Chapter 263: Chapter 263 She Gave Up Chapter 263: Chapter 263 She Gave Up ixi didn’t even know how she had made it ho.
After getting ho, she went straight to her room, lay on her bed, didn’t turn on the light, and just stared into the darkness.
There were so things she hadn’t expected before, but once she had them, she started to expect them.
Those won who return to their parental hos in a huff after being belittled by their husbands must feel very self-assured.
Those who have children and occasionally take them to their grandparents for a vacation, do they revert to being a princess?
And those who are still cherished by or cherish their mothers at fifty, how blissful must that be?
She had been fantasizing about these things recently.
How silly!
Many things, once lost initially, are lost forever.
Just like tonight, when Xi Wanlin attempted suicide, all she saw was a daughter making a mistake and being willful; as long as she threw a tantrum, her parents would eventually give in.
Such a concession was sothing she could never have in her lifeti.
If she were to make a fuss, what she would awaken wouldn’t be parental love but disdain from Xi Huarong and Li Shirui; without 30 years of emotional foundation, they would see her as a narrow-minded person, unable to tolerate others.
Her phone, set to silent and do not disturb, occasionally flashed light by the bedside.
She knew, soone would be looking for her today.
But she didn’t want to see anyone.
So, she quietly fell asleep.
Until the next day, when ixi woke up, she found herself bathed in a layer of sunlight.
She had co back late the night before and forgotten to draw the curtains, so the sun warmly stread in.
Suddenly, she realized sothing.
Yes, even the darkest night would eventually pass, the sun would always rise; relationships between people are just gathering and parting, rging and separating, all just passing figures in life.
She smiled, then grabbed her cell phone from the bedside table.
There were several calls from Xiao Fen, and so from Li Shirui.
And WeChat ssages too.
Li Shirui asked her: “Xiao Xi, are you okay?”
ixi replied: “I’m fine, Godmother.”
Li Shirui, either waiting for her reply or just happening to see it, responded quickly: “Xiao Xi, I want to see you.”
ixi: “Godmother, I’m about to head to work, I won’t have ti for a while.”
Li Shirui: “Are you blaming and your dad? I know you found out everything, Xiao Fen has told you everything, hasn’t she? You should be calling ‘Mom’ now.”
ixi: “Godmother, I know you’re blaming yourself for last night’s incident, but really, you didn’t do anything wrong. Linlin loves you, and I am used to being on my own. Suddenly having a mom and dad is sothing I can’t get used to. Maybe we should just let things take their natural course. No one should feel indebted. Don’t you think?”
Li Shirui didn’t reply anymore, and ixi was in a rush to go to work.
…
Those days, ixi was on duty at the hospital, focusing solely on her work.
Xiao Fen had called her several tis, but she hadn’t had ti to respond. Finally, she texted Xiao Fen: “Xiao Fen, Sister Su is busy, and I’m about to further my studies. I really have no ti.”
Xiao Fen sensed sothing and dared not contact ixi again.
That day, Gu Wei ca back.
It was only after Gu Wei ca back that ixi returned ho.
Gu Wei had been away at the military base for a while, and the news about Xi Wanlin jumping off the building hadn’t reached him, so he was unaware of it.
When Gu Wei got ho and hung up his coat, he hugged ixi tightly, “How have you been these days?”
ixi smiled, “Pretty good.”
“Did you often have als with your godparents?”
“Not really,” ixi said.
“What’s wrong?” Gu Wei sensed sothing off, “You all know about it now, you can’t act like nothing has changed.”
ixi gave a bitter smile, then looked at Gu Wei, “Do you think that if you had married a daughter from the Xi family, it would have made you look more prestigious?”
Gu Wei seriously said, “I never depend on a woman for prestige.”
“That’s good,” ixi smiled, “I might not contact them anymore.”
“What happened?” Gu Wei held her in his embrace.
ixi recounted what had happened that night.
Gu Wei looked at her sympathetically.
He knew her too well; she was such a sensitive and fragile person that if she couldn’t get soone’s full sincerity, she would rather stay away.
The Xi Family had recognized the wrong daughter as their own, so she would certainly not really return to the Xi Family.
ixi was right, the Xi parents and Xi Wanlin had developed various unspoken understandings over 30 years of living together, knowing what the other intended with each gesture.
If ixi tried to integrate with them, she could only watch their natural familial affection unfold before her, feeling like an outsider; where everyone was polite and considerate, not to ntion intimate hugs, even a slight temper would be seen as ignorant.
She couldn’t blend in.
In that case, it was better not to have it at all.
Seeing Gu Wei didn’t object, ixi couldn’t help but embrace him: “Actually, the only sincere affection in the world I’ve ever had, is yours. You must never let down, because if you do, I will stay far away from you, and never want to see you again.”
Gu Wei hugged her, “Ah Xi, I will never let you down.”
…
As the New Year approached, the weather grew colder.
These days, ixi occasionally received so gifts, such as winter coats and warm shoes and socks.
She knew they were either sent by Li Shirui or Xi Wanfen.
She would accept them and then store them in the utility room.
One day after work, she saw Secretary Chen at the hospital entrance.
“Miss Su, Mr. Xi would like to see you,” Secretary Chen pointed to a sedan not far away.
ixi glanced at it, knowing she couldn’t avoid it, and followed Secretary Chen to the car.
Xi Huarong was inside, he smiled at ixi, “Xiao Xi, long ti no see.”
ixi nodded, “Yes, long ti no see.”
“You’ve been unwilling to see us these days, so I ca to see you.”
ixi said, “Sorry, I’ve really been busy, there’s a lot going on at the hospital.”
“If you really want to et, there’s always ti. We understand how you feel. That night on the rooftop, you saw us hugging Linlin, and then you distanced yourself from us.”
ixi said, “Maybe I don’t know what’s good for .”
“Xiao Xi, if we hadn’t appeared, if Linlin hadn’t threatened suicide, would you have gradually accepted us?” Xi Huarong asked.
ixi looked ahead, “I’m not sure, but many things, if missed at the start, are missed for a lifeti. Mr. Xi, I think we shouldn’t force things. My current life suits well.”
“But your mother and I deep down prefer you, our own daughter. I know you are disappointed in us, but can we not sever ties? I want to see you happy.”
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