Shangguanwan was a little surprised, "Auntie, what do you mean?"
Yan Rumeng smiled slightly, took out a photo from her handbag and handed it to Shangguan Wan, "Take a look at this first."
Qin Hai was sitting next to Shangguan Wan, so when Shangguan Wan got the photo, he could see it clearly.
The photo is a bit yellowed, and it is black and white. It looks very old.
The photo shows two five or six-year-old children, a boy and a girl. The girl is wearing a white dress with sky-high braids and looks very cute. The little boy is wearing overalls and has a handsome face and looks very beautiful.
After seeing this photo, Shangguan Wan suddenly sat up straight in surprise, stared at the photo for a while, then raised his head in disbelief and asked Yan Rumeng: "Auntie, how come you have a photo of my dad?"
?”
"Because I am this little girl!" Yan Rumeng said, pointing to the little girl in the photo.
Shangguan Wan was dumbfounded, "Auntie, you and my father are——"
"Your father is my half-brother, so you should actually call me aunt." Yan Rumeng smiled, then turned to Qin Hai and explained: "Our Shangguan family has a tradition that girls cannot use the surname Shangguan.
, you can only use your mother’s surname, so although I also come from the Shangguan family, I can only take my mother’s surname of Yan.”
Yan Rumeng took out a few more photos from her handbag, which basically covered her various periods from childhood to adulthood. There were photos of her and Shangguanwan's father, as well as a group photo of her family.
After seeing these photos, Shangguan Wan could not recover for a long time. She kept staring at these precious photos, and her hands began to tremble with excitement.
While Shangguan Wan and Qin Hai were looking at these photos, Yan Rumeng also began to recall the past events of her childhood, telling various experiences she had with Shangguan Wan's father.
"...Because your father and I are the only ones close in age in the family, your dad and I are the closest. He often took me to play when I was a kid. In the blink of an eye, his children and I have grown up, but he -
"
Having said this, Yan Rumeng suddenly sighed, stared at the boy and girl in the photo, and stood in a daze.
Shangguanwan's eyes were already red. She looked up at Yan Rumeng and choked, "Auntie!"
Yan Rumeng smiled and held Shangguan Wan's hand, "Good boy, my aunt should have come to see you a long time ago. You have suffered a lot these years!"
Shangguan Wan burst into tears immediately and leaned against Yan Rumeng and cried uncontrollably. Yan Rumeng was also very excited and hugged Shangguan Wan and shed tears.
After a while, the two people's emotions finally stabilized. Yan Rumeng gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said: "After your father ran away from home, we lost news about him and never knew where he was.
place, let alone how he was doing, until I met you last time... To be honest, I suspected that you were Brother Jian's child, but I didn't dare to confirm it at the time. Later, after asking around, I confirmed that you were
She is Brother Jian’s child, my niece.”
Shangguan Wan wiped away her tears and asked, "Auntie, what is going on? Why did my dad run away from home?"
Yan Rumeng sighed, "At that time, your grandfather arranged a marriage for your father, but he didn't agree. He had a big fight with your grandfather and then ran away from home. Who knew that he would never come back again after leaving?
He didn’t come back, and later he actually——”
Perhaps remembering that Shangguan Wan's father had died tragically in a foreign country, Yan Rumeng once again shed tears from the corners of her eyes.
The two hugged each other and cried for a while. Yan Rumeng wiped away Shangguan Wan's tears and looked at her carefully for a while. She said happily: "Fortunately, although your father is gone, he left behind such an outstanding daughter.
.Wan'er, how have you been these years?"
Shangguan Wan's mood gradually stabilized, and then she told Yan Rumeng about her experiences over the years. At the same time, the waiters continued to deliver various delicacies to the private room, and they chatted while eating.
Nearly two hours passed quickly.
Although the food and wine ordered by Yan Rumeng were very sumptuous, including a lot of fresh seafood, the two of them ate very little and instead cried intermittently.
At the end, Yan Rumeng raised her glass and said to Qin Hai: "Mr. Qin, thank you for taking care of Wan'er. I thank you on behalf of her father!"
Qin Hai had just been watching with cold eyes and didn't say much. Hearing this, he picked up his wine glass and touched it with Yan Rumeng. After drinking, he said lightly: "You are out of touch when you say that. To me, Wan'er
I am not an outsider, I will definitely help if I can. Also, I have a question for you, now that you have recognized Wan'er, are you ready to let her return to Shangguan's house to recognize her ancestors?"
"It is certain to recognize our ancestors and return to our clan. The blood of our Shangguan family flows in Wan'er's body. This is a confirmed fact and no one can change it." Yan Rumeng said sternly.
"Is there anyone who doesn't want Wan'er to go back?" Qin Hai raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.
Yan Rumeng frowned slightly, looked at Shangguan Wan, and suddenly sighed softly, "Wan'er, our Shangguan family has been inherited for hundreds of years. We are a very big family. Some things are different from ordinary families. Auntie
I also hope to take you home right away, but now is not the time, can you understand?"
Shangguan Wan was a little surprised, but she was kind-hearted by nature and didn't like to force others. After hearing this, she could only nod her head, "It's okay. I'm very happy to be able to recognize my aunt."
Qin Hai raised his eyebrows again, but he didn't say anything else.
After a while, after Shangguan Wan left the private room and went to the bathroom, Qin Hai lit a cigarette and looked at Yan Rumeng, "Ms. Yan, can you tell me the real reason why Wan'er's father ran away from home?
Don’t ask me why I say that, I’m not Wan’er, I’m not as easy to deceive as she is!”
Yan Rumeng didn't feel dissatisfied. She smiled bitterly and said, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. In fact, Brother Jian was forced to leave. He had never been happy during those years at Shangguan's house. I can tell you the real reason.
I’m telling you, but I hope you don’t tell Wan’er for the time being that Brother Jian is no longer here. It would be too cruel for her to let her know this again.”
"Wan'er has the right to know the truth, and she is not as fragile as you think!" Qin Hai replied coldly.
Yan Rumeng was stunned and nodded slowly, "You are right, Wan'er is indeed a very strong child. As for the truth you asked about, it is actually very simple, because her father is just an illegitimate child..."
It turned out that Shangguanwan's father, the fourth child of Shangguanxiong, the current head of the Shangguan family, was actually born to him by Shangguanxiong's health doctor. The poor woman became accidentally pregnant after being raped by the drunk Shangguanxiong.
, and later gave birth to Shangguan Jian. However, she was not as valuable as mother and child. Not only did she not become Shangguan Xiong's third concubine, she unexpectedly died shortly after giving birth to Shangguan Jian.
It can be said that Shangguan Wan's father, Shangguan Jian, grew up with a blank stare. Although he has always lived in Shangguan's family from childhood to adolescence, he did not enjoy any family warmth, even though he was extremely smart and talented in cultivation.
He also stood out among the children of his generation, which never won him the favor of Shangguan Xiong.