Chapter 69: Second Child
Hospital.
Wen Ci had a slight abrasion on her forehead, so the nurse applied iodine and covered it with a thin layer of gauze.
Xie Peizhou was not injured, but his white shirt was covered with dust and no longer as bright and shiny as before.
My daughter was taken to the clinic for a full-body examination.
After rescuing her daughter, Wen Ci called the police immediately. She had recorded all her previous contacts with the kidnappers and fully cooperated with the police in arresting the criminals.
After collecting the clues, the two police officers left the hospital. "Ms. Wen, this is the record for now. We will come back to you when we find the next clue."
"Sorry for the trouble. I will fully cooperate."
Wen Ci watched the two of them leave.
"Aci."
A low, hoarse voice sounded from behind.
As soon as Wen Ci turned around, she was pulled into a strong and warm embrace.
Xie Peizhou hugged her tightly, his chin resting on her forehead, and his arms kept tightening.
Wen Ci's breathing stopped for a few seconds, and then her stiff and cold body gradually relaxed and warmed up. The gratitude for surviving the disaster enveloped her layer by layer.
There was the familiar cool scent of cedar in her breath. Wen Ci's eyes were moist. She buried her little face deeper into Xie Peizhou's arms. Hearing his strong heartbeat, she slowly wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Uncle."
Xie Peizhou rested his chin on her heart, his chest vibrating as he spoke, shaking Wen Ci's eardrums. "Ah Ci, after this, we can be considered friends for life. Don't push me away again in the future, okay?"
Wen Ci's heart trembled.
The air she breathed was filled with the scent of Xie Peizhou, which made her feel safe. The scene of a red countdown of 30 seconds at the abandoned chemical plant appeared before her eyes.
She pushed Xie Peizhou away violently, wanting to hold her daughter away from him.
Xie Peizhou reacted quickly, caught up with her and grabbed her, saying, "Wen Ci, calm down. I know how to stop the bomb from exploding."
She didn't believe it, so Xie Peizhou snatched her daughter from her arms and put her on the ground. He found a sharp stone and poked it hard into her daughter's neck.
After several "bang bang bang" sounds, the sharp countdown sound suddenly stopped in the last five seconds, and then the red countdown on the display screen dimmed.
Her heart was beating wildly.
Tick-tick... Five seconds later, the time bomb did not explode.
Xie Peizhou succeeded!
Later in the car, Xie Peizhou explained.
In an emergency, people's thinking is single-minded. For example, when they see the password collar on their daughter's neck, the first thing they will do is to find the password to unlock the collar and escape. However, there are hundreds of possible arrangements of six-digit passwords, and five minutes is not enough.
But if you change your thinking and stop the countdown in advance, you can also prevent the explosion. The time bomb on his daughter's neck was obviously homemade, and the battery was very fragile. At the last moment, Xie Peizhou destroyed the battery of the bomb with a sharp stone.
They were all saved.
The two hugged each other tightly for an unknown amount of time, receiving envious glances from many medical staff and patients in the corridor.
Wen Ci's face flushed, and she withdrew from Xie Peizhou's embrace, whispering, "Don't you hate me?"
Xie Peizhou was stunned, "When did I say I hated you?"
"Aci, those words I said five years ago were not my true words. You were too young back then, and your mind wasn't mature enough. I was afraid you couldn't tell the difference between family affection and love..."
Wen Ci pursed her lips and shook her head. Now that she was mature, she could understand Xie Peizhou's ruthless rejection of her five years ago from his perspective.
"I'm not talking about that time."
"But even earlier, I overheard you talking on the phone with your classmates, and you said in person that you hated me and found me annoying. If it weren't for my parents' kindness and Grandpa Xie's instructions, you wouldn't have cared about me at all."
Xie Peizhou frowned. Wen Ci was so sure that she would not lie. He wanted to slap his former self. When had he ever said such a thing?
Wen Ci: "In my second year of high school, you accompanied Yi Yi and me to Zhu City to buy clothes."
