The president's wife wants to run away

Chapter 62 Pain

The sirens whistled past my ears, as if mocking my ridiculous life. Zhong Yuxuan held my hand tightly, his palm was warm and dry, in sharp contrast to my cold and stiff fingers. I looked out the window blankly, the once familiar street scene became strange at this moment, like a door to another world.

The car finally stopped in front of the Li family villa. After two years, I came back here again. This place that has carried so many of my laughter and tears now makes me feel extremely strange and even scared.

I stood at the door hesitantly, looking at the carved door, as if I saw my once innocent self, walking into this home happily, but being slapped hard in the face by reality.

"What's wrong?" Zhong Yuxuan noticed that something was wrong with me and asked softly, with a hint of worry in his tone.

I shook my head, took a deep breath, and told myself to face it bravely. I opened the door and saw the familiar living room, luxurious decorations, expensive furniture, everything was the same as it was two years ago, only things and people had changed.

Li Luoyao was sitting on the sofa, sipping red wine elegantly. When she saw me coming back, she was stunned at first, then a mocking smile appeared on her lips, "Hey, isn't this the eldest daughter of our Li family? How come you've had enough of wandering outside and are willing to come back?"

Her tone was sarcastic, like a sharp knife, piercing my heart. I then remembered that she didn't know that I was no longer the eldest daughter of the Li family.

"Luo Yao, please say less." Li Manli on the side scolded in a low voice, but there was no blame in her tone.

"Mom, why are you still protecting her? She is no longer a rich lady, but a..." Li Luoyao paused deliberately, her eyes full of malice, "a poor abandoned creature!"

"Luo Yao!" Li Manli raised her voice, but her eyes flickered and she didn't dare to look me in the eye.

My heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and I could hardly breathe. So, this is how they treated me after the truth was revealed? There was no sympathy or pity, only endless ridicule and mockery.

I fell weakly on the sofa, my eyes blurred by tears. I wished that all this was just a nightmare, and after waking up, I would still be the eldest daughter of the Li family who was held in the palm of my family's hand.

However, reality is cruel. Who are my biological parents? Why did they abandon me? How many unknown secrets are there in my life?

I wandered around the Li family villa like a zombie, suffocated by the luxurious furnishings and cold air. I searched every corner of the study, trying to find some clues about my life experience, but I found nothing except a lot of books and antiques.

Li Luoyao's mocking voice seemed to still echo in my ears, like poisonous needles piercing my nerves. I was like an abandoned orphan, helpless in this world. I squatted down in pain, tears streaming down my face.

"Luo Xue, what's wrong with you?" Zhong Yuxuan's voice came from behind me, with a hint of anxiety and worry. He helped me up, let me sit on the sofa, patted my back gently, and tried to comfort me.

"I can't find anything, Yuxuan, I can't find anything..." I leaned weakly on his shoulder, my voice choked.

He hugged me tightly, and I could feel the rise and fall of his chest and the warmth coming from it. "Don't worry, I will help you find it. We will definitely find your biological parents." His voice was low and firm, like a beacon guiding the direction in the dark night, giving me a glimmer of hope.

I looked up and looked into his eyes, which were full of sincerity and love. I knew that he would do what he said and would do his best to help me. However, my heart was still filled with anxiety and fear. I didn't know what kind of people my biological parents were, why they abandoned me, whether they were still alive, and whether they were still looking for me.

I stared out the window blankly. The sun was setting and the sky was dyed blood red, as if foreshadowing my unknown fate. I felt unprecedented despair, as if I had fallen into a bottomless abyss and could not see a single ray of light.

"Yuxuan, tell me, have I really been abandoned?" I murmured to myself, my voice as thin as a mosquito.

He was silent and did not answer my question. He just held my hand even tighter, as if he wanted to transfer all his strength to me.

At this moment, Li Manli, who had been silent all this time, came over. There was a trace of hesitation and struggle on her face, and she was about to speak but stopped. I looked at her, and suddenly a glimmer of hope surged in my heart. Maybe she knew something...

