Nan Yu's eyes were instantly glued to the sight.
She stared directly at the baby, and the more she looked, the more she thought it was a mini-version of Tan Linyuan.
Nan Yu immediately called a nurse over. "Whose baby is that?"
The nurse knew she was Qu Jiaran's family member and frowned. "You should be more concerned about your friend's baby."
Nan Yu lost control of her emotions and demanded loudly, "Where are the baby's parents? I want to meet them."
"Miss, please calm down," the nurse said seriously. "This is a hospital. Please keep quiet."
She couldn't calm down!
The baby's eyes, nose, and mouth were almost carved out of the same mold as Tan Linyuan's!
Nan Yu took a deep breath and tried to sound calm. "Sorry, I was too hasty. Nurse, could you arrange for me to meet the baby's parents? I think I might know them."
Seeing her change of attitude, the nurse's tone softened a bit. "This is the other pregnant woman's privacy. I can only ask for you."
Nan Yu suppressed her pounding heart and nodded. "Thank you."
As she left, she looked back at the baby from afar.
She had a rather uncertain suspicion in her mind.
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Back in the ward, Qu Jiaran was still unconscious.
Qi Zhu was bustling around, preparing hot water for her and keeping an eye on the IV drip.
Nan Yu temporarily put aside her doubts and asked when Qu Jiaran would wake up.
Qi Zhu said she would wake up after the anesthetic wore off.
The doctor also said that Qu Jiaran had suffered a great loss of vitality recently and needed good care from her family.
Nan Yu wasn't worried when it came to Qi Zhu.
Nan Yu and Qi Zhu waited in the room for Qu Jiaran to wake up.
Halfway through, knowing that Qi Zhu didn't dare to leave the ward for a moment, Nan Yu offered to go downstairs to buy food.
Qi Zhu said he wasn't picky about food. Before she left, he thanked Nan Yu.
Nan Yu waved her hand with a smile. "When I was hospitalized, Jiaran and you helped me a lot. Consider this my way of repaying you."
There was a canteen in the hospital. Nan Yu packed two servings of fried rice and returned to the ward.
As she approached the door, she heard Qu Jiaran weakly complaining inside, "It's all your fault..."
Qi Zhu: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault."
Nan Yu couldn't help but smile knowingly and pushed the door open.
Qu Jiaran had woken up, but she was very weak and her face was still pale. "I should have never given birth. I feel so much pain in my stomach now."
Qi Zhu immediately stood up. "Where does it hurt? I'll rub it for you."
Qu Jiaran: "Just sit down."
Qi Zhu looked a bit dazed and sat back down. "Don't you need my help anymore?"
How could you rub the surgical wound?
He was just too worried.
When Qu Jiaran saw Nan Yu coming, she perked up a bit. "Yu Yu, you're back?"
Qu Jiaran had also heard about Nan Yu going back to Jiangcheng to pack her things.
"Yeah, I'll be developing in Jingbei from now on," Nan Yu said gently. "I've seen your baby. It's so cute."
Qu Jiaran clearly didn't believe it. "Newborn babies are as ugly as water monkeys. How can you say it's cute?"
Nan Yu: "..."
Well, it wasn't really cute.
But Qu Jiaran was originally a gorgeous type who used her beauty, and Qi Zhu's facial features were also very distinct and bright.
Judging from the parents' genes, the baby's appearance must be good.
After the surgery, Qu Jiaran's temper was more spoiled than before. She would scold Qi Zhu from time to time.
Qi Zhu always took it all in.
Nan Yu had been visiting the hospital more and more frequently recently. Zhou Yu asked her when she would go and help him. Nan Yu just said vaguely that it would be later.
Zhou Yu teased her. "Your friend gave birth to a baby, and you, the godmother, are really concerned."
Nan Yu said casually, "She's my best friend."
The moment the words came out, she was a bit surprised.
It turned out that she had unconsciously regarded Qu Jiaran as a good friend.
They had once fallen out, quarreled, and exposed each other's dark sides. She thought she and Qu Jiaran just couldn't get along.
But in fact, their friendship had lasted for so long.
Although most of the time it was Qu Jiaran who took the initiative, in essence, she wasn't that repulsive.
People's hearts are made of flesh, and they will be melted one day.
She was the same.
Nan Yu didn't tell Zhou Yu much about her and Qu Jiaran. Then she received a call from Qi Zhu saying that a nurse was looking for her.
Nan Yu immediately got excited. She quickly said goodbye to Zhou Yu and rushed to the hospital.
It was the nurse she had asked to contact about the baby.
She almost ran into the hospital, with a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.
The nurse saw her nervous face and felt a bit embarrassed for a moment. "Miss Nan, I've contacted the baby's mother."
Nan Yu: "Where are they?"
"They've transferred the baby to another hospital," the nurse said awkwardly. "They said they don't like too much attention and that they don't want to meet strangers."
Nan Yu was instantly stunned.
Transferred to another hospital?
It wasn't that suspicious at first, but the other party's sudden avoidance made Nan Yu feel something was even more wrong.
Nan Yu pursed her lips tightly. When she returned to Qu Jiaran's ward, she was preoccupied.
After a week, Qu Jiaran had recovered most of her vitality. She was shouting at Qi Zhu to peel and cut the apple for her.
Seeing Nan Yu come in with a solemn face, her action of opening her mouth to eat the apple stopped.
"Yu Yu, did you run into some trouble?"
Nan Yu's voice was a bit hoarse. "I think I saw my baby."
The room fell silent for a moment.
Qu Jiaran forced a couple of laughs. "Yu Yu, do you miss babies? When Little Bamboo Shoot can leave the intensive care unit, I'll let you take care of her for a couple of days to have some fun."
Qu Jiaran had named her daughter Little Bamboo Shoot.
Her reason was very simple: since her father's name was just "Zhu" (bamboo in Chinese), then the child of a "bamboo" must be a "bamboo shoot".
Little Bamboo Shoot sounded so full of vitality.
Nan Yu realized she had said something unbelievable. She looked up, not knowing what to say.
"I saw a full - term baby in the intensive care unit. Its facial features were exactly the same as Tan Linyuan's."
Qu Jiaran and Qi Zhu exchanged a look.
Nan Yu didn't need to ask to know that they must think she had gone crazy with longing.
Who would just point at another baby and claim it was their own?
"Yu Yu... Have you been under too much stress recently?" Qu Jiaran pointed at the apple. "Eat some fruit. An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
Qi Zhu asked, "Does this method also cure crazy longing?"
After staying with Qu Jiaran for a long time, Qi Zhu wasn't as dull as before.
Qu Jiaran shrugged. "Give it a try. Maybe it'll work."
Nan Yu: "..."
She thought it was a waste of time to talk to this couple.
"I'll leave first," Nan Yu stood up, wanting to find other ways to contact the baby's parents.
Seeing her serious face, Qu Jiaran didn't make any more jokes. "Yu Yu, are you sure? I can help you."
Nan Yu stood still.
"But let's make it clear first. I won't help you snatch the baby," Qu Jiaran said. "If you misidentify the baby later, you have to apologize to them obediently."