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"Arrggg Laotian!" Laotian listened to Daniel's screams nervously. No matter how much he tried to calm himself down, each gasp he heard from his wife added tension to his already vigorously pounding chest. He couldn't help it. This will be his first time birthing his child because the last time, Daniel was in an accident and had to force Luangmin and Luangmie out in a hurry.
"You can do it, Honey. I'll be there soon," His right leg tapping on the floor with speed, Laotian tried to encourage Daniel and himself. It was obviously Daniel who was in clear pain at this moment but suddenly he felt like his gut was starting to hurt as well. Coupled with his dripping sweats despite his car being well air-conditioned and his pounding heart, Laotian didn't know what to feel anymore. He didn't expect he would feel this way when the day comes, he had never felt this way before. He's nervous, terrified, and excited at the same time that he could feel his stomach turn.
"Arrggg, oh God! This is too much..." Daniel cried from the other line, making Laotian feel even more nervous. He was aware that giving birth wasn't a joke but the way his beloved wife was screaming in pain, he regretted ever agreeing to do the natural birth. If he knew it would hurt Daniel this much, he should've just convinced the Omega to undergo another cesarean.
"Honey, please be strong. I love you. I love you so much. You're amazing. You're strong, I know you can do this. Please bear with it just a little more. I'll be by your side before you know it and we'll soon welcome our little princes together," Laotian said in the end, he had nothing else to say. Meanwhile, listening to the Alpha, Daniel nodded and tried to push again. His sweat dripped from his temple down to his neck.
"Sir, Second Young Master had prepared a safe and quicker path for us. I'll be speeding up towards the hospital," the driver suddenly interrupted. This was the time when Laotian realized three police cars were in front of their vehicle leading the way. He also noticed that as they drove, the cars were naturally shifting their lanes so their service would pass through without delay.
"Yes, please. My wife needs me," Laotian replied gratefully. He didn't care if he was exploiting his power, he was just relieved that he could be with Daniel quicker.
Meanwhile, Daniel continued to push his baby out while the doctor urged him saying she could already see the head. He could lightly feel someone occasionally wiping his forehead but he couldn't focus any longer due to the pain he was feeling that was making his head feel light. He could no longer see who or how many people were around him, what they were saying or doing. He had Ian holding Hanlu's cell phone against his ear but Daniel was not sure anymore what the Alpha was saying. The only one thing was running in his mind, he needs these babies out of him asap.
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Outside of the delivery room, all members of the family couldn't help but pace back and forth. It had only been 10 minutes since Daniel and Ian were sent inside the delivery room but for those who were waiting, it felt like Eternity.
"Where is he right now?" Mo Chendong asked Tian Zi who was now tracking down Laotian's car.
"He's 8 kilometers away and moving towards here at a fast speed. I'm guessing he'll arrive in no time, 10 minutes tops," Tian Zi replied looking at the red dot representing Laotian's location on his mobile screen. Since he had secretly bugged everyone's cars and mobile devices, he could easily tell all members of the family's location through his phone as long as they're with their phones or using the car. His older brother would probably kill him if they knew but that's why only his father knew about this since he's too sharp for him to deceive.
"Good, he can't make Daniel wait any longer," Mo Chendong nodded. The emergency business trip was an urgent matter that needed to be fixed by either Laotian or Hanlu as the top shareholder of Mo Empire but since Hanlu had also just come back from Africa 4 days ago after working there for more than three months, they couldn't just ask the Alpha to go and leave again. Besides, Daniel's schedule was supposed to be in 2 weeks, no one anticipated it would be today instead. Thankfully, Laotian was already on his way back when Daniel was sent to the hospital.
Another 5 minutes passed, suddenly the door to the delivery room suddenly opened and a nurse went out with a bright smile after unhooking her mask to face everyone.
"The first baby just came out, a healthy baby boy," She said to update everyone. Of course, when the members of the Family heard, each of them gasped in both relief and joy.
"Oh, God. Thank goodness," Diane breathed, hugging Armand. George at the side also sighs a huge relief while Laura, Mo Chendong, and Hanlu were to be expected, also happy and thankful that the delivery was successful so far.
"The baby is being well taken care of. You can all see him later," the nurse said and later told everyone that she was going to go back inside the delivery room. However, before she could do that, just on cue, while everyone was still congratulating each other, Laotian came running in a hurry. His call with Daniel was cut after the doctor said Daniel had to focus on his delivery so Laotian didn't know that his first son had already come out.
"Oh my God, Laotian! You're late! First baby just came out, you need to hurry inside," Laura said, seeing his son hurrying towards them. And since the nurse was still there standing about to go back inside, Laura quickly caught the nurse's attention. "Nurse, he's the father, can you let him in?" Laura asked in a hurry when finally Laotian reached them. The nurse briefly looked at Laotian and she didn't delay her decision and quickly led Laotian inside.
