sovbooks Chapter 1199 - 1213: You Know the Shen Family?
Chapter 1199 - 1213: You Know the Shen Family?
She never understood where she was during that time, or why An Youcai went to such lengths to take her home.An Youcai staggered a step; she indeed knew, yet he felt a hint of happiness inside. His daughter finally realized he was her biological father. Although it was a secret he had painstakingly concealed for more than a decade, now that she knew, he felt nothing but joy, and even his last regret was gone.
He looked at An Ran in front of him, his eyes slightly swollen and moist, and opened his mouth to reveal the secret that had been hidden in his heart for years.
"Although I returned to the city at that time, I always missed you and your mother, thinking about how you both were in that place every day and night. When my job in the city stabilized, I secretly returned to Qingfeng Town, intending to see how you and your mother were doing. But unexpectedly, I received the news that your mother had died in childbirth," An Youcai said, his eyes reddening. He paused for a moment and continued.
"When I learned that the villagers all despised you, and only Aunt Li reluctantly took you in, I decided not to leave you in that poor, remote area. It was just too impoverished, and Aunt Li had no husband. She was already discriminated against by the villagers, so what kind of life could a child she adopted have? But, I didn’t dare to bring you home. At that time, Xuehui was just pregnant with Jiajia..."
"My mother died in childbirth," An Ran interrupted coldly, her eyes icy and indifferent.
An Youcai nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, at that time Xuehui was just expecting Jiajia, and I had just found a job. The family really couldn’t support you anymore, so I sent you to a couple I met when I was in the countryside, giving them a little money every month to help take care of you, intending to bring you back to the city when you got older. By then, the family could manage everything."
An Ran continued to look at him coldly, her lips even carrying a trace of irony, "Is it just that? You should know clearly in your heart that even if you didn’t take me away, I wouldn’t have stayed in that place forever. The Shen Family would come looking for me. With my mother gone, Grandpa wouldn’t leave me in that little mountain valley."
When the Shen Family was mentioned, An Youcai’s pupils suddenly contracted, and his face immediately turned pale.
"The Shen... family? Ran, you know about the Shen Family?"
"Not only do I know, but Grandpa has already acknowledged me, and I’ve even seen my mother’s photo."
An Youcai closed his eyes in despair, "I admit, I took you away because I didn’t want the Shen Family to find you. I didn’t want to lose you as my daughter."
"Ha~," An Ran let out a cold laugh, "Didn’t want to lose me as your daughter? But what about when you abandoned my mother? At that time, my mother was already five months pregnant. Why didn’t you think, at that time, that abandoning your wife would also mean losing your daughter?"
"Ran, I know you hate me. In this life, I not only wronged your mother but also wronged you. I’m not a competent husband, nor a competent father, but you also have to understand your father’s difficulties."
An Youcai stepped forward, trying to grasp An Ran’s hands, but she avoided him.
"Your difficulties? What difficulties could you have? Could abandoning your wife and daughter help you overcome any hardship?" An Ran stood a step away from An Youcai, looking at him coldly, her eyes revealing a chill that pierced to the heart.