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“Jono, here is the case report for Qiao Lovely,” Qi Ziluo said as he handed a report across his desk.
Jono took the report, his hands trembling involuntarily. From what he knew of Qi Ziluo, his serious demeanor indicated that Qiao Lovely's condition was indeed concerning.
“She has central nervous system leukemia, just as we initially suspected.”
Jono didn’t even look at the case report; he didn’t understand the medical jargon. All he wanted to know was how to save Qiao Lovely!
“What can we do to save her? No matter the cost, I just want Qiao Lovely to be safe!”
“Calm down. We have already developed a complete treatment plan for Qiao Lovely. First, we need to find a suitable bone marrow match for her. As her mother, you have a higher chance of being a match. We can arrange for you to undergo testing…”
“I’m not Qiao Lovely’s biological mother.”
Qi Ziluo paused, taken aback. This seemed inconsistent with what he had been informed!
“But she is my sister. Both Qiao Chen and I can be tested as potential matches. If that doesn’t work, I should be able to find her biological mother.” After all, Jin Chengyan already knew about this; telling Qi Ziluo wouldn’t change anything. What mattered most now was ensuring Qiao Lovely’s safety.
The highly professional Qi Ziluo quickly regained his composure upon realizing that Jono was referring to Qiao Lovely as her sister.
“Alright, we can arrange for you and Qiao Chen to undergo bone marrow matching tomorrow. However, if you are not compatible…”
“What then?” Jono was genuinely terrified of that outcome.
“We would have to wait in line. Our hospital has many other leukemia patients; you would have to go behind them.”
“So all I can do is wait?” She could wait, but how could Qiao Lovely afford to wait?
But things turned out to be even worse; neither Jono nor Qiao Chen matched with Qiao Lovely at all. When Jono received the test results, she felt like she was on the verge of collapsing!
Qiao Chen had also focused entirely on the hospital situation, only to face such distressing news.
“Qiao Chen, we need to find Qiao Lovely’s biological mother now! There are over a hundred people ahead of us in line; I can’t wait.”
“Okay, I’ll start arranging it right away! I will definitely find Qiao Lovely’s mother!” Qiao Chen said without hesitation.
The family that was supposed to celebrate the New Year together was now engulfed in sadness due to Qiao Lovely's illness.
Jono didn't know how to answer Qiao Lovely's questions about why her wound no longer hurt yet she still had to stay in the hospital, or why she couldn't get out of bed to play.
"Jono." In the hospital corridor, Jono sat on a chair when she heard a familiar voice.
Jin Chengyan.
Jono didn't look up, her hands gripping the report tightly.
Jin Chengyan sat down beside her, wanting to reach out and pat her back, but worried she might not like it, he ultimately lowered his hand instead.
"I've already notified the Jin Family staff to come for matching; the chances of success will be higher." His face was somewhat pale, and he didn’t tell her that he had also gone for matching.
He didn’t want to use this method to earn Jono’s forgiveness; these were things he willingly did.
"Thank you."
Her tone was calm yet laced with gratitude; it was the first time in a long while that Jono spoke to him without a sarcastic edge.
This made Jin Chengyan feel a sense of relief.
"No need to thank me. I would gladly do anything for you."
Jono closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She felt exhausted. The past few days had been a rollercoaster of emotions, far more terrifying than anything she had experienced four years ago.
She could endure those frightening moments herself, but she didn't want those around her to go through them as well.
Suddenly, Jono leaned against Jin Chengyan, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Let me lean on you for a moment."
Jin Chengyan's shoulder stiffened slightly. Four years later, Jono was finally making the first move to get close to him. Was this a sign that all his efforts had finally paid off and Jono was willing to accept him?
“Mommy, Handsome Uncle is my daddy, right?” In the hospital room, Qiao Lovely lay in bed, completely unaware of the severity of her illness, her chubby little hands clutching the apple that Jono had just peeled for her.
Upon hearing Qiao Lovely's words, Jono did not immediately refute her.
She knew that Qiao Lovely had always wanted a father, but the truth was that her father was already dead. Both she and Jono, like Qiao Chen, had lost their fathers.
“You didn’t disagree, so it must be true…” Qiao Lovely took a bite of the apple and nodded thoughtfully. “Daddy said you two had a fight, and he wants you to forgive him so that I can call him daddy.”
Jono sat beside Qiao Lovely, carefully observing her. She didn’t know how many more days she would have to look at Qiao Lovely like this.
When would Qiao Chen be able to find Qiao Lovely’s biological mother? Even if he found her, would her bone marrow match Qiao Lovely’s?
“He made a big mistake, and Mommy doesn’t want to forgive him.”
“What big mistake? Can’t he apologize? Mommy, you said that as long as you admit your mistakes, you’re a good child. Why don’t you forgive Daddy?”
This little one was really getting more and more comfortable calling Jin Chengyan daddy!
“What kind of **medicine** did he give you to make you speak up for him like this?”
“What’s **medicine**?” Qiao Lovely tilted her head, looking at Jono in confusion.
