Chapter 10: Refusing to Recognize Relatives
Yun Qiao's words were like a thunderclap in Wang Chunhua's heart, making her whole body stiff and as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
She subconsciously twitched the corners of her mouth: "Yun Qiao, who told you this nonsense? It's not true. I gave birth to you in the hospital, but my little Su Hua was born in my hometown in the countryside. It happened several days ago, maybe someone remembered it wrongly."
Seeing that Wang Chunhua was still stubborn, Yun Qiao knew that she was determined not to give up and would not admit it easily.
"Whether it's nonsense or true, you know it best." Yun Qiao stared at her face, trying to find a flaw in her emotions. "The Ye family's parents knew long ago that I wasn't their biological child. They checked the list of all the women who gave birth at St. Mary's Hospital around the end of April 1952, and your name wasn't on it at all."
"How could that be? Were the files lost when the property was converted from private to national?" Wang Chunhua's expression did not change at all.
She was so calm that Yun Qiao almost thought he had suspected the wrong thing.
Yun Qiao continued, "Although St. Mary's Hospital was converted from private to state-owned and its name was changed to Dongfanghong Hospital, no archives were ever lost."
Wang Chunhua lowered her eyes. "Who can say for sure? Maybe someone is hiding it out of fear of responsibility."
Yun Qiao suddenly smiled, and her mood softened. "Auntie, our St. Mary's Hospital is the largest foreign hospital in Shanghai. The fees are quite expensive, right?"
Wang Chunhua didn't know what Yun Qiao was up to, and was afraid of making too many mistakes, so she just responded vaguely.
"When you were 52, your family had just come to Shanghai from the countryside, right? Food, clothing, shelter, and everything else cost money. Could you support a family of three with just Uncle Su's salary? St. Mary's Hospital is so expensive, Auntie, it's hard for me to believe you could afford to give birth there."
"Yun Qiao, what do you mean?" Wang Chunhua suddenly raised her head, her eyes red and her face looking hurt.
She stared at Yun Qiao, and the next second she burst into tears. "I said I didn't understand what you said. After all this time, you suspected I was lying? You look down on me, thinking I can't afford to go to St. Mary's Hospital to give birth. You suspect I deliberately didn't want you and deliberately switched the baby, right?"
"You can deny me if you want to. I understand you haven't seen your mother for so many years, so you're reluctant to recognize me. I understand you. I understand all this, but you can't slander me with empty words."
Wang Chunhua's tears flowed more and more. She looked at Yun Qiao heartbrokenly, as if she had broken her heart. "You are a piece of flesh that fell from my body. How could I possibly not want you!"
Yun Qiao felt fed up listening to Wang Chunhua repeating the same thing over and over again. "Stop pretending! Your words are full of flaws. Anyone with a brain can tell the truth. Give yourself some dignity!"
She was also annoyed and immediately exposed him, "Otherwise, the Ye family's parents have been looking for the child for more than ten days and still haven't found him. How come you came to their door right after you started looking? Who would believe you if you said you didn't deliberately switch the child?"
When Wang Chunhua heard this, she suddenly couldn't say anything to defend herself.
She suddenly burst into tears. Unlike the quiet tears she had performed before, this time she clutched Yun Qiao's hand and cried uncontrollably, tears and snot streaming down her face. "What happened with the pawnbroker is over. No matter what, we are still mother and daughter!"
Yun Qiao expressionlessly pushed her hand away and said coldly, "Auntie, the past is indeed the past. It was irrelevant in the past and will be irrelevant in the future."
Wang Chunhua was stung by the coldness in Yun Qiao's eyes, and her tears flowed even harder. She couldn't help but ask, "Yun Qiao, are you so cruel?"
Yun Qiao raised his eyelids: "You are on the first day, and I am on the fifteenth."
After Wang Chunhua left, Yun Qiao turned around and bumped into Qin Lili who was lying on the wall.
Qin Lili couldn't hide, nor did she not hide. She smiled awkwardly at Yun Qiao, "Um, I, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
Yun Qiao said "hmm".
Qin Lili jumped down from the wall and asked her nervously, "Yun Qiao, you really aren't my biological child?"
Yun Qiao didn't hide it and admitted frankly: "Yes."
Her life story was exposed when she was six years old. Everyone in her family knew about it, but they kept it a secret from her. They never changed their attitude just because she was not their biological daughter and were still as kind to her as ever.
So, there is nothing to be afraid of admitting.
Even if she is not a biological child, she is still a child of the Ye family.
Qin Lili saw that Yun Qiao didn't want to say more. Although she was curious, she didn't feel comfortable asking more questions.
Yun Qiao was feeling depressed and naturally had no mood to buy groceries and cook, so he went to a nearby state-owned restaurant and had a bowl of noodles for a meal.
Yun Qiao knew she was lacking love. She'd been treated so unfairly in her previous life, yet she couldn't bring herself to sever ties. Ultimately, she was trapped by the unattainable things she'd never experienced in her youth. After her rebirth, she finally saw through some things and decided to live a different life.
Perhaps because he knew Wang Chunhua's true face, forcibly severing this kinship was not as painful as Yun Qiao had imagined. Although it was uncomfortable and he felt a sense of emptiness in his heart, his emotions were still under control. He should be able to feel better after a few days of eating well and relaxing.
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