glory [rebirth]

"Apart from this salary card, do you have savings?" Mu Qingtong asked.

"I have." Damian interjected, "I saved part of it when I was serving in the Black Swan, and after studying, I spent less money, plus I have a scholarship, so that money has not been touched much."

"I still have a lot, the extra money I earned before." Schwartz didn't understand the situation at all, "It doesn't matter."

Damian insisted, "Use mine."

Mu Qingtong coughed lightly, decided to leave the housework to the two of them, and changed the topic and said, "Then I'll use your salary card first, because the expenses will be very high after the child is born. The bank statement will wait until I come back." Type it out together, and I will pay you back slowly in the future, at the highest regular interest rate."

"No, no interest..." Schwartz said hastily.

"Don't talk about it, it's settled like this." Mu Qingtong said, "I still have to find a house to rent. Can you help me find a quieter place? It needs convenient transportation."

"Okay, no, no problem, I can find it for you now." Schwartz said happily.

"I'll help you move the computer, which one is it?" Damian said upon seeing this.

"Any, any one will do." Schwartz said.

After Damian entered, Mu Qingtong said to Schwartz, "He has lost a lot of weight."

Talking about this issue, Schwartz was a little melancholy, nodded, and said helplessly: "Yeah, but it's under control, and the weight hasn't, hasn't continued to drop. He is also working hard to eat every day, although I can't do it well. It's delicious, but he's giving me face... I'll improve my level slowly."

Schwartz lowered his head and smiled when he talked about the latter, and continued: "In a while, he will, he will have skin grafting surgery, tattoos on his body will also need to be washed, and there will be treatment for scar removal... He has never been here, Undressing in front of me, I know he has injuries all over his body, as you have seen, he still has gauze on his wrists, and he refuses to take them off."

"..." Mu Qingtong patted Schwartz on the shoulder to express his comfort.

Schwartz has always been quick to find things, and he settled on a residence in the South District in a short while.

When he was looking for a house, Mu Qingtong went to the kitchen to make breakfast. This time Damian didn't ask Schwartz to feed him. After finishing the exercise, he ate a bowl slowly with a spoon.

Mu Qingtong had to go out to buy oversized clothes, and stopped by to look at the house. Damian couldn't come with him, so he said he would stay at home and wait for them to come back.

Mu Qingtong couldn't exercise too much, so things were done very slowly. After they finished their work, it was already evening.

The rented house is not big, but the decoration is good, the environment is quiet, and the traffic is relatively convenient. Mu Qingtong told Schwartz that he will rarely visit his mother in the third hospital, so please pay attention to it. one time.

Schwartz readily agreed.

Even Schwartz still doesn't know exactly how Mu Qingtong and Jiang Yao discussed it, but he smelled a hint of determination.

"Be careful..." Schwartz said when the two separated.

"Yes." Mu Qingtong nodded.

Schwartz was silent for a while, then suddenly stretched out his arms to hug Mu Qingtong, and said in a low voice, "I'm still waiting for the little prince to be born, you must be sure nothing happens..."

"Okay." Mu Qingtong smiled and patted him on the back.

In the dark, several guards disguised as citizens hid in every corner, observing the situation inside the house from time to time.

In the other place, as always, someone took a camera and took pictures of Mu Qingtong's every move, then packed them into a compressed file, saved them in an email, and sent them out.

Damian asked about the specific situation when he was sleeping at night, but Schwartz himself didn't know much about it, so he could only give him a rough idea.

Damian was speechless for a long time after hearing this.

Herman is a complete lunatic, and Mu Qingtong is even more cruel to him than him, and Damian has to admire him for this.

He held Schwartz that night, like he was afraid of losing him.

Schwartz was a little inexplicable, but the heat from Damian made him feel very at ease, he curled up obediently and let him hug him.

In the next few days, perhaps because he felt separated from his father, Liangliang stayed silent in Mu Qingtong's stomach for a while, no matter how Mu Qingtong massaged, he didn't respond at all.

Mu Qingtong was so scared that he went for a checkup. The doctor told him not to be too nervous before he was relieved.

Fortunately, the fetal movement returned to its previous frequency and became more and more frequent.

Because Liangliang grew bigger and bigger, Mu Qingtong would occasionally have difficulty breathing due to his oppression, and often had to breathe quickly while walking.

Living alone is very lonely.

Schwartz chose a one-story house area for him, and most of the neighbors around him are old men and women who are retired, and they treat people kindly.When I go out for a walk, I will greet each other when I meet them. When the weather is good, several people will gather together to bask in the sun and chat.

