eurekapd Chapter 438 The Mother of the Child
Chapter 438 The Mother of the Child
Lu Ran chose the best obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Shanghai, located in Xujiahui.
As the car entered the hospital gate, he saw a long queue already formed at the entrance of the outpatient building. Most of the people there were pregnant women coming for prenatal checkups. Their bellies varied in size, and some came alone, some with their husbands, and some with their mothers-in-law.
Shen Yuege wore a mask and a hat, covering herself up completely.
Lu Ran told her to wait in the car while he went to register.
He registered for an appointment at the obstetrics and gynecology department. The lady at the registration window glanced at him and asked, "Is your wife pregnant?"
Lu Ran replied, "Not sure yet, let's take a look."
The older woman smiled, handed him the registration slip, and said, "Don't be too happy yet."
Lu Ran was left speechless, both amused and exasperated by her older sister's words.
He took the registration slip back to his car and helped Shen Yuege out of the car.
The two walked through the lobby of the outpatient building and took the elevator to the third floor.
The obstetrics and gynecology department is on the far east side of the third floor, and the corridor is full of people.
Some pregnant women came alone, holding their test results and looking at them calmly.
She came with her husband, who stood beside her, carrying a bag, looking even more nervous than the pregnant woman.
There were also mothers or grandmothers accompanying them. The old ladies sat in chairs and chatted with the old ladies next to them, talking about topics such as "How many months pregnant is your daughter-in-law?" and "When is her due date?"
Shen Yuege found a corner seat and sat down. Lu Ran stood next to her, holding the registration slip and medical record book.
He glanced at the call number screen at the end of the corridor, which displayed the numbers of patients currently being treated and those waiting.
There were more than a dozen people ahead of them.
"How long will it take?" Shen Yuege asked.
"I checked, there are still more than a dozen ahead of us. If each one takes ten minutes, it'll be an hour or two of waiting." Lu Ran sat down next to her. "Don't move, I'll go get you a glass of water."
He found the hot water room, filled a disposable paper cup with warm water, and brought it back.
Shen Yuege took the cup, drank two sips, placed it on the chair next to her, leaned back, and closed her eyes.
She wore a loose dress today, and when she sat down, there was no sign of her stomach changing.
But Lu Ran felt that she looked different today than usual. He couldn't quite put his finger on it; it could be her complexion, her demeanor, or it could just be his imagination.
After waiting for about an hour, Shen Yuege's name finally appeared on the call number screen.
Lu Ran helped her to her feet, and the two of them went into the examination room together.
The consultation room was small, with a desk, two chairs, and an examination bed.
A diagram of human anatomy and a poster about the fetal development cycle are hanging on the wall.
Behind the desk sat a female doctor in her fifties, with gray hair and reading glasses, looking at something on the computer. She heard the door open, looked up, and saw two people walk in. Her gaze lingered on Shen Yuege's face for a moment.
"Shen Yuege?"
"Um."
"Please sit down."
Shen Yuege sat down in the chair opposite the doctor, and Lu Ran stood next to her.
The doctor asked a few routine questions: age, date of last menstrual period, history of pregnancy, and history of surgery.
Shen Yuege answered them one by one. When it came to the date of her last menstrual period, she thought for a moment and gave a rough date.
The doctor typed a few words on the computer, then took out a test form from the drawer and checked off a few items on it.
"First, get an ultrasound, then a blood test. The ultrasound is on the second floor, the blood test is on the first floor. After you're done, bring the report back to me."
Lu Ran took the examination report and helped Shen Yuege stand up.
As we reached the door, the doctor suddenly said, "Don't be too nervous. It might be a good thing."
Shen Yuege glanced back at the doctor, who smiled and then looked down at the computer screen again.
The two of them went to the second floor for an ultrasound.
There was also a queue outside the ultrasound room, but it was much faster than at the obstetrics and gynecology department.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, the nurse came out and called Shen Yuege's name.
Shen Yuege stood up and glanced at Lu Ran. Lu Ran wanted to say, "I'll go in with you," but the nurse refused to let him in.
