The quilt on the hospital bed was neatly folded, and there was a vase on the bedside table with a bouquet of plain carnations in it. The window was open and the curtains were slightly moved.
Bai Xiao heard vague conversations coming from outside the door.
"...It's really no need. I still have things to do at home, so I just want to be discharged from the hospital today."
Bai Xiao recognized Su Manrong's voice, as if she was arguing with someone.
The nurse said anxiously: "Ms. Su, your body is already weak. If you go like this, if something happens, our hospital will also be responsible."
"Don't worry, if something happens, I won't put the responsibility on you."
As soon as Su Manrong walked to the door, she turned around and saw Bai Xiao and Yu Jingxi standing in the ward: "...Xiao Xiao?"
She seemed a little surprised that Bai Xiao came to see her, and then her expression showed a hint of joy.
Because the weather was getting hotter, Su Manrong's hospital gown sleeves were rolled up, and Bai Xiao saw a bruise on the inside of her left arm, where blood was drawn.
…
Noticing where Bai Xiao's gaze lingered, Su Manrong quickly put down her rolled-up sleeves and spoke in an unusually gentle tone: "Why are you here?"
Yu Jingxi had already taken the lead and shook the bag in his hand: "Auntie, Xiaobai also bought you white fungus and red date soup."
Su Manrong looked at Bai Xiao, her eyes filled with eagerness and expectation.
Bai Xiao took the bag from the child, took out the box containing white fungus and red dates, and said to Su Manrong, who was still standing by the door: "It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Just now in the restaurant, Yu Jingxi sweetly coaxed the staff to give him an extra small bowl and a spoon.
Su Manrong sat by the bedside and followed Bai Xiao with her eyes.
Yesterday, she called Xu Jingyan to ask about Bai Xiao's situation in the capital, but she got the news that Bai Xiao had been kidnapped. She was panicked and did not dare to tell her mother-in-law rashly. She originally planned to come to the capital alone, but she didn't expect it.
Unfortunately, Yu Jingxi lay at the door and eavesdropped on her phone call.
The little guy's original words at that time were: "If you don't take me with you, I will tell everyone loudly right away that Xiaobai has been kidnapped!"
Seeing Yu Jingxi, who was holding a disposable small bowl in his hand and asking Bai Xiao for white fungus and red dates, Su Manrong curled up the corners of her lips, feeling happy and sour in her heart.
The blood relationship is indeed wonderful.
Even though he still refuses to call Bai Xiao's mother, he has acknowledged her invisibly.
…
Bai Xiao raised his head and wanted to ask Su Manrong to come over to eat white fungus and red dates, but found that she had been staring at him.
"The nurse said you didn't have breakfast. Drink some of this first. I'll go down and buy lunch later." Bai Xiao added the box to her.
Su Manrong held the box, looked down at the white fungus and red dates, and then looked up at Bai Xiao: "There's no need to run up and down. I'm not hungry. If you want to eat, I can go down and buy it myself. You're injured too, so be careful.
rest."
The redness and swelling on Bai Xiao's face had gone away, but there were still faint fingerprints. The wound on his neck was scabbed, but there was still a dull pain.
Seeing her reaching out to touch her neck, Su Manrong asked nervously: "Did it hurt the wound? Is it okay?"
"It's okay." Bai Xiao actually just wanted to touch it subconsciously, but seeing her worry, he put down his hand.
Next to him, Yu Jingxi added inarticulately: "I was crying with my dad in my arms last night."
"When did I..." Bai Xiao glanced at Su Manrong and turned the little guy's face away, "Eat the white fungus. If you don't talk more, go to the corridor to eat."
Yu Jingxi hummed and turned away while holding a small bowl.
Seeing Su Manrong looking at him worriedly, Bai Xiao had no choice but to explain: "He's just talking nonsense. You don't need to pay attention to it. I... just suffered some skin trauma."
"Did they really not bully you yesterday?"
Su Manrong looked at the scars on her cheeks, still feeling frightened: "Why are these gangsters so bold and dare to do such a thing in the capital?"
"We have already called the police. There should be some progress with the police in a few days."
After saying this, the room became quiet.
Bai Xiao sat on the side, holding the sheets under her body with her fingers, looking at Su Manrong's slightly pale face, hesitating for a while, and finally spoke: "You just finished drawing blood, it's best to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation.
Go back when your body is almost recovered."
"I'm fine."
Because of Bai Xiao's sudden concern, Su Manrong was a little happy and her face turned rosy: "She saved you, so it doesn't matter if I transfuse some blood."
"Did you have a hard time giving birth to Yiwei?"
Su Manrong suddenly looked at Bai Xiao, obviously not expecting that she would suddenly change the topic.
Bai Xiao once resented Su Manrong because after she woke up, even though she knew about his existence, she still took another child away to another country without even taking care of her biological parents. However, these resentments and hatreds have grown over time.
Slowly passing by, when she called Xu Jingyan 'Dad', she learned to let go gradually.
Everyone has different life experiences and has their own difficulties. People with different personalities face things and make different decisions.
