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"You and Jono are no longer connected in any way. Why are you still going to such lengths to donate Bone Marrow? Do you have any idea how large the Jin Family business is? If something were to happen to you, what would happen to those employees? You're grown up now; why are you still so reckless?" Jin Zhongshu was clearly getting old.
Now, even when scolding Jin Chengyan, it was mostly with a tone of helplessness.
In such a vast family, if not entrusted to Jin Chengyan, who else could it be given to?
Yet his son was willing to donate Bone Marrow for someone who wasn't even his daughter!
Jin Zhongshu knew the risks weren't great, but what if? What if something went wrong? How would he expect the Jin Family to cope?
Jin Chengyan couldn't be so thoughtless!
Jin Chengyan looked at the document in front of her, where Jono's signature was all too familiar. In the end, she still wrote down "Jono." Wasn't that denying her own identity as Jono?
"Dad, I understand."
"Understand? Understand what? If you don't come home with me right now, I'll consider you no longer my son!" Jin Zhongshu threatened Jin Chengyan. If he didn't agree, he would really sever ties with Jin Zhongshu.
"Alright." Slowly, Jin Chengyan got up from the hospital bed, closed the document, and put it into her bag. She changed out of her hospital gown and into her own clothes.
She left the hospital.
...
"Ayan, you're back from the hospital..." Qi Ziluo arrived at Jin Mansion.
He had discovered that Jin Chengyan was no longer in the hospital during his rounds the next day. After calling him, he learned that he had returned home.
Not the Jin Family Mansion, but simply Jin Mansion.
Given the relationship between Qi Ziluo and Jin Chengyan, he knew that Jin Chengyan had not set foot in Jin Mansion for four years.
However, everything inside remained just as it was back then. Aside from regular cleaning, no member of the Jin Family was allowed to step inside even once.
This was his insistence, and the Jin Family complied with him.
They understood he was missing his wife.
Now that she had returned, it was impossible for the two of them to go back to Jin Mansion together, or perhaps three of them.
Half an hour later, Qi Ziluo rushed from the hospital to Jin Mansion and encountered A-Shan, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
"A-Shan, you finally came back!" Originally, after Jono's return, A-Shan could have ended his only mission over the past four years. But for some reason, Jin Chengyan had not called him back until now.
"Dr. Qi, long time no see," A-Shan greeted politely as always.
"Ayan, are you doing well?"
A-Shan was the one who could most keenly sense Jin Chengyan's concern and love for Jono. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have searched through the vast sea of people for someone who had seemingly vanished.
"I've never been in love before, but at this moment, I understand what love is." With these words, he left the room.
Qi Ziluo was momentarily taken aback.
Someone as robust as A-Shan could become so poetic at this moment; it was evident that the person inside wasn't in a good state.
Qi Ziluo entered and saw Jin Chengyan sitting on the sofa. Aside from his somewhat dazed expression, there was nothing else unusual.
However, it was quite strange to see such a blank look on Jin Chengyan's face.
He glanced over and noticed some documents laid out in front of Jin Chengyan. They were all in English, and a quick scan revealed they contained information about someone named Faye.
Suicide, depression, delusions… From a professional medical standpoint, if this Faye were alive, it would be nothing short of a miracle in the medical field.
But soon, Qi Ziluo thought of this Faye. Could it be Jono? Otherwise, there would be no reason for Jin Chengyan to be staring blankly at these documents.
He picked up the files and examined them closely. Besides some physical reports related to Faye, there were psychological evaluations and details from the past four years.
“Ziluo, she really had my child, but I killed my child with my own hands.” When Jono first told Jin Chengyan this, he thought Jono was just trying to deceive him, saying such things to make him feel guilty.
Feeling pity for Jono was one thing, but that didn’t mean Jono could make him bear the burden of an unfounded guilt. The act of killing their own child was something Jin Chengyan was unwilling to accept.
He had refrained from calling A-Shan back because he wanted to thoroughly investigate how Jono had lived these past four years or what her true relationship with Xi Yisheng was.
Now, he had uncovered the truth about their relationship and learned how Jono had spent those four years.
Everything she said was true.
Taking a deep breath, Qi Ziluo said, “At that time, Jono was injured and bleeding heavily; logically speaking, the child couldn’t have survived.”
