Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Congratulations, You’re Going to Be a Dad!

Gu Yanshen, holding the weightless woman in his arms, dashed through the chaotic backstage as if he had lost his mind.

His military coat was still wrapped around Lin Wan Yi, and a faint trace of blood from her lips stained his own shirt.

He couldn’t hear anything, nor could he see anything, with only one thought in his mind.

The hospital.

Keep her alive.

The General Hospital of the Military Region, Emergency Room.

The red light was like a blood-red eye, piercing the nerves of everyone in the corridor.

Gu Yanshen stood at the door like a statue soaked in blood, motionless.

His eyes were no longer just red, but a deep scarlet, staring steadfastly at the cold door.

As if he wanted to burn a hole through it with his gaze.

The corridor was crowded with people.

The commander, Political Commissioner Chen, Wang Xiu’e, and Sister Zhou had all arrived.

Sister in law Xiao Liu and several other military wives from the dance troupe were also there, huddled in a corner, at a complete loss.

Standing in the farthest corner was Gu Zhen Guo.

His hands were clasped behind his back, his expression serenely calm like the moment before a storm, sending chills down everyone’s spine.

Wang Xiu’e’s tears were like a flood, unstoppable.

She clung to Sister Zhou’s hand, repeating incessantly.

“It’s all my fault… It’s all my fault…”

“I pressured her, insisted on fighting for this breath, placing such a heavy burden on her…”

“She’s so young, how could she bear this suffering…”

“If anything happens to her, how… how do I explain to Yanshen…”

Sister Zhou held her, her own eyes reddened.

“Xiu’e, don’t be like this, it’s not your fault.”

“Who could have foreseen this happening…”

On the other side, Sister in law Liu was tearfully speaking to the military wives beside her.

“I told you, Wan Yi’s face didn’t look right these days, but she kept saying it was just fatigue.”

“She stayed up several nights perfecting our movements, her voice was hoarse but she still sang for us.”

“Just the night before last, I saw her holding her waist and asked if she was unwell, she smiled and said it was nothing.”

Another military wife chimed in.

“This must be poisoning! Just like the incident with Sun Li! Out of jealousy!”

“It has to be! How else could she faint out of nowhere!”

The commander paced irritably up and down the corridor before stopping abruptly to issue orders to the officer behind him.

“You! Take people to the auditorium right now!”

“Seal off the backstage completely! Not even a fly is allowed in!”

The commander instructed on the spot to temporarily seal off the backstage, thoroughly inspect all props and drinking water, suspecting intentional poisoning.

“Everything the dance troupe has touched, especially the water they drank and the snacks they ate, must be sealed and sent for testing!”

“Investigate! Get to the bottom of this! I don’t care who it is— if they dare to carry out schemes on my turf, they better be prepared to spend the rest of their days in prison!”

“Yes, sir!” The officer saluted and sprinted away.

Despite the orders being given, the atmosphere in the corridor grew even more oppressive.

Political Commissioner Chen approached Gu Yanshen, intending to pat his shoulder, but stopped halfway.

“Yanshen, you… calm down, the doctors are still in there.”

Gu Yanshen remained unresponsive, as if he hadn’t heard him.

At that moment, a cold voice came from the end of the corridor.

“Gu Yanshen.”

It was Gu Zhen Guo.

He walked over with steady steps, stopping in front of Gu Yanshen.

He glanced at the red light of the emergency room, then at his son.

His gaze was like a knife.

“Look at yourself now.”

Gu Zhen Guo spoke, his voice devoid of warmth.

“Disheveled and losing control, abandoning your military decorum and reason for a woman?”

“Is this how a commander should behave?”

Upon hearing this, the commander and Political Commissioner Chen’s expressions changed.

Of all times, this is what he chooses to say!

Gu Yanshen finally reacted.

He slowly, slowly turned his head, his scarlet eyes locking onto his father.

“She is not just a woman.”

His voice was harshly strained, each word forced from his throat.

“She is my wife.”

“The very life of me, Gu Yanshen.”

Their gazes clashed in the air, sparks flying.

The atmosphere in the corridor froze due to this confrontation.

“Creak—”

The emergency room door suddenly opened a crack, and a young nurse peeked out.

