Seeing how mischievous the child was, the mother hurried over to help tease him while winking at me, signaling for Li Guxian and me to take the chance to talk.
I took Li Guxian's hand and could only say gratefully, "Guxian, you've been through a lot. I arrived too late and couldn't stand by your side when you needed me most..."
"Better not stand by my side. I don't want you seeing the grimace on my face. And speaking of hardship, it really was hard. These past few days, this child kicked me terribly, yet you still didn't come. He was far too energetic—I just wanted him to come out sooner." Li Guxian shot me a reproachful look.
I let out a bitter sigh. "It's all my fault. If I'd been here, I could have given you some peace of mind instead of making you worry and suffer a disturbed pregnancy that led to the child being born prematurely... Come to think of it, Ling Tian and the others were all carried to full term."
Li Guxian giggled. "You, why are you blaming yourself? I wanted this child to come out, so I made him come out. Premature birth isn't necessarily a bad thing. Besides, I couldn't stand how energetic he was, and I checked him over—there's nothing wrong. Why go through the hassle of being pregnant for ten months?"
"This... you really are different from everyone else in every way." I was rendered speechless, but seeing how healthy the child was, I stopped dwelling on his premature birth. Soon afterward, Li Guxian and I began discussing the amusing things that had happened while she was carrying him.
Li Guxian's interest in the topic did not diminish. She went on to describe all the unusual things the child had done