The promise will have children
The child I've lost, I will one day return to you, when you truly grow up... On that day, on the cold and hard operating table, he finally made her a promise.**
She would remember this promise; it would be etched in her memory!
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"Mr. Gu, if you don't leave, how am I supposed to proceed?" Gu Mu pulled off her surgical mask, looking helplessly at the two people in front of her. The reluctant scene before her made her feel a bit nauseous! Yes, nauseous... The words "tenderness and affection" were hard to associate with Gu Ao. She never expected that Gu Ao could have this side. Gu Dan Dan, this girl, was indeed extraordinary... Gu Mu kept urging impatiently, pursing her lips in frustration. She couldn't understand how a girl with no family background or remarkable looks could catch Gu Ao's eye. Compared to Xuan Ranxi, Gu Dan Dan was far, far behind.
On Gu Dan Dan's side, she clutched tightly onto two of Gu Ao's fingers, holding them firmly in her palm, refusing to let go. "I'm scared, Gu... Gu Ao, don't leave, please stay with me, okay?" Her palm was filled with cold sweat. The operating room, the instruments, and the unpleasant smell of disinfectant were like sharp little knives carving into her fragile heart. Without Gu Ao by her side, she would either be terrified to death or cry herself unconscious on the cold table.
"What are you afraid of? If you had the courage to do that with a man, you should have anticipated this day. You're lucky to have me personally perform the surgery; others would kill for such an opportunity."
"Gu Mu, shut up!" Gu Ao held Gu Dan Dan's small hand while angrily reprimanding Gu Mu.
"Gu Ao... don't leave." Gu Dan Dan looked up at Gu Ao with pleading eyes, her pitiful appearance impossible not to evoke heartache.
"I won't leave. Don't be afraid; I'm here with you." Gu Ao bent down, hooking Gu Dan Dan's chin with one hand. He moistened her pale lips for a long while before turning to Gu Mu and saying, "I'll be here watching. You just do your job."
Gu Mu felt another wave of nausea... At this point, they were still kissing and showing affection in front of her. The Gu Ao she knew was not the kind of man to be so sentimental. She had only seen others needing company during childbirth, but an abortion? This girl... Gu Mu thought, clenching her teeth and sulking in anger.
"Remember, you mustn't harm her. If anything goes wrong, I won't forgive you." Gu Ao didn't forget to warn her.
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The surgery was quick, and Gu Dan Dan woke up from the anesthesia in less than an hour.
Regarding the child in her womb, she didn't have much emotional attachment, as she was unprepared and was herself only a fourteen-year-old girl. But when she truly lost the child, she still felt a deep sense of emptiness and sorrow, as if something had been hollowed out and taken away. A living being was just gone like that.
She had always resented her mother. She had told herself that if she ever became a mother, she would never, ever scold or hit her child. She would love her child dearly, with all her heart...
"How are you feeling? Does it hurt? Are you uncomfortable?" Gu Ao leaned over, his strong profile touching her cold forehead. He stroked her hair, kissing her from her forehead all the way down to her slightly pale lips.
"The surgery was done by me. What could go wrong?" Gu Mu felt goosebumps all over her body. When Gu Ao was with Xuan Ranxi, she had never seen him act so disgustingly. Just as he had said during their divorce, she was just a woman, and he could take or leave her as he pleased. But now... Perhaps she really needed to pay more attention to this girl. Although she looked down on her, she might actually become her future sister-in-law, who knows? Given Gu Ao's personality, no one could stop him once he made up his mind.
"Get out!" Gu Ao roared furiously.
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"Gu Ao... the... child, is it really... gone?" Her empty womb made her feel a bit terrified.
"Do you regret it?"
"It was a life, it was... our child. Isn't it... cruel?"
"Dan Dan, listen. One day, I will have you bear my child. But not now." He held her, wanting to embrace her into his boiling blood. Her helpless appearance actually caused him such heartache.
"You... Gu Ao..." Gu Dan Dan turned her face away, her pale complexion instantly flushed with a thick layer of red, burning all the way to her ears. How could he say such things so casually?
But she remembered it; it was a promise... From a long time ago, so distant. Her father had made her a promise, saying he loved Dan Dan, his precious daughter, forever. Without her father's solid and broad shoulders, there was only Gu Ao left, the only man in her life.
On the hospital bed, Gu Ao kissed Gu Dan Dan passionately, prying open her lips and slipping into her mouth, soothing her weakened heart. With every breath, a current of love surged between them. Gu Dan Dan clutched Gu Ao's collar tightly in her hand.
"Mmm... Gu..." Each time, he kissed her until she was breathless, yet still wouldn't let her go.
"Trying to suffocate her?" After so many kisses, she still hadn't mastered the technique, but that was just what he wanted. He couldn't get enough of those tender lips. Once she recovered, he would definitely spend days and nights with her...
His strength and her softness perfectly complemented each other.
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"Where is my grandson?!" Gu's mother rolled her wheelchair to the door, her furious voice startling the two people immersed in their affection...