Rebirth and making money first

Facing Li Manyue's gaze, filled with questions and expectations, Zhang Jing pondered for a moment before deciding on a subtle and tactful response. Zhang Jing smiled faintly and said in a relaxed tone, "Sister-in-law, you're being too polite! Is there anything we can't talk about directly? Just open up and say whatever you want!"

Just then, the waiter brought the delicious dishes to the table. Seeing this, Zhang Jing took up her chopsticks without hesitation, picked up a piece of delicious food, put it in her mouth and chewed it, and greeted her warmly, "Sister-in-law, don't just talk, try these dishes first. Fill your stomach first, and don't worry, I'm listening carefully!"

Li Manyue snorted in disdain at first, but eventually picked up her chopsticks and began to eat. Before long, Li Manyue was the first to put down her chopsticks and fill a cup of hot tea for herself and Zhang Jing.

Li Manyue took a deep breath, as if trying to calm the surging emotions within her. She slowly began to speak, "My Xiaoyu... I'm afraid he won't make it..." Before she could finish her words, tears welled up in her eyes like a broken dam, streaming down her cheeks.

"Do you know? My heart feels like it's being cut into pieces by an extremely sharp knife. The pain is unbearable! As long as there is even the slightest hope of saving Xiaoyu, I will try without hesitation. Even if I have to exchange my life for his, I am willing to do it without any complaints! But...but he is just a young and ignorant child. What did he do wrong? Why does God treat him like this?"

At this point, Li Manyue was already sobbing and trembling slightly. Zhang Jing's heart tightened when she heard this. She quickly stopped picking up the food and quickly pulled out a soft tissue to pass to Li Manyue.

Li Manyue glanced at Zhang Jing gratefully, reached for the tissue, and gently wiped away the remaining tears from her eyes. After calming down a bit, she raised her head and stared directly into Zhang Jing's eyes, saying word by word, "But only you can save him!" Then, Li Manyue suddenly knelt on her knees and appeared before Zhang Jing in an almost pleading manner.

"Xiao Jing, as your sister-in-law, I beg you, you must save my son! I'm kowtow to you here!" As soon as the words fell, Li Manyue began to kowtow continuously. The muffled sound made people feel tight in their hearts.

Seeing this, Zhang Jing quickly reached out to stop them and tried to pull Li Manyue up from the ground. However, Li Manyue seemed to be nailed to the ground. No matter how Zhang Jing pulled, she refused to get up. She stared at Zhang Jing with her eyes and said firmly, "Xiao Jing, if you don't agree to save my son today, I will kneel here and not get up!"

Zhang Jing felt helpless. She knew that Li Manyue was in extreme anxiety and despair. But she didn't know how to respond to this sudden request. So, she took a deep breath and said to Li Manyue, "Sister-in-law, if you don't get up soon, I'm leaving."

The two of them remained in a stalemate, as if time had frozen. Finally, Li Manyue, like a deflated ball, slowly and dejectedly climbed up from the ground. Her face was haggard, with wrinkles all over it, making her look much older than her actual age.

Zhang Jing looked at the woman who was once familiar but now seemed so strange to her, and couldn't help but feel pity for her. She knew that since Xiaoyu fell ill, Li Manyue had completely collapsed and had never had a good day.

After a moment of silence, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat oppressive. Zhang Jing took a deep breath and said slowly, "Sister-in-law, please don't be so anxious. Tell me slowly. How do you want me to help you?"

As soon as Zhang Jing finished speaking, Li Manyue, who was sitting across from her, suddenly had a glimmer of hope in her previously dull eyes. She couldn't wait to ask, "Xiao Jing, I heard that when you gave birth, you saved your child's umbilical cord blood. Is that true?"

Zhang Jing flinched slightly at Li Manyue's sudden question, but quickly regained her composure. She gently set down her teacup, met Li Manyue's anxious gaze with a calm expression, and replied calmly, "Sister-in-law, to be honest, I really regret not saving my cord blood. Every time I think of Xiaoyu's current state, my heart feels like it's being eaten by millions of ants. It's a terrifying, heartbreaking feeling."

However, Li Manyue seemed completely oblivious to Zhang Jing's words. With an expression of disbelief on her face, she exclaimed, "Impossible! Xiaojing, you must be lying to me! I know you have cord blood! As long as you can give it to me to save Xiaoyu, money is absolutely not a problem! Just name your price, I'll agree to it no matter how much it is!"

At this time, Li Manyue's emotions were becoming more and more agitated. She gripped the edge of the table tightly with both hands, and her knuckles turned white due to excessive force.

Despite Li Manyue's aggressive questioning, Zhang Jing remained remarkably calm and composed. She gently shook her head, a look of determination etched across her beautiful yet stubborn face. Then, in a tone that left no room for doubt, she responded, "Sister-in-law, please believe me. I truly didn't save my umbilical cord blood. Even if you offer me any money, I can't do anything!"

After hearing these words, the originally furious Li Manyue was stunned for a moment. Her eyes widened, her face full of disbelief, as if she couldn't believe what she heard. She just stared blankly at the seemingly weak but so determined woman in front of her - Zhang Jing.

At this moment, Li Manyue seemed to suddenly grasp something important. She hurriedly explained, "Xiao Jing, are you worried about something? Like, maybe you're afraid of offending Zhang Yongle? You don't have to worry about that! To be honest, I've long since moved on from that unfaithful man! As for what happened between you, I don't care at all! So, there's no need to refuse to give up your cord blood just because you feel bad about it!"

But before Li Manyue could finish her words, Zhang Jing interrupted her rudely and shouted, "Sister-in-law, please stop making random guesses, okay? I've never felt guilty about anything! The person who should truly feel guilty is Zhang Yongle! He not only deeply hurt me, but also betrayed your deep affection for him!"

