Chapter 896: Estranged Father-Daughter (2)
“Zhirou was originally a female university student from a famous university. After she graduated, she beca a university professor at a young age. She was a famous, talented woman at that ti,” Lu Xiangtian said of his late wife. His cold and hard face had a rare gentleness and tenderness.
“When I first t Zhirou, she was still studying. The mont I saw her, I knew that this was the woman I wanted. I must marry her as my wife. After that, I began to pursue her,” Lu Xiangtian said as if he was lost in thought. His smile beca brighter and brighter.
“At that ti, Zhirou was very popular in school. There were many suitors who sent her love letters and notes, but in the end, she still chose .” When Lu Xiangtian said this. His entire body was glowing, his eyes were even brighter. It was as if being able to marry a wife was sothing he was extrely proud of.
In fact, Lu Xiangtian indeed believed so. Being able to marry a wife was the most successful thing in his life.
Unfortunately, he and his wife were unable to grow old together. It was him... who had caused her death and their child to be lost outside. He had let her down and their child even more.
“At that ti, I was just an unknown street thug. Many people looked down on
and thought that I wasn’t worthy of her, but she never despised . We had the most difficult ti together and welcod our happiness together. However, just as Zhirou was pregnant and about to give birth, an enemy that I had offended before ca looking for .”
Zhao Youlin’s expression changed when she heard this. She asked almost reflexively, “What happened after that?”
“They were very powerful folk. At that ti, they sent people to pester , but they couldn’t do anything to
at that ti. They turned their attention to Zhirou and the child. The people assigned to protect Zhirou were bought over by the enemy. Zhirou was taken away, and later, she used so unknown thod to escape from those people’s hands, but there was no news of her ever since. It was not until a few years later that I found Zhirou’s bones in a remote mountain area!” Lu Xiangtian’s eyes reddened again when he said this. The frequency of reaching out to touch the necklace also increased.
“Later, I found out that after Zhirou escaped, she fell into premature labor. She was taken in by a kind family and gave birth to the child. She temporarily stayed in that family, hoping to find a chance to contact
after she had settled down. Unexpectedly, not long after, that enemy ca to find her first. Zhirou had no choice but to run away with her newborn child.”
Lu Xiangtian lowered his head and looked at his wife and son in the photo. “This photo should have been taken at that ti. The pendant once contained a photo of
and Zhirou.”
Zhao Youlin pursed her lips and did not say anything. She had imagined countless possibilities of her mother leaving her at the entrance of the orphanage. She had also thought that she had left her because she had no other choice. However, she had never thought that her mother would abandon her in such a situation.
“You just said that your friend told you that she was abandoned at the entrance of the orphanage. She must have misunderstood Zhirou. At that ti, her enemy was chasing after her. Zhirou probably placed the child at the entrance of the orphanage because she wanted to use herself to help the child find a chance to survive. She did not intend to abandon her. We all loved that child so much. How could we abandon her?”
Zhao Youlin could no longer tell what she was feeling now. There was the joy of not being abandoned, the sorrow of everything in the past, and the shock of eting that woman who gave her a chance to live. There was also a sincere sense of helplessness toward the person in front of her. All kinds of feelings lingered in her heart, making Zhao Youlin unable to explain or understand them. She could only remain silent.
Lu Xiangtian was completely focused on his wife and the child that he had never t before, so he did not notice Zhao Youlin’s strange behavior.
“When I learned of Zhirou’s news, I was heartbroken. But later, when I heard that Zhirou did not bring the child with her, I took it as a silver lining. I felt that our child might not have died, so all these years, I never gave up on searching for the child’s whereabouts until... I t Lu Shu.”
Lu Xiangtian paused, as if he didn’t want to talk about this woman who had lied to him for so many years. He returned to the previous topic. “Ms. Zhao, I’ve told you everything you want to know. Now, can you tell
where my daughter is?”
Zhao Youlin’s body trembled. At this mont, it was really hard for her to back down. She was silent for a mont. Zhao Youlin opened her mouth slowly and said, “The truth is, I don’t know where she is now. About five or six years ago, she suddenly said that she had sothing to do and wanted to go abroad. She asked
to help her take care of this necklace. She also told
that if she didn’t co back in five years, this was to be her legacy, and I was to safekeep it. At that ti, I didn’t pay much attention to it. I only thought that she might be joking. But after that, I really never saw her again.”
The light in Lu Xiangtian’s eyes dimd again. He was a little disappointed, but he quickly thought of sothing else. He looked at Zhao Youlin with anticipation. “Then, can you tell
her na, or can you give
a photo of her? At least let
take a look and know what she looks like.”
Zhao Youlin hesitated for a mont. She finally said, “As for the photo, I really don’t have it. But I can tell you her na, but there are many people with the sa na in this world. Mr. Lu, you might not be able to find her with just one na.”
Lu Xiangtian was stunned for a mont, but he did not shrink back because of Zhao Youlin’s words. Instead, he beca even more expectant. “Don’t worry about this. I just want to know... What’s her na and what does she look like?”
Zhao Youlin looked at the pure anticipation in Lu Xiangtian’s eyes. She pursed her lips and finally said, “Her surna is Zhao, just like mine. Her na is... Wanwan.”
“Wanwan?” Lu Xiangtian mulled over this na and called her again and again in a low voice, as if he could call her back to his side as long as he said her na.
Zhao Youlin’s heart trembled again when she heard Lu Xiangtian calling her Wanwan with his deep and magnetic voice.
Wanwan was the nickna the director gave her when she was still in the orphanage. When she was in the orphanage, basically everyone called her Wanwan. However, after she was adopted, she changed her na and beca Zhao Youlin.
From then on, she would only hear the director call her by this nickna once in a while when she returned to the orphanage.
After the director died, very few people called her Wanwan anymore. Who would have thought that after so many years, when she heard soone call her by her nickna again, this person was actually...
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