Chapter 1430: Chapter 1430: A Very Important Date
"The baby is almost due. Don’t you want to feel them, hear their voices?"
Third Young Master Jun could barely control himself. Of course, he wanted to—he wanted it desperately, crazily.
He longed to be by her side, longed to witness the birth of his flesh and blood. In the past, with Yuanyuan and Yiyi, he never even knew they existed, let alone saw their births.
How badly he wanted to make up for this regret and watch his child be born.
But—
He thought of the Godfather, thought of that top-secret plan.
He knew he wouldn’t get the chance. He wouldn’t make it to that moment.
"I’m sorry."
"..." Ye Lu’s fingers trembled slightly. Not even this wish could come true?
But she just wanted to see him, only to see him.
What she was about to do was too dangerous. She felt scared inside, and she wanted to see him—to draw strength from him so that she could persist on her own.
"I must see you. I absolutely must," she said stubbornly.
"Lu’er, don’t be so willful."
"You’ve indulged so many of my whims before. Let me be willful one last time, Jun Huang. I miss you. I really, really miss you..." Her voice choked with emotion by the end, sounding so lonely and helpless.
Third Young Master Jun felt a sharp, aching pain in his heart as he listened.
"I truly don’t have time today. When I’m free, I’ll come see you."
"I don’t believe you. You’re just brushing me off." Ye Lu’s smile looked like a cry. She knew him too well—exactly because she understood him, she knew how decisive, how cruel he could be. She loved and hated him, yet couldn’t truly resent him.
But she truly had no time left.
"I’ll be waiting for you at the Maple Leaf Café on XX Road! You must come."
She didn’t give him a chance to refuse, hanging up decisively.
Then, she took a deep breath, gathered her spirits, got out of bed, and opened her suitcase to pick something out with anticipation. It felt just like preparing for a first date—nervous yet full of expectation.
She carefully chose a graceful and gentle maternity dress, paired it with an ivory-white jacket. The design was elegant and beautiful. Looking at herself in the mirror, as a pregnant woman, she no longer expected clothes to look flattering or for her figure to stand out.
But she still put thought into the outfit, determined to make herself look beautiful.
Facing the mirror, she tied her hair into a bun, adorned it with an elegant pearl camellia near her temple, brushed her eyebrows lightly, applied a touch of natural lipstick, and dabbed on a small amount of blush.
Her slightly pale face suddenly looked much more vibrant. Her features radiated a delicate gentleness, making her appear much prettier.
Ye Lu scrutinized herself in the mirror from different angles for a long time before finally smiling with satisfaction.
This was an important meeting.
She wanted to leave him with a beautiful memory so that when he thought of her in the future, it wouldn’t be of a frail, pallid decline, but of a lovely, gentle figure.
After all, she was still a woman.
She wanted to live forever, beautiful, in the heart of the man she loved most.
She grabbed her handbag and walked out of the hospital room.
"Didn’t you say you were going to rest properly? Where are you off to again now?" Dr. K was already exasperated by her relentless antics.
Dealing with this couple that seemed hell-bent on pushing limits, he felt like his life would be shortened by ten years.
"I arranged to meet him. I promise, this will truly be the last time. Once I’m back, I’ll stay here quietly until I give birth," Ye Lu said with an ingratiating tone.
Dr. K shot her a fierce glare.
But after thinking it over, he understood her feelings. Third Young Master Jun would never be by her side for the delivery. She wouldn’t even let him know. In fact, she wouldn’t let anyone find out about the induced labor.
A woman enduring the pain of childbirth all on her own, without anyone to accompany her, enduring such agony alone.
