Chapter 155 Ruthless
As the snow fell heavily, Yan Zhao felt utterly hopeless, biting her lip tightly.
"Yes, it's my own fault."
"It's all my own fault... I deserve to die."
Seeing her like this, Wenxi felt no pity whatsoever.
Lu Jinghuai only signed a divorce agreement with her, and this rumor hasn't really affected her much yet, but Yan Zhao already looks like she has no will to live.
In the end, it's because life has been too easy.
Wen Xi asked calmly, "Do you still pity Wen Chao?"
Yan Zhao's throat tightened, and he was instantly speechless.
Of course she didn't pity Wen Chao!
If Wen Chao hadn't been so cunning and calculating, how could she have been forced to sign a divorce agreement?
She had a crush on Lu Jinghuai for so many years, and finally married him... but everything was ruined because of Wen Chao.
After signing the divorce agreement, Yan Zhao went to settle accounts with Wen Chao.
But as soon as she arrived at the hospital entrance, she ran into her biological father, Wen Haichuan.
Wen Haichuan's heart leaped into his throat.
He completely ignored what Yan Zhao said, instead pinning the blame for spreading rumors on her and accusing her of having impure intentions and slandering Wen Chao.
Yan Zhao had never suffered such an injustice in her life.
She was kicked out of the hospital by Wen Haichuan, and she cried all the way.
By the time she realized what was happening, she had already run to the Yan family's door.
She misses her mom and dad.
But she had promised Shang Chen that she would never set foot in the Yan family again.
Yan Zhao lingered at the entrance of the Yan family villa for a long time, and finally couldn't help but squat down and cry at the entrance.
She never expected that she would run into Wen Xi and Shang Chen when she was at her lowest and most miserable.
The two were dressed impeccably, their faces calm and composed, making them a very well-matched couple.
This contrasts sharply with her disheveled state.
Yan Zhao felt her self-esteem had been crushed. Not wanting Wen Xi to laugh at her anymore, she turned to leave.
Just then, Yan Xu came over, holding an umbrella and braving the wind and snow.
"sister!"
Yan Zhao turned her head abruptly, tears streaming down her face, and said weakly, "Why are you here?"
Yan Xu lowered his head: "My parents sent me."
Yan Zhao's eyes lit up.
Yan Xu suppressed his discomfort and said with difficulty, "My parents asked me to take you home."
These were not words Yan Xu wanted to say, but his mother told him he had to say them.
Yan Zhao's eyes, which had just lit up, instantly dimmed.
Her adoptive parents used to cherish her like a treasure, and they would be heartbroken if she even got a scratch.
No matter what she does, they will unconditionally support her and stand up for her.
But now she has been abandoned by Lu Jinghuai, beaten and disliked by her own mother, and burdened with the blame for spreading rumors and framing Wenxi... yet they are unwilling to even show their faces.
Just because she's not their biological child?
They've raised her for twenty-seven years; even a dog would have feelings for her by now.
Aren't you worried at all that she might freeze in the snow?
They are so cruel!
Yan Xu said anxiously, "Sister, let me take you home first."
Yan Zhao: "Mom and Dad... are they really so heartless? They won't even see me?"
Now that Yan Xu has come out, her adoptive parents must know that she is here.
Yan Xu struggled for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.
His mother's words were so cold-blooded and heartless that he couldn't bear to tell Yan Zhao them.
Yan Zhao trembled all over: "You don't need to say anything, I understand..."
Shang Chen suddenly reminded Assistant Wu in a deep voice: "Close the window."
No matter how exciting other people's performances are, Shang Chen isn't very interested.
But from the conversation between the Yan siblings, he saw the attitude of his parents-in-law, and that was enough.
The car window rolled up, and Yan Zhao could be vaguely seen struggling to take two steps outside before collapsing onto the snow.
Yan Xu dropped the umbrella and called out worriedly, "Sister!"
