Elsewhere, Jianyu banged the door as he stomped in the apartnt. Serena was listening to music to stay calm when she suddenly a loud noise.
Startled, she removed her earphones and saw Jianyu, distressed.
Jianyu narrowed his eyes. "Did you really not know that you had a twin sister?"
Serena blinked her eyes.
"Twin sister?"
Jianyu sneered. "You sure act well. Did you want to gain my sympathy with your dead twin story?"
Serena was utterly perplexed. "II don't know what you are talking about."
"Oh? So you want to say your mother never told you about how your twin sister died at birth?"
Serena widened her eyes in disbelief.
I had a sister?
She suddenly recalled so faint mories from her childhood. At that ti, she didn't understand why Huo Xiao Fan did that, but now it suddenly made sense.
Serena slowly said, "I really don't knowShe never told about it. I always thought that I was the only child."
Jianyu silently stared at her. "What do you think if I say that in a way, Nana's biological father was the cause of your sister's death, and Huo Xiao Fan kidnapped Nana to take revenge?"
The phone fell from her hands.
"What if it was Huo Xiao Fan who dropped Nana at the orphanage?"
Serena slowly stood, aghast.
"Wh-what are you saying? But that is not possibleMom lived in Tokyo."
Jianyu smiled. "She did, but after a fateful stormy night, she started to live in Beijing as Huo Shen's wife."
Serena was confused as hell.
Is there sothing I don't know?
She had too many questions in her mind.
Didn't Jianyu go to the Liang banquet? Then how was Mom there?
And my sister
Her heart broke to know about her dead twin. If she were here, then would the situation have been different?
Would she have stopped this chaos?
Serena now at least understood why Huo Xiao Fan would sotis look at her with a complicated gaze.
I see. So she always thought of my sister, who could have been with us.
He lazily rested his head on his palm. "Your mother also begged and requested Nana and to forgive you."
Serena widened her eyes.
"She said to bla everything on her. She implied that after how she ruined your life, only she should be punished for her wrongdoings. This was the least she could do for her daughter. So tell , Serena. Should we forgive you?"
Serena was quiet for a long, long ti.
Forgiveness
Her eyes slightly stung in tears.
"Yes, I want it. I really, really want it."
Jianyu looked at her, stunned. He hadn't expected a straightforward answer like that.
"Mom doesn't have to take any responsibility for my actions. She did so wrong things. I did so wrong things too. I cannot fully bla her for my mistakes. I betrayed you two. But...all I ever wanted was to have her love."
Serena paused for a mont as tears started gushing out.
"I was too torn apart to choose between her and you two. I thought about it many tis to say everything. Really, many many tis. But Jianyu..." Serena slowly stepped forward, but she stumbled. Jianyu widened his eyes and quickly caught her.
Serena broke down. "It's been so long since you held ."
Her heart-wrenching sobs tugged a string in Jianyu's chest. He didn't want it to affect him, so he was about to step aside, but she gently pulled his coat. "Please don't go..."
Jianyu didn't know what got over him. He quietly remained standing.
Serena gazed at him with love and repentance. "When I imagined you two looking at with hate and disappointnt, I couldn't muster up the courage to tell the truth. It was hard. I really... didn't want to lose her friendship and your love. It was so difficult. On one side was my mother, and on the other side, there were you both."
She smiled in between her tears. "You know? I-I thought that if she knows I am pregnant, then she would be so happy. I thought sothing would change for with this grandchild. But it didn't... Nothing changed. Even if you and Nana were by my side at that ti, I still felt so lonely. Jianyu..." She cried hard. "It is hard! When your mother doesn't love you, when your mother doesn't sleep beside you, telling stories at night, when your mother doesn't spare a glance at you when you so worked hard to score first in the exams, when the parents eting is a just a formality for her, when even your birthday doesn't make her smile, when every single day I had to fight for her attention, even if it was for just once! When every single day I was desperately waiting for her to hug ...when every day I waited for her to say, 'Zhilan, Mama loves you so much'....when I wanted to be happy just like any other child..."
She released her hold on his coat and lowered her tear-stained face, covering it with her trembling hands. "It is hard not to crave for a mother's love. Every child wants that Jianyu. And when that chance ca, I couldn't help but grab hold of it. I finally saw a way to be closer to her. Even if it was wrong, I could only cling onto that last ray of hope."
Huo Xiao Fan's words replayed in his mind. "You clung onto Tang Suyin, Zhilan clung onto , and Nana clung on Yu Ichika."
"I was desperate to do anything at that ti. So I did. But then everything felt so nice with you two and the twins at my side that I felt terrified of losing you all. The thought scared to my wits. I admit I made a grave mistake. I take full responsibility. But please, give one chance to repent...I will do anything you want. I will beco your maid, humiliate as much you want, hit , slap , but please...I really love you Jianyu...d-dont turn your back on please..."
Silence.
Jianyu took a sharp breath. He finally stepped back and quietly said, "You have an appointnt with the doctor tomorrow. Be ready at nine. The driver will pick you up."
Serena watched him going away. She waited for him to turn around just once. But he kept on walking.
She collapsed on the couch, burying her face in her hands, sniffling.
Unknown to her, Jianyu turned and looked at her shaking figure. He stood still for a few seconds before he finally stepped out.
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The next day, the Chen family guard dropped Serena in the hospital. After her checkup was done and she ca out with the reports, she stopped by in the washroom.
Suddenly she heard a woman yelling.
"That bitch, Nana! I would never forgive her! I will not let her go unscathed!"
Serena froze. She widened her eyes as she heard Nana's na.
Serena slowly opened the door a little to peek outside. She saw a woman who was sitting in a wheelchair.
Serena frowned.
I never saw her with Nana.
Long Yani yelled again as she stared herself in the mirror. She looked at her flat stomach, and her blood boiled, thinking of what happened last night.
When Liang Shin showed the footage, Long Guozhi harshly clutched her arm. Yani winced in pain as his nails dug her skin. "What did you do!? Why did you want to push Mrs. Liu!"
Master Long gritted his teeth. "We lost our heir because of your stupidity!"
Yani stuttered. "N-noI-I was not going to push her. She purposely shifted to make fall!"
Liang Zou roared. "Shut up! I just saw how you dragged my daughter back, clutching her arm. And then your stance was clear that you were about to push her!"
Madam Long was also equally furious. She never liked her in the first place and knew that she had seduced Guozhi for money. And now she got the perfect chance to attack her.
She cried. "Yanihow could you? We lost our precious grandchild because of you. Why did you have to ss with Mrs. Liu? Perhaps" she paused as she faked a realization.
Yani knew that she must be planning sothing against her.
Long Guozhi said, "What mom? Tell ."
Madam Long said, "Perhaps she did this on purpose to lose her child."
"What!?" Yani was shocked.
"Oh, no. I am sure that the child was not Guozhi's, so she killed it off herself, making it like an accident!"
"You slut! Is this true!?" Guozhi felt that it was plausible. "Did you cuckold !?"
Yani cried. "No! The child was yours! How can you say that?"
Madam Long said, "Guozhi, I told you that she is not suitable for you. She had an affair and got pregnant and now killed it to hide it!"
Liu Hai clapped his hands and said, looking bored, "Yes, yes, really nice drama indeed. But we have other work to do so we cannot waste ti with you. Wait for tomorrow's headlines."
Back in the present, Long Yani clutched her dress. Even her marriage with Guozhi was in jeopardy.
"You killed my child Nana! You will have to pay!"
Serena heard everything.
I think she is talking about so other Nana. The Nana I know will not even kill a fly on purpose. How will she kill anybody's child?
She shook her head and went out.
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