"If it weren't for her own abilities and Long Yunting, we would probably have lost her again."
Helan Jin pursed his lips, looking at his father who was filled with self-reproach, completely speechless.
Helan Zhi sighed softly and returned to his room in the pitch-black night.
He Lanjin turned his head to look towards the living room, and remained motionless for a long time.
Father was right; they had missed the best time to spend with Sheng Qian.
What's missed is missed.
They no longer dared to hope for Sheng Qian's closeness to them.
He Lanjin put herself in Long Yunting's shoes and thought about the situation at the time. The only person she could rely on was Long Yunting. She must have felt very sad and lonely.
What kind of life did she lead alone before Long Yunting came into her life?
No one could understand; only she knew what it felt like.
Even if you put yourself in her shoes, Helan Jin could feel that discomfort, let alone her own personal experience.
Sheng Qian stood by the window and saw He Lanjin standing quietly there through the glass. She lowered the curtain, sighed, and went out through another door.
*
The next day.
Sheng Qian spent most of the day with Xie Xiangyu, and Xie Xiangyu was noticeably happier than she had been recently.
Helan Zhi and Helan Jin are no longer as busy as before, because with the ambitious faction eliminated, their lives have become more stable.
Another identity of his also means he has a lot of free time.
So today, the whole family was able to gather together, chatting and laughing, a scene that would move anyone who saw it.
He Lanjin would occasionally glance at Sheng Qian and see her interacting with them as if nothing had happened, and he couldn't help but admire her.
He felt even more guilty towards Sheng Qian.
Her father was right. If Sheng Qian hadn't been capable, they would have lost her long ago.
As for when the feud between Sheng Qian and District S arose, and why they hadn't heard a word about it, they dared not ask any further questions.
Sheng Qian left He Lan's house in the afternoon.
Sheng Li called Sheng Qian and said that everything was ready, and asked her to come and meet Sheng Ping and the others who had come out.
Sheng Qian did not respond, but simply asked Sheng Li to arrange their accommodations, and that someone would come to see them off from the capital tomorrow.
Sheng Li said, "We are about to leave the capital, and it may be difficult to have the opportunity to come back to the capital again. Do you think you could arrange for us to meet with the Helan family?"
"What can you say when you meet? I will give you the benefits that belong to you on their behalf."
Sheng Li cleared his throat. "You brat, do you think we're that kind of people? We just want to meet your biological parents, to know if they treat you well, so we can leave Beijing with peace of mind."
Sheng Qian didn't believe his nonsense, but she still said, "Let's have dinner together tonight, and I'll tell them."
"Okay! You arrange it!"
Sheng Li quickly finished speaking and hung up the phone, as if afraid that Sheng Qian would suddenly hang up.
Sheng Qian called Helan Zhi and Helan Jin respectively, and they both readily agreed.
Having finally gotten this opportunity to mend their relationship with Sheng Qian, they certainly couldn't miss it.
That evening, Helan Zhi arranged for dinner at a place called the Wangfu Hotel.
Upon learning that they were going to have dinner together, Sheng Guanhua immediately told Zhou Shi to go back to school first. He hurriedly dressed and got into Sheng Qian's car with his parents.
The Helan family originally wanted to send a car over, but Sheng Qian said she would drive them there herself.
Wangfujing Hotel
Old Madam Helan kept looking outside, wondering, "Why haven't they arrived yet?"
"Grandma, it's not that fast, we're just too early," Helan Jin said helplessly.
"What should I say when they come over?" Xie Xiangyu nervously shook He Lanzhi's hand.
Helan Zhi said, "Just do it the way you normally would."
"I was just afraid of saying the wrong thing. Are the gifts we prepared enough? Should we prepare another red envelope?"
“I have prepared red envelopes and gifts, so don’t worry.” He Lanzhi patiently reassured his wife. “They have raised our child for nearly twenty years, so we should show our appreciation and not let our daughter’s adoptive parents feel bad.”
"I heard that these adoptive parents weren't very good to Qianya..." Madam Helan suddenly remembered this, and the smile on her face faded.
"Even if they weren't good, they still raised our daughter and didn't let her die with us. For that alone, we should be grateful to them." At this point, Helan Zhi no longer cared whether the other party was good or bad. If they were good, they could keep in touch; if they were bad, they could be dealt with in other ways.
In the past, Sheng Qian was pampered by the Helan family and didn't have to suffer those kinds of treatment anymore.
Xie Xiangyu's excitement turned into sadness. "Xiaoqian has suffered so much, we can't let her suffer anymore. Azhi, I've wronged her so much."
Seeing his wife about to cry, Helan Zhi quickly comforted her, "Don't be like this. It would be bad if Xiaoqian saw us like this. She might think we don't want to see her adoptive parents."
Xie Xiangyu quickly suppressed her emotions.
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