Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Refusal of Recycling_1
“Ahem…” Huo Linong coughed, interrupting the endless sweet talk between the two. “Can I finish my sentence, please?”
Jing Tong blushed, showing a maiden-like shyness, “I’m sorry, Linong, my manners slipped! Please, go ahead.”
“Yes, yes, please continue.” He Rongxi straightened up, trying to regain his dignity.
“You are officially married to Jing Tong now. I think Jinlan is grown up, about to go to college. Haven’t you thought about bringing her back?” As he said this, Huo Linong pushed his glasses up on his nose. The lenses flashed with a certain sharpness.
“As you have just stated, living conditions in the countryside are poor, she must have suffered a lot these years. As the young mistress of the He family, she should live the life of a pampered and privileged life.”
“This…this…” An awkward expression appeared on Jing Tong’s face. She in fact had thought about bringing Jinlan back. But if Jinlan were to return, her hard-earned reputation in the aristocratic circles would be ruined.
She absolutely cannot let anyone know that she and He Rongxi had been secretly involved for a long time, even had a daughter.
And she was older than Sha Sha.
“I think that would be fine.” He Rongxi thoughtlessly agreed.
Upon hearing this, Jing Tong immediately became anxious and impulsively shouted, “No!”
Both men turned to look at her.
Jing Tong collected her thoughts, put on a serene, innocent smile, and explained, “I said before, the Huo family has no daughters, Jinlan is your daughter. Even if I’m domineering, even if I terribly miss my daughter, I can’t just snatch your carefully raised daughter back. If I did that, would I still be human?”
“…” That’s not what you just said.
After thinking it over, He Rongxi felt even more satisfied with his wife and pitied her more than ever. He figured she was enduring the pain of being separated from their child for the sake of his reputation.
“Jing Tong is right, I can’t betray my old classmate.”
Huo Linong thought to himself, it doesn’t matter, you have already betrayed your old classmate plenty of times, one more time wouldn’t hurt.
“You don’t need to feel embarrassed, this has been discussed in our family. It would be in Jinlan’s best interest. As long as she can come and visit us during the holidays, that’s enough for us.”
“No, no, no… Jinlan will always be your daughter, old classmate. If it’s not okay, we can just visit her more often. We’ve been too busy and it wasn’t convenient, so we haven’t been able to visit her. This time, I’ll make time to go see her, and have her visit us during the holidays!”
Jing Tong breathed a sigh of relief, “Whether we bring her back or not is a matter of formality, once she gets into university, we’ll invite her to come live with us.”
Even though she hasn’t visited Jinlan over the years, as her biological mother, how could she possibly give up on her daughter? The love and bond that she should have established are still necessary. She wanted Jinlan to know that she is her real mother, not that vulgar Yuan Xueshan.
That’s why she has been secretly sending money to Jinlan at her school regularly over the years. The Huo family didn’t know it.
The conversation inside continued, and no one noticed a pair of hateful eyes hidden outside the slightly open door.
In her pajamas, He Shasha, after hearing what Jiang Nanfei had said, couldn’t sleep the whole night. She couldn’t accept that her stepmother, who is even gentler to her than her own mother, is such a cold-hearted person.