At that time, she lost her career and was left alone abroad.

But Jiang Hechuan couldn't get a divorce at all, and she was on the verge of despair.

Even though so many years have passed, I still feel the despair and hardship of that time.

Bai Yanran couldn't help but tear up.

Jiang Hechuan felt heartbroken and guilty upon seeing this.

I quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe her tears.

Bai Yanran wiped away her tears and continued to tell Jiang Bai about the past.

Fortunately, although Jiang Hechuan could not offer her marriage, he truly had feelings for her.

To make up for it, he gave her a lot of money and bought her many properties and jewelry.

So that she can live a life of comfort and wealth even when she's alone abroad.

He would also make a point of setting aside time every six months to spend with her and the children.

Rumors circulated that she married a mysterious Chinese-American tycoon, but in reality, she never married. This mysterious tycoon was actually Jiang Hechuan.

Under Jiang Hechuan's care, her life was relatively comfortable, and her mindset gradually became more peaceful.

Even if they can't get a divorce, so what? Shen Mingyue gave birth to a mentally challenged son. They've been arguing all these years, and there's no longer any affection between them. They're just husband and wife in name only.

She was actually Jiang Hechuan's wife.

This kind of life was shattered when Jiang Bai was five years old.

As Jiang Bai grew older and gradually understood what his parents meant, he became very sensitive about his own identity.

When his friends once again mocked him for being a bastard without a father, Jiang Bai ran away from home.

He said he was going to find his father so that those who laughed at him would know that he wasn't a bastard without a father.

Jiang Bai is only five years old. No matter how precocious he is, he is still a child.

He was almost taken away by bad guys. Although he was rescued in time, he was greatly frightened and bumped his head while struggling.

When she found Jiang Bai, he was burning up with fever and delirious.

She was terrified at that moment.

She prayed to the gods and Buddhas that Jiang Bai would be alright, because Jiang Bai was practically her lifeline.

Without Jiang Bai, what meaning does she have?

When Jiang Hechuan received her call, he immediately flew over from China. After hearing the whole story, he felt both guilty and remorseful.

Later, after learning that Jiang Bai had finally escaped danger but had suffered amnesia due to a high fever and a head injury, she learned that...

He felt extremely guilty.

He assured her that he would definitely compensate Jiang Bai and make sure Jiang Bai rightfully possessed everything that belonged to him.

From that time on, she was prevented from having any contact with Jiang Bai, and only a caregiver was hired to look after her.

After Jiang Bai was discharged from the hospital, he took Jiang Bai back to China immediately.

She didn't understand at first.

I don't understand what Jiang Hechuan means by this. Why won't he let her have contact with and take care of Jiang Bai? And why did he suddenly agree to take Jiang Bai back to China?

She had asked many times before that she wanted to bring Jiang Bai back to China to live.

Jiang Hechuan refused, citing inconvenience and the risk of exposure.

Until a month later.

He told her that Jiang He had been abducted and could not be found.

After bringing Jiang Bai back to China, he temporarily settled her in an orphanage.

When the time is right, he will persuade Shen Mingyue to go with him to the orphanage to adopt an orphan, so as to soothe the grief of losing a child.

She was both surprised and delighted, worried and excited.

No wonder Jiang Hechuan said he wanted to let Jiang Bai rightfully enjoy everything he deserved.

So that's what it meant.

Once adopted, Jiang Bai will rightfully be the young master of the Jiang family.

No longer will people gossip behind their backs or laugh at them for being a bastard without a father.

Since Jiang He can't be found, Jiang Bai is the only male heir left in the Jiang family. Wouldn't it be perfect for Jiang Bai to inherit everything in the Jiang family in the future?

Even though Bai Yanran was extremely reluctant, Jiang Hechuan was afraid that Jiang Bai was too young and if he knew her identity, he wouldn't be able to hide it from her older sisters, Shen Mingyue and Jiang Muyun.

Therefore, after Jiang Bai was adopted, she could no longer see him or let him know of her existence.

But just thinking about the benefits of Jiang Bai becoming an adopted son of the Jiang family, and the joy of Shen Mingyue helping her raise her son, makes her feel happy.

No matter how reluctant she was, she had no choice but to give it up.

“Jiang Bai, don’t blame your mother. I was thinking about your future back then, wanting to give you a complete childhood and a bright future.”

Bai Yanran didn't want Jiang Bai to develop a rift with her because of this, or feel that she didn't want him anymore.

Sadly,

“Actually, I’ve come back every year to secretly see you over the years. The day before your birthday, your father would bring you out so I could sneak a peek at you.”

"The birthday gifts your dad prepared for you actually included a portion of mine."

Jiang Bai then suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder he felt an extraordinary closeness to Bai Yanran, even though it was his first time meeting her, and there was a strange sense of familiarity between them.

Although he knew about Bai Yanran before this.

He happened to overhear Jiang Hechuan and Bai Yanran talking on the phone once.

He simply thought Bai Yanran was Jiang Hechuan's lover, never expecting that she was actually his biological mother.

As blood relatives, he would naturally feel close to and familiar with her.

No wonder his memories of his life before the age of five are so vague, he can't remember them at all.

He had always thought it was because his life in the orphanage was too hard and shabby.

So after arriving at the Jiang family villa, he selectively forgot about her.

No wonder Jiang Hechuan would take him out alone every year on the day before his birthday without fail.

But after taking him out, most of the time, I let him play by himself.

He sat to the side watching him, and occasionally disappeared for a while.

It turned out that Bai Yanran was secretly watching him from a place where he couldn't see her.

The period during which Jiang Hechuan disappeared was likely when he was meeting with Bai Yanran.

No wonder Jiang Hechuan has doted on him so much over the years, treating him no differently than his own son.

Sometimes, he even had the illusion that Jiang Hechuan loved him more than his four older sisters.

He still thought it was impossible.

After all, he was an adopted son.

No matter what, rivers and streams still value their own bloodline.

Unexpectedly, this was not an illusion, but the truth.

He is Jiang Hechuan's son, so it's only natural that he loves him.

Jiang Bai's feelings at this moment were extremely complicated.

I felt both excited and heartbroken.

What he finds hardest to let go of is his status as an adopted son.

The fact that he was not related to the Jiang family by blood made him feel extremely insecure.

Now, everything is resolved.

He is not an adopted son, but Jiang Hechuan's biological son.

He is the rightful heir of the Jiang family!

He no longer needs to be bothered by the fact that he is not a member of the Jiang family.

However, there was one thing he couldn't understand.

She had kept it from him all along, so Jiang Hechuan probably had no intention of letting Bai Yanran return to China and tell him everything.

But why has Bai Yanran suddenly returned to China?

Then why did she suddenly reveal her true identity to him?