The police officer wrote down the address of Li Wenbo's ex-wife and gave it to Li Xiyue.

Looking at the address, Li Xiyue forced back her tears as she walked out of the police station.

This address wasn't actually far from the home she shared with Mu Cangnan in her past life...

In her past life, she never imagined that she was actually so close to her biological mother...

Her own mother was murdered by Li Yin in the vicinity of her...

Her heart ached as if it were being torn apart; blood dripped from her heart!

She walked through several alleys, looking at the blue and white house numbers nailed to the door frames of each room, and finally found where her mother lived.

This was a large, crowded courtyard; in those days, every household had only one room and half a kang (heated brick bed).

There is a main house, and opposite the main house is a small kitchen. Because the house is small, it is inconvenient to do anything, so whether it is washing vegetables or cooking, it is done in the yard.

As Li Xiyue entered the courtyard, she immediately attracted the curiosity of the aunties and grandmas.

A kind-hearted older woman called out to Li Xiyue, "Young lady, who are you looking for?"

Li Xiyue said, "Auntie, I'm looking for... Cheng Xiaohui. Is she home?"

The old woman wiped her hands with her apron and looked Li Xiyue up and down. "You're looking for Xiaohui? What's your relationship to her?"

Li Xiyue pursed her lips slightly and said, "I am... I am a distant relative of hers, she is my cousin."

The old woman slapped her thigh and said, "Oh my! Finally, a relative from her maternal family has come to visit her. You should go and see her!"

I was really worried about her. She'd been acting strangely for days, not eating or drinking. I went to her ex-husband's house to look for her daughter, but her daughter wasn't home!

Her ex-husband was no human being either. No matter what happened back then, she was in such a state; what else could she not get over? He didn't even care!

As she spoke, she reached out to help Li Xiyue carry her things and led her to Cheng Xiaohui's room.

Li Xiyue said, "Auntie, thank you so much! I can tell you've taken good care of my aunt. What's your surname?"

The old woman said, "My surname is Zhang. We all live in the same courtyard, so there's no need for such polite words!"

I just feel sorry for her, a woman all alone. Her daughter is no good; she only cares about her biological father and ignores her mother! Sigh, what can you do when her biological father is powerful, rich, and lives in a big house!

Cheng Xiaohui's room was the smallest and worst in the courtyard, dark and damp all year round.

Because she had just been released from prison, she was given the worst room when they were assigning her one…

Li Xiyue's heart pounded wildly. After a lifetime, she was finally seeing her biological mother!

As soon as Aunt Zhang pushed open the door, a musty smell immediately rushed out.

Aunt Zhang called out, "Xiao Hui! Your relatives have come to visit you, and they brought you lots of things! Now you're finally in good health, someone will take care of you!"

Li Xiyue subconsciously covered her nose with her hand, completely unable to imagine how Cheng Xiaohui could live under such conditions.

The room was small. At the far end of the room was a bed, in front of which was a square table and a chair. Against the other wall were two wooden crates stacked, and near the door was a washbasin stand. This was all the belongings in the entire house...

The room was dark, with only a small window that prevented sunlight from entering. Even during the day, the room was shrouded in darkness.

In the darkness, Li Xiyue saw a woman curled up on the bed.

The woman's hair was almost completely white, and her face was covered with wrinkles. Although she was only in her forties, she looked like a woman in her sixties...

When Li Xiyue saw the woman's face clearly, her throat felt like it was plugged with cork, and she choked up and couldn't make a sound!

This face completely overlapped with a face she remembered...

In her past life, when she returned to the capital after marrying Mu Cangnan, this was the woman who rushed towards her, shouting "Child, child!"

Just then, Li Yin caught up and pulled the woman away. Li Yin even told passersby that the woman was crazy...

Li Xiyue's head was about to explode. It turned out that she had met her biological mother in her past life!

In this life, she finally found the answer to everything that made this woman crazy in her past life!

After returning to the city, Cheng Xiaohui suspected that Jin Cuicui had something wrong with the child she gave birth to. So, when Li Wenbo returned home, Jin Cuicui framed Cheng Xiaohui for having an affair with a stranger.

Cheng Xiaohui was framed and sentenced to three years in prison. She couldn't accept the blow and went insane.

Even though Cheng Xiaohui went mad, she still didn't forget to find her biological daughter.

She hated herself so much she wanted to slap herself. Why hadn't she investigated her relationship with Jin Cuicui properly in her past life, instead only thinking about escaping that family?

She took two steps forward, grabbed Cheng Xiaohui's hand, and managed to utter the words, "Auntie... I'm here... I've come to see you... You probably don't recognize me, right?"

She was afraid that Cheng Xiaohui would say that she wasn't a relative of hers at all.

However, she was clearly overthinking it.

Cheng Xiaohui sat blankly on the bed, giving her no response whatsoever!

Aunt Zhang had no doubts about Li Xiyue's identity. What kind of swindler would try to claim a mentally ill woman as a relative?!

She went back to her own home and got a thermos of hot water for Li Xiyue, fearing they wouldn't have time to boil water.

Before leaving, she reminded Li Xiyue that Cheng Xiaohui hadn't taken the medicine Li Yin had given her, and asked Li Xiyue to give Cheng Xiaohui the medicine.

Li Xiyue was very grateful to Aunt Zhang. If it weren't for Aunt Zhang's care, Cheng Xiaohui might have died long ago!

After Aunt Zhang left and she closed the door, she hugged Cheng Xiaohui tightly, sobbing, "Mom! Mom, I'm here! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry I only just found you!"

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