Madam Chi felt even more heartbroken. This was her own daughter, but now the two were like strangers.
"Qiao'er, Yunniang, do you know how your father and I have been all these years?"
Is she about to play the victim card? Yunniang's lips curled into a mocking smile as she stared intently at her, scrutinizing this woman who was nominally her mother: "I don't know. I only know that I haven't had a good life these past few years."
“I was sold into slavery to be a wife to someone in a remote mountain village. Do you know how people in those remote mountain villages get married?”
"They were very poor and had no money at all. In the end, they had no choice but to pool their money together, and the wives they married were also from several families."
"Do you know how I felt when I heard the news? I pretended to be well-behaved the whole way, and finally waited for the opportunity to escape when they weren't paying attention."
"But I got lost in those endless mountains. I wandered in the mountains for a long time, and I had to be wary of the wild animals. Do you know how I got through those days? I thought I was going to die in the mountains. I thought I would either be killed by wild animals or starve to death!"
"Fortunately, I met Brother Yuan. He saved me and took me home. But as an orphan with no parents, life in that family was not easy. Brother Yuan insisted on marrying me, and my mother-in-law made things difficult for me in every way. Life went on like this, bumping along the way. Later, the harvest was bad, and our family ate the worst food."
"When I was pregnant with Mengze, I almost died several times. When Mengze was born, she was just a tiny little thing, and my mother-in-law said she couldn't raise her. So I used my own blood to nourish her. But later, I didn't have much blood left, and my daughter and I almost died. If it weren't for Xue'er's determination to take us away from home, do you think you would still be able to see me?"
Madam Chi knew that her daughter had not been doing well these past few years, but she never imagined that her former daughter, Qiao'er, had lived such a miserable life.
This was something she had never heard of before; even among the people around her, no one had ever achieved such success.
Feeding children with blood, until there's no blood left, is that a human life?
"I'm sorry! It's all my fault for not finding you sooner!"
Old Madam Chi sobbed uncontrollably. Her health was already poor, and this grief almost made her faint.
Even the usually aloof Old Master Chi couldn't help but have his eyes redden, tears welling up in them. He forcefully raised his head, trying not to let the tears fall.
"But I still feel very lucky. No matter how hard life got, my man never gave up on me!"
"But do you know who did all this?"
Yunniang suddenly raised her head and looked straight at Old Madam Chi.
Old Madam Chi shook her head vigorously, her already hunched body taking a few steps back, tears streaming down her face as she murmured, "No, I don't know, I don't know anything!"
"You can leave now! Don't come looking for me again!"
Yunniang smiled bitterly. Judging from Madam Chi's attitude, she didn't believe that Madam Chi had never had any doubts before.
However, no amount of guilt could outweigh the years of companionship Chi Ling'er had provided.
"Qiao'er, don't do this!"
Madam Chi was unwilling to leave. She reached out to hug Yunniang, but Yunniang had already taken two steps back and kept her distance.
Madam Chi's hand remained frozen in mid-air, unsure whether to drop it or put it down.
“Yunniang, your mother and I have never given up looking for you all these years. Your mother has also suffered a lot these years.”
Old Master Chi stepped forward and reached out to support Old Madam Chi. He had already understood what Yunniang had said and what she meant, but...
"So, everything I went through was my own fault, I brought it on myself, right?"
Yunniang looked at them with a mocking expression. There were many people like them in the world, saying how much they liked and cared about them, but what they did...
"Wow, why is it so lively here today?"
A soft laugh suddenly came from outside the door. Everyone turned to look and saw two women walking gracefully towards them.
The woman speaking was extremely beautiful, with a slightly protruding belly, indicating that she was quite far along in her pregnancy.
The girl supporting her looked about five parts like her, with a somewhat childish face, but her gaze towards the crowd carried an indescribable sharpness.
Behind them followed an elderly man in his sixties. His hair and beard were all white, but he was full of energy.
"Xue'er, Yu'er, Old Xu, what brings you here?"
Yunniang looked at the newcomer with surprise. She turned to look at Zhenjie and seemed to understand something.
It must have been Sister Zhen who just sent someone to call them, otherwise Xue and Yu rarely come here.
"I heard someone came to claim relatives, so why shouldn't I come and see? After all, this is somewhat related to me, how could it be complete without me?"
Han Luoxue's gaze was indifferent. She had long expected that the Chi family would come looking for her mother. Coincidentally, she also had something she wanted to tell the Chi family. Although many years had passed, the truth should not be buried.
It's not unreasonable for her to demand an explanation from the Chi family, is it?
When they saw Han Luoxue enter, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of Old Master Chi and Old Madam Chi. Although this child had a fiery temper, they liked her very much.
"Xue'er?" Old Madam Chi called out joyfully, but Han Luoxue's gaze remained indifferent, and she did not reply.
Madam Chi's gaze then fell upon the woman beside Han Luoxue, her lips trembling, her face full of eagerness: "Who is this?"
She knew that Yunniang had three children, and she remembered seeing them before, but at the time she didn't know they were her own children, so she didn't pay any attention to them or even glance at them.
"Mother, are they bullying you again?"
Han Luoyu walked to Yunniang's side, affectionately took her hand, and asked with concern.
"Mother is alright!" Yunniang was very relieved. Holding one daughter in each arm, she looked at her two daughters beside her and smiled gently: "With you two girls here, who would dare to bully your mother?"
Although she hasn't had a good life these past few years, it can't stop the good children she's raised.
Han Luoxue goes without saying; everyone knows how outstanding that girl is. Even her youngest daughter has been studying medicine with her and her medical skills are already quite good; she'll likely become a renowned doctor someday.
Her son is also learning, and she doesn't restrict his interests. She'll let him do whatever he wants when he's older.
And look at Chi Ling'er and her daughter Chi Qingqing, what have they become?
Especially Chi Qingqing, who is spoiled and willful, even capable of hiring someone to kill and cover up her crimes. A child like that will eventually ruin herself.
"That's right, if anyone dares to bully Mother, I'll beat them to death!"
Han Luoyu waved her little fist, her gaze fixed on Old Madam Chi and the others, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Madam Chi felt bitter. She didn't know what she had done in the past to offend the two children so much. Judging from their hostility towards her, she didn't know if she would ever be able to repair her relationship with them in her lifetime.
"You should go back. There are some things I don't want to explain too clearly; I just want to save face for each other. So..."
Yunniang turned to look at them and gave them the final order to leave.
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