“That’s right!”
“That was the first time my son begged me in twenty years.”
Xiao Yuqian was silent. She never would’ve thought Ma Haodong would go beg his father in order to save their Xiao family.
He gave her such a big help but he didn’t tell her.
It was only from this point onwards that Xiao Yuqian knew exactly how much Ma Haodong loved her. He loved her more than she imagined.
It was also only because Ma Hangcheng told her about this that it drove her to be unflinching in making her decision.
She already thought it through!
She already made the decision!
She was willing to give up her career for Ma Haodong.
Not working at Huaying wasn’t a big deal. She could still find other jobs. However, if she lost Ma Haodong, she might feel regret for her whole life.
After she became resolute in the belief in her heart, Xiao Yuqian took a deep breath and said, “Thank you, President Ma, for telling me this. I was initially still hesitating but now I can tell you firmly, I will choose to be with Ma Haodong.”
Ma Haodong was already able to predict she would say this long ago. He shook his head. “Girl, your decision is too rash! I still have one thing to tell you.”
“What?”
“I don’t know if your mother ever mentioned me to you. Perhaps, she definitely didn’t say, but I can tell you right now. Your mother and I used to be like you and Haodong, loving each other and not caring about anything. In the end, it was also because of all sorts of pressure that we were forced to break up.”
“I know.” Xiao Yuqian nodded and also asked back at him, “Because you and my mother couldn’t be together, that’s why you are opposed to Ma Haodong and I being together, right?”
“No, it isn’t that simple. I only knew about it several years later as well. When your mother broke up with me, she already had my child in her tummy. However, because of a misunderstanding then, she didn’t tell me. She later married Xiao Guohua…”
Xiao Yuqian didn’t actually hear what Ma Hangcheng said after that. She only knew her blood immediately started to condense together at this moment.
The only thing she felt was cold. It chilled her to the bones, so cold that her heart was shivering.
She was not willing to believe what
Ma Hangcheng said. How could she be her mother’s and Ma Hangcheng’s daughter?
No, no, no. Ma Hangcheng was definitely intentionally lying to her because he wanted to tear Ma Haodong and her apart.
She also never saw any records about a child in her mom’s diary.
Xiao Yuqian didn’t believe Ma Hangcheng easily. After she finished meeting with Ma Hangcheng, she immediately called her mother, Tang Qingyuan.
Tang Qingyuan wasn’t in the country. Because of the time difference, it was only after a long time that she called her back.
Xiao Yuqian’s hand was trembling as she asked her, “Mom, tell me. Did you have a child with Ma Hangcheng in the past?”
Tang Qingyuan’s first reaction was, “How did you know?”
“…”
Xiao Yuqian felt a chill in her heart. Her mother’s question back at her was equal to an admission!
She and Ma Hangcheng did, in fact, have a child back then. She gave birth to her after she married Xiao Guohua.
Did that mean she was Ma Haodong’s half-sister?
How could this be?
The cellphone fell out of her palm and onto the floor. Her heart felt such pain that it was about to break. Her tears also involuntarily started to fall.
Her heart was a complete mess. She didn’t know how she should face everything that happened after this.
She didn’t return to the lakeside villa at night. Instead, she carried her lonely and tired body back to the Xiao house.
She decided to see Nie Zhenglan tomorrow to figure something out. Tonight, she would spend a night at her own house first. She really couldn’t face Ma Haodong before the problem was solved.
She arrived home and she didn’t run into Xiao Lan after she went through the door. Xiao Yuqian went to her room straight away. When she passed by her father’s bedroom upstairs, she heard the faint sounds of talking.
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