She asked several times, but they only told her that something unfortunate had happened back then, and thatâs why the family had scattered.
Hua Sheng left C City with his father, while Hai Xiaotangâs mother and grandmother stayed behind.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
As a result, they were separated for decades.
It was not until six months ago when Hua Xuan, who was assigned to work in C City, met Hai Xiaotang, that she was found.
It was also at that time that Hua Sheng found out that his mother and sister had passed away a long time ago.
Not only did his sister marry Hai Zhiyuanâs son, but she also had a daughter, Hai Xiaotang!
But for the details of the past, Hai Xiaotang didnât have a clue.
Upon hearing her uncle mention her mother again, Hai Xiaotang couldnât help but ask, âUncle, are you still not willing to tell me about the Hua Familyâs past?â
She thought he might still remain silent, but to her surprise, he said solemnly, âItâs not that I donât want to tell you, but itâs complicated and Iâm not sure how to begin. But since you want to know, Iâll try to simplify it for youâ¦â
Then Hua Sheng narrated the events to her.
As it turned out, Hai Xiaotangâs grandfather, Hua Dongliang, was the top officer in C Cityâs military, also Hai Zhiyuanâs direct superior.
Hai Zhiyuan had been following Hua Dongliang since he enlisted. Itâs safe to say that they shared a good relationship and Hai Zhiyuan was always very loyal to Hua Dongliang.
Hai Xiaotangâs grandmother was a child bride to Hua Dongliang, but he did not have feelings for her.
Hua Dongliang later fell in love with another woman and insisted on keeping her by his side.
Heartbroken, Hai Xiaotangâs grandmother left secretly with her young daughter.
She couldnât take her son with her, so she could only leave with her daughter.
After they left, Hua Dongliang sent people to search for sometime but failed to locate them, and eventually, he gave up.
As for why Hua Dongliangâs family left C City, it was related to a major case 30 years ago.
Hua Dongliangâs sworn brother had exploited Hua Dongliangâs reputation to conduct numerous illegal transactions in secret.
He even stole Hua Dongliangâs classified documents and sold them to other countries.
When the state secrets were leaked, the higher-ups asked Hua Dongliang to produce an explanation quickly. Otherwise, they would try him in a military court.
Hua Dongliang had no idea how the secrets were leaked, so he didnât know where to start.
During that time, the Dongfang Family was cooperating with Hua Dongliangâs army to set up a military research base.
And the establishment of the research base was related to the classified documents.
Of course, Hua Dongliang began to suspect the Dongfang Family.
Making matters worse, Hua Dongliangâs sworn brother intentionally framed the Dongfang Family, further deepening the suspicions against them!
In order to solve the case, without solid evidence, Hua Dongliang immediately ordered for the detention of the entire Dongfang Family.
The person dispatched to execute the order was none other than Hai Xiaotangâs grandfather, Hai Zhiyuan.
However, the interrogator was not Hai Zhiyuan, but Hua Dongliang himself!
In a rush to solve the case, and wielding a firm belief that it was the Dongfang Family who leaked the secrets, he resorted to torture to force them into confession!
Unexpectedly, not only did they refuse to confess, but some even died.
Hai Zhiyuan, realizing their willingness to die than admit guilt, suspected that something was amiss. As he had been with Hua Dongliang for a long time and had seen many things clearly, he had long suspected that the woman by Hua Dongliangâs side was the problem.
He suspected that it was this woman who stole the confidential documents.
Then, upon secret investigation, he discovered that this woman had secret dealings with Hua Dongliangâs sworn brother!