novelraw Chapter 478 - 395: Step Forward to Clarify
Chapter 478 - 395: Step Forward to Clarify
Chapter 478: Chapter 395: Step Forward to Clarify
Behind them, Leng Ning was desperately chasing after Mrs. Leng’s car. She finally caught up at a red light intersection. Seizing the brief pause while waiting for the light to turn, she tried calling her mother’s phone, but it was continuously busy.
It turned out that after driving fast for a while, Mrs. Leng gradually regained some composure.
Nonetheless, deep down, she still wanted to talk to Leng Qiankai. No matter what, she wanted to understand certain things from the past.
This had already turned into a thorn lodged in her heart. If she wanted peace of mind, she had to pull it out completely!
She called Leng Qiankai, but he said he wasn’t at home since he was attending a calligraphy and painting seminar outside. He would return later in the evening.
Mrs. Leng hung up the phone feeling a little deflated. Even though she wanted to ask him over the phone, it wasn’t the right time to address such matters.
Since he would be home that night, asking him face-to-face would be the better option anyway.
The green light lit up, and she continued driving forward.
Just then, her phone rang—it was her daughter’s call.
Mrs. Leng glanced at the car trailing her in the rearview mirror, driven by Leng Ning, and sighed lightly, feeling a pang of guilt. Regardless of her daughter being in her twenties, in her eyes, she was still a child. With an unsettled heart, she answered the call.
"Xiao Ning!"
"Mom! Please don’t scare me like this, okay? I’m so worried something might happen if you’re impulsive!"
"Let’s talk when we get home!"
"Okay!" Leng Ning let out a sigh of relief, as long as they were heading home, it would be easier to address matters.
Nervously, she called Li Si next, informing her as she followed Mrs. Leng’s car back to the house.
Before they even reached the doorstep, they spotted Grandpa Leng’s housekeeper, Housekeeper Xu, standing right by their front door.
As Leng Ning parked her car a little later than her mother, she overheard Housekeeper Xu telling Mrs. Leng that Grandpa Leng wanted to meet her.
Feeling puzzled, she thought to herself, "Couldn’t he just make a phone call if he wanted to see someone? Why all the pomp and circumstance?"
When her mother returned from the Leng family’s estate, her expression had returned to normal. After pressing her for answers multiple times, Mrs. Leng finally revealed why her grandfather wanted to meet her.
"I truly didn’t expect how highly your sister-in-law ranks in the old patriarch’s heart! I was thinking about how to explain on her behalf, but now it’s perfect—I can openly address this in public with dignity!"
It turned out that Mr. Leng Sr. had complex feelings upon learning that Li Si was Tian Yaruo’s biological daughter.
He wasn’t like other elderly people who insisted on family alliances through marriage or strengthening ties through advantageous connections.
But at the very least, he held a strong value for character integrity! He admitted that when Leng Mochen first brought Li Si back, he had personal motives in mind.
After all, Leng Mochen had narrowly survived a great ordeal, and his health wasn’t great. If he had someone he cared about and liked, accompanying him in life, then what else should matter with regards to conditions?
Moreover, he could see that Li Si had a likable personality and a kind heart. Though she was somewhat soft-hearted, overall, there were plenty of commendable qualities in her.
In any case, what did it matter how capable she was? Wasn’t Mochen there to shield her from all hardships anyway?
That’s why he was wholly supportive of their engagement!
And Li Si’s pregnancy had been fortuitous. When he was bedridden, having lost the will to live, it was the hope brought by her and Leng Mochen’s children that rekindled his spirit.
Later, the successful birth of their great-grandson, Buding—a healthy and smart baby—made him feel genuinely content!
Since Li Si had entered the Leng family as their granddaughter-in-law, now that issues had arisen, someone from the Leng family had to step forward and speak on her behalf.
He knew Mochen was away on a business trip abroad and couldn’t do much about the situation there.
So how could the elder relatives still present in the country sit idly by and let Li Si endure everything on her own?
Thus, Mr. Leng Sr.’s intent was to have Mrs. Leng clarify publicly that Li Si’s background wasn’t as depicted in the viral video. Her father was a hero who saved lives, and her mother had remarried after a divorce. This was something only a select few people were privy to.
This sentiment found support from Mr. Yan Sr.! The two elders reached a consensus at the Leng estate, conveniently informing Mrs. Leng by asking Housekeeper Xu to bring her over.
It was worth mentioning that Mr. Leng Sr. and Mr. Yan Sr. shared a bit of camaraderie. Back when Li Si donated bone marrow to Yan Kesong, Mr. Yan Sr. was deeply grateful to her. At that time, she was already dating Leng Mochen, essentially halfway into the Leng family.
When the two men met, Mr. Yan Sr. even showered Li Si with praise, almost enthusiastically.
No one could’ve predicted the hidden truth behind it all!
After the video incident came to light, Mr. Yan Sr. was immediately informed. He never expected that the daughter-in-law he had admired so much had given birth to a child before marriage and kept it tightly under wraps from them.
No wonder the matching compatibility for the transplant was so seamless, and the surgery didn’t result in any rejection reactions.
A biological sibling match—what could be more ideal than that?
By the time he learned the truth, everyone else already knew. How could he not be furious?
To make matters worse, Yan Xuefeng had failed to inform them about divorcing Tian Yaruo, simply claiming that their marital relationship had hit a rough patch and that they were temporarily separated.
While Mr. Yan Sr. understood that his son and daughter-in-law had been quarreling frequently back then, he thought a period of separation might help them cool off.
He didn’t anticipate that after suffering and recovering from a major illness, Yan Kesong would fall into depression, requiring a prolonged and arduous treatment phase.
Now, with the video scandal, Mr. Yan Sr., unable to reach Tian Yaruo, could only confront Yan Xuefeng!
It was then revealed to him that the couple had long finalized their divorce, eliciting a mixture of heavy anger and rage from the elderly man—it nearly caused him to collapse from stress.
However, after calming down, he concluded that even though Li Si and Kesong were siblings, her selfless donation should not be overshadowed by this fact.
One must be grateful! Besides, now that Li Si was already the granddaughter-in-law of the Leng family and living well, making a fuss over this might disrupt their harmony, which wouldn’t be ideal!
So he took the initiative to visit Mr. Leng Sr., and the two discussed the matter thoroughly. After living to their age, what could remain unresolved?
With everything cleared up, all parties could breathe a collective sigh of relief! Matters of reputation often depend on perspective!
With this peaceful resolution, who could say anything about their families?
As for the issues between Yan Xuefeng and Tian Yaruo, those were theirs to sort out.
Mr. Yan Sr. naturally felt some discomfort about this, but there was no point dwelling on the past. They were now both past their forties, with Kesong nearly reaching adulthood. What was the use of clinging to bygone conflicts?
After hearing everything, Leng Ning clapped her hands in delight. "I have to say, Grandpa and Grandpa Yan have such remarkable vision! That’s precisely the point—who gets to choose their parents or their birth? My sister-in-law couldn’t possibly control these things! Mom, so what’s your plan?"
Mrs. Leng gently patted her cheek. "You’ll find out when the time comes! Xiao Ning, your sister-in-law’s problems should be manageable. Now that it’s just the two of us at home, tell me—what’s been on your mind?"
Leng Ning tried to dodge. "What do you mean ’what’s on my mind’? I’m feeling a bit tired, Mom—I’ll go upstairs and rest for a while!"
"You child! Sit back down!" Mrs. Leng snapped at her sternly.