She always understood the principle of not letting one's children suffer the consequences.
She brought Ouyang Yunruo over only to get Nie Huan to talk.
Lin Yi nodded and then ordered someone to take Ouyang Yunruo away. Although Ouyang Yunruo was very reluctant to part with her mother, leaving this place was her wish.
When she reached the door, she turned around and said, "Mom, wait for me."
Nie Huan responded with a faint smile, but upon closer inspection, one could see a hint of sorrow between her brows.
Jian Yixue looked at Nie Huan, "Now you can speak, right?"
If she didn't speak up soon, she really would lose patience.
Nie Huan smiled faintly and said, "Wait a little longer."
Upon hearing this, Jian Yixue understood Nie Huan's thoughts and said, "Don't worry, I understand the principle of not letting the children suffer the consequences. Otherwise, what difference would there be between me and someone like you? Don't you think so?"
Nie Huan's expression froze for a moment, then she recovered, "I was judging a gentleman by my own petty standards."
Nie Huan looked at Jian Yixue and said, "Before I answer your question, could you answer one of my questions first?"
Jian Yixue glanced at her but didn't say anything.
Nie Huan knew that this meant she had tacitly approved.
"You are Dongfang Tinglan's daughter, right?" Nie Huan stared intently at Jian Yixue, awaiting her reply.
Upon hearing this, Jian Yixue's eyes darkened, and she said coldly, "Yes."
At that moment, she realized that Nie Huan must be related to her mother's disappearance.
Upon hearing this, Nie Huan chuckled self-deprecatingly.
"She's really lucky."
"They will trample me under their feet for the rest of their lives."
Upon hearing this, Jian Yixue frowned.
Sitting beside her, Ye Mohan naturally noticed Jian Yixue's change and glanced at Nie Huan with displeasure.
This person is such an eyesore!
If she weren't still useful, he would have loved to shoot her.
Nie Huan dragged her already exhausted body back to the edge of the bed. Seemingly knowing that Jian Yixue had lost patience, she slowly spoke.
“I’m an old acquaintance of your mother. That year, I had just been brought back to the Nie family. Your mother came with Old Master Dongfang and Old Madam Dongfang to attend the Nie family’s gathering. Because I had just returned to the Nie family, no one paid any attention to me, and fighting was commonplace. Just when the servants were bullying me, she appeared.”
Jian Yixue knew that the "she" Nie Huan was referring to was her mother.
She just didn't understand why she would attack her mother if her mother treated her this way.
Or is she mistaken?
Nie Huan seemed lost in memories, her face softening. She didn't keep Jian Yixue waiting long before continuing.
"She taught the servants a lesson, saved me, and told me that one should know how to protect oneself instead of being afraid and backing down."
She said she could save me once, but not forever, and told me to be strong on my own.
Back then, I didn't understand at all...
Jian Yixue grew impatient and interrupted Nie Huan.
"I don't want to hear any of that. I just want to know why you did this to her, and where she is now!"
Nie Huan's voice then disappeared. Yes, it's already like this, what's the use of reminiscing?
Based on what she did, everything she said seemed very fake.
Nie Huan glanced at Jian Yixue and then continued, "Our relationship was still okay until I found out that her blind date was Ouyang Si'ang. That's when I started to have a rift with her."
“At that time, I was already deeply in love with him. When I heard the news of their blind date, I couldn’t help but go crazy and hated your mother at the same time.”
Jian Yixue: "..."
What does this have to do with her mother?
Blind dates aren't always arranged by elders, and his mother might not even like them.
"Isn't it ridiculous, just like the story of the farmer and the snake?"
Jian Yixue said coldly, "Since you already know, what's the point of asking again?"
Nie Huan gave a bitter smile, "Yeah, what's the point?"
"After that blind date, Ouyang Si'ang was no longer the same as before. He always deliberately avoided me. I couldn't see him for several weeks. He sent someone to tell me that he was very busy and that his parents wanted him to marry Dongfang Tinglan, and that I should give up on him."
How could I allow that! Back then, I was walking on thin ice in the Nie family. He was the only light in my life; how could I let that light disappear?
Jian Yixue, "..."
It's quite melodramatic, but it has nothing to do with her mother.
“This has nothing to do with my mother. My mother has never liked Ouyang Si'ang from beginning to end. She told my grandmother herself, and even went so far as to run away from home.”
Upon hearing this, Nie Huan was very surprised, "How is that possible!"
She never liked him!
Impossible, impossible! If that's the case, she's been confused her whole life!
Looking at Nie Huan's appearance, Jian Yixue felt extreme disgust towards her.
It's a classic story of the farmer and the snake.
"Believe it or not, it's up to you. I'm just telling you the truth." Jian Yixue looked coldly at Nie Huan and continued, "Where is my mother!"
Upon hearing this, Nie Huan snapped out of her grief and said, "I don't know."
Jian Yixue was furious. She stood up, rushed over, and grabbed Nie Huan's chin. "You don't know! You dare say you didn't arrange for my mother to have a car accident in the capital!"
At this point, Jian Yixue roughly guessed what had happened.
Nie Huan was being squeezed so hard she could hardly breathe before Jian Yixue finally let go. Nie Huan coughed for a while before looking at Jian Yixue.
She knew that the girl in front of her had probably guessed it.
"It was my instruction."
Upon hearing Nie Huan's admission, Jian Yixue's eyes grew even colder.
Speculation is speculation, but hearing it with your own ears is a completely different feeling.
“I just wanted something to happen to her so she wouldn’t come back for a while, but…” Nie Huan hesitated.
Jian Yixue, "But what you don't know is that Nie Bin wanted to kill me to end it all, right?"
Upon hearing this, Nie Huan's expression immediately changed.
When Jian Yixue saw this scene, she knew the truth.
At that time, Nie Huan had no one behind her except her own brother Nie Bin, so this was the most likely possibility.
After a while, Nie Huan continued, "All of this happened because of me. You can kill me or punish me however you want, it's all my fault."
Jian Yixue: "Of course I will, but not now. I'll ask again, where is my mother?"
Nie Huan said, "I really don't know. After the car accident, we sent people to look for her, but we couldn't find her. As time went by, we just assumed she was dead... Since she was gone, we stopped caring about her."
Upon hearing this, Jian Yixue frowned deeply.
If it's not Nie Huan, then who could it be?
Where is my mother?
To live or to die?
She felt that more and more mysteries were emerging behind this matter, and the more she investigated, the deeper the water became.
Seeing her deep in thought, Ye Mohan got up and walked over, putting his arm around Jian Yixue's waist and saying softly, "Let's go."
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