The attending doctors rummaged through the medical information without rest. The top experts of each department went to see him and discussed it over and over again, and Dolly took care of him carefully...

However, all of these things failed to stop Winfred's illness from getting worse.

Initially, Winfred could still eat by himself, but slowly, he even needed someone to pour the water into the glass and put the straw next to his mouth.

This man, who used to be tall and straight and who would be full of life in the conference room, now could only lie weakly on the hospital bed, allowing the disease to consume his body.

Winfred's life was like sand in an hourglass, which was passing with every second and diminishing with every minute visibly.

There was still a little hope left in Dolly's heart, but as Winfred became weaker and weaker, her hope was also gone.

Although she was extremely sad, she couldn't show any of it in front of Winfred. He had been tortured so badly by the disease that she didn't want him to worry about her anymore.

Soon, a cold wind blew. In December, the first snow of the winter in New York arrived.

At the beginning of the year, Dolly once said that she hoped that winter would come quickly, so that she could make a snowman with Winfred and watch the snow together. She also wanted to put a green scarf around the neck of the snowman.

Winfred had promised that he would accompany her no matter what she wanted to do.

But now, he could only watch the snow flying outside in the hospital bed.

"Yunjin, I'm sorry." Winfred held Dolly's hand. "I have promised to make a snowman with you."

Dolly shook her head and said, "Have you ever heard that some things will change after a long time? I don't like snowmen now. I like to look at the snow through the window with you." She pointed out the window and said, "Just like now."

Winfred absolutely knew that Dolly was just trying to comfort him. He reluctantly pulled the corner of his mouth. After a while, he suddenly let go of her hand.

Dolly felt a chill in her heart and hurriedly called out, "Winfred!"

"..."

Winfred didn't respond, but his body was still warm, as well as his breathing and heartbeat-he had only fallen asleep.

He had always been like this after his condition worsened. However, Dolly still couldn't get used to it. She could only calm down her frightened heart.

She was afraid every minute, afraid that Winfred would suddenly leave and that she wouldn't even have time to say goodbye to him.

That night, Dolly accompanied Winfred on the side of the hospital bed for the entire night.

The next day, Winfred woke up very early. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Dolly lying on the edge of the bed. The coat on her shoulder was about to fall off.

Winfred struggled to sit up, wanting to help Dolly put on her coat. However, right at that moment, she woke up.

Every day, only when he woke up in the morning did Winfred look a little better.

Dolly straightened her back and looked at Winfred with a faint smile in her eyes. "You're awake. Are you hungry?" He woke up, which meant that he could live one more day and that she could have him for one more day. She was just happy.

"I suddenly want to eat steamed stuffed buns." Winfred frowned. "But they don't offer them in the cafeteria of the hospital, right?"

Dolly had already put on a coat and scarf. "There are none in the diner of the hospital, but there are some in the Chinese restaurant outside." Then she kissed Winfred's forehead. "Just wait for 15 minutes, and I'll bring the steamed buns back to see you!"

After that, Dolly ran away like a gust of wind. When she came back, she held a few hot steaming steamed buns and two bottles of warm milk in her hand.

She tore a steamed bun into small pieces and delivered them to Winfred's lips. "Ah-"

Winfred laughed, pretending to try and grab the steamed bun. "I can eat by myself."

"I'd like to feed you!" Dolly avoided Winfred's hand and acted like coaxing a child. "Be obedient, and open your mouth."

"..." Winfred had no choice but to open his mouth and let Dolly feed him two steamed buns.

In the end, Dolly opened the milk and handed it to Winfred, and she also took a sip.

However, before she could swallow it, she tasted the fishy smell in the milk. Suddenly, she felt nauseated and rushed to the bathroom to vomit badly.

For the first time after drinking milk for so many years, Dolly felt that the milk was so smelly.

If it was normal, Dolly would feel that her IQ had been insulted.

She looked at herself in the mirror, her face a little pale, and unconsciously touched her belly with her hand-if she guessed right, she really didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

She rinsed her mouth and returned to the ward. Winfred was sitting on the hospital bed with a worried face. As soon as he saw Dolly, he asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you not feeling well?"

"It's not uncomfortable." Dolly looked at Winfred with a smile. "Maybe there's something in my body!"

"What is in there?" Winfred's thick eyebrows were knitted deeper, and each of his wrinkles was full of deep worry. "Where is it actually? Has the doctor confirmed it?"

Dolly chuckled and touched Winfred's face, saying, "I'm going to the doctor to get diagnosed now."

When Dolly's figure disappeared in the ward, Winfred still didn't understand why she had looked so happy when saying that there was something in her body.

