Luo Qing and Qianxun didnât notice what was happening at the door.
Gu Liancheng grabbed Shang Jingyangâs hand, pulled him out, and closed the door, saying, "This is a heart knot that only they can resolve themselves, we canât intervene, letâs leave it be. Qianxun wonât do anything excessive, she knows her limits."
Shang Jingyang agreed, so although he was worried, he let it go.
Gu Mengmeng held Gu Lianchengâs hand and asked, "Mr. Gu, is Qianxun okay?"
"Sheâll be fine, just chatting with her grandma."
...
Qianxun eventually crouched down, her trembling hand resting on Luo Qingâs shoulder, and embraced her.
Qianxunâs actions made Luo Qing cry even more uncontrollably.
The warmth of her daughterâs hands comforted her heart, she truly would have no regrets even if she died at that moment.
Tears from Qianxunâs face dripped onto her shoulder as she cried and said, "I clearly knew you were going to abandon me, but I accepted it all... At night Iâd secretly cry under the covers, not because of Shang Muxue, but because I knew I was about to be abandoned by you... I kept comforting myself, telling myself mom wouldnât really leave me, youâre my mom... No matter how disobedient I was, you could hit me, scold me, but how could you really not want me... I sat on the amusement park bench watching you leave, forcing a smile, thinking that maybe mom really just went to buy me ice cream, she would definitely come back for me..."
"So many people passed by me, watching families of three and four happily together, I called myself an idiot, how could mom really abandon me? Until I couldnât see you anymore, and I was shivering alone at the door, I started crying and regretting why I didnât hold you tight, beg you not to leave me... As I was about to lose consciousness, I hated... I hated that woman named Luo Qing... She gave birth to me, but didnât want me anymore... Really didnât want me anymore... I longed to see my dad whom I had never met or known, calling me from the air, wanting me to go home with him, I was so happy... Mom didnât want me, but at least I had dad..."
"Later, I vaguely felt that it was like the story of the little match girl, she lit a match and saw her grandmother, who took her to a place without hunger or cold, and I saw my dad whom Iâd never met, he also wanted to take me away... I knew then... that place was probably called Paradise... I knew I was dying, and still, before I died, I hated the mother who abandoned me..."
Listening to Qianxunâs story, Luo Qingâs heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, it hurt so much.
She went back to look for her later, but what was the point of saying that out loud?
In Qianxunâs heart, she did abandon her, and it made sense for her to hate her.
"But now... Iâve forgiven you... Not because Iâm broad-minded, but because youâre no longer that important to me, to me, youâre just a familiar stranger, youâre not my mom, my mom died when I was ten..."
Luo Qing froze.
"Not everyone who makes mistakes can be redeemed... You made a mistake, and you must pay for it. Although you are about to leave this world, that is not a reason for me to recognize you. I forgave you, but you are no longer my mom."