Chapter 79 My Sister is Sick
Cousin Zhou walked in half a step later and, seeing Zhou Ruo crying so sadly, couldn't help but sigh.
"We thought Xixi was pampered in the Wen family, but who knew she had suffered so much injustice."
Abandoning a child for six months, slapping someone, jumping off a building... any of these incidents sounds terrifying.
This is hardly the kind of thing a mother would do to her child.
She thought of how her cousin cherished Yan Zhao and couldn't bear to see her suffer any injustice, which made her even more resentful.
"When I think about how much Xixi suffered when she was little, my heart aches."
"No wonder Xixi said she was practically raised by her brother."
Zhou Ruo covered her face and cried, "We are the bad parents. We lost her for 27 years and made her suffer so much."
Zhou Ruo trembled all over at the thought of Ning Jin jumping off a building with Wen Xi in his arms.
She almost lost her daughter forever.
The child she had longed for for six years, the child she had endured eleven hours of labor to give birth to… was a child she was prepared to cherish and pamper.
She felt somewhat relieved when she learned that Yan Zhao was not her biological son.
Fortunately, she had never mistreated Yan Zhao in the slightest during these twenty-seven years, and she had lived up to the Wen family's expectations.
Putting herself in their shoes, she also hoped that the Wen family wouldn't mistreat their child.
Zhou Ruo leaned against the wall, tears streaming down her face for a long time.
Meanwhile, Yan Huai'an was also contacting Wen Haichuan, wanting to sit down and talk with him about the two children and Ning Jin.
Wen Haichuan was alright; unlike Ning Jin, he didn't use going abroad as an excuse to avoid her, but he often used being busy as an excuse to refuse.
Yan Huai'an decided to find out Wen Haichuan's address and go directly to his house to confront him.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the residential area, they saw a young woman coming out arm in arm with Wen Haichuan.
When their eyes met, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Yan Huai'an and Wen Haichuan's faces.
Wen Haichuan: "Brother Yan, what brings you here?"
Yan Huai'an said, somewhat reluctantly, "I'll wait for you."
Wen Haichuan glanced at the young woman beside him and quickly explained, "This is my daughter, Wen Xi."
Yan Huai'an's expression stiffened, and he asked in an unpleasant tone, "Which stream?"
Wen Haichuan looked embarrassed: "The 'Xi' in 'tide'."
"What a coincidence," Yan Huai'an said with a faint smile. "It sounds the same as my Xixi's name."
Wen Haichuan: "Hehe... What a coincidence."
The two met at a private teahouse to chat.
Upon hearing Ning Jin's name, Wen Haichuan simply resigned himself to his fate, saying, "Brother Yan, I'll be frank with you too."
“Ning Jin and I have been separated for over ten years. The only reason we haven’t divorced is for the sake of our two children.”
"I couldn't control what she did ten years ago, let alone ten years from now."
Yan Huai'an narrowed his eyes. "So she was this willful and reckless ten years ago?"
“Xixi remembers her kindness in raising her and treats her with respect, but she has no sense of propriety at all. She has contacted Xixi privately several times, causing Xixi to suffer a lot of grievances and leading to a worsening relationship between the two children.”
"How could she even come up with such a terrible idea as to make Xixi buy back the wedding ring that Lu Jinghuai ordered!"
Wen Haichuan shrugged. "She's always been so unreliable. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten to this point with her."
Yan Huai'an said with a smile, "So, that girl named Wen Xi from earlier, is also blamed on Mrs. Wen?"
Yan Huai'an disliked Ning Jin, but it was unfair of Wen Haichuan to pin all the blame for his affair and having an illegitimate daughter on Ning Jin.
Wen Haichuan smiled and remained silent.
However, Yan Huai'an could also see that Wen Haichuan had absolutely no intention of getting involved in this matter.
Before leaving, Wen Haichuan managed to say something that seemed useful.
“Now the one who can make the decisions in the Wen family is my son, Wen Zhou. If you want to control Ning Jin, you can wait until Wen Zhou returns to China and talk to him.”
When will Wen Zhou return to China?
"I don't know about that."
When Yan Huai'an returned home, he saw Zhou Ruo sitting blankly on the sofa.
He put down his bag, changed his shoes, and approached: "How is it?"
After being married for many years, Yan Huai'an could tell from Zhou Ruo's expression that she had probably heard a lot of bad news.
