"Madam Liu." Song Yu, who had been in the room with Qi Youxuan, walked out and came to the living room. "Did she not want to see you or did you not want to see her?"
Liu Ronghua was stunned and looked up at Song Yu. The Qi family kept a low profile and rarely appeared in the newspapers. The few times they did, the photos were also not clear. So although Liu Ronghua could guess Song Yu's identity, she didn't know her.
Song Yu returned to Qi Chengzhi's side. Qi Chengzhi's cold gaze immediately softened. From the moment she came back to the living room, his gaze had been on her. When Song Yu sat down next to him, he held Song Yu's hand and couldn't help but pinch it.
Shen Zhijing had nothing to do and couldn't keep looking at Ruan Danchen's dazed look. Her gaze fell on Qi Chengzhi's small movements and her eyes flashed. She was a little jealous. Why didn't there be an outstanding man like him who treated her like this?
She looked back at Ruan Danchen and saw Qi Chenglin hugging her with a distressed expression. She was even angrier.
Qi Chengzhi held the back of Song Yu's hand. She was comforted by his small movements and calmed down a little. "Madam Liu, do you know me?"
"You must be the wife of the eldest young master." Liu Ronghua forced a weak and slender smile.
Song Yu smiled and said, "I'm Danchen's former colleague. We're the closest in the company. Madam Liu, do you not know me?"
"I …" Liu Ronghua opened her mouth.
But Song Yu interrupted her. "Didn't Madam Liu say that you often go to the city to find Danchen?"
"I … always wait for her downstairs," Liu Ronghua stammered.
Song Yu nodded. "No wonder I've never seen you before."
Liu Ronghua's lips trembled. She didn't rush to speak.
Song Yu said slowly, "It's been seven years since Madam Liu entered the Shen family, right?"
Liu Ronghua only nodded and didn't say anything. She didn't know what Song Yu wanted to say.
Song Yu smiled and said, "I've been Danchen's colleague for three years. She spends the Chinese New Year alone every year. During the reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, she spends it in her rented house and makes dumplings for herself. Once, something cropped up on Lunar New Year's Eve and he wanted to look for her. He saw her eating dumplings alone at home, with the volume of the television turned up especially loud. If Madam Liu wants to have a reunion dinner with her so much, why did she leave her alone in her rented place a few years ago? "
"I …" Liu Ronghua lowered her head and looked down. She rolled her eyes and said, "It's not that I don't want her to go home. It's that Danchen doesn't want to go home. She …"
Even if Liu Ronghua didn't say it, everyone in the Qi family knew the reason why Ruan Danchen didn't want to go back.
Liu Ronghua had no status in the Shen family. Looking at the appearance of Shen Jialiang and Shen Zhijing, they were not people who would tolerate. If Shen Jialiang really loved the house and its crow, then so be it, but he did not love Liu Ronghua. Otherwise, why did he not marry her? Since he didn't love Liu Ronghua, how could he treat Liu Ronghua's daughter well?
It was obvious that Liu Ronghua coveted wealth and was reluctant to leave the Shen family's life. She would rather suffer for herself and Ruan Danchen to stay in the Shen family.
The old lady wanted to curse. You have no status in the Shen family. You didn't go to your daughter to celebrate the New Year with her, and you insisted on staying in the Shen family.
"She didn't want to go back. You didn't go to her and celebrate the New Year with her. Why did you come back today when Danchen finally had a chance to celebrate the New Year? Why did you cry and say that you missed her? "Song Yu unconsciously clenched his fists, but he was comforted by Qi Chengzhi and loosened them.
Although the Song family was bankrupt, her parents were still alive. Sometimes she quarreled with Yu Qianying. She also knew that even if Yu Qianying sometimes scolded her, she said those words because she loved her. The more she was loved by her parents, the more she disliked people like Liu Ronghua.
She couldn't imagine how there could be a mother like Liu Ronghua.
"I …" Liu Ronghua was speechless for a moment.
Shen Jialiang's face was sullen. He thought that this Song Yu was also sharp-tongued and not easy to deal with. There was really no good person in the Qi family.
Just as he was about to speak, there was the sound of the door opening. After a while, he saw Qi Chengji come in with a file bag in his hand.
Qi Chenglin curled his lips in disdain. "What took you so long?"
"I just received a call," Qi Chengji said and handed the file bag to Qi Chenglin.
Qi Chenglin took it but didn't open it immediately. The Qi family was also quite strange. Why did he want Qi Chengji to bring this thing over when the Shen family came? They didn't know what was inside.
"Madam Liu, I'll ask you again. Is Danchen really your daughter?" Qi Chenglin asked coldly.
Liu Ronghua was stunned. She didn't understand why Qi Chenglin would ask this. Her eyes flickered and she frowned. "Why would you ask this? Of course, Danchen is my biological daughter. I was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to her. "
Qi Chenglin nodded but took out the file bag and threw it to her. "A woman who can't give birth. I'm quite curious. How did you give birth to Danchen?"
Liu Ronghua's expression suddenly changed. Ruan Danchen was shocked and turned to look at Qi Chenglin.
Qi Chenglin hugged her and comforted her. "It's okay. Trust me."
Ruan Danchen turned to look at Liu Ronghua. She felt that this matter was too unreal. How could she not be Liu Ronghua's daughter? Qi Chenglin must have lied to Liu Ronghua.