After Yu Zhengdong passed away, Su Manrong would take Yu Yiwei abroad, which may be a kind of self-exile and punishment.
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"I heard that it is very dangerous for a woman with panda blood to have a second child." When Bai Xiao said this, her tone was slightly awkward and she looked uncomfortable.
It's more like looking for something to say when I have nothing to say.
Su Manrong twitched the corners of her lips and smiled faintly, as if recalling the past: "I didn't know that I had given birth to a child at the time, but Zhengdong once discussed with me that he wanted me to remove the child in my belly. For this reason
, I even had a dispute with him, and in the end, he agreed to give birth to Yiwei after he couldn't get over it."
"Later, when I regained my memory, I realized how dangerous it was to do what I did at that time. Once hemolysis occurred between me and my child, the consequences would be disastrous."
Su Manrong noticed that Bai Xiao didn't speak anymore. She raised her head and looked at Bai Xiao, thinking that she didn't want to hear about her and Yu Zhengdong's affairs.
This was the first time they sat and talked so calmly.
"Have you had lunch?" Su Manrong asked with concern.
Bai Xiao nodded, patted Yu Jingxi's shoulder, stood up, and said to Su Manrong, "You can rest, I'll go see the old man."
"Xiao Xiao..."
Just as she was holding Yu Jingxi's hand and about to leave, Su Manrong behind her suddenly spoke and called her urgently.
Bai Xiao turned around.
Su Manrong hesitated to speak, but finally said: "I heard that Mr. Xu is in poor health. There are some things I may not be qualified to say. There may be mistakes in what they did back then, but from their perspective, it is not incomprehensible for them to be well-matched.
.I was young at that time and did not think too much about things. I left with Zhengdong rashly without considering his feelings. In the following years, I was blinded by resentment. Now I look away and think about it again, which has led to what I am today.
So why don’t I have no responsibility for this situation?”
"he……"
Su Manrong thought of the man standing next to her when she was drawing blood yesterday. In just over a month, he seemed to have suddenly aged ten years, no longer as high-spirited as before, and he was also cautious when talking to her. Such changes
, which made her uncontrollably sad.
"At that time, he kept asking me if you were his child, and I saw that he cared about you. Maybe you had the same idea as me, and felt that if he had his own child with Xia Lan, wouldn't he
Do you value your existence so much?"
"But this is just a hypothesis, because it doesn't exist, so we can't predict what will happen. But I also believe that he will be a good father to you. He is willing to run to Liyang to plead with your grandmother.
I understand, he really regrets and blames himself. I asked him not to disturb your current life, so he would appear as little as possible around you, but now I feel that what I did was wrong."
Bai Xiao turned her head and looked at the bright sun outside through the window. It was a bit dazzling. She squinted her eyes, but the corners of her eyes were still burning.
"I am not a competent mother myself, so what position do I have to deprive him of his right to repent?" Su Manrong smiled bitterly.
"You'd better have a good rest."
Bai Xiao didn't say anything else, but he no longer resisted listening to her talk about these things. Before leaving, he stood at the door and turned around and said, "I'll come see you later."
…
Bai Xiao closed the door of the ward, and then saw Xu Jingyan standing outside at some point.
He doesn't know how much he heard of what Su Manrong said just now.
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"Tell me, does little grandpa like my eldest aunt?" After entering the elevator, when there was no one else, the little guy asked Bai Xiao mischievously.
Bai Xiao pressed the button and refused to answer the question.
Yu Jingxi glanced at her, holding out her belly and clasping her hands in front of her: "It's really hard to say this about feelings."
"Yu Jingxi, you came to the capital and asked for leave from school?"
"..."
The little guy choked on one sentence, his eyes rolled up, and his forehead was flicked: "I'll try skipping school next time."
The elevator door opened and Bai Xiao took the lead to go out. Yu Jingxi immediately followed, chattering: "You woman, you are so heartless. As soon as I knew you were in danger, I didn't care about anything, so I followed my aunt here, and you still...
Talk to me like this. Tell me, do you have a conscience?"
"You really don't care about anything? Then where do the snacks in your trolley case come from?"
"That's...that's a reserve of dry food!"
Yu Jingxi ran up and grabbed her hand, pursed her lips and said, "I see that you are getting more and more angry now. I really don't know why I fell in love with you in the first place."
Bai Xiaosuer stood still, turned around, bent down, and pinched the little guy's nose. The little guy couldn't breathe well and snorted twice.
"If you say one more thing, I will pack you up and send you back to Fengcheng immediately." She said and let go.
Yu Jingxi took two steps back, suddenly covered her mouth, and stared at her with wide eyes, filled with grief and anger.
Ahead, the ward door opened and the nurse came out.
Bai Xiao stopped arguing with the little guy, walked over and asked the nurse if the patient was awake.
"I'm awake and I'm giving the infusion now." The nurse smiled slightly.
Bai Xiao was afraid that Yu Jingxi's entry would irritate Liang Huizhen, so he sent him to the nurse's station and opened the door alone to visit Liang Huizhen.
…
Liang Huizhen was reading a book when she heard the sound of the door opening and looked up at the door.
