Chapter 215 Pushing into the Abyss
He pretended to be calm and raised his voice a little.
"Who said that? I haven't cared about it for a long time! It's been so many years, why are you still thinking about it? Didn't I tell you it's an old problem? What are you thinking about? Don't let your imagination run wild!"
Seeing that my father was still trying to be strong.
Xiao Zhiyu's heart suddenly sank.
Sadness welled up in my eyes like a tide.
He took a few steps forward.
She held Xiao Zhenwu's hand tightly.
"dad."
His voice trembled slightly.
"I'm very content to be alive today. Really. I have a family, you and Mom, Xiaoxia, and Xiaojun. Xiaoxia and I love him like our own son. Our family is complete, and we live a happy life. Please don't carry it all on your own anymore, and don't torture yourself about the past, okay?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the air in the ward froze.
Xiao Zhenwu's lips trembled.
It felt like the softest corner of my heart was poked.
His vision began to blur.
My throat feels like it's blocked by something.
After a few seconds, he suddenly grabbed Xiao Zhiyu's hand tightly.
Her voice trembled: "Zhiyu...will you blame me? Have you...ever hated me?"
If he hadn't been so stubborn in fulfilling the engagement.
Forced Xiao Zhiyu to marry Ruan Chuxia.
If he was willing to listen to his son's true words.
Instead of blindly using "continuing the family line" and "family responsibility" to pressure him...
Perhaps none of this will happen.
His son should have been able to live like an ordinary person.
Have a free love relationship, build a warm family, have children, and enjoy family happiness.
Instead of like now.
Pushed into the abyss by fate again and again.
Silently enduring the double pain of body and mind.
Xiao Zhiyu immediately shook his head, his voice choked with sobs: "No, Dad, I never blamed you. It's not your fault, it's my fault that I didn't tell you the truth earlier. It's me who always let you bear the guilt that didn't belong to you."
He took a deep breath, his eyes firm and sad.
"Dad, there's something...I have to tell you."
Xiao Zhenwu's heart skipped a beat and his fingers tightened unconsciously.
That look, that tone.
He immediately realized that what was coming next would definitely not be simple.
His pupils trembled slightly: "What's the matter?"
A trace of pain and hesitation flashed across Xiao Zhiyu's eyes.
He was silent for a long time before he finally mustered up the courage.
"Xiaojun... is my brother's biological child."
These words were like a thunderclap, striking Xiao Zhenwu hard on the head.
He froze, unable to move.
He pressed hard on his chest.
Trying to calm the violent ups and downs.
"You...what did you say?"
Xiao Zhiyu immediately reached out and held his father's shoulders.
"Dad, don't be anxious. Take it easy. Don't get excited. Just listen to me..."
As he spoke, he gently patted Xiao Zhenwu's back.
Xiao Zhenwu suddenly grabbed his wrist.
The force was so strong that it almost made Xiao Zhiyu frown.
His voice was urgent: "Jiyu! What you said... is true? Xiaojun... is really Kangjun's son? You didn't lie to me?"
Xiao Zhiyu nodded with difficulty, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.
"It's true. Back then, when Sister Ci Shuang became pregnant, she went south to give birth without telling her family. After the baby was born, she wanted to secretly give it up for adoption, but she couldn't bear to do it... Later, she asked someone to secretly send the child back. It wasn't until two years ago that I accidentally discovered this secret."
In fact, he had originally planned to keep this matter in his heart for the rest of his life.
After all, once it is revealed, it will be a heavy blow to his brother Kang Jun.
For Sister Ci Shuang, the pain is even more unbearable.
For the entire Xiao family, it was enough to cause a huge uproar.
Especially...to my mother.
My mother has always been in frail health.
If you know that your son has a child out of wedlock.
He also let his grandson wander around for many years with the label of "illegitimate child".
I'm afraid I'll faint on the spot.
But now, he had to say it.
The issue of "extinction of the family line" has become a knot in my father's heart.
Even if Xiaojun is right in front of him and calls him "Grandpa".
Father Xiao still couldn't get over it.
Even because of this incident, if emotions are suppressed for too long, it may cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problems.
When Xiao Zhiyu first told his parents about Xiaojun, his father got angry on the spot.
He is a man of old-fashioned ideas and conservative thinking, and he attaches great importance to family reputation.
My son had a child before he even got married.
In his opinion, this was simply intolerable and extremely damaging to the family tradition.
Before he actually met Xiaojun, he had never cared about the child's situation at all.
They didn't ask about his name, his health, or his growth.
If he hadn't seen Xiaojun's face with his own eyes later.
Especially those eyes, they are exactly the same as Kang Jun’s when he was a child.
In addition, Xiaoxia really treats Xiaojun as her own child.
Father Xiao might not accept him at all.
But even so.
He knew in his heart that his father would never be able to swallow the word "illegitimate child".
Even though he knew that Xiaojun was his grandson and they were related by blood.
Father Xiao still thinks that Xiaoxia and Zhiyu should have their own children.
A "legitimate" child.
But now, everything has been ruthlessly shattered by fate.
But you can't blame anyone else for this.
He had lived his life thinking he was in control of everything.
But he stumbled in the most important thing.
He was too harsh on Zhiyu in his early years.
Forcing him into that loveless marriage.
But in the end, he ended up being infertile for life.
Looking back now, every step I took was wrong and there is no way to make up for it.
The more I thought about it, the more upset I became, and in the end I was so angry that I ended up being admitted to the hospital.
He lay in bed, his heartbeat erratic and his blood pressure soaring to dangerous levels.
The nurse urgently pushed the oxygen cylinder over and the doctor rushed for consultation.
He knows.
What really hurt him was his broken heart that had long been unable to bear the burden.
Father Xiao tried to sit up: "Ahem... Xiaojun... is he really Kangjun's son?"
His eyes were anxious, wanting to get an answer.
Xiao Zhiyu quickly held him down: "Dad, lie down first, lie down first."
He didn't want his father to have too much emotional fluctuation.
I don't want this secret to be completely revealed on the hospital bed.
But some things can't be hidden after all.
"Speak!"
Father Xiao stared at him intently.
There is no room for evasion or perfunctory treatment.
He doesn't care about his physical condition.
At this moment he just wanted to know the truth.
Xiao Zhiyu had no choice but to nod: "Yes, Dad, you heard it right, Xiaojun is indeed Kang Jun's son."
His voice was very soft, but it was like a huge rock hitting stagnant water.
A complex emotion flashed in his eyes.
After all, this secret has been hidden for too long.
It's been so long that even he himself almost forgot the original cause.
When Xiao Zhenwu heard this, he collapsed and fell back onto the bed.
He closed his eyes and his Adam's apple rolled.
He was silent for a long time before he whispered, "Don't let your mother know about this for now."
Once Guo Huaqin knew the truth, she would not be able to bear it.
She values her family's reputation more than her life.
Just as he finished speaking, the door of the ward opened with a click.
The door opened.
The light from the corridor cast a long shadow on the floor.
Guo Huaqin was standing at the door.
Guo Huaqin's voice trembled: "Zhiyu...what you just said...is it true?"
She stared at Xiao Zhiyu.
There was fear and disbelief in his eyes.
There was also a hint of almost desperate pleading.
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