As soon as they arrived at the hospital, the child was immediately taken into the emergency room. Misa anxiously waited outside, refusing to sit down no matter how much those around her urged her. Every ten minutes, she would call Long Yi, but each time the call did not go through. Where could he possibly be?
"Excuse me, who is the guardian of Yamamoto Motokichi?" A nurse suddenly came out of the emergency room calling.
Hearing the call, Misa quickly ran over with the help of a servant. "That's me! I'm the child's mother! What happened to my child?"
"The child is a premature baby and has always had a weak body and immune system, especially concerning the respiratory system. This time, he suddenly contracted a virus affecting his respiratory system, resulting in a persistent high fever. You need to be mentally prepared," the nurse said sympathetically.
At that moment, Misa felt as if she had received a heavy blow. How could this happen? The child had always been fine and had never even left the house; she only took him for walks in the yard when the weather was nice. How could it come to this?
She felt like a kite with its string cut, collapsing to the ground and remaining motionless.
Meanwhile, Yamamoto Ryuichi was completely unaware of what had happened to the child and was chatting with Wushuang in the hospital room.
"Shuang'er, you've changed," he said lightly, still looking at her with excitement and passion in his eyes.
"People change, and so do you. You need to take good care of Misa and the child from now on. Don't come looking for me in Las Vegas anymore; if Lefas finds out, I fear he might lose control and hurt you," Wushuang said with concern for him.
"Don't worry. I came here knowing Rafas wasn't in Las Vegas specifically to see you. Now that I see you're doing well, I can rest easy. I won't show up unexpectedly like today again," he replied, feeling content seeing her happy.
Wushuang nodded and gave him one last hug. They both felt their hearts unburdened, believing they would all find happiness in the future.
After their final embrace, Yan Wushuang left the hospital with Shouya. After clearing things up with the general, she felt a significant weight lift off her heart. The last time they spoke on the phone, he had abruptly hung up on her, which had troubled her until now. She never expected to run into him here today.
Yamamoto Ryuichi watched as her car slowly drove away before getting into another car that had been waiting for him for a long time. He headed to the airport to return to New York!
Earlier, he had turned off his phone to avoid disturbances. Now that he turned it back on, it was filled with missed calls from Misa. Seeing dozens of calls from her indicated that something serious must have happened!
Yuanji had just been taken out of the emergency room and moved into intensive care. Misa sat beside him with tear-filled eyes, watching his small body endure such pain; it made her heart feel as if it were suffocating.
"Ring..." The phone finally rang. Misa looked at the name displayed on the screen and immediately pressed the call button, sobbing anxiously, "Long Yi, you need to come back quickly. Yuanji... he suddenly contracted a respiratory virus. You have to hurry back..."
Yamamoto Ryuichi was taken aback. How could this happen? He had only been gone for less than three days; how could he have contracted a virus?
"Misa, calm down. I just finished the agreement with Fucha. I'm heading back right now. You... take care of the child, okay?" He was frantic and didn't even bother to go back to New York to get his luggage; he headed straight from Las Vegas back to Japan.
That night, Misa stayed by the child's side, watching his pale little face as tears streamed down her cheeks, her heart aching as if it would shatter...
"Child, you have to be strong. Daddy will be back soon. You must hold on, Yuanji!" Misa cried out repeatedly, her tear-filled eyes fixed on that small face.
Perhaps she had done something wrong in her past life, and Heaven was punishing her in this one. In the early hours of the morning, Yuanji suddenly developed a high fever. At first, there were signs of coughing, but within half an hour, his body grew weaker and weaker...
Misa looked at that tiny life behind the glass, watching as he was surrounded by tubes during the emergency treatment. Her heart cried out for her child to recover quickly and open his blurry little eyes in her embrace like before.
"Don't..." When a heartbreaking sound echoed through the hospital, that fragile life ultimately could not fight against the illness. After just over a month in this beautiful world, he quietly left his loving family...
"Give my child back to me! My child is not dead! My Yuanji is not dead..." After the doctor announced that all efforts had failed, Misa rushed into the ward and pulled out the tubes from her child, holding him tightly while crying out...
The servants and brothers from the clan watched this scene and wished they could rush forward and beat up the attending physician, but would that help?
"Baby, please wake up! Wake up and see Mommy!" Misa's face was streaked with tears; her eyes were filled with water. Even looking at her child felt blurry.
