Fast Wear: A Different Life

Before leaving get off work that day, Zhou Yian asked his boss for a few days off because he would be in the hospital with Ji Xiao for the next few days. He didn't want to think about family matters while working, and by then he would neither handle his work well nor take care of his family.

After Zhou Yian arrived at the hospital, he asked Sister Wang to go home to cook, while he stayed at the door of the delivery room.

As time passed, Ji Xiao had been in the delivery room for observation and had not come out yet. He became more and more nervous, fearing that she might have an accident in there.

Because Ji Xiao chose natural childbirth, even though she was fully prepared, the process still made her feel extremely difficult. The first reason was that she was pregnant with twins, and the second was that it was her first time giving birth in this life.

Fortunately, after several hours of effort, the children were finally born safely.

However, Ji Xiao's face was very pale. She lay tiredly on the delivery bed and the nurse helped her to clean up.

The children were taken out by the nurse and sent to the neonatal unit for further observation and care.

Zhou Yian, who was outside the door, casually glanced at the two children and ignored them. Instead, he stood at the door of the delivery room, anxiously waiting for Ji Xiao to be pushed out.

When the nurse took the child away, Zhou's mother followed the nurse to the neonatal unit.

As soon as she saw the two cute babies, she stared at them with a smile on her face.

Every time she saw their little movements or gentle breathing, Zhou's mother felt extremely happy, and she even took out her mobile phone to take pictures.

Zhou Yian waited for another two hours before Ji Xiao was finally pushed out of the delivery room.

The moment Zhou Yian saw her coming out, he immediately went to meet her. Seeing Ji Xiao's weak appearance, his eyes were full of concern and heartache. He couldn't help but hold Ji Xiao's hand and said softly, "Wife, you have worked hard."

A smile appeared on Ji Xiao's pale face, with a hint of tiredness and pain.

She blinked and said pitifully: "Honey, it really hurts, and I'm so hungry now..."

When Zhou Yian heard Ji Xiao complain about pain and hunger, he stroked her head with concern and consoled her: "Honey, hold on a little longer, we will be able to return to the ward soon. Sister Wang should have prepared dinner and will be here soon."

After the doctor explained the precautions, Ji Xiao was pushed back to the ward by the hospital nurse.

Zhou Yian followed closely beside her, carrying a delivery bag in her hand.

After returning to the ward, he first spread the nursing pad on the bed, then gently picked up Ji Xiao, let her lie on the bed, and covered her with a quilt.

Not long after, two nurses walked into the ward. They first carefully checked Ji Xiao's basic information, and then gently pressed her stomach a few times.

Then, one of the nurses turned to Zhou Yian and said, "Family members of the mother, when you have nothing to do, you can rub her belly more often, just like I did just now, to help her recover better and expel lochia. Also, have you prepared a belly band?"

Zhou Yian nodded quickly and replied: "Yes, yes, wait a moment, I'll go get it."

After that, he quickly opened the maternity bag, found the belly band from it, and asked in confusion: "Excuse me, how should I use this?"

The nurse took the belly band and carefully showed Zhou Yian how to use it correctly, while patiently explaining: "First, spread it flat on the bed. Then, help the mother lie on her side and pass the belly band under her body. Then, let the mother lie flat on the bed, and finally stick the belts on both sides together."

Zhou Yian listened carefully to the nurse's explanation and memorized every step in his mind.

Following the nurse's instructions, Zhou Yian carefully helped Ji Xiao put on the abdominal band. When he saw Ji Xiao lying on the bed without any discomfort, he breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little worried.

The nurse seemed to notice Zhou Yian's worries, so she reminded him again of some other important precautions, hoping to reassure him.

Afterwards, she told Zhou Yian that she could get some hot water to help Ji Xiao wash her body.

Hearing this, Zhou Yian waited for the nurse to leave, and quickly brought a basin of hot water, carefully adjusting the water temperature to ensure that Ji Xiao would not be scalded. Then, he returned to the bed, gently helped Ji Xiao up, and began to carefully wipe her body with a towel.

Looking at the large bloodstains on the nursing pad, Zhou Yian was extremely nervous, and at the same time he felt even more distressed for Ji Xiao.

Because he was too worried that Ji Xiao would feel pain, Zhou Yian's movements became unusually gentle, as if he was holding a precious porcelain in his hands.

Finally, Zhou Yian helped Ji Xiao complete all the cleaning work. Seeing that her complexion finally looked a little better, he felt relieved.

Then, he brought clean clothes and carefully helped Ji Xiao change them.

After Ji Xiao's body was cleaned and she was dressed in new clothes, Zhou Yian picked up the comb and gently combed Ji Xiao's long hair. Then, he gently helped Ji Xiao up and let her sit on the bed as comfortably as possible.

