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Chapter 159: Chapter 159 Jiang Ting Sees the Letter and Weeps in Remorse
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Jiang Ting had been staring at the letter on the table in front of her for half a day now, genuinely unable to guess what Du Ran might have said to her in it.
Could it be that this woman, on her deathbed, had finally come to a sudden realization of regret, knowing how hateful her past actions had been, and had thus specifically written this letter to apologize to her?
Jiang Ting took a deep breath in front of the table, hesitated for a long time, and finally lifted her hand to open the envelope.
The first line that met her eyes was elegantly and neatly written—it read, "Miss Jiang, hello, I am Du Ran."
The handwriting was upright and generous, seemingly reflecting the good upbringing of the letter writer.
Strangely enough, although Jiang Ting’s mood had been very complex, seeing Du Ran’s first sentence now made her feel like she was suddenly relieved of a burden.
Since Du Ran was no longer in this world, she decided to temporarily set aside those feelings of dislike and resentment and seriously read the content of the letter.
However, the more she read, the wider her well-maintained, only slightly wrinkled eyes opened.
By the end, Jiang Ting’s hands holding the letter were shaking violently, her eyes full of disbelief and shock.
Her gaze lingered on the paragraphs written by Du Ran, reading them over and over again.
Her chest heaved violently, and her breathing became labored.
"[...Miss Jiang, please believe that after my divorce with Lu Chengye, I never intended to have any entanglement with him again, nor did I ever consider intervening in your relationship.]
[That night, he forced himself on me against my wishes and took no precautions. From the next morning on, I started having a fever, which lasted for three days before it subsided, and I missed the window for taking birth control pills.]
[Later, when I found out I was pregnant, when I knew that a tiny life was already growing in my womb, I could not bring myself to terminate the pregnancy.]
[It didn’t matter who the father of this child was, nor why she came into being, just because...this child was a living life.]
[Her arrival caused me pain, but her existence also gave me a glimmer of hope for a future I had already given up on.]
[So please forgive my selfishness; I ultimately decided to give birth to this child and raise her.]
[I never intended to let Lu Chengye or your family know of Shengsheng’s existence, but as fate would have it, I am now in the late stages of cancer with not much time left, and Shengsheng is still not of age.]
[I have been raising her alone in the countryside for these years, with no one else to entrust her to, so I could only contact Lu Chengye, hoping he would fulfill his responsibility as a father and take care of Shengsheng in the future.]
[But I also know that Shengsheng’s existence would certainly cause you, as Lu Chengye’s wife and the lady of the Lu Family, much discomfort, so after much hesitation, I still wrote this letter.]
[Miss Jiang, all the past grievances are between our older generation, they are the adults’ mistakes, not related to the child.] n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
[Shengsheng is a kind-hearted, good child; I dare not hope that you will treat her as you would your own children, but I do hope that you will not be too harsh on her.]
[After all, for the past seventeen years, she has never enjoyed any affection from her family or father, and now she is about to lose her only mother; she is innocent.]
[If you hold any resentment for the past, please direct that resentment towards me.]
[I sincerely apologize to you; it’s just regrettable that I do not have the opportunity to say sorry to you in person, I truly am very sorry.]
[Du Ran, respectfully.]
The date of the letter was last month.
After finishing reading the contents of the letter, Jiang Ting truly felt devastated.
How could...
How could this be?!
What Lu Chengye told her when he mentioned Lu Sheng’s existence wasn’t like this!
Lu Chengye had clearly told her that it was Du Ran who seduced him in the guise of catching up, and he couldn’t control himself and accidentally left behind a seed!
Unable to help herself, Jiang Ting shook her hand, her eyes red, clutching the letter tightly.
This letter was written by Du Ran just before she passed away, and she had her daughter specifically deliver it to her.
Every word is earnest, not at all like lying, and there is no need to lie.
If she really had seduced Lu Chengye, she would have been too guilty, how could she then ask her to treat her daughter kindly and apologize hoping for her forgiveness.
That is to say, everything Lu Chengye told her before was all lies.
It was he who forced Du Ran that night, and then slandered Du Ran as the seducer.
That is to say, Du Ran did nothing wrong to her, the one who wronged her from start to finish was her own husband.
But she, she never once doubted Lu Chengye’s words.
Jiang Ting had seen Du Ran’s photo before, the woman in the photo was truly beautiful and gentle, a kind of beauty and demeanor that made her jealous.
She couldn’t help but see Du Ran as an enemy, instinctively assuming the worst about this woman she had never met.
Jiang Ting couldn’t help but think, Du Ran wrote this letter hoping she would be kinder to Lu Sheng after she arrived at the Lu Family.
But what has she been doing all this time?
Taking Lu Sheng to attend banquets, intentionally picking ugly dresses to embarrass her, trying every means to destroy her engagement with the Fu Family, and even often wanting to slap her.
Even, she procured Lychee Pollen intending to ruin the child’s face, no matter if it was in front of others or not, she would constantly denigrate the child as a cheap wretch.
This child suffered so much grievance, yet never took to heart these things she did.
She genuinely cared for her brothers, not only saving You Ming’s life, but also last night in the instant the lamp light reached the fourth floor, she saw that scene—
The child was supporting a wardrobe with one hand, and with the other hand tightly protecting the unconscious Ziye in her arms, this was clearly an instinctive reaction in a critical moment.
If she hadn’t used her body to block the wardrobe, the consequences of that tall, heavy wardrobe falling on Ziye would have been unimaginable.
Jiang Ting has been proud all her life, and she has never regretted so much as now.
She covered her face with both hands, and for the first time cried because of guilt.
She really has been too cruel.
Even if it was true, years ago, that Du Ran seduced Lu Chengye, what wrong did Lu Sheng commit?
She is a woman over forty years old, and during this time she actually tried every means to vent her anger on a child.
Now knowing all this truth, how could she ever face this child again?
Jiang Ting felt tremendously distressed inside, but the next moment, her chest was filled with rising anger—
This damn Lu Chengye!
Lu Chengye has been mediocre in ability since he was young.
If not for his appearance, if not because he was sweet-talking and good at flattering, how could she, the proud daughter of the Jiang Family, have married down to him, how could his father have single-handedly supported the Lu Family to its current wealth and reputation.
She thought although Lu Chengye lacked ability and loved to indulge, he was at least honest and would never lie to her.
But now she realized, she had been completely deceived by her own husband.
Jiang Ting was really about to die from anger.
She immediately took out her phone and dialed Lu Chengye’s number.
She called Lu Chengye several times last night but all were not answered. Now the call finally got through, and Jiang Ting immediately cursed into the phone:
"Lu Chengye! What project did you go to inspect outside, I couldn’t get through to you at all last night?"
"Do you even know what a huge incident happened at home last night?! Get back here immediately!"