He spoke first: "I saw Wen Haichuan. He shrugged, clearly indicating that he didn't want to get involved."
“He said that if he wanted to control Ning Jin, he would have to find his son Wen Zhou, but Wen Zhou was abroad and no one could contact him.”
Zhou Ruo's expression remained indifferent.
Yan Huai'an couldn't help but complain: "Wen Haichuan is so shameless. When I went to confront him, he was still parading around with his illegitimate daughter."
"After I left, I made a special inquiry. It turns out that this illegitimate daughter was born to him and a Thai woman. If he wasn't wary of Wen Zhou, he would have taken her home long ago and raised her as a legitimate member of the Wen family."
Zhou Ruo seemed to react at this moment: "A Thai woman?"
She suddenly remembered the meaningful smile the ladies at the mahjong table gave when Mrs. Wu met Ning Jin in Thailand.
It turns out that Wen Haichuan's lover was in Thailand.
Yan Huai'an: "Do you know what Wen Haichuan's illegitimate daughter's name is?"
"What's your name?"
"Wen Xi!"
Zhou Ruo almost cried out: "Wen Xi?!"
"The character '汐' in '潮汐' is pronounced the same but written differently, so the illegitimate daughter is half a year younger than Xixi."
Seeing Zhou Ruo's strong reaction, Yan Huai'an sighed, "When I heard that girl's name, I was also furious."
They're all old foxes, how can they not figure each other out?
Isn't this name just something that mother and daughter outside did to disgust Ning Jin and Wen Xi?
Zhou Ruo clenched the pillow tightly, her heart feeling like it was being fried in a pan of oil.
Wenxi, Wenxi?
Does this mean that, in addition to the torment she suffered at Ning Jin's hands when she was young, Xi Xi's position with her father was also replaced by someone else?
As she pondered, Zhou Ruo closed her eyes and tears suddenly streamed down her face.
Yan Huai'an asked anxiously, "Why are you crying?"
Just then, Yan Xu entered the hall with a sullen face.
"Dad, Mom."
Yan Huai'an asked impatiently, "Why are you back?"
He doted on someone else's daughter like a precious gem, but the other person was wholeheartedly raising his illegitimate daughter.
Yan Huai'an felt very unbalanced when he thought about it, and he also looked at Yan Xu with displeasure.
Zhou Ruo wiped away her tears and said indifferently, "Why did you come back?"
Yan Xu's expression was conflicted, and he remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "My sister is sick."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall fell silent.
Neither Zhou Ruo nor Yan Huai'an reacted.
Yan Xu couldn't help but call out, "Dad, Mom, aren't you going to go see her?"
"Lu Jinghuai and my sister are separated. She's so upset she's fallen ill with a persistent high fever..."
"When she was sick before, you were all so worried. You would rush back from business trips and stay with her day and night. Why don't you have any reaction now?"
Zhou Ruo said expressionlessly, "She's sick, so naturally her own mother is taking care of her. What's the point of telling us?"
Yan Xu raised his voice in disbelief: "Mom! How can you be so cold-blooded and heartless?!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Huai'an's temple throbbed with anger, and he roared, "Who are you talking to, you brat?!"
Isn't that so?
Yan Xu said with a heartbroken look, "You guys are too cruel!"
"My sister was raised by you all, and now she's seriously ill, and you don't even want to visit her, just because she's not your biological daughter?"
"Was that 27-year relationship all a lie?"
"After so many years of relationship, to just throw it all away like that, isn't that heartless?!"
Zhou Ruo took a deep breath and calmly said, "Yan Xu, come here, I'll tell you why."
Yan Xu was taken aback, but trusting his mother, he obediently walked over.
Zhou Ruo looked at her son in front of her, raised her hand and slapped him hard.
Snap!
Yan Xu's face was swollen.
He covered his face, looking incredulous: "Mom, why did you hit me?!"
Zhou Ruo stared coldly at Yan Xu, "Didn't you want a reason? Didn't I tell you?"
Yan Xu: "?!"
Zhou Ruo: "I've taken care of the Wen family's daughter for twenty-seven years, yet my own daughter has suffered so much injustice. Isn't that enough?!"
"I'm just heartless!"
"From now on, Yan Zhao's people and affairs have nothing to do with the Yan family. If you are not satisfied, you are free to disown me as your mother!"
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