Chapter 450: The wedding anniversary (3)
Nana covered her mouth with her hands as she recognized the woman she could have even with her eyes closed.
Yukito and Yukira slightly stiffened and lowered their heads.
From the wheelchair, Yu Ichika slowly raised her head. Her glassy gaze fell upon Nana, and for a few moments, there was absolute silence.
âM-momâ¦â Nana gasped in shock.
Yu Ichika trembled in her place. Her lips raised into a sad smile. âYouâ¦are still calling me that?â
Tears pooled in Nanaâs eyes, and she looked at Jinhai in disbelief. âY-you brought her here?â
Jinhai smiled. âBecause I know she is important to you, and so she is important to me. I know that without her, you would have always felt incomplete today. You would always felt that someone was missing. So, I brought her here.â
She trembled, and tears finally gushed out as if a dam broke. She rushed towards Yu Ichika and bent on her knees.
âY-you cameâ¦you are really hereâ¦I-I was just thinking about you andâ¦â
Yu Ichika stared at Nana in a trance until she couldnât hold back her tears too. âAre you stupid? W-why would you wait for a woman like meâ¦? I have hurt you so muchâ¦I am not even worthy of being hereâ¦Itâs even too late to apologize.â
Nana bit her lip hard and sobbed. âNo, Mom-â
âItâs never too late to apologize.â
Liang Xiao Dan spoke.
Apart from Nana, everybody else knew that Yu Ichika was going to come too. Jinhai already informed them, especially the Liang and Huo family, because both could be uncomfortable learning at the last moment of her presence.
He didnât want any scene on their wedding day, so he wanted to know their opinion. Liang Xiao Dan and Liang Zou might be furious at how Yu Ichika abandoned Nana, and Huo Xiao Fan could be uncomfortable because she was Yu Tengfeiâs wife.
The Liang family thought for a long time before they agreed.
Liang Xiao Dan had said to Jinhai when he came to meet them. âIf Yu Ichika is truly sorry for her mistakes, then I wonât mind. After all, she did give Nana the motherâs love during that time. For a short time, Nana did have a family, and we are grateful to her for that. But I am just concerned about Nana.â
Liang Zou agreed. âWe donât want Nana to recall what happened in the past.â
Jinhai shook his head. âI know she wouldnât. She would be so happy to see Yu Ichika that she wonât even remember that incident. I can already imagine Nanaâs reaction.â
âAlrightâ¦we donât mind. No matter what happened, Yu Ichika is a mother too. I think she would also love to see her daughterâs wedding.â
After that, when Jinhai met Huo Shen and Huo Xiao Fan, she didnât show any resistance either
âI may have had enmity with her once, but I now know that she was also just an unfortunate victim of Tengfeiâs betrayal. She was always his wife, but I wrongly blamed her for that. I made her life difficult in the hospital, and nowâ¦if she can live a peaceful life from now on, then my heart can finally be at ease.â
Jinhai slowly asked, âYou really wouldnât mind?â
Huo Xiao Fan smiled. âI have moved on from Yu Tengfei. He doesnât hold any place in my life. Only Shen, Liwei, and Zhilan are important to me now.â
That made Huo Shenâs heart flutter in joy as he heard it.
âAnd Serena?â
âYou can talk to her, too, if you want, but I can vouch for her. She had always treated Shen as her father. Nothing related to Yu Tengfei affects her. I donât think she would mind Yu Ichikaâs presence either.â
So at present, everybody was aware that Jinhai was going to bring Yu Ichika, even Yukito and Yukira. Naturally, Jinhai had talked to them too. They were a little uncomfortable because it felt that they lost connection with her. She was almost like a stranger to them. They hadnât talked to her in years.
If Nana was happy with her, then they didnât mind because their sisterâs happiness was the most important to them. It was just that they didnât know how to talk to her again or face her after all these years.
Liang Xiao Dan said, âItâs not too late to apologize.â
Yu Ichika slowly raised her head to look at the woman who spoke. She was dumbstruck and amazed to see the resemblance between her and Nana.
