The military wife is pregnant and the tycoon, who has no heir, spoils her rotten.

Chapter 176

In the ward, Xia Zhi looked at Zhang Yi's completely relaxed appearance, and couldn't help but smile slightly, her eyes full of laughter, finding it rather amusing.

Zhang Yi sat on a chair to the side, his eyes fixed on Battalion Commander Lu Beiting, who was busy running around in the ward.

Perhaps he was too tired from keeping watch last night, because as he watched, drowsiness washed over him like a tide, and his eyelids began to droop.

Seeing that Zhang Yi had fallen asleep, Lu Beiting tiptoed over, gently patted his shoulder, and whispered, "Zhang Yi, go back to sleep. I'll watch over you here."

Zhang Yi was struck as if by an electric current, instantly wide awake. He stood up abruptly, looking somewhat flustered, and said, "Battalion Commander, how can this be? You can't manage all this by yourself."

Lu Beiting smiled slightly, revealing a gentle expression, and reassured her, "I've hired two caregivers, don't worry. Go back and get a good night's sleep, and bring some breakfast tomorrow."

He held a diaper in his hand, which was prepared by kind-hearted aunties around him when he was in the army, and a few spare clothes, all neatly placed to the side.

"Alright, go back now," Lu Beiting urged again.

Zhang Yi glanced at the situation in the ward again, hesitated for a moment, and finally turned and left.

After Zhang Yi left, the ward fell silent, with only the occasional chirping of birds coming from outside the window.

Lu Beiting moved a stool over, gently placed it beside the bed, and slowly sat down, his gaze tenderly falling on the two sleeping children beside the bed.

After watching for a while, Lu Beiting seemed to suddenly remember something important, and slowly raised his head to look at Xia Zhi.

"Xiaxia, Shen Hangzhi is because I saved him back then. Later, we gradually became familiar with each other and our relationship became very good."

Lu Beiting's voice was low and calm, as if he were telling a long-forgotten story.

"But there's another reason. Shen Hangzhi's lover was also arrested back then. They were from the same school and originally planned to get married when they returned."

But as soon as he got off the train, his lover was kidnapped by bad guys. After learning Shen Hangzhi's identity, the group began to demand an exorbitant ransom.

Lu Beiting paused slightly, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes, and continued, "When Hangzhi rushed over with the money, his lover had already been tortured to death by those heartless people."

When I arrived, Shen Hangzhi had also nearly been beaten to death.

He remembered that when he heard the news, he immediately led his men to the scene. There he saw Shen Hangzhi, whose body was covered in knife wounds, holding his lifeless lover tightly in his arms. The desperate and painful look in his eyes is something he can never forget.

From then on, Shen Hangzhi followed him, with the sole purpose of finding the murderers who were still alive back then and avenging his lover.

Xia Zhi was shocked when she heard this. She had always thought that Brother Shen had never had a girlfriend, but she never expected that he had such a sad past and that his lover was no longer alive.

"Do you have any news about those people?" Xia Zhi turned her head and looked at Lu Beiting with concern.

Lu Beiting remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "They've fled overseas. It will be very difficult to catch them." His voice revealed a hint of helplessness and resentment.

"It's alright. Snakes and rats are all in the same nest. Didn't you say last time that some big cancer might be coming? These people will definitely join forces, and maybe we can catch them then." Xia Zhi comforted Lu Beiting, seeing his somewhat gloomy expression.

"Yes, if that day ever comes, I will make sure they never return." A strong killing intent flashed in Lu Beiting's eyes, a hatred for the wicked.

Just then, the baby next to them suddenly burst into tears, instantly interrupting their conversation.

"Hey." Lu Beiting quickly stood up and walked over to check.

Soon after, both children started wailing, their cries echoing in the ward.

Just then, the caregiver walked in with a gentle smile on her face. After glancing at the baby, she said, "It's alright, it's alright. The baby is just hungry. We'll feed her some milk."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi stiffened slightly, realizing that she had indeed not breastfed her child since birth.

"Okay, thank you." Lu Beiting gently picked up his younger sister and carefully handed her to Xia Zhi, "Xia Xia."

Xia Zhi's face flushed slightly, but she still reached out and took the child from Lu Beiting's arms.

"Get out." Xia Zhi looked at Lu Beiting, who was still standing to the side, and stopped her movement of lifting her clothes. She was a little embarrassed and began to shoo him away.

"It's okay, I won't look." Lu Beiting said as he quickly turned around, his back to Xia Zhi.

