Pei Shasha watched Jiang Mianmian's retreating figure, curled the corners of her lips, and turned to walk towards the back door of the hospital.

There was no one there. She calmly put on her mask and met Shao Xiaofei at the agreed time.

The coffee shop next to the hospital was quiet. Shao Xiaofei arrived at the window seat early and waved to Pei Shasha as soon as she saw her.

Sunlight streamed through the window and fell on Pei Shasha's face, but the golden mask suddenly felt blinding to Shao Xiaofei.

“Sasha…” Shao Xiaofei stammered, “When exactly can you get a match?”

Pei Shasha leaned back, a faint smile playing on her lips, her eyes, hidden behind the mask, gleaming with a shrewd and cold light.

"When to do the matching is your decision!"

"you……"

"I told you, I need to see the money first, otherwise I don't want to save that child who has nothing to do with me!"

"Pei Shasha!" Shao Xiaofei exclaimed excitedly, "How could Nuannuan have nothing to do with you? She's Qin Yu's daughter!"

"However, my surname is not Qin!"

Pei Shasha grinned.

Shao Xiaofei froze, her mind blank.

Yes, her surname isn't Qin, and her purpose in saying this is to enter the Qin family openly and legitimately.

"I know you definitely won't accept these conditions," Pei Shasha said casually, toying with her nails. "But think it through, there's no such thing as a free lunch! Ha, I also know you might think that if the transplant doesn't work, I'm just extorting you..."

“But,” Pei Shasha stood up, dressed in black, her chilling aura even in the bright sunlight, “I agreed to be a match for you, that’s already a favor I did for you! Shouldn’t you pay me something in return? Even if the match isn’t successful, the Qin family has abandoned me and ignored me for so many years, they owe me that, and they should make it up to me now!”

Shao Xiaofei's face was pale. She took a deep breath and tried her best to control her trembling shoulders.

After a long silence, she slowly took out a card from her pocket and pushed it in front of Pei Shasha.

“Pei Shasha… no, it should be Qin Shasha.” Shao Xiaofei looked directly at her, her eyes already red. “You are my daughter’s last hope. I will agree to whatever conditions you ask.”

Pei Shasha glanced at the card on the table but didn't touch it.

Shao Xiaofei's voice trembled: "There's five million in here, it was agreed upon back then. So please, no matter what, you have to do the matching... If it's successful, I'm willing to give everything!"

Pei Shasha slowly picked it up; the thin card felt as hot as burning coals in her hand.

She smiled and accepted it without hesitation. "If we'd done this earlier, wouldn't it have saved us a lot of trouble?"

Shao Xiaofei closed her eyes and then opened them again, her lips pressed tightly together.

Pei Shasha stood up, walked up to her, patted her on the shoulder, and gestured for her to leave.

The two arrived at the hospital quickly.

After Pei Shasha signed the matching test consent form, the doctor promised to arrange it soon.

Shao Xiaofei breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw the signature on the consent form.

“Sasha…” she grabbed her arm. “Since we’re here, let’s go upstairs and see Nuannuan. It’ll be good to get to know her beforehand.”

Pei Shasha hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. When she arrived at the ward, she happened to see Qin Yu feeding Qin Nuan. The moment Pei Shasha entered the ward, Qin Nuan stared at her intently, the air seemed to freeze, and she felt a sense of suffocation for no reason.

"Why are you here?" Qin Yu frowned, and the moment he looked at Shao Xiaofei, Shao Xiaofei avoided his gaze.

He immediately realized what was going on.

But he didn't say it aloud, and instead looked at Pei Shasha.

"You came to see Nuannuan?"

"I'm here to sign the matching consent form, and I also wanted to see this little guy!"

“Nuan Nuan,” Qin Yu turned his head, “this is…”

However, before he could introduce her, Qin Nuan immediately shrank back, her gaze fixed on Pei Shasha's face, and said softly and timidly, "Hello, Auntie."

"What did you say?" Qin Yu and Shao Xiaofei were both surprised.

"Nuan Nuan, what...did you call her?"

Qin Nuan lowered her head and stopped talking.

Pei Shasha smiled, "Didn't you two understand? She called me aunt."

"But...this is your first time meeting, isn't it?"

A dark glint flashed in Qin Yu's deep eyes. This matter seemed increasingly strange, and a knot formed in his heart.

Shao Xiaofei didn't mind, because when Qin Nuan first met Pei Nian, she also called her aunt.

"What's wrong?" Pei Shasha looked at them. "Are you surprised? What's with those expressions?"

"A little," Qin Yu said calmly. "Nuan Nuan is shy around strangers, especially someone like you wearing a mask so her true face isn't visible. This child usually doesn't greet people on her own initiative, except for before..."

Qin Yu stopped halfway through his sentence. Pei Shasha smiled slightly, waved to Qin Nuan, and walked out of the ward.

After a while, Qin Yu pulled Shao Xiaofei out and asked her coldly, "What did you promise her?"

Shao Xiaofei remained silent.

Qin Yu raised his voice: "Did you give her the money?!"

"Qin Yu!" Shao Xiaofei could no longer contain herself. "I'm doing this for my daughter!"

"Didn't I tell you I would figure something out?"

"By the time you come up with a solution, my daughter will be dead!"

Qin Yu stared intently at her, but she left him speechless.

“I know what you’re thinking,” Shao Xiaofei choked up. “You just don’t want her, this illegitimate daughter, to enter the Qin family, yet you still want to use her bone marrow! Qin Yu, you’re dreaming. You’re only pushing Nuannuan into the abyss!”

"You don't understand at all!" Qin Yu roared. "Pei Shasha has a problem, and I'm investigating her right now! She thinks she can get half of the Qin family's wealth just from a photograph and a pocket watch? She's dreaming!"

"In your heart, nothing is more important than your Qin family! Even your daughter!" Shao Xiaofei was almost hysterical. "Let me tell you, I can't interfere with the grudges of your Qin family's previous generation, but if anything happens to my daughter, I will never let you off the hook!"

"You're absolutely unreasonable!"

“I also need to tell you,” Shao Xiaofei’s eyes were red, “I’ve already given her five million and promised to let her join the Qin family!”

Qin Yu's eyes widened, his teeth clenched tightly, and his face contorted in a grimace.

"What did you say?"

"I said, I can't give up any chance for my daughter to live!"

Qin Yu wanted to argue further, but out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of a thin, small figure to the side.

"Dad, Mom... please stop arguing..."

Qin Nuan leaned against the wall, looking at the two of them with teary eyes, "She...she's my aunt, she really is my aunt! I've seen what she looks like, she really is my aunt!"

"Nuan Nuan, what did you say?"

Qin Yu's heart skipped a beat. He ran over and picked up his daughter. "Tell Daddy, what did you see?"