Chapter 515 Back then
Lan Ruolin took a deep breath and looked directly at Liu Yumin. She no longer wanted to pretend to be magnanimous, to be indifferent to the passing of time, or to be disillusioned with the world.
If my son can live a good life, it means he is lucky.
What about herself? She has been living a hellish life for more than 20 years since she lost her son.
She also had serious mental problems.
If she hadn't found her son and resolved her worries, she might have committed suicide.
So, why am I so timid and don’t dare to ask anything?
After thinking it through, Lan Ruolin asked directly: "So, how did my child end up in your hands?"
Facing Lan Ruolin's questioning, Liu Yumin seemed to see her when she was young, and his originally expressionless face instantly showed a hint of smile.
"That's right, this is the Lan Ruolin I know. If you don't even have the courage to question someone, you've lived in vain at your age." Liu Yumin said jokingly.
They were childhood sweethearts and knew each other best.
Now Liu Yumin only felt that Lan Ruolin seemed to be wearing a mask and was no longer the person he knew.
"Yeah, I've lived in vain all these years. Why don't you ask questions? Because I'm tired. There's no point in asking questions if I can't get an answer."
Thinking of her failed marriage, she had questioned many times why Gu Yanzhi treated her like this, but she never got an answer.
Gu Yanzhi also told her to think carefully about whether she really planned to live with him.
Gu Yanzhi was concerned about the fact that Lan Ruolin had once had a relationship with Liu Yumin, and felt that Lan Ruolin did not marry him willingly and that there was someone else in her heart.
But she had clearly tried hard to let go of her previous relationship and wanted to have a child with him, but that cruel man dealt her a fatal blow.
Lan Ruolin had no place to vent her grievances.
As time went by, she no longer wanted to vent.
"I'm sorry for having wronged you over the years." Liu Yumin looked at Lan Ruolin's no longer young face, and his tone sounded a lot heavier.
"It's okay, it's all over. As long as my child Tinghua and my family can live a happy life, I will be satisfied." When talking about Fu Tinghua, Lan Ruolin couldn't help but smile.
Liu Yumin smiled as he looked at the woman, who was no longer young and whom he once loved terribly.
"Back then, when Uncle Lan sent you to marry into the Gu family, I went to find Uncle Lan." Liu Yumin recalled the past and then told the story.
"My dad? Have you looked for him? But he never mentioned it to me." Lan Ruolin said with a frown.
"Of course he won't tell you. If he did, how could you be willing to marry Gu Yanzhi?" Liu Yumin said sarcastically.
Lan Ruolin opened her mouth and wanted to refute Liu Yumin's words, but in the end she didn't say anything.
"It was my parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. I know you blamed me at the beginning." After thinking about it, he finally said this.
"Ruolin, I have never blamed you from the beginning to the end." Liu Yumin looked straight at Lan Ruolin, not wanting her to misunderstand him.
"Then what do you mean by talking about my father now?" Lan Ruolin pursed her lips with an unhappy expression.
"I don't mean anything. Uncle Lan has always known about us. But why did he suddenly marry you to the Gu family? Aren't you surprised?" Liu Yumin said with a frown.
"Because our two families already have a cooperative relationship, do you want to take the relationship to the next level?" Lan Ruolin asked uncertainly.
"Ruolin, you are still so naive. Then why did the Lan family fall apart not long after you married into the Gu family?"
Lan Ruolin widened her eyes and asked in disbelief: "What do you mean?"
Liu Yumin thought for a while before saying, "The Lan family chose the wrong side at the beginning. Uncle Lan had already noticed it. The Gu family is the confidant of the new power. In order to protect the Lan family, marrying you to Gu Yanzhi is Uncle Lan's last trump card."
Lan Ruolin opened her mouth, but in the end she couldn't say anything to blame her father.
"My father's choice was right. He sacrificed me to save the Lan family."
Liu Yumin smiled coldly, and then said: "But do you think the Lan family has been saved? Not really, right?"
"What do you mean? Liu Yumin, now that you're powerful, you keep mocking me, right?" Lan Ruolin glared at Liu Yumin, dissatisfied with his constant mockery of her family.
Liu Yumin was a little helpless. He was just speaking the truth and had no other special meaning.
"Okay, okay, it's my fault, don't be angry." Subconsciously, Liu Yumin wanted to step forward and hold Lan Ruolin's hand, but found that Lan Ruolin took a few steps back.
"Yes, you are already married." Liu Yumin said a little disappointed.
Lan Ruolin said nothing and agreed with this statement.
Yes, she was already married, but the man in front of her seemed to be the same as always, treating her...
He didn't say whether he had a wife or not. He just acted like he was when they were still together. I really don't know what he wants to do.
Although she and Gu Yanzhi were no longer husband and wife, they were indeed still listed as a couple on the same household registration book.
Seeing Lan Ruolin's aloof look, Liu Yumin couldn't help feeling a little depressed.
So when he spoke, there was a hint of anger in his voice.
"If Uncle Lan had listened to me at the beginning, your Lan family wouldn't have collapsed completely later.
You know that I have been wandering around outside all the time, otherwise I wouldn’t have met Fu Dajun.
At the time, I had connections, so I wanted Uncle Lan to take the Lan family away from Kyoto, so the two of us wouldn't be forced to separate.
The people in power at that time did not intend to kill them all. If the Lan family could give up their original power, status and wealth, there would still be a chance.
It just means that if you want to develop in another place, you have to start slowly and hide your edge.
But Uncle Lan was unwilling to do so. He could not give up his current status, and the Lan family had been developing in Kyoto for nearly a hundred years. He did not want to become the eternal sinner.
Moreover, people always have a lucky mentality until the last moment.
But he could not have imagined that the side he stood on would actually give it a try and implicate the Lan family.
If the Lan family had followed me at the beginning, they would not have been implicated and hated by those in power. ”
Speaking of this, Liu Yumin's eyes were filled with deep regret.
If I had been able to persuade Uncle Lan a little longer, would everything have been different?
But Uncle Lan was very stubborn at that time and didn't listen to him at all.
Liu Yumin also made a lot of efforts. He didn't want to give up Lan Ruolin, nor did he want to give up the Lan family.
But at the beginning, Liu Yumin trusted the one from the Gu family very much and treated him as a brother. He believed that the Gu family could speak for their Lan family in front of the superiors.
While Lan Ruolin was still digesting the information Liu Yumin brought, Liu Yumin said, "Moreover, marrying you to the Gu family is a bad move. In this situation, the most taboo thing is to waver and be indecisive. The Lan family has also been deceived by the side that has taken sides."
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