In the First Hospital of Tiandong City, inside a high-end VIP ward.
A glamorous woman sat beside the hospital bed, looking very haggard.
Yet her peerless beauty, even without a trace of makeup, was still stunning enough to bring kingdoms to their knees.
On the hospital bed lay a little girl of just over four years old.
The little girl's face was pale, her breath faint, her frame emaciated.
But those big eyes were still very lively. Even at such a young age, one could tell she would grow into a great beauty.
"Mommy, why are you crying?" The little girl asked the woman beside her bed in her babyish voice.
The woman quickly wiped the tears from her face, squeezing out a smile.
"Mommy's not crying, not crying. Baby, Mommy loves you."
"Mo Mo loves Mommy too, and Mo Mo will always be with Mommy," the little girl said, her eyelids gradually drooping.
She was too weak, just speaking a few words would tire her to the point of not being able to hold on.
The woman watched her daughter fall asleep, gently smoothing the stray hairs by her ear, her emotions no longer able to be contained.
Covering her face, she ran out of the ward, crying aloud.
There were not many people in the corridor.
But Su Qian'er and Yang Xiao just happened to hurry over.
"Yufei, what's wrong?" Su Qian'er immediately quickened her pace and approached to ask upon seeing the crying woman.
Chen Yufei lifted her head, saw Su Qian'er, and quickly stopped crying, wiping away the tears from her face.
Then, her gaze fell on Yang Xiao.
She would never forget this man's face in her lifetime. That night was her everlasting pain.
But he was different from that time, Chen Yufei could feel it, there was a strong sense of righteousness about him. Moreover, he looked more valiant, his posture even more upright.
"My daughter, how is she?" Yang Xiao looked at Chen Yufei, asking with an urgency in his heart.
He should have apologized to Chen Yufei first, but right now, his heart was only filled with thoughts of his daughter.
"Slap!"
A loud slap rang out, and a handprint appeared on Yang Xiao's right cheek.
"She's not your daughter, you have no right to be her father!" Chen Yufei was very angry, "Who let you come? What right do you have to appear before me again?"
Yang Xiao wasn't angry, nor did he argue.
"Yufei, don't be agitated, I brought him here! For Mo Mo's marrow matching, it is easier to succeed if her biological... no, if this bastard does it," Su Qian'er explained.
Chen Yufei looked at Su Qian'er, understanding in her heart that Su Qian'er was looking out for her best interests. But in her heart, she detested Yang Xiao, finding his presence repulsive.
Seeing that Chen Yufei's expression had softened slightly, Yang Xiao then pleaded, "So, how is your daughter doing? Can I see her?"
"No, you're only brought here for the marrow matching! Qian'er, take him to do it," Chen Yufei said coldly.
She would not give Yang Xiao any chance. Such a man didn't deserve to be her daughter's father, he wasn't even worthy to meet her.
"President Chen, I will do the marrow typing! But I wish to see her, just once," Yang Xiao's eyes were filled with hope.
"Get out," Chen Yufei lost her patience, "If the marrow matching is successful, I will give you money after the surgery, and then you will leave forever. If it fails, just leave immediately and never appear before me or my daughter again."
"This..."
A flash of anger surged through Yang Xiao's heart, but he didn't let it explode out.
In front of Chen Yufei, he had no right to erupt.
But all he wanted was to see his daughter, who should be his only blood relative in this world.
Yang Xiao had been an orphan since childhood. Family affection was always what he yearned for the most. Especially that blood kinship, it was something he needed desperately.
"Let's go, come with me for the compatibility test," Su Qian'er tugged at Yang Xiao's hand.
She knew Chen Yufei very well, so she was aware that Chen Yufei was truly angry now. If Yang Xiao insisted on staying, it would surely cause unnecessary trouble.
In the current situation, they couldn't afford any more chaos.
Yang Xiao also felt helpless and had no choice but to follow Su Qian'er and leave.
Bone marrow typing was not a troublesome matter for the person being tested. It only required registration, and then blood sampling was completed.
However, the follow-up process of the matching would take a long time.
So after the blood collection was finished, Yang Xiao and Su Qian'er returned to the VIP ward door.
But at this time, there was an additional person at the door.
A man dressed in a suit and leather shoes, handsome in appearance and elegant in manner, yet there was a hint of sinister in his expression.
"Yufei, how is Mo Mo's bone marrow typing going? I've also been doing my best to find suitable donors for you, and now, I've found one."
"You don't have to do this, Zhang Yang. My daughter's issue is my own issue," she replied.
"How can you say that, Yufei? The child's matter is a big deal, I'll naturally help if I can," he insisted.
Yang Xiao glanced over and, listening to a few sentences of their conversation, roughly understood what was going on.
That man was none other than the Zhang Yang mentioned by Su Qian'er. The prime suspect for his daughter Mo Mo's illness!
To dare threaten Chen Yufei at such a time, his audacity was truly vast.
"Scum," Yang Xiao's murderous aura erupted.
Su Qian'er, seeing Yang Xiao's furrowed brow, immediately sensed that something was amiss and quickly stopped him, "Don't create unnecessary trouble."
Yang Xiao tried to suppress the rage in his heart and slowly nodded.
Su Qian'er then walked up to Chen Yufei and whispered, "Yufei, the typing is done."
Yang Xiao stood still, not walking over.
"Typing? Who did you find?" Zhang Yang asked as he scanned around and then noticed Yang Xiao.
"Could it be him? What's his identity?"
"A volunteer!" Chen Yufei immediately answered.
The events of the past were known only to her and a few close individuals; no one else knew about them.
So over the years, who the child's biological father was remained unknown to outsiders.
"A volunteer?" Zhang Yang scoffed disdainfully, "Dressed in such rags, and that buzz cut, he looks like he just came out of prison. How could you choose such a volunteer?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yufei and Su Qian'er exchanged a glance, slightly embarrassed. Zhang Yang's words were excessively harsh.
But he continued to mock unabashedly, "Yufei, look at how pitiful he looks, the blood flowing in his veins is probably filthy. You mustn't let his blood flow into your daughter's body."
Hearing this, Yang Xiao's gaze turned icy, and his voice deep and low, he retorted, "At a critical moment for saving a life, does appearance really matter?"
"Of course it matters. If Mo Mo's body were to be tainted with the dirty blood of a lowly person like you, wouldn't it be a pity?"
Mo Mo?
The name of his daughter, uttered by this man, was nothing short of an insult.
Lowly person? Dirty bloodline? If it weren't for the presence of Chen Yufei and Su Qian'er, if Zhang Yang dared to say such words, he would be a dead man.
"I advise you to be sensible and scram. Even a filthy beggar picking trash on the roadside is better than you; what right do you have to stand here?" Zhang Yang even came close to Yang Xiao, looking down on him with disdain.
"Enough, this was my decision, and it's unrelated to others. Zhang Yang, you should go back first, I can handle this myself," Chen Yufei interrupted coldly.
"How can that be, Yufei? I brought someone with me today, her bone marrow type will certainly match with Mo Mo, trust me."
Certainly match?
As Zhang Yang said this, Yang Xiao saw a secretive smile on his face.
Intuition told Yang Xiao that Zhang Yang was the mastermind behind the schemes.