Chapter 410: Chapter 410: Distorting Right And Wrong _1 Chapter 410: Chapter 410: Distorting Right And Wrong _1 “Dad, I was wrong!” He Jinlan looked up at Huo Linong, her eyes swollen red. “Can you forgive me just this once? If you could just give me a second chance to mend my ways, I’ll do anything.”
“Really, I really know I was wrong. I was confused and foolish before,” He Jinlan said, her tears falling down like they were free. “Actually, I’ve known since I was little that I was adopted. I was afraid because I was abandoned once before. Deep down, I’ve always been afraid. Afraid that you would no longer want me, afraid that you would abandon me too.”
“I’ve always strived to do better, to repay you both in the future. I wanted to get into a good university, I wanted to make you proud.”
Yuan Xueshan couldn’t help but say, “We never needed you to make us proud, we just wanted you to be happy.”
He Jinlan sneered internally, if she couldn’t marry her brother, there’s no way she could be happy.
“Come in and talk about it!” Huo Linong helped her into the living room and made her sit on the couch. He never did say he forgave her. Although he was soft-hearted, some things just couldn’t be forgiven.
On this point, Huo Linong had his principles. But at a time , he had no choice but to refrain from sending her away.
To put it bluntly, if Jinlan didn’t look so miserable today, he couldn’t have been able to bear sending her away.
“You haven’t told us how you got these wounds. Were you bullied at school? Or did you get mixed up with some bad kids?” Huo Linong tried to divert the conversation, as he didn’t want to hear He Jinlan’s repentance anymore.
He Jinlan’s body curled up into a small ball, she sniffed with fear and didn’t say a word for quite a while.
“Speak up! What happened to you?” Yuan Xueshan asked anxiously. “If it’s really bad, we can call the police.”
“No need to call the police.” He Jinlan hastily said. “Nobody hurt me, it was just….I was careless….”
“You’ve been careless and hit yourself in the face?” Yuan Xueshan blurted out.
He Jinlan bit her lip, seemingly made up her mind, “It was…. Qiao Jingxuan who hit me.”
“What?” Huo Linong couldn’t believe his ears. “Qiao Jingxuan is a good student at school! He didn’t seem to be that kind of person.”
“It’s all an act. He Rongxi and Jing Tong want to marry me off to the Qiao family to please them. They want to form an alliance with the Qiao family, so they proposed to marry me to Qiao Jingxuan. But Qiao Jingxuan…he’s been in love with someone else for a long time, not me… it’s Jiang Nanfei.”
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xueshan’s face turned green with anger, inwardly cursing Jiang Nanfei for being a flirt. She was furious at Jiang for leading on not only her son but also having affairs elsewhere.
What did she take the Huo family for?
He Jinlan saw Yuan Xueshan’s angry face, and a smug expression flashed across her face.
“Jinlan, don’t say things you shouldn’t,” warned Huo Linong.
“Dad, I wouldn’t dare to ramble, everything I’ve said is true! If you don’t believe me, you can go and ask Qiao Jingxuan or question him.” He Jinlan swore straightaway, “Qiao Jingxuan and Jiang Nanfei have been writing love letters to each other, I know it all. It’s because he doesn’t like me and hates that I got in the way of his marriage to Jiang Nanfei, that’s why he took it out on me.”
“How infuriating!” fumed Yuan Xueshan. “Linong, when you go to school tomorrow, you should ask him and get this sorted out.”
“What are you talking about? How can I, as a teacher, go and ask a student about such things? Does that make sense?” Huo Linong retorted.
“If you won’t go, I will.”
“And you’re not allowed to go either. Are you not embarrassed enough?” Huo Linong said angrily. “Stay home and behave.” At the same time, he looked at He Jinlan with more scrutiny and displeasure.