A Fatal Attraction from Lawyer A - Chapter 89

Gu Yuxi had never seen Luo Panzhi cry like this—sobbing like a young boy, shoulders twitching, eyes swollen. He held onto Gu’s arm tightly, as if terrified he would vanish.

In reality, Luo Panzhi was still a young man, only twenty-five years old. It was his mature dominance and gentle strength that often made Gu forget this Alpha was six years younger than him.

“Baby, did I scare you?” Gu raised his hand, wanting to wipe the tears away with the back of his hand. But because he hadn’t fully regained his strength, his hand fell back halfway.

Luo Panzhi caught his hand and pressed the back of it against his tear-stained cheek.

“Mhm,” Luo Panzhi hummed, rubbing his face into Gu’s palm, his red-rimmed eyes locked on him. “I signed three critical condition notices. I couldn’t even finish the signatures; my hand wouldn’t stop shaking. Zuogu had to hold my hand to finish them. I was truly… so afraid.”

The last few words trembled violently. It was the sound of a man who had narrowly escaped a nightmare.

Seeing him like this made Gu Yuxi’s heart ache. He wanted so badly to sit up and pull his Alpha into a hug, but he couldn’t move; the incision on his abdomen was still a source of sharp pain.

“Baby, I want to hold you.”

Hearing this, Luo Panzhi cried even harder. He completely lost his composure, forgetting his image as the young CEO. “If I had known, we wouldn’t have had a baby. Giving birth is too scary—I almost lost my wife. It was too terrifying. Now I don’t even dare to hug you, but I want to… waaaah…”

Unable to embrace his “wife,” he settled for clutching Gu’s arm and sobbing uncontrollably.

Gu Yuxi felt the sleeve of his gown getting soaked. Seeing the Alpha looking so pitiful, he couldn’t help but let out a small laugh, which immediately tugged at his stitches. He let out a sharp hiss of pain.

Luo Panzhi’s crying stopped instantly. He sat up, tears still clinging to his lashes, looking frantic. “What’s wrong? Where does it hurt? I’ll call the doctor!” He slammed the call bell.

“I’m fine, I just pulled the stitches when I laughed.” Gu looked at his disheveled face. “Are you sure you want the doctor to see you with a face full of tears?”

Luo Panzhi shook his head. “I don’t care. They saw everything outside the operating room already.”

Gu Yuxi had no idea this man had been kneeling outside the doors praying for his life for quite some time.

Soon, Dr. Zhang and his team entered. The doctor was surprised to see Gu Yuxi awake so soon and felt a sense of relief. After a quick check-up, he asked, “Any dizziness? Chest tightness? Is your vision still blurry?”

“No, just tired,” Gu replied.

“The fatigue is from the heavy blood loss,” Dr. Zhang began, but he caught a threatening glare from Luo Panzhi—a look that clearly said Don’t mention the blood transfusion. The doctor quickly pivoted. “We performed an arterial embolization. There’s still a risk of secondary bleeding. If you feel any discomfort, ring the bell immediately.”

“So, they took your blood again?” Gu Yuxi turned to Luo Panzhi.

Luo Panzhi: “…” He suddenly didn’t know how to answer.

“Have you rested at all?” Gu frowned. Seeing Luo’s silence, it was obvious he hadn’t slept a wink. “Dr. Zhang, has he rested?”

Luo Panzhi shot a look at the doctor.

Dr. Zhang, ever the honest professional, replied, “Rest? He hasn’t left your side. Even Mr. Chu and Mr. Luo couldn’t convince him to go.”

Luo Panzhi felt guilty and didn’t dare look at his partner. Then, he felt Gu Yuxi squeeze his palm. He looked down and met a gaze filled with deep tenderness and worry.

“Please rest,” Gu said softly. “I’ll be heartbroken if you get sick.”

Luo Panzhi didn’t want to leave, even for a second. He looked at Dr. Zhang. “Add a bed for me in here.”

Dr. Zhang: “…” Since when did the OBGYN department offer hotel-style extra bed service? But since it was his boss, he turned to the nurse and gave the order. “Certainly.”

“Dr. Zhang, can he not leave the bed for now?” Luo Panzhi asked, sitting on the edge and holding Gu’s hand.

“Given the hemorrhage, he’s very weak. If he feels better in 24 hours, he can try to walk a bit to prevent blood clots. But mostly, he needs bed rest.”

“What about bathing?” Gu Yuxi asked, a more immediate concern for him.

“I suggest waiting a month.”

Gu Yuxi: “…?!” He was horrified. “A month?”

Great, I’m going to stink.

Dr. Zhang looked at Luo Panzhi. “Mr. Luo can give you a sponge bath, but no showers. Your body is weak, and we can’t risk an infection in the wound.”

