Chapter 215 Siblings, Alice's Purpose
"Hurry up and chase after them!"
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, he got up and went after him.
Alice paused slightly, her expression not pleasant, but she still followed Xiao Yan after him.
"Tina, please don't run away, listen to me, okay?"
After hearing Xiao Yan's words, Tina took bigger steps. While running, she suddenly tripped and fell to the ground. She then started to cry like a child, pounding the ground with one hand.
Xiao Yan squatted down, and looking at Tina like this, he felt inexplicably sad.
During the seven years he spent in the United States, Tina was always by his side, bringing him a lot of joy with her childlike purity. It was the purest joy and happiness in his dark life. Xiao Yan always cherished that happiness and regarded Tina as his own sister. Now, seeing the little girl crying like this because of his words, he felt a strong sense of guilt.
But love is not something that can be lied about or deceived. Love is love, and not loving is not loving. Xiao Yan felt that he couldn't do things like lying and deceiving others.
Reaching out to gently stroke Tina's soft blonde hair, Xiao Yan made no attempt to hide the heartache in his eyes. He gently picked Tina up and placed her on the grass, tenderly wiping away the tears on her face with his fingertips.
"Tina, there are some things I need to make clear to you. Before I do, please believe me, I never intended to hurt you. Your mommy and I both love you!"
"No! You have a woman you love now, you're no longer my fiancé, and I won't be your fiancée anymore! I hate you, and I'll never trust you again!"
Children's world is so simple; love is love, and not loving is not loving. Tina couldn't understand, nor did she want to understand, Xiao Yan's statement that he had a woman he loved but would still love her like his mother did.
She covered her ears while crying, not wanting to hear what Xiao Yan was about to say, but Xiao Yan patiently removed Tina's hands from her ears and looked at her with a gentle smile.
"Tina, having a woman I love doesn't mean I don't love you anymore."
You need to understand that love comes in many forms. The love between us is familial, just like your mother's love for you. No matter what, I will never abandon you, and you will never lose me, understand?
"Am I still your fiancée?"
Tina looked at Xiao Yan with teary eyes. Xiao Yan really didn't know how to answer this question, but he knew he absolutely couldn't deceive this child with an IQ of only ten years old with some ambiguous words like Alice had done before.
"You can be my sister, and I'll love you even more than my fiancée, okay?"
Tina looked at Xiao Yan with some confusion, her beautiful eyes still glistening with tears, but her expression was blank. Xiao Yan knew that this was the look of her deep thought.
After a long while, Tina frowned and pouted as she looked at Xiao Yan.
"Can my sister still live with Xiao? Can she still see Xiao every day? Can she still have a baby with Xiao?"
These questions really made Xiao Yan both laugh and cry, but at the same time he was very happy that no matter what, Tina's heart was still so pure. Alice had not instilled her malicious thoughts in her. On this point, Xiao Yan admired her. In any case, Alice was absolutely qualified as a mother.
"Except for not being able to have babies, you can live with me and see me every morning when you wake up, okay?"
"Why can't we have a baby? Don't you like me?"
As Tina spoke, tears began to fall again. Xiao Yan sighed inwardly, but still chose to hold her in his arms and take her hand in his.
"Because giving birth is a very painful thing, and only a fiancée can do such a thing. And your sister is Xiao's dearest and most beloved person, do you understand?"
"Will you treat me as well as Mommy treats me?"
"Of course! From now on, I'll be your older brother, the closest person to you besides Mommy. Do you think I won't treat you well?"
Tina was very simple-minded. She laughed without thinking when Xiao Yan said that, her face still wet with tears as she looked at him.
"Then you have to promise me you'll take me to meet your fiancée, okay?"
"Okay, I'll take you to Xiangcheng to see Sister Gu after I finish my work, okay?"
"Um!"
Alice stood to the side, watching the happy smile on Tina's face, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Since Xiao Yan left, she has rarely seen such a genuine smile on her face. At first, Alice said that Xiao Yan was her fiancé just to find a lifelong support for her intellectually disabled daughter.
Besides, Xiao Yan needed her help. Alice thought any man would agree to marry a mentally immature, decorative wife in exchange for money. She just didn't expect Xiao Yan to refuse.
She thought Tina would be heartbroken to learn that Xiao Yan wasn't her fiancé, but she didn't expect him to be able to persuade that stubborn girl to accept this reality. This made Alice admire Xiao Yan's arrangement. Sometimes, being a wife isn't the most suitable position for Tina. Perhaps stepping down to the position of a sister is the best ending for her!
