After hearing what Xi Quan said, Ye Qing didn't know how to respond for a long time!
I thought this was just Quan Zhen taking advantage of the fact that no one knew she had a twin sister, but I never expected that Xi Quan's maternal grandfather knew about it!
If these twin daughters really are Xi Quan's maternal grandfather's biological daughters, how could he be so unprincipled after someone's unfortunate death!
"Back then, did Quan Zhen not live in Nancheng? Did no one know that your biological mother was actually a twin?" After a long silence, Ye Qing asked.
At this moment, Ye Qing knew that silence was the best course of action.
But Ye Qing could also tell that Xi Quan had been keeping these things to himself for a long time!
Xi Quan hadn't told Ye Qing about it before, not because he wanted to keep it from her, but because he hadn't found a suitable opportunity and hadn't thought of how to bring it up. After all, these things weren't easy for Xi Quan to talk about; they were deep-seated pains in his heart.
Now that he's started talking, Ye Qing felt it was best to let him vent. He thought that releasing his pent-up emotions through talking would make him feel much better.
This was also Ye Qing's personal experience, so seeing Xi Quan's silence, Ye Qing guided him to ask the question.
“When she and my mother were little, she got lost. They looked for her, but couldn’t find her. After a while, my grandfather stopped looking. At that time, my mother was a sent-down youth in Xiaoyao Village. She met my grandfather when she went to the county. She followed my mother and later found out about my mother’s situation. After my mother returned to the city, she also went back to Nancheng and found my grandfather. After all, she was his biological child. He was obviously happy that his child was found.” Xi Quan slowly told him the whole story.
Hearing him say this, Ye Qing still didn't say anything immediately. After all, Xi Quan's maternal grandfather's actions at the beginning were not wrong. The child who had been lost years ago had returned, and he was bound to be excited and grateful.
"And then what? After your mother passed away, did you just accept what she did?" Ye Qing asked again.
"Although she returned to Nancheng with my mother, she did not live at my maternal grandfather's house. At that time, my maternal grandfather and my mother tried their best to get her to move back, but she refused. My maternal grandfather and my mother thought she was not used to it. After all, although they were related by blood, they had never lived together, and many of their living habits were different. My mother and the others thought she was not used to it, so they did not force her."
That's understandable, but the lost child has returned, which is such a joyous occasion. Given Xi Quan's maternal grandfather's financial situation, he couldn't possibly just let it go without saying a word, let alone throw a large banquet.
But it is true. Even Xi Quan's grandparents did not know that their daughter-in-law had a twin sister who looked exactly alike.
This really overturned Ye Qing's understanding.
So Ye Qing also voiced his doubts.
Xi Quan said, "After I learned the truth, I asked my grandfather why he kept it a secret. He said that Quan Zhen had asked him to keep it a secret. She said that she and her husband were going through a divorce. Her husband would beat her after drinking. If her husband found out that her biological father was so rich, he would definitely make exorbitant demands. She also said that she just wanted to take the child from the child's father so that she would have no more worries. The condition for taking the child was that the child's father could not know how good her situation was, otherwise he would use the child as a bargaining chip, etc."
After saying that, Xi Quan took a deep breath and chuckled: "Anyway, what she said makes sense, but it can't be said that it has nothing to do with my mother and grandfather. They were happy to find their relatives, but they didn't live together after all. Plus, Quan Zhen's story was so pitiful that they were afraid of attracting some bad relatives in the future, so they listened to her and didn't tell anyone that they had found the other twin child."
Ye Qing turned and hugged Xi Quan, offering him silent comfort.
Patting Ye Qing on the shoulder and seeing her worried expression, Xi Quan said, "I'm fine. I'm no longer as angry and incredulous as I was when I first found out about this. And now that I've said it, I feel much better. To be honest, my mother's death really had nothing to do with her. She just died of illness. Although what she did to replace my mother was disgusting, if she hadn't targeted you, or even tried to target Ranran and Xinxin, I wouldn't have done anything. If they wanted money, I would have just given them my grandfather's company. I could have started over. Starting over now is much easier than when I first returned to Nancheng from Xiaoyao Village. It's really nothing. But they... So I can't blame myself for everything now."
Ye Qing could actually understand Xi Quan's feelings. When she found out who her biological father was, she had similar thoughts to Xi Quan.
At that time, Ye Qing was thinking that it didn't really matter whether Ye Shuwei acknowledged her or not. Her mother had been gone for so many years, and Ye Qing was used to being alone. It would be good to have a father, but it wouldn't make much difference if she didn't have one.
However, Ye Shuwei did not let Ye Qing off the hook. He even wanted Ye Qing to perform the surgery on him, but he could have just asked her to do it properly. What had she done?
However, all of that is in the past, so Ye Qing stopped thinking about it. What Ye Qing was more curious about was who Quan Zhen was referring to back then – Liang Youjie or Su Zhe?
“It’s Su Zhe,” Xi Quan said. “Su Zhe’s biological father isn’t as bad as she makes him out to be. All those excuses she made to prevent my grandfather and my mother from telling me that they had found the other twin daughter were actually so that she could replace my mother later. My mother’s health was already very bad at that time, but my grandfather didn’t see through her intentions.”
"Su Zhe is the child she has always been thinking about. So what about Liang Youjie? Because she has always been thinking about Su Zhe, is Liang Youjie always jealous of Su Zhe?" Ye Qing asked again.
Xi Quan shook his head in response to Ye Qing's words.
In fact, Liang Youjie had no idea who his biological mother was or that Su Zhe existed.
Xi Quan attended high school in the town where Xiaoyao Village is located, and he was classmates with Liang Youjie. Neither of them knew that they were actually cousins.
Later, after his father passed away, Xi Quan wanted to move his household registration from Xiaoyao Village and asked Liang Youjie for help.
At that time, Xi Quan's biological mother had already passed away. The mother he thought was actually Su Zhe's mother. In order to prevent Xi Quan from becoming suspicious, Quan Zhen went to Xiaoyao Village several more times. Ye Qing still vaguely remembered this.
It was at that time that Liang Youjie met Quan Zhen. He didn't know who his biological mother was, but he had seen her photos. After seeing Quan Zhen, he felt that she looked a bit like the photos he had seen, so he thought of checking to see if she was his mother.
At that time, Liang Youjie still thought he and Xi Quan were half-brothers.
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