“Don’t worry, baby. I’ll wipe you down and make you smell nice,” Luo Panzhi comforted him, stroking his hair. “I won’t miss a single spot.”

Gu Yuxi: “…” That wasn’t the point.

The doctor continued with instructions: “Aside from eating and using the restroom, you must stay in bed. You’ll need to use an abdominal binder. Also, pelvic floor exercises—specifically, Kegels.”

Gu Yuxi: “?”

Dr. Zhang gestured toward Luo Panzhi. “Mr. Luo can teach you. When the Eldest Young Master gave birth, Mr. Luo demonstrated the exercises with perfect form. Fifty reps, three times a day, to promote local circulation.”

Gu Yuxi gave Luo Panzhi a very complicated look.

“Don’t worry, I’ll teach you,” Luo Panzhi whispered with a grin.

After the doctor left, the nurses pushed the extra bed in, joining it with Gu’s bed to create one large sleeping surface. The room finally grew quiet.

Gu Yuxi patted the spot next to him. “Come here and hold me.”

Luo Panzhi climbed onto the bed, lying on his side and staring at Gu with intense devotion.

“Panpan.”

“Mhm.”

“It’s a boy.” Gu turned his head toward him, a small laugh escaping him. “Do you know what I thought when the doctor told me it was a boy?”

Luo Panzhi’s face stiffened for a moment. Truthfully, he was only just now processing that he had a son. A son with “extra parts.” Who couldn’t wear little dresses.

He buried his face in Gu’s arm. “Noooo… my little princess is gone!”

“I was thinking a boy is fine. If he can grow up to be like you, that would be even better,” Gu said, stroking Luo’s head. “Gentle and considerate like his father. I’d like that very much.”

“No way!” Luo Panzhi snapped his head up. “You have to love me most! I have to be number one!”

Gu’s lips curved. “You were always number one.”

Luo Panzhi was instantly appeased. He shared Gu’s pillow. “The baby is in the incubator. I haven’t even seen him yet. I don’t know what he looks like.”

“Luo Panzhi, you should at least look at him once. I saw him—he looks quite a bit like you.”

“I didn’t have the heart to look at anything but you,” Luo Panzhi whispered, giving him a soft kiss. “I just wanted to wait for you to wake up.”

“Well, I’m awake now.” Gu Yuxi’s eyes grew misty. “I had a dream.”

“What dream?”

“I dreamed I was back at the orphanage. And I dreamed of you.”

“What did I do?”

“You told me to come home.”

Luo Panzhi saw a tear slip from the corner of Gu’s eye. He leaned in and kissed it away. “I’m so glad you dreamed of me.”

“I’m glad you told me to come home.”

“I’m glad you came back,” Luo Panzhi whispered, cupping his face. “Giving birth is too terrifying. I won’t let you suffer like that ever again. It almost took my life too.”

“It was scary. Even with the anesthesia, I could feel the doctor’s hands… taking the baby out.”

“Did it hurt?”

“Yes. But I thought of you waiting outside, and I endured it.”

Luo Panzhi leaned his forehead against Gu’s. “Thank you for your hard work, baby.”

“Are you happy? That it’s a boy?”

“Of course I am.”

“What about that closet full of dresses?”

“He can still wear them while he’s small. It’s fine.”

“Is ‘Rongrong’ too feminine for a boy’s nickname?”

“Father already chose a name: Luo Songran.”

“Songran?”

“Mhm. ‘Song’ for praise, ‘Ran’ for burning. A light born with blessings.”

Gu Yuxi thought of the baby’s loud cry and nodded. “It suits him. He cried so loudly; he’ll be a very lively child.”

That night, Gu Yuxi suddenly developed a high fever. By midnight, it had spiked to 40°C (104°F).

His reproductive cavity had begun to bleed again. Before he was even wheeled into the operating room, he had entered hemorrhagic shock and lost consciousness completely.

Luo Panzhi watched as Dr. Zhang walked out of the surgery suite with a grim expression.

“Mr. Luo, despite the arterial embolization, the bleeding has persisted. In this situation, Lawyer Gu’s reproductive cavity must be removed. If we don’t, it will be life-threatening.”

“A total hysterectomy means the ‘Permanent Mark’ between you two will vanish.”

This time, what was handed to him was a consent form for a hysterectomy. He forced his shaking hand to sign the ugliest signature he had ever written.

Luo Panzhi remembered this day with haunting clarity.

November 20, 2334. His son, Luo Songran, was born into the world. On this same night, he nearly lost the love of his life.

Later on, the family would never celebrate Songran’s birthday on that day. For Luo Panzhi, it was a day of heart-wrenching pain—a date that could never be mentioned.