Chapter 719 - 218 Reunion
"Father, I am Ah Li."
In the room, this sentence stunned Xue Huaiyuan.
He rarely showed such surprise, yet today it happened twice in succession: first Xue Zhao, and then Jiang Li. Both of these people left him speechless one after another.
Jiang Li had much to say. She wanted to slowly recount the past, bit by bit, to convince Xue Huaiyuan of her identity; she was Xue Fangfei. But as soon as she called out "Father," tears streamed down her face, unstoppable.
A girl with no blood relation to him, even if she had helped the Xue Family many times, Xue Huaiyuan knew she was Jiang Yuanbai’s daughter, and his own Ah Li had long been killed by Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning. Jiang Li and Xue Fangfei were entirely different individuals, but as he looked at the tearful girl before him, he suddenly saw the young Ah Li. She had a sweet temperament, and he had just arrived in Tongxiang, attending to official affairs, and often returned home late. Xue Zhao, being a boy, lacked affection, but Ah Li, a girl, would quietly wait for him in the courtyard until he returned at night. Back then, the moment Xue Huaiyuan would return, the girl would jump up, softly calling him "Father," her voice filled with both grievance and joy, melting his heart completely.
As he watched Jiang Li weeping before him, Xue Huaiyuan couldn’t help reaching out, wanting to stroke her head; and indeed he did, murmuring, "Ah Li..."
Jiang Li was also taken aback.
She hadn’t expected Xue Huaiyuan to believe her so easily, or rather, she hadn’t expected him to recognize her so effortlessly. Perhaps this was the unbreakable bond of blood relations, which, even with a different identity and a changed face, allowed for easy recognition. There was none of the imagined struggle and doubt; it all just naturally unfolded.