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

Chapter 94 Unfit to be a Mother
After a long and agonizing journey filled with thoughts and anxieties, I finally made it to the hospital.

But as soon as Jiang Xia arrived at the designated floor and stepped out of the elevator, the intense unease in her heart was confirmed.

The corridor was packed with people, including anxious doctors and nurses rushing in and out, as well as many expert physicians transferred from other hospitals to help study the patients' conditions and conduct consultations, and several presidents and vice presidents of Guokang Hospital.

Ruan Muhuai stood at the door of the emergency room, sitting sideways beside the old man in the chair. He listened to the hospital director speaking nearby while patting the old man's hand repeatedly to comfort him.

Jiang Xia was stunned for a moment. When she rushed over, Ruan Muhuai gave her a displeased look, then whispered a few words to the old man and the dean before nodding to Jiang Xia and leading her to a quieter place.

Upon entering the smoking area, Ruan Muhuai eagerly pulled out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and exhaled a slow stream of smoke. Without waiting for Jiang Xia to ask anything, he said directly, "Chaochao suddenly fell ill and has been diagnosed."

Jiang Xia pressed her lips together in astonishment, feeling as if her heart had been gripped tightly by something—

"leukemia."

In just a few simple words, Ruan Muhuai's suppressed, bitter emotions overflowed.

Jiang Xia's legs went weak, and she staggered, grabbing the wall for support. "Bai... how is he so good at this..."

Ruan Muhuai held a cigarette in his mouth, as if only the strong tobacco could barely suppress his near-manic emotions. "I don't believe it either, but Grandpa took him to three hospitals in B City for tests a few days ago, and the results were all the same. But Grandpa still doesn't want to believe it, so he came back today, but the result... is still the same."

If multiple hospitals conduct repeated examinations, then misdiagnosis is impossible.

Ruan Yuanchao is... suffering from that damned leukemia!
The words, though clear, struck Jiang Xia like a thunderclap, causing a ringing in his ears and triggering a headache that hadn't bothered him for a long time.

She pressed her hand repeatedly against her throbbing temples, forcing herself to calm down and stay rational. She asked urgently, "How do I get treatment? I need a tissue matching test, right? I'll go right now."

Ruan Muhuai watched her hurried departure, his already furrowed brows deepening, but he did not stop her.

Jiang Xia ran out and found a doctor, explained the situation, and asked a nurse to take her to get a blood test for matching. The results were not available yet. She pressed the blood collection point on her arm and looked up to see Ruan Muhuai walking over.

“My parents have already received the news and will bring Tingting back tomorrow, but their chances of being a match are… not high.”

He said something and then sat down in the chair next to Jiang Xia. “Grandpa, second grandpa, great-aunt, and everyone on my maternal uncle’s side all had tissue matching done a few days ago, including me today, but none of them are a match.”

Jiang Xia was stunned.

An overwhelming sense of despair permeated the air, threatening to drown her.

She has a terminal illness and it's unknown how much longer she can hold on.

And now, her son is also being targeted by death...

Is it really necessary to use such a cruel method to destroy the lives of a mother and child just because of a foolish and wrong marriage?

But what does all this have to do with Ruan Yuanchao? He's just a six-year-old child!
“Chao Chao’s condition is progressing rapidly, but…” Ruan Muhuai tilted his head back slightly and took a deep breath, “It can still be controlled for now. The best way to cure it is a bone marrow transplant, but if none of our current relatives are a match, then we can only…” He didn’t finish his sentence, slowly turned his head, and looked at Jiang Xia with unfathomable eyes, “We’ll have another one.”

Jiang Xia shuddered violently, as if overwhelmed, and the next second she sprang to her feet.

"What...what did you say?" she exclaimed in disbelief.

Ruan Muhuai looked extremely helpless and had little patience to explain or comfort her. He simply said, "Is this so hard to understand? Or are you still determined to get a divorce?"

“Chaochao is already sick, and he’s been diagnosed. No matter how much we treat this disease, it’s just a matter of time before he dies! The child’s life is more important than anything else. Let’s hurry up and have another child. We can use umbilical cord blood to make a bone marrow transplant for Chaochao. He can live, and his illness can be cured. Do you understand?”

Jiang Xia heard every single word clearly, but when put together... she just couldn't understand it, much less accept it.

"Have another one..." Her voice, strained with unbearable pain, instantly went hoarse: "That's a human being, a life, not something as simple as you make it sound like a cat or dog..."

Ruan Muhuai had no idea what she was thinking. He just thought she was being unreasonable and acting crazy. He suddenly stood up and grabbed Jiang Xia's arm: "Isn't Chaochao's life a life too? He's sick, so we're just going to ignore him and let him die?!"

"If you have another child, have you considered that child's feelings?! First, there's the umbilical cord blood, and then what? I'm asking you, then what? How can you guarantee that Chaochao will recover completely after just one bone marrow transplant and never need any other treatment? Leukemia is not something that can be completely cured with just one bone marrow transplant!"

"In the future, time and time again...won't the children born become Chaochao's mobile bone marrow, requiring the sacrifice of another child at any time to save Chaochao!"

Ruan Muhuai fell silent for a moment.

In that instant, he understood why Ruan Yuanchao kept making a fuss about wanting to change her mother.

Jiang Xia is truly unfit to be a mother.

"How could you say such a thing? Are you even human?!" Ruan Muhuai's eyes suddenly turned cold with resentment, and the strength in his hands increased many times over: "If you don't sacrifice the other child, what are you going to do with Chaochao?!"

So what if we have another child?

First, save Ruan Yuanchao. Even if a transplant is needed later, it will only involve extracting a vial of blood from the child, not removing an organ. Besides, they are all the flesh and blood of their own parents, so why not just love them well?
Such a simple thing...

Jiang Xia's mind went blank for a moment, her head throbbing. She tried to break free, saying, "I don't know, let me calm down, let go of me first..."

"Jiang Xia." Ruan Muhuai had no intention of letting go, pulling her even tighter: "Listen to me carefully, Chaochao absolutely cannot be harmed, and you must give birth to the other child for me!"

"The baby's been born, and Chaochao is fine now. If you want a divorce, I'll definitely grant your wish!"

"But now, you can't go anywhere else except Qiushuiyuan!"

After uttering his threatening words, Ruan Muhuai snatched the phone from Jiang Xia's pocket, then shoved her towards the arriving bodyguards, ordering, "Take Madam home. Keep an eye on her; she's not allowed to leave the house without my permission!"

(End of this chapter)