Chapter 547 - Past Events Are Too Bitter to Recall (1/2)
Chapter 547: Past Events Are Too Bitter to Recall
Ye Qing said, “Sister, let me handle the DNA test. But you should also tell me about what happened to you and brother-in-law. After all these years, you still haven’t told me anything.”
She knew that Chu Xuanyue had two men she loved, and they were the two men in her bedside photos. One was her son, and the other was her husband Qin Zongheng. Other than that, Chu Xuanyue didn’t know anything else.
“I never told you before because I didn’t want to recall the past. Since we now have news about Haodong, I will tell you about it…”
With a sorrowful expression on her face, Chu Xuanyue recalled the past and slowly began to narrate, “22 years ago, I was a famous talented woman in the capital, and I was even more well-known as the number one beauty. As for Haodong’s father Qin Zongheng, he was an inborn martial arts genius of the Qin family, whom the Qin family had high hopes for.
“We met by chance, and from the moment I saw him, I decided that this was the love of my life. As it turns out, love at first sight is real and not a legend at all.
“A handsome scholar and a pretty girl. Originally, we were a perfect match, but it was a pity that among the seven big families in the capital, the Qin family and the Chu family had always been on bad terms, and had been competitors for 100 years. Therefore, our love was not blessed by our families. Instead, they strongly opposed it.”
“Then? What happened afterwards?” Ye Qing couldn’t help but ask. Although she was famous for being a little witch in the capital, women had an instinctive longing and yearning for love.
Chu Xuanyue said, “Brother Zongheng and I were really in love. The families opposing us did not stop us from being together. Then, one day, I found out that I was pregnant!
“At that time, I was so overjoyed that I thought my family would agree to our marriage since I had a child. But when they heard the news, not only did we not get their blessings, instead, both families strongly opposed it.
“The Qin family forced Brother Zongheng to break up with me, setting him up with another marriage at the same time. On the Chu family’s side, my father forced me to get rid of the child, and it was only after I almost died that I barely managed to save Haodong.
“Originally, if it went on like this, we could still keep the child even if we couldn’t get married. However, at this time, a man from the Chu family suddenly came. That person was Old Taoist Yuan, who claimed to be proficient in yin and yang input methods.
“He claimed to be the descendant of Yuan Tiangang from the Tang Dynasty, and was proficient in the primordial eight trigrams and various yin and yang techniques. After looking at the ancestral tombs of the Chu family, he claimed that this was the Land of Fairies.”
Ye Qing asked, “Could it be that this Land of Fairies has something to do with the child?”
Chu Xuanyue said, “According to what Old Taoist Yuan said, the Land of Fairies has an excellent Geomantic Omen, and can bless the future generations and allow them to flourish and grow.
“But the only thing is that none of the married women can give birth to boys, or else the blessings of the family would be taken away and the husband’s side would be nourished instead.”
Ye Qing said, “Isn’t this just rubbish? Did the old man believe it?”
Chu Xuanyue said, “There are many people who believe these strange readings. I heard that Li Hongzhang, a famous minister of the previous dynasty, buried his family in the place called the Land of Fairies, so the Li family didn’t have any women in his generation. It wasn’t that they had never been born, but that they were directly killed at birth, for fear of taking away the blessings of the Li family.
“Although my father didn’t reach the same degree of cruelty as the Li family did, Haodong was never allowed to stay in this world after my father found out he was a boy, for fear of transferring the blessings of the Chu family to the Qin family.”
Ye Qing asked, “What happened next?”
Chu Xuanyue said, “Under Old Taoist Yuan’s suggestion, my father didn’t show anything at first. Right when I started to become a little relaxed, suddenly one day, Haodong disappeared!
“Although I still don’t know who stole the child, I know it definitely had something to do with the Chu family. My father must have arranged for someone to do it.
“The day Haodong disappeared happened to be the day that brother Zongheng got married with that other woman. He ran away from home angrily when he received news that the child was missing. Since then, there has been no news of him, and I don’t know where he went.
“As for me, I went around like a crazy person looking for my son after he disappeared. However, I couldn’t find any news of him at all. I knew that all of this was done by the Chu family. Later, I broke ties with the Chu family and founded today’s Haodong Group.
“There had been no news of Haodong for so many years, so I thought he was dead. I never thought he would suddenly appear in my world today.”
As she ended with those words, she once again became emotional. “Xiao Qing, you must find my son!”
“Don’t worry sister. You adopted me when I was living on the street. In my heart, you are my mother and Haodong is my brother. I will definitely do my best.”Read More chapter on our vi pnovel. com
Ye Qing said, “But there’s something I don’t understand. With the Haodong Group’s power, it shouldn’t be too difficult to find someone in Huaxia. Why didn’t you search for Haodong’s information? You could have at least investigated everyone named Qin Haodong.”
Chu Xuanyue sighed and said, “I understand what you are saying, but I didn’t know if the child was alive or dead, and I also didn’t know if he had been killed by someone sent by my father. The chances of getting him back were very pessimistic. Even if the child was still alive, who would know what his name was?
“Also, although the Haodong Group is powerful, it is still weaker than the Chu family. If I made a big scene trying to find the child in Huaxia, I would be hurting him even if I did find him, and we would never be able to escape from the Chu family.”
“So over the past 20 years, I could only weep silently and miss my son, while not being able to do anything.”
Ye Qing said, “Sister, don’t be too upset. I met this Qin Haodong and he looks a lot like brother-in-law. I think it’s very likely that he’s the little Haodong you lost.”
Chu Xuanyue choked up and said, “I hope so. Do you know why I didn’t let you call me Mom when I adopted you?
“It’s not because I wanted to look young, I just couldn’t listen to that word. Everytime a child called out ‘mother’, I would think of my own son.”
Ye Qing said, “It doesn’t matter what I call you. In reality, you are my mother in my heart. No matter what, I will help you find little Haodong.
“Send someone to bring those things to me tomorrow morning. Remember, pretend to be calm and normal, and don’t reveal anything.”
Chu Xuanyue said, “I know. I’ve endured it for so many years. A few days longer won’t hurt.”