But no matter how much she called out, the child did not wake up; he remained quietly nestled in her arms as if he were just sleeping like usual.
Misa resolutely refused to let go of her child, which put the hospital in a difficult position. No matter what happened this time, she would not let them take her child away again.
The next day, when Yamamoto Ryuichi hurriedly got off the plane and rushed back, it was already too late. He looked at Misa holding tightly onto the lifeless baby boy in her arms; he had grown cold and stiff...
He stepped forward and held the child in his arms, looking at the still adorable cheeks. He lowered his head and gently kissed the child's forehead, blaming himself for being late, for being too obsessed, for everything...
He handed the child over to the medical staff; they needed to complete the formalities before taking the child's body back.
Holding Misa, who was already exhausted from crying, he realized that in this lifetime, he, Yamamoto Ryuichi, owed her and their child so much. From today onward, he would wholeheartedly make it up to them.
"I'm sorry, Misa, I came back late." It wasn't until he heard Long Yi's voice that she regained a little bit of her senses.
"Woo... our child is gone, our child is gone..." She cried out in his arms, her eyes blurred from tears, yet nothing could mend the pain deep within her heart.
He could feel her anguish; this kind of pain from losing a child was something not everyone could bear. Misa cried out in despair in his arms until she finally fainted from exhaustion.
Yan Wushuang still didn't know what had happened to the general. After discussing with Misa, Yamamoto Ryuichi decided not to disclose this matter to the outside world. They didn't want their child's passing to become a topic of gossip on the streets.
Rafas kept his promise. When Yan Wushuang opened her eyes the next day, he indeed appeared before her. The news from Japan was completely sealed off, and she was still in a good mood after resolving her issues with the general. Seeing him back made her even more enthusiastic as she tightly embraced him.
"Lefas..." She held him tightly, wishing he wouldn't have to go on business trips anymore and could stay home with her every day.
"My dear baby, come here, let me see if you've been eating well this week." Rafas cupped her face, seemingly serious as he carefully checked her.
Seeing him like this made Yan Wushuang chuckle softly...
"You silly, how can you tell anything like this? Besides, I've been very good these past few days, eating a lot every day, just sleeping a bit restlessly." Being held by him felt so comforting; it had been a week since she had been embraced like this.
"Not sleeping well? Is it because you missed me?" Rafas leaned closer to her cheek and lightly nibbled at it.
Yan Wushuang didn't answer him but nestled quietly in his arms. Right now, all she wanted was to be held by him and feel his presence.
After a long time, Rafas's voice once again echoed in her ear: "Baby, did you meet anyone at the hospital?"
Hearing his question, Yan Wushuang was taken aback, lowering her head in guilt, unsure whether she should confess to him.
Caught in a dilemma, Rafas cupped her face, his deep and sharp black eyes piercing into hers, making Wushuang feel increasingly guilty. She thought to herself that he must have figured something out, which was why he suddenly asked her.
"Baby, answer me honestly. Did you meet anyone?" His gaze revealed a sense of restraint that made Wushuang tremble.
Sensing her unease, Rafas gave up on pressing further. He released her and silently got up to change his clothes. Watching him leave so abruptly made Yan Wushuang's eyes turn red, tears streaming down her face as she pulled the blanket over herself.
Rafas changed into casual clothes and turned around to see her unusual demeanor. Worried, he approached her again, pulling the blanket away and softly whispering in her ear, "What's wrong, baby? Are you feeling unwell? Or did I go too far earlier? If that's the case, I'm sorry."
Yan Wushuang still didn't speak, burying her face in the pillow and remaining silent, which made Rafas very anxious.
He gently held her face buried in the pillow in his hands, resting his forehead against hers, feeling guilty as he apologized: "Shuang'er, it's my fault. I won't ask anymore, okay?"
After a long silence, Yan Wushuang suddenly asked, "You know I met the general at the hospital, right?"
Rafas was momentarily stunned, thinking this matter would end there. He didn't expect her to bring it up herself. To protect her, Rafas had indeed sent a few people to secretly guard her when she went out. The unexpected appearance of Yamamoto Ryuichi at the hospital made it clear what his purpose for being there was.
Nodding in response to her, Rafas felt there was no need to hide it from her: "I know he came to Las Vegas. If he's in Las Vegas, he will definitely come to see you."
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