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Mother and Daughter Reunite
Drop by drop, drop by drop …
Tears streamed down her cheeks and dripped onto the ground.
"Please, don't hide it from me anymore …"
Qiao Qiao knelt on the ground weakly, one hand clutching He Shaochen tightly. She tried her best to suppress her sobs, her shoulders trembling slightly.
In the end, she couldn't take it anymore. She let go of He Shaochen and covered her mouth with both hands. She was afraid that she would break down if she cried too hard.
He Shaochen saw this scene and felt a sharp pain in his heart.
It was as if he could empathize with her. His child's tragic state flashed before his eyes, and the pain of losing his child struck him hard once again.
He had already decided that he couldn't show his sad side in front of Qiao Qiao.
He had already made up his mind.
He Shaochen turned around and hugged Qiao Qiao in his arms. He pressed her head against his chest and realized that her body was trembling violently. There was a painful struggle on his face.
His eyes were filled with sorrow and haze that could not be dissolved.
After a long while.
As if he had made up his mind, He Shaochen spoke slowly, "Qiao Qiao, do you really want to know the truth so badly?"
Qiao Qiao froze and almost blurted out, "Yes!"
She didn't want to be kept in the dark.
"Alright, I'll tell you everything tomorrow."
"Really?"
Qiao Qiao looked up emotionally.
Her amber eyes were still filled with tears, but she had regained some of her luster.
This was the original Qiao Qiao.
He Shaochen smiled bitterly in his heart. He had always broken his principles for her, time and time again, but he never regretted it. In this world, only this woman was worthy of him breaking his principles.
He stroked her hair and nodded seriously. "Yes, but you have to promise me that no matter what the outcome is, you have to listen to me. You're not allowed to act alone, do you understand?"
"Okay, okay." Qiao Qiao nodded heavily. Once again, she threw herself into He Shaochen's arms and hugged him tightly. As if she had received salvation, she said in a dreamy voice, "Shaochen, thank you, thank you so much …"
Tomorrow, everything would be revealed.
At that time, she would be free.
Qiao Qiao originally thought so, until she saw Freya again, she realized that this was not relief, but the beginning of another endless dispute.
He Shaochen found Freya. Originally, they had agreed that before Qiao Qiao fully recovered, Freya was not allowed to visit.
However, because of Qiao Qiao's request, He Shaochen could only bring forward the time.
In the spacious ward, there were only mother and daughter, Qiao Qiao and Freya.
Freya looked at Qiao Qiao, who had lost a lot of weight, and felt a little sad. When they first met, this child still had a bright smile on her face.
However, after she told her the truth, that smile would probably never bloom in front of her again.
Freya sighed softly. She composed herself and said, "Qiao Qiao, I'm your biological mother. Back then, I was the one who entrusted you to the Qiao family. I'm sorry that I'm only telling you now."
Qiao Qiao was expressionless. She narrowed her eyes and sighed softly. "So that's how it is."
Her reaction was very calm. She was not too surprised because this was also one of the foreseeable outcomes.
She had tried her best to convince herself that she was a member of the Qiao family. However, with so many clues in front of her, Qiao Qiao could no longer lie to herself.
"Aren't you surprised?"
Freya asked curiously when she saw that Qiao Qiao did not look surprised.
"There's nothing to be surprised about. Anyway, before you told me, I had already expected this outcome." Qiao Qiao stared at Freya, who looked like her. Her face was expressionless, like an exquisite doll.
She did not get excited or ecstatic when meeting her biological mother, nor did she question why she had abandoned her.
She just accepted the truth calmly. It was as if she felt that these things did not have anything to do with her, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
"Don't you hate me?" Freya smiled bitterly. Although she had a carefree personality, she did not know what to do with the people she cared about. Looking at the calm Qiao Qiao, she could not help but feel flustered. She said, "I have not cared about you for so many years. I have never fulfilled my responsibility as a mother."
Hearing this, Qiaoqiao's pale lips curled into a smile. She looked at Freya and said, "It doesn't matter to me. In any case, I've been living well without you for so many years."
"Qiao Qiao …"
Freya's heart was pierced fiercely.
Qiao Qiao sat on the hospital bed. She lowered her head again and clutched the wrinkled blanket with both hands. "Freya, am I a member of the royal family of J Country?"
"Yes."
Freya did not beat around the bush. She closed her eyes and answered bluntly. She had to tell Qiao Qiao about these things sooner or later. She did not want to hide it anymore.
"Is that so? You really are." Qiaoqiao had this idea as early as when Jack called her "Your Highness". She couldn't help but laugh mockingly and said: "It's really like a plot that only appears in shoujo manga. I thought it was a commoner Cinderella, but it turns out to be a princess of a certain country."
"Yes, it is indeed too dramatic."
"Freya … Can I always use this name?" Qiao Qiao looked at Freya gently. "Because you have never fulfilled your duties as a mother, I do not want to use the word 'mother' to call you."
Freya's face stiffened. After a second or two, she smiled and said, "Whatever you like. It is just a name."
She said it very calmly, but there was a trace of sadness on her beautiful face. It was just that it was not that obvious.
Qiao Qiao saw her reaction, but only said, "Now, Freya, can you answer a few questions for me?"
"Speak."
"Does my existence pose a threat to some people in J Country?" Qiao Qiao calmly asked.
"Did you notice something?" Freya was startled.
Qiao Qiao glanced at her. "Am I the one asking you now?"
"…"
Freya did not expect Qiao Qiao's mind to be so sharp. But thinking about it, she was originally a smart child. It was not strange for her to notice something. She nodded. "Yes, there are several forces in J Country that are fighting among themselves. The best example is the battle between the radical faction and Ravel."
"Ravel …"
Qiao Qiao heard a familiar name.
Speaking of which, she had met Ravel once before. She didn't expect that the sunny young man who was a bit out of line was also someone who would do anything for the throne.
That's right, as a member of the royal family, how many of them can be completely clean?
"Then, which faction wants to kill me?"
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