The deputy stayed in the room for a while longer before leaving.
On this day next year, she will bring Yuanyuan here to see the place where her mother once lived and where she was conceived.
Zhou Yun secretly observed the deputy's expression, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke up: "Boss, I feel that Xu Xiusen didn't seem as excited as I expected when he heard that Yuanyuan was still alive."
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Not only did he react indifferently, but even when the deputy... took the initiative to suggest that Yuanyuan come to City B to reunite with him, he only said a faint thank you.
More than 20 years ago, when Xu Xiusen received news of Huiwen and her child's accident, he rushed back to City B overnight and witnessed his breakdown in the hospital.
He deeply loved Huiwen, and he also deeply loved the child he had yet to meet.
I was so heartbroken back then, I almost couldn't go on living, how come I'm so calm now?
The deputy sighed, "If someone stood in front of me right now and told me that Huiwen is still alive, I would never be able to process it. It's alright, give him some time to process it."
The deputy... had no idea that Xu Xiusen, whom she was talking about who was still in shock, was already at Huiwen's grave, gently stroking the ground with his hand.
His hand didn't caress the cold, lifeless tombstone, but rather Huiwen's warm body.
"Huiwen..." He pressed his forehead against the cold tombstone, calling his wife's name again and again with deep affection.
“Huiwen, all these years, I haven’t come to see you. Do you blame me?” Xu Xiusen’s lips trembled as he pressed his lips to the name on the cold tombstone. “Huiwen, even though so many years have passed, I still can’t believe you’ve left me.”
How he wished that a voice would answer him at this moment, telling him that his intuition was right and that she had indeed never left.
Thankfully, all of this was just his beautiful fantasy, and the only response he received was the whistling of the night wind.
"Huiwen." Xu Xiusen felt an itch in the corner of his eye and his face was cold. He knew he had already cried. "There's one more thing I need to tell you. Our daughter is not dead. Over the years, she was taken to X City by her mother and taken very well. I heard she just returned to the country. When she comes back to B City, I will bring her to you immediately. Huiwen, our daughter... she is still alive. Are you happy?"
He wasn't as happy as he'd imagined, and he didn't even want to hear the news from the deputy... because her news completely shattered the last glimmer of hope that Xu Moran might be his daughter.
The person buried in the cemetery, lying in eternal rest, naturally wouldn't answer him. He tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that was more like a grimace. "Huiwen, I've met another girl. What a coincidence, she also has the surname Xu. She's quiet and well-behaved, and looks a lot like you. I almost thought she was our daughter. But whether she's our biological daughter or not doesn't matter. I've already recognized her as our goddaughter. I'll bring her to see you next time."
Only the sound of the night wind answered him. Xu Xiusen was heartbroken. His phone rang in his pocket, but he didn't look at it; he just put it to his ear. "Where?"
Sensing the impatience in his tone, the other party cautiously said, "Director Xu, this is Xiao Ma. I just wanted to let you know that one of our data analysis machines has temporarily malfunctioned, and the results may not be available until the day after tomorrow."
Xu Xiusen took a deep breath, facing the night wind, and said, "I don't need to do a paternity test anymore after I send over that handkerchief."
Xiao Ma was taken aback. "Why?"
As soon as the question left his mouth, he immediately realized his mistake, "Director Xu, don't worry, the results will be out by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
He thought Xu Xiusen said no because he was angry and dissatisfied with their efficiency, so he quickly explained.
Xu Xiusen spoke gently, repeating what he had just said, "The results are already in; there's no need to repeat the work of identification."
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Xiao Ma exclaimed "Ah!" clearly surprised by Xu Xiusen's words. However, given Xu Xiusen's rank, although he was surprised, he didn't dare to ask any further questions.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Xiusen gently pressed his forehead against the tombstone again. "Huiwen, I'm leaving now. I'll come to see you often in the future. And my goddaughter, I'll bring her to see you when I have time. I believe that you will like her just like I did. She looks really like you."
Strangely, even though he already knew his biological daughter was in X City, he didn't want to mention her much at Huiwen's grave; he wanted to talk more about Xu Moran.
As he left Huiwen's grave, he thought to himself, no matter how close we are as blood relatives, after more than 20 years of not seeing each other, our feelings might not be that deep anymore. On the contrary, first impressions are more important.
The balance in Xu Xiusen's heart has been severely tilted between his biological daughter Yuanyuan in City X and Xu Moran, who grew up in City B.
As for Xu Moran, she had no idea that so much had happened in one night. After Xu Xiusen left early, she asked Xu Ye, "Did he think of something? Why did his face suddenly turn so pale?"
Xu Ye smiled and handed the steak, which had been cut into small pieces, from his plate to Xu Moran, saying softly, "Ranran, today is your birthday. Don't think too much about it. Eat more. I have a gift for you later."
Xu Moran laughed and said, "No need. Actually, I don't even know if today is my birthday. Today is just the day I entered the orphanage."
Xu Ye felt a pang of heartache, but a faint smile remained on her face. "Ranran, I will spend every birthday with you from now on."
Xu Xiusen certainly knew how to enjoy life. He had the waiter open a bottle of fine red wine early on and let it breathe. He left early and didn't get to drink it.
Xu Moran doesn't drink alcohol. According to her original intention, she only wanted to celebrate her birthday with a simple bowl of plain rice wine. There was no need to drink red wine or anything like that.
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