"Uncle and Aunt, I'm sorry. I'll come to apologize another day."
Lu Chuanbai put aside his usual nobility and arrogance. The fringe in front of his forehead covered his eyes, and his voice was filled with guilt.
After apologizing, Lu Chuanbai left in a hurry.
"Dad, why are you so angry?"
Xu Qingqing watched Lu Chuanbai's lonely back as he left. She felt a pang in her heart and slowly closed the door.
Xu Qingqing also felt sorry for her father, who was angry on her behalf. She quickly walked over and patted his back to help him calm down.
But her father pushed her away harshly and said in disappointment, "You must have known that Lu Chuanbai is the father of the two kids for a long time!"
Xu Qingqing was speechless. She murmured in her heart, "Of course I know who the father is. I gave birth to the kids."
Her father's sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through her heart, making her dare not lie.
Seeing his daughter's reaction, her father understood everything. His anger flared up even more.
"If you knew he abandoned you and still kept in touch with him, you... you're trying to kill me!"
After saying that, her father turned around angrily and went upstairs.
"Dad..." Xu Qingqing wanted to follow him.
"Let your father calm down. You've almost driven him crazy!"
Her mother stopped her and sighed.
Xu Yan turned to the two kids and said, "No wonder you two have been so gloomy these days. You've been keeping secrets from me!"
"Why didn't you tell Grandma earlier? Grandma loves you so much."
At least they should have given her a heads - up!
"Mom, I'm sorry."
Xu Qingqing lowered her head guiltily.
If it weren't for her, her father wouldn't have been so angry.
"Qingqing, what on earth happened?" Her mother sighed.
"Mom, there's a reason why Chuanbai and I separated..."
At this moment, Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an had finished their meals. The two kids were about to leave gloomily.
Xu Qingqing pulled them back and sat them on the chairs. "You two listen carefully to what I'm going to say next."
"When Chuanbai and I separated, he didn't know I was pregnant. He didn't even know that the woman that night was me..."
"What?" Her mother was stunned.
She thought her daughter was the victim of a heart - breaker, but the situation had changed so quickly!
"After that night, Gu Anrou claimed to be Chuanbai's fiancée and called me a home - wrecker."
"I believed her lies and went abroad. But I didn't know I was pregnant. The doctor said my uterine wall was thin. If I had an abortion, I might never be able to conceive again."
"So I hid it from you and gave birth to these two kids."
"So that's what happened..."
Hearing such a tortuous story, her mother thought it was no less dramatic than the TV dramas she watched.
"Gu Anrou is so evil!"
"So don't blame Chuanbai. He didn't know these two kids were his until I returned to China."
Xu Qingqing squatted in front of the two cute kids with wrinkled faces and pinched Xu Yiyi's chubby cheeks.
"Think carefully. How has Dad treated you these days? Has he ever tried to shirk his responsibility?"
Under Xu Qingqing's patient guidance, Xu An'an understood and shook her head obediently. "No, Uncle Lu..."
Xu An'an blurted out "Uncle Lu". Under Xu Qingqing's stare, she quickly corrected herself. "Dad is very good to us."
"That's right." Xu Qingqing rubbed Xu An'an's fluffy head. Seeing that Xu Yiyi was supporting his chubby face with both hands and didn't answer, she asked him.
"Yiyi, what do you think?"
"I... I don't want to listen!"
After saying that, Xu Yiyi jumped off the chair and ran out.
Xu An'an also jumped off the chair and said to Xu Qingqing sensibly, "Mom, I'll go and see what brother is going to do. Don't worry. I won't let him run away from home!"
Looking at the serious look on the little girl's face, Xu Qingqing smiled and touched her head. "Thank you."
After the two kids went out, her mother looked at her daughter with a complicated expression. "So what are you going to do?"
"I want to be with Chuanbai!"
Xu Qingqing said firmly, "I was washed into a cave by a mudslide. During the rescue, the rope wasn't tied firmly, and I almost fell.
"Chuanbai held on to me so tightly that the fingernails on his right hand were torn off. If I hadn't been rescued in time, he would have fallen with me.
"I think it's easy to find someone to live with, but it's really hard to find someone who is willing to die with me.
"Moreover, Chuanbai is the biological father of the two kids. Just because they don't accept him now doesn't mean they won't in the future."
"Okay." Although her mother didn't think as highly of Lu Chuanbai as before, she decided to support her daughter.
"I'll talk to your father. He's just too angry.
"Your father has said many times that he wants to chop up the heart - breaker who bullied you with a knife."
"I know."
Xu Qingqing leaned her head on her mother's shoulder. "Mom and Dad are always my shields. They can't bear to see me being bullied."
"You." Her mother pulled her daughter into her arms and asked softly, "Tell me the truth. What's wrong with your brother?"
"Of course..."
"Don't lie to me. I saw the back of the car was damaged." Her mother raised her finger.
Her mother had gone to the garage to get the newly - arrived tableware and was shocked to see the severely damaged car.
"Mom, you already knew?"
Xu Qingqing said in surprise.
She thought she had managed to keep it a secret, but her mother had already known.
"Why didn't you expose me when I lied to you just now?"
Xu Qingqing poked her mother's stomach.
"If I had said it, your father might have been even angrier!"
Her mother held Xu Qingqing's hand. "You look okay, so I guess your brother is fine too."
"So that's it!"
Xu Qingqing nodded and said admiringly, "Mom, I really admire you. You've managed Dad so well even though he has such a bad temper."
Her mother was like the glue that held the family together.
"Your father is just a big - headed macho, but he's actually a good person."
"Sigh, I was attracted by his good looks when I was young and ignored his character. If it were now, I would definitely find a gentle and refined man." Her mother said playfully.
"Then there wouldn't be me and my brother." Xu Qingqing poked her mother's stomach again.
"Hey, stop poking! Hurry up and tell me what's wrong with your brother?"
Xu Qingqing withdrew her hand and whispered, "I'll tell you, but don't say anything bad about him when he comes back."
"Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Her mother rolled her eyes.
"Who knows if you'll let it slip? My brother is already heart - broken. We mustn't discourage him."
Xu Qingqing emphasized.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything." Her mother said seriously.
"Today my brother met Sister Jing Zhen. She told him in person that she's already married."