My Fated Companion

Chapter 32

Dingding's P.O.V.

"Aunty!!!!" Elisa screamed as she ran into my arms the moment Ruwei opened the door. I bent down and hugged her tightly, "Elisa, Aunty missed you so much!!" I said happily as I gave her cheeks a big kiss. "Aunty, can I see Kevin??? Please????" She begged as I nodded.

I took her upstairs and into Kevin's room. Ruwei and I made sure he slept a lot last night so he would have more energy today. I gently took him into my arms as I bent down a little so Elisa could take a better look at him.

"Wow, he's so tiny..." She whispered as she continued watching him stare back at her. I chuckled, "Darling, you were this tiny too when you were a baby. Now come on, let's take Kevin downstairs so your daddy can see him too." She nodded and ran downstairs.

"Wow, is that my nephew?? Oh my goodness he's gotten so much bigger!" John exclaimed as I handed Kevin to him. I smiled proudly as I put my hands on Elisa's shoulders. "Aunty, when is he gonna get bigger so I can play with him?" She asked as Ruwei picked her up.

"Honey, that might take a little while since he still has so much growing to do." She nodded happily as she continued watching Kevin. "But Aunty, why isn't he doing anything?" She asked as I looked at the dining table where Ruwei had brought out a lot of snacks and pastries.

"Elisa..." I said as she turned to me, "I think you're a little hungry." I smirked before putting a cookie into her mouth. She said something but I couldn't hear clearly cause of the cookie. Ruwei and I both chuckled as she attempted to swallow the cookie quickly so she could start talking again.

I clapped my hands and Kevin began reaching for me. I made a funny face towards him, causing him to laugh as I cradled him in my arms and watched as Elisa finally finished her cookie. "Aunty, you didn't answer my question, but that was a good cookie, Uncle Ruwei, can you set me down so I can get more food?" She asked sheepishly.

"Dingding, I brought over lots of different types of food that Lily and I made for you, I set them down in the kitchen. It's only been three weeks and you already are back to your original body weight, that's really not healthy." John said, "I know, but Kevin is a difficult baby to take care of." I sighed.

"But overall, how are you feeling?" He asked, "Definitely a lot better, but no matter what, the result of all this is definitely worth it a million times." I smiled as I looked at Kevin, who grabbed onto my shirt and smiled at me.

John and Elisa spent a couple more hours here before John had to literally drag Elisa out so Ruwei and I could get some rest. I handed Kevin to Ruwei as I laid down on the couch. I put my hand over my chest as I have been having some trouble breathing lately.

It's probably nothing, but I already booked an appointment with Doctor Lin for tomorrow just in case it's something bigger. The last thing I want is to overlook anything health-related, especially since I just gave birth. I told Ruwei it's just a regular checkup and that he should just stay home with Kevin since I don't want to risk anything by bringing Kevin back into a hospital, so he reluctantly agreed.

The next day...

Once I arrived at the hospital, Doctor Lin began running some tests on me after I further described my symptoms to her. After a little, she returned. "Dingding, have you eaten out recently?" She asked as I shook my head, "No, ever since I went home after giving birth to Kevin, it's just food from the house." I replied.

"There is a little situation going on right now within your body, but...I'm afraid that if I tell you, you might get um, really worried." She said, "Doctor, whatever it is, I have to know." I said as she nodded.

"You've been poisoned." My eyebrows furrowed together, "Poisoned?" This is the 21st century, all that kind of stuff happened in ancient times. "Can you tell how long ago? Because I haven't even really left my house and it's been almost a month now." I said.

"You were poisoned roughly a couple of months ago when you were still very early in your pregnancy, but don't worry, when we ran tests on Kevin, nothing came up, so I think the poison was just targeting you alone." My heart began racing, "Who would poison me, and from a couple of months? Why is it just showing now?"

"Some poisons are very complicated, but the poison that is inside you is a very slow poison. From the looks of it, even without the cure, you still have roughly a couple of years." She said sadly, "Is there an antidote?" I asked, "This is a very rare poison, so no antidote has been made yet."

My brain started spinning as I began hyperventilating. Things are finally getting better for me now, why is it all about to be taken away? I know that not everyone likes me, but I've never hurt anyone in my life before, why would anyone poison me in such a way?

"Doctor, what am I going to do? There's no antidote? Kevin needs a mother!" I yelled as I began crying, "Don't worry, Dingding, you've still got quite some years and I'm pretty sure we'll be able to create an antidote before time runs out. If there is a poison, we can make a cure, don't worry." She comforted.

"What about my symptoms?" I asked, "Since this is a slow poison, they won't really start to show until the last couple of months, which is still pretty far away for you at this point. Just don't worry about it too much, you still have plenty of time."

I put my hand over my chest as she helped me off the bed. Kevin is still a baby, if I were to leave this world, what would happen to him? For Kevin, I have to stay strong, I have to stay alive. No matter what, I can't let anything happen to myself.

Who on earth could have poisoned me? Not everyone likes me but I've never hurt anyone to the point where they would want to poison me. The only time I can think of is when I told my dancers I wouldn't be making as much, but I doubt anyone would actually physically harm me.

The most they'd do out of anger is probably say bad stuff about me, but nothing like this. Then again, if it's not them, who else would it be? Or could it be someone who likes Ruwei, heard that I'm married to him, and was pregnant with his child? Jealously?

I guess that is a possibility, but that's a lot of people to rule out. I let out a sigh as I thanked her and headed back home. No matter who I try to think of, I can't think of anyone. But no matter what, no one besides me and Doctor Lin can know about this until a cure is made.

I stopped by the store really quickly to buy some more necessities for Kevin. My poor child, if I were to really pass away before he turns five, he won't have a mother to watch him grow up. I sighed as I shook these negative thoughts out of my head.

Until it's for certain that I'm not going to make it, I have to stay positive because until that time comes to an end, I still have hope. Once I made it back home, I handed the things to Ruwei so he could take care of them while I took a quick shower.

Once I was done, I leaned over Kevin's crib and picked him up, cradling him in my arms. I watched as he continued sleeping. How can a mother ever leave her child? I took a deep breath to calm my emotions when I heard Ruwei come into the room.

"Dingding, how was your checkup?" He asked, "Everything's fine, I'm healing pretty quickly." I lied through my million-dollar fake smile. He nodded as he put his hand on my lower back as we continued watching our son sleep.

6 months later...

Now that Kevin is already 6 months old, he's become a lot more independent. Ruwei is back acting and I'm back in my studio and performing at concerts. Of course, Rose is now Kevin's nanny so he is basically wherever I am. During rehearsals, he's always with Rose where I can see them.

It's definitely not the easiest to manage this kind of career with a baby, but Ruwei and I take turns watching him, so it's not that hard. Doctor Lin is still working with her people to make a cure, but so far, nothing has made been or discovered.

Whoever poisoned me must really, really want me to die. This is just my life, I have no other choice but to accept it. Even if I found the person and confronted them, they would still not give me an antidote because the purpose of poisoning me is to kill me.

No matter what I say, it's all useless crap.