“I only wanted to protect her. If she killed Ruan Shengyu, I could help her clear her name. But she… she would remember forever that her hands were stained with blood… Perhaps I shouldn’t have tried to justify my actions for hurting her. Back then, I just wanted a solution that would satisfy everyone. I couldn’t ignore Ruan Shengyu’s life just because I was with Jono. Ziluo, I truly love Jono.” As he spoke, Jin Chengyan half-closed his eyes.
Those memories he didn’t want to touch, those unspeakable pains, all came pouring out now.
"But she doesn't believe me, so... she wants to divorce me, and she got her wish."
Qi Ziluo looked at the divorce papers on the table, with Jono and Jin Chengyan's names written on them.
"I didn't sign my name; my dad made the decision for me once again." Jin Chengyan smiled self-deprecatingly. "Even at this point, I still refuse to acknowledge the legal validity of this divorce agreement. Isn't it a sad aspect of human nature that what we can't have is always the best? It was like this before, and it still is now."
"Ayan, seeing you go through all this, sometimes I don't agree with or even understand your actions. You're just a woman; why let it come to this? But just now, A-Shan said that only now do we understand what love is. You spent four years searching for your love; I hope you have many more years to enjoy it." Qi Ziluo, also alone, couldn't comprehend the pain Jin Chengyan endured for love, but consolation often sounded the same.
It was like comforting those who had lost loved ones.
"But... Qiao Lovely's surgery... I came here initially as a friend, and now as a doctor." Qi Ziluo's expression turned slightly serious. "If Qiao Lovely doesn't receive a bone marrow transplant, her lifespan won't be long; her bodily functions will deteriorate further. She's still just a child. I hope you can set everything aside and donate bone marrow for her."
Jin Chengyan took a deep breath, his eyes filled with heartache as he scanned the documents on the table.
"Did I ever say I wouldn't undergo surgery?" Jin Chengyan's voice was unusually firm.
"But you... didn't you return to Jin Mansion? How can you have the surgery then?"
"My father has already taken care of the divorce agreement for me. Do you think he would allow me to donate bone marrow to Qiao Lovely?"
Now it made sense... Qi Ziluo understood.
"I'll go directly to the hospital on the day of the surgery. Remember, don't let Jono know; I don't want her to feel indebted to me." Even if she truly didn't plan to forgive him, even if she did things he couldn't comprehend.
As long as she could calm down, that was enough.
Upon learning that Jin Chengyan would still go through with the surgery, Qi Ziluo felt relieved. After discussing a few other matters, he left.
After Qi Ziluo left, Jin Chengyan stood alone in the familiar yet strange living room of Jin Mansion.
In his hand was the divorce paper he shared with Jono.
Jono, why can't you believe that you are the only one in my heart? Why won't you even try to trust me? Why, when I laid my heart bare, did you not even glance at it?
But… why should Jono accept it?
Back then, when Jono extended his heart with both hands, anxiously waiting for Jin Chengyan to accept it, all he received in return was humiliation.
In the living room, she poured all her passion into trying to keep him, but what about him? After receiving a text from Ruan Shengyu, he rushed out without hesitation! When Jono was kidnapped and nearly murdered, all he thought about was keeping the peace, without any desire to seek justice for her!
He had his stance, and Jono had his own thoughts.
A sharp sound echoed—the tearing of paper.
The divorce document in Jin Chengyan's hand ripped in half, then he tore it again!
The divorce papers were void!
Jono, since we are married, I have no intention of getting a divorce.
The Jin Family has a tradition called "One Marriage Only, The CEO Is Hard to Please," understand?
…
"Sister, I found Qiao Lovely's mother!" It was completely unexpected. Qiao Chen had traveled to C City in search of her biological mother. After walking countless paths and making numerous connections, she finally received a lead.
He followed the clues, peeling back the layers one by one, and for a month, he barely slept three or four hours each day.
Finally, hard work paid off, and Qiao Chen was found!
"Great! We won't have to trouble anyone else, and the chances of future estrangement between family members will be low. Hurry and bring her back!" Jono didn't tell Qiao Chen that it was Jin Chengyan who had arranged for the Jin Family's staff to do the matching, which led to finding a suitable Bone Marrow.
From the moment he learned this news to meeting Qiao Lovely's mother, it took no more than half a day. When Qiao Lovely's biological mother appeared before Jono, all his previous grievances vanished!
After all, to Qiao Lovely now, she was a lifeline!
