"How can there be a situation where we are destined to be apart? How could this be..."
Grandpa An muttered to himself, as if asking someone, yet also as if talking to himself.
When Chu Xia was just born, the old man held her in his arms.
It was the first grandchild of the An family to be born, and he was incredibly excited. The little girl was the first one he held after she was wheeled out of the delivery room.
The little girl lay quietly in his arms, so well-behaved that his heart melted instantly. He thought that he would give her the best things in the world and make her the most beloved little princess in the An family.
That's why he named her Mingzhu, meaning "precious pearl in the palm of his hand".
However, the company was still in its early stages at that time, and he couldn't stay in the hospital indefinitely, so he left the hospital that afternoon.
A few days later, when he went to see the little girl again, he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he found that the little girl's appearance had changed.
When asked, his daughter-in-law replied, "She hasn't changed. She's just like this. Maybe it's because the nurses hadn't bathed her when she was first born. Also, babies grow so fast, they change every day, so that's why you have this misconception, Dad."
If he had been just a little more determined and patient back then, wouldn't Chu Xia have been spared from missing out on so many years with them?
Is this truly fate?
Is it true that Chu Xia and her daughter An Jia were destined to be together but not meant to be?
...
Unlike Grandpa An's regret and annoyance, both Xie Jinya and An Mingzhu's faces flashed with joy.
An Mingzhu feigned ignorance and asked, "Chu Xia, what did you mean by that just now? Do you want to sever ties with the An family?!"
After saying that, she shook her head violently. "Impossible! We're having our family reunion banquet tonight. Chu Xia, haven't you been looking forward to this day too?"
As soon as An Mingzhu finished speaking, Xie Jinya's joy faded somewhat.
I knew it; once this brat got involved, there was no way I could shake her off so easily.
Seeing Xie Jinya's reaction, Old Master An felt so heartbroken he almost couldn't breathe.
He struggled to find a chair and sat down before looking up at his son: "Guosheng, what do you think? What's your opinion?"
An Guosheng looked directly at Lin Chuxia and asked, "What did you mean by that just now?"
“It’s what you think it means.” Lin Chuxia looked up at him, then lowered her eyes to the floor and said slowly, “You have no intention of acknowledging me, and I don’t want to go back to the An family. Although you gave birth to me, you have never raised me all these years. I have never spent a single penny of your money.”
"Let's pretend we've never met. From now on, our lives will be the same as the previous nineteen years, with no interference between us."
No sooner had Lin Chuxia finished speaking than Xie Jinya impatiently interjected, criticizing her with a hint of disdain: "You make it sound so easy. Can you guarantee that no matter what trouble you encounter in the future, you won't come to the An family? And you won't ask the An family for a single penny?"
"As long as you can guarantee that whatever trouble you encounter or what mishap you cause in the future will have nothing to do with us, and you dare to swear that you will not take any of our An family's assets, I will agree to sever ties with you."
Xie Jinya spoke quickly and rapidly, finishing her sentence in a flash. Even if Grandpa An wanted to stop her, it was too late.
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