Jane suddenly came to her senses and said stubbornly, "He must have been looking at me because I'm so pretty."
Although she was being stubborn, her blushing ears had given her away.
Vivian giggled uncontrollably. "Yes, Mommy, you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."
Just as Jane and Vivian were laughing together, a knocking sound suddenly came from outside the hospital room.
The laughter in the room abruptly stopped as Jane and Vivian turned their heads towards the direction of the door with confusion on their faces.
Jane furrowed her eyebrows in puzzlement and shouted towards the direction of the door, "Come in."
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened with a creaking sound. Two doctors walked in followed by several nurses behind them. The doctor who walked ahead saw Jane and respectfully stood still before smiling at her saying, "Miss Jane, we're here to take blood samples for you two to match."
After hearing what he said, Jane remembered that Vivian wasn't actually her biological daughter. During surgery, Vivian needed to change half of her blood. It was best for Vivian to receive someone related's blood, but she wasn't actually Vivian's biological mother.
Jane opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but when she looked at Vivian, she fell silent again. She knew that this wasn't time for such things; this was something that she couldn't tell Vivian about or else it would only hurt Vivian's feelings.
Jane stiffened slightly before nodding gently, "Okay, I understand."
Sitting on top of a hospital bed, Vivian noticed something strange about her mommy's behavior but smiled brightly anyway.
"Don't worry, Mommy. I'm not afraid."
Jane lovingly touched Vivian's head while coaxing, "Be good, Vivian. Doctor will take your blood sample so you can get better. Once you're all better, you can run around just like other kids. You'll even make new friends at kindergarten!"
Hearing this, Vivian lit up with excitement.
"Really?"
Ever since she was little, she loved running around like other kids. But because she didn't want her mommy to bear any extra burden, she always behaved herself. She felt bad seeing her mommy working hard every day just so she could afford treatment fees. So, Vivian tried not adding any more stress onto her mommy's shoulders.
But today, when she heard Mr. Berger's words, she was very longing for the future.
Now her mommy's words seemed to mean that she was about to get better soon.
Vivian looked nervously at the doctor holding the syringe, her big eyes full of hope.
The doctor smiled and nodded, "Kiddo, don't worry, it won't be long before you'll be just like the other kids."
"Thank you, doctor."
Vivian smiled happily, with more longing for the future.
In the future, she would be able to hold hands with her mommy, run on the beach and run on the grass.
Not only that, she could also play games with other children.
While thinking about this, Vivian stretched out her arm to let the doctor draw her blood.
Jane, who was sitting next to her, looked at the doctor to draw her blood as well, pursed her lips and said nothing.
She thought that she should go to Mr. Berger and explain to him about her and Vivian's situation, otherwise she was afraid that it would cause hinder the process of curing Vivian.
When the doctor finished drawing blood, Louis just walked into the room.
As soon as he walked in, his eyes stayed locked on Jane.
"Jane, are you hungry?"
Jane lifted her eyes just in time to meet Louis' deep-set eyes, and her cheeks flushed.
However, she soon regained her senses and gently shook her head, "The doctor just said that Vivian should refrain from eating for three hours before the operation."
Vivian looked at Louis sweetly. "Uncle Louis."
"Uh-huh," Louis responded with an expressionless face and got up and walked over to Jane to sit down.
As soon as he sat down, Jane stood up and looked at Vivian with a smile.
"Vivian, I suddenly remembered something, I'm going to go look for Mr. Berger, let Uncle Louis be here with you, okay?"
Vivian nodded, her voice taking on a bit of nervousness. "Mommy, go now, I'll be good."
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