On the fourth day of her hospitalization, Xia Tian Meng saw her father, Xia. His serious face didn't change when he saw his daughter's pale and weak appearance, but Xia Tian Meng could sense his heartache from his eyes, a kind of gaze that couldn't be faked.
The beautiful woman who followed Xia Mu and the young child she held by the hand made Xia Tianmu understand the pain that the original owner had hidden in her heart and was unwilling to reveal.
Her father remarried, and her stepmother was sharp-tongued and calculating. Her younger half-brother was spoiled. She couldn't bear to see her father being nice to others, let alone her cruel stepmother, so she took the exam and went to a school far away from home.
Stepmother Lin saw that Xia Tianmeng was not as pitiful as before, and her face was anxious and heartbroken: "Ah, how did it become like this? I said studying shouldn't be so far away, no one at home can take care of you, and you don't know if you're reading well or being led astray by your classmates. How did you end up gathering with people from the underworld?"
Xia's father heard this and slightly furrowed his brow, not taking Lin Yu's words to heart, but feeling sorry for his daughter. It was the same in the past, Xia Tianmeng always thought he had believed Lin Yu's provocative belittling, so the originally close father-daughter relationship became distant.
Xia Tian Meng ignored Lin Yuan and instead looked at Xia Father: "Dad."
For many years, Xia's father had not seen his daughter close to him. Now seeing her like this made him even more heartbroken. He went forward to touch her head and wanted to say words of concern but still spoke with a serious face: "When you left home, you promised me that you would take good care of yourself." After finishing speaking, he regretted it in his heart, thinking that his daughter should think he was scolding her!
In the summer, Miao suddenly didn't have a cold face, but instead puffed out her cheeks and hugged him, crying: "Dad,"
Xia's father knew that Xia Tian Meng must have been wronged to cry so sadly, even when she was in Hong Kong with Lin Yun, she had never shown her vulnerable side in front of him! Thinking this way made him feel angry, how could someone bully his beloved daughter!
Lin Yun couldn't help but sneer in her heart, who would have thought that Xia Tian Meng, this stone-hearted person, would also play the emotional card? It's really true that after three days, people can change beyond recognition!
Bai Xue walked in with the thermos box and saw Xia Tian Meng sleeping soundly, but her hand was holding another middle-aged man's hand. The man sat on the edge of the bed reading a newspaper, and the whole room was filled with warmth.
Xia's father saw Bai Xue standing at the door in a daze and thought she was Xia Tian Meng's friend, so he slightly nodded to her.
Bai Xue returned to her senses, quietly entering the room and placing the thermos on the bedside cabinet. She sat down in a chair that was relatively far from the bed, lowering her head to play with her fingers.
Xia's father looked at Bai Xue, who seemed to want to lower her presence, and then looked at his daughter, who was frowning even in her sleep. He thought that maybe she wasn't a close friend, but still made an effort to visit Mengmeng.
Lin Yun returned with her son from dinner and saw that Xia Tianmeng was still in the same posture as when she left, which made her even more resentful. She thought to herself: "She's just the daughter of my ex-husband, a worthless girl who's more important than my precious son! Even after they're dead, they still leave behind this daughter to torment me!" Then, looking at Bai Xue sitting on one side, she sized her up and down without seeing any famous brand logos, and slightly raised an eyebrow to ask: "Are you Tianmeng's classmate?" With her gloomy personality, Lin Yun estimated that only a girl like Bai Xue who had no money and no experience would get close to Tianmeng.
Bai Xue was taken aback for a moment before hastily getting up: "Ah, hello! I...I just know Xia Tianmeng." She hadn't even entered the A-class door, how could she be Xia Tianmeng's classmate? Thinking of this, she reacted again that Xia Tianmeng's education was higher than hers, and even her brain was smarter than hers.
Lin's words would not have made her realize that someone would think so much from a sentence, seeing Bai Xue's embarrassed lowering of her head, she thought it was because she had been seen through the reason for approaching Xia Tianmeng. She smiled with some depth: "Ah, no big deal, I misunderstood. However, if you've already started working, then you'll understand how cruel society is. Not everyone can have a good family background, and being able to meet someone like her and get close to her isn't easy." She used almost straightforward words to remind Bai Xue not to give up on Xia Tianmeng, after all, it's not easy to find a free ride.
