"No, he's not a child of unknown origin!" Ruan Wanyi explained anxiously. "Please let Mom give birth to him, I'm begging you..."

"Absolutely not!" Zhan Jingting said coldly. "If you don't even know who the child's father is, and you're going to keep him just because he's a so-called little life, then you're dreaming!"

"The people who took you away probably released you so that you would give birth to this child, right? This child will only become a threat to this family, and I will never keep him! Aunt Zheng, bring the medicine!"

Aunt Zheng nervously brought in a bowl of medicine.

Ruan Wanyi realized something and cried out in horror, "Jingting, no, you can't abort this child! Wanwan, save me! Please save Mommy!"

Qiao Wanwan said with difficulty, "Jingting, why don't you let your mother calm down first, and then we can discuss it properly after she has calmed down?"

“What’s there to discuss in this kind of thing? She just feels it’s a life she can’t bear to lose, completely disregarding where this bastard child came from.” Zhan Jingting looked at Ruan Wanyi. “I’m asking you, what if one day a man appears claiming to be the child’s biological father and wants to marry you? Would you still marry him for the sake of the child?”

"Acting on your emotions has always been your weakness. I can ignore other things, but I have to make the decision on this! Aunt Zheng, give me the medicine!"

"Yes, young master." Zheng Ma gave a wink, and two maids quickly stepped forward and restrained Ruan Wanyi.

"No...no...Jingting, you can't hurt this child..." Ruan Wanyi struggled fiercely. When the bowl of medicine was fed to her, she forcefully broke free from the maid, pushed away Zheng Ma, and broke down in tears, "This child is not a bastard, he is...he is your father's child! He is your own brother!"

Everyone was stunned by these words!

Zhan Jingting sneered, "My father died a long time ago, how could he have a child with you!"

“It’s true!” Ruan Wanyi explained through tears, “It’s Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng didn’t die. He followed your father’s instructions and has been secretly trying to find a way to study the Zhan family’s hereditary disease.”

"So your father froze his sperm years ago, and this child was conceived through artificial insemination. Jingting, once this child is born, we'll purify his blood with medication so he can give you a blood transfusion to save you! If you don't believe me, ask Wanwan!"

Qiao Wanwan's mind was a little fuzzy, but she still said truthfully, "According to my research, theoretically speaking, there is indeed a possibility of success, but Mom, saving Jingting in this way means sacrificing a newborn child."

"I willingly gave my blood to save Eleven, just to save my own son. But this child is different. I really want to save Jingting, but I still feel it's a bit cruel..."

"Of course I know it's cruel, but I have no choice," Ruan Wanyi said, her voice filled with anguish. "Jingting is my life. I'd do anything to save him..."

"Absurd!" Zhan Jingting's voice trembled slightly. "Did I tell you to do this? Didn't you use your brain before making this decision? If Jiang Cheng wants to study my illness, he can do it openly. Why fake my death? Why hide it?"

"And do you know that my other child is in Jiang Cheng's hands!"

"What...?" Ruan Wanyi was shocked. "I don't know, and I didn't see any children!"

“Mom, we found out that my other child, Eleven’s twin brother, was taken to the hospital by Jiang Cheng. He should know everything, including that I gave birth to Jing Ting’s child. But we still don’t understand why he did this.”

"How could this happen..." Ruan Wanyi's mind was in complete turmoil. "He begged me to have the surgery so I could get pregnant and save Jingting. I agreed without thinking much, and I didn't ask about anything else..."

Where is Jiang Cheng now?

"I don't know. After I found out I was pregnant, I was very happy, thinking that I could finally save Jingting. I drank a glass of water and then passed out. When I woke up, I was here."

Zhan Jingting raised his hand and pinched his brow. "Jiang Cheng has too many secrets, and he may have already betrayed the Zhan family. I will not let him keep this child."

Ruan Wanyi shuddered, "Jingting, this is your hope for recovery!"

"Can you stop being so naive? Is this really that simple?" Zhan Jingting said in a deep voice.

Seeing how angry he was, Ruan Wanyi dared not speak again.

Zhan Jingting didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

Zheng Ma said with difficulty, "Young Madam, this..."

Qiao Wanwan looked at the medicine scattered all over the ground and said, "Let's clean it up first. Jingting didn't want us to continue taking the medicine, so let's not worry about it for now. You take good care of my mother. I'm going to go see him."

"yes."

......

Qiao Wanwan entered the study and saw Zhan Jingting leaning against the sofa with his eyes closed, resting.

Qiao Wanwan sat down next to him. "Jingting, are you really going to abort that child?"

"Otherwise what? To be born to sacrifice for me? Or to be raised to become another version of me?" Zhan Jingting countered.

Qiao Wanwan nestled into his arms. "You're right. I know you can't sacrifice your own brother. If he were born, he would end up in the same situation as you. The nightmare of the Zhan family will never be over. It's not that the more people the family has, the better."

“Wanwan, you’ve always been smart and understand what I’m thinking, but Mom is different. She’s too naive, which is why things have turned out this way.” Zhan Jingting slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with coldness. “I originally still held onto hope for Jiang Cheng, thinking he wouldn’t betray me, that even if he took my child away, he wouldn’t hurt him. But now…”

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