Tian Yaruo lifted her tear-streaked face, staring at Li Si in disbelief. "What did you say? What charity foundation? The child—I did remarry, and my child does need a matching transplant. But this matter was handled by your aunt; I had no idea about it!"
Her heart jolted. What had her sister done exactly? Could it be she hadn’t told the truth?
Seeing Tian Yaruo’s reaction that didn’t seem feigned, Li Si began explaining everything that had happened over the past period in detail.
Tian Yaruo grew slightly angry and said, "How could she do this? You’re her niece too!" But thinking about it, she had poured her heart and soul into her Weiwei for so many years.
Then her tone softened as she continued, "But child, ultimately, this matter is my fault—it’s all my fault! She only did this for my sake. Because when I was forced to return ho and got married, I didn’t reveal your existence! And now, with Kesong like this, she’s only worried I wouldn’t have a good life in the Yan Family."
Li Si sneered. "So, you’re saying I’ve been blaming the wrong person all along? Then, Miss Tian, what about you? What do you really think in your heart?"
Aunt? That woman deserves that title? Like mother, like daughter—Ye Duowei and her are cut from the sa cloth!
Tian Yaruo froze noticeably, her face stiffening before she finally spoke after a while. "I—I’m truly conflicted! When I realized it was you, my heart was overwheld—filled with anguish and guilt far more than anything else! But Kesong is, after all, your brother by blood. If you’re truly able to save him, could you try to save him, please? If you’re unwilling, I won’t force you! Perhaps...this is simply his fate..."
After saying this, Tian Yaruo seed to have aged several years in an instant. In her emotional balance, both children weighed equally in importance. But when it ca to Li Si, her heart was laden with an unbearable guilt. Thus, even if Li Si chose not to undergo the transplant match, she would not insist. Yet the thought of losing her beloved Kesong from her life brought her unbearable pain...
"Your father and I were truly in love back then. Before my graduation, I suddenly discovered I was pregnant. I was completely overwheld and went to your father. In the end, we decided to make our relationship public, et each other’s families, and get married. That way, we could have you openly and legitimately! But we never anticipated my family’s staunch opposition once they found out. They drove your father out of the house and locked in a room, forbidding anyone from seeing !"
Tian Yaruo’s face carried a wistful expression as she continued telling the story. "At the ti, I was still in the early stages of pregnancy and hadn’t experienced any symptoms like morning sickness. So my family didn’t realize I was pregnant. They thought that isolating would end things between us."
"No one expected your father to refuse to leave. Two days later, in the dead of night, he found an opportunity and took away to Beijing! Afterward, we wandered through several places before finding sowhere to settle down. We gave birth to you and went through a period of happiness and joy. But eventually, I couldn’t let go of my ho and secretly wrote a letter to my sister, telling her that I was safe and well."
Li Si listened intently, trying to piece together her father’s younger years from her mother’s tale. When she reached this point, her intuition told her sothing was wrong: "Did she betray you?"
Tian Yaruo smiled bitterly and nodded. "Yes! She handed the letter over to my father. He was an obstinate man, and even though I’d already given birth to you, he refused to accept and your father being together. Then, on an unexpected rainy day, they brought several people to my ho suddenly, forcibly taking away. Before leaving, they severely beat and scolded him."
"The single thing I regret most in my life is writing that letter to my sister. If I hadn’t ddled, you wouldn’t have suffered so much all these years. It’s all my fault..." She cried as she tried to grasp Li Si’s hand resting on the table.
"And then?" Li Si imdiately withdrew her hand. She didn’t want to hear these empty apologies. If apologies mattered, then she herself should be apologizing to her father, as he was the one most hurt.
"After that, I refused to eat or drink. I starved myself and cried every day, missing you! You were just one year old at the ti, unable to talk and just starting to walk steadily. Every day, my mind was filled with your image, and I worried whether your father could take care of you. I waited and waited—an entire month passed, and your father never ca to find ! A month later, my entire family moved to Beijing. I tried to resist, but it was no use!"
"Do you hate your sister?" Li Si couldn’t help but ask. She would’ve hated her, without question.
Tian Yaruo hesitated, then shook her head. "At the ti, I did hate her—and also hated myself! I hated myself for being so weak. But so many years have passed, and I can’t hate her anymore—her intentions were ultimately for my sake. Besides, our move wasn’t just to avoid your father; she’d also t a suitable match, soone well-off, and got married in Beijing. Child, I’ve truly missed you all these years. When I was taken away, it was so sudden that I could only take a single photo of you. I’ve looked at it countless tis, imagining how you’d grow up! Your father raised you very well, truly! I’m so relieved!"
Li Si let out a mocking laugh: "And then you married soone rich and powerful, had children, and lived everyone’s envy-worthy life as a wealthy lady, didn’t you? You’ve never considered the fate of and my father, who you left behind, have you? Now why suddenly rember us? Isn’t it just that your precious son is teetering on the brink of death and needs my help, so you’ve co begging at our door? Tell —did it ever occur to you to ask how we’ve been doing all this ti?"
At this point, she finally couldn’t help but erupt: "Do you deserve for to even think about you? When other kids had their mothers by their side, where were you? When I was sick and hospitalized, where were you? You talk about missing —really? That’s funny, because I never noticed any proof of that! Oh, and now you praise my father for raising well? Wasn’t it just monts ago when soone told how her own parents taught her to steal other people’s fiancés, warning to mind my own business?"
Tian Yaruo shook her head sadly, her face filled with pain. "Child, it’s not what you think! I married my current husband a year later. He’s a kind man, with no airs of superiority. But the reason I married him was because I heard your father had found another woman to be his wife. Only then did I give up! I thought he’d completely forgotten about and gone on to give you a stepmother! Who could’ve imagined..."
"What?" Li Si’s face was completely stunned. "But my father has been alone all these years. Where did you hear these things?"
Tian Yaruo fell silent for a mont, the corners of her mouth twitching bitterly. "What does it matter now? Everything’s already set in stone. Child, I know you must bla , but sotis fate is simply destined—you try to break free, but there’s no escape. I don’t want to justify whether I’ve been right or wrong over the years. The things that have happened—no matter whose fault they were—they’re all in the past. But right now, your blood relation to Kesong is sothing neither of us can deny." (To be continued. If you like this story, please visit Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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