Yan Xu struggled to hold the unconscious Yan Zhao and instinctively turned to Shang Chen for help.
When he turned around, he found that Shang Chen's car had already driven away.
Only the siblings remained, struggling to walk through the heavy snow.
Half an hour ago, the Yan family discovered Yan Zhao squatting not far away.
An eerie silence fell over the whole family.
Yan Xu said cautiously, "Mom, my sister has been outside in the cold for an hour. If she stays any longer, she'll get sick..."
"Are you very worried?"
Yan Xu: "How can I not worry?"
Winters in Beijing can be deadly!
Zhou Ruo said calmly, "She'll be thirty in two years. If she feels cold, she should leave on her own instead of squatting at someone else's door."
Yan Xu said in disbelief, "Mom, aren't you being a little too cruel?"
Zhou Ruo looked at Yan Xu coldly: "When Xixi was six years old, she was locked on the balcony by Yan Zhao's biological mother and froze unconscious. That's what you call heartless."
"I wasn't ruthless enough, which is why Xixi suffered so much after returning from the Wen family."
Yan Xu immediately fell silent.
Ever since Zhou Ruo heard the inside story from Wen Zhou, she began to investigate Wen Xi's childhood.
During this period, Zhou Ruo's mood was often low and her condition was not good.
Yan Xu had already been severely reprimanded by the two of them several times, and dared not act recklessly again.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Ruo suddenly spoke up: "Go and take her home."
Yan Xu suddenly looked up, thinking that his mother had finally softened.
Zhou Ruo: "She is the daughter of the Wen family. If she faints at the Yan family's door, it may implicate Xixi."
Yan Xu called out, "Mom!"
Zhou Ruo said indifferently, "Could you pass on a few words to her for me?"
“She’s an adult, and she has to pay the price for her actions.”
"I just hope she can learn from this experience and mature once this storm passes."
Before Yan Xu could finish listening, he turned around, grabbed his umbrella, and ran away.
He felt his mother's words were too cruel.
He couldn't even stand listening to it, so how could he dare tell his sister?!
After Yan Xu left, Zhou Ruo went upstairs.
From the third-floor balcony, she could clearly see Yan Zhao squatting at the entrance of the Yan family's house.
Seeing Yan Zhao faint, Yan Xu struggled to help her hail a taxi, and Zhou Ruo slowly closed her eyes.
Yan Huai'an: "Since you've already sent Ah Xu to see Yan Zhao off, why bother coming to take a look?"
Zhou Ruo closed her eyes, feeling the wind and snow all around her, and reached out to catch the falling snowflakes.
"I never realized that winters in Beijing could be this cold."
"The wind blows over me, it feels like it could scrape my skin off, and the cold air freezes my fingers instantly."
Yan Huai'an was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.
Zhou Ruo: "I know the children I raised very well."
"Yan Zhao is using a self-inflicted injury as a ruse, but she is spoiled and pampered and won't be able to hold out for long."
“Even if I don’t let Ah Xu go, she will leave on her own.”
Yan Huai'an then understood.
The wife asked her son to go downstairs to see Yan Zhao off, just so she could say those words.
Zhou Ruo: "When we switched the child back, one wrong step led to another, and my relationship with Yan Zhao as mother and daughter was completely over."
"We've come to this, and it's our just desserts, but no matter what, I can't let Xixi down again."
Yan Huai'an draped a coat over Zhou Ruo and coaxed her in a low voice, "Xi Xi and A Chen are here, let's go downstairs first."
"Don't worry the children."
The coldness and hardness around Zhou Ruo suddenly dissipated, and her eyes instantly reddened.
"Honey, I want to hug Xixi."
"Give my six-year-old daughter a hug."
She must have been so cold lying on the balcony.
Even Yan Huai'an, a grown man, couldn't help but feel his eyes well up with tears upon hearing these words.
Some things, once they become knots in your heart.
That's something I can never get over.
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