"Interference? Mistress?"

Ling Yun shook her head repeatedly:

"That's utter nonsense! Huo Yishen and Wei Chaoyu were truly in love back then, but the old lady was too domineering and broke them up."

In other words, Wei Chaoyu did not interfere in the relationship, nor was she a mistress.

Tang Li could not hide his excitement, but he still stood on the side of morality and said:

“I have looked into what happened back then. When Teacher Xi was seriously ill, my father-in-law already had a family and children outside. Not long after Teacher Xi passed away, my mother-in-law married into the family. Although there was no emotional foundation in my father-in-law's marriage to Teacher Xi, it may have been just because of the order of their elders. But after all, he had children with another woman during the marriage. Isn't that a kind of betrayal?”

These are things that outsiders know.

Ling Yun shakily took a yellowed envelope out of her pocket:

"This is Haitang and Huo Yishen's prenuptial agreement. Take a look."

Upon opening the letter, the writing had already begun to fade.

After reading the entire agreement, Tang Li was dumbfounded.

"So, Ms. Xi and my father-in-law only had a grand wedding, but no marriage certificate?"

According to their agreement, after Huo Chenyu was born, they would separate on the grounds that their relationship was incompatible and they could not make it work.

"Times have changed. In our time, being pregnant out of wedlock would be a source of gossip. The Huo family had received favors from Ximeng, and the old lady, through crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, refused to agree to Wei Chaoyu marrying into the family. In order to alleviate the dilemma at the time, Haitang and Huo Yishen held a wedding in this way under those circumstances."

The news of Xi Haitang's pregnancy has already become a hot topic.

Huo Yishen is also prepared to break with the Huo family for Wei Chaoyu's sake.

"Whose idea was the sham marriage?"

What Tang Li really wanted to know was whether Wei Chaoyu knew about it.

Surprisingly, Ling Yun blurted out:

"Wei Chaoyu".

"It was the old lady who found her first. She couldn't bear to see her elders acting like they were dying in front of her, so she took the initiative to find Haitang and came up with this idea."

Even if this step is a strategic retreat, it's for the sake of staying together with the one you love.

But only Wei Chaoyu himself can truly understand the feeling behind it.

Tang Li could empathize with Wei Chaoyu's feelings at the time, even if it was just a fling, as she watched the man she loved marry another woman in a grand ceremony.

Moreover, she was the one who took this step first, and the grievances she has to endure are no less than those of two people who marry without loving each other.

"The agreement in black and white stated that this marriage, which the parents had hoped for, would end after the child was born. So why did the 'marriage' between my father-in-law and Teacher Xi actually last for seven years?"

If the marriage ends as agreed, Wei Chaoyu can only be described as having married a divorced man.

Contrary to the rumors circulating outside, she was not a shameful mistress who interfered in someone else's marriage.

Ling Yun shook her head:

"Before she died, Haitang only said that the person she felt most guilty towards in her life was Wei Chaoyu. As for the reason, she never mentioned it, and as her friend, I didn't feel comfortable asking."

Too many secrets, only those involved can probably tell them clearly.

"If you want to know the inside story, you can ask your mother-in-law. Listen to her tell you how much she loves you, and I believe she is extremely satisfied with you as her daughter-in-law."

Ling Yun is already this age, and she's long past the age of enjoying gossip.

After pondering for a moment, Tang Li pointed to the yellowed letter on the table and asked:

"Uncle Ling, may I take a picture of this agreement?"

That can be considered evidence.

Ling Yun pushed the letter directly in front of her:

“I came to you prepared to tell you everything I know. These items are of no use to me, so I’d rather you keep them.”

Receiving the letter meant accepting Ling Yun's important entrustment.

Tang Li already knew almost everything about the affairs between the elders.

She had one last question:

"When can I arrange for them to recognize each other as father and son?"

Ling Yun sighed:

"Once you can tell their story in a reasonable and appropriate way, you can reunite the father and son. After all, Lao Sheng's body can't hold on for much longer."

The most pressing issue now is that Sheng Chaosheng has forgotten Xi Haitang. In his heart, his feelings for Yun Shu remain pure, without any impurities.

Therefore, there was no so-called 'betrayal' that night.

But now, out of nowhere, she has a biological son. How can she make him accept him with joy?

Tang Li was confident that she could persuade Huo Chenyu.

Ling Yun told Tang Li everything she knew without reservation, then ate a hearty meal and left satisfied.

Tang Li was left standing at the door, unable to calm his thoughts for a long time.

Before she could even organize all the information, she received a call from Yunxi, who asked if she had seen the news about the Song family in Lucheng.

Tang Li quickly glanced at his phone and saw that Song Boying had fallen into a coma and had once again been issued a critical condition notice.

He doesn't have much time left.

Coincidentally, just as Tang Li exited the webpage and before he could even turn around and go back inside, he received another call from Lu Zhu.

It was said that Song Nanzhou was receiving a friend from afar, who was Tang Li's favorite writer, and asked her if she wanted to meet him.

Tang Li found it strange; Song Nanzhou never acted in such a hasty manner, and the writer's sudden appearance seemed rather inexplicable.

But she still gladly accepted Song Nanzhou's invitation.

Lu Zhu said he would drive to pick her up, and Tang Li playfully replied:

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