"Thank goodness, I finally found you! Let me take you to see the doctor for the matching!" Jono grabbed Chen Yue's hand and headed towards Qi Ziluo.
He knew she had traveled a long way and might want to see Qiao Lovely, but this was not the time for such discussions.
"Wait..." Chen Yue called out to Jono, even pulling her hand back from his grasp.
Now even Qiao Chen looked at her in confusion. They had agreed to come and immediately proceed with the matching; why did they need to wait?
Jono withdrew his hand and looked at Chen Yue's relatively young face. However, from her clothing and the quality of her makeup, it was clear that she wasn't living well.
"If the matching is successful, I can give you as much money as you want! Back then, you heartlessly left Qiao Lovely with Yan Beiting; he gave you quite a bit of money. I don’t know how you spent all that money, but now as long as you successfully match with Qiao Lovely's Bone Marrow, I guarantee you'll never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life."
To be honest, Jono looked down on someone like Chen Yue. When she was with his father, he hadn't legitimized her as a partner—perhaps out of concern that his siblings wouldn't accept a stepmother or maybe because it was just a fling that unexpectedly resulted in a child.
It was one thing to have a child; why did she have to give the child away?
How could a mother do such a thing?
If it were Jono, she would definitely be reluctant. Even if she had to raise the child alone, it wouldn't matter.
But now, she no longer had that opportunity.
"Really? Whatever I ask for, you'll give me?" Chen Yue's face showed a look of surprise. After all, in her eyes, the Qiao Family had gone bankrupt four years ago.
Although Jono later married into the Jin Family as the Young Mistress, a little inquiry would reveal that at that time, Jin Chengyan didn't even like Jono, so the title of Young Mistress was essentially meaningless.
Chen Yue knew that Yan Beiting also had feelings for Jono, which was why she had schemed to give the child to him! She even received a sum of hush money.
However, after moving to C City, all her money was swindled away by a bad man, and now she was struggling financially.
"Yes!" Jono couldn't help but raise her voice slightly.
At this point, knowing that Qiao Lovely had leukemia, her biological mother came not to see her but to ask for money!
Could she be any more shameless?
If it weren't for the possibility that Chen Yue's bone marrow might match Qiao Lovely's, Jono really didn't want to talk to someone like her.
"Qiao Chen, take her for the examination. I have some matters to attend to," Jono said, not wanting to face this woman any longer; otherwise, who knew what she might do next.
Jono watched as Qiao Chen led Chen Yue away, shook her head, and turned to walk out of the hospital.
...
The report came out quickly; Qiao Lovely's bone marrow matched Chen Yue's. This relieved Jono's heart.
She called Jin Chengyan, likely because she didn't want him to think that helping her meant he could demand her forgiveness.
However, Jin Chengyan didn't give her a chance to speak. After the call connected, he simply instructed her to go to Jin Mansion and then hung up. When she tried to call back, his phone was left unanswered.
It seemed that this matter really needed to be clarified with Jin Chengyan. After all, they were already divorced, and there was no need for him to make a big deal out of the fact that he helped find Qiao Lovely for the Bone Marrow match.
Jono drove towards Jin Mansion.
It had been four years; even though she hadn't been here in that time, she was very familiar with every road leading there.
From initially feeling unfamiliar with the area to later feeling at ease, and then developing an uncontrollable affection, it only took her half a year.
Yet forgetting might take four years or even longer.
Jono parked the car at the entrance, got out, and pressed the doorbell.
She knew that only members of the Jin Family could park inside Jin Mansion; visitors had to leave their cars outside. Jono considered herself an outsider, so she naturally parked outside.
The doorbell rang, and Jono knew the people inside could see her face; everything felt so familiar.
A voice came from inside, "You know the code; let yourself in."
Jin Chengyan's voice was cold and aloof, as if Jono owed him billions.
Jono didn't reach for the keypad. Instead, she replied to the source of the voice, "Sorry, I don't know it."
In response to Jono, there was silence. No one answered her; Jin Chengyan had hung up the intercom, leaving her unseen by anyone inside!
Jono truly felt that Jin Chengyan had gone too far. It was he who had invited her, yet now he expected her to ring the doorbell to enter. Did he not realize they were divorced?
And this doorbell! Jono forced herself not to think about it; the code was Ruan Shengyu's birthday!