Xie Peizhou frowned, his mind searching desperately.
Second year of high school, Zhu City, buying clothes?
Gradually, a vague impression emerged in my mind.
But he didn't remember saying that he hated Wen Ci. He only remembered that she and Xie Yiyi went there happily that day. Xie Yiyi bought half of the trunk of the car full of clothes, but Wen Ci fell into a low mood at some point and didn't buy a single piece of clothing in the end.
Was it then that his words hurt her?
"Aci." Xie Peizhou's black eyes were full of regret, and he suddenly held Wen Ci's small hand and placed it on his heart.
Wen Ci raised her eyelids and felt his strong heartbeat in her palm.
Xie Peizhou: "I have never really hated you. On the contrary, I have always liked you."
Wen Ci's eyelashes trembled violently, and her eyes were full of disbelief.
Xie Peizhou said he liked her?!
Suddenly, the door of the clinic was pushed open, and a nurse wearing a mask walked out. "Who is Wen Niannian's family member?"
Hearing her daughter's name, Wen Ci pulled out the hand that was pressed against her chest by Xie Peizhou, and strode over with a throbbing heart, "It's me. How's my daughter?"
Xie Peizhou heard her nervous trembling voice, pursed his thin lips, walked over and stood beside her.
His peripheral vision fell on Wen Ci's nervous little face.
It seems that there are still many misunderstandings between them.
After my daughter was discharged from the hospital, everything became clear to me.
Five years ago, he missed it.
After being tortured by lovesickness for five years, he didn't want to miss her again, even though she was already the mother of someone else's child.
The nurse glanced at Wen Ci and Xie Peizhou's faces and said, "You guys go in first. Doctor Zhou will explain everything to you."
"Thank you so much!"
Wen Ci thanked him nervously and entered the clinic with Xie Peizhou.
On the hospital bed, my daughter was still unconscious.
Dr. Zhou, a pediatrician, sat at the examination table and motioned for Wen Ci and Xie Peizhou to sit down first. He handed a diagnosis report to Wen Ci and said, "You are Wen Niannian's parents, right?"
Wen Ci took the report, worried about her daughter's condition, and said "hmm".
"After examination, we found that Wen Niannian's physical condition has not been good and her immunity is low. Did she have a serious illness a year or two ago?"
Wen Ci's face turned pale and she nodded, "Yes, a year and a half ago, when she was over three years old, she had a major surgery at Washington Children's Hospital. After the surgery, her immunity has been low and she is prone to catching colds and getting sick easily."
As she spoke, she looked at the diagnosis report handed to her by the doctor. The final result showed: "Aplastic anemia."
"Doctor, what is aplastic anemia?"
Doctor Zhou glanced at Xie Peizhou, then his gaze returned to Wen Ci's face. "Is Wen Niannian currently an only child?"
Wen Ci nodded.
Dr. Zhou, "Aplastic anemia is a type of bone marrow hematopoietic failure caused by a variety of factors. It is primarily characterized by decreased proliferation of bone marrow hematopoietic cells. Clinically, the main symptoms are anemia, bleeding, and infection."
"There are many possible causes, but your daughter's immune system may have been weakened recently, leading to infection with a virus or harmful chemicals."
Wen Ci: "How can it be treated? Can it be cured? Will there be any sequelae after it is cured?"
Dr. Zhou: "Your daughter's condition was discovered early and she's young, so it can be treated and her life is not in danger for now. However, the only cure is a hematopoietic stem cell transplant."
"Parents and children only share half of their HLA alleles, but siblings with the same parents have a 25% chance of being fully identical."
The doctor glanced at Wen Ci and Xie Peizhou again and suggested, "You two should discuss whether you want to have a second child. Even if the second child's HLA genes are incompatible, there are still abundant hematopoietic stem cells in the umbilical cord blood, which can be used for a hematopoietic stem cell transplant for Nian Nian."
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