Yun Muxi was sleeping very peacefully. After a turn, a scary thought popped out in her mind. Instantly, all of her sleepiness were gone and her mind was wide awake. Opening her eyes, she saw the person who was sharing the same rhythm of breathing as her.
The owner of the enlargeed handsome face opened his beautiful eyes too.
He was also woken up suddenly. He squinted his eyes and was still sleepy. Raising his brows a little, he neared Yun Muxi and rubbed his nose against hers. The tingling feeling was mixed with his unique masculine scent. Yun Muxi"s cheeks flushed red immediately and her gaze moved away in shyness.
Gong Yu"s deep husky voice was like the sound of a cello. "Why? You look like you"re looking forward to some morning exercise?"
Yun Muxi"s cheeks grew even more red, till they resembled two bright-red apples. She stammered awkwardly, "Um... I, I didn"t mean to."
Gong Yu tilted his lips slightly and it met her soft delicate lips. He then let out a sinister laugh. "I didn"t mean to as well."
After finishing his sentence, he teased her by giving her a kiss again. Yun Muxi became fl.u.s.tered and her heart thumped crazily. It was especially loud on this quiet morning.
"You..."
"... didn"t mean to." Gong Yu"s lips shifted to her ear lobes. As he spoke, his breath entered her ears. She felt a tingling sensation again. An electric current traveled through her whole body.
Gong Yu closed his lips upon her delicate ear lobe. As he pecked on it gently, he whispered affectionately, "Don"t you know that men are the most sensitive in the morning? You"ve started the fire; then put it out yourself!"
Following that, Gong Yu turned swiftly and laid on top of her. The love bubbles between them duplicated exponentially and the room was soon filled with l.u.s.t...
When Yun Muxi and Gong Yu rushed to the hospital, the doctors were doing their rounds. Murong Qingtian caused a huge commotion the day before, so Niannian was now being receiving the best care as a VVIP patient. She had the biggest crew to check on her. There was the Director, the hematology department"s Chief and experts, the pediatrics department"s Chief and experts, as well as Cui Pengrui. These bunch of people were the highest-ranked officers in the hospital. The crowd filled up the s.p.a.cious ward and even flowed into the hallway.
Cui Pengrui asked Niannian a few questions. Then, the crowd formed a circle around him and discussed over Niannian"s case file in soft voices. When the room cleared, Niannian lifted her adorable face and asked, "Mummy, am I terribly ill? Why were there so many doctors?"
Yun Muxi felt her heart tightened and explained right away, "Niannian, you"re worrying too much. They"re just doing their rounds. They have to go into every room and ask the same questions."
"Oh really?" Niannian"s shining black eyes were as clear as a mirror. Yun Muxi caught her fl.u.s.tered self in it. She could not bring herself to lie to Niannian. On the other hand, Murong Ye was much calmer. He explained, "Niannian, every morning, these adults go to every room to check. They have to see what everyone"s illnesses are, that"s why there are so many of them."
Niannian nodded obediently. However, her dark clear eyes seem to have seen through everything. It was a heart-wrenching sight.
Niannian"s lab results were still not out after some time. Yun Muxi started to feel conflicted. While she wanted to know the results as soon as possible, she was also afraid of knowing the results. Gradually, she began to develop some anxiety.
Seeing her condition, Murong Ye casually asked Gong Yu to bring her back to the film set. He wanted her to do something else to distract her attention.
Recently, Gong Yu was hospitalized because of a car accident and Yun Muxi took leave too. This made Zhao Yi very furious. Ever since they started filming, the whole process had not been going smoothly at all. There were always troubles with the main leads. There were many times when Zhao Yi felt like giving up, but he liked the script so much that he forced himself to continue. When the two leads were absent, he would focus on filming other scenes.
Seeing Gong Yu and Yun Muxi return to set, he was so excited, as if there were fireworks set off in his heart.
Since Yun Muxi still had to take care of Niannian, she discussed with Zhao Yi to move her scenes to the afternoon or late at night. In that case, her daily schedule would be jam-packed. However, that would leave her with little time for over-thinking. By being busy, she would be tired out. She survived on three to four hours of sleep every day. When she was awake, she would either be filming or taking care of Niannian. Over time, she lost a lot of weight.
On this day, Yun Muxi had just filmed a night shoot and rushed to the hospital. When she arrived, Niannian was sleeping. Recently, she felt sleepy more often and slept a lot more than usual.
Murong Ye and Murong Qingtian were there too and the atmosphere seemed dull. Yun Muxi could clearly tell the difference in them. "What"s wrong with you guys?"
Murong Ye looked up at her. In his gaze, there was a fair amount of pity and obvious hesitation. Murong Qingtian was much more decisive. He said solemnly, "Niannian"s results are out."
Instantly, Yun Muxi"s heart skipped a beat. Indeed, what should come would still come. She took in a deep breath. Since she had already thought of the worst outcome, she was unusually calm. "Has it been confirmed?"
Murong Qingtian nodded and his face grew so dark it was scary. Yun Muxi walked out of the ward without saying a word. Murong Ye was worried about her and quickly followed her. He could tell that Yun Muxi was in a completely different state as compared to a few days ago. Her being unusually calm was terrifying him.