Jono ruffled Qiao Lovely’s hair. When it came to the child, there was no anger left in her—only indulgence.
“**Medicine**…,” Jono hugged Qiao Lovely. “It’s something that makes you forget about someone once you take it.”
“Did Daddy give you **medicine**?”
Jono paused for a moment; this question was actually easy to answer.
Yes, there had definitely been times.
"Knock, knock, knock..." The door to the hospital room was tapped, and Qiao Lovely immediately poked her head out from Jono's embrace.
"It must be Daddy coming!"
Three black lines appeared on Jono's forehead. This kid had been especially eager for Jin Chengyan's arrival these past few days. What was that saying? Out with the old, in with the new!
She had completely forgotten about Xi Yisheng!
"Come in, Daddy, hurry!" Without waiting for Jono to speak, Qiao Lovely called out towards the door.
The door opened, but the person who entered was not Jin Chengyan.
"Hello, sister, I'm Jin Mengxi." Jin Mengxi held a bouquet of flowers and some fruits, looking like she had come to visit a patient. "We met at the restaurant the other day; I just didn't get a chance to say hello."
Jono recalled that day; this girl had gone out to eat with Jin Chengyan.
She had thought she was one of Jin Chengyan's companions, but it turned out she was Jin Mengxi.
Jono had heard this girl's name before, but she had been studying abroad and had heard that her health wasn't great back then, which was why they had never met.
However, calling her "sister" felt a bit strange.
"Yes, I know you," Jono replied, not overly enthusiastic until she understood her intentions.
"I heard from Qiao Chen that Qiao Lovely was injured, so I came to see her. Yesterday my brother also had us do a matching test; we're just waiting for the results."
So Jin Mengxi had also gone for the matching test.
But how did she know Qiao Chen?
"Oh? Big sister knows Little Daddy?" Qiao Lovely blinked her eyes and asked Mengxi curiously.
Jin Mengxi was also someone who liked children. Hearing from Jin Chengyan that Qiao Lovely was seriously ill made her feel quite distressed, especially since she was also Qiao Chen's sister.
"Yes!" Jin Mengxi entered, placing the fruits and flowers on the table. "I came over without notifying you, which is really presumptuous of me, but I’m genuinely worried about Qiao Lovely, so..."
"It's fine. Qiao Lovely just has a hand injury; she'll be discharged soon." Jono didn't want Qiao Lovely to know how serious her condition was, so he had been keeping it from her.
Jin Mengxi understood the implication in Jono's words and nodded.
Jono could see that Jin Mengxi truly cared for Qiao Lovely. Although Jin Mengxi had a strikingly attractive appearance, it was clear to Jono that her feelings for a child were genuine.
Qiao Lovely had grown tired from playing; she had been sleeping more and more these past few days. Qi Ziluo had told her that patients often feel sleepy.
Watching Qiao Lovely fall asleep, Jono gently stepped out of the ward with Jin Mengxi.
"Miss Jin..."
"You can just call me Xi Er."
"Miss Jin, do you know my brother?" Jono didn’t want to get too close to Jin Mengxi; she found it strange that she was here and even knew Qiao Chen.
Mentioning Qiao Chen made a blush appear on Jin Mengxi's face.
"Yes, I’m Qiao Chen's girlfriend."
Jono was taken aback. How could such a significant thing have never been mentioned to her by Qiao Chen?
"Does your brother know about this?" As soon as Jono asked, she recalled what Jin Chengyan had said to her that day about keeping an eye on Qiao Chen.
At first, she didn’t understand his meaning, but now knowing that Jin Mengxi was Qiao Chen's girlfriend made everything clear.
But even if Qiao Chen and Jin Mengxi were together, so what?
Couldn’t they date?
Did he really suspect that Qiao Chen would do something to Jin Mengxi?
"I know, everyone in our family knows." Although the family didn't quite agree with their relationship, "Sister, it's okay. I'm with Qiao Chen, and you are my sister-in-law..."
"Stop! Don't call me sister-in-law." Jono no longer wanted to be associated with anyone from the Jin family, yet Jin Mengxi still insisted on calling her that.
Jin Mengxi stuck out her tongue, knowing that her brother and sister-in-law were currently at odds, so she dared not say much more.
"But how come you also have to participate in the matchmaking?"
"Not just me; everyone under forty in the Jin family has to participate, including the staff. My brother doesn't want to miss any opportunity to save Qiao Lovely."
Jono only knew that Jin Chengyan had asked the staff of the Jin family to participate, but she hadn't realized he was involving family members as well!
She felt a touch of warmth; perhaps there was a little bit of emotion after all.
"My brother also said that Qiao Lovely is his daughter, so the Jin family will spare no effort to ensure her recovery. The reason you haven't seen him these past few days is that he personally went to the United States to invite a hematology expert back to perform surgery on Qiao Lovely. He also..." Jin Mengxi tirelessly recounted everything Jin Chengyan was doing for Qiao Lovely.
Talking about him made it seem like he regarded Qiao Lovely as his own daughter.