Xia Zhi looked at him suspiciously for a few moments, and only after making sure he wouldn't peek did she begin feeding the child.

Her movements seemed a little awkward, and her body was slightly stiff from nervousness.

Xia Zhi gritted her teeth and endured the discomfort, secretly glancing at the little one in her arms. She saw that as soon as the little one got the food, he immediately closed his eyes and gently placed his two little hands on her body.

Seeing this, Xia Zhi's tense body immediately relaxed, and a tender feeling of maternal love slowly flowed through her heart.

Although Lu Beiting had his back to her, he kept an eye on what was happening behind him. Only after Xia Zhi said it was okay did he slowly turn around.

The baby, having eaten his fill, neither cried nor fussed, smacking his lips as he smacked his lips, and soon drifted off to sleep sweetly again.

Lu Beiting glanced at Xia Zhi, then at the two sleeping children, and thought to himself that he had heard people say that if a woman doesn't have enough milk to breastfeed after giving birth, she needs to take good care of herself.

It seems he'll have to buy some nourishing ingredients for her tomorrow and cook them for her himself.

"Xiaxia, you lie down and rest. I'll stay here and watch over you."

Lu Beiting gently laid Xia Zhi down, carefully covered her with a blanket, and checked her over thoroughly to make sure there were no problems before sitting back down on the stool.

After Xia Zhi lay back down, she yawned several times and soon fell asleep.

Lu Beiting sat upright, his eyes constantly scanning back and forth between the mother and her two children.

The next day, before dawn, Zhang Yi rushed to the hospital.

"Battalion Commander," he called softly from the doorway.

Lu Beiting rubbed his slightly sore nose and got up to open the door.

"Battalion Commander, I specially went to the restaurant to buy this. I even asked them, and they said it's good for your wife's health." Zhang Yi said as he handed the items to Lu Beiting.

Lu Beiting took it and gently placed it on the cabinet beside him.

"Battalion Commander, let me stay here and take a nap," Zhang Yi said with some concern, looking at Lu Beiting's exhausted appearance.

Lu Beiting nodded, crossed his arms, leaned against the wall, and drifted off to sleep.

Zhang Yi looked at the two babies on the crib next to him, and couldn't help but reach out and gently check their breathing before he felt relieved.

Seeing that the blanket was sticking up a bit, he felt uneasy and quickly reached out to gently press it down to make sure the child wouldn't catch a cold.

He then sat quietly to one side, keeping a close eye on his surroundings.

When the caregiver entered, she walked very quietly, afraid of waking the people in the ward. She carefully checked on Xia Zhi's condition, and seeing that she was still fast asleep, she quietly left.

When Xia Zhi woke up, sunlight was already streaming through the window into the ward, making the whole room bright.

She heard a child crying nearby. Turning her head, she saw Zhang Yi and Lu Beiting each holding a child and gently comforting them.

When Lu Beiting saw that she was awake, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Although he could do anything, he really had no way to help his child who was hungry and wanted to be breastfed.

"Give it to me," Xia Zhi said gently, extending her hand.

Lu Beiting gently put the child down, reached out and touched the rice container on the cabinet, and found that it was still warm.

"Eat some first before feeding. I asked the doctor, and he said you can eat now." As he spoke, he opened the food bucket, which contained stewed pig's trotters that were cooked until tender.

Xia Zhi frowned slightly as she looked at the pig's trotter in Lu Beiting's hand. "Then I'll just have some soup. I don't want to eat anything else."

"Okay, I'll go get some porridge later," Lu Beiting said, bringing it to her.

Xia Zhi stretched her head out and took a sip of the soup. She found it tasted pretty good and wasn't too averse to it, so she drank it all in one go.

Lu Beiting smiled with satisfaction, got up and handed the child to her, then took Zhang Yi to the door.

Soon, caregivers came and went to help, and the ward was filled with a busy yet warm scene.

By the third day, Xia Zhi's body had almost fully recovered, and she was even able to walk again.

She asked to be discharged from the hospital, but Lu Beiting firmly refused.

Lu Beiting insisted that she stay for a few more days to observe her carefully and make sure that her health was completely fine.

Xia Zhi had no choice but to stay obediently in the hospital.

Every day she would play with the baby when she woke up. If the baby cried or had a diaper change, she would call for the baby's father. After a few days, she hardly had to worry about anything, as Lu Beiting and Zhang Yi took care of everything.

