Chapter 43: Chapter 43 Han Xuewei’s Memories
 

“The situation was very serious, and the anesthesiologist was out of options, so they could only slightly increase the dosage for me. I felt like I was having trouble breathing. But at that time, the doctors did everything to keep me awake. When I turned my head, I saw the heartbeat rate on the machine steadily getting lower, and I was truly afraid!”

“Worried that I might not make it out of the OR safely, that my baby might end up without a mother, or worse, never even having seen me… that’s why I kept forcing myself to stay awake…”

Lin Yi could hardly bear to hear more and instantly hugged Han Xuewei’s trembling body.

“Wife, you should have told me about this sooner! I had no idea things were so critical at that time!” Lin Yi couldn’t help but feel a pain in his heart, and it was at that moment he also noticed several conspicuous bruises on Han Xuewei’s chest.

The bruises tugged at his heartstrings even more, prompting him to reach out gently to touch them.

To his surprise, Han Xuewei slapped his hand away, feigning anger, “Don’t take advantage of someone in a weak state! Focus on shampooing properly!”

Only then did Lin Yi realize, with an embarrassed face, he shampooed his wife’s hair.

“Just feeling sorry for you! Seeing those bruises made me feel distressed.”

Han Xuewei whispered, “I’m only telling you this, okay? I’m just sharing my innermost thoughts with you, and you mustn’t tell anyone else. Mom and Dad would worry if they heard…”

Lin Yi comforted her earnestly, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you take any risks anymore! We’re not going through this again. Having triplets at one go, we’re already very content!”

Lin Yi made a silent vow to himself that he would always protect his wife in this life, so she would never have to endure any hardship!

He needed to be a competent father, a competent husband, ensuring the whole family stayed healthy and happy!

Lin Yi timed it perfectly and quickly finished washing his wife’s hair, then dried it bit by bit with a towel as the Maternity Matron had instructed.

After everything was taken care of, the couple went to the nursery.

It was now almost ten o’clock at night, and the whole family had already gone to bed early. There were nannies and the Maternity Matron looking after the nursery.

The two of them crept over quietly and saw their sleeping babies were well-behaved. They seemed to have no habit of crying loudly at night and would sleep quietly after their feed.

Thankfully, they were mostly awake during the day, so they slept soundly at night.

Babies like these were indeed a relief for the parents!

Upon closer thought, aside from crying during feedings, the three of them didn’t seem to cause much trouble for the adults at other times.

Today was the first time the babies were sleeping at home, and they slept very well, meaning no one else had to be disturbed.

When they were all accompanying each other in the hospital room, despite choosing a private room, the hospital environment was still somewhat noisy. Sometimes, not only the babies but also the adults found it hard to get a good night’s sleep.

Lin Yi and Han Xuewei slowly approached the crib, watching their three lovely little ones, and for a moment, neither wanted to leave.

The little ones sometimes sucked on their fingers, sometimes stretched their arms or yawned, just too adorable for words!

At this moment, Han Xuewei also felt sleepy and gently tugged on Lin Yi’s arm, whispering, “Husband, it’s getting late, let’s go back and rest! Besides, the babies still need to be fed tonight.”

With his wife’s call, Lin Yi reluctantly withdrew his adoring gaze, put his arm around his wife’s waist, and they both returned to their room.

After Han Xuewei lay down, she yawned and said, “I’ve been so tired these past few days! I’ve been longing for the day when I could finally return to my own little bed. It feels so much better to be at home, the sleep is sweeter, and breastfeeding is much more convenient.”

Lin Yi also sat down and spoke, “I was actually planning to take you to a postnatal care center to rest up properly, but now it seems unnecessary. With the nanny and the Maternity Matron here, it’s indeed quite convenient at home.”

“I never told you, but changing environments can make it hard for me to sleep. Apart from that day when I was knocked out from the overdose of anesthesia, I haven’t been resting well at all, feeling listless every day!”

“Alright, then get some rest quickly!” Lin Yi also climbed into the covers and naturally wrapped his arms around Han Xuewei.

But at that moment, the latter suddenly said, “I can’t sleep yet! Hubby, there’s something very, very important we need to do!”

“Hmm? What’s the matter that can’t wait until tomorrow?” Lin Yi asked with some confusion, but as soon as he finished his question, he slapped his forehead, “Ah, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten! I almost forgot to change the gauze! To apply the medicine!”

“Yes, I need to clean the wound before I can sleep!” Han Xuewei quickly said.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Lin Yi hurriedly got out of bed, grabbed a bag from the table in one swift motion, and after rummaging through it for quite a while, pulled out some gauze and specialized cotton swabs, and proceeded to open a bottle of iodine.

At that moment, Han Xuewei was ready, slowly removing the gauze and waiting for Lin Yi to clean her wound.

She was feeling very shy at this time.

Moreover, Han Xuewei thought her wound was really unsightly and was worried that Lin Yi would be frightened by the sight of it.

However, there was no ripple in Lin Yi’s heart as he gently peeled off the tape from the gauze.

Since the tape had been on for so long, it had become very tight, and removing it had left Han Xuewei’s delicate skin slightly red.

As the tape was slowly peeled off, Han Xuewei endured it silently, but she knew that applying iodine near the wound would hurt even more.

Seeing his wife’s furrowed brows, Lin Yi hurriedly comforted her, “Does it hurt a lot? Then I’ll go slower.”

Han Xuewei quickly responded, “No! Please don’t do that! Just tear it off quickly, the longer it takes, the more torturous it is. It’s better to get it over with quickly!”

Lin Yi couldn’t help but laugh, “Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you. It’s my first time doing this, just bear with it a little longer, it’ll be over soon.”

Han Xuewei was surprised by her own words, realizing that unconsciously, the relationship between them as husband and wife had become even more delicate.

Lin Yi gave her a look and said, “I’ll count down, and at one, I’ll tear it off right away!”

“One!” Lin Yi pulled it off abruptly while she wasn’t paying attention.

“Ah…” Han Xuewei bit her teeth firmly.

Just when Lin Yi felt proud for sparing his wife some pain, his gaze quickly settled on that prominent scar!

Although it was stitched up nicely, one must admit, it was a cut! And it was several centimeters long!

Who wouldn’t feel heartache looking at it?

And upon closer inspection, you could see that the wound was slightly reddish and swollen, as if the tiny blood vessels would burst at any second.