Gu Junru and Liang Yun saw that the person who walked in was Xiao Dingyu. Gu Junru walked up to Xiao Dingyu and said, "My dear in-law, you've arrived. Why didn't you let your family know so we could come and pick you up?"
Liang Yun nodded and said, "Yes, why didn't you let us know to pick you up? Have you eaten anything after you got off the train? I'll ask Aunt Hu to get you something to eat."
Xiao Dingyu placed the gifts on the coffee table. "My dear in-laws, you don't need to bother. I've already eaten. I arrived in Beijing yesterday, and my uncle picked me up. I had some things to take care of, so I didn't get a chance to visit you until today."
Gu Junru gestured for him to sit down, saying, "My dear in-law, please sit down and have a cup of tea. Let's chat slowly." Xiao Dingyu said "Okay" and sat down on the sofa.
Gu Junru and Liang Yun also sat down, and Gu Junru poured a cup of tea for Xiao Dingyu. "Father-in-law, does Xiaoxue know you've come to the capital? Are you here on official business?"
Xiao Dingyu took the teacup with both hands and took a sip of tea. With a serious expression, he said, "My dear in-laws, Xiaoxue doesn't know I've come to Beijing. I only received the news suddenly and asked for leave to come here. There's something I want to tell you, something I really didn't want to bring up before."
Gu Junru and Liang Yun exchanged a glance. Gu Junru was unaware of what had happened, but Liang Yun knew a little. She combined the fact that Xiaoxue had been beaten, that Wei Zilin was the mastermind behind the incident, that her in-laws had suddenly arrived in Beijing, and that today was the day Wei Zilin was to be executed.
Liang Yun felt that what Xiao Dingyu was about to say was probably related to his background. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been such a coincidence that Xiao Dingyu, who was thousands of miles away, would have rushed over.
Xiao Dingyu said to Gu Junru, "Mo Ting's father, I should call you Uncle Junru. But since Xiaoxue and Mo Ting are now husband and wife, we're now of the same generation. I met you when I was little, when I went to my mother Xiao Baiyu's family home and saw you there."
Gu Junru stared at Xiao Dingyu in shock, pointing at him. "You're Bai Yu's son, Ziming! No wonder you looked familiar when I saw you at Mo Ting and Xiao Xue's wedding. So you're Bai Yu's son!"
“Where have you been? We haven’t heard from you for so many years. Your eldest uncle Baizhuang and your youngest uncle Bailin have been looking for you all these years. Some people even thought you were dead, otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to find you no matter how hard they looked.”
Xiao Dingyu chuckled softly, "I severed ties with the Wei family and even got a divorce agreement for my mother. I left Beijing, this painful place, with my mother's belongings. I changed my name to Xiao, the same surname as my mother, and I had Uncle Zhilun erase my whereabouts."
“I went to where I live now and lived alone there. Later, I met Xiaoxue’s mother, married her, had children, and lived a peaceful life. I received a call from Uncle Zhilun who told me that Xiaoxue had been beaten and that it was done by the Wei family. So I quickly took leave and came to Beijing.”
“Yesterday when I arrived, I went to the prison to see Wei Zilin and visited the Wei family. I am very grateful to you for seeking justice for Xiaoxue and for taking such good care of her.”
Gu Junru waved his hand, "Dingyu, I'll call you Dingyu from now on! You don't need to thank us. Xiaoxue is a member of the Gu family now that she's married into our family. Since Moting isn't home, we, as her parents, should take care of her. We're afraid that Xiaoxue might be wronged."
“You! Your mother and I are friends. Xiaoxue’s mother-in-law has also met your mother. We ate and chatted together. I just never expected it to end like this.”
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