Mu Lingshi's hoarse voice that choked on her emotions was filled with bitterness that Xi Xiaye could empathize with.
"Maybe they had their reasons too. Ah Shi, no matter what happens, even if you know all this now, everything from the past can't be changed," Xi Xiaye spoke softly, her twinkling eyes filled with faint sadness, "I now suddenly agree with Sis Lan. Some things are better left not known or dug up."
"But is it so hard for them to acknowledge me? If she could give birth to me, how could they not perform even their basic duties as parents? Everytime I was sick, where were they? When Lingtian died, where were they? My mother, my own mother, had actually fallen ill and committed suicide over a man like him. She never even thought about Lingtian and me! They are the worst parents on Earth! Yet, they had me. Tell me, if you were me, would you be able to accept this? Could you?"
