Lin Ran sank into her memories, and her eyes turned slightly wet. "Can you believe it? In this era, before I was issued uniforms in middle school, my clothes had patches on them. When my pants were too short, Dad would use fabric to connect them for me to wear. Later, it was the grandma next door who gave me her granddaughter's old clothes, and only then did I have clothes without patches to wear. But the little girl next door stopped me on the way home from school and pointed at me for her classmates to see, telling them that my mom was a lunatic and that everything I was wearing, from head to toe, was given to me by her out of charity."
Listening to Lin Ran's words, Lin Nuan could imagine how humiliated someone as proud and arrogant as her must have been back then.
Lin Nuan saw tears gathering in Lin Ran's eyes, so she drew a tissue and handed it to her …
She smiled and wiped away her snot and tears, then looked at Cen Mo with reddened eyes and said, "I used to hate Dad for being useless, hated him for not being able to let his wife and child have a good life, and also hated him for not wanting to treat Mom, who was always crazy and silly. It was only after Mom passed away that I understood why Dad used all the money he had to look for you after leaving the family's living expenses behind!"
In Cen Mo's mind, he could imagine the scene of his father counting the money he had in his hands to set aside for living expenses. Because he wanted to let his daughter have a good meal, he hesitantly took out a little of the money he had to look for him.
"I'm sorry!" Cen Mo said to Lin Ran.
If he hadn't gone missing, Lin Ran wouldn't have had to go through all this. She would have been able to stay in the Lin family and be the young mistress of her family. She wouldn't have had to suffer so much.
"I'm not saying all this to make you apologize, nor do I mean to blame you!" Lin Ran's tone was very gentle. She gazed at Cen Mo and said, "I'm telling you all this because I want you to know that Dad and Mom love you very much. They never gave up on looking for you, not even once. It was only when Dad got cancer that he told us about Lin Nuan and me, and then …"
Lin Ran felt a lump in her throat, and she couldn't bear to say the rest of her words …
Their father leaped from the top floor and disappeared from this world forever. Since then, no one had looked for Cen Mo.
"I know!" Cen Mo nodded. He could tell that Lin Ran was a very kind lady.
Otherwise, after going through so much hardship with Ji Yun and her husband, she could have just ignored Ji Yun after returning to the Lin family. However, she still took care of Ji Yun and didn't vent her anger on Lin Nuan because of her hatred. It was impossible for someone who wasn't kind enough to do so.
Later on, Lin Ran talked about her childhood. She talked more about how her father earned money to support the family. Their father worked so hard, but it seemed like there was a belief that made him persevere and work hard. Lin Ran said that she guessed that finding Cen Mo was their father's belief.
"It's just that Dad never mentioned you. Even your name was only known to Lin Nuan and I from Mom's letters. Your name is Lu Boye." As Lin Ran spoke, she took out the original letter that Ji Yun had left behind from her bag and carefully opened it before handing it to Cen Mo.
Cen Mo accepted the letter with both hands. Seeing the picture of the letter and receiving the letter that his mother had touched felt different.
Cen Mo's eyes reddened. Looking at the beautiful handwriting on the letter, he could imagine how gentle his mother was.
"I've scanned and printed it. I think you should keep Mom's handwritten letter," Lin Ran said.
To Lin Ran, she had spent the most time with Ji Yun, while Cen Mo had spent the least time with Ji Yun out of the three of them. He was also the one Ji Yun was most concerned about. Therefore, she was willing to give Cen Mo this extremely precious personal letter.
Both she and Lin Nuan had memories of being together with Ji Yun, but Cen Mo didn't.
To Cen Mo, this letter was probably the only evidence that his mother remembered him.
"Thank you!" Cen Mo's heart was filled with complicated emotions. "Thank you! I'll take good care of Mom's letter!"
"I believe you will." Lin Ran nodded.
That kind of sad emotions made it hard for Lin Ran to breathe. She picked up the already cold teacup and took a sip, then looked at Lin Nuan. "How is it? When are you going back to the Lin family to tell Mom and Dad that you've found your brother and that you're pregnant?"
"I'll go back on New Year's Eve!" Lin Nuan said with a smile.
Cen Mo folded the letter Ji Yun left behind and placed it in his suit pocket, then said, "I'll inform Lin Chen in advance and bring Song Yao to the Lin family to thank Uncle and Auntie for taking care of Lin Nuan all these years."
Lin Nuan's phone vibrated in her pocket. Seeing that it was Fang Yan, she got up and picked up the call outside the private room. "Hello, Sister Yan!"
"Who did you go to the cemetery with today? A reporter I know got a few photos from a paparazzi. It's an image of you hugging and holding hands with an unfamiliar man at the cemetery! What's going on?" Fang Yan asked the moment the call went through.
It wasn't that Fang Yan didn't trust Lin Nuan's character, but when she saw that the photo wasn't of Fu Huai 'an, she panicked a little.
Fang Yan's friend's meaning was clear. That paparazzi wanted money, not to ruin Lin Nuan. Therefore, he suggested that Lin Nuan pay some money to buy the photos. With Fang Yan's friend acting as a guarantor, there wouldn't be any threats in the future, and the photos would be sold to Lin Nuan.
Fang Yan didn't reply immediately, only saying that she trusted Lin Nuan. After hanging up, she hurriedly called Lin Nuan to ask what was going on.
"Cen Mo and I went to the cemetery!" Lin Nuan didn't hide it from Fang Yan. "Sister Yan, Cen Mo is my older brother, my biological brother! We just had a DNA test done! I brought my brother to the cemetery to pay my respects to my parents. My parents searched for my brother all their lives, but they didn't get to see him before they died. We shook hands and cheered each other on, telling our parents that we've reunited. I don't think there's anything shameful about this! "
"Mr. Cen, it's your biological brother! This is too surprising!" Fang Yan felt more at ease, and she immediately saw an opportunity in this. She nodded. "Alright, I understand. You siblings can get together first. I'll handle this matter on my side!"
Fang Yan didn't plan on keeping this matter under wraps. Why wouldn't she stir up the popularity that was delivered to her doorstep?
Just now, Fang Yan's friend said that if there was no reply in four hours, the paparazzi would expose the photos. So, she'd let him do that!
Then, Lin Nuan and Fu Huai 'an would come out and explain. If they could show Cen Mo and Lin Nuan's DNA test report, it would surely become popular!
The younger sister of Morocco's invisible tycoon, Cen Mo. Tsk tsk … Lin Nuan could be considered the daughter of a wealthy family!
Fang Yan was so happy that her teeth were showing. She truly felt that Lin Nuan was destined to become famous, and she couldn't hide from it. She could even create news by acknowledging her brother.
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