Chapter 950: He Said He Wouldn’t Leave (10)
Madam Yuan suddenly blurted out such a sentence, leaving Shu Jiao completely stunned.
Madam Yuan seemed to have prepared herself to lay all her cards on the table. She did not stop there but continued, "Xiaojiao, I won’t beat around the bush anymore. Do you remember the person I took you to meet last time?"
"I’ve known him for decades. There are some things I originally didn’t intend to speak of, but now..." Madam Yuan paused here, her voice becoming hoarse and choked.
Winter is very cold, and these past few days have seen a continuous drizzle, the outside shrouded in a misty fog like a cloak. Accompanied by Madam Yuan’s aged voice, it felt like a memoir slowly unfolding in front of Shu Jiao.
In her early years, Madam Yuan had a daughter after having four sons. Like the Ruan Family, getting a baby girl was dearly cherished by everyone in the family.
However, the child was born at an inopportune time, during a rather chaotic era. Later, when tumultuous times came, to protect her entire family, Madam Yuan was compelled to abandon her in a desolate wilderness.
At this point, Madam Yuan was in tears, beating her chest in pain and guilt, uttering words of remorse.
Listening, Shu Jiao’s face showed no emotion, but inside, she was sneering continuously.
She didn’t know what ’compelled’ really meant in Madam Yuan’s words. She only knew if it were her, she would die before letting anything happen to her Jiaojiao. If it was truly impossible to save both, she would rather die with her child! It’s always better than letting the child die and living alone!
"I owe that child too much, and to make up for it, I’ve considered many ways to allow her the opportunity of reincarnation, and now..."