However, Mrs. Han truly harbored deep-seated hatred for the Yun Family now.
Especially Xu Xinmo; such a young age, yet so viciously minded.
Which soul had Old Jin swapped Jinnian’s fate with? Was it Xu Xinmo? If so, Xu Xinmo was indeed guilty of a most heinous crime.
This time when she went to Nanjiang, she did not bring Bai Que with her, but at this moment, Mrs. Han felt it was time to call Bai Que back.
Han Xuzi then gave additional instructions, the most important being to investigate Old Jin’s background; what had she been doing all these years?
Han Zhong received the order and left.
The study was suddenly engulfed in silence.
Han Tianci fiddled with the Jade Paperweight, not uttering a single word.
Mrs. Han also remained silent, deep in thought.
Yun Jinnian wanted to speak several times but ended up saying nothing, overwhelmed with helplessness.
He had no choice but to say, "Alright, let’s all be happy, New Year’s is almost here!"
"Jinnian is right, the New Year is coming, let’s be happy!" said Han Xuzi. "Jinnian, why don’t you and Tianci go out and have fun? Your grandfather and your mother have some words to exchange!"
Yun Jinnian answered, calling Han Tianci out of the study.
Han Xuzi looked at Mrs. Han, "Shuniang, do you realize your mistake now, after everything that happened?"
Mrs. Han suddenly burst into tears.
Standing up, she knelt before Han Xuzi, "Father, your daughter knows her wrongs!"
"Tell me, where did you go wrong?" Han Xuzi asked sternly, without asking Mrs. Han to get up.
"As a mother, I have failed. All these years, I never fulfilled my responsibility as a mother. In earlier years, I was hot and cold toward Jinnian because I was upset with Yun Qi, and later on, after Tianci was born, I left her at the Yun Family, letting her suffer hardships and humiliations. I didn’t do right by her; I forgot that she was still a child, without parental love. In the wolfish Yun Family, how was she supposed to live?"
As Mrs. Han spoke, she wept uncontrollably.
She knew she was wrong, truly wrong.
Especially since Jinnian’s fate had been swapped – had her luck not been great...
The consequences were unimaginable.
"Since you know your mistake, you should also know what you must do. You have to make a clear choice between Yun Qi and your children. All this for a man, is he worth your madness..."
Mrs. Han hurriedly said, "Father, I’ve never gone mad for Yun Qi. Just thinking about how filthy he is, I regret that I was blind and didn’t listen to you in the past!"
Han Xuzi sighed, helping Mrs. Han to stand, "Shuniang, you are my only daughter, you’ve always had whatever you wanted. My opposition to your marriage with Yun Qi wasn’t just because of him; on the contrary, Yun Qi was very good back then. If he had a sensible mother, your life would have been happy and comfortable!"
Thinking it over, wasn’t the misfortune of Shuniang and Yun Qi down to every single act of Old Madam Yun?
The Old Madam, Mrs. Zhu, was undeserving!
Mrs. Han looked at Han Xuzi in shock.
"But Shuniang, now you have a child of another man, and Yun Qi now has three daughters and three sons. Even if you got back together, could you really be without grudges? You couldn’t, so since you can’t, it’s best to break it off!"
"Father, I’ll listen to you!"
She had always been firm in this belief.
It’s just that it seemed her family didn’t quite believe her!
"Alright, wipe your tears, the New Year is coming. Let’s cheer up for the New Year, and take Jinnian and Tianci out to buy some things!"
Yun Jinnian and Han Tianci decided to go to the herbal garden to look at the medicinal herbs, walking leisurely.
"?" Yun Jinnian looked at Han Tianci.
"Are you feeling unwell or experiencing discomfort in any way?" Han Tianci asked with concern.