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The doctor said it was due to some developmental problems in the womb...

Jiang Mian felt an overwhelming pang of heartache, as if she could barely breathe.

She attended every prenatal checkup on time and diligently took nutritional supplements every day.

However, the baby's development was still not good while it was in the womb, and it was more than a week smaller than expected.

We've done all sorts of tests, but we haven't found a genetic cause.

Jiang Mian remembers the doctor saying at the time that it might be due to umbilical cord torsion.

However, umbilical cord torsion is different from umbilical cord entanglement around the neck; umbilical cord torsion cannot be seen on ultrasound.

However, it may affect the blood supply to the umbilical cord, thereby affecting the child's development, and in severe cases, it may even cause fetal arrest.

Therefore, Jiang Mian should pay extra attention to fetal movement and fetal heart rate.

Jiang Mian is indeed very careful, diligently counting fetal movements every day and listening carefully to the fetal heartbeat with a fetal heart monitor.

They even kept detailed records, just in case something went wrong with the child.

The reason she had an emergency C-section was because the baby was developing slowly, and the fetal movement and umbilical cord blood flow were not good.

The doctor felt that the umbilical cord torsion was serious and that it would be more dangerous for her to remain in the uterus.

Little did she know that she would die because of that cesarean section.

Naturally, she had no idea what happened to her baby, who was a week smaller than expected in the womb, after birth.

She simply... assumed he was doing well. Because she sincerely hoped he was doing well.

But as it turns out, from the first moment I saw Little Stone... I could tell that he was thinner and smaller than other children his age.

And now we also learned that... he was underdeveloped in the womb and had a poor constitution, so he was weak and sickly from childhood.

Seeing Jiang Mian's serious expression, Song Xun smiled and said, "Don't worry too much. Although the young master is frail and sickly, he is very well-behaved and obeys when getting injections and taking medicine, so he's alright."

Song Xun probably thought she was just worried that the child was in poor health and difficult to care for, which is why she said that.

Little did she know, these words would cut Jiang Mian to the bone.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the door of the VIP temporary ward.

Song Xuwen's gentle, smiling voice came from the ward.

Why do you have such a long face today? Did you have a fight with your dad again?

"No." Lu Chaochi's voice was not cheerful, not even calm, it sounded dejected. "I'm worried about Mianmian."

Song Xu realized who Mianmian was in his words, "I see."

"She hasn't arrived yet, will she be alright?" Lu Chaochi frowned, thinking about how he had seen blood in Jiang Mian's eyes earlier...

Her little eyebrows furrowed even more.

"It's alright, don't worry." Song Xu thought for a moment and then said something nice to Lu Bozhou, "Don't be upset because of your dad, try to understand him."

Lu Chaochi didn't speak, but his small mouth looked tightly pursed.

Looking at the child's tense face, Song Xu wondered how to comfort him.

Just then, a voice rang out from the doorway.

Then, Song Xu saw Lu Chaochi's previously tense expression instantly soften into a gentle spring breeze.

"Little Stone, I'm here."

The moment Jiang Mian's voice rang out, Lu Chaochi's eyes lit up, and his entire fair and lovely face seemed to brighten.

"Mianmian!" He looked at Jiang Mian with shining eyes, as if he had seen a trustworthy and reassuring support.

Her little mouth twitched. "Why are you so late? I thought you weren't coming..."

"Something came up and I was held up for a bit." Jiang Mian sat down in front of him with a smile, then waved the employment contract in front of him.

He said to him, "This is..."

Before Jiang Mian could finish speaking, Lu Chaochi interjected, "...Employment contract? Has Mianmian found a job?"

Lu Chaochi noticed the Dingsheng logo watermark on the contract, blinked his bright black eyes, and asked with a puzzled look, "Are you going to work for Dingsheng?"

Jiang Mian was surprised to hear that he could recognize so many characters.

They felt helpless because the child wasn't even thinking about the nanny at the moment.

Perhaps... in Lu Chaochi's eyes, his father has always been a decisive and inflexible person.

Jiang Mian laughed and said, "I'm going to work at your house!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chaochi was taken aback.

Then, her big, round, dark eyes slowly opened even wider!

He jumped up from the hospital bed, exclaiming, "Really?! Mianmian! Is it true?!"

Lu Chaochi's voice was full of surprise!

Jiang Mian smiled and nodded, "Really? Just now... your dad took me to the company to sign the contract."

Jiang Mian thought about the messy relationship between the father and son...

Then he added, "He didn't tell you beforehand, probably because he wanted to surprise you?"

Lu Chaochi's bright, surprised eyes paused for a moment, a hint of doubt in his gaze.

"...Really?" he asked again, his voice lower, sounding somewhat cautious compared to the surprise in his voice before.

It looks like a kitten tentatively extending its little paw.

"Of course. Otherwise, why wouldn't I have signed the contract right in front of you?" Jiang Mian bent her index finger and flicked it against his pert little nose.

He smiled and said, "And aren't you quite surprised right now?"

“…Yes, that’s right.” Lu Chaochi nodded slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Jiang Mian hugged him and said mysteriously, drawing out her words, "And, I can even stay at your house..."

Lu Chaochi's face flushed with joy, "That's wonderful!"

He thought for a moment, then turned to look at Song Xun, "Uncle Song."

"Ok?"

"Could you please make a phone call to my dad?" Lu Chaochi said softly, clearly hesitant, but he still said it anyway.

Although Song Xun didn't understand why, he still dialed the BOSS's number.

After ringing two or three times, the other end answered.

As soon as the call connected, Lu Bozhou's indifferent voice came from the other end, "Hmm."

Song Xun said, "Boss, the young master would like to speak with you."

In front of a wide floor-to-ceiling window in the CEO's office on the top floor of Dingsheng, a tall and slender man stood.

Looking at the street scene outside the window, she absentmindedly wiped the wound on her cheek with a handkerchief in her hand.

It's less of a wiping and more of a ravaging.

The wound is now significantly worse than before, with the edges turned inside out and swollen.

Upon hearing Song Xun's words...

The man's handkerchief, which he was using to wipe his wound, suddenly stopped.

"Talk to me?" His voice was deep and slightly hoarse, with a slight upward slant at the end.

The usually calm and indifferent voice seemed to have a slight fluctuation of emotion.

Lu Chaochi never initiates a phone call with him, even when he is sick, feeling unwell, or in the hospital.

If the doctors hadn't told Lu Bozhou, the child would never have told him on his own initiative.

And now, you want to talk to him?

"Okay, I've given the phone to the young master." Song Xun said, handing the phone to Lu Chaochi.

Lu Chaochi pursed his lips, held his phone, and remained silent for two seconds.

Finally, she spoke, "Thank you, Daddy... for letting Mianmian take care of me. I... will be good from now on."