Ji Xiao let out a light breath, a look of satisfaction and relief appearing on her face.

She smiled and said to Zhou Yian: "Thank you, Yian, I feel much better. I was sticky and uncomfortable just now."

Zhou Yian put all his things back in the bathroom, then sat down in front of the bed. He looked at Ji Xiao anxiously and asked softly, "Xiao Xiao, is it really okay to bleed so much? I'm still a little worried. Do you want to ask a doctor to come and take a look?"

Ji Xiao smiled and shook her head, then held Zhou Yian's hand tightly, turned her head towards him, and cast a gentle gaze on him, saying softly: "It is normal to have bleeding after giving birth. The doctor also said that it will be fine as long as the amount of bleeding is not too large. And it is inevitable that the body will be a little weak after giving birth. It will slowly recover after a while."

Then, Ji Xiao seemed to remember something, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes, and asked, "By the way, have you seen our baby?"

Zhou Yian was stunned, and then he realized that he seemed to have just glanced at the two babies casually at that time.

Therefore, he scratched his head a little embarrassedly and replied awkwardly: "Uh... I didn't pay much attention. I was just worried about you. But don't worry, mom went with him. I think she needs to stay in the incubator for two days for observation."

Ji Xiao nodded, indicating that she understood, and replied: "Well, that's good."

After all, Ji Xiao was still very pleased with what Zhou Yian said, so she didn't say anything.

Just then, the door of the ward was gently pushed open, and Sister Wang walked in carrying the prepared meal.

When Zhou Yian heard the door open, he quickly turned around and saw that it was Sister Wang.

"Sister Wang, you are here."

"Well, sir, please come and have your meal! I'll push your wife's meal to her bedside so it's more convenient for her to eat." Sister Wang said with a smile on her face.

Zhou Yian waved her hands and said softly, "It's okay, Sister Wang. I'll have to trouble you to go to the neonatal ward and ask my mother to come over to eat together. I'll feed Xiao Xiao first, and then I'll eat."

Seeing that Zhou Yian had already started to help Ji Xiao prepare the food, Sister Wang nodded, turned around and left the ward to find Zhou Yian's mother.

Zhou Yian carefully helped Ji Xiao sit up and put two pillows behind her so that she could lean comfortably. Then, he sat on the bed, picked up a bowl of steaming soup, blew on it a few times, and then handed it to Ji Xiao's mouth.

Ji Xiao drank a few sips of hot soup and immediately felt warmer. Her originally pale face gradually regained some color.

"Thank you, husband." Ji Xiao raised the corners of her mouth slightly and looked at Zhou Yian affectionately.

"What are you thanking me for? You're my wife, and it's only natural for me to take care of you." Zhou Yian gently stroked Ji Xiao's hair, his eyes full of tenderness and love.

Soon, Zhou's mother and Wang Jie came back from the neonatal ward. They both had smiles on their faces and walked in from outside, talking and laughing.

"Mom, come and have dinner." Zhou Yian called.

He stood up, took the bag from Zhou's mother, and helped her sit down.

Mother Zhou was relieved to see that Ji Xiao was in good spirits and could sit up to drink soup. She walked to the bedside and asked with concern: "Xiao Xiao, how do you feel? Are you feeling unwell?"

Ji Xiao smiled and replied, "Mom, I'm just a little tired, but everything else is fine. Thank you for visiting us."

Mother Zhou looked at Ji Xiao with a smile and said, "Silly child, why are you being so polite to me? Have a good rest. The children are being taken care of by professional nurses in the neonatal unit. You don't have to worry. When you have recovered enough, you can go see them."

After dinner, Zhou's mother took out her phone, opened the photo album, and flipped to the photos of the children. She pointed at the photos and showed them to Ji Xiao, "Look, this is the eldest brother, and this is the second youngest sister. They are so cute."

Ji Xiao was very happy looking at the photos on the screen of her mobile phone. Even though she had held the two little ones in her arms when they were just born, she couldn't help laughing when she saw the two little ones again, with their eyes closed and the corners of their mouths slightly raised, as if they were dreaming.

"They are so cute! Little ones." Ji Xiao said happily.

Zhou's mother smiled and said, "Yes, but I'll be busy in the future."

"The doctor in the neonatal unit said that after a little more observation tomorrow, she can come back," said Zhou's mother.

"Okay." Ji Xiao nodded.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yian sent Sister Wang and his mother back home, while he stayed in the hospital to accompany them.

After Ji Xiao fell asleep, Zhou Yian gently stroked her cheek, his heart and eyes filled with heartache.