The medical staff had just carefully settled Jiang Xuanran onto the stretcher and were about to turn and set off when a broken, unbearable cry suddenly rang out in the hall, instantly drawing every gaze in the room.
Everyone froze, then whipped their heads toward the sound in unison.
Not far away, beside the soft couch, Xia Qingyin swayed slightly. Her slender hands suddenly clamped tight over her high, swollen belly, and layers of pain instantly washed across her delicate, gentle face. Her thin shoulders trembled faintly, her breathing turned rapid and ragged, and fine beads of cold sweat silently seeped from her temples.
Everyone's hearts clenched at once.
No words were needed. The scene before them was clear at a glance—Xia Qingyin's due date had also arrived early. One after the other, she and Jiang Xuanran had both reached the moment of childbirth.
Thankfully, the medical team that had arrived this time had been extremely well prepared. Medical equipment, emergency supplies, specialized stretchers—everything was complete, and they had long since made multiple contingency plans.
Several gentle-handed female nurses immediately stepped forward at a brisk pace and gathered around Xia Qingyin, softly comforting her while carefully checking her condition. With light, careful movements, they slowly helped her up and cautiously lifted her onto a second medical stretcher, keeping the whole process steady and steadier still, afraid the slightest jolt might harm the child in her womb.
The two teams of medical staff divided their work clearly. One in front and one behind, they escorted Jiang Xuanran and Xia Qingyin separately and set off at once, rushing at top speed toward the medical department of Milky Way Supernatural Ability Academy, where the facilities were the most advanced and the recuperation conditions the best. An emergency green channel was opened the entire