"Absurd!" Zhan Jingting roared. "You traded my son's life for your own, and you expect me to do the same?"

"I want to live like you, neither human nor ghost, and then have a son, have a grandson, and use the grandson's blood to exchange for my life, right? I'm not like you. I'd rather die than live without principles and without quality!"

"Eleven's life was bought with half of Wanwan's life, don't even think about touching a hair on his head!"

"How could I have given birth to such a soft-hearted woman like you!" Zhan Huaisheng said coldly. "Jingting, you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth and have always stood at the top of this city. Don't you enjoy this feeling of being high above? Don't you want to stay at that peak and look down on everyone else? Only by surviving can you achieve all of this!"

"I want to live, but my purpose in living is different from yours." Zhan Jingting turned to look at the girl beside him. "I want to grow old with Wanwan, I want to find another child, cure his illness, and watch both children grow up healthy. If I could have another daughter, my life would be complete..."

Qiao Wanwan turned to look at him, a smile on her lips, but her eyes were red.

Zhan Huaisheng's chest heaved with anger. "Jingting, I haven't spent enough time with you, and I haven't fully fulfilled my duty as a father to educate my son. But I really didn't expect you to be so sentimental. This is nothing like the men of the Zhan family!"

Ruan Wanyi shook her head painfully, "Is there anything wrong with what Jingting said? Is status and position really that important? A family reunion, a harmonious marriage, and healthy children—aren't those things more important than all those material possessions!"

“Huaisheng, although our marriage is considered an arranged one, it was a free love marriage. We got married because we love each other. When you married me, you said that I was more important than anything else.”

“I have always trusted and loved you so much. You have been gone for so many years, and I have been guarding the Zhan family and raising our son. I have never looked at another man, let alone had the thought of remarrying. But you would rather hide away and get treatment than come out. You watched me suffer the pain of losing my husband. What kind of man are you!”

Zhan Huaisheng said calmly, "Wanyi, I've already given you the reason. Weren't you frightened by my current appearance?"

"I was indeed terrified, but I didn't say I would be afraid forever!" Ruan Wanyi cried. "You are my husband, and no matter what you become, I will love you as always..."

“You still love me as before…” Zhan Huaisheng smiled. “If you really love me, why didn’t you give me the child just now?”

“These are two different things!” Ruan Wanyi explained. “I love you, but I also love Jingting. He will be in pain if Shiyi is gone. Can you really bear to hurt your grandson and let our son live in pain forever?”

"Isn't the most important thing for me to survive first?!" Zhan Huaisheng pointed to his face. "Look at me! If I don't get a blood transfusion, I'll continue to age, and even Hua Tuo himself couldn't save me then!"

Ruan Wanyi closed her eyes in anguish, "If that's really the case, I'd rather you had died back then..."

"What did you say..." Zhan Huaisheng looked at her in astonishment, "You actually want me dead..."

“No woman would want the man she loves to die, but you want to hurt my grandson and cause Jingting pain, that’s unacceptable!” Ruan Wanyi slowly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with determination, and said, word by word, “Huaisheng, stop now, don’t make another mistake. I’ll accompany you on your final journey. If you can’t bear to leave me, I’ll go with you, okay?”

Something cracked in Zhan Huaisheng's eyes. "Wanyi, I really didn't expect you to say such a thing... But I don't think I've done anything wrong. What's wrong with wanting to survive, huh?"

A ruthless glint flashed in Zhan Huaisheng's eyes. "I'm taking this child today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door behind him was opened, and dozens of mercenaries carrying machine guns rushed out!

Zhan Jingting's bodyguards immediately raised their guns and pointed them at them, and the atmosphere became tense, with the risk of a gunfight at any moment!

Zhan Jingting instinctively shielded Qiao Wanwan and the child behind him!

"Zhan Huaisheng, what do you want to do!" Ruan Wanyi cried out, "Are you trying to kill Jing Ting to save your own life?!"

"Wanyi, of course I don't want to hurt you and Jingting, but today, no one can stop me from living. Otherwise, I will kill anyone who comes my way!"

"Then kill me first!" Ruan Wanyi stood in front of Zhan Jingting with a death-defying resolve. "I will absolutely not stand by and watch you make another mistake!"

Zhan Jingting pushed Ruan Wanyi aside and said, "Do you really think that with your small group, you can take Eleven away from me and successfully replace him?"

“You’ve been gone for over ten years. The capital has changed drastically. I couldn’t have come here unprepared.” Zhan Jingting glanced at the mercenaries and switched to English. “This place is already heavily surrounded by my men. If you don’t want to die, put down your guns. Or, whatever he paid you, I can pay double!”

The group of people looked at each other, clearly wavering.

Instead of getting angry, Zhan Huaisheng laughed and said, "Jingting, I did underestimate you, but did you ever think that since I could lie low for more than ten years without being discovered, I am not someone who can be subdued so easily?"

"Do you think you can still struggle?" Zhan Jingting asked rhetorically.

"Of course." Zhan Huaisheng smiled. "Dad knows you're not a heartless person. Since you value relationships so much, it's one thing to ignore Dad's life or death, but you can't ignore Mom's life or death, can you?"

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