The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 264 There are still 2 years left.

After hearing this, Old Master Xiao was not surprised. Instead, he smiled and waved his hand, his face full of disdain.

"Ranran, I think you're just too tired and hallucinating, right?"

"How old are these two little brats? How could they possibly call out to people?"

As if they understood the old man's words, Sui Sui and Niannian blinked their big eyes and shouted in unison.

"Mama!"

The old man was speechless. He looked at the two children, then at Lin Ran, who had a sweet expression on her face, and gritted his teeth with a look of jealousy.

"Sui Sui, Niannian, look at me, I am your great-grandfather, come on, call me great-grandfather."

The old man softened his voice and coaxed, but one child silently turned his head away, while the other stared with his big, black grape-like eyes, refusing to say a word.

"Sweetie Sui Sui, come on, you go first, okay?"

The old man hesitated for a moment, but still picked up Sui Sui. The smile on his face looked strange no matter how you looked at it.

Even Lin Ran found the old man's appearance somewhat frightening, let alone the children.

Fortunately, Sui Sui was always calm. He only glanced at the agitated old man before silently turning his head away.

Whether it was the old man's imagination or not, he seemed to see a hint of disdain in a child's eyes.

"Grandpa, they will definitely learn it, don't be sad."

The old man's sadness was too obvious, so Lin Ran could only suppress the smile on her lips and explain softly.

At noon, Lin Ran put both children to sleep and smiled as she looked at their rosy cheeks.

However, this smile didn't last long, and the doctor still called her into his office.

Lin Ran nervously clutched the hem of her clothes.

This is her little habit; whenever she encounters something that makes her nervous, she can't help but tug at the hem of her clothes.

"The situation is relatively stable, but I must tell you in advance that this stability is only superficial."

"For Sui Sui to fully recover, we must find a suitable bone marrow transplant, understand?"

Lin Ran felt as if her heart was being tightly gripped, and the dull pain made it hard for her to breathe.

After a long pause, she finally managed to speak.

"I understand, doctor."

"How much time...do we have left?"

"Conservatively speaking, we have at most two years left. If we can't find a suitable one within two years..."

Lin Ran's body trembled, and her legs went weak.

She forced herself to stand up straight and smiled at the doctor.

"Thank you so much. I'm so grateful to you for taking care of Sui Sui during this time."

"I will definitely... find a suitable one as soon as possible."

Lin Ran thought her voice was calm, but she couldn't hide her sorrowful sobs.

When she came out of the office, she felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body.

Fu Sinian, who had arrived at some unknown time, quickly helped her up, his voice full of worry.

"Lin Ran, are you alright?"

"Two years..."

Lin Ran murmured, tears streaming down her face.

"The doctor said I only have two years at most. If a suitable bone marrow match can't be found, I'll die..."

Lin Ran could no longer control herself and covered her face, bursting into tears.

"Don't worry, I have a relative who works at a big hospital, I'll have him keep an eye out for it."

"Lin Ran, you have to be strong. Sui Sui and Niannian are waiting for you. What will happen to the two children if you can't hold on?"

Although Fu Sinian's words were somewhat cruel, they undoubtedly enlightened Lin Ran.

She took a deep breath and wiped away the tears on her face.

"Thank you, Fu Ssu-nien."

"Didn't I tell you before that you don't need to thank me? I just wanted to help you."

Looking at Lin Ran's delicate profile, Fu Sinian felt a pang of heartache. He reached out to help her brush the stray hairs from her forehead.

Lin Ran was startled and took a big step back.

The two of them froze in place.

After realizing what had happened, Lin Ran's eyes showed a hint of regret.

"Sorry, it was just a subconscious reaction..."

"It's alright, I was a bit presumptuous. How could I have attacked you directly? It was really wrong of me."

Fu Sinian was only stunned for a second, then acted as if nothing had happened, continuing to laugh and joke with Lin Ran, though a trace of sadness lingered deep in his eyes.

Lin Ran didn't say anything more, but her expression remained indifferent, as if she was thinking about something important.

After Sui Sui's condition stabilized, they moved back home.

The old man was afraid that something like what happened before would happen again, so he specially found a doctor to live with him at the manor.

Before we knew it, the children who used to be held in someone's arms were now running around on the ground.

The old man looked helplessly at the little girl frolicking in the garden, but he couldn't stop smiling.

“Look at Niannian, she’s so noisy, while Suisui is so quiet. It would be nice if these two children could switch places.”

In the distance, the chubby little girl seemed to have gotten tired of playing and ran towards Grandpa Xiao.

Her fair and tender arms were outstretched, like a little bird.

"Great-grandfather, I'm here!"

Because of his young age, his speech is still a little unclear.

But the old man quickly squatted down and hugged the little girl tightly in his arms.

"Look at the sweat on your forehead, aren't you hot?"

Nian Nian shook her head, her fair face flushed slightly from running.

She blinked, wiped the sweat from her brow onto the old man's clothes, and then ran off again.

"You little rascal, you've gotten my clothes all dirty."

Although the old man deliberately kept a straight face, he broke it after a few seconds and a smile returned to his face.

Every year, she turned around and ran to the shade of another tree, where she saw the boy sitting on the swing grinning.

"elder brother!"

Little Lin Suisui's skin was even whiter than that of the girl Niannian because of her illness.

The boy, who had been expressionless just moments before, smiled slightly when he saw Niannian running towards him and reached out to catch her.

Niannian was also very sensible. Knowing that her brother was not in good health, she deliberately reduced her strength when rushing over and gently snuggled into Suisui's arms.

The two little ones, who were clearly unsteady on their feet, acted like adults.

After looking around to make sure no one was watching, he carefully took something out of his pocket.

"Brother, I picked a dandelion for you! It's so pretty! There's only one, I'll blow it on for you!"

Every year, she excitedly opened her little hands, but all that was left in her hands was a bare stem; there were no dandelions to be seen.

The two children, who looked alike, looked at each other, and finally, Nian Nian felt a little embarrassed. She clapped her hands and casually threw the things on the ground.