"Mrs. Gong?"

Tu Shanni, having pulled some strings, changed into isolation clothing and entered the operating room.

The nurse guided her, "What's your relative's name? What surgery are they having? I can help you check which room they're in."

Tu Shanni shook her head in confusion, "I... I don't quite remember. Can I look for myself? Don't worry, I've talked to your director, I promise not to touch anything."

"...Okay."

The nurse agreed, following her at a safe distance.

Tu Shanni looked through the surgical rooms one by one until she found Yu Sangwan, who was being propped up and prepped for anesthesia.

In a few strides, she rushed over, pushed the anesthesiologist aside, and hugged Yu Sangwan. She patted her cheeks anxiously, "Taotao, Taotao! My good child, wake up, what's going on?"

Despite her urgency, she couldn't wake Yu Sangwan, and Tu Shanni was so anxious that she started crying.

"Taotao! Wake up!"

The anesthesiologist, bewildered, asked, "What's going on here? Get her away, won't this affect the surgery?"

"Get away!"

Tu Shanni, in a frenzy, held onto Yu Sangwan stubbornly, her eyes red as she shouted at them, "Don't touch her! With me here, I dare you to harm her! Taotao, Taotao, don't be afraid!"

The nurse who followed was dumbfounded, "Mrs. Gong... You can't behave like this in the operating room; it's against the rules. If you continue, we'll have to ask you to leave... Even the director won't be able to defend you on this."

Tu Shanni focused solely on Yu Sangwan, "No, don't touch her! She must not be here willingly! Taotao, dear... Wake up!"

Her behavior seemed almost irrational.

The anesthesiologist and nurse exchanged glances, signaling a few men to come forward to drag Tu Shanni away.

"No!"

Tu Shanni, a lone woman, couldn't fend off these young and strong men. Yet, she clung desperately to the edge of the surgical bed, refusing to let go, pleading with tears, "I'm not crazy! I'm not here to cause trouble! Please, wait for her to wake up!"

The operating room, how could it permit such behavior?

The male anesthesiologists didn't listen, trying to forcefully pry her fingers away.

"Ah..." Tu Shanni's fingers bled, scraped on the stainless steel bed.

Everyone was stunned, but she refused to release her grip.

Yu Sangwan, struck by Lu Jinxuan earlier, slowly began to regain consciousness. In a haze, she heard Tu Shanni's sobs and gradually opened her eyes, asking in confusion, "What's going on?"

"Taotao!" Tu Shanni exclaimed in delight, quickly correcting herself, "Wanwan! You're awake! Quick, tell them, they want to remove your child!"

"..." Yu Sangwan jolted awake, sitting up abruptly from the operating table, instinctively touching her belly, "My child!"

Tu Shanni breathed a sigh of relief, tears streaming even more fiercely, "Don't worry, it's still here..."

Yu Sangwan gradually came to, surveyed the surroundings, and realized what was happening! Unexpectedly, Lu Jinxuan was really this ruthless! He truly intended to take her child!

Her gaze dropped to Tu Shanni's hand, her heart skipped a beat, "Your... hand?"

Tu Shanni hurriedly hid her hand behind her back, shaking her head with a smile, "I'm fine, as long as you're fine!"

The anesthesiologist and nurse were confused, "What's going on here? Is the surgery still happening?"

"No!"

"No!"

Tu Shanni and Yu Sangwan spoke in unison, both feeling a bit awkward.

Tu Shanni stepped forward, helping Yu Sangwan down, "We need to go, let's take the staff elevator out, Lu Jinxuan is still guarding the entrance... He'll soon find out, we need to hurry or there won't be time!"

While speaking, she naturally squatted down, picked up the shoes, and helped Yu Sangwan put them on, "All set, let's go!"

Watching her, Yu Sangwan felt confused... an inexplicable emotion was stirring within her heart.

The two left the surgical room, exited via the staff elevator, avoiding Lu Jinxuan and Tang Yueze standing at the entrance.

Having just escaped, Tu Shanni was still worried, "Get in the car, I'll take you back to the Lezheng Family."

"Alright."

In the car, Yu Sangwan occasionally glanced at Tu Shanni, noticing her hand dripping with blood, nails broken. Passing a pharmacy, Yu Sangwan hurriedly said, "Stop here! I need to buy something."

Tu Shanni promptly parked, accompanying her inside, "What do you want to buy? Supplements for pregnant women? Didn't the Lezheng Family provide them?"

Yu Sangwan shook her head with a smile, addressing the clerk, "Please give me disinfectant and bandages."

"Alright, here you go."

Tu Shanni: "..." Her eyes grew wet, heart warmed.

They didn't leave, but sat in the pharmacy's seating area. Yu Sangwan helped Tu Shanni treat the wounds on her fingers, asking, "When they were pulling you away, why didn't you leave? Look at the injuries you've got!"

"They thought I was crazy." Tu Shanni laughed self-deprecatingly.

Yu Sangwan stayed silent, lowering her eyes, her lashes quivering gently. "So foolish..."

Tu Shanni stopped smiling as well, grasping her daughter's hand, "Wanwan, I'm not foolish, it's a mother's instinct to protect her child in danger... Which mother would watch her child get hurt and just stand by?"

If it were before, Yu Sangwan would have adamantly not believed these words.

However, just now... if not for Tu Shanni, her child would have been lost.

Yu Sangwan choked up, "If that's the case, why did you abandon me? You love me so much! Why abandon me? Do you know how much I yearned... yearned to be like other children, to have a mother's love?"

Once the accusations started, eighteen years of grievances couldn't be held back.

"Do you know? Every day after school, classmates have moms to pick them up, but I don't! Every noon, they have homemade lunches from their moms, but I don't! Every parents' meeting, I have neither dad nor mom, where are you, where are you?"

Tears cascaded down, ultimately forming a stream.

Tu Shanni embraced Yu Sangwan, her own pain unstoppable, "I'm sorry, Taotao, Mom is sorry! Mom regrets it, has regretted for a long time... Back then, Mom was too young, barely older than you are now, I fell for temptation! But Mom thinks of you every day..."

"Ugh..."

Yu Sangwan raised her hand, wrapping Tu Shanni in an embrace.

Tu Shanni froze, her tears flowing more intensely. "Taotao, give Mom a chance... Mom won't ask you to acknowledge me, just to see you, care for you! Mom knows, Mom isn't worthy of being your mother..."

"Ah..."

Yu Sangwan choked, nearly unable to breathe.

"You promised to take good care of me... Don't deceive me! Don't abandon me again!"

"..." Tu Shanni could hardly believe her ears; she hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise.

She gently embraced her daughter, nodding repeatedly, "Yes, I promise you, Taotao truly is the kindest girl in the world, with the softest heart..."