Chapter 204: Old Times
After Zhang Xingqing escaped, she never reappeared and made no moves. Time passed by ordinarily, and Zhang Xingqing, the name and the person, seemed to have vanished from the earth. However, they always felt a sense of conspiracy lurking beneath the mundane life.
Yin Lingyan was also grappling with a problem. She realized she wanted to find her mother, but there was no trace of her, not even basic contact information. With graduation approaching, Yin Lingyan had no focus at all.
Exams arrived before they knew it. Yin Lingyan and Han Wuyu took their exams with heavy hearts, worried not about their studies, but about the recent feeling that something big was about to happen, leaving them uneasy.
“I know your dreams, I know your pain, I know we feel the same…” A pleasant mobile phone ringtone sounded, breaking the oppressive atmosphere. Han Wuyu looked at his phone and saw it was Mother Han calling. He let out a sigh, deeply feeling he was being too sensitive.
“Hello, Yu Baobei. Have you finished your exams? Come home for dinner, your father has something to say.” Mother Han’s voice sounded a little displeased. Han Wuyu wondered, “What’s wrong with Mom?” He agreed faintly, then heard the exam start bell. Han Wuyu handed his mobile phone to Yin Lingyan to hold and began the exam.
………
Time passed quickly, and the sound of the exam ending.
“Xiao Yan’er, I have something to attend to at home today, so you should go back with your brother first.” At some point, Han Wuyu’s address for Yin Lingchen had changed. Yin Lingyan nodded without asking further questions. Two people in love should give each other enough freedom, and Han Wuyu had left in such a hurry that he forgot his mobile phone was still in Yin Lingyan’s hand.
When Han Wuyu returned home, he found the atmosphere at home was different from usual. He had a very bad premonition in his heart. Had something happened? He also saw Mother Han’s red eyes.
“Mom, what’s wrong?” Han Wuyu asked with some concern, walking over. This situation was very uncharacteristic of Mother Han.
Mother Han gave a bitter smile. She glanced at Father Han, who sighed, and several wrinkles instantly appeared on his brow. “You cannot marry Yin Lingyan.”
Yin Lingyan, who was about to knock and enter, stopped abruptly upon hearing this. He had only come to deliver Han Wuyu’s mobile phone, and he hadn’t expected to hear Father Han say such a thing.
“Give me a reason.” Han Wuyu sat with his right leg crossed over his left, his hands clasped together. He showed no reaction to Father Han’s words, as if he didn’t care. This was because he firmly believed that no one could stop his love for Yin Lingyan, and no one could break them apart.
“You and she… are half-siblings.” Father Han closed his eyes in pain and uttered the words with difficulty, stunning everyone inside and outside the door.
Father Han sighed. The story was like this…
More than ten years ago. After marrying Mother Han, during a business engagement, he drank too much and accidentally ended up with Yin Lingyan’s mother. However, he truly remembered nothing the next day, and Yin Lingyan’s mother never mentioned she was pregnant with Yin Lingyan.
Returning to yesterday, Yin Lingyan’s mother called and told him the truth. The reason she told him the truth was not for his wealth, but for the happiness of their two children.
She had originally intended to keep it a secret forever. But she never expected the two children to fall in love, which was something she had never anticipated.
That’s why she revealed the truth.
