Qiao Shengguo immediately replied solicitously, "Tell me, I will answer to the best of my knowledge."
Qiao Wanwan went straight to the point, "Were you there when I gave birth?"
Qiao Shengguo's face paled. "Wanwan, are you still blaming me...?"
"I just want to understand clearly."
Seeing that there was nothing unusual about her expression, Qiao Shengguo said with relief, "Back then, when you got pregnant, we didn't know that it was Yuqi's doing. Yuqi was thinking of the Qiao family in every way, saying that it was shameful and absolutely could not be spread. So we found an empty villa in the suburbs and locked you up there to take care of your pregnancy."
"As your belly grows bigger every day, Yuqi said she can't let you give birth in the hospital, otherwise everyone will know that the Qiao family's daughter is pregnant out of wedlock and is an illegitimate child with an unknown father. So she went to the black market to find those shady midwives."
"So I was born in a villa in the suburbs?"
"Yes, it rained heavily that night, a once-in-a-century rainstorm in the capital. The subway was shut down and many roads were closed. When we received the news, we couldn't leave the house and could only wait for news at home. In the middle of the night, the bodyguard called and said that you had given birth to a son, but the child died in childbirth and you were hemorrhaging and unconscious. We asked him to brave the rain to take you to the hospital for emergency treatment. You survived the ordeal and your life was saved."
Qiao Wanwan's fingertips trembled slightly. "Are you sure I only had one child?"
"Why do you ask that?" Qiao Shengguo asked, puzzled. "The bodyguard told me it was a stillborn baby. Could there be a second one?"
"Didn't I have any prenatal checkups during my pregnancy?"
"No." Qiao Shengguo was a little embarrassed. "You kept making a fuss, saying that Yuqi was harming you. We were afraid that if you went to the hospital for a prenatal checkup, people would find out your identity, so we didn't let you go. We let that midwife take care of you. She is experienced and knows exactly what supplements you need."
"If you don't do prenatal checkups, haven't you ever considered that the child might have problems after birth?"
Qiao Shengguo lowered his head and said softly, "We didn't want such a disgraceful thing to happen either. To be honest, at the time we thought it would be better if the child was born with problems, then it would all be over..."
Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes. It seemed that it was already incredibly lucky for Shiyi to be alive and well!
She composed herself and continued to press, "Besides the midwife, was there only one bodyguard taking care of me there?"
“Yes, the fewer people who know about this, the better, so we didn’t have too many people there.” Qiao Shengguo sighed. “At first, you made a scene, insisting on aborting the child, and the bodyguards tied you up. Later, as your belly grew bigger, perhaps influenced by your maternal instincts, you actually stopped making a scene and stopped shouting about aborting the child. You calmed down, but it’s a pity that the child and you were not meant to be together…”
Qiao Wanwan ignored these words and asked, "Where is that bodyguard?"
"You died in a car accident not long after giving birth."
Qiao Wanwan frowned. "So suddenly?"
"Who could have predicted this kind of accident?"
"What about the midwife? Don't tell me she's dead too."
“Wanwan, the midwife was hired from the black market. She was paid to do her job. You left after giving birth. Who would know where she is?”
Qiao Wanwan sneered, "It seems this matter truly remains a mystery..."
"What's the mystery? Wanwan, is there a problem with this?"
"It's nothing. If you really knew anything, you probably wouldn't be alive now." Qiao Wanwan stood up. "I'm leaving now."
"I send you."
Qiao Wanwan walked to the door, then suddenly stopped and turned to look at Qiao Shengguo. "When I went missing before, I almost died. During that time, I reflected on my life and realized that I understood a lot of things, such as about you guys."
"No matter how you treated me in the past, you did bring me to the capital. Your initial intention was not to abandon me. The main reason for this was Qiao Yuqi's instigation. Moreover, if I hadn't come to the capital, although so many terrible things wouldn't have happened, I wouldn't have been able to attend such a good high school and university. More importantly, if I hadn't come to the capital, my early illness might not have been cured."
Qiao Shengguo was somewhat moved. "Wanwan, do you mean you've forgiven us?"
Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "I've just figured it out and I don't feel uncomfortable anymore. Besides, there's something I feel obligated to tell you."
"What's wrong?"
“I am not your biological daughter.”
"Wh...what?" Qiao Shengguo was a little sad. "Wanwan, I know you don't want to have anything to do with us anymore..."
“I’m telling the truth. Jingting took our blood for a paternity test before, and I’m not your daughter,” Qiao Wanwan said seriously. “I feel it’s unfair to you to keep this from you. If possible, I still hope that you can find your biological daughter and have her by your side.”
"As for our relationship, since we are not related by blood, let's wipe the slate clean of our past grievances."
Qiao Shengguo was completely stunned. "How could this be..."
He suddenly remembered what Zhan Jingting had asked him before, "No wonder Master Zhan asked me before whether I had done a paternity test when I found you back then. So he was trying to confirm this... How could this be? You're not my daughter, then where is my daughter?"
"Of course I don't know that," Qiao Wanwan said with a self-deprecating smile. "After all, my background is a mystery now."
After Qiao Wanwan finished speaking, she turned around and left.
She took a car back to Wutong Bay, and as soon as she arrived at the gate, she saw a familiar car parked there.
Qiao Wanwan instructed the driver, "Stop the car."
"Yes, madam." The driver quickly stopped the car, got out, and opened the door for her.
Qiao Wanwan got out of the car, walked up and knocked on the car window.
The car window rolled down, revealing Wen Lixuan's slightly tired face. "Qiao Qiao, you're back?"
Are you here to see me?
"yes."
"Let's go inside and talk."
"Can we find a place to talk alone?"
Qiao Wanwan thought for a moment and said, "How about we go for a walk on the beach?"
"good."
The two arrived at the beach together, with bodyguards following Qiao Wanwan at a distance.
"Did you come to see me to talk about the Wen family?" Qiao Wanwan asked first.
"I have everything." Wen Lixuan gave a self-deprecating smile. "Before I came here, I felt like I had a lot to say to you, but after seeing you, I suddenly realized that I didn't know where to begin, even though we used to talk about everything."
Qiao Wanwan smiled. "Perhaps it's because the people around me have changed... Well, I can't say that. It's because I've returned to where I belong, so things are different now."
"Yes, you are Qiao Wanwan, always have been. Qiao Yi was just an illusion I had, but Qiao Qiao, I truly cherish the time we spend together." Wen Lixuan turned around and grasped her shoulders. "Qiao Qiao, you understand me, right? You understand my persistence, my dreams, and even my selfishness!"
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