Bai Xue didn't know that Lin Yun had turned her own conspiracy around, and thought that Lin Yun was just mocking herself for not being born into a noble family, and wasn't worthy of being friends with Xia Tian Meng.
Xia Tian moved slightly, holding Xia's hand. Xia's father glanced at Lin Yuan with a smile on his face and asked in a concerned tone, "Awake? Hungry?"
Lin Yuan quickly walked over, stretched out her hand to touch her, but seeing her cold and indifferent profile, she gently pulled the quilt corner instead. She showed a hurt expression to Xia's father without leaving any trace, but towards Xia Tianmeng, it was full of warmth and passion: "Yes, is there anything else you'd like to eat? Since I'm your mother, you don't have to be polite with me." She knew that the word "mother" was Xia Tianmeng's sore spot, and every time she mentioned it in the past, he would get angry, and even coldly ridiculed Xia's father several times, causing the relationship between father and daughter to become strained.
In the summer, Meng leaned against a high pillow and smiled faintly at Lin's fake gaze: "Aunt Lin, you may not have read many books and don't understand what '继室' means. So I'll tell you, the woman married after the original wife passes away is called 继室, remarriage after losing one's wife is also 继室, and a legitimate wife who is not the original match is also 继室. Do you understand now?"
Lin Yun's smile froze, she didn't understand why Xia Tianmeng, who was usually taciturn, would suddenly be so sarcastic to her, and say such heart-piercing words without using dirty language! Being a stepmother was her eternal pain and regret. If not for being a stepmother, how could her husband forget another woman while she couldn't express her dissatisfaction? If not for being a stepmother, why would she have to pretend to be a kind mother in front of her husband towards his ex-wife's daughter?
Bai Xue was even more shocked, she had never seen Xia Tianmeng like this before. In her impression, Xia Tianmeng was always a noble and elegant young lady with a thousand different poses. She thought that with her proud family background and abilities, she should be happy, but suddenly seeing Xia Tianmeng reveal her sharp claws made her feel as if it was only natural!
"Hey!" Lin Yun almost couldn't help but slap her, but under Xia's father's gaze, she could only force out an awkward smile. "Tian Meng, how did you change after going to college? I'm your stepmother and also your elder! How can you be so rude? You're making Xiao Wen laugh at me, saying that even he is better than you!" Hearing her mother call her name, Xia Wen ran over, saw her mother's ugly expression, and pointed at Xia Tian Meng, shouting: "It's all your fault! You're a bad person! Always making Mom angry!"
Xia's father pulled Xia Wen back with a cold face, scolding: "Who taught you manners? You even dare to hit your sister?" He had always known that Lin Yun and Meng Meng didn't get along well, and he used to think that Meng Meng was too straightforward. Now it seemed that Lin Yun wasn't entirely blameless either. If she could be more tolerant of Meng Meng, Xia Wen's relationship with his only sister wouldn't be so bad!
Lin's face turned white, and he looked at Xia's father with surprise and hurt: "What do you mean by 'who taught this rule'? Are you blaming me?"
Xia's father slightly pursed his lips, and as a traditional masculine man, he couldn't bring himself to apologize even if he thought what he said earlier was a bit excessive.
Lin Yun saw the situation and immediately picked up Xia Wen, grabbed her handbag and walked out: "Xia Yingwei, you're really something! You can just stay with your precious daughter and live your life! My son and I won't bother you!" Even though she knew he would stand by Xia Tianmeng's side, she never thought he would think this way about her! What right did she have to be good to Xia Tianmeng?
Even if the words are said so absolutely, she still hopes that Xia's father can persuade him to stay. She only needs a step down! She doesn't want to quarrel and divorce! She loves him and loves her current life! She finally married him and became the wife of the port city inspector, why should she go back to her previous miserable days?
However, when she opened the door, she didn't wait for him to say goodbye either.
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This chapter doesn't have much content, right? T^T I brought a new colleague to work today and didn't have time to write, just came back and wanted to chop my hands off, the speed and efficiency are really too low! Hope you don't mind, mua mua da! A certain fisher stayed up all night + got up early, is really sleepy! T^T Let me take a rest, will add more tonight, okay? Love you guys more than yesterday!
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