Chapter 112: He is not your father either

The desk lamp has gone out.

Because of her injury, her legs were straight up on Xun Sheng's shoulders.

Xun Sheng was lowering his head.

He looked up again, his tall nose shimmering with light.

*

It was bright outside. The bed curtains were drawn tightly last night. Xia Cheng had slept in the dark for a long time. She suddenly woke up and found that she was still not wearing any clothes. She hurriedly pushed Xun Sheng who was holding her while sleeping.

"Hurry up and get up, the nurse will be here soon!"

Xun Sheng held her hand.

"I gave them a day off."

"Who will take care of me then?"

"I'll accompany you today."

"That won't work either. Today is the day for the doctor's rounds!"

Xun Sheng reluctantly stood up and took his hand back from Xia Cheng.

After last night, their relationship had not only taken a step forward, it was practically on the verge of going further.

Since Xia Cheng coaxed him like this, he could only reluctantly believe that this person really wanted to thank Lin Minghe.

The two of them washed up in a hurry.

Xia Cheng pretended to accidentally spill a cup of coffee on the bed sheet to cover up the unsightly water stains and successfully changed the entire four-piece suit.

During the day, Lin Minghe still came over, but because Xun Sheng was there, Xia Cheng politely declined Lin Minghe's offer to accompany her for rehabilitation training, and asked Xun Sheng to accompany her like coaxing a child.

Xun Sheng's tightly furrowed brow finally relaxed.

Lin Minghe expressed his understanding and went to rehabilitation training alone.

Later, probably because he saw Xia Cheng and Lin Minghe kissing, Xun Sheng came more frequently. Sometimes when Yu Jingyuan came early, he could see Xun Sheng putting on clothes facing the window.

Yu Jingyuan didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt something was amiss. Xun Sheng's bed was always neatly folded and wrinkle-free. When he came to give Xia Cheng the snacks she'd been craving, he saw Xun Sheng standing beside her bed, buttoning his shirt methodically, as if he'd witnessed a secret.

"I must be overthinking it." Yu Jingyuan said in his heart.

Xia Cheng stayed in the hospital for about fifty days and was discharged in mid-October. She stretched in the stale air, and three men behind her were carrying the things she had brought with her during her hospitalization.

Then they asked, "Whose car do you want to take?"

Xia Cheng stopped stretching. She looked around in confusion, her eyes passing over Yu Jingyuan and Lin Minghe. In fact, she wanted to sit with Yu Jingyuan, but she knew Xun Sheng would definitely be unhappy. This guy was too difficult to appease, so she simply opened Xun Sheng's car door.

"I'll take my brother's car. Brother Jingyuan, you still have to go to work, so I won't bother you. And Minghe, you don't have to send me off. Your arm isn't fully healed yet, so stay here and do your rehabilitation training. I'll come to see you later!"

Xia Cheng said goodbye to them, and Yu Jingyuan sent her away with a smile. Lin Minghe bit his lower lip and patted the car window.

"Remember to miss me." Poor thing, he just started dating, and they're going to break up. Although they're not in different places, they're not in the same district, and it's a bit hypocritical to be reluctant to let go.

*

The car started and Xun Sheng turned on the air conditioner. Although the temperature had dropped in mid-October, the car was still a bit stuffy. He looked at Xia Cheng's peaceful profile and didn't know how to say some things.

A lot had happened at home recently, and he was worried about her injuries, so he had been hiding it. He Qing and Xun Youdong hadn't come for a long time, and she must have noticed something was wrong. Should he tell her? Would he let her go back and be looked down upon?

Xun Sheng knew the feeling of living under someone else's roof, so he was unwilling to do so.

Still have to say it.

He licked his lips and spoke slowly.

"There's actually a reason why my parents haven't been here lately."

"Is it because of me?"

"right."

Xia Cheng stared at the receding scenery outside, neither smiling nor angry.

"Is it because of the fight between me and Dad that day, or is it because of... my background?"

Xun Sheng panicked, nearly losing his grip on the steering wheel. She knew everything? When did she know? And how much did she know? No wonder Xia Cheng hadn't mentioned He Qing much these days.

"You, know everything?"

Xia Cheng shook her head. Her hair had grown longer during her hospitalization, and when she shook her head, it covered half of her face.

"I know a little. But I'm curious, how did you know all this? Did you know it from the beginning, or did you find out recently?"

"I also found out recently. My parents were arguing fiercely at home, and I ran into them and asked a few questions while trying to break up the fight. Although he didn't tell me everything, Xiao Lai told me."

"Xiao Lai? How would he know?"

"His father is the old steward of the Xun family. Xiao Lai heard some of this from his father, but you can't take it seriously."

Xia Cheng turned her head, her eyes gleaming. "What did you say? I'm not He Qing's daughter, am I?"

"More than that." Xun Sheng turned a corner and drove into the villa area. After stopping steadily, he spoke: "Xun Youdong is not your father either."

"What!?"

Even though Xia Cheng was mentally prepared, she couldn't withstand the blow. She felt like her head was put into a pressure cooker and exploded like popcorn.

"How is it possible? He's not my father? Why did you bring me back? Isn't this ridiculous? Are you sure? This is what Xiao Lai said... Are you sure it's true?"

This was ridiculous, and she couldn't accept it at all. She had been struggling with her relationship with He Qing, but now she was being told that the two most important relatives in the world weren't her biological parents at all. So who were her real parents?

But it suddenly seemed to make sense. It was because she was not Xun Youdong's daughter that the other party always favored Xun Mo.

Xun Sheng rubbed her head.

"It's just hearsay, I'm not sure. Don't worry, I'm telling you this so you can be prepared. When you go back... don't argue with Dad again."

Xia Cheng felt that all her joys, sorrows, anger and happiness were a little ridiculous.

But she laughed in surprise, completely unable to control her expression.

"You must be kidding me...Who would take someone else's daughter home to raise?!"

Xun Sheng nodded, unable to bear to see the smile on her face that was uglier than crying.

Xia Cheng lowered her eyes, her heart pounding so hard it threatened to burst out of her chest. She couldn't calm down at all, and even her stomach felt like it was on fire, stirring with pain.

It has been two years. She has been in the Xun family for two years. She has become accustomed to the neglect and favoritism. She finally made up her mind to compete with Xun Mo, but found that everything she fought for was meaningless.

Those weren't her parents; they had never loved her from the beginning. Perhaps they cared about Xun Mo simply because she had been with them, but Xia Cheng hadn't experienced the family love of so many years, nor the blood-thicker-than-water ties of family. Now that He Qing and Xun Youdong knew, what was she supposed to do when she returned?

Panic and regret filled her heart. She had clearly made up her mind to be a bad woman. She was confused by Jing Yuan, hooked up with Lin Minghe, and seduced Xun Sheng, but in the end she found that everything she had been obsessed with was in vain.

Sacrificing her body to fight for material possessions. But if she wasn't their child, she wouldn't have the right status to receive the family property and family love! At this moment, she was thinking about her future. If the house and money were returned, would she continue to be that little country girl? To be honest, Xia Cheng couldn't do it.

What's more, her relationship with Xun Mo has not been sorted out yet. Was the emotional and physical injuries she suffered her own fault, or was it the result of someone else's evil deeds?

God really played a huge joke on her!