Love Heals (the Original Work)

"Child?" Pei Sufen was extremely surprised, but then she laughed, "Are you talking about Ning Xiang? He was an abandoned baby adopted by the Ning Family. Poor thing, he had a tumor on his head while still in swaddling clothes and was left at the doorstep of the department. Zhiqian performed the surgery on him, and since no one came to claim him after he was cured, and his parents remained untraceable, Zhiqian took him home."

Ning Xiang...

Ruan Liuzheng was stunned, her mind filled with this name, and she only vaguely heard what Pei Sufen said afterward.

Pei Sufen continued, "Zhiqian is such a good kid. Everyone who knows him speaks well of him. In the hospital, from leaders to colleagues, from patients to their families, even the janitors and the ladies serving food in the cafeteria sing his praises. You've been divorced from him for so many years. He hasn't dated any girls, staying chaste and devoted solely to his work. Look at how he treated you and us before. Where else could you find such a good person in your life?"

After Pei Sufen finished speaking, she noticed that Ruan Liuzheng seemed distracted and not really listening, so she touched her arm, "Zheng'er, are you listening?"

Ruan Liuzheng's eyes flickered, her hand gripping her chopsticks tightened, "Mom, it doesn't matter if everyone in the world says he's good. He didn't marry the whole world, just one woman, and he doesn't live with the whole world, just one woman."

"Live together? When you were with him, didn't he treat you like a queen? What more do you want? Zheng'er, I've always held back from criticizing you about your divorce, but in my opinion, you were just being stubborn! Throwing a tantrum! I thought you'd just let off steam, but you actually went through with the divorce! " Pei Sufen knew her daughter's temper, and although she was hesitant to say this before, she let it all out at once, with tears streaming down her face. Then she tried to persuade her again, "Zheng'er, I know you still have feelings for Zhiqian. Over these years, your Aunt Ning, no, Aunt Ning has asked so many people to introduce him to girls, but he wouldn't even consider meeting them. That shows that he still..."

"Mom!" Ruan Liuzheng knew what her mother was going to say and quickly intercepted, "He has even adopted a son. He probably won't get married in this lifetime!"

But Pei Sufen was not convinced and had to finish what she was saying, "So, that shows he still has feelings for you! Otherwise, why wouldn't he marry or date? Even after the divorce, he still looks out for us?"

"Mom! You don't understand! His not marrying or dating has nothing to do with me!" Ruan Liuzheng was tired of the discussion, "Mom, there are things I've never told you. If I were truly happy, why would I have gotten a divorce? Am I a capricious and wilful person? I'm not denying that he treated me well, and he treated you well too, but that wasn't the life I wanted. Mom, I've finally started a new life and I don't want to go back to the past. So, I won't be bringing any more porridge or fruits. Mom, let's not mention Zhiqian's name again, okay?"

"But you're a woman, and you're not getting any younger. At your age, other people's kids are already in kindergarten, and you're just starting your career. How worrisome that must be for your dad and me!" Pei Sufen's face was filled with worry.

"Mom, starting a career is a good thing! It signifies that everything is beginning anew. In the future, I'll work hard, earn money and take care of you and dad. Don't worry, I will date and if I meet the right person I will marry and have my own children, mom, just wait peacefully for the day you become a grandma!" She could only comfort her mother like this.