novelraw Chapter 1191: It Was You Who Begged Song Baiyan [Part 2]
Chapter 1191: It Was You Who Begged Song Baiyan [Part 2]
Tang Li had never actively inquired about Song Jingtian’s background from the Song Family.
This was the first time she heard someone mention Song Jingtian’s biological father.
Casting her gaze toward Isa, the lover named ’Qin Wenwa’, Tang Li had already guessed the relationship between him and the Song Family.
Jin Lihua continued: "That woman told Yangyang she never truly loved him, only saw him as a substitute. Upon learning she was pregnant, she insisted on aborting the child despite Yangyang’s pleading."
Tang Li said: "No matter what, the child was still born."
In this respect, Kang Yunxi was not completely heartless.
Jin Lihua coldly laughed, "Do you think she willingly gave birth to the child?"
"It was Yangyang who traded his life for it!"
Jin Lihua’s right hand, painted red nails, clutched the towel tightly: "Even after giving birth, she didn’t have much affection for the child, and when she agreed to keep the child in the first place, it wasn’t out of guilt toward Yangyang."
At this point, Jin Lihua turned to look at Tang Li again: "Even if I don’t say it, you must have guessed it."
...it was due to pressure from the Song Family.
Realizing this, Tang Li did not avoid Jin Lihua’s gaze.
Seeing her understanding, Jin Lihua smiled slightly: "Actually, no matter how the Song Family pressured her, it was useless. In this world, she only listens to one person; she probably didn’t even think that the one she yearned for wouldn’t allow her to abort another man’s seed."
This emotional entanglement, as Tang Li heard it, was just a mess.
Given Song Baiyan’s character, he shouldn’t have been involved.
"You begged him," Tang Li stated.
Such a statement carried no trace of jealousy.
It merely laid out a fact very calmly.
Jin Lihua wasn’t annoyed at being seen through, instead, she admitted openly: "Yes, I begged him, begged him to leave a bit of bloodline for Yangyang."
"Yangyang was such a good child, he’s gone now, and I can’t bear to see the bloodline he cared about disappear from this world too."
To this day, she still hadn’t forgotten the scene when Yangyang learned about his identity.
The child’s pale face, looking at her helplessly, with slightly reddened eyes.
She ultimately blamed herself for raising her son too simply.
When Yangyang learned that Xiao Minglan was hospitalized due to heartbreak caused by the mother and son’s appearance, he secretly went to visit her, and when she rushed there, she only heard Song Mingzhang expelling her son, that cold back showing no trace of familial affection.
It was also then that Jin Lihua saw Song Baiyan who happened to return from the troop.
As Yangyang looked at Song Baiyan in his camouflage uniform, his lips moved timidly, and when she led him past Song Baiyan at the inpatient department, he softly called ’big brother’.
Song Baiyan didn’t respond at the time, yet he didn’t speak harshly either.
Later on, precisely because of that call, she could get Song Baiyan to step in.
Song Baiyan’s concession was just that one time.
Afterward, her brother found that the Song Family was raising the child well and developed thoughts of connecting with the Song Family, he even approached Song Baiyan to ask to take the child back home, the result—went in standing, came out lying.
Fortunately, this child is now back by her side.
Tang Li saw Jin Lihua’s expression turn gentle, guessing somewhat it was because of Song Jingtian, then she recalled the traitor Xue Ya, and also remembered what Yuan Qin said at the airport.
Yuan Qin said Xue Ya was supposed to be monitoring a woman.
And had been watching for many years.
Li Ruan told her Isa’s Chinese mistress had been with him for nearly ten years.
If Jin Lihua was indeed Qin Wenwa, by the time Song Jingtian was born, Jin Lihua had already gotten involved with Isa, if that were true, how did she manage to not reveal anything for so many years?
Now that the answer was right in front of her, Tang Li stopped pondering on her own.
Tang Li just tried asking, unexpectedly Jin Lihua answered her: "Since you know Isa, then you should know their family is from S-country and illegally immigrated to Burma."
"So, you knew each other before," Tang Li understood her implication.
"Yes."
Jin Lihua admitted readily: "When I was little, our families were neighbors. After Yangyang’s incident, I was ordered to go abroad and met him again in Denmark."
In the initial years, it was someone else monitoring her.
She had to find various reasons to meet Isa at hotels.
Later when monitoring her switched to Xue Ya, she could follow Isa to Northern Myanmar.
However, to keep Xue Ya reporting his work, every three months they returned to Denmark for temporary stay.
"Without Xue Ya, I probably would still be trapped in Denmark now."
As Tang Li left the dining hall, those words were still echoing in her ear.
Xue Ya acting as Song Baiyan’s ’eyes’, his betrayal could be significant or minor.
As for why they caught her here, Jin Lihua didn’t disclose, surely it wasn’t just to have her involved in refining.
Returning home, Tang Li spotted that head wedged in the door gap from afar, the little guy still wearing a headscarf, upon spotting her, immediately opened the door and welcomed her in: "Why did it take so long, what did they say to you?"
"Just some warnings."
Judging from Song Jingtian’s and Jin Lihua’s interaction during dinner, Tang Li saw that Jin Lihua hadn’t mentioned the identity issue to the child yet.
"What warning?" the little guy pursued.
Facing Song Jingtian’s concerned eyes, Tang Li’s heart softened and she swiped across the little guy’s head.
Then, Tang Li: "..."
She looked at the headscarf in her hand and the little guy—
"Song Jingtian, where’s your hair?"
Song Jingtian: "......"
Five minutes later, under Tang Li’s relentless questioning, the little guy had no choice but to take out a bundle from the wardrobe.
Unfastening the butterfly knot on the bundle revealed a pile of scorched curly hair.
...with a bit of stench.
The little guy vaguely explained: "Just had a little accident."
Tang Li had already covered her nose, "Then why not throw it away?"
Noticing Tang Li’s suspicion, Song Jingtian glared at her but carefully rewrapped his hair, it’s something he planned to take back to S-country, couldn’t leave it stranded in foreign lands.
The little guy looked carefree, but at night, lying down, he couldn’t help but ask Tang Li: "How long until we can go home this time?"
The uncle and nephew duo, not the first time being kidnapped.
Tang Li’s response was fairly experienced: "About ten days to half a month."
So long!
The little guy’s disappointment was quick to come and quick to go, snuggling closer to Tang Li’s embrace, suddenly spoke again: "It’s quite nice here too, the melons they grow are very sweet, if big brother doesn’t come to rescue us, we can live here and eat sweet melons every day."
However, compassion is always hurt by ruthlessness.
"If you want melons, you plant them yourself, don’t drag me along."
Tang Li added: "I’m definitely going back to ride the Cadillac."
Song Jingtian: ...heartless woman.
Truly callous.
Yet—
The little guy sighed silently.
No wonder he once liked her!
He’d rather cry in a Cadillac than laugh in a melon field.
If it were him, he’d choose the Cadillac too.
—
Good night.