All that remained was the cold, impersonal statement, "Family members, please wait outside." Lu Ran thought about it and realized that he had indeed been worrying unnecessarily. It was just a normal physical examination, so Shen Yuege went in alone with the nurse.
Lu Ran stood in the corridor, hands in his pockets, looking at the closed door of the ultrasound room.
He stood at the door for a while, then sat back down in his chair, took out his phone to browse something, but after looking at the screen for a few seconds, he turned it off.
I can't concentrate on anything.
It's that feeling of excitement, joy, worry, and helplessness—a mix of emotions.
About ten minutes later, the door to the ultrasound room opened.
Shen Yuege came out, holding an ultrasound report in her hand.
Her expression was strange; it wasn't happy, nor was it nervous, but rather a complex mix of various emotions.
Lu Ran went up to her, and Shen Yuege handed him the ultrasound report.
Lu Ran took it and glanced at it, but couldn't understand it.
The image above is a blurry black and white image. You can see an oval-shaped dark area with a small, bean-like object in the center.
Next to the image was a line of text: "Intrauterine pregnancy, approximately 6 weeks."
Lu Ran stared at that line of text for several seconds, then read it again.
Six weeks, which is a little over a month.
His mind seemed to have been paused at that moment; all the running programs froze, and only one line of text was flashing on the screen.
"Lu Ran?" Shen Yuege called out to him.
Lu Ran snapped out of her daze and looked at Shen Yuege.
Shen Yuege's eyes were red, but she didn't cry.
She stood there, one hand on her stomach, the other hanging at her side.
The fluorescent lights in the corridor shone on her face, making her skin appear almost translucent white. Her lips were slightly pursed, and she looked like an angel.
"You saw it?" she asked.
Lu Ran nodded, folded the ultrasound report, and carefully put it into his pocket.
Then he reached out and pulled Shen Yuege into his arms, holding her tightly.
Shen Yuege buried her face in his chest, and Lu Ran could feel her shoulders trembling.
It wasn't crying, it was the kind of trembling that comes from reaching the extreme of emotion but desperately trying to hold it back.
The two hugged for about ten seconds. A pregnant woman waiting for her ultrasound passed by, glanced at them, smiled, and sat down on a chair next to them.
Lu Ran released his hand, looked into Shen Yuege's eyes, and reached out to wipe the corner of her eye.
This report indicates that Lu Ran is going to be a father.
This is the first time in two lifetimes that a new generation has been born, which is of great significance to Lu Ran.
Shen Yuege sniffed, said "Let's go get our blood drawn," and turned to walk towards the stairwell.
Lu Ran followed behind her, watching her walk from behind. He felt that her walking posture was different from usual today. She took very small steps, as if she was afraid of bumping into something in her stomach.
But he knew it was just his imagination; a six-week-old fetus was smaller than a peanut, so it made no difference whether it bounced or not.
The blood draw is on the first floor, much faster than an ultrasound.
The blood test is also to confirm the ultrasound results and prevent misdiagnosis.
The nurse tied a rubber tube to Shen Yuege's arm, found a vein, and inserted the needle. Dark red blood flowed down the needle into the test tube.
Shen Yuege turned her head away from looking. Lu Ran stood next to her, holding her other hand.
After drawing three vials of blood, the nurse pressed a cotton ball onto the puncture site and told Shen Yuege to hold it herself, adding, "Pick up the report in twenty minutes."
The two sat on chairs in the lobby on the first floor, waiting for the results.
The lobby was crowded and noisy. There were children crying, elderly people coughing, and nurses pushing wheelchairs by hurriedly. In one of the wheelchairs sat a heavily pregnant woman with a pained expression.
Lu Ran held Shen Yuege's hand and felt that her palms were sweating.
"Lu Ran," Shen Yuege suddenly spoke.
"Um."
"What should I do if it's true?"
