novelraw Chapter 362 - 361: Who is the Biological Father?
Chapter 362 - 361: Who is the Biological Father?
...As he thought about this, Xia Zhengxiong’s gaze seemed to sink into memories, only to be interrupted by Xia Shiyi’s sharp and acerbic voice.
"Xia Xiyan, your mother is the real homewrecker! She stole my father away, and you still have the nerve to talk?! Your mom was already pregnant with another man’s bastard before she married my dad—cheap! And you, you’re just the bastard child of a cheap woman!"
Xiyan’s whole body was trembling.
No... This can’t be...
I’m not a bastard, I’m not!
Xiyan staggered backward.
Even if Xia Zhengxiong had always treated her poorly.
Even to the point of verbally severing ties with her during their last argument.
But Xiyan had never doubted that she was his biological child.
Yet now... Why has it come to this?!
This revelation, like a ticking time bomb, exploded with a deafening force, blowing every shred of awareness and rationale from her mind.
Xiyan’s gaze grew unfocused.
Xia Shiyi seemed even more delighted, "Tsk, tsk, someone like you—a bastard—doesn’t deserve Ou Shao in the slightest. If he found out about this, he’d definitely dump you! Oh, wait, I saw posts at school this morning—looks like he already broke up with you. Hehe, serves you right! If I can’t have him, you won’t get him either!"
"Shut your mouth!!" Xiyan roared in fury.
"I won’t shut up, so what? You’ve been dumped by Ou Shao. Even Ou Shao thinks you’re a bastard, that’s why he ditched you. Am I wrong? Didn’t you used to flaunt to me that he was your man? What now, suffering such humiliation today, why isn’t your man by your side? Come on, keep flaunting to me, I dare you!"
"Xia Shiyi!" Xiyan clenched her fists, eyes burning red, and stepped forward, "If you’re so bold, stop hiding behind them!"
Before she could advance, Xia Zhengxiong stepped in to block her.
Looking at Xiyan’s utterly broken state, a flicker of guilt passed through Xia Zhengxiong’s mind.
But that sliver of guilt ultimately meant nothing to him.
He shielded his wife and daughter behind him, his gaze distant as he looked at Xiyan. "Now that the truth is out, don’t bother coming here anymore. The Xia Family has nothing to do with you now."
The Xia Family has nothing to do with you now.
That voice lingered relentlessly in her ears, echoing over and over, as if to jar loose every tear she could muster.
Bam!
The door slammed shut.
Xiyan was entirely cut off outside, her hands clenching, relaxing, then clenching again with renewed force...
No matter how much she kicked and pounded the door, the people inside remained unmoved.
Even through the door, she could feel their schadenfreude.
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Inside the hospital.
Xiyan sat by the bedside, looking at the middle-aged woman breathing steadily under an oxygen mask.
She held the woman’s hand, "Mom, today Xia Zhengxiong said he’s not my biological father. Before you married him, you were already pregnant... Can you tell me, what’s going on? What really happened back then..."
"You’ve been asleep for so long. I wish you could wake up..."
"I really don’t know what to do anymore..."
Tears choked her voice entirely as she spoke.
At that moment, the door to the hospital room was lightly knocked.
Xiyan turned and saw that it was Chi Niannian and An Ran.
What’s going on?
Xiyan looked puzzled, "An Ran, Niannian, why are you here?"