She had sacrificed so much to save Jiang Huaizhou.
Yet now, sheâs alone in a foreign city.
âEven if she really encountered any problem there, she wouldnât tell me.â Mrs. Jiang sniffed.
Mr. Jiang remained silent, and Mrs. Jiang found him strange. âWhy arenât you speaking?â
âActuallyâ¦â Mr. Jiang could barely spit out the words. âActually⦠itâs better for Yujie to go out and explore rather than stay at home.â
Mrs. Jiang put down the knife in her hand and turned to face him. âWhat do you mean? Why are you saying this all of a sudden? Itâs fine for Yujie to stay here because no one knows what she did. It doesnât matter if she left or not. You⦠you actually prefer that sheâs alone outside? Even if she wanted to leave, thereâs still T City and J City, which are nearer to B City. Why does she have to go so faraway?â
Mr. Jiang hung his head, beaten, and twisted his fingers. âActually⦠Actually, I think⦠the children are all grown up. They donât have to be by our side constantly. She wants to explore the world. Thatâs not a bad thing, right?â
âItâs not a problem for her to go away for the sake of her future and career opportunities. But the problem now is, did Yujie go away for career opportunities? Frankly, the places with the most opportunities are B City and S City. There are plenty of job opportunities here, people in need of multiple talents. Otherwise, youngsters from around the country wouldnât have come to these two places to develop their careers.
âWeâre natives in B City. Given such convenience, thereâs no need for her to work extra hard like other youngsters to help with their living expenses. Itâs best to work in our own city. If this wasnât the case, Yujie would have gone out far earlier. Did she have to wait until now?
âWhy exactly did Yujie leave? Do you not have a clue?â Mrs. Jiang said, disappointed. âHow is it better to let her leave with such a reason and in such a mood!â
To put it plainly, every parent would love only their own child.
Perhaps because Jiang Yujie wasnât Mr. Jiangâs daughter by bloodâ¦
He could say such words.
Mr. Jiang hung his head, silent.
âAre you keeping anything from me?â Mrs. Jiang asked, displeased.
Mr. Jiang kept quiet.
Mrs. Jiang sighed heavily, then took a deep breath before saying, âWhen Yujie called, she asked me not to tell you her whereabouts, afraid youâll tell Huaizhou.â
Mrs. Jiang paused before continuing, âBut I feel thatâs not her real reason. Is there something I donât know? Why wonât she let me tell you?â
Mr. Jiang froze, his face one of disbelief.
âShe⦠Sheâ¦â Mr. Jiang couldnât get the words out, his chin trembling.
âYou know the reason?â Mrs. Jiang stared unblinkingly at him. âI⦠I donât knowâ¦â Before Mrs. Jiangâs glare, Mr. Jiang wilted. âBut I have a hunch.â
âMeaning?â
Because of his guess, Mr. Jiang had been feeling extremely guilty.
He didnât dare lie to Mrs. Jiang at this time and confessed, âI⦠I donât know if Yujie noticed it. But thinking about it, Yujieâs always been sensitive to othersâ thoughts, especially caring about their feelings, so she could have noticed my thoughts.â âWhich thoughts of yours?â Mrs. Jiang inhaled deeply. âThe child has always been like this.â