But Mu Qingtong still felt that something was missing.

During the day, when someone talked, he could still watch TV and go for a walk to distract himself, but at night, especially when he was sleeping, the loneliness in Mu Qingtong's heart suddenly filled his entire chest.

He turned sideways and hugged himself with open arms, just like Jiang Yao hugged him before.

He closed his eyes and imagined that Jiang Yao was lying behind him and fell asleep. The pressure on him from the quilt covering him was exactly the same as Jiang Yao's chest except for the temperature difference.

Mu Qingtong probably understood why he didn't feel lonely when he was an undercover agent before, and he didn't even feel the same way when he first came to this place. At that time, he was more of a kind of despair.

But now, his heart seemed to be tied by a rope, and then he was led thousands of miles away to be tied to another person.

Even though they live in the same city and breathe the same air.

But he couldn't suppress his thoughts.

Mu Qingtong thought that the first two weeks were the hardest, as long as she got used to this kind of life, it would be fine.But as the child got bigger and bigger, it became more and more inconvenient for him to move, and when his calf even appeared swollen, his mood also dropped to the lowest point.

That night, I was massaging my calf while my nose was sore. There was no one in the room, the window was silent, the stars were as bright as ever, and a dusty car was parked under the street lamp. They all walk together in twos and threes.

That kind of heart-wrenching loneliness, as if he was abandoned by the whole world.

He admitted that at that time he especially wanted Jiang Yao to accompany him.

He knew he wasn't in the right state, that his control over his emotions shouldn't be like this, but he just couldn't control it.

When he went to the maternity checkup, he was always alone. After seeing his age, the doctor also condemned the child's father for being irresponsible.

Mu Qingtong told the doctor about his recent mental state, and the doctor told him that it was because the father of the child was not by his side all the time. It is very normal to have big mood swings after pregnancy. If the father of the child does not come, he can only Adjust slowly by yourself.

Mu Qingtong guessed that this is inseparable from the sense of gap.

There has been almost no cracks in the relationship between him and Jiang Yao. He can say that he has always been very happy, so there is a very strong contrast at this time.In today's situation, as long as he has a little negative emotion, he will be magnified infinitely by himself.

There was nothing he could do about it.

He even doubted why he did this, thinking that he might fail and lose everything, thinking that he might lose this child, thinking that because of his previous self-righteousness, he almost left Jiang Yao...

Then he thought about giving up.

At the saddest moment, he didn't even want to give birth to this child. He doubted his gender and physical structure. He didn't know why he accepted the existence of this child so easily and loved him so much.

Everything became inexplicable.

It was a very difficult time.

Schwartz would often send him messages, but because he was worried about the impact of radiation on his children, Mu Qingtong basically shut down his phone and only checked his mailbox at a fixed time every day.

Schwartz sent him mostly funny jokes, and also mentioned his life with Damian. Schwartz told him that Damian had completed the first stage of surgery and removed the tattoo on his body. , and under the intervention of a psychologist, the anorexia situation is much better than at the beginning, and the weight has gradually recovered.It's just that he is still much thinner than before, and he can't go home in order not to worry his parents.

The weather is gradually getting hotter, and the average temperature has risen to more than ten degrees, so there is no need to turn on the air conditioner all the time.

Mu Qingtong also changed into lighter clothes, but this way his stomach could not be covered at all.He deliberately concealed this fact before, which caused the neighbors around him to be very surprised when they saw his belly, and at the same time they were a little curious about Mu Qingtong's affairs.

But out of respect for personal privacy, the old people never asked about the child's father, but they cared more about Mu Qingtong in daily life.

During the days when Jiang Yao was not by his side, he resumed the habit of keeping a diary, but now he records basically the changes in his body.

In the diary, he never expressed his thoughts on Jiang Yao. Jiang Yao has been completely erased from the diary by him, as if they had really broken up.

And after Jiang Yao and Mu Qingtong met for the last time, they began to arrange the follow-up work in full swing, secretly protecting Mu Qingtong, and conceiving how to carry out the follow-up actions.Under the condition of ensuring to deceive Herman, Mu Qingtong and the child will not be hurt.It was exhausting for him.

Then, near the end of the term, he went back to school for a two-week surprise review, took the final exam, and his grades were still at the forefront.

The guards reported Mu Qingtong's situation to him every day, listing everything in detail.

Mu Qingtong's complexion became worse day by day, and then he wanted to order the guards not to show him photos, but to report what Mu Qingtong did every day.

