"You want both?"
Tang Li was slightly shocked.
However, he quickly calmed down.
“But my ex-husband is currently investigating his own background, and I’m afraid he won’t be able to keep it a secret for long.”
Even if he manages to find clues overseas through roundabout means, and goes through some trouble, he can only delay for three to five months; he can't keep it a secret forever.
Moreover, Tang Li had doubts, so he asked directly:
"Uncle Ling, why are you keeping this from my ex-husband?"
Ling Yun took a small sip of peach blossom wine, put down the cup, and looked at Tang Li:
Do you believe that loving someone can lead to obsession?
Isn't that a scene that only appears in fantasy martial arts stories?
To be honest, living in an era where sleeping together doesn't guarantee a future, marriage doesn't guarantee a lifelong commitment, and even if you grow old together, you might still go your separate ways, Tang Li finds it hard to believe that the word "love" has such great magic.
As society moves at a fast pace, human relationships gradually become less close.
Even though Tang Li didn't answer, Ling Yun still got the answer from his silence.
“You kids these days are no longer people from an era when travel was slow and one could only love one person in a lifetime. You are naturally more able to let go of feelings, but your Uncle Sheng, he really can’t let go.”
Tang Li silently poured wine and served food to Ling Yun, listening obediently.
"Back when we were in school, your Uncle Sheng was the school heartthrob. I wouldn't say that every girl in the school liked him, but at least half of them secretly had feelings for him. Now you all express your feelings with cell phones, but back then, it was popular to write love letters. Your Uncle Sheng received so many love letters that he had to carry them in his wardrobe."
A wardrobe filled with love letters.
That's a bit of an exaggeration.
But Ling Yun was not exaggerating.
“But your Uncle Sheng has always only had your mother in his heart. He has never hidden this fact, and everyone in the school knows it.”
The entire school.
This naturally includes crabapple trees.
Tang Li, unable to wait for Ling Yun to continue, took the opportunity while serving him food to ask:
"Teacher Xi must also know that Uncle Sheng has someone he loves, right?"
Ling Yun smiled bitterly:
"I know what you want to ask. What you want to say is, since Haitang knows that Lao Sheng has someone else in his heart and that his feelings are so firm, she should be able to control her own feelings, right?"
That's the theoretical point.
But emotionally, who can guarantee that?
Tang Li nodded, but also made an excuse for Xi Haitang:
"If Uncle Sheng hadn't given Teacher Xi any reason to hold on, Teacher Xi probably wouldn't... do something irresponsible to herself, right?"
That passionate night could only have happened if both people were fully involved.
Ling Yun shook her head:
"This is also about your ex-husband's background, which is why we have to keep it from him for now. Haitang contacted me before she got married. At that time, I was studying abroad, and Lao Sheng went abroad around the same time. She asked me to take good care of Lao Sheng and told me everything about what happened that night without holding anything back."
Tang Li sighed softly:
"I heard that when Ms. Xi married my father-in-law, she already knew she was pregnant. It was rumored that my father-in-law married Ms. Xi in a grand ceremony because she was pregnant."
"Since Teacher Xi knows she is pregnant with Uncle Sheng's child, why doesn't she tell Uncle Sheng directly? Perhaps Uncle Sheng can give her a proper status? It's not impossible for them to marry first and then fall in love."
As soon as Tang Li finished speaking, Ling Yun immediately denied it:
"impossible."
"Why are you so sure, Uncle Ling?"
Given the circumstances at the time, it's unlikely that Uncle Sheng was an irresponsible person, especially since a woman had a child with him.
Ling Yun slowly began to speak:
"Because at that time, Lao Sheng had completely forgotten the existence of Haitang, which is what you often hear as selective amnesia. But his situation was special. He had already suffered a head injury, and the trauma had not yet healed. In addition, that night with Haitang made him feel guilty for his infidelity. I heard that he drowned himself in the flood and almost lost his life. After being rescued, he was in a coma for more than half a month. When he woke up, he only remembered that he was fighting the flood in Hongcun. He had completely forgotten everything related to Xi Haitang."
Tang Li was extremely shocked:
"You mean, Uncle Sheng even attempted suicide because of this?"
How unbearable must it be for someone to feel such remorse that they don't even want their own life anymore?
For Xi Haitang, it was a dream come true, but for him, it was just a stain on his life.
Although it was very inappropriate, Tang Li still asked:
"What did Teacher Xi say to you before her wedding?"
Ling Yun hesitated, then Tang Li assured him:
"I will keep everything you told me today a secret."
Ling Yun was overwhelmed with mixed feelings:
"This is a matter between elders, and I shouldn't tell you, as a junior, since it would damage the elders' reputation. But before Haitang passed away, I went back to China and saw her one last time. She hoped that the wrong things she had done could be resolved peacefully."
This is a preventative measure.
Tang Li knew perfectly well what was going on.
"So you think I can ensure her a peaceful end?"
Ling Yun looked at her expectantly:
“In this world, the person Huo Chenyu trusts the most is you. Since you insist on investigating his background and getting yourself involved in the emotional entanglements of the previous generation, I believe you have the ability to embellish this past for Haitang. From now on, the real reason will be revealed to you. If you can do it, I will tell you.”
This burden is too heavy.
Tang Li hesitated:
"Now, I am just his ex-wife."
Ling Yun patted her shoulder:
"How long do you intend to deceive yourself? Of course, I won't force you. I had already planned to take the secret of the crabapple tree to the ground and bury it forever."
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