Upon hearing the old man's words, Ji Zhinan confirmed his suspicions.
Her eyes narrowed, revealing an unfriendly gaze, and a chill emanated from her.
The old man briefly recounted the whole story, and after he finished, he continued, "I've been reflecting on this these past few days, and I realize that I may have indeed been neglecting Ji Zhixia."
Over the years, he has always put Miss Luo's entrustment to him first, and he would rather wrong anyone than wrong Nan Nan.
Regardless of Ji Pengfei and his wife's attitude, he doted on Nannan, never hitting or scolding her, and spoiling her to the end.
He always reminded Ji Pengfei and his wife to remember who gave them their good life and that they must acknowledge Nan Nan and treat her as their own daughter.
The old man always thought he was doing this for Nannan's own good, unaware that people are two-faced, saying one thing to her face and another behind her back. His doting on Nannan ultimately caused the family of three to harbor even deeper resentment towards the child, and they bullied her wantonly in private when he wasn't looking…
“Some things are pointless to argue about. Since we’ve broken off relations, let’s just go our separate ways. As parents, our responsibility is to raise our children to adulthood. I’ve done everything I could as a father and grandfather. How their family lives in the future is none of my business.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's eyes darkened.
Gu Yibei had already told him some things: his son, Ji Pengfei, threatened Nannan with his life to prevent her from taking anything from the Ji family, all for money and power.
Fortunately, Nan Nan was clever and turned the tables on him, otherwise the old man would have let Nan Nan and Miss Luo down.
It's impossible not to feel heartbroken after being abandoned by your own son.
"Originally, I brought Nan Nan back to my hometown to re-acknowledge him as my son just to cover my tracks and evade pursuit..."
After the divorce, Ji Pengfei was supported by his ex-wife. His father, the old man, had been working in the city and had not returned to the village for many years. He had the status of father and son with Ji Pengfei, but no father-son relationship.
If it weren't for protecting Ji Zhinan, he wouldn't have gone back to the village to use Ji Pengfei's family as cover.
Back then, I went back with a specific purpose in mind to re-establish my relationship with that family of three, so I felt guilty. Now that Ji Zhixia has done something so despicable, it's like the two sides have evened out.
"..." Ji Zhinan listened from the side, unusually quiet.
Her face was expressionless, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
The old man had barely finished speaking when he suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Young Master!"
He looked at Li Yuan and said anxiously, "I suddenly remembered some things from more than 20 years ago. I don't know if they will be of any use to you!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan immediately sat up straight: "Speak!"
"After Miss Luo helped me escape back then, she was always careful and kept hiding. I originally thought Miss Luo was hiding from the Warrens family, but now that I think about it, it seems that wasn't the case."
“When Nan Nan was 100 days old, Miss Luo said something like this when she entrusted the child to me.”
[You are not from our world. They won't notice you, nor will they know of Nan Nan's existence. Please take her away. I touched the black card; those people will be here soon. If I survive this, I will come looking for you. If I am gone, please keep this a secret. If possible, I hope my daughter will never know I exist.]
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