Xu Jiayue took two steps back, shaking her head in disbelief.

Why did her world seem to turn upside down in such a short time?

She had just accepted a few days ago that her parents were Gu Huainan and Lin Youqi, and that Jin Rulan, who raised her and loved her, was in a car accident.

Now they're telling her that her parents were like that—her father cheated on her, and her mother was extremely vengeful, committing murder and framing others. They were the ones who caused the tragedy of her becoming an orphan. Yet she still hates Jin Rulan, who was so devoted to her, and even once thought it was retribution.

"Jiayue." Xu Tingchuan himself was filled with remorse. He had listened to his grandfather and misunderstood his mother for so many years. He never thought that his dearest grandfather would lie to him.

Xu Jiayue snapped out of her daze, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Xu Tingchuan, her voice choked with emotion. If she hadn't secretly wanted to see what would become of Jin Rulan today, perhaps none of this would have happened.

"Jiayue." Xu Haicheng walked towards her and said in a low voice, "Your mother has been waiting for you. Do you want to go up and see her?"

Xu Jiayue burst into tears. How could she face her mother now? If her mother hadn't deliberately sped away from her that day, she might not have had the car accident. She had even thrown hot coffee all over her. How could she be so awful? Why did she deserve to be treated so well?

"Dad, brother." She couldn't help but cry like a child, tears streaming down her face like broken pearls, unstoppable.

Xu Haicheng approached and gently embraced Xu Jiayue.

Xu Tingchuan turned his head away, his eyes reddening, feeling extremely distressed. All those past hostility made him seem incredibly foolish and ridiculous. Ni Sitian had tried to persuade him before, always saying that her mother wasn't that kind of person, that her mother actually had a very soft heart. Yet he had accused Ni Sitian of being ignorant and clueless.

It turns out that even someone like Sitian, who had only spent a few days with his mother, saw things more clearly and understood her better than he did.

Xu Jiayue nestled in Xu Haicheng's arms and cried for a long time before finally stopping her sobs.

Remembering something, she looked up at Xu Haicheng and said, "Dad, someone wants to harm you. He told me to open an overseas bank account and transfer some money into it, but I didn't do it."

These past few days, although she had harbored feelings of hatred and even some desire for revenge, she was not stupid and would not listen to the words of a villain hiding in the shadows. Moreover, the affection the Xu family had shown her for raising her for so many years was genuine.

"Okay, I'll be careful." Xu Haicheng patted Xu Jiayue's head and said, "Don't worry, you can go up now."

Xu Jiayue lowered her head, pursed her lips, and hesitated.

Xu Haicheng knew what she was worried about, and said softly, "There's no such thing as a mother and daughter holding a grudge overnight. Your mother isn't blaming you, so go ahead without worry."

Xu Jiayue looked up and saw the affirming looks in Xu Haicheng's and Xu Tingchuan's eyes, then she stopped hesitating and ran towards the inpatient building.

Xu Haicheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Actually, many things in the world are this simple; it's just that some people complicate them."

"Dad, is there anything else you wanted to tell me?" Xu Tingchuan asked, bringing up the topic he had been discussing earlier when Jia Yue had already run inside.

Xu Haicheng looked at Xu Tingchuan, his face stiffened slightly, his eyes dimmed under the streetlight, and he said in a low voice, "I made a mistake that a husband should not make."

Xu Tingchuan's eyes widened in surprise. Didn't those words mean...?