Chapter 595: Absurd!
Chapter 595: Absurd!
Gu Heng didn’t believe Jiang Mother. "I just want to know the truth. I won’t tell Jiang Xia, and I won’t ruin your relationship with her."
Jiang Xia was doing so well now, all thanks to them. He just wanted to make amends in secret, without revealing the truth or acknowledging Jiang Xia as his daughter. He was the one who had wronged them.
Jiang Father was holding his overly emotional wife, trying to calm her down. "Calm down, don’t get so worked up."
After hearing Gu Heng’s words, Jiang Father looked at him and said, "The truth is that Jiang Xia is my daughter. Wen Yi had a difficult labor and a premature birth after a fall. She lost both of her twins, and she passed away too."
Jiang Mother, agitated, said, "Get him out of here! Out! Why are you talking to him so much?"
"Alright, alright! Calm down!"
Jiang Father turned to Gu Heng. "Leave! My wife and Wen Yi were sisters. It’s not strange for a niece to resemble her aunt, or even her uncle. Xia Xia looks more like her grandmother, which you probably haven’t seen. Xia Xia is my daughter, not yours. That’s the truth. Leave! You’re not welcome here. Don’t come back, and don’t bother my daughter!"
Gu Heng wanted to say something, but seeing Jiang Mother’s unstable state, he turned and opened the door, then left.
He didn’t believe what Jiang Mother and Jiang Father had said. He would ask Jiang Father again next time.
He glanced at his watch; he needed to head to the airport, or he’d be late.
He still wanted to know where Yi Yi was buried.
He genuinely didn’t know she was pregnant with his child back then.
He was struggling to survive himself and didn’t want to drag her into his troubles.
...
After the door closed, Jiang Mother covered her face and sobbed.
Once Jiang Father and the others left, he held Jiang Mother, letting her cry for a while. When her sobs subsided, he helped her sit down, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and gave her a glass of water to drink. "Have some water."
Jiang Mother drank a few sips and gradually calmed down.
Jiang Father didn’t know Gu Heng. When his sister-in-law came to them, she was already pregnant. At the time, his wife was also pregnant with Xia Xia, and their due dates were close. Both of them were expecting twins.
Once his wife calmed down, he asked Jiang Mother, "Did you know he was in the Capital City, so you didn’t want Xia Xia to study there?"
Jiang Mother didn’t want her daughter to go to the Capital City, or any other city. "I’m not sure if he’s from the Capital City. I only saw him there once, so I don’t know if he’s from there or somewhere else. Besides, I’m not sure if the person who caused my sister’s downfall is him."
She had only seen a photo at her sister’s place, and it was burned before she could get a good look.
Jiang Mother was also afraid. She and her sister gave birth on the same day in the same delivery room.
After she gave birth, she fell into a coma and woke up to find that her sister’s twins and one of hers were gone.
Her sister passed away not long after.
It was as if the world had ended!
If it weren’t for Jiang Xia, Jiang Mother wouldn’t have wanted to live anymore.
As Jiang Xia grew up, she looked so much like her aunt that Jiang Mother couldn’t be sure if there had been a mix-up.
She wasn’t sure if the child was hers or her sister’s.
Jiang Mother couldn’t help but voice her fears.
She was afraid that Gu Heng would take Jiang Xia away.
Jiang Father was shocked by his wife’s suspicions!
It was absurd!
He immediately denied it. "No! Xia Xia was the first to be born. The nurse showed her to me first. She’s our child, and he can’t take her away!"
At the time, another child was being rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, they didn’t make it.
Wen Yi had slipped and fallen back then, and his wife had been so distressed by the shock.
Both of them had premature births, but Wen Yi’s was a month earlier.
Medical conditions back then were far from what they are now.
Jiang Father felt a pain in his chest and didn’t bring up the old memories in front of his wife.
Jiang Mother looked at him, “Really, you’re not lying to me?”
Jiang Father: “Why would I lie? Your sister was born about ten minutes after you. Xia Xia doesn’t look like me, but her talents are just like mine! And she doesn’t look like the Gu family either.”
He didn’t mention the details of that time, as his wife had fallen into a deep sleep after giving birth. Bringing it up would only cause more sorrow.
When his wife woke up, she was so heartbroken that she fainted twice.
Jiang Father had no idea until today that Gu Heng was his sister-in-law’s husband, “Does the Gu family have anyone as smart as me? Of course not! How could they produce such smart children like Xia Xia and Xiao Dong! And does he look as handsome as me? His genes couldn’t produce such a beautiful daughter like Xia Xia! Xia Xia’s bone structure is like mine! She combines the best of both you and me, making her even more beautiful!”
“...”
Jiang Mother was at a loss, torn between laughing and crying at her husband’s narcissism.
She had never seen anyone so self-absorbed.
After comforting his wife, Jiang Father glanced at the wall clock, “Lei should be here by now. I’ll go check.”
Lei must have arrived; he had just heard a car.
Jiang Mother quickly said, “You go! I’ll wash my face.”
She rushed to the bathroom to freshen up.
Looking at her reflection, she thought about her appearance.
She looked like her father.
Her sister looked like her mother.
Xia Xia resembled her sister more, but she was indeed more beautiful. Strictly speaking, Xia Xia looked like her grandmother.
Her mother was incredibly beautiful!
Once Jiang Mother went to the bathroom, Jiang Father went out.
Zhao Chenglei came down the stairs with a bucket, and when he saw Jiang Father open the door, he called out, “Dad.”
Jiang Father saw his son-in-law coming down the stairs as soon as he opened the door, “You met Gu Heng in the Capital City?”
Zhao Chenglei nodded, “Xia Xia and his daughter are in the same dormitory.”
Jiang Father: “...”
What a coincidence?
Jiang Father invited his son-in-law inside.
Once they were in, Jiang Father felt he needed to explain things to his son-in-law.
There was no need to delve into all the details, so he focused on the key points, “I don’t know how much you heard, but Xia Xia is my daughter with your mother, and she has nothing to do with Gu Heng. Gu Heng was with Xia Xia’s aunt and thought Xia Xia was his daughter, so he came looking. Xia Xia looks like her aunt, but more like her grandmother. Her aunt and your mother are twins. You should tell Xia Xia this, so Gu Heng or his family doesn’t cause her any trouble. She knows nothing about this.”
Gu Heng was already married, and his daughter was in college, probably around Xia Xia’s age, at most a few years younger.
And he still had the nerve to show up?
Wasn’t he afraid of hurting his current family?
He had no sense of responsibility at all!
While he wasn’t afraid of hurting his family, Jiang Father was afraid they might hurt his daughter.
He wasn’t in the Capital City!
Xia Xia knew nothing and was all alone in the Capital City.
Thinking about it made Jiang Father feel uneasy, and he couldn’t help but say, “It’s getting late! You should head back to the Capital City!”
Zhao Chenglei nodded, “Okay, I’ll go!”
He was also anxious.
Jiang Father quickly went to his daughter’s room and pulled out a suitcase, “Take these with you to the Capital City.”
Jiang Mother came out, “You’re leaving for the airport now? Go quickly! Don’t be late! Call us when you get to the Capital City.”
Jiang Father picked up the suitcase, “Let’s go! I’ll drive you to the airport.”
(End of Chapter)
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