Chapter 179 An Unrecognized Existence

In the flickering candlelight, Lin Anyuan told his story.

The initial plot seemed rather cliché; Ye Wan felt like she had seen it in a storybook.

The eldest son of a reclusive family suddenly falls seriously ill and needs someone to bring him good luck through a marriage ceremony. His childhood sweetheart's family breaks off the engagement, and the eldest son's family has no choice but to find another woman to bring him good luck in order to save their son's life.

By chance, he saw a beautiful woman, who turned out to be Lin Anyuan's mother.

Born into a farming family, she was extremely beautiful and doted on by her parents. They kept her hidden until she was fifteen, but the An family still found her and sent her away to bring good luck in marriage.

Perhaps this peasant girl surnamed Lin was truly blessed with good fortune; as the days passed, she gave birth to a son, and the legitimate son recovered from his illness.

For the sake of the family's future, this illiterate yet extremely beautiful woman was naturally unfit to be the principal wife in charge of managing the household affairs.

An Jia wants to demote his wife to a concubine and remarry his childhood sweetheart, who is of equal social standing.

The peasant girl refused to become a concubine for the sake of her child, but her refusal could not change anyone's decision, and the mother and child were driven to the estate.

One can only imagine what kind of life a beautiful woman, with a young child and someone who is scheming to please, must lead.

These are nothing.

The most terrifying thing was that as time went on and the An family showed no intention of taking her and her child back, those men started to have designs on her.

Beauty is sometimes the original sin.

She repeatedly used a knife to protect herself and her son, risking her life to prevent the attacker from succeeding.

Year after year passed, and her child grew up and was able to help her with the work. The mother and child depended on each other for survival on the village. Although life was hard, for the child, it was sweet as long as his mother was by his side.

This sweetness didn't last long; one night, that person came.

The man, aloof and expressionless, ordered his servants to brew a bowl of medicine.

That was the first time Lin Anyuan had seen his nominal biological father since he could remember.

He said, "Madam has had a miscarriage this time. The existence of the eldest son from a concubine is always a thorn in Madam's side. You should be sensible and I will take you back when the time comes."

The servants grabbed Lin Anyuan and tried to force-feed him medicine.

He was too young to resist.

The mother rushed over like a madwoman, knocked over the medicine bowl, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly, begging him.

She begged him to spare her child, and she was willing to become his concubine, or even a slave or maidservant, and would do anything for him.

Sharp shards of porcelain pierced the beauty's forehead, and bright red blood mingled with the soil mixed with medicine.

That was a bowl of poison.

"I'll give you one night to think it over. Once you've figured out what's most important to you."

Eight-year-old Lin Anyuan lay on the ground, watching as the man walked away without even glancing at her.

The young mother, ignoring the injury on her forehead, led him and escaped through a dog hole that very night.

Behind him were pursuers.

They fled from the misty south to the barren north in two years, hiding and hiding all the way. Just when they finally settled down, they encountered a natural disaster and began to follow the refugee groups to this Min County.

On their journey to escape famine, a man took special care of the mother and son. At first, the two were like frightened birds, unable to trust anyone.

But this man showed great kindness, helping the mother and child unconditionally.

Until one time he fell ill with a high fever, his life hanging in the balance, his mother wavered and accepted the man's advances.

After settling down in a village at the foot of the mountain in Minxian County, she and this man addressed each other as husband and wife, intending to live a life of anonymity from then on.

Little did they know that this man had approached the mother and son with disgusting intentions from the very beginning. The mother discovered this in time and was forced to jump off a cliff. He witnessed it and killed the man, and was also branded as a patricide and a disgrace to his mother by the unsuspecting villagers.

In the slightly dimly lit room, Lin Anyuan's voice was self-deprecating.

Do you know why my name is Lin Anyuan?

"After escaping from that village, I took my mother's surname. Before, I was called Anyuan, which means to stay away from the An family."

He is someone who is not acknowledged by his biological father.

"I hate myself, that person's blood flows in my veins! But I'm too afraid to die, what if my mother is still alive? She risked her life to protect me and survived, those scumbags are all living well, why should I die!"

After hearing the whole story, Ye Wan felt as if her heart had been suddenly gripped tightly, leaving her feeling indescribably annoyed and uncomfortable.

She couldn't imagine how a woman could have traveled all the way from the south with her child to this northern land.

"Don't be sad, your mother is still alive. From now on, we will be your closest family."

This kind of comfort made her feel weak and powerless.

Su Yi left so as not to cause her any trouble.

She deeply regretted not searching for Su Yi immediately after discovering she had left. If she had found her, Lin Anyuan and his mother would be reunited now.

"Lin Anyuan, I'm sorry." Ye Wan held his hand.

Lin Anyuan said in a low voice, "There's nothing to apologize for. You didn't apologize to me. I'm the one who apologized to you. I dragged you into this and made you raise my three daughters alone. Wanwan, I'm sorry. I wanted to let you go, but I was too selfish."

Ye Wan patted his back. "Lin Anyuan, if you're upset, just cry. I'll hold you, okay?"

This poor little thing has a kinder heart than anyone else's.

In times of crisis, he would save the entire village, help beggars, act as a chivalrous hero, and adopt children who were not related to him by blood.

Lin Anyuan chuckled softly, pressing his forehead against hers. "Wanwan, how fortunate I am to have met you."

Everyone else thought he was a beast unworthy of being human, but she didn't.

Even before she knew it, she was his salvation.

"Lin Anyuan..."

Before Ye Wan could say anything, her red lips were sealed, and she was dragged into an endless sea of ​​desire.

"Wavy, winding."

When their passion reached its peak, Ye Wan heard him calling her name again and again in her ear. Finally, as dawn broke, she fell into a deep sleep.

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Tick-tock.

Melted snow dripped down the eaves.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and a new year has begun.

Under the eaves, the old man, dressed in a warm cotton coat, waited for a long time before he saw the door open not far away.

"Father-in-law, is there something you need from me so early?" Lin Anyuan asked respectfully.

The old man rolled his eyes. It was already high in the sky, almost noon, and he still thought it was early?

Finally, he pulled out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve. "This is a medicine that will make men less fertile. I wrote a letter before the New Year and asked an old friend for help. It was delivered this morning."

When Wanwan and this guy consummated their marriage, she mentioned that she didn't want to have children so early, and her wife brought it up to her.

"Thank you, father-in-law." Lin Anyuan hurriedly and carefully accepted it.

The old man coughed awkwardly and said, "Ahem, you should just call me teacher, it sounds better to you."

"Dad, what's for breakfast?"

Coughing old man: ...

This kid is such an eyesore.