âThatâs right!â
âThat was the first time my son begged me in twenty years.â
Xiao Yuqian was silent. She never wouldâve thought Ma Haodong would go beg his father in order to save their Xiao family.
He gave her such a big help but he didnât tell her.
It was only from this point onwards that Xiao Yuqian knew exactly how much Ma Haodong loved her. He loved her more than she imagined.
It was also only because Ma Hangcheng told her about this that it drove her to be unflinching in making her decision.
She already thought it through!
She already made the decision!
She was willing to give up her career for Ma Haodong.
Not working at Huaying wasnât a big deal. She could still find other jobs. However, if she lost Ma Haodong, she might feel regret for her whole life.
After she became resolute in the belief in her heart, Xiao Yuqian took a deep breath and said, âThank you, President Ma, for telling me this. I was initially still hesitating but now I can tell you firmly, I will choose to be with Ma Haodong.â
Ma Haodong was already able to predict she would say this long ago. He shook his head. âGirl, your decision is too rash! I still have one thing to tell you.â
âWhat?â
âI donât know if your mother ever mentioned me to you. Perhaps, she definitely didnât say, but I can tell you right now. Your mother and I used to be like you and Haodong, loving each other and not caring about anything. In the end, it was also because of all sorts of pressure that we were forced to break up.â
âI know.â Xiao Yuqian nodded and also asked back at him, âBecause you and my mother couldnât be together, thatâs why you are opposed to Ma Haodong and I being together, right?â
âNo, it isnât that simple. I only knew about it several years later as well. When your mother broke up with me, she already had my child in her tummy. However, because of a misunderstanding then, she didnât tell me. She later married Xiao Guohua...â
Xiao Yuqian didnât actually hear what Ma Hangcheng said after that. She only knew her blood immediately started to condense together at this moment.
The only thing she felt was cold. It chilled her to the bones, so cold that her heart was shivering.
She was not willing to believe what
Ma Hangcheng said. How could she be her motherâs and Ma Hangchengâs daughter?
No, no, no. Ma Hangcheng was definitely intentionally lying to her because he wanted to tear Ma Haodong and her apart.
She also never saw any records about a child in her momâs diary.
Xiao Yuqian didnât believe Ma Hangcheng easily. After she finished meeting with Ma Hangcheng, she immediately called her mother, Tang Qingyuan.
Tang Qingyuan wasnât in the country. Because of the time difference, it was only after a long time that she called her back.
Xiao Yuqianâs hand was trembling as she asked her, âMom, tell me. Did you have a child with Ma Hangcheng in the past?â
Tang Qingyuanâs first reaction was, âHow did you know?â
â...â
Xiao Yuqian felt a chill in her heart. Her motherâs question back at her was equal to an admission!
She and Ma Hangcheng did, in fact, have a child back then. She gave birth to her after she married Xiao Guohua.
Did that mean she was Ma Haodongâs half-sister?
How could this be?
The cellphone fell out of her palm and onto the floor. Her heart felt such pain that it was about to break. Her tears also involuntarily started to fall.
Her heart was a complete mess. She didnât know how she should face everything that happened after this.
She didnât return to the lakeside villa at night. Instead, she carried her lonely and tired body back to the Xiao house.
She decided to see Nie Zhenglan tomorrow to figure something out. Tonight, she would spend a night at her own house first. She really couldnât face Ma Haodong before the problem was solved.
She arrived home and she didnât run into Xiao Lan after she went through the door. Xiao Yuqian went to her room straight away. When she passed by her fatherâs bedroom upstairs, she heard the faint sounds of talking.
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