But those memories came rushing back. She recalled drunkenly standing at the door, saying that her husband would be unhappy if he saw her with another man, even though those were all just figments of her imagination!
Jin Mansion—a place that made Jono feel utterly ashamed!
She turned to leave this cursed place, filled with anger.
However, as she reached the car door, Jono hesitated and glanced back at the entrance. If she didn't go in now, she'd end up entangled with Jin Chengyan later over this matter he had helped her with!
Why wait until later to resolve it? Why prolong the connection?
Jono turned around and walked toward the entrance, pressing a few digits.
Ruan Shengyu's birthday.
"Incorrect password. You have two attempts left," the electronic lock announced in a mechanical voice.
Jono paused slightly; she was sure she had entered it correctly—Ruan Shengyu's birthday.
Could it be that the password had been changed?
If that were the case, how would Jono know what password he had set? And to say she knew? Was he joking?
Jono randomly pressed another set of numbers on the electronic lock—Jin Chengyan's birthday.
"Incorrect password. You have one more chance."
After two consecutive failures, Jono really didn't feel like trying a third time. Her patience was wearing thin, especially regarding Jin Chengyan.
It wasn't Ruan Shengyu's birthday, nor was it Jin Chengyan's birthday. Could it possibly be her birthday?
The thought sent a shiver down Jono's spine.
Yet her fingers remained poised over the keypad, pressing in the numbers of her birth date one by one.
The waiting felt agonizing, but Jono wasn't sure what she was hoping for.
Did she want to hear "incorrect password" again, or did she wish to hear two beeps followed by the door opening?
She didn't know, but she did indeed hear two beeps, and then the door swung open.
So the code was her birthday? When had it changed to that?
Could it be that Jin Chengyan had switched it early this morning, just waiting for her to arrive and surprise her?
Well, this surprise was truly... rather mundane.
Jono stepped into Jin Mansion with an unruffled demeanor.
Yet at that moment, truth be told, her heart was still trembling.
In this place, Jono had begun her love story, but it was also here that she had ended it.
Returning to this place now, Jono remembered every blade of grass and every tree very clearly. She even somewhat disliked how vividly she recalled it all.
Doesn't this just indicate that she hadn't truly forgotten that period of her life?
Perhaps only when someone mentioned Jin Chengyan, and she could smile gracefully in response, would it mean she had genuinely moved on.
However, at this moment, she couldn't do that.
Just thinking of that person's face stirred a tumult of emotions within her.
In the past, she had labeled this feeling as hatred towards Jin Chengyan.
But whether it was truly hatred, Jono didn't know.
Pushing the door open, Jono walked straight into the living room.
She could picture the times they spent together in the living room watching television or each engrossed in their own activities, silent yet perfectly in sync.
As she entered the living room, she saw Jin Chengyan standing by the floor-to-ceiling window. Outside was the Jin Mansion's swimming pool, surrounded by greenery. Although the weather was still a bit chilly, the landscaping around Jin Mansion maintained a spring-like state all year round.
"We found Qiao Lovely's biological mother and did a bone marrow match. It's a good match, so thank you to your family’s staff. I think it's more appropriate for Qiao Lovely's biological mother to undergo the surgery," Jono explained her purpose, feeling a sense of relief. "From now on, we should have no further ties. Your father must have already informed you that the divorce agreement has taken effect."
Jin Chengyan had his back to Jono, so she couldn't see his expression.
"If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now. Goodbye... no, never to meet again." Jono turned to leave, unwilling to stay another moment in this place.
After taking just two steps, a strong force yanked her back and threw her onto the sofa. Then, Jin Chengyan leaned over her, pressing down!
Jono finally noticed the slowly rising anger on Jin Chengyan's face. His eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't rested well.
But why should she care whether he had rested or not?
"Jin Chengyan, let go of me!"
"Jono, do you really want to divorce me that badly?"
"Yes, I do! And besides, we are already divorced. If you keep this up, I can sue you for sexual harassment!"
The fierce words came out of Jono's mouth.
"How do you know that document will be effective? As long as I, Jin Chengyan, don't want to part ways, even if my father intervenes, I have ways to stop it! Jono, you underestimate me too much!"
Jono was slightly taken aback; Jin Chengyan was being a bit too reckless!
"You say we've been separated for four years and that you can apply for divorce in court. Well, let me tell you now that we are about to have a feast that will delight both your body and mind."
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