If not for the tearing pain in her lower body, He Tingyue would have thought she was dreaming.
She had actually been reborn!
And reborn on the very day she had a difficult childbirth…
He Tingyue gripped Lin Feizhou’s hand tightly, somewhat agitated, and tears fell unconsciously.
“There’s still time, everything is still in time!”
Lin Feizhou didn’t know why his wife suddenly became so emotional, but right now he only hoped she could give birth to this child smoothly.
“Ting Yue, don’t give up, there’s still time. As long as I’m here, there’s still time!”
Hearing his words, He Tingyue seemed to have found hope again. She drank nearly half a tea mug of brown sugar water with Lin Feizhou’s help. Listening to Yue Hongmei’s curses outside the door, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.
In her previous life, Yue Hongmei and Chu Yu deliberately drove away Zhang the Midwife from the village during her difficult childbirth, just to ensure neither she nor the child would survive!
If it weren’t for Lin Feizhou guarding her stubbornly, she would have died along with the child on the day she gave birth!
This lifetime, she wanted to see what kind of trouble they could stir up!
He Tingyue gathered all her strength and, with the experience from her previous life, although the childbirth process was still dangerous, she successfully gave birth to the child.
Her peripheral vision swept over Lin Feizhou’s watch, seeing the dial clearly showing 1:14.
1:14 p.m.—exactly the same time as in her previous life!
While Lin Feizhou went to hold the child, she secretly adjusted his watch back by five minutes. When Lin Feizhou carried the basin filled with bloodstains outside, Yue Hongmei indeed couldn’t wait to ask about the child’s time of birth.
Naturally, Lin Feizhou wouldn’t be wary of his own mother, even though this “mother” had never shown him any kindness.
He glanced at his wrist and estimated the time before saying, “The child should have been born at 1:19.”
Only Lin Feizhou in the Lin Family had a watch. He Tingyue’s watch had long been snatched away by Yue Hongmei and given to Chu Yu to wear!
As for Lin Feizhou’s watch, Lin Laogen had asked for it several times, but he had refused each time. Because of this, Lin Laogen often made Yue Hongmei torment He Tingyue to vent his anger!
Yue Hongmei didn’t even know how to read a watch, but she also knew that the child’s Bazi absolutely could not be mistaken. So, she subtly glanced at Chu Yu.
Chu Yu estimated the time difference and, knowing that Lin Feizhou wasn’t lying, nodded to Yue Hongmei. Only then did Yue Hongmei breathe a sigh of relief.
Listening to the conversation outside the door, He Tingyue silently curled her lips into a cold smile.
She looked at the little girl sleeping peacefully in her arms, her heart melting with tenderness.
“My precious, in this lifetime, no one can harm you!”
Not only that, she even intended to repay every grievance her family of three had suffered in her previous life!
When Lin Feizhou cleaned up and reentered the room, Chu Yu happened to walk in at that moment, carrying a bowl of lactation soup.
He Tingyue looked at the pitch-black lactation soup in Chu Yu’s hands, her lowered gaze filled with coldness.
But when she raised her face, she had already put on a weak and dependent expression.
After all, Lin Feizhou wasn’t often at home, and the person who treated her “best” in the entire Lin Family was this Chu Yu, who was staying with them as an educated youth.
In her past life, He Tingyue had also wondered why Yue Hongmei, with her notoriously harsh personality, treated Chu Yu so well, but she had never doubted the relationship between the two.
Chu Yu looked at He Tingyue, whose striking beauty remained undiminished even after childbirth, and jealousy flooded her mouth with a metallic taste, yet she forcefully suppressed it.
She took a deep breath, forcing herself to put on a hypocritical smile once again.
"Third Sister-in-law, this is a lactation soup I specially brewed for you. You must drink it all so our family's Wu Ya can grow plump and fair~"
As she spoke, she stirred the soup spoon, preparing to feed He Tingyue herself.
But unexpectedly, He Tingyue’s expression suddenly turned cold.
"Who said my child is called Wu Ya?"
Chu Yu hadn’t expected her to suddenly turn hostile and felt somewhat displeased. She instinctively looked toward Lin Feizhou, assuming a pitiful expression.
Unfortunately, Lin Feizhou’s attention was entirely focused on his wife, completely oblivious to her affected demeanor.
"Third… Third Sister-in-law, don’t be angry, I was just thinking…"
Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Feizhou interrupted her.
"Alright, Comrade Chu, my Tingyue has just given birth. Don’t drain her energy here. Just give me the lactation soup."
With that, he took the bowl from Chu Yu’s hands without allowing her to refuse, making it clear she was being dismissed.
Chu Yu felt unwilling, but considering how foolish this couple was and that she hadn’t revealed any flaws, she reluctantly pushed the door open and left.
Almost as soon as she stepped out, He Tingyue snatched the lactation soup from Lin Feizhou’s hands, opened the window, and poured the entire contents outside, leaving only a small amount of medicinal residue at the bottom of the bowl.
Without waiting for Lin Feizhou to speak, she continued on her own, "I know what you want to ask. This medicinal residue is my answer to you. Tonight, after everyone in the Lin Family has fallen asleep, you can go out and verify it."
She didn’t directly state the issue with the medicine, but after so many years in the military, Lin Feizhou was no longer the naive Lin Gou Sheng who had been fooled by Lin Laogen into mindlessly sacrificing himself!
Seeing his wife’s tense back, he felt a pang of heartache and pulled her into his embrace.
He didn’t know what had happened during his wife’s pregnancy that had filled her with such distrust toward the Lin Family.
But as He Tingyue’s husband, he would stand firmly by her side.
"Tingyue, don’t be afraid. I’m here. Tonight, I’ll make time to visit Han Ping. Is there anything you’d like to eat?"
Hearing his words, He Tingyue’s back finally relaxed.
She allowed herself to lean into Lin Feizhou’s embrace, gradually calming her emotions before saying, "Our child absolutely cannot be called Wu Ya. I’ve decided—her formal name will be Lin Xi, and her nickname will be Fubao."
The name Wu Ya would be completely erased from her child’s life in this lifetime, never to exist again!
Lin Feizhou knew his wife was a woman of literary talent.
He wasn’t highly educated himself, having only learned to read many characters after joining the military through literacy classes, so he didn’t comment much on the naming. He simply smiled and said, "Later, will you teach me how to write our Fubao’s name?"
Listening to his gentle words, He Tingyue finally managed a faint smile.
However, considering that aside from the time spent on the road, Lin Feizhou would only be able to stay in Fengmu Brigade for a month and a half at most, a sense of urgency suddenly surged within her!
She had to settle things completely with the Lin Family before Lin Feizhou left!
Otherwise, once Lin Feizhou was gone, as a woman with no strength to even tie up a chicken, protecting her daughter would likely lead her down the same tragic path as in her previous life!
Having been given a second chance at life, even if all those beasts in the Lin Family were to perish, the three of them had to live on well!
Chu Yu stepped out, her expression somewhat unpleasant. Seeing this, Yue Hongmei immediately bristled like a fighting cock and spat fiercely toward the door of the third branch!
"That vixen, that jinx, how dare she make you suffer?! Just wait and see how I deal with her!"