On the way home , Xinyan kept thinking about the woman . 'They called her Miss Wu but then mother called her Mrs Long ' she said in her mind .
"Mom did you know the woman from earlier . I actually saw her cry in the bathroom "
She asked curiously.
"Yes I do know her from my college days . " Shen Yue said blankly .
"Then why did she drag you away ?"
" She felt emotional after seeing me so catched up a little " Shen Yue lied .
"Mom don't you think I look a lot like her and her daughter " she asked again .
"Yanyan enough questions " Shen Yue said nervously. She didn't want to slip up and say the wrong thing so she stopped the whole thing .
Xinyan continued to think about it even when she got home . She laid on the bed and thought deeply.
Wu . Where had she heard this name before .
She repeated the name many times in her head . Then she got an idea . She took her tablet and searched the Wu family of Country Z in City A . The Wu family had a long history . Even older and longer than the Lu family . She searched some current news about the family . Then she saw a picture the woman . It turns out the store they were in was hers . She was married to a man named Long Tianxin and they had a daughter and a son about 5 years old .
She looked at the name of the woman . Wu Xinyan. This name it was her mother's right her father told her so . She looked at the picture more closely. She really did look like this woman . Her mother was in this city and her mother was fine and she had a twin sister and ...
and ... Her mother was from a wonderful family and they were rich . That means her mother decided to throw her away to an orphanage and take care of her sister . Her mother took care of her sister so why couldn't her mother take care of her too . Her mother just didn't want her and sent her away to her father . Her father's family didn't want her either so they threw her to the orphanage . The caretaker who loved her at the orphanage died right before her eyes when she was 4 years old . No one wanted her. No one liked her . They treated her like an object . Threw her away when she was of no use to them and brought her back when they felt like it . They might even want throw her away again .
The more she thought , the more she curled up on the bed .
"Young miss it's time for dinner " the maid announced.
"Young miss "
"Young miss are you okay "
The maid panicked and went downstairs.
"Madam , Sir the young miss . I called her but she isn't answering " the maid said panicking.
"Maybe she's taking a bath " Shen Yue said as she had once panicked before when she called Xinyan but didn't answer but then she found out Xinyan was in the bathroom so she suggested this .
"Oh I'm sorry for startling everyone. " the maid felt embarrassed and left .
Xinyan got up from the bed but instead she put on a coat and went outside through the back door . The backyard was illuminated with lamps . It looked calm and pretty this cold night . Even when she breathed there was well air but better described as smoke . She calmly sat on a bench and put her fingers into the pockets . But if her mother really didn't like her why was she crying. Because of guilt or because she thinks I'll ruin her life .
She closed her eyes . She just wanted to be sleep or forget but she couldn't. Why was life so unfair to her ?
Anyways at least she had parents now and they were wealthy . They treated her well and gave her the best of everything right. She was worrying for nothing and she also hasn't eaten her parents must be worried and even searching for her .She didn't need her mother or her twin sister or her half brother . She had a good mother a brother and a sister. She decided to test her parents. She would stay out here for a little while . She wanted to see if they cated enough to look for her . So she sat there.
10 minutes later .
"Yanyan why did you leave your room. You made us worry. Come inside . Don't you know it's cold outside. What if you catch a cold and get a fever . Why do you make mother and father always worry about you ?"
Xinyan was happy and hugged them both .
"Mom , dad I love you both very much "
Both parents were surprised . They expected a different reaction.
"Sorry mom and dad I just needed fresh air ."
"Dear you could have just opened the windows and got some " Shen Yue said .
"Its not the same as coming outside "
The parents shook their head and didn't question her anymore but in a state of panick , Shen Yue had already told Mu Yinan about everything thinking Xinyan might have become emotional and ran away to find her mother .
So everyone panicked and started looking for her . Even Mother Mu looked for the child afraid that the real truth might come out .
After dinner, Xinyan was playing with her tablet as usual.
Mu Yinan knocked .
"Come in " She said then yawned . She was tired from shopping all day and really needed a good night sleep on her wonderfully soft bed .
"Xinyan tell me what happened today truthfully "
She was quiet for a moment.
"Dad I saw My ... Miss Wu today as I was shopping. "
"Yanyan remember you can't leave dad to stay with your mother . You I know I love you a lot so you have to promise you wont leave me " Mu Yinan said nervously. Although he thought of his Xia and Xiner as his children but Xinyan was his flesh and blood . He had gotten so used to her and he just couldn't let her go .
"Dad I won't leave you and I have just one mom and her name is Shen Yue . Miss Wu didn't want me as her daughter so I won't go running to her . I love my family a lot and won't leave either " she said . Mu Yinan was satisfied with her answer and left the room .