Addiction sets in at night; even the abstinent older man has fallen for it.

Mu Tiantian shook her head.

This sway made me even more dizzy.

She didn't even know when she fell asleep.

Scrolling through your phone makes it easy to fall asleep.

After sleeping, I felt completely weak and powerless.

It felt like a very, very long time had passed.

I've forgotten how long it's been since I had a fever.

It seems like I haven't had that since I became an adult.

When she was little, Jiang Hui often had fevers and stomach aches, which caused her a lot of trouble.

But Jiang Hui was never that impatient. Even when she was cooking for people at the construction site, she would rush back late at night to take care of her when she learned that Jiang Hui had a fever.

She felt especially at ease as long as Jiang Hui was by her side.

The person taking care of her now is not Jiang Hui.

I don't know what to feel.

Seeing Xia Guiying's concerned and anxious face through her blurry vision, she felt very guilty.

She felt guilty because she was not used to this unfamiliar maternal care.

Xia Guiying tidied the strands of hair on Mu Tiantian's forehead that were damp with cold sweat, and asked, "Ruohan, Mom has asked the maid to prepare soup and hot water. Would you like some hot water?"

Mu Tiantian felt her throat was extremely dry, so she nodded.

Xia Guiying immediately took out a thermos, poured half a cup, blew on it to cool it down, and fed it to Mu Tiantian.

Afraid of burning Mu Tiantian, she fed her even slower, letting Mu Tiantian drink a small sip first, and then letting her finish the rest if there were no problems.

After drinking some hot water, Mu Tiantian felt less thirsty and much more comfortable.

Qin Dongyang and Xia Guiying both breathed a sigh of relief, but Qin Dongyang was still worried that the fever might get worse, so he got into the passenger seat and told Ling Jieyu to drive to the hospital quickly.

Ling Jieyu started the car and drove away.

Sister Hong watched the car drive away before closing the gate.

After driving along a rather bumpy road, Mu Tiantian started feeling unwell again.

I feel nauseous and want to vomit.

Her first thought was that she might be pregnant.

If she gets pregnant with Fu Zhengting's child, her parents will have to agree to her being with Fu Zhengting, even if they don't.

However, Qiu Yi had just had a blood test done on her not long ago and she was not pregnant.

It's probably just a fever and nausea.

Qin Dongyang could tell from her voice that Mu Tiantian was about to vomit. He turned and exchanged a heavy glance with Xia Guiying.

It would be too disgusting if my daughter got pregnant with Fu Zhengting's child.

Please don't let it end up like this.

Qin Dongyang wanted to question her, but he felt he wouldn't get a concrete answer, and that questioning her would damage his relationship with his daughter.

He refrained from asking.

Anyway, we've already given the daughter's blood to the forensic doctor, so we can just ask Forensic Doctor Liang later.

Xia Guiying remained silent, simply placing her hand on Mu Tiantian's chest to help her breathe. "Ruohan, if you feel too uncomfortable, just throw up. I'll find you a bag."

Mu Tiantian shook her head. "I'll just drink some more water."

Xia Guiying opened the thermos again and fed her water.

Ling Jieyu glanced at Mu Tiantian in the rearview mirror with a puzzled look.

If Mu Tiantian is pregnant with Fu Zhengting's child, wouldn't he become Fu Zhengting's dumping ground?

Then there's no need to challenge whether Mu Tiantian will fall in love with him.

He had no intention of raising Fu Zhengting's child.

However, since there are no specific reports yet, it is too early to draw any conclusions.

After navigating the bumpy road, he increased his speed.

Mu Tiantian felt less uncomfortable.

Xia Guiying put down the thermos, patted her thigh, and let Mu Tiantian lie on her lap to make her more comfortable.

Mu Tiantian recalled her childhood, when she liked to sleep on Jiang Hui's lap every time she rode in a car.

Jiang Hui, fearing something might happen, held her tightly on her lap.

