The Whole Internet is Shipping Me with My Ex-Boyfriend-Chapter 308: Father and Daughter Reunited: Chi Yu Learns Suisui Is His Daughter
Below there was a small line of text: [In memory of Chi Yao at one and a half years old]
When he first saw the name Chi Yao, Chi Yu didn’t have much of a reaction.
But Gu Yuan said, "Suisui’s full name is Chi Yao."
The two words Chi Yao, spoken from Gu Yuan’s mouth, caused Chi Yu’s casual expression to freeze.
Chi Yao;
Chi Yao, Chi Yao, Chi Yao...
These two words kept endlessly circulating in Chi Yu’s mind.
He suddenly remembered that day at Xiangxilu, the little girl’s soft voice introduced herself: "I’m Chi Yao..."
He even commented that the name sounded really unpleasant.
He wondered how someone could be named Chi Yao.
Gu Yuan sat down and said, "Suisui rarely mentions her full name in front of outsiders."
"So Suisui is a nickname?" Chi Yu looked at her.
"Yes, Suisui is a nickname. Others also think her real name is Gu Suisui. But it’s not; her full name is Chi Yao, sharing your surname."
Gu Yuan elaborated further: "I originally intended for Suisui to take your surname Quan, but knowing you probably wouldn’t like it, I thought since Chi Yu is an identity you’ve created for yourself, I named her Chi Yao, with the ’Yao’ like the jade character. I also thought, if you find the surname Chi unpleasant, then she can have the surname Quan, it’s up to you."
Some truths need to be discovered.
Some truths need to be spoken out loud.
Gu Yuan did not want to wait for Chi Yu to discover it on his own; she chose to say it out loud.
Chi Yu’s hand clenching the album page turned faintly white with exertion, showing he was gripping it with force.
He turned to the second page.
It was a photo of a newborn baby.
The baby’s face was dirty, and the umbilical cord hadn’t been cut yet.
This was a photo taken on the day Gu Yuan gave birth, she had specifically instructed someone to stay in the delivery room to record it. There were many pictures, but she selected the cleanest one to place in the album.
Because Suisui had just been born, the other photos included traces of blood, and she worried Chi Yu might feel uncomfortable seeing them later.
"These were taken in the delivery room. I had the courage to carry Suisui, but not enough strength for a natural birth. Suisui was delivered via C-section, weighing a little over six pounds, very healthy."
Chi Yu’s hand lingered on the photo, exerting a sudden force that nearly crumpled the album page, as if something was guiding him to clear the mist. His heart pounded furiously, and his other hand holding the album tightened its grip.
He gradually turned the pages.
Next to each photo were timestamps and a small passage, serving as a memory and record of the moment.
Documenting Suisui’s growth journey—
"During the nine months of carrying Suisui, apart from working in the initial stages, I spent the latter months at home dealing with affairs, waiting for delivery in peace, seldom making public appearances."
"When Suisui reached a hundred days, I initially intended to host a grand hundred-day banquet but later abandoned the idea. Partly because you weren’t around, hosting such an event would highlight Suisui’s lack of a father, and I didn’t want others to define her as a single child or speculate negatively."
"Additionally, considering that without you, only I could protect Suisui, I had to be extra careful. Exposing her to the outside world could bring about unforeseen dangers."
"I don’t think I’m exceptional, but the words ’Gu Yuan’s daughter’ are enough to drive many people crazy for money."
Gu Yuan spoke these words slowly.
But each word and sentence clearly conveyed and narrated to him.
Chi Yu remained exceedingly quiet.
So quiet that he could hear his own heartbeat.
Gu Yuan guessed he might be pondering the credibility of her words. At this thought, she couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh, realizing that the harm one person causes another leaves a lasting shadow.
Chi Yu remained silent, which didn’t mean he hadn’t experienced this bitterness.
She continued, "I never agreed to marry anyone else nor had a child with anyone else. The one who has had my heart has always been someone named Chi Yu."
"We once had a brand-new three years together."
"You came back to me, and we fell in love again for two years. Then misunderstandings arose during the third year until you left, not knowing I was pregnant with Suisui, and I didn’t know either until a month later when I started having pregnancy symptoms."
"As for the misunderstandings back then, I don’t know if the same would happen now that you’re back, but back then, you said you could only stay for three years before disappearing. Since you didn’t have the courage to tell me you’d leave, it led to misunderstandings, but we’ve cleared those up."
"I’ve always been waiting for your return."
"While waiting, I firmly believed you would return, and fortunately, I really waited for you to come back."
The more she spoke, the less clear her voice became.
Without realizing it herself, her voice started to blur.
She slowly turned her face away, knowing her eyes were swelling, tears pooling up, fearing Chi Yu would see and accuse her of acting for him.
If he really said such a thing again, Gu Yuan feared she might lose control and break down.
But at this moment, Gu Yuan underestimated her emotional self-control.
After turning her face aside, the tears rolled down unbidden from her eyes to her wrist, bypassing her cheeks.
She discreetly wiped them away with her other hand and stood up, maintaining her previous demeanor but keeping her face averted, "I’ll go to the bathroom, drank too much water earlier, you take your time looking."
Chi Yu grabbed her, "You haven’t drunk any water since just now."
"..."
He stepped forward from his seat, directly enveloping her in his embrace, holding her tightly.
Gu Yuan whispered, "My arm hurts."
He held onto her so tightly he lost control, not even realizing until Gu Yuan said it hurt, and he loosened his grip slightly. At this moment, Gu Yuan’s thought was, "I didn’t deceive you, I’m not using you, everything I’ve said is true, please believe me just this once?"
"I believe, I believe everything."
Even though he didn’t have these memories, as long as she said it, he would believe her completely without reservation.
"Mommy~"
From a distance, Suisui’s cheerful voice could be heard.
