After being scolded by Grandma Yin, Charles Yin finally quieted down.
Then he looked eagerly at Mr. Yun. "Dad... don't we have all kinds of good medicine at home? Could you give Cici some? Look how pale she is from the pain, my heart..."
As he spoke, the dignified CEO of the Yin Group actually had tears in his eyes.
Although he didn't finish his sentence, everyone understood what he meant.
Rona Muir sighed and said, "The doctor said that only by maintaining the pain can her body function properly. Because of what happened last time, Cici has to endure twice the normal pain during labor to fully clear the aftereffects of the two surgeries. It's not that she can't be given medicine, but if she is, it could shorten her life. Are you sure you want to give her the medicine?"
Before Charles Yin could react, Molly Yun, who had just come out from inside, was already visibly anxious.
"What? Double the labor pain? How is that possible?" Molly Yun burst into tears. "Her cervix isn't even open yet and she's already in so much pain. Labor pain increases step by step—will she even stay conscious at the end? Isn't there another way? There has to be another way, right?"
Everyone looked at Molly Yun, who suddenly lost control of her emotions, full of curiosity.
Everyone had witnessed her composure over the past few days.
No matter what happened, she was always so calm and collected.
But right now, her nervousness was no less than Charles Yin's.
Molly Yun turned and saw Mr. Yun and Mrs. Yun. Her eyes lit up and she rushed over, grabbing Mrs. Yun's hand as tears streamed down her face. "Doesn't the Yun Family have a medicine that can temporarily block pain? Its effect is very brief, just a few minutes, and it has no side effects. It won't affect Cici's pain tolerance or the clearing of the aftereffects, right?"
Mrs. Yun's gaze instantly sharpened. "How do you know about that?"
"Because I've used it!" Molly Yun blurted out, unable to hold back. "The day I almost died, didn't I use that medicine? Mom, at a time like this, don't keep it hidden. There must be some left, right? This medicine has been passed down in the Yun Family for over four hundred years and is only used at the most critical moments. This is the most critical moment! If Cici passes out from the double pain, she won't have the strength for a natural delivery, and the baby could be deprived of oxygen during descent! Dad, Mom, Cici can't go through another surgery! Her body can't take it!"
Mr. Yun and Mrs. Yun were stunned as if struck by lightning.
Both of them stared at Molly Yun, eyes wide and mouths agape.
She... what did she just say?
She... what did she call us just now?
She called us Dad and Mom?
She actually knows the Yun Family's greatest secret?
She actually said that she used that medicine on the day she was on the verge of death...
Aside from Mr. Yun, Mrs. Yun, and Grandma Yun, only Nora Yun knew about this.
Because at the moment of near death, the pain was truly unbearable.
Mrs. Yun simply couldn't bear to watch Nora Yun suffer so much, so she gave her a bit of that medicine...
But this is the Yun Family's deepest secret!
Only the true direct descendants of the Yun Family, generation after generation, know about this. No one else knows a thing.
Mrs. Yun couldn't help but grab Molly Yun's hand: "You... who are you, really?"
Molly Yun could no longer hide her identity.
Seeing Cici in such pain broke her heart too. With tears in her eyes, she replied, "I am Nora Yun. Whether you believe me or think I'm crazy and send me to a psychiatric hospital, I don't care anymore! Please, bring out the medicine—I know Dad has it! Wherever he goes, he always carries it! This is our Yun Family's last life-saving elixir!"
Nora Yun's words shocked everyone present.
She's Nora Yun?
How is that possible?
Are you kidding?
But the secret she revealed really is the Yun Family's top secret!
No one else could possibly know.
Nora Yun suddenly knelt before Mr. Yun: "Dad, you can't hesitate any longer! Cici is in unbearable pain inside! The doctor said this agony will last at least four hours! I've checked medical books and compared Cici's reports—she's a southern girl with a delicate frame. This pregnancy has been well cared for, and the baby weighs a full eight pounds. That's a huge burden for anyone, let alone that during her first birth, due to the medicine, her vitality nearly failed. She survived by sheer luck thanks to the secret elixir, but because her first child was born by abnormal means, a natural birth this time means double the pain of tearing."
"Dad, even if you doubt me, I have nothing to defend myself with. Cici is your only remaining flesh and blood—she can't have anything happen to her!" Nora Yun sobbed, bowing deeply to Mr. Yun. "Dad! Please! You can't hesitate any longer! If the medicine is gone, it's gone, but if Cici is gone, the whole Yun Family is finished!"
"But this medicine was meant for Mom..." Mrs. Yun was at a loss.
One is her daughter, the other is her mother-in-law.
How could she possibly choose?