Seeing that Mu Tiantian's eyes and expression seemed to be recalling something, Xia Guiying asked tentatively, "Ruohan, were you often sick when you were little? Did your adoptive mother have time to stay by your side and take care of you?"

Mu Tiantian was afraid that her biological mother would be unhappy if she told her, but seeing that her biological mother wanted to know, it would be a bit cruel not to tell her.

Xia Guiying smiled and said generously, "Ruohan, just tell me. Mom just wants to know more about your childhood. It's inevitable that I'll be jealous, but Mom just wants to know."

Mu Tiantian felt that her biological mother had a very frank and genuine personality, and she didn't want there to be any reservations between mother and daughter.

Once there are any reservations, the relationship changes.

She can't let go of her mother, Jiang Hui, but she also hopes to gradually build a mother-daughter relationship with her biological mother.

Jiang Hui and her biological mother are on the same scale.

She will try her best to balance both sides.

She replied, "I don't know if it's because I didn't get vaccinated, or because I wasn't used to the rural environment, but from when I was seven or eight years old until I became a minor, I was always sick, either with a fever or a cold."

I was always having stomach aches or toothaches, and my skin was prone to allergies. Once, I went up a mountain and encountered a certain tree, and my whole body became red, swollen, and itchy. It happened during my sixth-grade graduation photo shoot, and it was a sweltering day. I was wearing long sleeves...

Xia Guiying felt heartbroken upon hearing this.

At the same time, I feel even more grateful and respectful to my adoptive mother, Jiang Hui.

A divorced woman raising her child alone with no one to rely on must have suffered a lot.

Although her family wasn't extremely wealthy, they were a comfortable middle-class family with no worries about food or drink. Compared to Jiang Hui, she was much better off.

Although Qin Dongyang had a bad temper in the past, he always handled things well when important matters required his attention.

Jiang Hui isn't bad-looking; she must have been a beauty when she was young. If she wanted to find a man with good conditions to live a life of luxury, it wouldn't be difficult for her.

But she still chose to raise her daughter alone.

This kindness and love deserve her respect.

She then asked, "Has Jiang Hui ever thought about remarrying and finding you a father figure?"

Mu Tiantian replied confidently, "No, she's been hurt in love and no longer trusts men. Besides, after seeing so many cases of wives being murdered and stepfathers abusing children online, she's afraid that if she remarries, I'll be at risk of being saddened. So she's determined not to marry. Actually, she works as a cleaner at a hotel, and quite a few wealthy men have their eyes on her and are pursuing her. If she wanted to marry well, it wouldn't be difficult at all!"

She was deeply moved as she spoke these words.

Love is a two-way street. Because Jiang Hui was good to her, she was willing to sell her kidney or her body to save Jiang Hui when Jiang Hui got sick.

She wanted her biological parents to know how good Jiang Hui was to her.

Only after that will my parents agree to let Jiang Hui live with them.

Xia Guiying and Qin Dongyang were both deeply moved after hearing Mu Tiantian's words.

Xia Guiying, in particular, told herself that she must never be jealous of Jiang Hui again.

Ling Jieyu, who was driving, was also moved.

Mu Tiantian continued, "Jiang Hui's colleagues once laughed at her for being foolish, not understanding why she would endure hardship without complaint. Jiang Hui never explained anything. She knew that none of those men truly loved her, and she was unwilling to take any risks by marrying me off with her. It would be better for my daughter and me to depend on each other, without so much trouble..."

Men aren't stupid; most are quite shrewd.

Someone who treats you well always has an ulterior motive; they're calculating how much time and effort you put in.

Therefore, Jiang Hui would rather work hard herself than rely on a man anymore.

Just as we were talking about Jiang Hui, she called.

When Xia Guiying left the room, she took Mu Tiantian's phone with her.

She handed the phone to Mu Tiantian.

Mu Tiantian looked at the lit-up phone screen, feeling both happy and puzzled.

Why is Jiang Hui calling her so late?