“Who outside here is the patient’s family? We need a signature…”

She hadn’t finished her sentence when the sight at the door silenced her.

A bloodstained commander, an intimidating superior, and a group of officials…

The young nurse’s legs turned to jelly.

Gu Yanshen suddenly turned around and grabbed the door frame, shaking it with such force that the door trembled.

“How is she!”

He roared like a trapped beast.

The little nurse was so scared she almost burst into tears.

“The… the patient is still being examined… please… please be patient…”

“Bang!”

A deafening crash.

Everyone shuddered at the sudden, violent noise.

Gu Yanshen withdrew his fist from the wall.

On the wall, the white paint cracked like a spider web, with a sunken fist mark in the center.

Gu Yanshen had punched the hospital wall, cracking the paint, and his fist was bleeding. This self-destructive act of violence was a release of his extreme fear and anger, showcasing the mad side of the “living Yama” when he lost control.

Blood flowed down his knuckles, trickling down to the shiny floor and blossoming into droplets of crimson.

“Gu Yanshen!”

Gu Zhen Guo sternly scolded.

Wang Xiu’e covered her mouth to stifle a scream.

Wang Xiu’e, tears streaming down, held onto Sister Zhou’s hand, muttering repeatedly, “It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have let her work so hard…” Her intense guilt and regret inversely proved Lin Wan Yi’s value and her charismatic personality.

“It’s all retribution… What kind of retribution is this…”

Gu Yanshen seemed oblivious to pain, only staring fiercely at the trembling little nurse with those beast-like eyes.

“Speak!”

He uttered just one word.

The murderous intent made the temperature in the hallway plummet to freezing.

“Stop!”

The emergency room door was pushed open suddenly, and a gray-haired old doctor rushed out, standing in front of the little nurse.

“Who are you people! Yelling in the hospital and trying to hit someone!”

Seeing the blood on Gu Yanshen’s fist and the dent in the wall, he was also startled.

But the courage of a military doctor kept him from backing down.

The commander quickly stepped forward.

“Dean Wu, please don’t misunderstand, this is the patient’s family member, he’s just too anxious.”

He turned to Gu Yanshen.

“Yanshen! Calm down!”

The old doctor, Dean Wu, recognized the people involved and his expression softened a little, although he remained stern.

“No matter how anxious you are, you can’t be violent in a hospital! This is a place to save lives!”

He glanced around, pausing on Gu Zhen Guo’s epaulet before finally resting his gaze on Gu Yanshen.

“Are you the patient’s husband?”

Gu Yanshen nodded, his Adam’s apple bobbing.

“How… is she?”

Dean Wu looked at him, then the group of tense leaders behind him, and sighed.

He removed his mask and was about to speak.

The red light of the emergency room finally went off at that moment.

Everyone’s heart leapt to their throats.

Dean Wu cleared his throat, attempting to ease the tension.

His voice rang clearly in the silent corridor.

“Comrades and family members, don’t panic!”

“The patient is not in any life-threatening danger.”

This sentence was like a pardon.

Wang Xiu’e’s legs went weak, nearly collapsing to the ground.

The commander and Political Commissioner Chen exchanged a glance and both let out a sigh of relief.

The tightness in Gu Yanshen’s body eased a little.

Dean Wu continued.

“We did a preliminary examination, and the patient was not poisoned either.”

Not poisoned?

Then what was it?

Everyone was stunned.

The commander’s brow furrowed again.

“Not poisoned? Then why did she suddenly collapse and cough up blood?”

“It was gum bleeding, caused by overwork and emotional agitation,” Dean Wu explained.

Gu Yanshen’s heart settled back into place a little.

As long as it wasn’t the worst-case scenario.

He looked at Dean Wu, awaiting the final diagnosis.

Everyone in the corridor held their breath.

Dean Wu glanced at the young captain with the bleeding fist in front of him and then at the stern-faced leader behind him.

His expression suddenly became a bit strange, as if suppressing a laugh that he dared not let out.

He paused, seemingly organizing his words.

Finally, he decided to be straightforward.

Raising his voice by several octaves, with the ring of announcing good news, he loudly proclaimed to Gu Yanshen.

“Congratulations, Mr. Gu!”

“Your wife isn’t sick!”

“She’s pregnant!”

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