He could sense it too; his parents seemed to treat him quite well. It was just that the scar in his heart remained.
Because of something he kept in mind, he wasn't really keen on mending his relationship with his parents.
He was only willing to give his wife some face because of her.
This misunderstanding continued until their child was nine years old.
…
After more than ten years of friendly coexistence, Xiao Shuyu has indeed let go of much of her resentment towards her parents.
It wasn't until his son found the yellowed medical record that he learned the whole story from back then.
When Wan Ge got home from get off work, she saw her son sitting to the side looking bewildered, while her husband held a medical record in his hand.
Wan Ge turned her gaze to her son, raising an eyebrow as if to say, "What a mess you've made!"
Xiao Chen looked completely innocent as she watched her mother shrug, as if to say that she didn't want to either.
My mother asked him to help find a document, so he started looking through the house, but he didn't expect that I would find my father's medical records.
While he was still looking at it, his father appeared behind him. Before he could hide, his father took the medical record from his hand.
…
Xiao Shuyu turned to look at Wan Ge, and after a long while, she finally spoke: "Do I have a mental illness?"
Wan Ge walked over to him and patted his head: "It's not your fault. Besides, aren't you completely better now?"
"You knew all along? When?"
Wan Ge looked at her son and replied, "Before he was born."
Why didn't you tell me?
"My parents didn't want you to know about this, so I didn't tell you either."
Xiao Shuyu still couldn't quite believe what she was holding. She looked at the medical record and then at Wan Ge before finally saying, "So I've been misunderstanding them all along? They really did it for my own good."
Wan Ge patted his head again: "They did this because they didn't want you to feel burdened."
“But I’ve been misunderstanding them all along.” At this moment, Xiao Shuyu’s mind was filled with the questioning looks he received from his classmates, teachers, and passersby.
Some somewhat confused memories also surfaced in his mind.
It turns out that all of that was fabricated by him. His parents did indeed kill him, but it was to pay for his medical treatment, because he shouldn't have existed in the first place.
"It's okay, it's okay." Wan Ge gently patted his back, soothing him tenderly.
Are you afraid of me?
Wan Ge smiled and looked at her son beside her: "The child is so grown up, and you still ask me such questions."
Xiao Shuyu also subconsciously looked at her son. But she didn't loosen her grip on Wan Ge's hand.
"Actually, it's not anyone's fault, including him. At least he was there for you during the lowest point of your life."
Wan Ge knew very well that the fact that he was so bothered by that matter meant that that personality had indeed emerged during a very important period of time.
Xiao Shuyu's originally complicated feelings were relieved by Wan Ge's words.
Wan Ge kissed his forehead again: "Don't think so much. I don't care about this. No one who loves you would care about this. And you won't go back to the way things were before. I have you, and our son will always be with you."
When Wan Ge said this, Xiao Chen ran over and hugged his father tightly.
——
①I thought it was the camera that captured your most beautiful moment, but in fact it was my heart that captured your most beautiful self.
②It turns out I've always been loved. Thank you for making me realize that.
③They always say that the photos I take of you are very different, because to me you are different.
—Xiao Shuyu
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