Chapter 1255 - 1254: The Truth of the Matter

No matter how much Lian’er acts up or how unpleasant she is, the fact remains that she is the only bloodline of the second house of the Xia Family.

As Aunt Xia said, Lian’er is Xia Chenggui’s only child.

And Xia Chenggui was a martyr.

Moreover, Lian’er is Uncle Xia’s biological niece.

So, emotionally and rationally, it’s completely acceptable for them to take care of Lian’er and her child.

"But... Aunt, why didn’t you tell me earlier?" Xia Chuyi shook her head and said to Aunt Xia, "I wouldn’t have opposed if you’d told me earlier."

Additionally, Xia Chuyi was a bit puzzled as to why, besides Uncle and Aunt Xia, no one else had informed her about Lian’er’s pregnancy.

At this moment, on the other end of the phone, Aunt Xia sounded increasingly guilty, "I’m sorry, Chuyi, we didn’t intentionally hide it from you..."

"But what Lian’er did to poison you was really excessive!" Aunt Xia, still indignant when this was mentioned, said, "Yet she’s pregnant, and we couldn’t just ignore her."

"Taking care of her? We were afraid that knowing this would affect your emotions." Aunt Xia continued, "After all, you’re also pregnant..."

"Both your uncle and I heard from Huo Shizhang that during your pregnancy, your emotions were somewhat unstable." Aunt Xia sighed, "So we didn’t tell you."

Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi thought: So, is Huo Shiqian aware of this as well?

But everyone chose to hide it from her for fear of affecting the baby?

Honestly, Xia Chuyi reflected for a moment.

It’s only now that the child behaves well, Huo Shiqian treats her well, and her mood has improved significantly.

However, during pregnancy, her emotions were indeed sensitive—prenatal depression isn’t just a made-up tale.

When a woman is pregnant, due to pregnancy hormones, emotions often aren’t controlled by rationality.

Even Xia Chuyi herself couldn’t say for sure whether knowing about Lian’er while pregnant would have influenced her.

But now, being a mother, maybe it’s still hormonal, her heart sometimes becomes quite soft.

She truly hates Lian’er, but Xia Chuyi’s child, after all, is innocent of Lian’er’s mistakes.

After thinking it over, Xia Chuyi asked, "So now, how is Lian’er?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Xia promptly said, "Don’t worry, Chuyi, for the crimes Lian’er committed, she can escape death but not punishment!"

"Once she raises the child a little more, your uncle and I will take the child away."

"And Lian’er will continue to face her own punishment."

This indicates that Aunt Xia is expressing their stance: they truly only care for the child’s sake and are not pleading for Lian’er.

"Chuyi, about the child..." Aunt Xia’s tone carried a bit of hesitation, "Would you mind... would you mind Uncle and I helping to raise Lian’er’s child?"

"If you mind..." Aunt Xia sighed, "Uncle and I discussed it, and we could send the child back to the Xia Family and let the people there raise it."

"Or, send them back to the child’s father in the Capital City unless you have other thoughts?" Aunt Xia asked Xia Chuyi.

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