After the divorce, my ex-husband and son lined up to pursue me.

Chapter 47 A Big Trouble
Ruan Yuanchao lowered her head and held her small wrist, which was bandaged and immobilized.

He knew his dad was talking to him, so he pouted and said, "I'm fine."

Aside from a dislocated wrist, Nguyen Yuan Chao had virtually no serious scrapes or abrasions.

He was completely unharmed.

“You are the only one who was injured the least in this car accident. Do you know why?” Ruan Muhuai squinted at him. “Because Jiang Xia protected you.”

But in the nick of time, he reached out to protect the mother and child in the passenger seat; otherwise, his arm wouldn't have been broken.

But this injury is nothing to worry about.

"Anyone's first reaction in a life-or-death situation is to protect themselves; it's an instinct. But Jiang Xia chose to protect you. Why? Because you are her own flesh and blood, the child she carried for ten months!"

“Ruan Yuanchao, in this world, everyone, including your father, could hurt you or betray you, but there is only one person who will not, and that is your own mother!”

Ruan Yuanchao's face turned pale as she suddenly froze...

Ruan Muhuai knew that he still couldn't understand these things, and his deeply ingrained ideas wouldn't change instantly because of this, but blood relatives should never be treated this way.

"You disown her, find her annoying, hate her... You think that as long as she's around, you can't change your mother. But do you know what? You can change anyone else in this life, but you can never change your own mother!"

"No matter how good other women are, they are not your mother. Even if they reluctantly become your stepmother, they are still your stepmother! They will not love you at all; they will only want what they have in you!"

Ruan Yuanchao blinked his big, dark eyes in astonishment. He couldn't understand anything, but he could sense that his father was very angry and very... sad.

why?

Just because of Jiangxia?

But her father doesn't love her, and doesn't he also want to find a new wife?
Ruan Yuanchao had many questions in his mind, but he was startled by Ruan Muhuai's angry rebuke, and his legs went weak, causing him to kneel on the ground.

"Your Majesty!"

"Kneel down outside the operating room! If anything happens to your mother, you're dead! Go and be buried with her!"

……

The surgery lasted for more than five hours, and the displaced tumor was finally removed without serious complications, but the situation was still not optimistic.

When the surgeon came out, he took off his mask, his face showing a grave expression: "The patient's life has been saved for now, but... there is a high risk of the lesion continuing to worsen, and it's hard to say for sure at the moment."

Because the tumor was originally located in the brainstem, this was the reason why Director Zhu did not recommend that Jiang Xia have surgery, and it had already become cancerous.

Even though the tumor was displaced due to the car accident and was surgically removed, not to mention the damaged nerves, the extent of the cancer cells that have already spread is incalculable.

"There will likely be a second or third surgery, but I suggest that once the patient's condition is more stable, we transfer them to a hospital in Haicheng or City A, where the neurosurgery and neurology departments are more authoritative and meticulous."

Moreover, top-tier hospitals in major cities have matching intelligent AI-assisted surgical instruments, making it easier to perform such high-precision surgeries.

Ruan Muhuai nodded repeatedly, thanked the doctor earnestly, listened to the nurse's instructions on how to take care of her, and then watched as Jiang Xia lay on the gurney and was taken to the intensive care unit.

Several hours later, Jiang Xia gradually opened his eyes.

As if she had just taken a nap, the anesthesia hadn't completely worn off, and she felt no pain. After a brief examination by the doctor, she listened to the nurse recount what had happened, and she even remarked, "Your husband was so worried! He's been waiting outside the operating room the whole time, and he even scolded the child, made him kneel down, and won't let him get up..."

The nurses tried to persuade her, but after learning that it was Ruan Muhuai's meddling that caused the chain-reaction car accident, they promptly shut up.

At this moment, the nurse smiled and said to Jiang Xia, "He's still waiting for you outside. He had surgery today too. It's so late, why isn't he going back to his ward to rest?"

Jiang Xia felt very dry in the mouth, and her voice was a little hoarse: "Let him go back. He's not seriously injured. Tomorrow is Grandma's death anniversary. Please tell him that I might not be able to go, and ask him to offer incense to Grandma for me. When I feel better, I will go to apologize to Grandma in person."

When Madam Ruan was alive, she treated Jiangxia extremely well, almost like her own granddaughter.

Most importantly, the old lady respected Jiang Xia's choice. After the marriage, Ruan Muhuai asked her to give up her job and stay at home to take care of her pregnancy. The old man and the second grandfathers also felt the same way.

Only the old lady...

"That won't do. Men know that career is important, but don't women know that too? Getting pregnant is difficult, but what is Mu Huai's job? He should spend more time with her, take care of her, and know how to be considerate. Xiaxia can go to work if she wants to; she can't listen to you guys."

Later, Jiang Xia gave up her job and left the project team for the sake of her unborn child.

The old lady even had the old man push her in a wheelchair to find Qiushuiyuan. At that time, the old lady's health was already failing, and she hadn't left the old house for several years.

“How can you give up a good job? You child… don’t listen to everything Mu Huai says. You need to have your own opinions. Even if your job is small and you earn little, at least it’s something you’re passionate about.”

The old lady held Jiang Xia's hand and said earnestly and with great heartache, "Talk to your teacher and we'll suspend your job for a few months. After you give birth and finish your postpartum confinement, you can go back to work. If you're too embarrassed to go, Grandma will help you talk to her. Grandma has taken care of all the interpersonal relationships for you!"

……

Not long after the old lady passed away, her voice and smile still lingered in Jiang Xia's mind.

Perhaps due to the surgery, her eyes couldn't help but well up with tears.

The nurse didn't understand these things, but she comforted her for a few moments and then went out to relay the message to Ruan Muhuai.

Ruan Muhuai stared at the intensive care unit for a long time, and for a moment he just felt... what's the point of leaving now? Just coax Jiang Xia and once she recovers, we can continue living our lives.

Ruan Yuanchao no longer wants it.

Xin Rou...

It's time to stop here.

Completely unaware that his father had completely disappointed him and was about to abandon him, Ruan Yuanchao was still kneeling pitifully outside the operating room door. The entire corridor was dark, with only a greenish glow, and he was terrified.

"Waaaaah... Daddy, I was wrong..."

He knew he had made a terrible mistake, and his cries came from the bottom of his heart. He also vaguely remembered…

"Baby, does it hurt? It's Mommy's fault, Mommy was careless..."

He was the one who knocked over the soup bowl, but Jiang Xia scooped him up in his arms, spilling scalding soup all over her. Ignoring her own pain, she gently comforted him in her arms, "Don't cry, Mommy's not in pain, it doesn't hurt at all..."

A small incident churned in his mind, causing Ruan Yuanchao to shed tears of deep regret. "Mom... hug my mom..."

(End of this chapter)