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Chapter 670: Chapter 670: It’s A Well-Intended Lie
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Wang Chun had just returned to China. She didn’t notify her family about it and had come back quietly. Wang Chun hadn’t been home for a long time, not because she didn’t want to, but because she didn’t want to face her family.
Her family always worried that she wouldn’t be able to handle certain things, their careful concerns putting immense pressure on her. 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
So, before she came back, she had notified Tong Yao in advance that she would be staying over for the night.
Cheng Feng had dinner at the Tong Family’s place before leaving. At night, after Tong Yao put the child to sleep and left Si Chen in charge, she went over to Wang Chun’s room, and the two sat down to have a heart-to-heart.
Wang Chun looked at Tong Yao becoming prettier and prettier, her whole body exuding an aura of happiness. Her eyes were full of envy and blessings, "Yaoyao, I am truly envious of you. Now that you and Dr. Si have a child, your life is even more complete and happy. I hope you continue to live happily. Knowing that you guys are doing well makes me happy too."
Tong Yao looked at Wang Chun with sympathy, "You can also be happy, you love oil painting, don’t you? I will introduce you to Enzhen later, she also enjoys oil painting. You guys can even go sketching in the countryside together."
Wang Chun nodded with a smile, "Her proficiency in art and her age don’t match. Such a young age, yet she is able to create such good works, she’s definitely extraordinary in the future. As for me, I can only treat it as a hobby. I wonder if she will look down on me."
Thinking of Han Enzhen, Tong Yao found it amusing. She said, "Enzhen is quite kind to friends, even if she’s somewhat rude to Fu Sen. You don’t need to worry, she loves making friends. If you don’t mind, once Yueyue grows older, I’ll let her learn oil painting with you guys. I find girls who can paint are especially beautiful."
Han Enzhen has a good temperament, aside from her slightly poor attitude towards Fu Sen, she was generally quite good to her friends. Tong Yao hoped Wang Chun could make more friends, thus making her life more fulfilling so she doesn’t dwell on unnecessary thoughts.
Actually, she noticed that Wang Chun seemed to want to talk to her about something, but since Wang hadn’t initiated the conversation, Tong Yao didn’t want to disrupt her mood, so she never brought it up. She figured that once Wang Chun was ready, she would bring it up herself.
After talking for nearly an hour, Tong Yao was about to return to her room to sleep when Wang Chun suddenly stopped her, "Yaoyao."
"Hmm?" Tong Yao looked back at Wang Chun, "What’s up?"
Wang Chun hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yaoyao, can we chat for a bit longer?"
Tong Yao knew what Wang Chun wanted to talk about, she nodded, "Sure!"
Tong Yao returned to Wang Chun’s side. She wasn’t in a hurry and quietly waited for Wang Chun to speak.
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Chun finally said, "Yaoyao, did Akai contact you before the incident happened? Did he say anything... something he wanted you to relay to me?"
It’s been a long time since she uttered that name and the memory made Wang Chun’s heart ache. The man she deeply loved chose to betray her, yet he left all the best things to her.
Wang Chun herself didn’t understand what Zhao Wenkai was thinking, why he betrayed their love.
If Zhao Wenkai hadn’t betrayed their love, she would have willingly chosen to die with him. But now, all it did was make her feel ridiculous. She didn’t know if Zhao Wenkai divorced her so she could have a better future, or if he simply didn’t want to be with her even in death. She knew nothing.
All she knew was that Zhao Wenkai betrayed her, betrayed their marriage.
Looking at Wang Chun, Tong Yao said with a bit of heartache, "Achun, actually, I’ve always wanted to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that you wouldn’t be able to accept it. However, since you’ve asked, I think you’re mentally prepared and so I won’t hide it from you anymore."
Wang Chun nodded, her eyes red as she waited for Tong Yao to continue. Tong Yao took a deep breath, saying, "Before he was arrested, I indeed met him once, he had asked me to meet up."
She paused before continuing, "Zhao Wenkai didn’t want me to tell you about his current situation, he was afraid that you would worry. I think Zhao Wenkai did love you."
Upon hearing this, Wang Chun burst into tears. "If he truly loved me, why would he betray me?"
Tong Yao tried to explain, "He thought that you wanted children, but because of your health conditions at the time, you couldn’t have any. He didn’t want you to risk your health, nor did he want someone else’s child to inherit his family business. So, he thought of having a child with another woman, and bringing the child back for you two to raise. He believed that as long as you didn’t know about the child’s real identity, your kind nature would allow you to raise the child as your own."
Wang Chun gave a self-deprecating smile, "What makes him think that just because I am kind, I could raise his child with another woman? I am willing to raise other children, but how could I possibly want to raise his child with another woman?"
Who could accept that?
Was this not like stabbing a knife in her chest?
How could he do something so cruel?
Tong Yao knew that no amount of comfort would work at this moment, she continued, "Later, the matter came under police investigation and he realized he couldn’t hide it anymore. He voluntarily revealed his affair with Lin Man under false names to make you hate him, and then he divorced you. As much as possible, he left all his assets for you."
"I guess he really loves you in his heart! It’s just that he is different from us in thinking. He thought that if you didn’t know the child’s identity, you would live happily. Lying to you to make you happy for a lifetime would be a harmless lie."
However, Zhao Wenkai didn’t understand at all. How could someone like Wang Chun, who loved so genuinely and had deep feelings for him, ever accept his child with another woman?
If Zhao Wenkai liked children, Wang Chun would have been willing to risk her life to have a child for him!
Wang Chun’s smile became even more bitter, "After all these years, I thought he understood me and I also thought I understood him enough. I never expected neither of us understand each other at all. Yaoyao, do you know? If he hadn’t admitted it at the time, as long as he denied his relationship with Lin Man, even if I had seen him in bed Lin Man, as long as he said that she seduced him and he hadn’t intended to betray me, I would have believed him. Unfortunately, he admitted it."
When she said this, the tears on her face became more intense, "I know that in his heart, I’m not without a place. He was willing to leave everything to me, which means that he does value our years of love, but how can I let go of what happened between him and Lin Man? If those things between him and Lin Man hadn’t happened, even if he were the worst person in the world, I would stand by him unreservedly, even willing to die with him."
Hearing Wang Chun’s words, Tong Yao’s heart shuddered, and a bold guess surfaced. However, she didn’t dare to voice it out, because she knew that if this speculation was confirmed, Wang Chun might not be able to go on living.
