269 How Do You Know? (1/2)
”Uncle Qiu... how long have you been with best friends with my father?” Xiao Fang softly asked while they were eating. She never asked this question before and she only knew that they were best friends for a long time. Uncle Qiu was always there from the beginning and she had gotten used to his presence when she was growing up.
”Long before you were born, Kid!” Uncle Qiu said with a smile. He felt a bit weird with her sudden question because she had never seemed to feel curious about this thing before.
”Godfather... I need to confirm something with you first before I ask my father about something...” Xiao Fang asked seriously. However, she bit her lower lips, trying to hold back her nervousness. She was afraid to hear the truth...
Uncle Qiu rarely saw Xiao Fang this serious and somehow he felt that she was going to ask an important question. Did she finally... know something? He didn't dare to think about it if she found out the truth. He just hoped that it wasn't about that...
He sighed and asked, ”What do you want to ask me?” His heart was beating faster, suddenly feeling afraid of Xiao Fang's next question.
”Am I really not my father's real daughter?” Xiao Fang dropped the bomb without beating around the bush.
Uncle Qiu closed his eyes in despair, knowing that she had indeed learned the truth. If possible, he wanted to shield this little girl forever... It was better if she was oblivious for the rest of her life, but fate seemed to disagree with him. She found out about it by herself.
He asked in a hoarse voice, ”How... how do you know?”
He had already made an agreement with Xiao Fang's father that they would tell her the truth if she found out about it someday. He never thought that 'someday' would be this soon...
”So... it's really true...” Xiao Fang sighed sadly. When the trio saw her disappointed face, their hearts felt the ache for her.
Even though they had the evidence that she was indeed the Ce Fei's daughter, Xiao Fang was actually still in denial state. She might look calm on the outside, but all this time, her heart was in turbulence... When she saw her Godfather's expression, her heart sank. So... it was indeed the truth...
Everyone knew about that... She was the only oblivious one...
Uncle Qiu sighed once more. It was fortunate that she decided to ask him first, otherwise... he knew his best friend would be heartbroken. His best friend loved this little girl so much ah~!
”Tell Godfather... how did you find out about it?” Uncle Qiu asked once more. He needed to get the bottom of it.
Xiao Fang didn't talk for a little while because she wanted to sort her mind. When the trio wanted to open their mouth and try to offer their help to tell her Godfather, she shook her head. This was her life and she should be brave enough to face it. Despite being the Ce Fei's real daughter, she wouldn't abandon her current identity.
She had come to this conclusion after a few days of deliberation.
After all, her current family treated her with love... Once a family always a family. If she had that thought in mind, she felt better... She would just treat it as gaining a new family. The Ce Fei might have sent her away because of her selfishness, but she got a happy life because of that decision. If she stayed in the palace, there was a possibility that Han Xiang's fate would be her too.
In a way, the Ce Fei also saw the ugly environment and she showed her a bit of love by sending her away.
Xiao Fang started to recite what happened to her and Han Xiang --- one by one... She always had a great relationship with Uncle Qiu, thus, she never kept a secret from him. The trio trusted Xiao Fang's judgment and let her tell everything to Uncle Qiu. When Xiao Fang unraveled the trio's identity, they didn't mind for one bit.