Chapter 274: Chapter 274

Emotionally and rationally, she shouldn’t disturb Ji Rui’s life.

But how could she, knowing that Baobao was her own son, pretend to be a stranger who knows nothing and asks nothing?

So, she thought she chose the most suitable way to stay far away, yet close, to Baobao.

She wasn’t greedy, only wishing that she could occasionally hear his voice and watch him grow day by day!

However, even this was too much for her to ask.

Baobao got sick, and she thought it was heaven’s way of punishing and retaliating against her for heartlessly abandoning him!

Watching Baobao get thinner day by day was like watching a knife cut through her heart!

Wishing dearly that she could be the one who was ill instead.

She secretly went to another hospital to get her bone marrow drawn. Fortunately, heaven was not too harsh on her, and it turned out her bone marrow matched Baobao’s.

Before the bone marrow extraction, she needed to be isolated for a period to prevent infection, so she made up an excuse to leave.

When Ji Rui’s call came through, she was still lying on a hospital bed in another hospital.

Upon hearing the news of Baobao’s successful surgery, she ignored the doctor’s advice and hurried back across most of R City, just to quickly see her son reborn from a dangerous ordeal.

Yet who could tell her why did Ji Rui not show the relaxed expression she had anticipated upon seeing her?

Instead, he looked at her with a face as dark as if she owed him millions?

Moreover, he furiously pinned a whole bunch of unwarranted accusations and criticisms on her? Newest update provided by NovelHub(.)net

Le Tong had a terrible headache and felt so fatigued, she just wanted to sleep peacefully.

After all, Baobao was fine...

Yes, Baobao was fine, nothing else mattered anymore!

Whether scolded or resented, it didn’t matter, as long as Baobao was alright...

Always, always alright...

Le Tong had been unconscious all night, Doctor Dong said.

"Rest assured, she’s not going to die. It’s just that her body is too weak; she should be fine after a day or half a day of sleep."

However, as he said this, Doctor Dong did not give Ji Rui a good look.

He hadn’t been this angry in a long time.

When he heard Ji Rui’s shouting and rushed into the ward, he saw Le Tong close her eyes and faint. At that moment, he truly wanted to rush up and harshly slap Ji Rui.

And indeed, he unwisely charged forward, but the man with anger-blinded eyes fended off his attempt with a raised hand.

Doctor Dong quickly ordered someone to carry Le Tong to the bed, while over there, Ji Rui coldly stated, "Rest assured, she’s not going to die, she’s just pretending!"

Doctor Dong was truly infuriated this time; he directly grabbed the stethoscope hanging at his chest and flung it recklessly at the arrogant, ruthless man’s head.

The man tilted his head to dodge Doctor Dong’s attack.

Doctor Dong instructed his assistant to take good care of Le Tong and then called Ji Rui to the office on the side.

"Mr. Ji, originally, I really didn’t want to interfere in the patient’s personal affairs, moreover, this involves others’ privacy. I’m doing this at the risk of being complained about, but even if I am complained about, whatever. I just can’t stand it anymore!"

Ji Rui looked at him sinisterly, not feeling like there was anything that warranted such a massive outburst from Doctor Dong, he even felt that this knowingly reckless behavior was simply seeking death!

"Doctor Dong, this is a personal issue between Le Tong and me, stay out of it!"

The anger in Ji Rui’s heart seemed to have intensified because of Doctor Dong’s intrusive interference.

"Mr. Ji, I didn’t expect you to be such a heartless ingrate! How could Baobao have such a selfish and indifferent dad like you?" Doctor Dong looked at Ji Rui with undisguised disgust in his eyes, his voice dripping with scorn.

Ji Rui stared at him expressionlessly, "Doctor Dong, are you really so eager to be complained about and dismissed?"

Doctor Dong couldn’t bear Ji Rui’s arrogance any longer, slammed his hand on the table, and stood up.

"Mr. Ji, with Baobao being hospitalized for a month, do you think you had it the hardest or was it Le Tong who had it the hardest? Let’s not say she’s nothing to you and Baobao, even if she were Baobao’s mommy, she’s done plenty already!"

Ji Rui glared at him coldly, unmoved.

His attitude made Doctor Dong’s mustache tremble in anger, "Do you not know who the bone marrow donor is?"

Only then did Ji Rui raise an eyebrow with some interest, "Who?"

"That’s right, it’s Le Tong! You didn’t expect that, did you? The doctor who brought Le Tong in said her body was very weak and originally advised her to recuperate well before donating, but she insisted on doing it as soon as possible. She was taking medicine the entire time she was in the hospital caring for Baobao, and you didn’t know about it, did you? You dare to shout at and scold her, did she owe you something to be a slave for you and Baobao, not even getting a thank you, just shouting and yelling, really enough already. Just because you’re rich, do you think you’re that amazing? Just because you’re rich, do you get to act so willfully? Just because you’re rich, do you get to casually treat other people’s goodwill like dog crap?"

Doctor Dong didn’t hold back at all as he reprimanded Ji Rui, losing all pretense of his usual submissive posture.

Ji Rui slowly came back to his senses, "Are you sure Le Tong is really the one who d the bone marrow?"

Doctor Dong refused to speak further with him, opened the computer, fiddled around for a while, "Mr. Ji, come take a look, if this person isn’t Le Tong, I will kill myself right here on the spot!"

Ji Rui walked over, only to see that the video playing on the computer was from the operating room earlier that morning. On the two side-by-side hospital beds were people lying down, one was Baobao, and the other was indeed Le Tong!

So, was it actually true that when she left for a few days, it wasn’t to return to D Province, but to move into the isolation room to prepare for the bone marrow extraction surgery?

Ji Rui felt a bit disoriented, the ball of anger inside his heart inflated like a balloon didn’t know where it ruptured, slowly deflating with a hiss.

"You said she has been taking medicine the entire time she was in the hospital caring for Baobao?"

Doctor Dong looked at Ji Rui with disdain, "You were with her every day, and you didn’t notice? Doctor Luo from the OB-GYN said based on her medical records, Le Tong’s health had always been poor, probably from some chronic conditions after having the baby without proper care. Maybe that’s why she hadn’t been to do a bone marrow match until now?"

Images of those past years quickly flashed through Ji Rui’s mind. If he recalled correctly, besides the 500,000, he had also given the broker a substantial sum of money, beseeching them to take good care of that mother and her child.

Even though he was unfamiliar with the woman, she was, after all, carrying his child, Ji Rui’s child, a child that was critical in securing his position as the head of the Ji Family, definitely cannot suffer any neglect or mishap!

But what Doctor Dong seemed to be saying was the truth, could it be that the intermediary firm pocketed that large sum of money at the time?

The anger inside Ji Rui turned instantaneously towards that black market company.

[Update 2, a gentle hug for all the girls who are feeling tormented, worry not, it’ll soon be over...]