Winfred had been in the hospital for so long that Dolly had long been familiar with the doctors and nurses in the department. She greeted a nurse, and the nurse soon took Dolly to the Department of Public Health and arranged an examination for her.

In less than half an hour, the test results came out. The doctor told Dolly, "You are pregnant."

Dolly's eyes widened for two seconds. Then she suddenly jumped over and hugged the female doctor, who was over 40 years old. "Really? Thank you, thank you!"

The doctor had seen so many excited women who were pregnant for the first time. She patted her on the shoulder and said, "Silly girl, why are you thanking me? You should thank your husband."

Dolly then realized that she was too excited. She let go of the doctor embarrassedly and said, "I will go back and tell my husband this good news!"

Seeing Dolly unable to control herself, the nurse warned her in a low voice, "Well, you are going to be a mother now. You should be careful. Don't run, especially don't run in high heels."

"Oh, right, right." Dolly tightly hugged the nurse and ran back to the ward happily.

Winfred had been worried. It was not easy for him to wait until Dolly came back, but she seemed to be happier than when she went out. He was even more worried. "Yunjin, what's wrong with you?"

Dolly threw herself into Winfred's arms and kissed him firmly on the lips. "There really is something inside my body!"

Winfred grabbed Dolly's hand and asked, "Can you have an operation?"

"Well, it's not impossible to get a cesarean section."

Dolly nodded and said, "Speaking of this, the reason I have something in my stomach has to do with your contribution!"

Winfred didn't understand what Dolly meant. He said apologetically, "Yunjin, I'm sorry..."

"Idiot, what are you apologizing for?" Dolly poked Winfred's forehead. "Don't you understand? I, I, I'm pregnant, I'm pregnant!"

"..."

Winfred finally understood why Dolly was so happy.

As for him, after a few seconds of excitement, he couldn't be happy.

His future was still uncertain. Dolly's pregnancy was not necessarily a good thing. If his illness could not be cured, this child would be a burden to Dolly.

She soon noticed that there was something wrong with his expression, and the smile on her face slowly became stiff. "What's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy?"

"Yunjin." His voice was full of bitterness. "Let's... get rid of this child for now."

Dolly didn't want to believe what she had heard, but Winfred's voice was so clear that it was like a knife cutting off her excitement and joy.

She pushed Winfred away and took a few steps back. She asked in disbelief, "Why?"

"Yunjin, maybe..." Winfred slowly spoke of the cruel possibility. "I can't raise this child with you. If that's the case, it'll just be a burden for you."

"I won't listen to your words." Dolly shook her head. "This is our child, a life. No matter what, I will give birth to him. Since you don't want me to raise him alone, then you will live."

"..."

Dolly rushed to the side of the bed and said, "Winfred, didn't you say that you want to have a family with me? Now that I am pregnant, we can soon form a family of three as long as you live."

Winfred hugged Dolly and couldn't say anything.

Could he have the heart to kill a life that had yet to come into this world?

However, he couldn't be selfish. If he couldn't hold on, he couldn't imagine how Dolly would live in New York with a baby waiting to be fed.

"Yunjin, of course I will try my best to live, but..."

However, they had to prepare for the worst.

"There is no but." She interrupted him. "You can only live, don't die! I am pregnant, and now you have another concern in the world. If you dare to die, then you are really irresponsible!"

Winfred's eyes were red.

If possible, he wanted to live more than anyone else. Dolly was right. He had a child now, and he had a new concern in this world...

However, Dolly would also have a concern if she gave birth to this child.

If he really left, Dolly might be stronger for the little child's sake.

Thinking of this, Winfred held Dolly tighter. "I promise you."

Dolly couldn't hold it in any longer. She buried her head in Winfred's arms and cried out loud.

Within half a day, Dolly's pregnancy spread among their circle of friends. A large group of people was fighting to be the foster father and mother, while a group of foreign friends was clamoring to be the child's godfather and godmother. The whole ward was suddenly bustling festively.

Dolly was in a good mood and went shopping with a few female friends in the afternoon, while Winfred asked his best friends to stay with him in the ward.

The small single ward no longer had the joy it had had before. Instead, it was filled with silence.

Winfred managed to lift the corner of his mouth. "Do you guys know what I'm going to say?"

"Yes," a friend said, "Winfred, don't worry. We promise you here that we are all godfathers of the child. If misfortune really happens, we... we will help you take care of Yunjin and the child."

"Thank you." Winfred smiled. "The doctor told me that I might not hang on for much longer. Yunjin has always thought that I could live, so I didn't dare tell her. I don't know when I will leave the world, but I know that Yunjin will be very sad then. When the day comes, I'll have to trouble you to help her. Don't let her do stupid things."

"..."

Several young men who were full of vigor lowered their heads and burst into tears without warning.

Life was more fragile than they had imagined.