Li Manli's face was full of struggle. She opened her mouth several times but stopped talking. I held my breath and stared at her closely, hoping to get some clues about my life experience from her.

"Luo Xue..." Li Manli's voice trembled, as if she had mustered up a lot of courage, "I know, I have always owed you, I am sorry..."

Her words were like a key that opened up long-forgotten memories. Some vague images flashed through my mind, memories of my childhood, but they were fragmented and unclear.

"You...what do you know?" I asked impatiently, my voice trembling with excitement.

Li Manli took a deep breath, as if she had made some important decision, and said slowly: "Actually, you are not my biological daughter..."

My heart suddenly sank, as if it was tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making it almost impossible for me to breathe. Although I had learned about my life experience from Li Luoyao, hearing Li Manli admit it herself at this moment, my heart was still filled with unspeakable pain and despair.

Li Manli continued, "More than 20 years ago, I was unable to have children for some reasons. Your father...he wanted a child very much, so we thought about adopting a child. One day, I met a woman on the street. She was holding a baby and looked very pitiful..."

At this point, Li Manli's voice choked, she covered her face with her hands, and tears slipped through her fingers.

"That woman said that she had nowhere else to go and hoped that I could adopt her child. I looked at you, so small and helpless, and I felt pity for you, so I took you home..."

"But I never expected that the woman...she was actually a human trafficker! She sold you to me..." Li Manli burst into tears, regret and self-blame intertwined, almost making her collapse.

My heart felt like it was being torn apart. I couldn't imagine that I was actually bought from human traffickers by my own adoptive mother! For so many years, I had been living a lie, and I knew nothing about it.

I closed my eyes in pain, tears streaming down my cheeks. I didn't know what to say or what to do. Li Manli's words made me see the truth, but also made me more confused and helpless.

"Luo Xue, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..." Li Manli grabbed my hand, her voice full of pleading, "I know I made an unforgivable mistake, but I really treat you as my own daughter, and my love for you has never been fake..."

I looked at her with mixed feelings. I knew she loved me sincerely, but this love could not make up for the harm she caused me. I could not forget that I once had a happy family, but I lost it because of her selfishness and stupidity.

I pulled my hand back powerlessly, stood up, and wanted to escape from this suffocating place. At this moment, my eyes fell on a photo album scattered on the ground. I bent down to pick it up, opened it, and a photo came into my sight...

The child in the photo was about three or four years old, wearing an old but clean cotton jacket, with two pigtails and a pair of black grape-like eyes, looking curiously at the camera. That face, that look, was clearly me when I was a child! I turned over the photo and saw an address written in beautiful handwriting on the back: No. 18, Liulin Village, Qinghe County.

Qinghe County, Liulin Village... Could this be my real hometown? Do my biological parents live there?

My heart was beating violently, and an inexplicable urge was welling up in my heart. I was eager to go to that place, to find my roots, and to solve the mystery of my life.

"Luo Xue, where are you going?" Li Manli asked hurriedly when she saw me getting up to leave.

"I'm going to go somewhere." I clutched the photo tightly, my tone firm, "I'm going to find my past, I want to figure out who I am!"

After saying that, I rushed out of the room without looking back, leaving Li Manli crying alone.

I took a taxi to the bus station and bought a ticket to Qinghe County. Sitting in the car to my destination, I felt both anxious and expectant. I didn't know what was waiting for me, but I believed that my biological parents must love me and they must be looking for me.

Just as I was looking forward to the future with hope, a pair of big hands suddenly grabbed my shoulders and pulled me up from my seat.

"Where are you going?" A familiar voice sounded in my ears, with a hint of anger and worry.

It’s Zhong Yuxuan!

I looked at him in surprise, not understanding why he was here.

"How did you come?"

"I received news that you bought a ticket to Qinghe County, so I rushed here immediately." Zhong Yuxuan's tone was filled with anxiety, "What are you going to do there?"

"I..." I hesitated, not knowing whether I should tell him the truth.

