu Di reluctantly handed the precious babe to the nurse. “I want to stay with Shao Han.” His words touched Shao Han deeply.

“I’m fine, you can hold him,” Shao Han knew Wu Di loved their son and didn’t want to separate them.

“No worries, there’s a crowd outside loving and watching him,” Wu Di said as he returned to Shao Han’s side, taking her hand in his.

“I want to be here with you. I can’t leave you alone.”

Shao Han looked at him and managed a comforting smile on her pale face. After all, it was a surgery, and she had lost a lot of blood and energy. Wu Di felt a pang of heartache as he looked at her.

The doctor smoothly completed the stitching, and after more than half an hour, Shao Han’s surgery was finally over. Wu Di stayed with her until the end, bringing her back to the ward, gently placing her on the bed. The little baby had already been brought in, peacefully sleeping in a small crib beside Shao Han’s bed. Mr. and Mrs. Shao had arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Wu were also there, watching their little grandson. Everyone was commenting on how beautiful the baby was, but Shao Han still didn’t think he looked as good as she imagined. The elders assured her that newborns often appeared a bit swollen and that he would become more beautiful once the jaundice faded. Reassured, Shao Han finally felt at ease, believing in her heart that her son was the most beautiful.

Due to the medication administered to induce uterine contractions, Shao Han suddenly felt an intense pain in her abdomen.

“Ah!” Shao Han cried out in pain.

“What’s wrong?” Wu Di asked nervously.

“It hurts so much,” Shao Han replied, sweating from the pain.

“What’s happening?” Unaware of the situation, Wu Di rushed out to find a nurse.

“It’s uterine contraction pain. Can you bear it? If not, we can give you some pain relief medication,” the nurse explained.

“Okay, okay, whatever it takes. Add it, don’t let her suffer like this,” Wu Di was heartbroken. The scenes from the surgery were still vivid in his mind, and now he couldn’t bear to see her in pain. He urged the nurse immediately.

“Alright,” the nurse administered the pain relief medication, and as soon as Shao Han felt the pain, all she had to do was press a button, and it would quickly alleviate.

Exhausted from the whole day, Shao Han fell into a deep sleep. Only then did Wu Di move away from her bedside to check on their son.

The family was taking care of him, and they had hired a special domestic helper. The little baby was well-attended, comfortable, and sound asleep, blissfully unaware of who his parents were or who all the people around him were.

Wu Di bent down to kiss him, then looked up and asked Mrs. Wu, “Mom, does he look like I did when I was born? Was I this small?”

“Yes, you were even smaller. You were skinny as a little monkey. He is much chubbier than you,” Mrs. Wu chuckled, feeling a unique mix of emotions seeing her son now having a son of his own.

“Mom, does he look more like Shao Han or me?” Wu Di then turned to Mrs. Shao.

“He looks like both of you. There are parts that resemble you and parts that resemble Shao Han,” Mrs. Shao smiled at him.

“That’s why they say a child is the union of two people, because he combines both and truly becomes one,” Wu Di said with satisfaction.

He looked at the baby and then at the sleeping Shao Han. Life was once again full of direction and goals, as if he could see their future and their happy life together. Life and living had entered a new chapter.

After the storm, there isn’t always a clear sky.

A sunny day doesn’t always bring a rainbow.

So your innocent face doesn’t mean ignorance.

Not every relationship will come full circle.

At the end of solitude, there’s not always fear.

Life inevitably begins with a bit of pain.

May your eyes only see smiles.

May every tear you shed be moving.

May each of your dreams not end up empty.

If heaven and earth are truly worth praising.

It’s because you make them bustling.

Heaven and earth, the world is more hazy than you think.

I can’t bear to deceive you any more, may you understand.

May you know where to go from here.

This song by Wang Fei was sung for her daughter, yet it conveys many genuine emotions and reflections on life. For every family, for every couple in love, perhaps it represents proof of love, the continuation of life, a repository for emotions, and the true essence of happiness.