Before leaving, Madam Fan and Mr. Fan left behind a message.
"There are no saints in this world who are infallible. We live in this mundane world and are ultimately just ordinary people. We are tainted by the dust of this world, and we have the seven emotions and six desires, joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, resentment, separation from loved ones, and unfulfilled desires. But after you make a mistake, do you know that you are wrong?"
Fan Ziyan smiled thoughtfully, as if all the shackles on his body had suddenly been lifted.
He returned to the cell where she and Qing Lengyue were imprisoned. When Qing Lengyue saw him return, she sneered, "Oh, our young master of the Fan family is back. I didn't expect them to come and see you..."
Fan Ziyan looked at Qing Lengyue, leaned against the wall and said, "Mom, you weren't like this before. Your face always had that confident smile, as if nothing could frighten you..."
Qing Lengyue chuckled coldly: "That's because I used to think that I was in control of everything, but now I realize that I'm just someone else's puppet."
Fan Ziyan exhaled: "Could you tell me your story?"
Qing Lengyue glanced at him strangely: "How ridiculous, what are you trying to do?"
Fan Ziyan calmly repeated what Grandpa Fan and Grandma Fan had said, and then said, "If we're wrong, are we really going to keep going even if we keep hitting a brick wall?"
"I did nothing wrong, it's just that fate is unfair... Stop pretending and saying all that. What, you think they've forgiven you just because they said those things? You think you can still be the heir of the Fan family when you get out? Dream on..."
Fan Ziyan smiled gently: "I know, I know, but that's not a reason for me to continue doing wrong things or to hate them. No matter what happened back then or how I became Fan Ziyan, over the years, Grandpa and Grandma have genuinely taken care of us and have never mistreated us, have they?"
“I made a mistake, and I should correct it. Should I then have the audacity to resent others? From the moment I helped you lure the Fan family father and daughter over, I am no longer worthy to be a descendant of the Fan family…”
“If I hadn’t done that, I believe I could still proudly say that I am a descendant of the Fan family and that I have not disappointed my grandparents.”
Fan Ziyan stated his thoughts in a serious and earnest manner with a straight face.
Qing Lengyue laughed heartily: "How interesting! Zhou Xuehua's two children are quite amusing..."
Fan Ziyan frowned, not understanding the meaning behind her words.
Because of the large movements, Qing Lengyue let out a hissing cry of pain. Fan Ziyan hurriedly came over to check her wounds and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was alright.
The woman lay there lifeless, staring at the iron window above her head, barely wide enough for birds to fly through—the only ventilation point and the only place where sunlight could shine in.
"You look just like your father..."
Fan Ziyan countered with a question: "My father?"
Qing Lengyue hummed in agreement: "I have no interest in sharing my past with a brat like you, but I don't mind telling you about your biological father..."
"He was a thief. After I caught him, he agreed to frame Zhou Xuehua under my coercion and enticement. But in the end, when he could have taken a sum of money and lived a carefree life, he gave it up. He actually wanted to go to the Fan family to admit his mistake. How could I let him ruin my plans..."
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