That day, Xia Zhi was playing with her child when she suddenly heard footsteps at the door.

She looked up, and when she saw Li Jianguo, her eyes lit up instantly. She widened her eyes with joy and excitedly called out, "Uncle Li!"

Upon hearing the call, Li Jianguo immediately smiled kindly. "Hey, how's your recovery going? Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, I'm fine, I can be discharged tomorrow." After Xia Zhi finished speaking, her gaze fell on Shen Hangzhi behind Li Jianguo, "Brother Shen."

Shen Hangzhi nodded slightly and placed the things he was carrying on the table beside him.

"Oh my, these two little ones are so good-looking."

Li Jianguo walked to the crib, looked at the two babies inside with affection on his face, and couldn't help but reach out and gently tease them.
"When you grow up, you can call him Grandpa Li." After saying that, he seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around and glared at Li Weimin.
"You, you never even think about yourself."

Li Weimin raised an eyebrow and said casually, "What's the rush? Someone's calling you grandpa, isn't he?"

"I can't explain it to you!" Li Jianguo snorted coldly, feigning anger, then turned back to tease the child with a smile on his face.

"Xia, I heard that Chief Liang contacted you last time?" Li Jianguo turned his head and asked Xia Zhi.

"Yes, we only chatted for a few minutes, and then he asked me to help him look after his wife," Xia Zhi replied calmly, sitting on the bed with a glass of warm water in her hand.

Li Jianguo nodded after hearing this, "Okay, by the way, Xia, these are all things your aunt and uncle asked me to bring."

"Yes, thank you, Uncle Li, and thank you all, aunties." Xia Zhi looked at the things gratefully.

Shen Hangzhi stayed in the ward for a while before going out to find Lu Beiting.

When Lu Beiting saw him coming over, he handed the porridge he was about to give to Xia Zhi to Zhang Yi and asked Zhang Yi to take it in.

The two then went to a secluded corner. "Beiting, have you heard anything from Beijing these past few days?"

Shen Hangzhi pursed his lips, his brows furrowed tightly, as if he had thought of something bad, and his expression became somewhat solemn.

"A little, but I'm not entirely sure." Lu Beiting narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of caution in his gaze.

Shen Hangzhi clenched his fists tightly at his sides, his knuckles turning white from the force. "Then, will Chief Liang's information be more detailed?"

Lu Beiting squinted, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I don't know. I don't know much about Liang Huai'an. Even if he has information, he might not be able to give it to us."

After saying that, he patted Shen Hangzhi on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay. After all these years, I don't believe they can keep hiding and holding back forever."

Shen Hangzhi nodded, a flash of intense hatred crossing his eyes. "Yes."

When the two returned to the ward, it was filled with a joyful and harmonious atmosphere.

Upon learning of Li Jianguo's arrival, Liang Huai'an hurried over with his men. "Old Chief," he greeted respectfully from the doorway.

Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo turned around and looked at Liang Huai'an at the door. He looked him up and down a few times and said with a smile, "Hmm, you look much more energetic than before."

Liang Huai'an walked in with a smile and said warmly, "Why don't you come and sit at my place, old chief?"

Li Jianguo waved his hand and refused, saying, "No, no, I'll be going back tomorrow. The army can't be without people."

Upon hearing this, Liang Huai'an showed a hint of disappointment on his face and sighed softly.

Li Jianguo's gaze fell behind Liang Huai'an, and when he saw Xu Ruqian, his eyes lit up. "This must be Qianqian."

Xu Ruqian stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said politely, "Hello, old chief."

"Okay, sure," Li Jianguo replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi also turned her gaze to Xu Ruqian. She saw that Xu Ruqian was just like Sister Yulan, gentle and charming. Although her face showed signs of age, it could not hide her beauty.

"Qianqian, this is Dr. Xia," Liang Huai'an introduced the two.
"Hello, Madam Liang," Xia Zhi greeted with a smile.

Xu Ruqian nodded and said, "Dr. Xia, the master has already told me. In that case, why don't you take a look at me now?"

Actually, Xu Ruqian was somewhat resistant after Liang Huai'an explained to her about seeking medical treatment from Xia Zhi.

Her first thought was that although he said he was fine without children, he actually wanted one.

But when she saw Liang Huai'an's cautious and expectant look, she softened.

Over the years, Liang Huai'an has always been very good to her, shielding her from a lot of gossip.

She thought it over and over again, and finally agreed to his request. So when she learned that he was coming to the hospital, she came along with him.