Chapter 434 - Chapter 434: Chapter 434: Having Fun on Lantern Festival (1/2)
Chapter 434: Chapter 434: Having Fun on Lantern Festival
That night, during dinner, Old Mr. Di had a somber expression on his face.
After the meal, Di Yelei and Old Mr. Di had a long private conversation. Liu Sisi had no idea what they talked about.
From the looks of Di Yelei’s red eyes when he left the room, the conversation must not have been a pleasant one.
After lying down, Di Yelei, for the first time, did not embrace her as they fell asleep. Instead, he lay on his side facing away from her, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
“Did Dad tell you something? You look so uncomfortable.”
In the darkness, Liu Sisi whispered to her.
Di Yelei didn’t speak for a while. Suddenly, in the dark, there was the sound of rustling, and the flint lit a candle, illuminating Di Yelei’s back.
He paused for a moment before turning around to look at her: “You’ve known since early this morning, haven’t you?”
“Known what?”
Liu Sisi was curious too. She rarely saw Di Yelei talk to her with such a serious expression.
Di Yelei was silent, and after a long time, he finally whispered, “I found out… my mom was actually killed by Ms. Zhao.”
So Old Mr. Di had told him about it. No wonder both father and son looked off.
Liu Sisi thought about it carefully and said truthfully: “Well, actually, Mother-in-law was indirectly killed by Ms. Zhao. She is responsible, but she can’t be entirely blamed.”
Di Yelei was furious!
“You’re actually defending her!”
His eyes suddenly reddened, and his emotions seemed extremely agitated: “She killed my mom, and all these years she has pretended to be a good person and got married to my dad. And she expects me to respect her? Does she deserve it? Huh?”
He yelled furiously at Liu Sisi!
Liu Sisi didn’t get angry, knowing that he was venting his anger at Ms. Zhao.
She thought for a moment and then raised her head to ask, “Did Dad say what exactly happened when Mother-in-law died?”
Di Yelei glared at her, his teeth clenched to make a grinding sound, but he didn’t say anything.
Liu Sisi sighed and said, “I heard it from Ms. Xin, she said Ms. Zhao accidentally let it slip. At that time, Mother-in-law was pregnant with you and for some reason, they argued. Ms. Zhao pushed Mother-in-law from the eaves, causing her death because of massive hemorrhaging during childbirth…”
Di Yelei’s face muscles were constantly twitching. After a while, he closed his eyes and said, “At the time, she had just lost her husband and came to kneel in front of my mom wanting to marry into Di Family as a concubine…”
As he spoke, he bowed his head into his arms, his body trembling.
Liu Sisi sighed and silently hugged him, gently patting his shoulder, and silently accompanied him.
After a long time, his voice came out from the crook of his arm, “Before, I’ve vaguely heard people say that Ms. Zhao wasn’t a good person. My big brother broke off relations with my dad for her, but even then, he didn’t tell me the reason…”
That night, Di Yelei spoke incoherently, and Liu Sisi quietly listened.
The husband and wife held each other quietly, with their hearts, both hurt by family love, drawing closer. They comforted each other and didn’t know when they finally fell asleep.
The next day was the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
Before dawn, Liu Sisi had already gotten up. She took out the sticky rice ball dough that she had prepared in advance and started making the sticky rice balls, also known as Yuanxiao.