Qiao Yufan smiled and said, "The hardest part is over, I don't want to trouble you with this small matter."
Nan Xiao frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "The child is so sick, and you still call it a small matter?"
"How do you know?"
"Never mind how I know. Not only do I know, but I also have good news for you. My wife has found a suitable bone marrow for your child, but she wants to see the child first."
Qiao Yufan looked at Lan Yuxi, who stood beside Nan Xiao, with joy. "Mrs. Nan, have you really found a suitable bone marrow for Hanyi?"
"Yes," Lan Yuxi nodded with a smile. "I'm also a medical student, though I practice traditional Chinese medicine. I'm quite familiar with this disease, and I need to see the child's condition first."
"Thank you!" Qiao Yufan made a gesture of invitation. "Please come in quickly."
Lan Yuxi nodded slightly and walked in swiftly.
The little one in the hospital bed stared with his big, dark, curious eyes at the beautiful aunt walking towards him.
"Hello, Auntie~"
Lan Yuxi looked at his big, dark eyes and heard his milky voice, and her heart warmed.
The little boy resembled his mother more, but those bright, lively eyes were unmistakably from the Lan family.
Lan Yuxi lovingly stroked his bare little head. "Hanyi, hello. Can you give Auntie your little hand?"
Qiao Hanyi obediently extended his small hand. "Auntie, you're so pretty!"
Lan Yuxi smiled, placed her hand on his wrist, and asked, "Is Auntie prettier, or is Mommy prettier?"
"Both are pretty!"
Lan Yuxi curved her lips into a smile, holding his little wrist, and looked up at Qiao Yufan, who was looking tense.
She was a typical Yi woman. Although her skin was a bit dark, it couldn't hide her beautiful features and radiant countenance.
After giving Qiao Yufan a comforting look, Lan Yuxi lowered her gaze and carefully took the little one's pulse.
Five minutes later, Lan Yuxi removed her hand and looked at Qiao Yufan with a smile. "Hanyi's body is quite good. As long as the people I've found are ready, the surgery can proceed."
"Really? That's wonderful!"
Lan Yuxi nodded, then looked at Nan Xiao. "Play with Hanyi for a while. I'll go out and talk to Yufan."
"Okay, go ahead."
Qiao Yufan, not understanding, followed Lan Yuxi out with a tense expression.
Lan Yuxi led her to the end of the corridor, then turned and smiled at her. "Yufan, I found several people who are a match for Hanyi. Aren't you curious?"
Qiao Yufan clutched her fists defensively.
Lan Yuxi glanced at her. "No need to be so nervous. I just came to see you, to confirm if you are the one my third brother has been looking for."
"Who is your third brother?"
"Lan Muwei. You sent him a message three days ago."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yufan turned to leave.
Lan Yuxi reached out and grabbed her wrist.
Qiao Yufan clenched her other fist, turned around, and swung it down.
Lan Yuxi raised her hand, caught her other hand, and then pinned both of her arms behind her back against the wall.
"You can't beat me. Don't move, just listen to me."
Qiao Yufan struggled for a moment, then, seeing that she was indeed no match for Lan Yuxi's strength, she completely gave up struggling.
"I'm not here to snatch your child. I'm here to save him. Although my other brothers could also donate bone marrow to Hanyi, their compatibility is not as high as my third brother's. But the problem now is that my third brother has gone out to find you. Before I find him, you need to cooperate with me to nourish Hanyi's body. Otherwise, with such a major surgery, I'm afraid he won't make it."
Tears welled up in Qiao Yufan's eyes and dripped down. "But you just said his body was fine."
"What was I supposed to say in front of the child?" Lan Yuxi released her, her voice cold. "Hanyi has congenital deficiencies and hasn't been nourished properly afterward. It's a miracle that he's lasted this long."
Qiao Yufan covered her face and burst into tears.
Lan Yuxi hugged her. "I know you've suffered a lot all these years. Why didn't you look for my third brother sooner?"
"He and I just met by chance..."
"If you only met by chance, how could you have a child?"
Qiao Yufan choked back a sob and pulled away from Lan Yuxi's embrace.
"I beg you, I have no other relatives, only Hanyi. Can you please not take him away?"
Lan Yuxi frowned slightly. "I already said, I'm not here to snatch your child."
Qiao Yufan wiped the tears from her face. "You may not be snatching him, but that doesn't mean Lan Muwei won't."
"Why do you keep fixating on the idea of snatching? You can simply change your perspective. With your current circumstances, you cannot afford Hanyi's post-operative nutritional and medical expenses. Rather than letting the child suffer, it's better for you and my third brother to raise him together."
"This..."
"Let's wait for my third brother to return, and you two can discuss it. He will respect your opinion, after all, you saved him. However, I must warn you, don't try to escape. It won't do Hanyi any good."
After speaking, Lan Yuxi quickly walked towards the ward.
Qiao Yufan thought for a moment, wiped her tears, and followed her.
The moment she stepped inside, Qiao Yufan's face instantly broke into a smile.
Lan Yuxi looked at her with admiration. This was how a mother should look.
Hanyi, who had somehow ended up sitting on Nan Xiao's lap, was being shown a photo by Nan Xiao, who was introducing each person. "This is Uncle Xiao. He's retired too and is now a police officer. This is your mother's deputy, Auntie Xiao Shen. She's still in the military. And this..."
"Uncle! This is you!"
"Yes, this is Uncle." Nan Xiao ruffled his little head and looked at Lan Yuxi as she entered. "Done talking?"
"Yes," Lan Yuxi smiled and shifted her gaze to Qiao Hanyi. "Go to bed early with Mommy today. Tomorrow, I'll bring a little brother and a little sister to play with you, okay?"
Qiao Hanyi looked at her reluctantly. "Is Auntie leaving?"
Lan Yuxi smiled and pinched his little nose. "Auntie will be here first thing tomorrow morning."
"Knock, knock..." There was a knock at the door.
Everyone in the ward looked over at the same time.
Lan Mushang, Lan Musi, Lan Muguo, and Lan Mulun walked in in unison.
Qiao Yufan quickly shielded Qiao Hanyi and looked at them vigilantly.
Nan Xiao gently patted her shoulder. "No need to be nervous, they are your sister-in-law's family."
Qiao Yufan pursed her lips. She was wary of the Lan family.
Lan Yuxi looked at her brothers suspiciously. "Why are all of you here?"
Lan Mushang quickly glanced at Qiao Yufan, who was on full alert, before replying, "Your third brother will be back in an hour. He sent us to help take care of them, mother and son."
"My third brother is online?"
"How could he be? My people have been tracking him to Daliang Mountain."
"He went to Daliang Mountain?"
Lan Yuxi and Qiao Yufan asked this question in unison.