The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 359 Concealing Secrets_1

Chapter 359: Chapter 359 Concealing Secrets_1

Xia Qingtian trusted the medical skills of the doctor Bo Jingyan had found.

So when the doctor said a liver transplant was needed, she had no objections.

However, even with money, a suitable liver is not something one can simply buy. The best option is to receive a donation from a close relative who can donate a part of their liver.

The liver has strong regenerative capabilities. Donating a part of it won’t cause harm.

After some consideration, Xia Qingtian agreed to donate her liver to Xia Guohua.

Now, she just needed to get a medical checkup to ensure that her liver was healthy, and then she could donate part of it.

While Bo Jingyan was reluctant to see her go through this, he still respected her decision.

The matter was thus settled.

Xia Qingtian was about to follow the doctor for a checkup, when suddenly...

"I am against this plan!" someone abruptly objected.

Xia Qingtian turned towards the sound, finding to her surprise that the speaker was...

Xia Guohua?

He must have overheard her conversation with the doctor.

Since Xia Guohua was to undergo a liver transplant sooner or later, they would eventually have to talk to him about this, anyway. Better he heard it now, sparing them some explanation later.

But she couldn’t fathom why he would object.

Fearing that Xia Guohua didn’t understand the severity of the situation, the doctor repeated what he had told Xia Qingtian.

When the doctor assumed he would change his mind after things were explained, there came a surprise.

Unexpectedly, Xia Guohua stubbornly repeated, "There’s no need to go on, in any case I am against it."

After saying this, he turned around without glancing at anyone and returned to his room.

The doctor said helplessly, "Mr. Bo, Mrs. Bo, for Mr. Xia to undergo liver transplantation, apart from having a suitable liver, the most important thing is that he himself must cooperate."

Xia Qingtian nodded in understanding, "I will persuade my father."

The doctor gave her a few more reminders, then left.

Xia Qingtian then went alone to Xia Guohua’s room, intending to have a heart-to-heart with her father.

At this moment, Xia Guohua was already back in his room, laying sideways on the hospital bed, his back facing the door.

Xia Qingtian walked over and sat down by his bed, "Dad, why don’t you agree to the surgery? Are you worried about the risks of the operation?"

"You don’t have to worry about this. Jingyan has found the best and most authoritative doctors for you. The operation’s success rate is very high."

Xia Guohua lay silent with his back to her.

Apparently, him not wanting to undergo the surgery was not out fear of it failing.

After thinking for a while, she tentatively asked, "Could it be that you’re worried about me? Didn’t the doctor say? Since the liver regenerates readily, even if I donate part of my liver to you, it won’t affect me in any way."

Xia Guohua remained silent.

Xia Qingtian was somewhat anxious, having no idea what he might be thinking.

"Dad, if you have any concerns or hesitations, you can talk to me about it. You not speaking, not cooperating, it’s really hard for me."

She sighed, her tone full of exhaustion, "I thought that after our honest conversation last time, the chasm between us as father and daughter would have been bridged. I didn’t think you would still have so many reservations, refusing to talk to me."

Her voice was filled with despair by the time she finished.

Xia Guohua couldn’t just lie there in bed, acting as if nothing was wrong.

"I’m not keeping my distance from you!" He sat up from the bed and started to explain.

Seeing her strategy had worked, Xia Qingtian felt instantly relieved. He wasn’t a stubborn man after all.

She inquired, "Then why don’t you want to undergo the surgery?"

Xia Guohua fell silent again.

Xia Qingtian started to feel anxious, wondering what he was worried about.

Just as she was preparing to squeeze the truth out of him, he finally spoke.

"Do you really want to know?" Xia Guohua sighed. His face was solemn when he asked.

Seeing his solemn face, Xia Qingtian felt strange and had an inkling that it was something related to her, and probably not a minor issue.

But she wasn’t the type to avoid problems, so she nodded strongly and said firmly, "Yes, I want to know."

Perhaps if she knew the reason, she could understand Xia Guohua’s concerns, and then he would agree to have the liver transplantation.

"Alright, I understand." Xia Guohua fell silent for a while after that, seeming to gather his thoughts.

Xia Qingtian knew he had decided to tell the truth, so she didn’t rush him.

It was sometime later that Xia Guohua finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "It’s not that I don’t accept your liver donation, it’s that you can’t donate."

"Why?" Xia Qingtian didn’t understand, "The doctor said, there is a high probability of success in liver matching among immediate blood relatives. We’re father and daughter, my liver should be suitable for you."

Xia Guohua gave a bitter smile, his tone somewhat obscure, "There is something that your mother and I have been hiding from you, you are actually not my biological daughter."

Upon hearing this, Xia Qingtian was stunned, her eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn’t tell whether she had misheard or if he was joking.

But Xia Guohua’s expression was serious. It didn’t look like he was joking, so it must have been her who misunderstood.

"Dad, what did you just say?" she asked, her facial expression slightly stiff.

Xia Guohua patiently repeated, "You are not my daughter. We don’t share any blood relationship."

This time, Xia Qingtian had heard clearly and was certain that she wasn’t hallucinating.

Xia Guohua really had said that she was not his daughter.

"Dad..." Xia Qingtian’s voice was strained, "What’s going on?"

She distinctly remembered that her parents were loving when she was young. Xia Guohua was good to her. How could she not be his daughter?

Once the topic was opened, it became a lot easier to continue talking about it.

"When I first met your mother..."

Only now did Xia Qingtian find out that when Xia Guohua first met her mother, it was during a vacation by the sea, she was unconscious on the beach at that time.

So Xia Guohua sent her mother to the hospital. Though her mother’s life was not in danger, she was about two months pregnant at that time.

Once she woke up, she only mentioned that her name was Shen Lanxin and refused to talk about anything else.

She didn’t want to contact her family, nor did she want to reach out to the father of her unborn child.

Seeing her pregnant and all alone, Xia Guohua felt pity and took her in.

He initially thought she might have had a falling out with her family and that’s why she didn’t want to contact them – she would come around eventually.

What he did not expect was, after spending so much time together, he fell irreversibly in love with her. In the end, he used the favor of her rescue to convince her to marry him.

Before the marriage, he promised Shen Lanxin that he would treat the child in her belly as his own.

And until Shen Lanxin passed away, he’d indeed kept his promise.