Ruan Yiqian was somewhat worried, "Dad, you don’t know, Mom has never really liked Mianmian. She has done many things to hurt her for Xining’s sake."
At this, he furrowed his brows, "Actually, I’m not worried about Mom not being able to accept Mianmian, after all, she is her own daughter. She’ll gradually have the patience to understand Mianmian. What I’m worried about is Mianmian not being able to accept her."
After all, the person who had helped Xining bully Mianmian was Ruan Lingyu.
Hearing this, Ruan Feng also began to worry, "Mianmian is a sensible child, I could see that today. She’s had a tough life these past years. If she finds out that her biological mother has treated her , it’s indeed hard to accept."
Ruan Yiqian thought for a moment and said, "Dad, this is something that can’t be rushed. Mianmian certainly can’t accept us right now. What I mean is, let’s not make a fuss about telling her for the moment. First, let’s be kind to Mianmian, and when our relationship with her improves, we can tell her. That way, it might be easier for Mianmian to accept."
Even if Shen Mianmian didn’t want to forgive them, he could understand. If it were him, he couldn’t forgive either.
"Mhm." Ruan Feng nodded in agreement, then added, "I requested a month’s leave this time and won’t be going back until after the New Year. I will apply to be transferred back here later. I’m getting old now, so there shouldn’t be a problem getting a transfer."
He wanted to make up to his daughter. He had never fulfilled his responsibilities as a father all these years, and this time he must make it up to her.
Ruan Yiqian nodded, then said, "I’m going to find Xiaonan now, to tell him the news."
Over the years, it was Xiaonan who had been taking care of Mianmian. Now that Mianmian’s identity has been confirmed, he should tell Xiaonan first, both emotionally and formally.
"Go on!" Ruan Feng nodded, glancing upstairs, "I’ll go and persuade your mom."
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Ruan Feng returned to his room and found Ruan Lingyu sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at pictures of Mianmian when she was little. He hadn’t entered this room since the year before and, even when he came back, he always stayed in the guest room, like a visitor.
Entering this room again, he felt strangely unaccustomed.
Seeing him come in, Ruan Lingyu looked up at him and said, "The last time I looked at Mianmian’s pictures, I also thought she looked a bit like Mianmian, but at the time I thought it was just a hallucination."
Ruan Feng sat beside her, "Lingyu, you can try to let go of your prejudices and get to know Mianmian."
Ruan Lingyu pursed her lips, "It’s not that I’m prejudiced against her, but you don’t know, she was very rude to me before." She really couldn’t accept this fact all at once.
The person she had always disliked, suddenly became her daughter, triggering her motherly affection instantaneously, and she felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"I know there’s been a misunderstanding between you two," Ruan Feng reminded her, "Think about it carefully, is it because you love Xining so much and listened to Xining’s words that you formed an opinion on Mianmian?"
"It has nothing to do with Xining," Ruan Lingyu instinctively defended Cheng Xining.
She wouldn’t stop loving her niece whom she had cared for many years, just because she had found her daughter.
"Okay, we won’t talk about Xining," Ruan Feng went along with her and continued, "Once you feel dislike for someone, you tend to magnify her faults endlessly and form a prejudice against her."
"I have prejudices against her because she’s disrespectful to me," Ruan Lingyu retorted.
"So, what do you plan to do now?" Seeing that she still harbored prejudices against Shen Mianmian, Ruan Feng threw the question back at her, "It’s not easy to find Mianmian, do you plan not to recognize her?"