Bai Xiao turned around and closed the door first. She walked a few steps inside, and when she got closer, she found that Liang Huizhen looked weak, but she was not in bad spirits.
As soon as she opened her mouth, Liang Huizhen had already lowered her head, turned over a page, and said in a casual tone: "If you are here to say thank you, then you can skip it."
"..."
Bai Xiao suddenly didn't know how to answer the question. Liang Huizhen had humiliated her before, but now, Liang Huizhen had become her savior.
Sometimes I have to realize that fate does play tricks on people.
"It's okay, you can go back and rest."
Bai Xiao didn't leave.
Liang Huizhen raised her head and looked at her: "If it had been anyone else yesterday, I would not have stood by and watched this situation happen. Besides, your mother has already given me a blood transfusion, so it can be considered a clean slate."
After saying a few words, Liang Huizhen's mouth became dry, and the nurse walked away again.
Bai Xiao seemed to understand what she meant, and suddenly stepped forward, poured a glass of water for her and handed it to her.
Liang Huizhen glanced at Bai Xiao, maybe she was really thirsty, and she didn't take Qiao intentionally. She took the cup and drank a few sips of boiled water.
Putting down the cup, she saw that Bai Xiao was still there, and her tone was no longer so cold: "You are here, I can't concentrate on reading, go back."
Bai Xiao thought for a while and said: "Although you said that no one else would save you, and my mother also gave you a blood transfusion, but no matter what, I should say thank you to you. If you hadn't been in time I can't even imagine what will happen to me, and both Shao Ting and I understand this."
Speaking of Yu Shaoting, Liang Huizhen couldn't help but think of the recording pen he brought with him when he came in the morning.
At that time, like Bai Xiao, he stood by the side and said, "There are some things that, at this point, there is no need to hide them."
She didn't expect that her daughter would actually do these things. On the one hand, she felt sorry for her daughter's physical and mental condition, but on the other hand, she was very disappointed. Liang Huizhen raised her head and looked at Bai Xiao's facial features again. She suddenly understood why her daughter He will do everything possible to get Bai Xiao to agree to be a surrogate mother for him.
Although the two people are not very similar, there is a certain similarity in spirit and temperament. I am afraid Shuyuan also had the same idea at the time.
…
Liang Huizhen's expression softened slightly and she asked Bai Xiao, "Where is Jing Xi? I heard that she came to the capital with your mother."
"...He is outside, playing with the nurse." Liang Huizhen would take the initiative to mention the child, which was beyond Bai Xiao's expectation.
"Bring him in and let me see him. I haven't seen him for a long time."
Although Bai Xiao couldn't understand this change in Liang Huizhen, she still went out and brought Yu Jingxi in. She felt that Liang Huizhen would not hurt the child.
After Yu Jingxi came in, she immediately rushed to the bedside, worried as if she was about to cry: "Grandma, you're going to scare me to death."
Bai Xiao was about to pull him away, but Liang Huizhen touched his head and smiled kindly: "Grandma asked you to come and stay at home for a few days, but you were not willing. Now that grandma is injured, you said you were worried about grandma, and grandma was a little uncomfortable. I believe what you said."
"Of course I'm worried about grandma." The little guy's little hand touched Liang Huizhen's belly through the quilt: "I didn't sleep well last night."
Liang Huizhen was amused by him, and her wounds hurt a little when she laughed: "You are the only one with a sweet mouth."
Bai Xiao exited and closed the door. It could be seen that Liang Huizhen liked Yu Jingxi more than herself. She thought of something and walked to the nurse's station.
"Can you lend me a phone call?"
After obtaining the nurse's consent, Bai Xiao picked up the phone and dialed Yu Shaoting's number.
She originally thought he might ring the call after seeing it was an unfamiliar number, but the call came through quickly, and on the other end was the magnetic male voice she was familiar with: "Hello?"
"It's me, where are you?" Bai Xiao asked.
Before Yu Shaoting spoke, Bai Xiao heard another deep male voice, which seemed to come from behind Yu Shaoting: "Third brother..."
"Are you busy now? I'll hang up then." Bai Xiao was afraid that she would disturb him.
"...Yan Jing comes to the capital and helps him find a good place to stay. I will then go back to the hospital."
Bai Xiao said softly, "Hmm", hung up the phone, and holding the phone, she realized that she had forgotten to ask him if he remembered to have lunch.
…
Yu Shaoting hung up the phone and looked at the dimmed phone screen. Hearing her voice, he felt much more at ease. He turned to Yan Jing and said, "Go in."
Returning to the box, Yu Shaoting sat down in his seat, and Yan Jing sat next to Yu Shaoting.
The other two seats were occupied by two natives of the capital, in their forties.
Yu Shaoting's luck was average. After two rounds of cards, the chips on the table could only come out, but the other two poker players were worried for him: "With this method of play, both of us are embarrassed to mess up our cards."
Yu Shaoting smiled and flicked the ashes of the cigarette between his fingers. He didn't mind at all that his poker skills were not good and he played as he should.
One of the young men behind the middle-aged man answered the phone, his face changed, and he said something in the ear of his boss.