Yun Muxi walked to the attendings" office calmly and knocked gently on the door. Cui Pengrui"s deep voice came from inside, "Come in."
Yun Muxi opened the door and went in. She had no facial expression and no one could tell what was her true emotion. Murong Ye, on the other hand, was very worried. He followed closely behind.
Cui Pengrui saw that it was Yun Muxi and Murong Ye. He said softly, "Miss Yun, please take a seat."
Yun Muxi sat down in front of his desk and asked calmly, "I want to know about Niannian"s current situation."
Cui Pengrui glanced at Murong Ye, who was standing behind Yun Muxi. He nodded.
Cui Pengrui then started explaining, "After repeated tests and confirmations, we have now diagnosed Niannian with acute aplastic anemia. This illness is characterized by how fast it begins and develops."
"Currently, she"s showing symptoms of torrential hemorrhage, fatigue, and anemia. More is to come and we"ve already asked the World Health Organization for help to find a suitable match. Mr. Murong over here, as well as his father, has already done the test. Perhaps you should try it too. If we can find a match, we"ll replace her bone marrow immediately. This will increase the chances of healing and she will suffer less pain. If we fail to find a suitable match soon, we can only continue doing blood transfusion and drug treatment. The treatment will have tremendous side effects and the child will suffer great pain. Also, we cannot promise that she won"t be infected or have other complications."
Cui Pengrui paused and glanced at Yun Muxi, who was still looking very calm. He continued, "Today we"ll arrange for Niannian to move to a sterile ward. What we"re afraid of is infections and moving to the sterile ward will greatly minimize the chances of that. It will protect her to a certain extent. Since she is still very young, we will allow you to enter the room and accompany her. But, you will have to go through extensive disinfection and wear the sterile clothes we provide. We will do our best to give her the best treatment. It is not incurable, so we ask of family members to remain positive. With you guys" cooperation, our patient"s mood will also be uplifted. This will be of great help to the treatment."
Yun Muxi nodded, thanked him and walked out of the office calmly.
Murong Ye was worried about Yun Muxi because of how calm she was. He could not help but suggest, "Xiao Xi, if you"re having a hard time, just let it all out. Don"t bottle up your feelings."
Yun Muxi glanced at him and said, "I don"t feel like crying at all. I just want to focus on going through this process with Niannian."
"Xiao Xi, don"t worry. We have used all of our resources to search for a suitable match. I"m sure there will be news very soon."
Yun Muxi nodded and walked towards the examination room. She had to go through the test too, as they all cling onto the last glimpse of hope.
When she returned to the ward, Niannian was already awake. Yun Muxi smiled as she walked to her. "Sweetheart, you"re awake? I"m here to see you."
Niannian snuggled into her embrace lovingly. Yun Muxi held her tightly in her arms, letting herself enjoy this intimate moment. Perhaps, they might not be able to do so for a long time to come.
Yun Muxi said calmly, "Niannian, I have something to tell you!"
Niannian stared at Yun Muxi silently with her big clear eyes. She was very calm and quiet, unlike children of her age.
Yun Muxi felt a tint of bitterness in her heart but she managed to muster up the courage. "Niannian sweetheart, you"re sick. You"re now supposed to stay away from germs because they will make you even sicker. The doctors have arranged an especially clean room for you. There are no germs there, which will help your illness. However, Mummy, Daddy Yu, Uncle Murong and Grandpa Murong will not be allowed to enter that room easily because we might bring germs in. I will go in for a short time every day to accompany you. So Niannian, will you be a brave child for me? Listen to the doctors, eat your medicine and take your injections so that you can recover quickly. After you recover, I can finally bring you home."
After explaining, Yun Muxi cupped Niannian"s tiny face in her hands and leaned her forehead against Niannian"s. They looked into each other"s eyes as if they could read each other"s minds.
Niannian also did the same to her face. She tilted her head and planted a sweet kiss on her cheek. She put on a bright smile and said, "I want to kiss Mummy while I still can! You don"t have to worry about me, I will be obedient. You have to bring me some coloring pens and paper. When I miss you, I will draw your face. I will also draw out what happens every day. I will show it to you when you come and see me. Then you"ll know what I do every day. I will eat my medicine and get my injections. I will recover quickly and be with you again! I am your warm padded jacket. Without me, you"ll feel cold."
Yun Muxi hugged the obedient Niannian tightly. That sentence pierced through her heart. She tried her best to hold back her tears and did not let them fall. Murong Qingtian and Murong Ye were standing at one side watching them. Even their cold personality started to waver and tears were forming in their eyes.
Niannian lifted her head and gave a big smile. "Mummy, did you bring your phone?"
Yun Muxi was confused and took out her phone. Niannian glanced at it and suggested, "Mummy, let"s take some pictures. When you miss me, you can look at the pictures."
They then started to take selfies together. Niannian was smiling so brightly and making all kinds of silly faces. After they took a few pictures, Yun Muxi"s phone suddenly fell onto the bed. She turned towards Niannian in horror...