They already knew that Mo Laotian was coming so there should be no question asked. Laotian did not even have the time to greet everyone outside as he slipped inside the delivery room with the nurse and instantly saw his beloved wife there on the bed groaning in pain. And instantly, his instinct told him that at this moment Daniel was his top priority, that he should be the one beside him giving him all the support he needed.
Laotian glanced at the crying baby at the side being tended by one of the nurses but he chose to ignore that for now and quickly marched towards Daniel. He briefly thanked Ian for supporting Daniel while he was gone before he caressed his wife's damp forehead and kissed his temple.
"Honey, I'm here. I'm here, you did great. I'm so proud of you," Laotian whispered tenderly, kissing again Daniel's damp temple.
"L-Laotian..." Daniel whispered softly with a smile, his voice was weak and his chest was heaving up and down out of breath. It was clear that he was exhausted but glad that Laotian was finally with him.
"Yes, I'm here, Honey," Laotian replied and again kissed Daniel's forehead.
"I-I just gave birth to our first baby," Daniel whispered softly again, still catching on his breath and whenever he had strength he would once again push his muscle groaning while the doctor encouraged him to do more.
"Yes. Yes. He's wonderful but we still have another one. Just a little bit more and all of this will be over. I love you so much," Laotian said and this time kissed Daniel's hand. Hearing Laotian, Daniel smiled and did what he was asked. By this time, the pain he was feeling was a lot lesser than he felt from the first baby so he tried his best holding onto Laotian's palms.
"Just a little bit more, the second baby is almost out," The doctor exclaimed, to which Daniel barely heard due to his ear suddenly ringing. He was about to faint out of exhaustion but he tried his best to keep his mind awake because he knew that if he fainted, he would be risking his and his baby's life. However, another minute came by and the second baby still wasn't out. The doctor and nurses were noting the time because the longer the birth is delayed, the baby could die.
Thankfully, when Daniel was finally about to faint, with the help of Laotian continually encourage him, giving him strength, and whispering his love, Daniel was finally able to push the baby out before his consciousness was swallowed by the darkness and a couple of seconds later, the baby's loud bawls echoed in the room like a siren.
"Mr. Mo, would you like to cut the cord?" The doctor asked. Since they all knew he was the father, they naturally had to ask because obviously the Alpha wasn't able to with the first baby.
"Yes. I do," Laotian replied with a sigh of relief before kissing Daniel's forehead again. The whole process went smoothly and before he knew it, he was already holding the baby in his arms while he was looking at the first baby who was in the nurse's arms. The doctor also explained how it was natural for Daniel to faint after giving birth and that after they cleaned his uterus and sewed his wound, they would transfer him to a normal ward for recovery later.
"For now, because the twins are 2 weeks early, it is best to incubate them for another week or two to help them develop fully but aside from that, I see no complications for now. Again, congratulations Mr. Mo," The doctor said. Laotian nodded gratefully and gently swayed his son on his arms. Back then when Luangmin first got out, he was afraid to touch him because he was so small that he was worried if he would hurt him accidentally.
Even now he was still afraid he would drop his son or hold him a little tighter but he couldn't deny the overwhelming happiness he was feeling becoming a father again. He never thought his two little princes would give this so much pride and joy. And that came out from someone who didn't want to do anything with babies again after his first one.
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"I rushed my flight as soon as I heard. How's my grandson?" Elder Sullen said as soon as he saw his old friend Mo Chendong as he walked inside Daniel's room. He was supposed to fly a week later but due to Daniel's earlier labor, he rushed to the country without a second thought.
"It's good to see you in great condition my friend. The birth is successful, we're only waiting for Daniel to wake up," Mo Chendong greeted his friend with a simple hug. Laura also did as well, including Laotian, and the rest of the Sullen Family who were present. Hearing Chendong and after greeting everyone, Elder Sullen neared Daniel's bed before briefly kissing his forehead. Although he was a little late, he was glad that the twins were safely out and Daniel was fine.
"Laotian, why don't you show Elder Sullen the twins?" Laura suggested that Laotian had no trouble doing so. Soon after the two were heading towards where the twins were being kept. As they were walking, both of them were silent until they were halfway there.
"Congratulations for being a father again. Nothing in this world could give us Alphas so much pride and joy compared to holding your child in your arms," Elder Sullen said. To be honest even until now, there was still a part of him that didn't like Mo Laotian due to him taking Daniel from him so early but slowly and surely, the Alpha was proving to him that he didn't make a wrong decision back then when he decided to support the two and their relationship.
"Thank you. Daniel is my life and him giving me such precious children made me the happiest man on earth," Laotian simply replied with a tender smile that he never thought he would be able to pull off if it was not Daniel in front of him, but he did. When Elder Sullen saw him, it quickly cleared his doubts in many things and nodded, tapping on Laotian's back.
"Continue to make my grandson the happiest. I am completely surrendering him to you," Elder Sullen said.
"Thank you. You have nothing to worry about. I will treasure him for the rest of my life,"