After a long silence, Li Xiyue finally asked, "Where is your father?"
"When my father learned that my mother had been killed by the Japanese, he was devastated. He sneaked into the Japanese hideout alone, wanting to avenge my mother. Although he eventually succeeded in destroying the Japanese hideout and killing all the Japanese soldiers, he injured his brain that time and became mentally unstable. He is now recuperating in a military sanatorium."
Li Xiyue sighed inwardly. Chu Xun's father must feel very guilty and remorseful because he misjudged people, almost harming his own father first, then losing his daughter, and later his wife died.
He himself became a disgrace to the entire family, bringing shame upon them.
Perhaps it's a good thing that he's become delirious.
Chu Xun said apologetically, "Yueyue, I'm sorry. I should have told you sooner. I just wanted you to be happy and at ease with me. I didn't want you to suffer with me."
During the time he spent with Yueyue, he noticed that she was very guarded. Although they had a good relationship and seemed to trust each other on the surface, he still felt that Yueyue did not trust him wholeheartedly.
The reason she is so wary is simply because she feels uneasy. Perhaps it is because of her family's betrayal that she dares not trust others wholeheartedly anymore, or perhaps she has other fears and worries in her heart.
Therefore, he didn't want to tell her about his family affairs, so as not to add to her psychological burden.
As long as his Yueyue is happy, that's all that matters.
“I don’t blame you.” Li Xiyue shook her head. “If you want to tell me, you will. If you don’t want to tell me, you must have your reasons.”
Given Chu Xun's character, he would definitely tell everything he could say. Since he didn't say anything, he must have his concerns.
“Yueyue…” Chu Xun hugged her, “I thought you would be angry.”
Li Xiyue laughed and said, "How could I be so petty? Although I don't know your family situation, I know your character very well from the time we've spent together. I believe you would never do anything to hurt me."
Chu Xun smiled, "Yueyue, thank you."
He would never do anything to hurt her; he would do his best to protect her and never let her suffer any injustice.
He would never be like his father, unable to even protect his own wife and children.
"Ah Xun, where is my maternal grandfather?" Li Xiyue asked.
She wanted to see the original owner's maternal grandfather as soon as possible.
Chu Xun said, "Tomorrow, I'll take you to see my dad."
Look at his dad?
Li Xiyue understood, and she nodded with a smile, "Okay."
The next morning, Li Xiyue got up early. She had talked with Chu Xun until very late the night before, but thanks to the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, she was full of energy even if she only slept for a short while.
She washed up and went downstairs, only to find that Chu Xun was already up and making breakfast with Aunt Tian in the kitchen.
Quan Yicheng had already returned from his stroll with Chu Xingbang.
"I thought I was an early riser, but I didn't expect to be the last one to get up." Li Xiyue was quite embarrassed.
Chu Xingbang chuckled and said, "You're a young lady, what's wrong with sleeping a little longer? It's not a problem if you sleep in until the sun is high in the sky, let alone if you only get up a little later."
“Yes, yes, sister-in-law, you don’t need to get up so early,” Quan Yicheng said with a smile.
Chu Xun brought out breakfast. "Yueyue, are you hungry? Come and have some breakfast."
"Okay." Li Xiyue walked over and saw that they were all her favorite foods.
“Grandpa, look at Ah Xun. He’s like a completely different person when he sees his sister-in-law. He’s so gentle it’s almost overflowing with tenderness.” Quan Yicheng shuddered, breaking out in goosebumps.
Chu Xingbang, leaning on his cane with one hand and with the other on his hip, laughed heartily, "This kid, he's finally a normal person."
He woke up early in the morning to hear from his grandson that he had already told his future granddaughter-in-law about the family situation. His future granddaughter-in-law was neither frightened nor angry, which made him extremely happy.
As long as his granddaughter-in-law isn't scared away, that's fine. He finally got a granddaughter-in-law, and if she's gone, his grandson will be a bachelor for life.
"Was I abnormal before?" Chu Xun retorted.
Chu Xingbang sat down. "Before, it had no soul; it was just an empty shell that could only serve as a soldier."
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