Chapter 655: Chapter 656: Jealous Rivalry
The couple from the Chu Family saw their daughter relying so heavily on Li Tingyan, their hearts were filled with bitterness, but what could they do? They had missed eighteen years of their daughterâs life, missing the time to accompany her during her growth.
Except for Chu Old Master, they never even looked for her, thinking she was already gone from the world, and they almost ended up with a replacement that could have harmed their daughter.
The couple from the Chu Family felt immensely troubled, but they were even more afraid their daughter would refuse to acknowledge them, fearing she might blame them for losing her eighteen years ago. Hence, they had no qualification to be jealous of Li Tingyan.
Even though Chu Zhan was jealous of Li Tingyan and didnât like Li Tingyan taking away his sister, he couldnât deny that in his sisterâs eyes, Li Tingyan was the most important person.
Therefore, he held back his temper and did not go forward to snatch his sister away.
Nianyang returned to Li Tingyanâs embrace, immediately feeling filled with Strength, and wrapped her arms dependently around the manâs waist.
Li Tingyan knew his wifeâs heart was uneasy, so he looked up and said to the couple from the Chu Family, "Uncle Chu, Aunt Chu, Nini just woke up, she might still be feeling unwell, these things need to be properly digested, why donât you step outside for now, and Iâll talk with Nini?"
The couple from the Chu Family knew Nianyang was unfamiliar to them, acknowledging the relationship shouldnât be rushed, allowing their daughter time to adjust, and Li Tingyan was undoubtedly the bridge for communication between them and their daughter.
So one by one, they cooperatively walked out, leaving Li Tingyan and Nianyang alone.
Li Tingyan gently rubbed the girlâs unmoving head, "Nini, whatâs wrong? Werenât you always eager to find your biological parents? Why are you so distressed now?"
Nianyang asked quietly, "Are they really my biological parents? What is the truth behind all of this?"
Li Tingyan then recounted how he first noticed something was amiss when Mother Dong spoke in Old Master Chuâs hospital room, leading him and Chu Zhan to do a parentage test, and then how Mother Dong painstakingly arranged for Nianyang to be lost, followed by Chu Huan being sent to the Chu Family.
Nianyang understood the truth, "So thatâs how it is, this world is really small. I had already reached my biological parentsâ side without knowing."
Li Tingyan stroked her face with his large hand, "Yes, itâs because my wife has done so many good things that heaven sent her this gift, finally allowing her to find her parents, and furthermore, your dad is the City Lord, a big figure, who would dare to look down on you now, and I donât have to worry about you leaving suddenly anymore."
Nianyang nodded forcefully, but a trace of unspeakable sorrow lingered in her brow, her words hesitant.
"Whatâs wrong, Nini, arenât you happy to have found your biological parents?"
Li Tingyan lowered his head to meet Nianyangâs dark eyes, his tone concerned, "Or is it that you donât like Grandpa Chu, Uncle Chu, Aunt Chu, being your family?"
Nianyang shook her head, "No, I really do like Grandpa Chu, Uncle Chu, Aunt Chu, and Brother Chu, they are incredibly good people. Knowing theyâre my family, Iâm truly happy, yet I feel guilty because Iâm not truly their daughter, Iâm not from this era."
Li Tingyanâs tone was somber, "So, do you feel that, by appearing, youâve taken the family belonging to the original, leaving your heart unsettled?"...
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