Perhaps even a heart made of stone could be warmed!
"Sister, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to see Qiao Lovely when I have time!" Finally, Jin Mengxi waved goodbye to Jono.
Once Jin Mengxi left, Jono immediately called Qiao Chen.
As she dialed, Jono walked outside. Since Qiao Lovely said she wanted strawberries, it was a perfect opportunity to go buy some while she was sleeping.
"Qiao Chen, why didn't you tell me about your relationship with Jin Mengxi?" As soon as the call connected, Jono questioned Qiao Chen.
She didn't want to interfere too much in her brother's love life, but if the other party was from the Jin family, Jono couldn't help but care.
"I didn't know at first that she was from the Jin family. By the time I found out... it was already too late."
In this world, the hardest thing to control is the heart; once you like someone, there's no turning back.
"However, Qiao Chen, are you really not with Jin Mengxi for any other reason?" The question was somewhat probing, hoping that Qiao Chen wasn't using Jin Mengxi.
It wasn't that she felt sorry for Jin Mengxi; she just thought that a girl shouldn't be treated that way!
"Sis, do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Qiao Chen countered, throwing the question back at Jono.
Yeah, was Qiao Chen really that kind of person? Didn't she know her own brother well enough?
"You decide your own feelings! But I don't want any girl to be sad and cry because of you."
"Alright, I understand."
Jono put away her phone and lowered her head to slip it into her pocket, only to accidentally bump into a man walking towards her.
The documents in his hand fell to the ground, white sheets scattering from the folder.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," Jono quickly crouched down to help pick them up. They were all in English, and a quick glance revealed they were medical reports.
Jono handed the documents back to the man and, when she looked up, found herself caught in his deep-set eyes.
She froze for a moment, gripping the report tightly in her hand. Even as the man tugged at it twice, he couldn't manage to take it from her grasp.
"Miss, my report," the man said calmly.
Jono immediately released her grip. No, it couldn't be him.
How could it be him? Aside from those deep-set eyes, Jono would always remember Yan Beiting wrapped in bandages from head to toe, with only his eyes visible. When he looked at her, it was those same deep-set eyes.
"I'm... I'm sorry..." Jono's voice seemed to catch in her throat.
The man nodded slightly, putting the report back into the folder. He gave Jono a brief nod before turning and walking inside with the documents.
Jono turned around, watching the man's silhouette fade into the distance.
No, it wasn't him.
This man walked with a slight hunch, not tall or imposing at all.
Yan Beiting seemed to walk as if the wind was beneath his feet, and he always wore a smile warmer than the sun, unlike this man who exuded a chilling aura.
Moreover, apart from those eyes, there was nothing about him that resembled Yan Beiting.
Yan Beiting...
The thought emerged in Jono's mind, and she found it hard to believe.
After all, she had witnessed Xi Yisheng placing Yan Beiting's ashes in the grave with her own eyes.
The man approached the nearest corner with a calm demeanor, turned around, and leaned against the wall. His deep-set eyes were lost in endless contemplation.
...
After all this turmoil, Jono spent her year in the hospital.
She disliked the scent of the hospital but had to stay there because of Qiao Lovely.
Now, she placed all her hopes on Qiao Lovely's biological mother; finding her would mean one more chance at hope.
However, after the New Year, Jono had to return to work. Usually, she would spend half a day at the office and the other half at the hospital with Qiao Lovely.
When she wasn't there, she relied on a caregiver to watch over her.
Jono didn't know how much longer this situation would last; she didn't know whether despair or hopelessness would arrive first.
Yet neither despair nor hopelessness had come yet—Jin Zhongshu had arrived.
Before, Melancholy had subtly suggested that she and Jin Chengyan should reconcile, and now she had brought a DNA report with her.
What could Jin Zhongshu say now?
“Jono, this is the divorce agreement between you and Ayan. As long as you sign it, your marriage can be dissolved immediately.”
This was how Jin Zhongshu spoke to her.
Jono paused for a moment, then without hesitation, took the document and signed her name on it.
“If I had known that consulting Mr. Jin would expedite things, I wouldn’t have let my marriage with Jin Chengyan drag on until now.”
Jin Zhongshu hadn’t expected Jono to sign the divorce agreement without even glancing at it.
Was there really no sentiment left?
“Since ancient times, beautiful women have been the source of trouble. There was Ruan Shengyu before; although I don’t want to categorize you with her, you have indeed led him to make an irrational decision.” Jin Zhongshu put away the document. “I know you were used to provoke Ruan Shengyu. Initially, I intended to use you to make him leave her. Though this method is somewhat unscrupulous, the heir of the Jin Family cannot afford any mistakes because of a woman.”
That was the kind of person Jin Zhongshu was—he needed to control everything.
Even though he knew from the start that Jono’s marriage with Jin Chengyan was complicated, he could only pretend to be oblivious in order to drive a wedge between Jin Chengyan and Ruan Shengyu.
“Mr. Jin, I’ve signed the divorce agreement. Please ensure that Jin Chengyan stays away from me in the future.”
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