Chapter 1053 Children
Chapter 1053 Children
The last page was a photo of Lu Ziyang alone. He looked haggard, but his eyes were full of love. On the back of the photo, there was a sentence: Mu Bai, I love you. Even if I can't be with you, I will always protect you, forever...
After Cheng Yunchuan finished reading the photo album, he felt his heart was in turmoil. He couldn't believe that all this was true. He had always thought that he was Nianbai's father, but now, the facts slapped him in the face.
He raised his head and looked at Jiang Mubai, his eyes filled with complicated emotions.
Jiang Mubai's face was pale and his lips were trembling, but he couldn't utter a word.
"Mom..." The girl hiding behind the woman timidly pulled the corner of her clothes, "I'm hungry..."
The woman's eyes fell on the girl, and a trace of tenderness flashed in her eyes. She squatted down, gently hugged the girl, and said softly: "Be good, mom will take you to eat now..."
The woman picked up the girl and turned away, leaving Cheng Yunchuan and Jiang Mubai standing there like two sculptures.
As night fell, the Cheng family villa was silent.
Cheng Yunchuan sat on the sofa, holding the heart-shaped pendant engraved with "Mu Bai" in his hand, with empty eyes.
Jiang Mubai sat opposite him, his face pale and his eyes dull.
"So..." Cheng Yunchuan finally broke the silence, "Nianbai... is she really Lu Ziyang's child?"
Jiang Mubai nodded, tears silently sliding down his cheeks.
"Then...we..." Cheng Yunchuan's voice trembled a little, "What should we do?"
Jiang Mubai raised his head and looked at Cheng Yunchuan, his eyes full of despair and helplessness.
"I don't know..." She choked up, "I don't know..."
Suddenly, Cheng Yunchuan's cell phone rang, breaking the silence in the room.
He glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Cheng Nianbai's kindergarten teacher calling.
"Hello?" Cheng Yunchuan answered the phone.
"Hello, are you Cheng Nianbai's parent?" The teacher's voice was a little anxious. "Nianbai...she suddenly fainted and is now in the hospital..."
Cheng Yunchuan was stunned, not knowing how to react for a moment. Lu Ziyang's wife? Daughter? This sudden change caught him off guard. He subconsciously looked at Jiang Mubai, but saw that her face was even paler, her lips were trembling, and she seemed to faint at any time.
The woman seemed to see Cheng Yunchuan's doubts and smiled bitterly, "I know this is very sudden, but... before Ziyang died... he hoped that I could bring the child... here..."
The girl in her arms looked at Cheng Yunchuan timidly, her big eyes full of curiosity and uneasiness. Cheng Yunchuan looked at the girl, and a complex emotion surged in his heart. If she was really Lu Ziyang's daughter, then...
"Come in first." Cheng Yunchuan stepped aside to let the woman and the child enter the house.
The woman sat down on the sofa holding the child, rubbing her hands nervously. Jiang Mubai still stood there, like a sculpture, motionless.
"My name is Li Wan," the woman lowered her head and spoke softly, "This is... Zi Yang's daughter... Lu... Lu Nianxin..."
"Nianxin..." Cheng Yunchuan repeated the name with mixed feelings.
The room fell into a suffocating silence, with only the ticking of the wall clock audible.
Finally, Jiang Mubai broke the silence, "You...what evidence do you have to prove...that she is Lu Ziyang's child?" Her voice was hoarse and trembling.
Li Wan raised her head, a trace of pain flashed in her eyes, "Zi Yang... he... he left a letter... and... and a DNA test report..."
She took out an envelope and a document from her bag and handed them to Jiang Mubai.
Jiang Mubai took it with trembling hands and opened the envelope. Inside was a letter with scribbled handwriting. In the letter, Lu Ziyang admitted that Nianxin was his child and expressed his apologies to Jiang Mubai and Cheng Nianbai.
Jiang Mubai opened the DNA test report again, and the results showed that the DNA match between Lu Nianxin and Lu Ziyang was as high as 99.99%.
Jiang Mubai felt like her world was collapsing. She clenched the documents in her hand tightly, and her knuckles turned white.
Cheng Yunchuan walked to Jiang Mubai and gently hugged her shoulders, "Mubai..."
Jiang Mubai raised her head, tears blurred her eyes, "Yunchuan... I... I don't know what to do..."
Cheng Yunchuan hugged her tightly in his arms, "It's okay, Mu Bai, everything will be fine..."
Li Wan looked at the two people hugging each other, with a trace of envy and loneliness in her eyes. She hugged Nianxin and said softly: "Nianxin, from now on... this is your home..."
Nian Xin nodded ignorantly, her big eyes still filled with anxiety.
In the next few days, Jiang Mubai was in a trance. Lu Ziyang's death and Nian Xin's appearance were both unbearable for her. She didn't know how to face Cheng Yunchuan or Nian Xin.
Cheng Yunchuan stayed by Jiang Mubai's side, patiently comforting her and guiding her. He told her that no matter what happened, he would face it with her.
Gradually, Jiang Mubai began to accept reality and tried to get along with Nian Xin. She found that Nian Xin was a very well-behaved and sensible child.
One night, Cheng Yunchuan and Jiang Mubai sat on the sofa, watching Nian Xin play with toys.
"Yunchuan," Jiang Mubai suddenly said, "I...I want to send Nianxin... abroad..."
Cheng Yunchuan was stunned. "Send it abroad? Why?"
Jiang Mubai took a deep breath, "I...I don't want her to be involved in the feud between us..."
"Mubai..." Cheng Yunchuan held Jiang Mubai's hand, "Nianxin is innocent, we can't... do this to her..."
Jiang Mubai shook his head, "I... I can't control myself... I... I'm afraid... I will hurt her..."
Cheng Yunchuan looked at Jiang Mubai's painful appearance, his heart was filled with helplessness and heartache. He knew that Jiang Mubai had not completely walked out of Lu Ziyang's shadow.
At this moment, Nian Xin suddenly ran over and hugged Jiang Mubai's thighs, "Mom... Nian Xin... misses Dad..."
Jiang Mubai's body suddenly stiffened. She slowly lowered her head and looked at the little girl who was hugging her legs. Tears blurred her eyes again.
She slowly squatted down, held Nianxin in her arms, and hugged her tightly, as if she wanted to rub her into her body.
"Nian Xin..." Jiang Mubai's voice choked, "You...you miss daddy...right..."
Nian Xin nodded and looked at Jiang Mubai with tears in her eyes, "Mom... Nian Xin... misses Dad... and also misses... Dad Lu..."
Jiang Mubai was stunned. "Lu...Dad Lu?"
Nianxin pointed at a photo on the wall. It was a photo of Lu Ziyang. "Mom... Dad Lu... is... Nianxin's... dad..."
Jiang Mubai looked in the direction where Nian Xin's finger was pointing, and when she saw that familiar face, her heart sank.
She suddenly realized that Nian Xin was not only Lu Ziyang's child, but also... Lu Zichuan's child...
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