On the night of June 30th, Gu Xiaobei woke up in the middle of the night, with waves of pain in her abdomen.
Each spasm made her feel as if her stomach was trying to curl itself, causing her to break into a cold sweat. She wondered if she might be going into labor.
Terrified, she quickly called out for Li Fengmei, who lived next door. Li Fengmei, also startled, rushed over without even putting on her shoes, "What's wrong?"
"My stomach...it hurts unbearably...I think I might be going into labor..." Gu Xiaobei tried to sit up, feeling an intense pain drilling into her bones, followed by streams of cold sweat.
Li Fengmei was also panicked, hurriedly reassuring her, "Hold on, I'm going to get help."
Li Fengmei then ran to the neighboring Xiangyang family's house. In this unit, Xiangyang was the only one home, as the other residents were out at work.
