Dongfang Tinglan: "Congratulations, sister-in-law."
Ji Lei smiled and looked at Dongfang Tinglan, saying, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Suddenly, Ji Lei saw Gong Beize looking at Dongfang Tinglan with a resentful expression.
Suddenly, something occurred to him, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Sister-in-law, Xiaoxue is already so grown up. Have you considered having another child with my brother?"
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Tinglan's smile faltered.
It took her a while to realize what she meant and she said, "I'm not thinking about it anymore. I'm already so old, and Xue'er is already so grown up. If I have another child, wouldn't people laugh at me?"
Besides, I think my life is pretty good right now. My family is together, healthy and happy—that's more important than anything else. Why should I force anything more, right?
Dongfang Tinglan turned to look at Gong Beize and saw the look in his eyes. She immediately understood why Ji Lei had suddenly said that.
Dongfang Tinglan thought for a moment and said, "Bei Ze, I know you feel guilty that you weren't by my side when I needed you the most, but it wasn't entirely your fault. You don't need to keep thinking about it."
Besides, even if we have another child, it won't be Xiaoxue, and it still won't make up for anything. Rather than have you put your guilt about Xiaoxue onto the second child, I'd rather not have one.”
Gong Beize asked, puzzled, "Why?"
Dongfang Tinglan said, "Even if I give birth to a second child, he/she will not be Xiaoxue, and the harm done to Xiaoxue will still exist."
Furthermore, you want Xiaoxue to see how good we are to our second child, while we were absent from her entire childhood. How painful that must be for her! I absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen.
Gong Yixue said weakly, "Actually, I don't mind, Mom."
Dongfang Tinglan continued as if she hadn't heard, "If you insist on having a second child, then go find someone else to have one. Anyway, I'm done having children and don't want to go through the pain of ten months of pregnancy and childbirth again."
Upon hearing this, Gong Beize panicked and quickly coaxed, "Lan'er, don't be angry. I won't mention this again."
Upon hearing Dongfang Tingni's words, he suddenly understood.
Yes, even if they had a second child, all they could make up for was the guilt he felt towards Dongfang Tinglan and her daughter.
It's unfair to Xiaoxue to place all that guilt on the second child.
Just as Lan'er said, no matter how much he tries to make amends, he can never make up for Xue'er's shortcomings.
So what is the significance of having a second child?
He wanted to make Lan'er suffer again, just to ease his guilt.
Dongfang Tinglan remained silent, clearly somewhat angry.
After all, she had made her stance clear countless times, but Gong Beize had not given up on the idea.
Seeing this, Gong Beize disregarded everyone present and continued to coax, "Lan'er, I know I was wrong. I was too narrow-minded. I will never mention this matter again."
I was confused. I only thought about my own ideas and forgot that you have to bear the pain of pregnancy and childbirth. I was wrong.
I understand now. Even if we have another child, he can't have Xiaoxue. I will never bring this up again. Our greatest happiness is being together as a family.
Dongfang Tinglan's words made him realize his original intention.
He recalled the past ten years when he had spoken to Dongfang Tinglan countless times by her bedside while she was unconscious, and he had also prayed to God that he would ask for nothing more than for her to wake up.
Now that Lan'er has not only woken up, he also has the fruit of their love and a grandchild. What else could he possibly want?
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Tinglan's attitude softened.
"This will not be repeated."
Gong Beize's head bobbed up like garlic.
Seeing this, Ji Lei felt incredibly guilty and said, "I'm sorry, brother and sister-in-law, I didn't know you..."
Dongfang Tinglan looked at Ji Lei and said, "It's alright, this isn't your fault, it's our own problem."
"You're pregnant now, so don't overthink it. We're fine, so don't worry."
Seeing Ji Lei's appearance, Gong Nanting immediately squatted down to comfort her, "Lei'er, don't be sad. Your older brother and sister-in-law know that you meant well and they won't blame you. Besides, you're pregnant now, and the doctor said that your mood is very important. Your well-being is the best for your baby."
Upon hearing that it might be bad for the baby, Ji Lei immediately nodded and said, "Yes, I'm fine."
Ignored, Gong Yixue could only wave her hand helplessly.
This has nothing to do with her.
She respects her mother whether she gives birth or not.
After all, her mother's body belongs to her alone, and she has the right to make any decisions.
...
For the next three days, Gong Yixue traveled back and forth between the hospital and the Gong family home every day.
Today is the third day that Gong Yixue has been performing acupuncture on Elder Li.
After the acupuncture treatment, Gong Yixue said to Old Li, "Old Li, how is your breathing now? Can you try to wean yourself off the ventilator completely?"
Old Li nodded to her and said, "I think it's okay."
Gong Yixue: "Okay, then I'll turn off the ventilator for you. Can you try it?"
Old Li nodded.
Gong Yixue then turned off the ventilator.
Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Upon seeing the turned-off ventilator, the visitor immediately became displeased and said, "Who gave you permission to turn off the patient's ventilator? Do you know that without the ventilator, the patient is very likely to..." suffocate.
Before he could finish speaking, the attending physician noticed that Mr. Li's face was not flushed or short of breath due to lack of oxygen; on the contrary, his complexion was rosy, indicating that he was breathing normally.
I was immediately quite surprised.
Others might not know, but as Dr. Li's attending physician, how could he not know Dr. Li's condition?
Based on his experience, if Old Li refused chemotherapy in his condition, he would only be waiting to die in the hospital.
But reality has now slapped him in the face.
He wasn't the kind of person who couldn't see things clearly, and upon seeing this, he immediately went forward to examine Old Li.
After the examination, the shock I felt was even more intense than before.
The attending physician looked at Old Li and said, "Old Li, your health... how come it has improved so much?"
He had almost lost his life before, but now he saw that Old Li was in much better health than he had been three days ago.
The crucial point is that he didn't give Old Li any medicine for the past three days.
He was waiting for Dr. Li to agree to chemotherapy; otherwise, any medication would be superfluous.
Old Li felt the fresh air was much better than the smell of the machine.
Upon hearing this, he said, "I'm planning to be discharged today. Could you write me a note?"
He didn't intend to say much, nor did he want anyone to know that it was Gong Yixue who did it.
After all these days, he also knew that Gong Yixue liked to keep a low profile.
If people knew she could save the dying, she probably wouldn't have a peaceful life anymore.
"Discharged from the hospital?"
Upon hearing this, the attending physician refused without hesitation, saying, "No, Dr. Li, your current condition..."
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