Qiao Wanwan smiled calmly, "Spitting blood is indeed not a good sign, but isn't it because you've been suppressing your sadness? So don't put too much pressure on yourself. You'll get better once you calm down, and you won't keep spitting blood."

Qiao Wanwan held his hand. "Jingting, even if we take a step back and assume that your illness is truly incurable, let's cherish every minute and every second we have now. At the very least, we still have a few years to be together."

"Wanwan, why do you have such a good attitude?"

“With my parents’ experience as a cautionary tale, my mindset is naturally better,” Qiao Wanwan said. “Compared to them, we are much luckier. Jingting, death is not scary. What is scary is living meaninglessly. What we need to do is make every day of our lives meaningful.”

"Wanwan, thank you."

Qiao Wanwan hugged him. "Jingting, we are different from Mom and Dad, and our ending will be different from theirs. You have to believe in me, and more importantly, you have to believe in yourself, okay?"

Zhan Jingting smiled with relief, "Okay."

"I'll go get you something to eat."

"good."

After eating and taking his medicine, Zhan Jingting lay down to rest at Qiao Wanwan's request.

Qiao Wanwan continued studying the medication data on her laptop.

"Knock knock knock".

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Qiao Wanwan thought it was Zheng Ma and said, "Please come in."

"Master Zhan, Madam."

It was Jiangdong that came in.

"Jiangdong, is something the matter?"

"Yes," Jiang Dong replied, but his face was full of difficulty.

Zhan Jingting guessed what was going on and said in a deep voice, "You came here because of Jiang Cheng, right?"

"Yes, Master Zhan," Jiang Dong nodded. "I know my father did many wrong things with the master; his crimes are unforgivable. I also know I have no right to plead for him, but as a son, I couldn't not come..."

Qiao Wanwan subconsciously looked at Zhan Jingting.

The man lying on the bed said calmly, "He is unforgivable, but ultimately, he still retained a sliver of kindness, otherwise he wouldn't have sent another child to the orphanage."

“Yes,” Qiao Wanwan said. “He didn’t take the child for a blood transfusion because he wanted to save the child’s life, but he couldn’t disobey Father Bei Ting’s orders, so he had no choice but to take Eleven.”

“Not only that,” Jiang Dong reported. “My father said that he had the master’s blood sample. After the concubine gave birth to the two children, he went to get his blood tested. The blood from the other child could be given to the master, so he secretly kept the child.”

"But the blood of the eleventh young master couldn't be used, so he took it to the master to report back."

Jiang Dong knelt down immediately. "Master Zhan, my father served the Zhan family his whole life, so he had no choice but to obey orders. But he also regarded you as his master, which is why he secretly protected the young master's life."

"Although the fate of the other young master is currently unknown, I beg you to spare his life, considering that my father never intended to harm him! If possible, I am willing to take the blame for him!"

Zhan Jingting didn't say anything.

Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "Jiang Dong, get up. We won't make things difficult for your father."

Jiang Dong was clearly incredulous, "Young Madam..."

“Your father was just following orders, not to mention that he was already helping Jingting with the child’s situation. If we were to take his life, wouldn’t that be repaying kindness with enmity?” Qiao Wanwan said. “As for the child’s whereabouts being unknown, I have no reason to blame him. After all, if it weren’t for his moment of mercy, the child would have been used as a blood transfusion tool and died long ago.”

"You can take your father away and let him enjoy his old age in peace."

“Wanwan’s meaning is my meaning,” Zhan Jingting said calmly. “But in my eyes, he may be spared the death penalty, but he will not escape punishment. He is to be sent to guard the Zhan family’s old residence. Without my permission, he is not allowed to leave even a step.”

"Yes." Jiang Dong kowtowed heavily. "Thank you, Master Zhan, thank you, Madam."

After watching him leave, Qiao Wanwan turned her gaze to Zhan Jingting and said, "No wonder your subordinates are afraid of you; you're too strict."

"Without rules, there can be no order. If we don't punish them, it will be difficult to manage them in the future. Moreover, since Jiang Cheng is a veteran, we must handle things strictly according to the rules."

"That's good too. Besides, I think this is the best ending for Jiang Cheng. He has always served the Zhan family, and it's good for him to stay and guard the Zhan family's old house now."

"Um."

"That's all for now. You go to sleep, I'll continue looking at the documents."

"good."

......

After resting for half a month, Zhan Jingting's health gradually improved, and he returned to normal work.

Wutong Bay returned to its former tranquility, and Qiao Wanwan continued to take Shiyi to kindergarten.

I had just returned from kindergarten when an uninvited guest arrived at my home.

"Why are you here?" Qiao Wanwan looked at Ruan Tang sitting on the living room sofa. "Jing Ting went to work. If you want to find him, you can go to the company."

"Sister-in-law, I'm not here to see Brother Jingting, I'm here to see you."

"Looking for me?" Qiao Wanwan smiled. "What's up? Tell me."

Ruan Tang was on the verge of tears. "Sister-in-law, my aunt is dead. I am very sad."

Qiao Wanwan frowned slightly. "Can you get to the point?"

Ruan Tang: "......"

“Sister-in-law, from childhood to adulthood, only my aunt and Brother Jingting have ever loved me the most. Now that my aunt is gone, I only have Brother Jingting left. I was wrong before, I shouldn’t have made you angry. I’m here today to beg for your forgiveness, and I hope you won’t hold it against me.”

Qiao Wanwan pondered for a moment and said, "Just tell me what you want to do."

"Sister-in-law, I just want your forgiveness."

"And then?" Qiao Wanwan asked bluntly, "After I forgive you, what do you plan to do?"

"Sister-in-law, in the Ruan family, my aunt always protected me. Now that she's gone, I'm not even as good as a servant in the Ruan family. I really have nowhere to go. I want a home. Sister-in-law, I beg you to take me in..."

Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "That's easy. Jingting owns many properties. Just pick one as a token of our appreciation as your older brother and sister-in-law. Since you don't have a home, I'll give you one."

“Sister-in-law, a house is not a home.” Ruan Tang’s tears fell in a downpour. “I want to have family. My aunt is gone. I only have Brother Jingting and you left.”

Qiao Wanwan refused directly, "Ruan Tang, I understand how you feel, but I'm sorry, this family can't accept you."

"Why?" Ruan Tang said, feeling wronged. "Zhan Yin can live here, and your sister lives here too, so why can't I?"

"Sister-in-law, is it because I upset you before? I can apologize to you, I can atone for my sins. Please, I'm begging you, please take me in this time!"

Qiao Wanwan said, "As I said before, if you dare to throw coffee in my face, you'll dare to throw sulfuric acid in my face next time. Old habits die hard. To put it bluntly, I don't believe you can change so quickly, so I can't let you live in Wutong Bay."

Ruan Tang's fingers slowly clenched into a fist. "But sister-in-law, this time, you can't abandon me..."