"Luo Xue, what are you hiding?" Zhong Yuxuan's eyes were sharp, as if he could see through my thoughts. "Tell me, what happened?"

I took a deep breath, finally made up my mind, and told him the whole story.

After listening to my story, Zhong Yuxuan's face became extremely solemn.

"Are you sure you want to go find them?" he asked, with a hint of mixed emotions in his tone.

"I want to meet them." I nodded, tears in my eyes. "I want to know why they abandoned me."

Zhong Yuxuan was silent for a moment, then said: "I can go with you, but you have to promise me not to have too high hopes."

I looked at him in confusion: "Why?"

Zhong Yuxuan took a deep breath and said slowly: "Because your life experience may be more complicated than you think."

"What do you mean?"

"I investigated Li Luoyao and found that there seemed to be someone behind her." Zhong Yuxuan's tone became serious, "And this person seems to know your life story very well."

"You mean, someone arranged all this on purpose?" I asked in surprise.

Zhong Yuxuan nodded, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Besides, I suspect that your biological parents are not ordinary people."

"What do you mean?"

"I found out that a major event happened in Qinghe County more than 20 years ago." Zhong Yuxuan said in a low voice, "A wealthy family named the Ye family was destroyed overnight, and their only heir also disappeared..."

My heart sank suddenly and an ominous premonition came over me.

"You...you mean..."

"I suspect that your biological parents are from the Ye family." A gleam of light flashed in Zhong Yuxuan's eyes, "And you are the only heir of the Ye family!" Zhong Yuxuan's words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in my ears. My head was buzzing and blank. The Ye family, the wealthy family, the heir... These words were like heavy hammers, hitting my heart and making it almost impossible for me to breathe.

"No... Impossible..." I muttered to myself, unable to accept this sudden truth. I always thought that my parents were just an ordinary rural couple, but I never thought that they were from a wealthy family.

"Luo Xue, I know this is hard to accept, but..." Zhong Yuxuan wanted to comfort me, but I interrupted him.

"I don't believe it!" I shook my head violently, tears welling up in my eyes. "How could my parents be from a wealthy family? Why would they abandon me? Why?"

My emotions completely collapsed and I cried uncontrollably. All the grievances, confusion, and anger flooded my heart at this moment. I was like a wounded little animal, curled up helplessly in a corner, licking my wounds.

Zhong Yuxuan held me tightly in his arms, letting my tears wet his collar. He said nothing, but patted my back gently, using his warm embrace to silently comfort me.

I don't know how long it took, but my emotions gradually calmed down. I raised my head and looked at Zhong Yuxuan, my eyes full of confusion and helplessness.

"Yuxuan, what should I do?" I grabbed his hand as if it was a life-saving straw, "I... I really don't know what to do..."

Zhong Yuxuan looked at me distressedly, his eyes full of pity and love. He gently wiped the tears from my face and said softly: "Luo Xue, don't be afraid, I will always be with you, we will face it together."

His words were like a warm current, flowing into my heart, making me feel warm and at ease.

"But... my parents, they..." I choked, unable to say that cruel word.

"Luo Xue, you have to believe that your parents love you." Zhong Yuxuan held my hand and said firmly, "They must have had their own reasons for abandoning you back then."

"Hardships? What hardships? Is there anything more important than one's own flesh and blood?" I asked excitedly.

Zhong Yuxuan was silent for a moment, then said: "Luo Xue, do you remember what I said before, that your life experience may be more complicated than you think?"

I nodded, with a bad feeling rising in my heart.

"I investigated the Ye family and found that their demise was not accidental." Zhong Yuxuan's tone became serious, "And your disappearance was not a simple abandonment, but a carefully planned conspiracy!"

"Conspiracy? What conspiracy?" I asked in horror, my heart filled with anxiety.

Zhong Yuxuan took a deep breath and said slowly: "Back then, the Ye family offended a powerful opponent, and you, as the only heir of the Ye family, became their target of attack..."