The richest man's parents were kidnapped, and his adorable son captivated the entire family.

The air in the ward seemed to freeze with unease. Xie Yumin gripped the corner of the blanket tightly, her knuckles turning white.

Suddenly, she heard a faint sound of the doorknob turning, and she tensed up, her eyes fixed on the doorway.

"Who?"

Suddenly, the ward door was pushed open.

Mengmeng stumbled and bumped into the room.

"Aunt!"

The child's tearful cries instantly shattered the silence.

Xie Yumin practically sprang from the hospital bed, causing the IV tubing to shake violently.

Ignoring the stinging pain from her waist wound, she opened her arms to meet him.

The force with which Mengmeng threw herself into her arms made her stagger back half a step, yet she still managed to hold the child firmly in her embrace.

"Auntie, I miss you so much..."

The little boy buried his face in the crook of her neck, his warm tears soaking through his hospital gown.

Why did you come alone?

Xie Yumin stroked the child's back with trembling hands, resting her chin on the soft top of Mengmeng's hair, her eyes stinging with tears.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Auntie is here."

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, feeling the familiar warmth and faint milky scent in her arms.

Until Mengmeng sobbed and looked up, her eyes still red and brimming with tears, she reached out and gently touched the tear tracks on Xie Yumin's face: "Auntie, you cried too..."

With her tiny, milky hands, Mengmeng gently wiped away Xie Yumin's tears, her clear eyes filled with heartache: "Auntie, don't cry, Mengmeng will be good."

As she spoke, she straightened her little body in a rather serious manner.

"You kid..."

Xie Yumin smiled through her tears and hugged the child back into her arms. "Tell Auntie, did you eat well? Did you sleep well?"

Her barrage of questions revealed her barely suppressed concern.

“I’ve always been a good student, it’s just that…”

Mengmeng pouted and muttered sadly, "Their cooking isn't as good as Auntie's, and Auntie doesn't tell me stories when I go to bed..."

Mengmeng's accusations brought tears to Xie Yumin's eyes.

She suddenly realized that during the time she was unconscious, Mengmeng might have also endured a lot of anxiety and loneliness.

Just then, the ward door was pushed open again, and Gu Yinshen stood at the door with a complicated expression.

Gu Yinshen originally didn't want to come.

But if Mengmeng stays by Xie Yumin's side forever, who knows when trouble might arise again...

Left with no other choice, he could only rush over.

Gu Yinshen's gaze lingered on the two figures embracing for a moment, his tone unusually gentle: "Mengmeng, it's getting late, why don't you come back to the hotel with your uncle to rest?"

"Aunt Xie just woke up not long ago and still needs to rest."

"do not want!"

Mengmeng snuggled closer to Xie Yumin, her little hands clutching the hem of her clothes tightly, her voice trembling with tears: "I don't want to, I want to stay with Auntie."

"Okay, okay, Auntie won't go anywhere."

Xie Yumin gently patted the child's back, looked up at Gu Yinshen, and said with a hint of hesitation in her eyes, "My health isn't that bad, it doesn't matter if I rest a little later."

"Gu Yinshen, could you let Mengmeng stay with me a little longer? Look at her..."

Before she could finish speaking, she felt the child in her arms tense up with nervousness.

Mengmeng's sudden trembling made Gu Yinshen feel even more heartache.

"This……"

Gu Yinshen's Adam's apple bobbed. Hearing Xie Yumin say this, even he himself felt that such a hasty approach might seem a bit cruel.

It's just a little longer...

It shouldn't be a big deal, right?

Just as Gu Yinshen was thinking this, the sound of hurried footsteps in high heels suddenly came from the corridor.

"Oh, it's really hard to part ways."

Ruolan appeared at the door with a cold smile, her eyes like poisoned daggers, staring straight at Mengmeng in Xie Yumin's arms.

Then, she turned to look at Gu Yinshen.

"Gu Yinshen, how long do you intend to indulge him?"

Ruolan approached step by step in her ten-centimeter high heels, "You know how to pretend when you see a child, but I didn't realize you were such a good actor?"

After saying that, she turned to look at Gu Yinshen, her eyes full of resentment and venom, "Look at her now, is she still the same person who challenged you?"

"Is a woman like that really worth your lingering thoughts?"

Xie Yumin's face instantly turned cold.

She only chose not to lose her temper because Mengmeng was there...

After all, it's not worth involving the child in my own affairs with Ruolan.

"Ruolan..."

Just as Xie Yumin was about to speak, Mengmeng in her arms suddenly raised her head and retorted loudly, "Auntie is not like that at all!"

"It's you! You're the one who always bullies Auntie!"

Mengmeng's voice was clear and crisp, yet it carried an unyielding stubbornness.

"You little bastard, whose food did you eat to grow up?!"

Ruolan was furious and raised her hand to strike.

At the critical moment, Gu Yinshen grabbed her wrist and said coldly, "Enough!"

"Ruolan, don't go too far!"

"You're protecting the child again now?!"

Ruolan shook off Gu Yinshen's hand and sneered, "Gu Yinshen, don't forget our engagement!"

"Gu Yinshen, think it over carefully. I am your woman!"

"You're spoiling Xie Yumin so much just because of this child. What do you take me for?"

Xie Yumin gently put Mengmeng down and slowly stood up.

"hiss……"

A sharp pain shot through her waist wound, but her gaze was sharper than Ruolan's fingernails: "Ruolan, you'd better show some respect."

She took a half step closer, looking directly into the sinister look in his eyes, "I can't control what happens between the two of you, and I don't care."

"You dare to insult my child in front of me and even try to hit him? Do you really think I'm made of clay?"

As she spoke, Xie Yumin glanced at Gu Yinshen and sneered, "Your fiancé isn't much better, but he has one redeeming quality: he can distinguish right from wrong!"

"Do you really think Gu Yinshen will continue to indulge your madness?"

Ruolan was taken aback by her sudden aura and subconsciously stepped back.

Xie Yumin steadied herself against the hospital bed, the pain pump in her waist humming softly, but it couldn't mask the anger surging in her eyes. "Ruolan, do I need to remind you?"

She tugged at her collar, revealing the lingering marks on her neck. "I was kidnapped by the people you hired, and I've been too lazy to argue with you about it!"

"you……"

Ruolan's pupils contracted sharply, and her carefully drawn eyebrows twitched: "You're spouting nonsense!"

Gu Yinshen, listen to what this crazy woman is saying…

“Gu Yinshen brought people to rescue me at the time, and I didn’t call the police on the spot because of him.”

Xie Yumin picked up the trembling Mengmeng, gently smoothing the child's disheveled hair with her fingertips, "But if you dare to say another harsh word to Mengmeng, or lay a finger on her—"

She paused, her gaze sweeping over Ruolan's suddenly pale face. "It's true that I've accepted Gu Yinshen's favor, but that doesn't mean I'm easy to bully!"

"If I expose this, what can you do without Gu Yinshen to clean up your mess?"

The ward fell into dead silence, except for Ruolan who staggered back half a step.