"Madam, the food is ready. Shall we bring it over now?" The kitchen staff finally came in to report.
Old Madam Helan glanced at the sky outside and told them to hurry up and send the message over.
During the meal, Xie Xiangyu and Madam Helan sat on either side of Sheng Qian.
Long Yunting was arranged to sit next to Helan Jin.
From beginning to end, Long Yunting didn't say more than a few words, he just watched quietly.
Whatever decision Sheng Qian makes, Long Yunting will support her.
Whether Sheng Qian admits it or not, no one can force her to.
After the meal, the Helan family members were reluctant to see Sheng Qian leave, so they asked her to sit down and talk.
Seeing this family sitting close to her, and fruits being offered to her, Sheng Qian was still moved. After all, she was a person of flesh and blood. Sheng Qian had also survived in place of the original owner. The two shared the same name and surname, perhaps this was what was called fate.
"Is there something you want to say to me?" Sheng Qian asked directly.
The Helan family has decided to wait and see how things develop.
Upon hearing Sheng Qian's words, they were taken aback. They exchanged glances, and He Lanjin spoke first: "What I said to you yesterday must have given you some suspicions. Moreover, judging from your reaction, you probably already know that you are not the biological son of the Yuan family."
This directness is quite straightforward and avoids any unnecessary fuss.
Sheng Qian couldn't help but smile. "So you had already found out before that I was the biological daughter of the Helan family?"
“You guessed it after all,” Helan Jin knew Sheng Qian was clever.
She couldn't be kept in the dark about even the slightest hint.
“Qian girl, since you’ve guessed it, I might as well tell you. Our family had you and your father tested beforehand, and confirmed that you are indeed a child of the Helan family! Child, the Helan family didn’t know you were still alive all these years. If they had known, they would have searched for you with all their might, even if it meant turning the world upside down to find you.”
Madam Helan no longer concealed her true feelings.
Xie Xiangyu became even more excited, "Xiaoqian, Mom didn't mean to leave you. Mom didn't know you were still alive. If I had known, Mom would have risked her life to find you."
“Xiaoqian, your father was the same way. He didn’t know you were our biological daughter at the time,” Helan Zhi suddenly regretted not having properly investigated before causing his child’s premature death.
Looking at the Helan family members who were staring at her expectantly, she sighed softly, "I'm not fully prepared yet. Like I said, whether you're a daughter of the Helan family or not, it doesn't matter to me. Although we are related by blood, there's no foundation of affection between us..."
“It’s okay, we can take it slow, and we won’t force you, Xiaoqian. You can come back anytime you want. We can accept whatever way you want to come back. Please don’t abandon your mother, okay?” Xie Xiangyu gripped Sheng Qian’s hand tightly, tears streaming down her face.
She wanted to hug her daughter, but was afraid of scaring her.
Sheng Qian looked at her without saying a word for a long time.
"Xiangyu, let go first, don't scare the child," Helan Zhi came over and put his arm around Xie Xiangyu, afraid that she might hurt herself.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoqian, Mommy didn't mean it..."
“It’s alright, you were just being genuine,” Sheng Qian said, looking at He Lanzhi. “I am, after all, the biological daughter of the He Lan family. Blood ties cannot be changed, but I need some time.”
"good!"
As long as Sheng Qian accepts, it's a good start!
"Xiao Qian!"
Xie Xiangyu could no longer hold back and hugged Sheng Qian tightly, bursting into tears.
He vented like a child.
Sheng Qian embraced the woman and gently comforted her.
Xie Xiangyu had been holding it in for years, and finally it all came out, making her feel much more relaxed.
Sheng Qian couldn't make decisions for the deceased original owner, so she neither rejected nor truly accepted.
She really needs time to adjust to this new identity.
When Madam Helan saw this, she turned away and secretly wiped away her tears.
We ate dinner a little late.
With their reluctance to part, Sheng Qian drove away.
A hand gripped it tightly.
Sheng Qian couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I've taken someone else's place, and I'm enjoying what they couldn't. It's like I've stolen someone else's entire life. Ting-ge, can you understand how I feel right now?"
Sheng Qian stopped the car and turned to Long Yunting.
“I understand,” Long Yunting said. He didn’t know how she had come to be in her previous life, but according to her account, it wasn’t easy.
He held her tightly in his arms, his heart aching. “But this is yours, not something you took from someone else. Even if she were alive, she wouldn’t be able to enjoy it. If she were alive, we wouldn’t have had this kind of interaction, and we wouldn’t have come to the capital.”
If it were the original owner, she wouldn't have gone to take care of him at all.
Because the original owner accepted and then gave up amidst contradictions from the very beginning.
He and the original owner of this body could never be together.
If Sheng Qian hadn't appeared, he wouldn't have woken up in advance at all.
Perhaps he will never wake up again.
Or perhaps it will happen, but that would be many years from now.
Therefore, all of this is a blessing that Shengqian deserves.
"So you don't need to get over this psychological hurdle. You deserve all of this, Qianqian. If you're looking forward to it, then accept it. If you don't like it, then let's pretend we never came to the Helan family. I have the ability to get you away from this entanglement."
Looking into Long Yunting's dark eyes, Sheng Qian's somewhat unsettled heart calmed down, and she couldn't help but smile, "You're right, it's all my karma."
Every cause has its effect.
If it weren't for rebirth, the original owner would be a rotting corpse, and there would be no way she could be standing here meeting the Helan family.
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