Chapter 203 - Chapter 203: Chapter Two-Hundred and Three: Loss of Their Only Child (2/2)

Shi Nian quickly held Yun Nan’s wrist and went out together. Yun Nan twisted her hand around to clutch Shi Nian’s hand; her fingers were cold, and her palm was damp. Shi Nian squeezed her hand to comfort her.

The gray-haired Gu Bei got out of the car first, then helped his thin and frail wife down. Hai Hua walked over and greeted them, “Auntie, uncle!”

The couple nodded at Hai Hua; they looked like they had a million questions for her but didn’t know where to start. Hai Hua went to Chen Yao’s unoccupied side and supported her, asking, “Auntie, slow down a little. Are you tired?”

Chen Yao grabbed Hai Hua’s hand and stated, “Take me to that embroidered portrait; I want to see it. Quickly, now, show it to me.”

The old lady seemed especially worked up. Hai Hua glanced at Gu Bei, who was very calm. He was a person who’d been through a lot, after all. He’d accumulated enough disappointment over the years.

Hai Hua supported Chen Yao and advised, “Auntie, please calm down. Let’s—I‘ She fell silent, not knowing how to comfort her.

Chen Yao took a deep breath. “I know, I know.” Although she said that, she still held Hai Hua’s hand tightly.

Hai Hua brought them to the restaurant hall. They’d taken down the embroidered portrait from the wall and placed it on a table in the middle of the room.

Gu Bei and Chen Yao both froze when they saw the portrait. Chen Yao abruptly pushed Hai Hua away, went forward to hold the embroidered picture in her arms, and burst into a flood of tears. Gu Bei also shed tears and was speechless for a long while. He snatched the embroidered portrait from Chen Yao’s hands and looked at it carefully.

“She looks like you, Yao-Yao. She really looks like you. She looks exactly like you!” Gu Bei’s voice trembled as he spoke.

“My child! My daughter!” Chen Yao hugged the portrait and fell to the ground, wailing. Gu Bei also knelt on the floor and hugged his wife and the embroidered picture as tears streamed down his face.

All those around them felt moved and sorry for them, but they didn’t Imow how to comfort them. What a human tragedy this was! The couple finally found their daughter after a lifetime’s searching, but she was already separated from them forever. It was painful for a parent to outlive their child and to find out she’d passed on after they’d been searching for her for so long… No one knew what to say; any words of comfort seemed feeble in the face of such a cruel and unpredictable outcome.

The Gu family’s butler came forward to offer them advice and encouragement in a low voice and finally helped the two of them up. Chen Yao hugged the embroidered portrait and didn’t let go. She reached out toward the figure in the picture but didn’t dare to touch it. Her hands trembled, and tears fell.

She looked up to search for Hai Hua and uttered, “You mentioned… She had a daughter?”

Hai Hua hastily answered, “Yes, she adopted a daughter.” She turned to look for Yun Nan and called her over, “Yun Nan, come here, please.” Yun Nan’s eyes were red and swollen from crying..