Li Manyue listened to Zhang Jing's righteous rebuke and fell into deep thought. After a while, she seemed to finally figure out the hidden mystery, but what followed was a deeper disappointment and despair.

She murmured softly, "Could it be that God is so cruel that I can only watch my Xiaoyu die before me? If even Xiaoyu leaves, then what is the meaning of my life? I might as well go with him..."

Zhang Jing said, "It's not over yet. We must not give up so easily!" Li Manyue's tears welled up when she heard this. She choked back her tears and said, "I will never give up, but he wants to abandon my Xiaoyu! What should I do?"

Looking at the weeping, haggard Li Manyue in front of her, Zhang Jing felt pity and asked softly, "Hasn't a compatible bone marrow been found? Have you considered having another baby and using the newborn's umbilical cord blood to save Xiaoyu?"

Hearing this, Li Manyue was so shocked that she forgot to cry for a moment. She stared at Zhang Jing with wide eyes in disbelief. Zhang Jing asked, "Didn't I tell Zhang Yongle about this method last time? Why haven't you two tried it yet?"

Li Manyue hurriedly raised her hand, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, eagerly grabbed Zhang Jing's sleeve, and begged: "Please, tell me again!" Zhang Jing sighed helplessly, and she knew in her heart that Zhang and his son had probably made up their minds to give up Xiaoyu a long time ago.

After all, they still planned to keep the money and use it to build relationships so that they could be transferred to Shanghai for development.

When a man and a woman marry, the man often hopes that the woman will bear him children. However, when faced with a marriage breakdown and needing to make a decision, most men will abandon the child without hesitation.

After all, for them, marrying other women would still allow them to have offspring; but women were completely different; children were a piece of flesh that fell from their bodies, condensed from their blood and sweat. Therefore, no matter how difficult the situation, mothers would never give up their deep love for their children, even at the cost of a huge price, even at the cost of their own flesh and blood!

Zhang Jing took a deep breath and told Li Manyue something that almost everyone in later generations knew: If there is a child with leukemia in the family, you can consider having another child, and then use the umbilical cord blood of the newborn to treat the sick child with the same father and mother!

Upon hearing this news, Li Manyue's eyes lit up instantly, like twinkling stars in the night sky. She stared at Zhang Jing closely and asked anxiously, "Really? Will this work?"

Zhang Jing nodded and said, "I also heard about this by chance from a former colleague. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, thinking it was already widely popular. Maybe she saw a related report or news or something. But since someone mentioned it, it means there is still hope!"

Li Manyue nodded excitedly as if she had grabbed the last straw and replied, "Yes, yes, yes! That's great! I'll go tell Yongle and my father-in-law the good news right away!" Then she turned around and prepared to leave.

However, Zhang Jing reached out to stop her and said softly, "Don't be anxious. Calm down."

Li Manyue looked at Zhang Jing with confusion, not understanding why she was trying to stop her. Zhang Jing, with a serious expression, told her the true purpose of Zhang Yongle's trip to Shanghai. As expected, upon learning the truth, Li Manyue was furious and shouted angrily, "Is his future more important than my son's life?"

Facing the emotional Li Manyue, Zhang Jing hurriedly comforted her, "Now is not the time to be angry. If you want to save your son, the only person you can rely on is you! Of course, if Uncle Zhang is willing to pay the money, that would be great. You don't have much time and opportunity left."

Hearing this, Li Manyue gradually calmed down and regained her composure. She looked at Zhang Jing with a determined gaze and asked, "Then tell me quickly, what should I do next?"

Zhang Jing said, "You must quickly find your attending physician and explain this method to him in detail. If it works, then you must do everything you can to conceive Zhang Yongle's child as soon as possible, whether through artificial insemination or other means. At the same time, you must use medication to stabilize Xiaoyu's condition while you wait for the birth of your unborn baby. Also, don't slack off in your search for a bone marrow match. Only with this two-pronged approach can you give Xiaoyu hope of life!"

After hearing this, Li Manyue nodded repeatedly, expressing her complete agreement with Zhang Jing's opinion. She held Zhang Jing's hand tightly, her eyes filled with gratitude, and said excitedly, "Xiao Jing, if Xiao Yu can be saved, you will be our family's benefactor! We will never forget this kindness!"

Zhang Jing gently patted the back of Li Manyue's hand and said earnestly, "Sister-in-law, if Xiaoyu can really be saved, then you have to be mentally prepared. You may become a single mother, and have to take care of two children at once. This is not an easy task! Another very important point is money. Without sufficient financial support, many treatment plans cannot be implemented. Sometimes, even if you live with a man who is already estranged from you, and let him use you as a tool to make money, it is not a shameful thing. After all, compared with the safety of your child's life, these are nothing. At this critical moment, you have to know what is more important!"

Li Manyue suddenly understood as if she had suddenly realized something. She thanked Zhang Jing again and again: "Xiao Jing, thanks to your words for enlightening me! Otherwise, I would still be struggling with it! Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Zhang Jing smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, if you really want to thank me, then promise me one thing. From now on, try to stay away from my life circle and don't bother me, Achen, and our child anymore. I just want to live a quiet and simple life."

Li Manyue nodded in agreement without hesitation. Zhang Jing added, "If the child's condition improves or if there's any new hope, please let me know. That way, I can feel a little more at ease."

Li Manyue bowed deeply to Zhang Jing, said nothing more, and left the private room.

Zhang Jing didn't know whether she had revealed the secret again. But if it happened again, she would still be soft-hearted, otherwise she would not be able to get over it.