Chapter 506 Han Huizhong's apology
A month later, Caihong finally decided to visit the Han villa with a purpose set in her mind. Until now, she used to go to spend ti with a pregnant Xinyi, who was delighted to have her. The big baby bump had restricted her movents, making her feel easily tired nowadays.
So to cure her boredom of being cooped up in the Han villa for the whole day, Caihong accompanied her at tis. Naturally, Zhiyuan was working from ho to take care of Xinyi. But the more the rrier.
Today, Caihong had another reason apart from eting Xinyi.
Ever since Jinhai told her about Han Huizhong's involvent in rescuing An Yueqin, she and An Guoting both - found themselves in a pickle.
The Han family in one way or the other had hurt the father-daughter pair trendously. After the reunion night, there was no hope that their differences with Han Huizhong could ever be sorted.
But how could Caihong stay silent now when he was the major reason of An Yueqin coming back to their life? If he hadn't contacted Jinhai, Jinhai would have eventually wiped out Liao Yun, but she would have lost her innocent mother too.
Inside, the maid kindly bowed and greeted her. "Mrs. Zhu. Madam Xinyi is in her room like usual. Should I bring refreshnts?"
"No. I will et Xinyi later…For now, is Grandpa at ho?"
"Oh, yes. He is in his room too, resting."
"Resting? Is everything okay?"
The maid sighed. "Master Han stubbornly ate so sweet cookies that young master Zhiyuan bought for Madam Xinyi. He still has to completely recover to be able to eat anything sweet, but he didn't listen. Last night, he was coughing a lot. The doctor ca over and handled it. Now, he is resting."
"Oh."
"But it's okay. You can et him. He is not sleeping."
She smiled and thanked the maid. Standing in front of Han Huizhong's room, she took a silent breath and knocked on the door.
"I am telling you, I am not taking that bitter dicine! Bring tea! I want Xinyi to make tea! I don't want any other tea! Tell Zhiyuan to bring those cookies too!"
Her mouth twitched.
Clearly, he is cranky from the dicine and treatnt.
She softly opened the door and stepped in. Han Huizhong's attention was on a book, trying to distract himself from his suffering.
Caihong folded her arms and sternly stood before him. "Xinyi is pregnant, Grandpa. You shouldn't demand her to do these things anymore. She needs rest."
He choked and looked up. Caihong's sight made him visibly stiff.
"Also, Zhiyuan cannot bring any more cookies for you. You landed yourself in this trouble because you didn't listen."
Han Huizhong would have usually given a snarky coback, but he was strangely quiet in front of Caihong.
"This is not Xinyi's room."
"I know."
"Then why are you here? You are at the wrong place."
She was silent for a mont. She pulled a chair and sat beside him.
"I ca here to talk to you."
He shrugged. "There is nothing you have to talk about to this old man."
Caihong stared at him. "Why…Why did you ask Liu Jinhai for help?"
Han Huizhong sat upright. He narrowed his eyes. "Excuse ?"
"He told everything. It was supposed to be a secret, but he said it anyway. I agree. There have been enough secrets anyway. I think it's ti to face it headlong."
Han Huizhong leaned back, mumbling curses at Jinhai.
"You don't have to think too much. An Yueqin was from the Underworld. I figured Jinhai might be able to help because of his position. That's all."
"It wasn't necessary for you to get involved. Yunru was there with us anyway."
Silence.
Han Huizhong looked away. Caihong noticed his fingers brushing back and forth along the book's pages as if he was trying to figure out what to say.
"I am not good at this," he confessed.
Caihong smiled. "I can see that."
"I could never apologize to Xinyi too in all these years. She went through a lot because of my stubbornness."
"Hm."
A long ti passed by, and Han Huizhong seed to have made up his mind. He slowly t her eyes, who was patiently waiting for him to speak. She could see the trace of his age through his tired eyes.
It always seed as if Han Huizhong was like an invincible monster. But right now, he looked human like anybody else.
"I am sorry."
He took a pause after that to gather his thoughts.
"It's not enough for what you had to suffer. The night and the needless hatred towards Xiaosi and Chyou - an apology isn't enough to compensate for your seven lost years. Helping to bring your mother back wasn't a way to compensate for it. I never thought that way. It was just sothing I thought would make you happy. Even if it might be a little bit. My daughter ruined Guoting's life, and I destroyed yours. I felt An Yueqin was a link to lessen the burden off my shoulders and bring a smile to your face. Both yours and Guoting's."
Caihong ever so softly nodded.
"It doesn't an you or him have to forgive . I don't want you to force that conclusion. It's just that after years of tragedy my family brought upon yours, I felt I could do sothing to rectify it. Before I kicked the bucket, I hoped the Han family would do sothing nice for you and Guoting to dissolve the hatred even by a tiny margin. That's all. You don't have to feel in debt or the compulsion to forgive ."
Han Huizhong suddenly felt a ton lighter. He finally expressed all his bottled up feelings and more importantly, apologized to Caihong which he wanted to do for a long ti. He even felt the pain from his chest lt away and the crankiness dissipate.
Caihong gently took his hand in hers. "I don't know if I can forgive you. It's a nightmare for any woman. But at the sa ti, things led in such a way that Xiaosi and Chyou ca into my life. I t a man who always loved wholeheartedly even in exchange of my hatred. You ruined that night for , but you also brought them into my life. In a way, I could forget Zhiyuan and move on. I don't know what would have beco of after seeing Zhiyuan and Xinyi married. But Xiaosi's presence made overco it. It's because of that night that I have such a beautiful daughter. I don't know if I am even mad at you anymore," she sighed.
"The only thing I can say is that we can let the past be where it was. We have co a long way from that. too and so has Dad. Let's just move on, shall we?"
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