Yuan Feng nodded, his voice choked, "Your mother Yuan Min...she has always been secretly in love with your father. But at that time, he had already fallen for someone else and was fervently pursuing that girl."
"It’s Yi Xiaodan, right? Everyone in Jin City’s elite circles knows about it. Even after Yi Xiaodan passed away unexpectedly without marrying my father, he continued... to refer to her as his deceased wife and s in her name every year."
"Yes, that’s right, everyone knows about this. But what I want to tell you is... your mother, in order to be with your father, she also made a great sacrifice; don’t blame her."
Upon hearing this, Li Zishen couldn’t help but think of the rumors about Madam Lai’s shotgun wedding.
As a child, he often witnessed his parents arguing over trivial matters and engaging in endless disputes, even living separately for years—one residing in East Suburb Li Garden, the other in Nanjiang Villa.
His father, Li Zhenshan, didn’t like his mother Yuan Min at all, you could even say he loathed her. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novelFɪre.net
If there was no love, why did they have me?
And then, five years later, a brother was born!
Could it be that my father only intended to fulfill his duty as the eldest son, to continue the lineage of the Leng Family, and my mother... was trying to capture his heart?
But why bring this up, Uncle?
"So, Uncle, the thing you really want to tell me, it has to do with my mother, doesn’t it?" Li Zishen said with an indifferent tone, his gaze deep.
"Zishen, have you already..."
"I’m just guessing. All your work records at Boxin have been erased, and you’ve been avoiding us. I suppose there’s another hidden story, right?"
Yuan Feng heaved a sigh and nodded his head.
"Tell me what’s really going on. Is there something you and my mother are keeping from me?"
"Because your mother... she didn’t conceive you naturally but through... the operation, which I performed, so you are... an IVF baby."
A jolt went through Li Zishen’s heart. He hadn’t expected his uncle to tell him this, it wasn’t about Song Dapeng’s case.
The secret that Uncle and Mother had been hiding all along... was just this?
IVF baby? That meant he didn’t come into this world naturally but was born with the assistance of medical technology.
Even the rumors that his mother secured her marriage into the Leng Family by getting pregnant were true.
"IVF baby?" Li Zishen’s voice trembled, and a complex emotion flickered in his eyes; then he frowned and interrogated, "So, are you saying my father didn’t know about this initially? You did this behind his back? You devised Boxin for this purpose, and then, using your position, you stole... So that’s why he broke two of your ribs and drove you out of Boxin, isn’t it?"
Yuan Feng sighed softly, his face showing a trace of apology: "Zishen, she is my only sister, she loved Mr. Li so much, so..."
"You even dared to plot against my father?"
Yuan Feng was taken aback by the sudden outburst of anger, and his heart pounded.
"Don’t blame your mother, she truly loved your father. You know she hasn’t had an easy life over the years, right?"
Li Zishen sneered twice, his gaze icy.
At this moment, he finally understood his father’s feelings at the time—such immense anger!
All of his life’s experiences suddenly came flooding into his mind: his curiosity about his father’s affection and the unceasing questions, along with his mother’s avoidant looks and equivocal words, became clear.
No wonder his father abhorred his mother so much, no wonder his uncle roamed everywhere, not daring to stay long in Blue City, let alone visit them in Jin City.
But the truth brought a shock and an impact that Li Zishen couldn’t accept.
His father, whom he had always admired since he was little, had suffered such a heavy blow due to the mishandling of his biological material at the hospital, while the one who calculated against him got to marry into the Leng Family under the banner of love, achieving her wish.
A dull thud was heard as Li Zishen’s vein-bulging fist heavily struck Yuan Feng.
Then, he left the hospital room straightaway.
Chen Xin and two bodyguards waiting at the door saw Li Zishen emerge with a furious look and, combining that with the sound they just heard, quickly glanced inside.
However before they could speak, they heard an angry roar: "No one is allowed in!"
Yuan Feng had just undergone surgery a few days ago; how could he withstand such a heavy blow?
But since Li Zishen had said so, Chen Xin could only obediently close the door of the hospital room, watching as Yuan Feng lay there motionless, his head askew, with blood flowing back into his IV line.
Chen Xin silently thought: At least he’s still alive!
He could dare to make such a judgment because, when he briefly glanced at the newly introduced ECG monitor on the table as he looked at Yuan Feng, he saw that it was still running.
Soon, medical staff rushed over upon hearing the noise.
Thinking they had committed some fault that angered Li Zishen, they were visibly panicked.
"President Chen, Mr. Li..."
"It’s nothing, it’s nothing. Go on with your duties," Chen Xin said awkwardly, waving his hand with a smile in an explanation.
The medical staff finally scattered, assured, and returned to their posts, some to write medical records and others to prepare medication.
Meanwhile, inside the special ward, Yuan Feng remained unconscious and motionless.