She would rather be Liu Ronghua's biological daughter. Otherwise, who were her parents?
"I …" Liu Ronghua's face was pale. Her lips trembled as she said, "I only had an accident later on that caused me to be infertile. I could have been pregnant before. I … I gave birth to Danchen. Right after giving birth to her, something happened to her father. I suffered from a heart disease. In addition, I didn't go through confinement. That's why I was infertile. "
Qi Chenglin still nodded as if he had accepted her explanation. He said, "You were in Shuo City back then, right?"
Liu Ronghua didn't say anything. She didn't know what Qi Chenglin wanted to say.
"Shuo City isn't big. It's a county-level city now. Before you brought Danchen to B City, it was just a small county. There weren't many hospitals, only four in total. It was easy to check. According to the time back then, Danchen's birth records can't be found anymore. However, a year before Danchen was born, you should have been pregnant. However, you were teaching high school in Shuo City. You were single, unmarried, and didn't have a boyfriend. At that time, it was impossible for you to continue staying in school even if you were pregnant out of wedlock. Moreover, you didn't have a boyfriend. I sent someone to Shuo City No.1 Middle School to check. If there was a teacher who was pregnant out of wedlock, it would definitely cause a commotion. However, there wasn't. Some of the teachers from back then are still working there. Coincidentally, they really remember you. They said that you didn't have any vacations back then, nor did you have a pregnant belly. I just want to know, how did you give birth to Danchen? "Qi Chenglin looked at her mockingly.
Liu Ronghua couldn't stand Qi Chenglin's gaze. She panicked and avoided his gaze. She couldn't say a word. Only her mouth kept moving, but no sound came out.
Ruan Danchen looked at Liu Ronghua in disbelief. She still couldn't accept that the person she had been calling for 26 years wasn't her mother?
Impossible … This wasn't a novel or a television drama. How could there be such a freak accident?
"Mom, tell me. Say something. Just … what's going on?" Ruan Danchen asked while crying.
"Actually, there's a simple way. You just have to do a DNA test with Danchen. The results will naturally be clear," Qi Chenglin said calmly.
Liu Ronghua started trembling. As she cried, she suddenly looked at Ruan Danchen in a daze. "Yes, I didn't give birth to you. I adopted you."
Ruan Danchen gripped Qi Chenglin's hand tightly. Was that why she would treat her like this?
Was that why Liu Ronghua could use her with a clear conscience?
She had once asked her if she was Liu Ronghua's biological mother in a fit of pique. But now, she understood. It was because she wasn't that she could use her time and time again without feeling guilty at all. That was why she could sacrifice herself no matter what for herself.
"Twenty-six years. Now you're telling me that you're not my mother and have never treated me as your daughter, right? Otherwise, how could you possibly do those things to me, right? "Ruan Danchen asked while crying.
"Danchen, how can you say that? I've raised you for so many years! Without me, would you be able to grow up to this point? I've provided for you to live and to go to school, haven't I? Even though I have no blood relations with you at all, I was able to raise you up. What's wrong with asking you to help me with some things? Just treat it as repaying a favor, can't you? Seven years ago, you asked me if you felt that you owed me. I told you, yes! "Liu Ronghua said with a grievance.
"I picked you up by the roadside. You were lying in a cardboard box with a blanket over you. I saw that you were pitiful, so I brought you back. But at that time, I was also young. I had just graduated from school and didn't even have a boyfriend. But because I brought you along, every time I dated someone, they wanted to break up with me the moment they saw you. You're the one who blocked my happiness, but I still raised you and didn't abandon you. I've already done my best to raise you up to this point! We're not related at all, but I can treat you like this. Don't you think you owe me? If it wasn't for you, I would have found a good man to marry long ago. Why would I be like this, begging for a title? "
Liu Ronghua tugged at her exquisite red Tang suit jacket, "For you, I've spent all my youth. Is it wrong for me to seek repayment? Even if you're my biological child, if you don't treat me well, you'll be said to be unfilial. I've raised you up, don't you think you owe me? "
Ruan Danchen's face was deathly pale, without a single trace of blood. Her body swayed, as if she was about to fall at any time. Qi Chenglin hugged her and supported her.
"Do you really think she owes you? She's already paid back what she owes you. "Qi Chenglin said coldly," She's done enough for you. Since you're so wronged, why don't you let her go. Since you're not her mother, then there's no relationship between us in the future. Everyone is free. "
"It's not over, what she's done can't be repaid! She owes me, she owes me! She should have helped me! "Liu Ronghua said hysterically.
Qi Chenglin pursed his lips harshly. After a while, the corners of his mouth suddenly curled up and he said mockingly, "Did you really pick Danchen up from the roadside?"
"Of course." Liu Ronghua didn't hesitate this time and immediately said.
Qi Chenglin snorted coldly, "Do you think we'll believe that? With your selfish personality, would you have been so kind as to pick up a child from the roadside and raise her at home? Not to mention that you were so young at that time, it was the time when you loved to play and enjoy life. Even if you're in your forties now, you're still so delicate, and you're always counting on your man and daughter to take care of things for you. With your age at that time, would you take the initiative to take care of others? You can't even take care of yourself. "
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