Chapter 157 Doubts in My Heart
Chapter 157 Doubts in My Heart
Ye Zhi was puzzled by Nan Yanhua's words and asked anxiously, "What happened to Youyou's life experience?"
Nan Yanhua exhaled, his eyes empty as he recalled the past. After slowly regaining his composure, he spoke, "We used to think Mother disliked Youyou because she favored boys over girls, but over the years, she hasn't been like that. So why does she just dislike, or even hate, Youyou?"
Yeats was also puzzled and had the same doubts in this regard.
Nan Yanhua continued, "On my way to see her today, I kept wondering why this happened. Why did she hate Youyou so much? I mentioned Youyou's life story, but her mother didn't give me a direct answer."
"I initially suspected that Nan Xiuyuan had some relationship with my father, but my mother kept saying, 'How could he have an illegitimate child?'"
Ye Zhi frowned as she recalled the separation and dull relationship between her parents-in-law after she married into the Nan family. "Between your parents?"
Nan Yanhua recalled a time long, long ago, and said softly, "As far as I can remember, my parents' relationship has been worse than strangers, let alone husband and wife. Furthermore, my mother has always been passive, yet she seems to be in control."
Yeats was full of questions in his mind. If that was the case, why could she give birth to a son and a daughter one after another?
But Nan Yanhua soon gave the answer.
"My mother always said that Youyou has no blood relationship with us. Whether it's the company or anything else, it has nothing to do with her. But Qianyue is just like Youyou. She has no blood relationship with us either."
"What did you say?"
Ye Zhi looked at Nan Yanhua in disbelief, with shock in his eyes, "Nan Qianyue is not your biological sister? How come I didn't know this for all these years?"
Nan Yanhua shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Qianyue was brought back from outside by my mother, and my father didn't care about this matter.
But now only my mother and I know about it, not even Qianyue knows."
Ye Zhi thought of what Nan Qianyue did at Old Lady Nan’s birthday party, stood up angrily, and then thought about it and found it ridiculous.
"So, she encouraged her own son to bully Youyou, and every word she said was so hurtful. She never thought that it was also her who was bullied. Haha, how ridiculous."
Nan Yanhua didn't bother Nan Qianyue and continued to express his guess.
"My mother didn't mistreat her adopted daughter, Qianyue, and she even gave her a lot. So why does Youyou, who has the same status as me, always talk about 'property'? There are so many things that puzzle me."
"And what makes me most suspicious is what my father said when he died."
Yeats asked anxiously: "What?"
Nan Yanhua raised his hand and pulled her to sit next to him, and Ye Zhi also sat down.
"My father used his last bit of strength to hold my hand and said, 'I'm sorry for her, I'm sorry for Youyou, I'm so glad I can still see her.'"
"I used to think he was just rambling on his deathbed, or maybe he was trying to make up his mind to go see the aurora with Youyou."
Ye Zhi frowned and recalled every detail of how her father-in-law treated Youyou. There was nothing wrong. He was very kind to Youyou, the kind of kindness that he held in his hands so tightly that he was afraid the girl would melt.
Suddenly Ye Zhi remembered something, his pupils contracted, and he grabbed Nan Yanhua's hand and said, "Do you remember when Youyou was 12 years old, your father didn't come to see Youyou for a week?"
Nan Yanhua nodded heavily, "I remember."
Ye Zhi immediately sensed something was wrong. "I clearly remember that when he came out of the manor, Youyou asked him, 'Grandpa, don't you want me anymore?'
Dad said to Youyou, "How could Grandpa not want you? No matter before or after, you are my granddaughter. I love Youyou the most."
If I simply heard this sentence, I wouldn't have any extra thoughts, but now considering everything carefully, perhaps..."
The couple looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes, and expressed their guesses in unison.
"Dad, that year I knew that Youyou was not my biological granddaughter, and I also knew her true life story."
When Qiqi made this guess, the couple fell silent. They found it unbelievable, but they both knew that this guess was very likely to be true.
"So, was Dad investigating during the week he disappeared? Or was he contacting Youyou's family?" Ye Zhi still had many questions in her mind. "Dad kept this truth secret for so many years, why didn't he tell us until he died?"
Nan Yanhua shook his head. "But what is certain is that my mother may have known for a long time that Youyou was not our child, and she knows more about Youyou's life experience than we do."
Yeats frowned deeply, feeling depressed and irritated, not knowing how to get rid of it.
Nan Yanhua gently half-hugged his wife and comforted her softly, "These are just our guesses. Don't worry or be anxious. I'll have someone investigate every detail when I get back."
Yeats said "hmm" softly. There was no other way.
She just hopes that no matter what the outcome is, Youyou won't be hurt...
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The next afternoon
The couple silently put aside last night's speculation and prepared to take their children and non-staff employee Xie Yang back to Hai City.
When he first got on the plane, Xie Yang was glared at by Nan Chu.
Xie Yang: “…………” What did he do again?
Xie Yang bravely sat next to Nan You, and surprisingly no one objected.
When Nan You saw him sitting next to her, she began to talk softly.
"I'm going to learn how to drive when I get back, so I can take you guys for a ride then."
Xie Yang raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said "OK" in a gentle voice.
Nan Ci, who was behind him, chuckled and said, "Learning to drive is difficult. Why don't you give me the car and I'll take you for a ride every day. But I want to change the color."
Nan You turned around and refused seriously, "I refuse. I won't let you open it."
"How stingy!"
"I'm just stingy!"
Ye Zhi looked at her fighting daughter with mixed feelings and sighed softly. Nan Yanhua gently patted her hand to comfort her.
Xie Yang saw this scene out of the corner of his eye and lowered his eyelids in thought...
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