Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

Before He Lianghan could deny it, Xiao Shan began to explain as if grasping at a straw.

"Song Bo was a friend of mine in my university band. He had been pursuing me back then. I ran into him by chance when I returned to Yuecheng this time, we had a meal together, and then he confessed his feelings to me..."

He said he liked me, that he couldn't let me go all these years, and that if I didn't agree to be with him, he would spread rumors about me...

"Lianghan, believe me, I really didn't mean to hurt Zhou Ying..."

Xiao Shan's incessant arguing annoyed He Lianghan. He frowned slightly and interrupted her coldly.

"Next time you make up a story, at least make it sound plausible. I don't know Song Bo personally, but I have heard what he said."

As He Lianghan spoke, he took out a voice recorder and placed it on the table beside him.

"There are recordings of you and Song Bo in here, I've listened to them all."

"..." Upon hearing this, Xiao Shan's face turned deathly pale.

"You colluded with Song Bo to sabotage Zhou Ying's car, and you even hoped that A Yu would get into that car too..." He Lianghan sneered, his eyes filled with frost. "Xiao Shan, you are truly a viper."

Xiao Shan kept shaking her head, muttering "no" under her breath, her eyes fixed on the recording pen on the table.

"No, it wasn't me, it wasn't..."

Seeing that Xiao Shan was still being stubborn even when she was about to die, He Lianghan simply picked up a recorder and started playing the recording.

"I just want that woman dead. Only with her dead can I legitimately marry He Lianghan. The problem is, there can only be one Mrs. He. If I don't get rid of her, I'll forever be hiding in the shadows, unable to reunite with my own son..."

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. I've already done more than enough for that mother and child by enduring until today. Now I'm just taking back what rightfully belongs to me..."

Upon hearing her own voice coming from the recording pen, Xiao Shan collapsed to the ground.

He Lianghan turned off the recording and looked at the woman on the ground, who looked like a rotten mud.

"What excuses are there now?"

"..."

Xiao Shan's lips trembled, and her eyes turned red at a visible speed.

This is her usual tactic when she tries to appear vulnerable.

"I'm sorry, Lianghan, I had no choice..."

"If it weren't for Ning Qiu, I wouldn't be so eager to have a formal title..."

"Although Ningqiu is your adopted son in name only, people outside are actually gossiping about his identity. Several times, Ningqiu has come to me to complain, saying that he doesn't want to feel ashamed in front of outsiders..."

Xiao Shan's desperate words really amused He Lianghan.

He walked up to Xiao Shan and looked down at her, saying:

"Ningqiu is my son, and so is Ayu. I can understand you protecting him as Ningqiu's biological mother, but that shouldn't be done at the expense of Ayu and Zhou Ying. You're climbing the ladder by stepping on other people's blood. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"Of course, there's no point in telling you all this now."

"Your values ​​have become severely distorted. Keeping you out here will only cause more trouble, so I had someone bring you to this nursing home."

"There's food and drink here, and you're even taken care of by someone. It's much better than prison. You can stay here from now on."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Shan immediately hugged He Lianghan's leg, and the tears she had been holding back for so long streamed down her face, wetting his trouser leg.

"No, Lianghan, I'm not even forty yet, I haven't seen Ningqiu get married and have children, I can't stay here, let me out..."

He Lianghan coldly shook off Xiao Shan.

"It's Ning Qiu's tragedy to have a mother like you. You're afraid he'll be unable to hold his head up because he's living under someone else's roof, but the person who makes him feel most ashamed is yourself."

"From now on, Ningqiu will be raised by Zhou Ying and me together, and you can rest assured that he will only live a better life than he does now without your guidance."

"How could that be! I am his biological mother. Blood is thicker than water. How could that woman Zhou Ying possibly treat him sincerely..." Xiao Shan cried pitifully, her face streaked with snot and tears.

In the past, He Lianghan would have felt sorry for her when he saw her like this, and resented himself for letting down a woman who loved him deeply.

Right now, all she wants is for this woman to disappear from her sight as soon as possible.

"Just because you can't be sincere with A-Yu doesn't mean Zhou Ying can't be sincere with Ning Qiu. In this world, just as some people judge others by their own standards, others can put themselves in others' shoes." He Lianghan said, putting the recorder back into his pocket. "I came here today to let you know why you were brought here. Now that you know, my mission is complete."

Seeing that He Lianghan was about to leave, Xiao Shan hurriedly got up from the ground and wrapped her arms around He Lianghan's waist.

"I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. Okay, Lianghan, let me out, I'll take Ningqiu away, and we'll pretend nothing happened, okay?"

"When the time comes, I will definitely take Ningqiu far away and never return to Yuecheng. You can take me wherever you want, as long as Ningqiu can come back to my side..."

Taking He Ningqiu away was a second-best option.

But rather than spend the rest of her life penniless in a nursing home, she would rather go back to square one.

however……

"I've already told you, a woman like you doesn't deserve to be a mother." He Lianghan grabbed Xiao Shan's hands and pressed them down hard. "I'm not saying I'm being lenient with you by saying what you did in B City, but if you really force me to expose all those dirty deeds, you won't have a peaceful life in the sanatorium."

