Qi Ruyan's gaze turned to Feng Li, as if drawn by a warm light, her eyes filled with pity and love. "Feng Li's adoptive mother also grew up with us at the orphanage. She came to me, firstly to tell me this devastating news, and secondly, hoping that I could name A Qi's daughter. I thought that although I didn't know A Qi's full name, the character Qi was very suitable as a surname, so I named the child Qi Feng Li, hoping that she could be as free as the wind, yet never leave her family and homeland. From then on, I no longer called myself A Jin, but also took the surname Qi and changed my name to Ruyan, just to commemorate the friendship between A Qi and me."
Qi Qing listened quietly, tears blurring his vision again. His heart was filled with guilt and longing for his daughter, as if shrouded in a thick dark cloud. The guilt was like a towering mountain, pressing down on him so much that he could hardly breathe.
"Thank you so much for taking care of Aqi and Xiaoli all these years. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't even know Xiaoli existed. Aqi's life has been so hard..."
Qi Qing's voice choked, as if a boulder was blocking her throat. Her hands were clenched tightly, and her knuckles turned white from the force, as if covered with a layer of frost.
Feng Li walked to Qi Ruyan's side and held her hand tightly: "It's alright, everything's better now... isn't it?"
The voice was like a warm spring breeze, dispelling some of the sorrow that permeated the air.
Qi Ruyan gently patted Feng Li's hand and comforted him, "Yes, don't be afraid. You have family and us now, so you won't suffer anymore."
The voice was like a warm promise, echoing in Feng Li's ears.
Chu Yanxi sighed softly and said, "The bonds of affection in this world always become more precious in times of hardship. Although Aqi has left us, the kinship she left behind will continue in you."
After a long while, Qi Qing finally calmed down, as if waking from a deep nightmare. He looked at Feng Li and Qi Ruyan with unwavering determination in his eyes, like an unyielding mountain: "From now on, our family will never be separated again. I will cherish Xiao Li and treat Ruyan as my own daughter. A Qi in heaven would surely want to see us like this."
The voice, like a resolute vow, echoed for a long time within the palace.
Feng Li and Qi Ruyan nodded slightly, their eyes sparkling with emotion and hope.
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