Chapter 342 Jumping into the River
Mrs. Huo continued, "Wei Min initially denied it, but that man told her all the details of their time together. He even made Wei Lele call her 'Mom,' which Wei Lele did right away. The man then said that if she didn't admit it, they could go to the hospital for a DNA test."
Hospitals were able to perform paternity tests at that time, but the technology was not yet mature, the process was complicated, and the cost was high. It is not yet widely available.
But if a man dares to bring this up, it means he is very confident that it is true.
"You didn't see that scene. It was so embarrassing. Wei Min couldn't explain herself at all, and she could only leave with that man. I told Huo Hua to break up with Wei Min. After all, Wei Min was the one who deceived him first. It's one thing to have a child, but the child's father even came to our door. But Huo Hua just wouldn't let go."
When Huo's mother thought about it, she was furious: "The next day, we went to find Wei Min and asked her for an explanation. Guess what happened? We saw Wei Min and that man, the three of them, shopping happily together. Wei Min then told Huo Hua on the spot that she was sorry to him, so they wouldn't get married. Can you believe what kind of nonsense this is?"
Shen Zhixia: "..."
That's going too far.
She was unaware of the entanglement between Wei Min and that man, but since they both had a child, the relationship must be very deep. As an outsider, Huo Hua indeed had no competitive advantage.
But Wei Min seemed to really like Howard, and now she's dumped him. What Wei Min did was really unethical. After this incident, Howard will probably be completely disillusioned with marriage, since she could tell he was serious about the relationship.
Shen Zhixia asked cautiously, "Has he gone back yet? Is he alright?"
Huo's mother said, "Huo Hua is a simple-minded but sensitive person. I was worried that he might do something rash, but after Wei Min suggested breaking up, he seemed very calm and agreed immediately."
Speaking of this, she also found it strange that Howard seemed to be unaffected: "Afterwards, I went back to his hometown with him, and he just focused on farming every day, looking the same as usual. This incident didn't seem to have affected him much, so I felt relieved and came back."
Not many people know about Huo Hua and Wei Min's relationship. After all, they got married in the county town, but the wedding was never held and the villagers were notified before the matter was called off.
Shen Zhixia found it strange: "Isn't he angry or sad? Didn't he question Wei Min?"
After thinking carefully, Huo's mother said, "No, he was very calm. Wei Min chatted with him for a while, and then he left. He didn't lose his temper. I think they haven't known each other for very long, so their feelings aren't that deep. After Huo Hua understood what kind of person she was, he let go completely."
"There's no need to be sad about this. I'll introduce him to potential partners in the future, and I promise he'll be satisfied with some of them."
Shen Zhixia felt it wasn't that easy. Normal people would be upset and angry in this situation, but Huo Hua showed no emotion, which was abnormal.
What is he thinking?
After telling the story, Huo's mother went to see the two children. She was immediately healed by them, but then she thought about when Huo Hua would have a child of his own, and she became sad again.
She had overheard a few words of what Wei Min and Huo Hua were saying; basically, Wei Min rejected Huo Hua.
She said that Wei Lele still needs a biological father, and that Wei Lele really likes her biological father. She can't ignore him. She had some conflicts with Wei Lele's father in the past, but now he has changed and is willing to treat them well, so she wants to give the child's father a chance.
That's how women are; after giving birth, they become very attached to their children. Children love their biological fathers, and since she had a relationship with that man before, she must have liked him, which is why they naturally got back together.
Since the deed was already done, Shen Zhixia could only offer words of comfort: "Wei Lele's biological father was a ticking time bomb, and he could come looking for Wei Min at any time. It's a good thing that he came looking for Wei Min before her wedding. Otherwise, it would have been a disaster if he had come to bother them after their marriage. It's a good thing that this has been avoided in time."
Mrs. Huo sighed and said, "You're right. It's better that he didn't marry Wei Min. I've always thought that Wei Min was no good."
They thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, a few days later, they suddenly received a message from the village.
Howard is in trouble.
Howard is currently in the town hospital. He was alone at home and couldn't think straight, so he jumped into the river while he was out working.
Fortunately, people from the same village found him and rescued him.
But he also received a lot of treatment in the hospital.
When this happened, everyone was in an uproar. Huo's mother cried and wailed, "I knew he had a bad mentality. He must be confused by these things, but he didn't say anything."
“If he was suffering, he should have told us. Otherwise, how would we know?”
Shen Zhixia had thought Huo Hua was a bit strange back then, and now that she thinks about it, she thinks he probably has some psychological problems. At that time, people didn't pay much attention to issues like depression and anxiety, and they didn't think of it as an illness, so there weren't any good treatment options.
If Howard is so confused that he's considering jumping into the river, the situation must be even more serious.
She said, "In his case, it's best if he doesn't live alone."
Mrs. Huo said, "That's what I was thinking too. I wanted him to come and live with us, but he just wouldn't agree. Maybe I should go back and take care of him, but you and Chunyan's child both need me to take care of them, so I can't leave."
Shen Zhixia said, "Taking care of the child is not a big deal. We can hire a caregiver to take care of him. It will only cost a little more money. I'm just worried that even if you go back to be with your brother, he might still have suicidal thoughts."
In reality, she was just an observer and couldn't empathize with Howard's suffering at all. She put herself in his shoes; his first ex-wife cheated on him, spending his money and using his body, and making him support other men's children for so many years. Anyone would be devastated in that situation, but Howard remained calm at the time.
In his second relationship, the woman deceived him again and ran off with another man. He was always the one being abandoned. No matter how calm and gentle he appeared on the surface, he must have been traumatized inside.
The group discussed the matter for a long time and eventually decided that Howard's hometown was no longer suitable for his life, so they decided to bring him over.
Howard didn't want to live with them, so they rented a courtyard for him in a nearby village.
Thus, Howard's lifestyle remained unchanged; he could still live the same life he did in his hometown every day, and they could still visit him.
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