For a moment, Xiao's father felt his mind go blank.
The color of the sky gradually faded, and everything around him became quiet. He could vaguely see figures moving about in front of him.
He heard someone shouting something with their mouth wide open. There were black clothes, a white ambulance, and red blood everywhere, but he couldn't quite distinguish the colors. However, he gradually heard several voices of people talking in his mind.
"...Oh? What a cute little girl, is she your child?"
“It was indeed brought by me, but she’s not my child. Mr. Xiao, she’s my brother’s child. She’s had a hard life since she was little, her parents have both passed away… Alas, no relatives wanted her, and I couldn’t bear to see her like that, so I took her in and raised her.”
"I didn't realize you were so kind?"
“Sir, you must be joking. How is this kindness? Isn’t this just basic human conscience? Since she is my niece, it is my responsibility. I don’t expect anyone to want to marry me. What if I get married and they don’t let me support her? As long as I have food to eat, I will raise my niece. It’s good enough if we depend on each other.”
"Actually, not everyone minds if a second wife brings a child, after all, you are not her biological children."
"Sir...? What do you mean by that...?"
"I am a widower with only one son. Would you consider becoming my second wife?"
"Ah, you are the head of the Xiao family, while I am just an ordinary person. How could I possibly marry you? Mr. Xiao, you must be joking. I really, really..."
"The Xiao family no longer needs marriages between people of equal social standing. You once took care of Ling Chen, and you are already familiar with him after you marry into the family. What's wrong with that?"
"But...but I still have to take care of Qingwan..."
“Then bring her here. I will make sure everyone treats her as a daughter of the Xiao family. After all, you are not biological mother and daughter, so it doesn’t matter.”
"Yes, yes, we're not mother and daughter..."
“Ling Chen is my only heir, and I will not have any more children. But since you have never thought about getting married, isn’t it good that you don’t have children? And it’s not bad for me to have another daughter.”
"Mr. Xiao..."
The woman's voice was hesitant at first, but she quickly seemed to understand something and gradually became shy.
He heard himself laughing; the Wedding March echoed in the church; someone shyly slipped on a ring, making a promise:
"I will never lie to you, sir, I will never deceive you... I will not have any more children, and I will treat Ling Chen as my own child..."
Never hide anything.
Never deceive.
As Xiao's father listened to the voice echoing in his mind, his eyes were filled with confusion. The incident had happened suddenly, but he still managed to overcome the shock and regain his consciousness thanks to his strong self-control.
Xiao Qingwan was still crying: "...I'm serious, if you don't believe me, do a DNA test! I'll die from blood loss, won't I? I don't want to die, I don't want to die! Mom—"
The sound was abruptly cut short by a hard slap. Madam Xiao's face turned ashen, and she roared in fury, "Have you lost your mind! You won't die at all, what are you panicking about! Don't you know how much I love you?"
She then wiped away her tears again and explained, "Sigh, we've always depended on each other, we're practically like mother and daughter. You even call me 'Mom' in private, how could I possibly abandon you? Qingwan, calm down, let's go to the hospital..."
Xiao's father suddenly chuckled.
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