But when he was about to speak, he regretted it again. He had to fully understand Mu Qingtong's state. If he couldn't persist, he had to stop him in time, bring him back, and tell him not to go undercover. The way to deal with Herman.

But Mu Qingtong persisted.

Every time when he thought that Mu Qingtong was going to be overwhelmed, he always endured it, and then his mood would improve for a while.He didn't know how Mu Qingtong adjusted it. Jiang Yao was shocked by his firmness.

After Mu Qingtong left, Jiang Yao suddenly had the habit of meditating before falling asleep, which made the butler wonder why.

He sat cross-legged on the bed quietly, relaxed his body and mind, and entered a state of meditation in an extremely stable manner.

No one knew what he was thinking. At that time, his expression was extremely gentle, as if he was facing his long-lost lover.

He never gave the future little prince a name, and followed Mu Qingtong to call him Liangliang. Sometimes he would dream of the three of them together in his dreams.

Liangliang has already been born, with exactly the same eyebrows and eyes as Mu Qingtong, lying on the crib, stretching his calves, poking him and making faces at people who come by, and crying deafeningly.

But after waking up, everything went back to the way it was before. Jiang Yao lay on the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling for a while before getting up.

As the day of giving birth drew closer, Mu Qingtong became more and more nervous. Due to the serious swelling of his legs, he had to buy a pair of shoes that were one size larger than usual.

After 26 weeks, the heavy belly was pressing on his narrow pelvis, making his entire waist and lower limbs sore, and there was no way to relieve the symptoms.

When he was resting on the sofa, he would think that he was only 28 weeks pregnant, but the average woman was 40 weeks. He was already very uncomfortable at 28 weeks, and he couldn't imagine how to endure 40 weeks.

This reminded him of his biological mother again.

Mu Qingtong took a deep breath, turned on the TV to distract herself, and forced herself not to think about these sad things.

When Mu Qingtong is not in a good mood, Liangliang usually kicks him here and there in the stomach to play and interact with Mu Qingtong.

When Mu Qingtong lifted his clothes, he would see a small round bulge protruding from his stomach. He pressed it down with his fingers, and then Liangliang moved more happily.

At this time, his movements were already very powerful, and if he kicked hard, Mu Qingtong would be out of breath for a long time, and his stomach hurt very much.

Liangliang is more active than ordinary children, as long as there is a little movement from the outside world, he will respond.

Mu Qingtong loves to listen to light music, and when he sleeps at night, he will turn on the bracelet and play for a while, while Liangliang moves around in his stomach like dancing, rolling back and forth.

Mu Qingtong had nothing to do with him, and when she felt really uncomfortable, she silently threatened that she would beat him to death after giving birth to him.

In the 27th week of Mu Qingtong's pregnancy, when he was about to go to the hospital for delivery, something unexpected happened to him.

He was shopping in the supermarket that day, and when he swiped his card, he found that the words "illegal operation" were displayed. He thought that the card had been degaussed by accident, so he called Schwartz and told him that he had to get a new one.

Schwartz said that the bank had frozen his card in the name of reporting the loss.

Schwartz didn't tell him the cause and effect, but Mu Qingtong understood after thinking for a while, and he knew it was Jiang Yao's handwriting.

Before that, he told Jiang Yao that if you want to do something to hinder me, you don't need to discuss it with him in advance. In short, you must do everything possible to drive him to a dead end.

Jiang Yao did a great job and cut off his source of income when he was about to give birth.

Mu Qingtong had no choice. He only had 2000 yuan in his own bank card, not even enough for the operation.

However, in order to prevent accidents, he used Schwartz's card to withdraw 5000 yuan in cash from the beginning.

Mu Qingtong didn't know if it would be enough for the hospital expenses later on. The relief money proved that he was placed at home in Sedka District, and he would not enjoy the discount for a while.

He rubbed the space between his brows, anxiously thinking about how to deal with it, and then called Damian.

Damian shuts down.

Mu Qingtong took a deep breath, took out the bracelet, called up the map of this area, took a pen and paper to draw several routes on it, thought about the approximate traffic conditions of each route, and checked himself again The day of the due date.

A very bold idea gradually formed in his mind.

Eight days later, Mu Qingtong was filling a thermos with hot water at home, ready to put it on the bedside table to drink at any time, when he just bent down, he suddenly felt incontinent.

It reminded him of the time when he almost had a miscarriage a few months ago.

At that time, it was also a stream of heat pouring out of his body continuously, making it sticky.

This time it's amniotic fluid.

Before Mu Qingtong started to suffer from abdominal pain, he took advantage of this stall to walk to the bedroom with his stomach in his hands, and made an emergency call with the communicator.

