"Really?" Mianmian looked at her mother with teary eyes, as if seeking confirmation.
"Of course, darling. Mommy would never lie to you. Mommy is doing this to earn money for your treatment. Besides, you've just reunited with Daddy, and you should spend more time with him. He misses you a lot too," Jiang Mi kissed her daughter's cheek.
Yang Qian also stroked Mianmian's hair with affection. After hugging her mother enough, Mianmian wanted her grandmother's embrace, and finally, she was comforted.
Jiang Jingxiu was surprised that Jiang Mi hadn't exposed him but had instead covered for him and even spoken well of him to their daughter. He felt a complex mix of emotions.
Jiang Mi asked her godmother to stay with Mianmian, then turned to Jiang Jingxiu. "I have something I want to discuss with you."
Jiang Jingxiu glanced at his daughter, who was now happily occupied, and said, "You come with me!"
As the two were about to leave, Mianmian immediately asked, "Daddy, Mommy, where are you going?"
"Mianmian, Mommy needs to discuss something with Daddy. Stay here with Grandma for now. Mommy will be back soon," Jiang Mi reassured her daughter with a smile.
Mianmian looked at her father and said, "Daddy, please don't bully Mommy, okay? She's a good mother."
Jiang Jingxiu casually glanced at the woman whose body had stiffened and replied, "I'll try."
For her having a child behind his back, he wouldn't forgive her so quickly. Moreover, she had stolen his seed again. Why should he be nice to a woman who completely disregarded him?
The two left the ward one after the other. Mianmian let out a heavy sigh like a little adult, a look of helplessness on her face.
Yang Qian asked with a chuckle, "What's with that expression?"
"Grandma, it seems like Mommy and Daddy don't have a very good relationship. Do you think they can stay together?" Mianmian looked at her grandmother.
"Yes, you can rest assured. Your Mommy and Daddy are inseparable." Yang Qian, as someone who had been through a lot, could see that there was affection between the two, they just hadn't realized it themselves yet.
In the corridor, Jiang Mi suddenly knelt down before Jiang Jingxiu, holding his hand and saying, "Uncle, I know I was wrong. I hurt your feelings and I hurt Mianmian. I don't dare to ask for your forgiveness now, but I only hope you'll let me give birth to the child in my belly to save Mianmian's life. For the rest of my life, you can make me disappear, or make me your servant, I will obey you."
"I'm currently having people search for Mianmian's bone marrow match. If we find one, there'll be no need to keep this child," Jiang Jingxiu would never place the hope of his daughter's life on an unborn fetus.
Jiang Mi's body stiffened. "So you mean... if a suitable match is found, you'll abort him?"
Jiang Jingxiu looked at the pale woman kneeling before him with a blank expression and smiled. "What? You've revealed your intentions so quickly? If it's truly to save Mianmian, then once Mianmian is saved, aborting him is normal, isn't it? Why are you reacting like this?"
"No matter what, he is a life. He is Mianmian's younger brother or sister... I just... I just can't bear to harm a little life," Jiang Mi looked at him with a pained expression.
Jiang Jingxiu gripped her face and sneered, "Are you saying I'm cruel? Jiang Mi, I never wanted children! And I certainly don't want children from you. Mianmian was something you forced on me. Since she already exists, I'm willing to accept her and take responsibility. Why are you going behind my back to have another one? What are you plotting? Do you think everyone else is a fool?"