Zhang Yuan had hidden the secret for more than twenty years, but now, everything was out in the open.
She was a little dazed and stared blankly at the bracelet in her hand.
"In that case, Ruochu is my daughter."
The words engraved on the bracelet brought back many memories.
Zhang Yuan had not expected Gu Bo to name her daughter after the words in the bracelet.
The words were too hopeless and sad. They were a reminder of what could have been.
Gu Bo had always loved her, and Zhang Yuan's feelings for him had never changed.
When she thought about it, a heart-wrenching feeling overwhelmed her.
She had mistaken Gu Ruochu's identity and mistreated her. However, Zhou Yunxi had intentionally misguided her and made her love the wrong daughter.
When Huo Nanchen saw her reaction, he concluded that Gu Ruochu was the Ning family's biological daughter. Zhang Yuan had given the child to Gu Bo intending to take revenge on her husband.
On second thought, Huo Nanchen considered it good luck that Gu Ruochu had ended up with Gu Bo.
Zhang Yuan's first two children had ended up with different families, and it would be hard to find out if they were still alive.
Huo Nanchen saw Zhang Yuan's dazed expression and knew that she had suffered a great blow.
"I want to see her! I want to see her!"
Zhang Yuan began throwing a tantrum. Huo Nanchen signaled with his eyes, and one of the bodyguards immediately grabbed her arm.
"I forbid you from seeing Ruochu."
"Why? She's my daughter! I gave birth to her!" Zhang Yuan gritted her teeth and glared at Huo Nanchen. Her anger swept away all of her rationality, and she yelled at him furiously, "She's the Ning family's daughter, and I'm her biological mother. I want her back!"
Huo Nanchen sneered when he saw how agitated Zhang Yuan was. He felt that her reaction was very hypocritical.
Zhang Yuan struggled to get some air. She put her hand on her chest and glared at Huo Nanchen angrily.
Why would he forbid her from seeing her daughter?
Wasn't it up to Gu Ruochu to decide for herself on the matter?
"You want her back? Don't tell me that you want everyone to know that you abandoned her and even acknowledged someone else as your daughter. You've helped outsiders bully Gu Ruochu on many occasions. Do you think that Ruochu needs a mother who wants to kill her? Don't you think it's too cruel to let everyone know that Ruochu has such a chaotic and unbearable background? At the moment, she's not sure if you were behind the attempt to kill her. If she finds out, she'll never forgive you.
"Have you forgotten how you've treated her?"
Zhang Yuan's eyes slowly turned red, and her anger disappeared.
It was true that she had wronged Gu Ruochu on many occasions. How could her daughter forgive? Zhang Yuan felt as if the heavens were deliberately punishing her.
"I didn't know. I just..."
"Even though Ning Zongxuan and Ning Tangxi are not your biological children, you still dote on them. You also have Gu Yanwei, so you shouldn't go after Ruochu. She's married to me now, and she has her own family. You don't have to bother her.
"When I came through the door and asked you about Ning Tangxi and Ning Zongxuan, your first reaction was that I wanted to tell your husband about your secret and destroy your family, right?" Huo Nanchen emphasized each word coldly. "You never thought about Ruochu, much less about the two innocent children you abandoned. The only thing you were afraid of was that your family would be destroyed. Ning Zongxuan and Ning Tangxi have lived an incomparably superior life, and you've never thought about your biological children."