"From childhood to adulthood, I haven’t forced you to do anything, but this time, you must do as I say!" Su Yiru’s face darkened as she stepped forward to pull Ye Mingmei.

Qin Youxuan hurriedly reached out to stop her.

"Ru, we’ve discussed this already. No matter what, given Mingmei’s current health condition, even if she doesn’t want this baby, we can’t rush things. If anything happens, she might never be able to have children again in her life!"

"..."

Su Yiru’s body jolted, and she stopped in her tracks, but her expression remained grim.

She herself couldn’t bear children due to uterine damage; it’s a woman’s greatest sorrow. How could she let her daughter take such a risk?

But the moment she thought about the child in Ye Mingmei’s belly being Yu Xiuzhun’s, Su Yiru couldn’t accept it.

"I won’t have surgery. This is my baby, no one can touch it!" Ye Mingmei threw off the covers, her feet hit the ground, and she anxiously ran out.

"Mingmei, where are you going? Your body isn’t well yet, you can’t get too emotional right now!" Jin Chenye, being the closest to Ye Mingmei, reached out and pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly.

"Listen to me, for the sake of the baby, you need to stay calm right now, no matter what happens, stay calm."

"Don’t take away my baby, it’s my child... why won’t you give me even this last bit of hope..." Ye Mingmei clenched her fists and pounded on Jin Chenye’s chest, sobbing uncontrollably.

"If the baby is gone, I’ll die with it!"

"Don’t say such nonsense!" Jin Chenye’s voice deepened as he held the back of Ye Mingmei’s head, gently stroking her hair.

"It’s okay, you can keep it if you want. As long as I’m here, no one can harm your baby. Once you’re discharged, come stay with me. I’ll take care of you and the child until you safely deliver."

"...Really, can you?"

Ye Mingmei froze for a moment and weakly raised her head.

"As long as you’re willing, nothing is impossible. The most important thing now is for you to regain your health so you can give birth safely." Jin Chenye clasped Ye Mingmei’s wrist, shielding her behind him.

He turned around, looking intently at Su Yiru.

"Auntie, with all due respect, the most rightful person to decide about this child is Mingmei. If she’s unwilling, even as her mother, you shouldn’t force her. She’s an adult now, capable of making her own decisions for her life."

"Has she gone mad? Are you all mad with her? That’s Yu Xiuzhun’s child!"

Su Yiru’s gentle face twisted with rage.

As soon as she remembered Ye Zhanxing’s tragic death, she couldn’t accept it.

"The child is innocent."

"More innocent people were killed by Yu Xiuzhun! He’s got Yu Xiuzhun’s devil blood; can you guarantee he won’t be as insane as Yu Xiuzhun? When he’s born, won’t Yu Xiuzhun’s death be blamed on you? Keeping this child will bring endless trouble!"

Su Yiru clenched her fists, barely able to restrain her emotions.

"I will be responsible for this child’s future." Jin Chenye’s eyes flashed, and he spoke softly.

His tone was calm yet resolute.

"No matter whose blood flows through him, I believe that as long as he grows up in a loving environment, he will become a kind person. No one is born evil."