Chapter 170: Inducing Labor
Su Yu’s movements were smooth and practiced as she swiftly cut through the umbilical cord that connected mother and child with professional technique, followed by forceful yet gentle slaps on the infant’s soft buttocks and back. The crisp "smack smack" sound resonated conspicuously amidst the tense atmosphere, causing the heart rates of all onlookers to accelerate, daring not to slack in the slightest.
At that moment, it was as if time had frozen in the room, with everyone’s hearts suspended in their throats.
This little life, due to the prolonged delivery, could have suffered from lack of oxygen; if it failed to emit that symbolic first cry of new existence, all previous efforts would have been in vain.
Noticing that the simple patting had no effect, a determined flash crossed Su Yu’s brows as she gently lifted the infant by the feet and carefully held it upside down, increasing the force of each slap to the baby’s soles, every contact filled with urgent hope.
"Cry out, baby, cry out..."
Within Su Yu’s voice, there was boundless tenderness and perseverance, akin to a spring breeze caressing an ice-bound lake, trying to awaken the slumbering vitality.
The heart-wrenching scene saw Yu Yan, standing to the side, with her nerves stretched tight; her mind seemed to be suddenly snatched away, her thoughts a blank slate, all her worries and prayers coalescing into an invisible force that surrounded the fragile new life.
The silence of the newborn felt like a boulder on everyone’s heart, its heavy significance needing no words.
But Su Yu did not give up; she persevered tirelessly, while Yu Yan’s gaze was glued to the fragile, pale, and lifeless little body, her heart aching as if sliced by a blade, almost choking her breath, causing her body to tremble involuntarily, her breathing laborious, as if an invisible hand had seized her throat, making it difficult to breathe smoothly.