930 A Million Times for You 292 (1/2)

”Your mother was really beautiful when she was younger. You look so much like her, and your temper is similar to hers too. When I first saw you, it felt as if I was seeing the younger version of her. I've been keeping tabs on you secretly ever since I saw photos of you surfacing on the media. However, it was not very frequent and I mostly saw you on the news. I found out that you were psychic, just like your mother. At that time, I really wanted to meet you and tell you that I am your father. However, I didn't have the courage to do it and I didn't want to disrupt the peace of your life.”

How was my life peaceful at all?

I never once lived in peace.

”At the start, I didn't have plans to search for my biological parents. After all, I was already in my twenties and had gained independence. It was only much later that I wanted an answer and some closure. What I was thinking then was that perhaps my biological parents had abandoned me because they had some difficult reasons and not because they didn't want me anymore. However, in hindsight, I'm really thankful for my decision to search for my parents. If I hadn't done that, no one would have discovered that she was still alive.”

”It's all thanks to you that I could find out the secret Shi Xiaoyu had been hiding from me for years. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have known how much pain and suffering the love of my life had been put through, even until the day I die.”

An Xiaoning smiled and said, ”It's all fated. I have to head back to A City now.”

”Aren't you going to stay here?”

”I'll be back in another few days. I'm going home for a while,” she said while standing up.

”Okay.”

It was already evening when she left the Autumn Palace and boarded the flight back to A City.

It was currently drizzling in A City.

She did not instruct her bodyguards to pick her up from the airport and instead hailed a taxi home.

The moment she opened the front door, she was greeted with the sight of No. 6, to whom she gave a big hug and said, ”I'm home.”

”Hello, Sis.”

She let go of him and asked, smiling, ”Are you happy?”

”Of course, we're over the moon.”

”Let's go inside.”

”Sure.” No. 6 closed the door and followed her into the living room.

Everyone happened to be having dinner at the time. Upon the sight of her, they quickly greeted her one after another. She sat down and said, ”I haven't had my meal.”

”Sis, give me a moment, I'll go get you some cutlery,” said No. 5, who hurriedly got up from his seat.

”Okay.” She removed her hair band and braided her shoulder-length locks.

”Why did you come home all of a sudden? Are you still going to go back there?”

”In another few days. I'd like to get some rest now for my body and my soul,” said An Xiaoning, who had not returned ever since she went to the Autumn Palace. It was a good time now for her to tell them everything. ”I reckon you guys must have guessed it, but I still have to tell you properly. The truth about the poisoning incident has come to light, and Lin Shishi has died in labor today together with her newborn son.”

”She died in labor?” Shi Qingzhou asked in apprehension.

”Yes. I'll tell you more about it later.” It was not that An Xiaoning did not trust her bodyguards, but rather, she felt that it was better to have fewer people know about it.

Seemingly having gotten the hint, Shi Qingzhou said with a smile, ”That's something worth celebrating. However, what's going to happen to the Lin family's assets?”

”Clearly, they'll be confiscated by the government,” said An Xiaoning, grabbing the chopsticks and bowl from No. 5 before proceeding to dig in.

”Ever since these twist of events, your father and I have felt so much more relieved. Regardless of who becomes the next president, no one will dare to make life difficult for you again from now on.”

Shi Qingzhou looked extremely heartened and at ease. After resting for several months, she was slowly returning to the pink of health and her cheeks had gotten chubbier as well. Given that her features were already beautiful to begin with, she looked even better with some self-care, and her appearance now was a stark contrast to that of when she was imprisoned in the underground basement.

An Xiaoning smiled and said, ”We've won this battle, but that doesn't mean we can let our guards down. We must still be very cautious and wary of possible dangers.”