I Want A Lifetime With You

Pei Jingxiu gazed at her for a second before tugging her chin up towards him. He narrowed his eyes and asked a little mockingly, “Are you scared?”

Ning Xi slapped his arm and turned away so that she wouldn’t have to look Pei Jingxiu in the eye.

Pei Jingxiu’s long, slender fingers moved away from her face, but his lips curled into a smile as he said breezily, “Perhaps this solution might be the start of something new, don’t you think?”

“It’s out! The report’s out!”

Su Shaoqing dashed through the door with the latest lab report in his hand. The moment he entered the room, he saw Pei Jingxiu and Ning Xi sitting side by side. There was an awkward tension between them that even he could sense.

Su Shaoqing raised an eyebrow. Mistakenly thinking that Ning Xi was too nervous to speak, he burst into laughter. “Hey, firecracker, are you worried about the compatibility of your bone marrow? Well, I’ll be damned. In most cases, the possibility of a non-biological daughter being an eligible bone marrow donor for their adoptive mothers is very slim. However, to everyone’s surprise, your bone marrow is highly compatible with Aunt Ning’s! Although the compatibility is a little lower than Huan’s, the numbers are very reassuring. It’s more than 50%.”

Hearing this, Ning Xi was overjoyed. After all, it was one life she would be able to save. She was especially desperate now that she knew the relationship between Ning Xin and herself. “Do you mean I’m eligible to be a bone marrow donor for Aunt Ning? That’s wonderful! When will the surgery be conducted?”

“Don’t get ahead of yourself. We have to consult the doctors and arrange a time for the surgery first. You’ll need to rest up during the next few days. Don’t forget that your own health is very important too, especially if you are to be a bone marrow donor.” Su Shaoqing was secretly very pleased as well. They had labored in vain to find a suitable bone marrow donor until Ning Xi miraculously showed up. It was an extremely pleasant turn of events. “I’ll inform Li Heng and Fu Chengyan immediately.”

When they found out about the news, Li Heng and Fu Chengyan rushed over immediately. Pei Huan had been at the hospital the whole time—when news reached him, he went down to Su Shaoqing’s office immediately. Looking gratefully at Ning Xi, she said, “Sorry for all the trouble, Ning Xi.”

“It was no trouble at all. She’s my aunt too!” Ning Xi replied, smiling. Seeing the tired look on Pei Huan’s face, she asked worriedly, “Hey, do you want to take a break? You probably haven’t slept very well these past few days.”

“Here, have a seat!” Pei Jingxiu noted the greying tint of Pei Huan’s face and pulled over a chair, gesturing for her to sit down.

They were right—Pei Huan was indeed very tired. After realizing that she had caught the virus, the woman had spent one sleepless night after another. If she hadn’t been so worried about Ning Xin’s illness, she would have given up and died a long time ago.

Fu Chengyan and Li Heng soon reached the office. They discussed the time Ning Xin should undergo the operation and managed to agree on a time and date. At long last, the dark cloud of worry that had been hanging over all of them finally disappeared.

Li Heng took one look at the exhausted expression on Pei Huan’s face and immediately asked everyone to excuse them. Taking Pei Huan by the hand, he left the room immediately.

As she was dragged down the corridor by Li Heng, she panicked at the thought of what he might do to her. “Li Heng, what do you think you’re doing? Let go of me right now!”

“Shh, don’t fuss.” As they reached the car park, Li Heng stretched out a hand and caressed her hair softly. He stuffed Pei Huan into the car and shut the door. “I’m bringing you somewhere.”

“Where?” Pei Huan shot him a suspicious look.

Heng laughed lightly. “Don’t worry; I won’t be selling you off to a

She was too tired to argue with Li Heng like she usually

back in

look of heartache flashing across his face. Touching her face softly, he whispered, “Wait for me. After I resolve everything, I’ll make sure to cure you and Bao

the car arrived at Wuyun Residence. Carefully, Li Heng

their car pull into the driveway and came running out immediately.

of Mum’s illness, Huan hasn’t

As she looked at Pei Huan,

Pei Huan upstairs to their bedroom and lay her down gently on the bed. After he took off his clothes, he jumped into bed as well, hugging Pei Huan tightly to

As she opened her eyes, she realized how light her body felt. However, when her gaze fell on the man

gaze at him, she smiled and let out a soft

Huan’s hands, startling her. Feeling a little awkward, Pei Huan stammered, “Are—are

“Did you

a start that she had fallen asleep so easily. Could it be because I’ve been

Thanks

a smile. “No problem. Since you’re awake, let’s get

he stumbled out of bed.

out of the wardrobe and handed them to her. “Aunt Zhang is downstairs right now. She should have already finished

at the clothes, looking a little dazed.

yours,” Li

about to turn and leave. “There’s something I need to

over his face. “Yes, I know that!” The kid looked so much like

off of Pei Huan’s shoulders when she finally told Li Heng the truth. “I’m sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused you these past few days. Ning Xi’s bone marrow is compatible with my

her and caressed her face gently. “I’ve tasked a few of my colleagues to investigate the virus in your body, so don’t worry about it anymore.

mouth to protest before closing it again and

and

surgery was scheduled to be conducted a week later. During the week before her surgery,

been recently selling off its shares, so it was no surprise that the Li Group’s stock price had taken a harrowing plunge. Before this, there had already been rumors floating around that the Li Group’s business empire was close to collapsing. However, the Li Group had been around for a long

Group’s collapse now hurried to sell their shares, plunging the company into utter chaos. The Li Group’s new president finally realized the severity of the situation—there

even worse problems over the next few weeks. Their goods got held up