"Then what do you mean? What did An An do wrong? You were born without a father. Don't you think your behavior is selfish? And..." The old lady sighed at this point: "Your mother passed away early. If it weren't for your grandmother's old bones, you wouldn't have suffered so much as a child."
"Can you bear to watch your child suffer the same pain as you? Even though you can provide food and drink for your child, as a single parent, regardless of whether it's easy for you or not, it won't work for the child. A child needs two people to raise him or her together."
The old lady earnestly advised, "I know you won't listen. You haven't told me what happened between you and the child's father yet. It's just that I, an old lady, love to nag. By the way, have you returned to your home?"
Xia Yunxi raised her head with confusion in her eyes.
The old lady said, "Xia Chenghai's side."
"No."
"Well, find some time to go back and take a look. You were only seven or eight when your mother passed away. I don't know if Xia Chenghai lost all of your mother's belongings. Go back and ask."
"What's wrong, grandma?" Xia Yunxi didn't understand what the old lady meant.
A look of nostalgia crossed Liu Shufen's wrinkled face, but she quickly recovered: "If I hadn't lost them, I could have kept one or two of them as a reminder."
Xia Yunxi thought that her grandmother was old and couldn't help but reminisce about the past. To see her grandma die before her would be a lifelong pain for such an old person.
Xia Yunxi was about to tell the old lady that she had taken her mother's belongings back, but the old lady sighed and spoke.
"Your mother didn't like Xia Chenghai at first, but your grandfather forced her to agree. Later, they got married and had you. Xia Chenghai went into business, and your grandfather took out all the money in the family to continue and gave him start-up capital. If it weren't for our family, would Xia Chenghai still want to become a prominent figure in Jiangcheng? He can dream on."
The old lady said viciously.
Xia Yunxi knew that she still had resentment towards her father.
In fact, didn't she have one herself?
Xia Yunxi lowered her eyes, hiding the expression in them, and subtly changed the subject, chatting with the old lady about something else.
By the time we left the nursing home, the sun had already set.
Walking on the side of the bare road, Xia Yunxi held Li Jinchen's hand, thinking about everything she had experienced in the Xia family.
She thought she had forgotten it long ago, but when the string in her mind was touched, everything seemed so clear and audible.
Hurt cannot be forgotten and pretended as if nothing happened. This is also the most fundamental reason why she has long since removed the role of her father from her heart.
Since I can't give her protection, then just treat it as if it doesn't exist. That way, there will be no expectations, loneliness, or grievances.
"Mom, who is your father?" Li Jinchen asked curiously while kicking the stones under his feet.
Xia Yunxi looked down at him, thinking about how the old lady hadn't avoided talking to children, no wonder he was curious.
In fact, since Xia Yu'an returned to China, apart from taking the little one to see her only relative, her grandmother, Xia Yu'an didn't know what her father was like. He had never met his grandfather.
Not to mention Li Jinchen?
"Mom doesn't have a dad, she only has a grandma." Xia Yunxi explained patiently.
Li Jinchen raised his head, his delicate face full of confusion: "Why?"
Xia Yunxi thought for a moment and said in a way that a child could understand, "Dad just doesn't like me. Mom stopped living with Dad when she was very young."
Li Jinchen really understood. Although he had a cold little face, he couldn't hide his cuteness. If he thought seriously, he could easily capture the soft heart of an adult.
He thought about what his mother said, then looked at her seriously and said, "I like you, Mom."
Xia Yunxi's lips curled up slightly, and Li Jinchen added, "Grow up and protect your mother."
Xia Yunxi was very soft-hearted and touched his head.
When the two returned home, Xia Yunxi prepared some food for herself and Li Jinchen. After eating, she washed up and went back to her room to lie down.
The phone rang. She picked up the phone and took a look. It was Xia Chenghai.
Xia Yunxi frowned slightly.
Li Jinchen raised his head from the quilt and looked at her.
Xia Yunxi patted his head and said, "Read the children's book for a while. Mommy's going to answer the phone."
Li Jinchen nodded obediently.
Xia Yunxi got out of bed and went outside. After closing the bedroom door, she opened her cell phone and answered it.
"Xia Yunxi?"
"What else do you have to say?" Xia Yunxi didn't think that he had anything else to say to his father.
"What's with that tone?" Xia Chenghai's tone immediately soured, but facing this rebellious girl, he never had a good look: "You called the police, didn't you? Who told you to? You have to cancel it immediately, or don't blame me for being rude."
"How else do you want to be rude? Also, I don't understand what you are saying." Xia Yunxi didn't turn on the lights. In the darkness, her face was very cool and cold.
"Don't think I can't do anything to you just because you're strong-willed now. No matter what you say, you're my son, Xia Chenghai. I'm telling you to immediately drop your criminal record and apologize to Boss Wang. I'll pretend this never happened. If you anger Boss Wang, you'll be out of this whole Jiangcheng."
"Why, you still want to sever ties with me like you did five years ago and pretend I never existed, right?"
"What's with that tone of your voice?" Xia Chenghai was angry.
"I think this is a good idea. We can stay away from each other forever and avoid getting tired of each other." Xia Yunxi said coldly.
"Xia Yunxi." Xia Chenghai almost gritted his teeth.
"My criminal record will not be erased. Boss Wang, you can handle it yourself. Also, as for whether you can stay in Jiangcheng, my father, didn't you do it five years ago? And you did it so decisively. You should continue to be so decisive. Don't call me anymore. It's boring."
After Xia Yunxi finished speaking, she hung up the phone.
Regardless of Xia Chenghai's outburst, she stood quietly in the darkness, her mind empty. She clearly had nothing on her mind. But the things that flashed through her mind one after another... it was truly exhausting, overwhelmingly sad.
That's her father, her biological father!
There was the sound of a door opening behind me, and at the same time, a ray of light poured into the living room from the crack in the door.
Li Jinchen poked out his little head and called out softly, "Mom..."
Xia Yunxi turned around and saw the little guy. She walked over and picked him up, closed the door, and asked as she walked towards the bed, "Why did you come out?"
"Mom, not here."
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