Chapter 683 - Why are You Looking for Me? (2/2)

“Sorry, Yixuan’s still young.”

Yeah, she’s still young…” Shen Yijun rattled on as if subconsciously. “My Xinxin was younger than her four years ago. Did you know? Do you know how much pain my daughter went through just because your Yixuan is still young? To take revenge for your Yixuan that’s still young, Chu Lui destroyed my daughter’s life and gave her away to someone else. He caused her to be impotent, and he even broke her arm. What about me? As her mother, I had even hated my Xinxin with you and tortured my Xinxin, my daughter…

“I’m not a human. I’m inhumane. Say, do you think I’m still a human? Why… I want to avoid you both, but why do you two keep appearing beside me? No matter where I go, you would follow me and your daughter that’s still small.”

She turned around and smiled bitterly. The wrinkles at the corner of her eyes were worse than before, and she had much more white hair. Still young? Just because of that one sentence, she could hurt people whenever she wished?

“Mingzheng, say.” She suddenly turned around and grabbed Xia Mingzheng’s arm and had even pinched into his skin.

“Tell me. When you married me, was it because you wanted me to take care of your daughter?”

“I…” Xia Mingzheng could not answer this question. Sometimes, the truth hurt. When he married Shen Yijun back then, it was truly for Xia Yixuan; and she did make him satisfied. She treated his daughter better than her own. Back then, he really thanked his lucky stars that he had married the right person so he could safely entrust his daughter to her. As for Xia Ruoxin, he knew it all along; but humans were all selfish. Naturally, he wanted the best for his daughter; and as for Xia Ruoxin, he had never seen her as his daughter.

Just that, it was too painful to talk about this now.

Currently, whatever flaws Xia Ruoxin had, it was all related to him. He had no guts to say and no more pride left to face Shen Yijun. The past decade of living together… perhaps it was really for his daughter at the start. However, in the end, he really did care for her with all his heart.

Just that, how could he answer this now? How could he face it?

“I…” He repeated but still could not answer the question.

“Don’t need to say anymore. I understand.” Shen Yijun did not want to hear the answer. She turned around and her back at Xia Mingzheng. Ever since Xia Yixuan came back, everything had changed.

It changed completely.

“Rest well.” Xia Mingzheng pulled the blanket on Shen Yijun and sighed heavily. However, he did not know; but Shen Yijun already cried till her face was drenched.

If she had another chance, how great would that be? She would rather bring her Xinxin up on her own and become a poor mother and daughter than become alone right now after betraying her family. After working hard for the past decade or so, what did she get in the end? What exactly did she manage to keep a hold on?

…

It was here. Xia Ruoxin stopped in front of a restaurant.

She walked in and as expected, she found the person she was looking for and the person that invited her inside.

She sat down. Perhaps she had long lost all feelings for him, and her heart had stopped.

“Ruoxin, you’re here.”

Again, Xia Mingzheng felt that time passed too quickly. It turned out that the girl who had followed Shen Yijun into the Xia household had already grown up.

“Yes.” Xia Ruoxin pressed her lips tightly against each other. Actually, there was nothing much to say; and she did not want to think about it at all.

“Mr. Xia, why are you looking for me?”

Xia Mingzheng shook his head and laughed bitterly. “Ruoxin, would you not even call me Uncle anymore?”

“Are we related?” Xia Ruoxin closed her eyes slightly. What Uncle? She did not even have a mother so why would she have an uncle?