Lu Ran turned to look at her: "What do you mean, 'what to do'? Just do what you need to do. Put work aside for now. If you can go to the Golden Melody Awards, go; if not, cancel it. I'll keep an eye on the wedding arrangements, so you don't need to worry about it. Just focus on eating well, drinking well, sleeping well, and raising the baby well."
Shen Yuege's lips curled slightly at his words, but she quickly suppressed it: "You make it sound so easy. Do you know what pregnancy means? Ten months, I can't do anything. There's a ton of work at the studio, Super Boy is still being recorded, and the Golden Melody Awards are less than a month away. You think you can just cancel it like that?"
"Xiao Yang is keeping an eye on Super Boy. If you can't go to the Golden Melody Awards, just tell the organizing committee, they'll understand. You can manage the studio remotely. If all else fails, let Tan Yu cover for you." Lu Ran held her hand. "Yuege, your health is more important than anything. The baby is more important than anything. Everything else is secondary. Let go of what you can, postpone what you can. After the baby is born, if you want to sing or record shows, I won't stop you. But for these ten months, you have to listen to me."
Shen Yuege looked into his eyes for several seconds, then looked away and looked down at her hands on her stomach.
She neither agreed nor refused.
Lu Ran knew she was torn. On one hand, she was reluctant to give up those job opportunities. She had waited so many years for the Golden Melody Awards, and finally had a chance to win. Giving it up at this moment would be more painful than anything else.
On the other hand, she also knew that Lu Ran was right; the first three months were the most unstable period, and no mistakes could be made.
The two of them just sat there, neither of them saying a word.
People came and went in the hall, and the noise surged in and out like waves.
Shen Yuege leaned on Lu Ran's shoulder and closed her eyes.
Lu Ran sensed that her breathing was much more steady than before, and he couldn't tell if she was relaxed or thinking about something.
Twenty minutes later, Lu Ran went to the self-service printer to pick up the report.
The report was filled with numbers and reference ranges, which he didn't quite understand, but he did understand the last line: "HCG levels are elevated, consistent with early pregnancy."
He put the report and ultrasound report together, folded them, put them in his pocket, went back to help Shen Yuege up, and the two of them went up to the third floor and back to the consultation room.
The doctor took the report and ultrasound scan, put on his reading glasses and looked at them, then looked up at the two people with a calm expression on his face, as if he was used to this kind of scene.
"Congratulations, you're pregnant. Around six weeks along, the fetus is developing normally; a heartbeat and embryo are visible." The doctor placed the report on the table, took off his reading glasses, and asked, "First pregnancy?"
Shen Yuege nodded.
"You need to be extra careful with your first pregnancy. The first three months are the most unstable period; you shouldn't do strenuous exercise, stay up late, or eat raw, cold, or spicy foods. Have you taken folic acid?"
"Not yet," Shen Yuege said.
The doctor took a bottle of folic acid tablets from the drawer and placed it on the table: "Take one tablet a day, as directed. Your next prenatal checkup is in four weeks, at which time you will have an NT scan. If you experience any discomfort during this time, come to the hospital anytime; there's no need to wait for an appointment."
Shen Yuege took the bottle of folic acid tablets and held it in her hand.
The medicine bottle is small, with an orange cap and a white body, and a label on it indicating the usage and dosage.
She stared at the bottle for two seconds, then put it in her bag.
Lu Ran asked a few more questions about precautions, what you can and cannot eat, what you can and cannot do.
The doctor answered each question.
When asked the fifth question, the doctor glanced at him and said, "You're her husband, right?" Lu Ran said yes. The doctor said, "Then just remember three things—don't let her get tired, don't let her go hungry, and don't let her get angry. You can find other precautions online; go look them up yourself."
Lu Ran was amused by the doctor's decisive style, thanked him, and helped Shen Yuege out of the consultation room.
As the two walked out of the hospital, the sunlight was so bright it made their eyes blurry. Lu Ran squinted as he looked towards the parking lot, while Shen Yuege stood beside him, shielding her eyes from the sun with one hand.
"Get in the car."
"His mother."
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