Fang Qingdai looked at Xiao Mao.
She had thought it through. She and Xiao Mao had a deep bond and considered each other family.
Mao Min is still at the Oasis base, along with his family and associates.
Xiao Mao couldn't possibly betray everyone; he didn't say it, so he must have had some unavoidable difficulties.
However, Fang Qingdai did not want to create a rift between herself and Xiao Mao due to suspicion, so she decided to have an honest talk.
She only needs to make one statement: if Xiao Mao is still unwilling to elaborate, she can give him time and space, but her attitude must be clear to avoid creating estrangement between them.
Xiao Mao understood what Fang Qingdai meant. He covered his face, rubbed it hard, and let out a long sigh.
Mao Ling sensed something was wrong, and her anger quickly dissipated. She looked at Fang Qingdai with concern, then at Xiao Mao, and hesitated before asking, "What's wrong? What happened?"
When Mao Ling realized that Fang Qingdai and the others had left the room with Xiao Mao, and that Xiao Mao had spoken with Li Weidong in the room earlier, her expression changed slightly.
"Xiao Mao, what did you talk about with Li Weidong?"
Xiao Mao looked up at Fang Qingdai, her eyes a little red: "I'm sorry, sister, I didn't know how to tell you, so I never mentioned it."
“Last time you asked me to find a way to do a paternity test with the current Li Weidong. I got his hair and did the test. The results showed that we are father and son.”
Mao Ling's eyes widened: "When did this happen? Why didn't you contact me for the psychiatric evaluation?"
"Wait, father and son?!"
“How could you and him be father and son? We’ve done a DNA test. He… he…”
Mao Ling paused, thinking about the changes in Li Weidong over the past year.
She looked at Xiao Mao with some helplessness: "You, after you found out, why didn't you tell us?"
This is also what puzzled Fang Qingdai.
Xiao Mao gave a wry smile: "I'm such an idiot!"
“I thought I had let go before because I was sure that Li Weidong was not my father, so I let go of my obsession with seeking fatherly love from him.”
"But this Li Weidong, he really is my father..."
Xiao Mao's eyes were red, and his expression was a mix of crying and laughing: "He knew I had done a paternity test, and then he found me and told me where he had been all these years and his hardships."
"He asked me to give him a chance, saying he wanted to make it up to me."
“He knew that I had assembled a small robot for the first time when I was eight years old. He eagerly took it to the fake Li Weidong, hoping to get praise, but the fake Li Weidong smashed the robot and scolded me for being ignorant and incompetent.”
"Then he took out a robot that was exactly the same as the one I made back then and gave it to me, saying that he had spent a long time piecing together the fragments to restore it, and that he had always treasured it carefully."
As Xiao Mao spoke, tears streamed down his face: "He knew that when I was ten years old, I was comparing with my friends to see whose dad loved me more. I lied and said that my dad loved me the most and gave me lots and lots of gifts, but in the end, he found out and my friends laughed at me for a long time."
"Then he gave me birthday gifts every year from when I was one year old to now when I'm eighteen. Each one was a gift I had always wanted!"
Little Mao's eyes sparkled with tiny glimmers of light, and his face was filled with the purest innocence and joy of childhood.
Fang Qingdai and Mao Lingxin sank inch by inch to the bottom of the valley.
They didn't know if Li Weidong was genuinely trying to make amends to Xiao Mao, or if he was just deceiving her.
But rationally they all knew that Xiao Mao didn't have any bargaining chips that Li Weidong would go to such lengths to deceive.
He is probably trying to make up for what he owes as a father.
but……
Mao Ling interrupted Xiao Mao's story with an icy expression: "Isn't it his duty to make amends?"
"That's what he owes as a father. And do you think the grievances you suffered can be completely erased by making amends? Even if you could, what about your mother?"
Mao Ling stared straight at Xiao Mao, not allowing him to look away: "Your mother's superpowers are completely destroyed, and your grandfather's cause of death has not yet been verified!"
"The fact that Li Weidong knows about your childhood experiences shows that he wasn't completely restricted in his freedom. What compelling reasons did he have to watch his wife and children suffer?"
"Even if he had his reasons, what about in the beginning? He dug up your mother's energy nest, climbed to the top by leveraging the Mao family's influence, and exchanged identities with the fake Li Weidong. None of this was his own choice, was it?"
"If he were truly so passive, he would never have had the chance to see the light of day again!"
The waste should have been disposed of long ago to prevent the matter from being exposed!
The fact that the real Li Weidong is still alive and can clearly know about Xiao Mao and Mao Min's situation suggests that he is likely in a relatively free state!
Xiao Mao's face was pale. He shook his head, trying to explain: "But, but he's really good to me. He said that if I'm scared, he can send me away and won't let me get involved in these conflicts. If I'm willing to work for him, he will do everything he can to support me and help me grow!"
Mao Ling's voice grew increasingly shrill: "Send you away? After you leave, who will investigate the destruction of your mother's energy nest and the true cause of your grandfather's death?"
"It's even more ridiculous to ask you to do things. Once you get involved with that organization, you'll become the murderer who persecuted your mother. Mao Liangliang, do you even have a brain? Which of his paths is truly for your own good?"
"Are you that desperate for love?!"
Xiao Mao froze, his face drained of all color.
Fang Qingdai quickly got up and, with a mix of urging and persuasion, sent Mao Ling out.
Family members know best where the knife hurts the most, but when they lose their temper, they often can't control themselves.
Xiao Mao is indeed lacking in love, and his pursuit of fatherly love has become an obsession for him. He briefly put it down, but only after learning the identity of the fake Li Weidong.
Now that the real Li Weidong has returned, he is extremely adept at winning people's hearts.
Fang Qingdai could feel the profound emotions and the rich details just by listening.
Honestly, anyone would be thrown off balance and unable to make a rational judgment if treated by someone they had once desperately pursued and could not have.
Xiao Mao was simply held back by his obsessive yearning for paternal love.
Fang Qingdai returned to Xiao Mao's side, touched and took out a handkerchief and handed it to Xiao Mao.
Xiao Mao covered his face with a handkerchief and then burst into tears.
"Sister, what should I do? I can't bring myself to do it to him!"
"What should I do? What should I do?"
"I'm sorry to my mother, and I'm sorry to those souls whose powers were stripped away. I'm such a useless person. How could I not be so heartless!"
Fang Qingdai was surprised to learn that her childhood friend, Xiao Mao, had lost a lot of weight.
The chubby boy who used to have a chubby belly and couldn't even fit into his protective gear is now flat-chested, with gaps even in his black protective gear.
He must have been tormented by internal conflicts every day this year.
Fang Qingdai felt a pang of heartache and regretted not noticing sooner.
This child, if not properly guided, will really drive himself crazy.
Fang Qingdai softened her voice: "You're not useless, you're just too sentimental."
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