The family had never felt that waiting could be so agonizingly long.
The wives all sat on the sofas outside the operating room, occasionally offering each other a few words of comfort, yet their eyes remained fixed on the light above the operating room.
Jiang Siming could not sit still at all. He stood by the window beside the hospital room door, smoking one cigarette after another.
It was not that his craving had returned. He simply needed something to calm himself down.
In a few hours, he might go from being a son to becoming a father.
Jiang Siming felt as if he had eaten a hundred boxes of popping candy. The excitement of becoming a father sent his adrenaline surging nonstop.
Before long, a nurse came over and said to Jiang Siming, "Chairman, Teacher He Jiu has arrived at the hospital. Jay Chou and Lin Sansui came with him. Shall I let them in?"
"Yeah, let them in." Jiang Siming nodded.
Before entering the hospital, he had already asked Zhang Chunlan to seal it off.
The news that he was about to become a father would probably spread soon. By then, the media and reporters would come swarming in.
Jiang Siming did not want to see any reporters or media right now.
Not long afterward, He Jiu came up, followed by Jay Chou and Lin Sansui.
As soon as the three of them arrived, they saw Jiang Siming smoking. Jay Chou, clearly experienced, walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"You look exactly like I did when my wife was giving birth. Haha, don't worry. It'll be fine."
Jiang Siming smiled bitterly. "I know. I just want to calm down a little. I'm afraid I'll get too excited."
"Haha, we thought you were feeling anxious. We didn't