Xia Yao has stayed home these past two days and hasn't gone anywhere.
She gathered all of Xie Yuanping's belongings and, without informing him, donated them directly to impoverished areas.
As Xia Yao watched as Xie Yuanping's belongings were gradually cleared out of the villa, her heart felt as if it had undergone a thorough cleaning.
Xia Chuyue watched her mother bustling about, occasionally lending a helping hand.
After tidying up, the mother and daughter went to the outdoor pool in the backyard, lay on deck chairs, and stared blankly at the azure sky.
Suddenly, Xia Yao spoke:
"Mom doesn't plan to have anything to do with Xie Yuanping anymore."
Xia Chuyue glanced at Xia Yao, her eyes filled with uncontrollable heartache.
Do you think your mother is weak?
Xia Chuyue shook her head, her eyes clear and bright, her voice like spring water splashing on a stone slab, melodious and clear.
"No, no matter what, Mom is always the strongest and bravest one."
Moreover, to be fair, Xia Yao was already quite rational and decisive.
She cuts ties cleanly, unlike some love-struck women who, even knowing their husbands are scumbags, still blame the other women.
"Yueyue, here's an example from your mother. I hope you'll keep your eyes open in the future. Some men are too scheming and not good men."
Xia Yao was afraid that her daughter would repeat her mistakes, so she spoke softly to Xia Chuyue for a long time that day.
The mother and daughter chatted until the moon was high in the sky.
Back in the living room, Xia Yao took out her phone and found that there were over a hundred incoming calls.
Xia Yao's phone froze for a moment. She accidentally pressed a button and answered Xie Yuanping's new call.
"Yaoyao, you finally answered my call!"
Xie Yuanping on the other end was overjoyed, holding his phone and speaking in a soft, ingratiating tone.
"I know I was wrong, but I can explain everything. It was that woman outside who seduced me. You have to believe me. After so many years of relationship, you should be able to feel my love for you!"
“I lost contact with Li Ling more than ten years ago. I don’t know how she contacted the media and exposed these things!”
"But I swear to God, the person I, Xie Yuanping, love most in this life is still you!"
"Li Ling is insatiably greedy. She exposed herself online just to get money. And not everything she said is true. There's absolutely no possibility between us!"
"I have a happy family, such outstanding sons and daughters, and you are excellent and beautiful. What reason do I have to find another woman outside?"
Xie Yuanping said so much, but Xia Yao didn't say a word.
He felt a little panicked, afraid that Xia Yao would believe Li Ling's nonsense!
Now that Xie Yuanping and Xia Yao have registered their divorce, if Xia Yao is completely disappointed in him, how will he get the money back?
Xie Yuanping's voice trembled slightly as he thought of this.
"Yaoyao, please don't ignore me, okay?"
"Even if I've made a terrible mistake, I'm still the child's father. Chuyue has just been reunited with her family and hasn't even experienced the happiness of a complete family yet. For the sake of the child, please forgive me this time, okay?"
"I promise I will never have anything to do with Li Ling again. She's old and faded, how can she be compared to you?"
Xie Yuanping was frantically belittling Li Ling on his end, begging for Xia Yao's forgiveness.
He really can't wait any longer!
The money needed for this project must be put in place as soon as possible, otherwise Xie Yuanping will have absolutely no chance of winning!
But Xia Yao seemed determined and remained silent.
Faced with Xie Yuanping's frantic attempts to appease and apologize, Xia Yao merely curled her lips into a cold laugh.
"Xie Yuanping."
Xia Yao's tone was as gentle as ever.
"You're saying you broke up with Li Ling more than ten years ago? She's only after your money?"
Xie Yuanping nodded vigorously, his tone humble.
"That's right, she was the one who kept trying to seduce me, but I broke up with her a long time ago! We broke up right after graduation!"
Xia Yao chuckled softly, her tone dripping with sarcasm.
"Cut all ties? Isn't Xie Yao your son?"
Xie Yuanping had already thought of a reason to refuse. He pushed up his glasses and his mind raced.
“Li Ling and I did have a relationship in college. After I got together with you, I lost contact with her. But I never expected that she would secretly give birth to Xie Yao without telling me.”
"It's true that I shouldn't have kept this from you, but the child is innocent after all. I haven't been able to help Xie Yao much since he grew up. The child I value most is still Xia Chen."
"Moreover, I was completely unaware that she gave birth to Xie Yao; I was also a victim who was kept in the dark!"
Xie Yuanping spoke with such sincerity and urgency that it seemed he was truly forced into this situation.
Xia Yao was utterly exhausted after listening to his explanation.
"Xie Yuanping, even now, you still haven't uttered a single truth."
Xia Yao sneered a few times and dropped a bombshell.
"What about Xia Xinxin? Xia Xinxin and Chu Yue were born in the same year, how do you explain that?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yuanping's eyes widened involuntarily behind his glasses, and his tone suddenly rose.
"How do you know Xia Xinxin is my daughter?!"
He immediately realized what was happening and quickly explained:
"No, that's not what I meant, Yao Yao, let me explain!"
Xia Yao felt that Xie Yuanping might really think she was a fool, and her expression was full of indifference.
"Tell me, I'd like to see what other explanation you have."
Xie Yuanping didn't know where Xia Yao got the information that Xia Xinxin was also his daughter.
But upon closer examination, it's not hard to deduce the reasoning.
Given the nature of the relationship between Xia Xinxin and her mother Li Ling, anyone who's determined to investigate will surely uncover something.
Xie Yuanping's mind raced, but he found that he couldn't come up with any good reasons.
Xie Yao is old, yet he can still lie and say that he and Li Ling had the child when they were dating in college.
What about Xia Xinxin?
Moreover, there is a very fatal problem.
How could Xia Xinxin, the illegitimate daughter of Xie Yuanping and Li Ling, replace Xia Chuyue and become the daughter of the Xia family?
Where is the real daughter, Xia Chuyue?
And why did they end up in an orphanage?
These questions are increasingly difficult to explain, like a tangled mess that cannot be straightened out.
Xie Yuanping was truly panicked now. He opened his mouth several times, but still couldn't utter a single word.
"Yaoyao..."
Now, all he can do is hope that Xia Yao still has feelings for him.
By relying on past relationships, some losses can be salvaged.
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