Xiao Shan: "..."

He Lianghan's departing figure was resolute, leaving her no room for turning back.

With a bang, the door slammed shut, and Xiao Shan squatted on the ground, completely giving up the struggle.

After a while, the woman in the white coat walked in again, accompanied by an unfamiliar middle-aged man.

"Ms. Xiao."

"..." Xiao Shan hugged her knees and remained silent, like a marionette.

"Ms. Xiao, this is the psychologist that Mr. He specially hired for you. He will come to treat you every week from now on."

"I'm not sick..." Xiao Shan murmured to herself, "I'm fine, I'm not sick..."

Seeing this, the woman calmly said, "If you don't cooperate with the treatment, Mr. He will transfer you directly to a mental hospital, what do you think..."

"I'm not sick, I'm not sick..."

The woman and the doctor exchanged a glance, their eyes seeming to say: It seems she really has gone mad.

After being injected with a sedative, Xiao Shan lay on the bed and drifted off to sleep.

Outside the window at that time, the sun was shining brightly.

However, in a dimly lit corner of the sanatorium, not a trace of warmth could penetrate anymore.

……

"So, Xiao Shan's problem is completely resolved?"

In the garden of Xinrong Jiayuan, Jiang Chengyu and He Ziyu walked side by side on the cobblestones, basking in the sun as they strolled.

"Probably," He Ziyu said. "She's already been sent to a sanatorium, and she'll probably spend the rest of her life there."

"What about He Ningqiu? Does he know?"

"We don't know yet."

"You're not planning to tell him?"

"We definitely need to tell him, but not now." He Ziyu stepped on Jiang Chengyu's shadow. "Before he calms down, we should try not to cause him too much of a shock. I don't want our life, which has just settled down, to be disturbed again."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chengyu sighed and put his arm around He Ziyu's shoulder.

"What will you say if he asks where Xiao Shan went?"

"Well..." He Ziyu stopped in his tracks. "After Xiao Shan was sent to the sanatorium, her father confiscated her phone. I can use Xiao Shan's phone to impersonate her and send text messages to He Ningqiu."

In her past life, He Ningqiu imitated Jiang Chengyu's handwriting to write him letter after letter, deceiving him into regaining hope for life, only to deliver a heavy blow in the end.

In this lifetime, he also wants to learn He Ningqiu's methods and impersonate Xiao Shan to send him messages.

However, his goal was not to defeat He Ningqiu, but to help him get back on track.

Of course, if He Ningqiu doesn't appreciate it, then that's another story.

"Ayu, you've had a tough time these past few days..." Jiang Chengyu patted He Ziyu's head, his eyes filled with apology. "I'm so sorry I couldn't help much and left you to bear all this alone."

He Ziyu raised the corners of his mouth and wrapped his arms around Jiang Chengyu's waist. "This is originally my family's private matter. I'm already very happy that you can stay with me like this and listen to what's on my mind."

Jiang Chengyu hesitated, then gently hugged He Ziyu.

Even though He Ziyu said that, he could still sense the little guy's fatigue.

Work, study, housework...

At seventeen or eighteen, an age when one should be free and unrestrained, He Ziyu had to don armor and rush to the battlefield prematurely.

Jiang Chengyu felt even more heartbroken whenever she saw him smiling despite his hard work.

He wanted to do something for He Ziyu.

Even if it's just a small contribution, it makes me feel much better.

"Alright, let's not think about these upsetting things anymore." He Ziyu pressed his face against Jiang Chengyu's chest, listening intently to his heartbeat. "I have a feeling that our lives will get better and better from now on."

"Yes, it definitely will..."

He Ziyu smiled and kissed Jiang Chengyu on the lips.

"I've been busy with Xiao Shan's affairs lately and haven't had much time to spend with you. I'll spend every weekend with you from now on to make it up to you."

Jiang Chengyu: "I couldn't have gotten it."

In the midst of their intimacy, He Ziyu's phone suddenly rang loudly.

He took it out and saw that it was Lan Yuan calling.

Having guessed the purpose of his call, He Ziyu didn't mince words and immediately turned on speakerphone.

The next second, Lan Yuan's cursing voice came through the speaker.

"He Ziyu, what do you mean! Didn't we agree that you'd help my family through this crisis after it was all done? Why was my dad turned away when he went to see your dad?!"

He Ziyu raised an eyebrow. "It was my dad who turned your father away, not me. What's the point of asking me?"

"He Ziyu, I advise you not to play dumb! If you explained things clearly to your father, would he react the same way?"

"I said I didn't explain myself clearly, but you did explain yourself clearly," He Ziyu said flippantly. "Unfortunately, Liu Wen recorded what you said to him, and then, unfortunately, it ended up in my hands, and then, even more unfortunately, it ended up in my dad's hands. So, you can't blame my dad for turning your house away, can you?"

"He Ziyu, you..."

"I think Young Master Lan not only has a crooked nose, but his brain isn't working properly either. He can't tell friend from foe, and he's being sold out while still counting the money for the seller. I suggest he don't get his nose fixed next time, he should get his brain fixed instead."

After saying that, he hung up the phone with a "click".