"Hello?" He trembled a little at the end, and his heart was more nervous than ever, "Well, yes... I'm at home alone... I'm 28 weeks pregnant, my water broke... I'm at 43, Red Community, Seventh Avenue, South District No... um..."

Mu Qingtong suddenly let out a muffled snort. He had already started contractions for the first time. His eyes widened and he panted quickly, "Go... it's starting to hurt... hurry up... hurry up."

Mu Qingtong had never felt such pain before. He lay on the bed with his legs spread apart, not knowing what to do, the pain came intermittently.

Liangliang kept falling down in his stomach, Mu Qingtong groaned on the bed in confusion and fear, he was sweating all over, soaked his clothes and wet his pillow.

His hands were tearing at the sheets, as if that would ease his pain now.

But this is not the end.

Ten minutes later, the nearest large hospital arrived, knocked open his door, and loaded him into an ambulance quickly but orderly.

Mu Qingtong's sanity was still a little clear, and he answered a series of questions from the doctor while the pain was easing.

Mu Qingtong couldn't describe the pain, it was as if his body was split in half, torn from the middle, and he almost fainted during the process.

He heard that his bones were gradually cracking, making a "cracking" sound, blood was coming out of his lips, and even his gums were stained with blood, and the bursts of screaming due to pain made him hoarse and exhausted.

He called Lu Sien hoarsely, and suppressed the word Jiang Yao that was about to blurt out with the last bit of reason left.

In the palace, Jiang Yao bit the back of his hand in the room, sat by the bed for a while, then stood up and paced for a while.He took a book from the shelf and flipped through it casually. After a while, he realized that he had taken the book down and threw it on the table irritably.

It has been nearly three hours since Mu Qingtong entered the operating room, and he hasn't come out yet, so he has no idea what happened.

Jiang Yao took a few deep breaths and found that his breathing rate was still rapid and disordered, and he couldn't adjust it at all.

He sat on the chair, shaking his legs constantly, and tapped his fingers on the tabletop, making chaotic knocking sounds.

Six hours later, the sudden cry of a baby ended the battle.

Mu Qingtong was still in a coma and couldn't see the child for the first time, so the doctor wiped the child's body and put it in an incubator for observation.

Baby boy, chromosome xy, weight 1300g, body length 36cm.

A little bigger than normal kids.

When the butler opened the door of Jiang Yao's bedroom, he was shocked by the pale face of the crown prince. His lips were bloodless, and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he had a serious illness.

The butler lowered his head, walked in silently, saluted him, and then said: "Congratulations, Your Highness, the little prince and Mr. Mu are both safe."

Jiang Yao suddenly took a few steps back as if collapsed and sat back on the chair. He seemed to want to put his hand on his chin, but he forgot how to do this, so he waved his hand in the air for a while.

After a while, he suddenly laughed again, with a faint glimmer of water in his eyes.

The butler saluted again behind him, and retreated with a smile.

Schwartz and Damian were also anxiously awaiting the results at home. After uploading the baby's data at the hospital, Schwartz immediately established a transmission connection, downloaded all the data, and then cleared the records.

The information filled in by the hospital was very detailed, and even brought a photo of the baby.

The skin is red, the eyes are tightly closed, the hair looks a little wet on the scalp, and the vellus hair has not faded, like a little monkey.

Even though the facial features have not yet opened, the shape of the mouth can already be seen to be exactly the same as Jiang Yao's.

Schwartz had been guarding the computer from the moment Mu Qingtong entered the hospital, and Damian was by his side. After waiting for so long, the result finally came.

He hugged Damian excitedly, almost shed tears, and kept repeating in his mouth, it's great, it's great...

Damian patted him on the back and whispered that they'd have one of their own later.

The next day, Mu Qingtong woke up leisurely.

The baby was developing well, and after a few hours it adapted to the outside temperature. It was carried out of the incubator and placed next to Mu Qingtong.

Mu Qingtong's eyes were black and blue, and his whole body was still weak. He turned his head to look at his sleeping son beside him.

The baby's skin is extremely soft. Although his size is already too big, he is still a 28-week-old baby. His head is not even as big as Mu Qingtong's fist. He seems to want to eat something.

Mu Qingtong stretched out his hand with a weary smile. The baby's hand curled up unconsciously. Mu Qingtong gently pushed his fingers away and put his index finger into his palm.

The moment his son's finger rested on the tip of his index finger, Mu Qingtong's tears rolled down his face.

Welcome to this world, Liangliang.

Welcome to this world, Liangliang.