Li Yanzhou let go of him bitterly, and Kong Jianming slumped against the wall.
When he had heard that Feng Yujuan was hemorrhaging and having a difficult delivery, he had been terrified all the way there.
Just then, a baby's cries rang out from the operating room.
Everyone outside perked up.
Kong Jianming braced himself against the wall and stood up as well.
A moment later, the operating room door creaked open, and a nurse came out carrying a swaddled baby.
Cotton stuffing showed along the edges of the wrapping. Clearly, they had cut up a quilt to make it in a hurry.
"It's a girl!" The nurse pulled back the little quilt to let everyone outside take a look.
Looking at the baby's tiny, wrinkled face, Li Yanzhou and Liang Lichuan felt that all their earlier efforts had been worth it.
Kong Jianming craned his neck for a single glance, and tears spilled down his face.
"She spent a little too long in her mother's womb, so she'll need oxygen for a few days!" After giving them that explanation, the nurse carried the baby away.
The operating room door opened again. This time, Song Mei came out holding a folder.
"The mother was in poor health to begin with, and she's lost too much blood. We're still trying to save her! We need a risk acknowledgment signed. Which of you is Kong Jianming?"
Supporting himself against the wall, Kong Jianming shakily raised his hand.
"I... I am!"
"Director Song said you're the baby's father! You should be the one to sign this!"
Kong Jianming trembled slightly, neither agreeing nor refusing to sign.
He knew that the only person left in the Feng Family was a grandmother who had nearly cried herself blind!
If he did not sign, there would