Liu Chunhua went to her side and hugged Huian. “No, Huian. It’s not just. You did a lot. You saved Nana and the twins. Really you…you saved the day today.”
Huian stiffened in her embrace. It was so long since she hugged her like that. During those two years of her marriage, she never talked much with Liu Chunhua. She never bothered to get close to her. It was always Grandma Liu, more so because they shared the secret.
But now she felt so stupid.
“Aunt…you are embarrassing me.” Huian felt a bit awkward.
Nana smiled and nodded as their gazes met.
—
Soon, Nana and the twins were shifted to the hospital. Shin immediately arranged the twins to be kept in the incubator.
The Liang family and the twins were already at the hospital. Jing froze when he saw the twins coming.
Yukito stiffened a bit, but he ignored him. He treated him as if he was air and walked towards the incubator.
Jing bit his lip, and it hurt him to see Yukito avoiding him.
Yukito and Yukira were thrilled to see the twins boys. They stood near the incubator under the doctor’s guidance and gazed at them with sparkling eyes.
“They are so cute! Just look at them sleeping.”
Yukira whined. “Ah, I so want to hold them right now.”
Liang Zou and Liang Xiao Dan were not in any better condition. They felt such a torture to wait ten days just to hold their grandchildren.
The newborns were adorably shifting in their sleep that just made them curse their luck even more.
After her checkup, Nana also slowly came with Shin supporting her.
“Nana!”
Chen Liling rushed towards her and took her in a hug. “Congratulations, dear. I am so happy for you.”
Chen Guiren and Chen Jianyu also just came.
“Nana, congratulations.” Jianyu smiled and hugged her.
Chen Guiren nodded. “Congratulations, child.”
“Thank you so much.”
Chen Liling worriedly looked at her. “We got to know what happened. It’s terrible how those thugs attacked you. But we all find out about this. It is a serious matter, and we won’t let it go.”
Nana faintly smiled. “Thank you, Uncle, Aunt. Come inside. The twins are there.”
Jinhai was standing outside the room, and he came out from the corner when everyone was inside.
He felt a hand on his shoulder. Liu Hai said, “We have captured and taken the men in our base.”
Jinhai expressionlessly nodded. He was personally going to deal with them.
“Your sons are inside. Won’t you go and meet them?”
Jinhai was silent for a beat. “It was just a time of need. Now everything is…again going back to how it was. I will just make everything awkward inside.”
Liu Hai sighed.
Jinhai smiled. “Don’t worry, Dad. I will meet them, but when everyone leaves and Nana will also be resting.”
For now, he was just happy and satisfied to see his wife and sons from afar.
—
When Shin was done with checking up on Nana and his nephews, he didn’t forget about Huian. Somehow, he felt a bit different than usual.
Why do I have this urge to see her?
Something tugged his heart when he saw Huian handling everything, scared for sure, nevertheless, she didn’t give up.
There he saw Huian sitting in her wheelchair and wheeling it outside.
“Huian!”
Surprised, she looked back.
“Ah, Liang Shin…”
“I…” Shin furrowed his brows. Suddenly he felt as if he had no words to say.
“Umm…I am so sorry. I was busy arranging for the twins.”
“Why are you apologizing? I understand. I was just heading back home. Now everyone is here, so I should…”
“No. I mean…” Shin felt strangely nervous. “The whole incident must have affected you too, right? I will check on you for any bruises.”
Huian stiffened, and her smile faltered. “No! I am fine.” She nervously tugged her hair, covering her left cheek.
He frowned. “Wasn’t your answer too quick?”
“Really, I am fine.”
“I am not listening to you. You are hiding something from me. Can you walk?”
Huian tried to explain it to him, but he didn’t listen. Sighing, she slowly got up, but she felt it too painful.
The man had thrown her on the floor, and with her weak body, the pain was stabbing her from the inside.
Suddenly, Huian felt as if she was in the air. And she was because Shin had lifted her in his arms.
“Wh-what? Put me down!” Huian was startled.
“It is painful for you, right? How can you walk?”
“J-just keep me in the wheelchair again.”
Huian was flustered. It suddenly reminded her of the time when Shin had held her from falling that day. His chest looked so closer and broader to her now. She felt her cheeks growing warm.
Shin took her in one ward and placed her on the bed. Her hair fluttered to a side, and he suddenly noticed something red.
He froze. “This…”
Huian widened her eyes and quickly hid her cheek. “Nothing.”
“What is that mark? Show it to me.”
“Huian…” his voice held a hint of warning. He lifted her hair aside and saw her cheek was red and swollen with a mark of a palm print. He didn’t see it when he talked to her through video calling. It was now that it began to leave its mark.
Shin, for some reason, felt furious. It felt like his blood was boiling. He took a deep breath.
“Those men did that?” He asked with a quiet voice.
Huian awkwardly stayed silent, and he got his answer.
“Idiot! Why are you hiding this? It must be so painful.” He was already taking out the ointment.
“I…what was there to tell about this? And Nana and the birth of the babies was more important.”
Shin gritted his teeth. “You didn’t say anything later either.”
He took out some ointment and started applying on her cheek. The big mark on her face somehow pained his heart.
Huian jolted, feeling the cool touch of his fingers.
Their gazes met, and they felt as if they couldn’t tear it away from each other.