âYou are her motherâ¦her real motherâ¦â She was in a daze for a long time. Jinhai had already said to her how Nana met her real family. She felt a little embarrassed to face them now.
Obviously, they knew what happened and how Yu Ichika disowned Nana.
Liang Xiao Dan nodded. âYes, I am. If you want to say anything to Nana, then you can still say it now. Itâs not late.â
Yu Ichika looked back at Nana, who was tightly holding her hand.
âNanaâ¦â her voice choked as tears trickled down her cheeks. âNana dear⦠will you forgive me?â
Nana burst into tears and hugged her hard. âMom. I have already forgotten the past. I donât want to dwell on it anymore. I just want everyone together happy now. And with you, everything is complete now.â
Yu Ichika lowered her head, and tears fell on her lap.
She didnât changeâ¦my daughter didnât change at all.
âYou are still the sameâ¦I was so foolish in the pastâ¦â Her shoulders trembled, and the mother-daughter pair cried for a long time as they reunited.
Liang Xiao Dan smiled, and her eyes couldnât help but water too.
She wiped Nanaâs tears and looked at her from head to toe. She smiled as her eyes shone in brilliance. âYou have become even more pretty. My daughter is so beautiful now.â
Nana chuckled.
Then Yu Ichikaâs gaze fell upon the twins that Liu Chunhua and Grandma Liu held in their arms.
She gasped in surprise. âT-they are your sons, right? M-my grandchildren?â
Nana furiously nodded. âEn. The elder one is Jian, and the younger one is Nian.â
âCan I-â
âOf course, you can hold them.â Nana already understood what she was going to ask.
As soon as Nana placed the twins on her lap, Yu Ichika felt as if her heart bloomed in joy. Every single negative feeling just washed away the moment she gazed into their black orbs.
âBaaaaaaaâ¦â
âAboooooooâ¦â
Jian and Nian caught her sleeve in their tiny hands and smiled at her with the brightest smile they could give.
Yu Ichikaâs heart melted at the sight of their adorable faces. But then her heart was filled with guilt when she remembered how she had admonished Nana when she came to say that she was pregnant. She had insulted and humiliated her so much in the hospital, and she had cursed her unborn child as well.
And now she was feeling horrible for her behavior. Jian and Nian were the sweetest angels ever.
âIâ¦I am sorry for that dayâ¦in the hospitalâ¦â she sobbed. âI am so sorryâ¦â
Nana was so excited to share the news with her and she had pushed her away.
Nana smiled. âWhat day? What are you talking about? I donât remember.â
Yu Ichika furrowed her brows, but then she realized that Nana was feigning to forget on purpose.
âYouâ¦â
Nana said, âNothing matters now. Just give Jian and Nian your blessings and lots of love.â
Yu Ichika nodded emotionally. She swore she would give all her love to them. All these years, she couldnât see Nana, Yukito, and Yukira grow into adults with her eyes. She couldnât truly enjoy the joy of her motherhood of bringing up her children. So, she swore that she would definitely see Jian and Nian, her grandchildren growing up, spoil them and shower everything to them that she couldnât do with her twin sons and Nana.
Yu Ichika patted Nanaâs head. âI am so proud of you. You raised Yukito and Yukira all on your own, and now you have such a wonderful husband and a family of your own. You have so many people who care about you. I couldnât be any happier than thisâ¦And I know that you would be a wonderful mother too.â
âE-enâ¦â
Jinhai sighed. âSorry, mother-in-law, but you are making my dear wife cry too much that I cannot bear it anymore.â
Everybody burst into laughter.
Liu Hai said, âYes, yes. Enough of these tears now. Today is a happy day, and we should celebrate!â
Yu Ichika chuckled and nodded. âYes, yes. I think Nana should get ready now.â
Liang Xiao Dan and Liu Chunhua held Nanaâs one arm each. âNow the bride and groom have to separate for a while. We have to help get Nana ready, and itâs going to take a long time.â
Jing and Liu Hai came to Jinhaiâs side. âAnd well, so does the groom.â
Jingâs eyes sparkled. âCome on, bro! Your wedding suit is ready! Letâs get started!â