With Xiao Yan's promise, Alice felt at ease, knowing that even if she died in the future, she wouldn't have to worry about what would happen to Tina.
"Mommy, I'm sorry, I ran away all by myself!"
When Tina turned her head and saw Alice, she immediately got up and ran to her side, pulling her arm and shaking it repeatedly. Her tone and expression were exactly like a child being spoiled. Alice symbolically pinched her nose, her beautiful face full of maternal love.
"You shouldn't be so childish in the future. Your brother Xiao will definitely love you very much, you know?"
In order to keep Xiao Yan to help her fulfill her wish, Alice had no choice but to accept his proposed sibling relationship. Xiao Yan stood coolly to the side with his hands in his pockets, watching the mother and daughter.
If Alice hadn't possessed such a cruel heart, she could have been a kind and loving mother.
“I know. Xiao said he would take me to Xiangcheng to meet his fiancée after he finished his work. He said I should call her Sister Gu.”
"Okay, Mommy will go with you then, okay? Of course, you need to prepare a gift when you meet someone for the first time, you know?"
"A gift? Okay, I'll go to my room to choose one now. Mommy, Xiao, you two chat, I'll go pick out a gift for Sister Gu!"
Tina is just like that, with a childlike heart. After saying that, she ran back like the wind. Xiao Yan watched her back and frowned slightly.
Have you taken her to see a doctor recently? Is there any possibility that her intellectual impairment can be restored?
"As you know, I would never give up if there was even the slightest hope!"
Alice smiled bitterly; she would never get what she wanted in her entire life.
Alice had such a painful and difficult life, and she only had one daughter, who was injured in a car accident when she was ten years old. She would only grow older, but her intelligence and thoughts would remain at the level of a ten-year-old child. This was undoubtedly the most painful thing for Alice.
Even if she has a fortune, what good is it? She still can't save her most beloved daughter.
"Don't worry, I said I'd take care of her for the rest of my life, and I won't go back on my word!"
Xiao Yan walked to a chair and sat down. Alice's villa was very large, with a lush green lawn in the yard. Just looking at the greenery made him feel good.
"Then I really have to thank you properly! But I will absolutely not give up on the things I asked you to do for me, and I will absolutely not let you and Gu Mingxia get together!"
Alice sat down next to Xiao Yan and spoke casually, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.
"I knew you'd be like this, but it doesn't matter! I believe Xiaxia will understand me!"
Xiao Yan shrugged, indicating that he didn't care about what Alice said, but Alice laughed coldly.
"Understanding? Women are blind when it comes to love. She only cares whether you've been honest with her and whether you consider her the most important person in your life. She'll never think about understanding or any kind of hardship!"
Alice paused here, then burst into loud laughter, and looked at Xiao Yan.
"Another problem is that women who value family all have one flaw: they get stuck on things! Once they've made up their minds about something, you can talk yourself hoarse and they absolutely won't change their minds!"
"Are you talking about yourself? Alice, or should I call you Gu Huaiyan, Miss Gu?"
"No! I still prefer to be called Alice Morgan! You know I am Mrs. Morgan, and the Gu Huaiyan you mentioned has absolutely nothing to do with me. The entire upper class of America knows I am Mrs. Morgan!"
Alice leaned back gracefully in her chair, her eyes slightly narrowed as she spoke. Gu Huaiyan, how many years had it been since anyone called her by that name? If Xiao Yan hadn't called out those three words today, she would have almost forgotten that she was once a member of the Gu family, and that she had a very beautiful name.
"Oh? Since the Gu family's identity has nothing to do with you anymore, why did you ask me to help you destroy all of Gu Huaikun's businesses? Why did you make him suffer the pain of his family being destroyed?"
Xiao Yan looked at Alice in confusion. A year ago, when Alice told him about this plan, he had hired a private investigator at a high price to investigate all her information. It took a lot of effort to finally find out that Alice was Gu Huaiyan, the eldest daughter of the previous generation of the Gu family, who left the Gu family and Xiangcheng in anger because Gu Huaikun refused her and disappeared ever since!
“You’re still too young! Identity may not matter, but those loves and hates will remain in your memory! All the pain in my life is because of Gu Huaikun and the Gu family, so… how can I accept this?”
"Oh? So what is your purpose? To make Gu Huaikun admit that he was blind to have rejected you back then? Or to let him see how radiant you are today?"
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