Zhan Hanjue stared blankly at the elegant handwriting on the diary, and after realizing that Shi Ying had never changed her mind, he became even more grief-stricken.
He would rather Shi Ying had married Ling Yunlong with high hopes and dreams than have such an ending.
Upon learning of everything she had suffered, Zhan Hanjue was heartbroken and remained immersed in a deep sadness for a long time.
"I shouldn't have left in the first place. So what if I'm being hunted down by my family? If I had known it would end like this, I shouldn't have left."
"So, the plane crash back then was also a hoax?" Ling Mo asked, puzzled, looking at Zhan Hanjue's grief-stricken face.
"It's fake. I wasn't on the plane; I avoided it beforehand. Due to family secrets that forbid contact with the outside world, I couldn't let Aying know I was safe. As for the matter of enemies coming to Aying's door to cause trouble, it must have been a play orchestrated by Ling Yunlong himself. I rarely make enemies in China, and among these few adversaries, only Ouyang Bin is my equal. However, Ouyang Bin had only just risen to prominence that year and would never have dared to confront me head-on."
Upon hearing Zhan Hanjue's words, Ling Mo instantly understood:
"So, the person who set fire to the house wasn't some so-called enemy at all, but actually Ling Yunlong himself?"
Zhan Hanjue nodded, composed himself slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"Ling Yunlong told me a lot of lies. He told me that Aying had feelings for him. He also said that Aying was pregnant with his child, a baby boy, but unfortunately, the baby didn't survive. From beginning to end, he never told me about your existence."
After returning from my secret training, I went to the Ling residence, intending to settle accounts with him. During that time, I heard a baby crying, which aroused my suspicion. But he said that I was an abandoned baby he adopted from Renhe Hospital. I also secretly investigated this matter, but multiple pieces of evidence showed that Ling Yunlong did indeed adopt a newborn girl who had been abandoned at Renhe Hospital.
Looking back now, Ling Yunlong was truly meticulous; he made thorough preparations well in advance to guard against me.
“Abandoned baby…”
Ling Mo frowned, suddenly doubting whether he was truly Shi Ying's child.
Qin Beiming immediately saw her doubts and said slowly:
"Thinking nonsense again? Just by looking at each other, I can tell that the two of you are related by blood."
"Could it be a coincidence?"
Ling Mo was quite cautious about the matter of recognizing relatives.
It is certainly good to get something back after losing it.
However, if it was all just wishful thinking, she would rather have never had such hope at all.
“It can’t be a coincidence. Before he was exposed to the sun, the master looked exactly like you. In fact, from the first time I saw Miss Ling in the suburban cemetery, I felt that you and the master looked extremely similar, but I didn’t say it then.” Baihu, who was standing quietly to the side, added as he had the chance.
Ling Mo suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when he went to the suburban cemetery with Qin Beiming, they did encounter another group of people.
With the fiery red roses in front of the inscription, she was now certain that the person she had met in the cemetery was Zhan Hanjue.
"Girl, I'm so sorry you've suffered."
Overwhelmed with emotion, Zhan Hanjue tightly embraced Ling Mo, who seemed somewhat dazed.
Qin Beiming frowned involuntarily, and for a moment even considered shoving Zhan Hanjue away.
He hadn't even had enough of hugging yet, why was Zhan Hanjue joining in?
She's not an infant anymore; she's already this big. Even if she were her biological father, he shouldn't be holding her like that, right?
However, after much hesitation, he ultimately did not dare to raise any objections.
Zhan Hanjue didn't have a good impression of him to begin with, and he was busy trying to smooth things over, so how could he dare to act recklessly?
"Mr. Zhan...could you please let go of me first?"
Ling Mo had already accepted the fact that both his parents were dead, so the sudden appearance of a biological father was indeed a bit difficult for him to adapt to.
"Girl, shouldn't you change how you address me?"
Zhan Hanjue chuckled, eagerly longing to hear her call him "Dad".
Although Ling Mo's personality is very different from Shi Ying's. Shi Ying is a gentle and delicate woman, while Ling Mo is cooler and more reserved in expressing her emotions.
However, he found it quite cute.
Cool and cute at the same time, I like it no matter how I look at it.
"..."
Upon hearing this, Ling Mo suddenly fell silent, only subconsciously taking a step behind Qin Beiming.
For some reason, she suddenly felt shy and couldn't bring herself to speak.
"Dad, should we go to the police station to find Ling Yunlong and get some answers?"
Qin Beiming reacted very quickly, blurting out "Dad".
In fact, even he himself did not expect that one day he would become so obsequious.
"Um."
Zhan Hanjue felt a little uncomfortable and reluctantly agreed.
Although the Qin family's children are definitely not bad, the problem is that Qin Beiming is far too unruly.
How old is his precious daughter?
Qin Beiming actually had the nerve to make a move.
Thinking about it this way, Zhan Hanjue's impression of Qin Beiming worsened even further.
"I'll take you there."
Qin Beiming was completely unaware of what Zhan Hanjue was thinking.
Seeing that Zhan Hanjue did not directly reject his "Dad" address, he felt much more at ease.
What happened to your arm?
Zhan Hanjue glanced at Qin Beiming's bandaged and slightly bleeding arm, frowned, and casually asked.
"On the way to the banquet, I encountered a small accident."
"Let the White Tiger drive."
Zhan Hanjue nodded, his gaze not lingering on Qin Beiming for long, and instead had Ling Mo sit with him in the back seat.
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