When Zhan Jingting and Qiao Wanwan arrived at the hospital, the operating room lights were still on.

The bodyguard, his hands covered in blood, stepped forward and reported, "Master Zhan, Madam drove away from Wutong Bay by herself. Perhaps she was too nervous, because she lost control of the car and crashed into a tree by the roadside."

“We arrived quickly, but the lady was already unconscious and had lost a lot of blood. The doctor said... the baby... definitely couldn't be saved.”

Zhan Jingting slammed his fist into the wall next to him!

"Jingting!" Qiao Wanwan hurriedly checked his hands. "Don't do this!"

She turned to her bodyguard and instructed, "Go tell the doctor that the adult absolutely cannot be harmed."

"yes."

Zhan Jingting spoke slowly in a hoarse voice, "Wanwan, was I being too much...?"

“This was an accident, not your fault,” Qiao Wanwan comforted her. “Whether a child can come into the world depends on fate. Look at Eleven, although her fate was full of twists and turns, she was still born. This child of mine is not destined to be with us.”

“Wanwan, this matter of having a child is probably not that simple, but if the mother is going to give birth, I will do my best to protect them,” Zhan Jingting said in a deep voice. “But I didn’t expect an accident to happen so soon.”

"I won't say anything more." Qiao Wanwan gently patted his back. "Right now, I just hope that Mom will be alright."

"Um."

......

Ruan Wanyi was unconscious when she was taken out of the operating room.

The doctor nodded respectfully and reported, "Master Zhan, the lady's child could not be saved. She has already undergone an abortion. The car accident did not cause serious injuries, only a mild concussion. She just needs to rest for a while."

"Understood." Zhan Jingting's face was icy. "This matter must not be leaked."

"Yes, Master Zhan, don't worry."

Qiao Wanwan accompanied Ruan Wanyi back to her ward. It was already late at night. She called home and asked Zhang Ma to arrange for someone to come and take care of her, while she stayed here.

"Wanwan, you go home and sleep first. I'll stay here with you."

“No need. If you keep a long face, it will only make Mom feel worse,” Qiao Wanwan said. “Let’s divide the work. You go home and stay with the kids, and I’ll stay here with Mom.”

"Your body isn't fully recovered yet, so you can't stay up late."

“I’m not planning to stay up all night. I’ll lie down on the sofa and sleep for a bit.” Qiao Wanwan looked at Ruan Wanyi on the hospital bed with heartache. “When Mom wakes up and finds out she’s lost her child, she’ll definitely break down. If none of our family members are by her side at this time, she’ll be even more upset.”

“Then I’ll stay here with you.” Zhan Jingting sat down. “We’ll stay here together and watch over her.”

"I'm still at home during the National Day holiday."

“There are plenty of people at home to take care of him, and our son isn’t that spoiled. He’ll be fine if he’s away from you for one night.”

"Too."

The two of them stayed in the ward the whole time. Qiao Wanwan couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep on Zhan Jingting's lap.

Zhan Jingting also leaned back on the sofa and dozed off for a while. He wasn't sound asleep, and when he heard a slight noise, he immediately opened his eyes and saw that Ruan Wanyi had already woken up and was about to get up.

"Awake?" Zhan Jingting asked. "Lie still, I'll call the doctor."

"Jingting, where is my child?" Ruan Wanyi asked anxiously. "Is the child still here?"

Zhan Jingting was silent for a few seconds, then said truthfully, "You crashed your car into a tree, and the child is gone."

"It's gone..." Ruan Wanyi's trembling hand touched her stomach through the blanket. "How could it be gone...? How can I save you now..."

Qiao Wanwan was quickly awakened. She rubbed her sleepy eyes to shake off the drowsiness, got up and went over to her mother. “Mom, try to think more positively. The baby is gone, so be it. Giving birth at your age is going to be very hard, and Jingting wouldn’t want you to go through that.”

Ruan Wanyi completely broke down and cried out, "Wanwan, can you understand me? I just want to save my son, why is it so difficult? Actually, before the surgery, I hesitated. If word got out that I was pregnant, people would laugh at me. Even though it's Jingting's father's child, people would still laugh at me."

"But I made a quick decision. What does it matter if people laugh at me, as long as Jingting gets better? But Wanwan, why did the baby die? Why can't I save Jingting...?"

Qiao Wanwan hugged her to comfort her, "Mom, I know you love Jingting very much, but there are many things that are beyond our control. We can't stop these accidents from happening."

“Wanwan is right.” Zhan Jingting stood by the hospital bed, looking at her calmly. “Besides, even without this accident, I would have given you the medicine to abort the child, so you don’t need to cry. This child was destined not to be born.”

"I have a lot of things to do. You need to take good care of yourself and not hold me back, otherwise I won't allow you to go out again."

After Zhan Jingting finished speaking, he turned and left.

Ruan Wanyi was stunned for a moment, then cried even harder.

Qiao Wanwan looked at Zhan Jingting's back and shook her head helplessly. "Mom, Jingting is all bark and no bite. If he really didn't care about you, he wouldn't be here watching over you."

"You don't need to lie to me anymore, he stayed to be with you..." Ruan Wanyi broke down in tears, "Wanwan, Jingting doesn't love me, he doesn't care about me as his mother at all, I didn't want anything from him, I just wanted to save him, why can't he understand..."

“Mom, that’s really not true.” Qiao Wanwan couldn’t clarify. “Jingting does care about you, but he’s had his own pressures these past few years.”

"Mom, don't be sad. The most important thing now is to get better. Grandma is waiting for you at home during the National Day holiday."

Ruan Wanyi stopped crying and silently shed tears. "Yes, I need to take good care of myself. I can't hold you back. Wanwan, I'm sorry. I didn't like you before and always made things difficult for you. I haven't properly apologized to you yet."

Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "I forgive Mom. Actually, Mom, you are a good mother-in-law."

Ruan Wanyi was slightly taken aback. "Really? You really think so?"

“Yes, I know you’ve sacrificed so much for our little family, and Jingting knows it too.” Qiao Wanwan held her hand. “Mom, whatever unpleasant things happened between us, it’s all in the past now. Let’s live a good life together as a family from now on, okay?”

"Okay." Ruan Wanyi hugged her tightly. "Okay, thank you, Wanwan."

......

By the time Qiao Wanwan coaxed Ruan Wanyi to sleep, it was almost dawn.

She walked out of the ward, rubbing her aching neck, and saw Zhan Jingting leaning against the wall by the door, quietly smoking.

Qiao Wanwan walked over and said, "You clearly agreed to keep the child, but you deliberately said those things to make Mom think that the child could never be kept. Aren't you afraid that Mom will be too angry with you?"

Afraid that the secondhand smoke would choke her, Zhan Jingting immediately extinguished the cigarette and said calmly, "I would rather she be angry with me than have this child stuck in her heart like a thorn. In the future, every time she sees me having an attack, she will hate herself for not protecting that child to save me."