Yi Xinyi felt a bit disappointed in her biological mother, not understanding why her father was interested in her back then.

What puzzled her even more was where her mother found the courage to leave such a good man like her father.

Was it really a good thing that I insisted on finding my birth mother, contacting her, and meeting her?

Yi Xinyi knew that her father was not home on purpose, avoiding her mother, not wanting to see her.

At first, Yi Xinyi felt a bit unhappy, but now she understood why her father didn't want to be home to meet her mother.

Yi Xinyi took Zhang Liping on a tour of the villa and then brought her into her bedroom.

Once Zhang Liping entered the room, she quickly closed the door and asked her daughter.

"Xin Yi! What's going on? Why do you call every woman you meet 'mom'?"

"And why do so many kids call you sister?"

"They are my mothers; of course, I should call them 'mom' when I see them." Yi Xinyi said matter-of-factly.

"And those younger brothers and sisters, I'm their big sister by nature. Shouldn't they call me sister when they see me? Would they dare to call me by my name? Aren't they afraid I'd spank them?"

Zhang Liping was utterly stunned.

She certainly understood what her daughter's words meant.

But this was too shocking; it's not ancient times, even though Yi Anguo is indeed very powerful and wealthy now with many companies.

But he can't marry so many women as wives! And have so many children.

Oh! Wrong! Yi Anguo didn't legally marry these women, so they're not officially his wives, and he isn't committing bigamy.

But for a man to cohabit with so many women, it's just too crazy!

This completely overturned Zhang Liping's imagination and understanding.

But the reality is right in front of her, leaving her no choice but to believe. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Moreover, it seems that these women and children get along well.

"Where's your father? Why isn't he at home?"

Zhang Liping thought finding Yi Anguo was the only way to figure out what was going on.

"My dad went to the company, he probably didn't want to see you, deliberately avoiding you. Why are you looking for him?" Yi Xinyi said.

"Back then, you left my dad voluntarily and even left me with him. Do you think he would still want to see you?"

Zhang Liping felt a sting in her heart upon hearing her daughter's words.

But her daughter wasn't wrong; she did indeed abandon them back then. Why would Yi Anguo want to see her?

And all of this was her own doing, no one else to blame.

You reap what you sow, and the result you get is from the cause you planted, the ancients did not deceive.

"Mom doesn't blame your father, nor does she expect him to forgive me, I just want to see him one more time." Zhang Liping said.

"But seeing he's doing so well and treating you well, mom is relieved. Seeing him or not isn't that important, as long as you can forgive mom and not resent her."

Yi Xinyi said, "I once asked dad if he still hated you."

"Dad told me he doesn't hate you, but he doesn't love you anymore. There's no love, no hate, he just sees you as a stranger, he can't even remember what you look like."

Her daughter's words were like needles piercing Zhang Liping's heart, causing waves of pain.

"No love and no hate; mom, your departure back then really broke dad's heart." Zhang Liping said, wiping away tears.

"Mom would rather dad hate me, even if it's with gritted teeth, it would at least prove there's still a part of me in his heart."

"But he doesn't hate mom at all anymore because there's no mom in his heart anymore."

Yi Xinyi looked at the woman in front of her, the biological mother she had longed to meet, and sighed.

"I don't know why I wanted to meet you, maybe because, after all, I am your daughter and you are my birth mother."

"Now we've met, but I find I can't feel any joy."

"I should have hated you, but dad told me not to, he says he can hate you and not see you, but I have no right to hate you, and I can't avoid meeting you because you're my birth mother."

"Dad said you risked your life to bring me into this world, gave me life, so I should have a grateful heart towards you, and in the future, when you grow old, I should also be filial to you, take care of you until you die, which is my responsibility and obligation as a child."

"Even though you abandoned me early on and didn't fulfill the responsibilities and duties of a mother, dad told me that there's no parent in the world who is faultless. As a mother, you can let me down, but as a daughter, I cannot let you down."

Through this experience, Yi Xinyi has clearly become much more mature and grown-up. She doesn't blame her dad, nor does she harbor resentment towards her mom, because she cannot muster the hatred.

However, to love her mom deeply seems like something she simply cannot do; after all, since the age of three, she hasn't seen her birth mother at all. It's always been Hu Jing taking care of her, treating her like her own daughter and giving her maternal love in the most meticulous way.

But as Yi Xinyi began to understand, she realized that Hu Jing was not her biological mother.

Yet, deep in her heart, Yi Xinyi had a strong desire to find her biological mother. Her intention was to question her birth mother on why, when she was very young, she abandoned her and hadn't checked in on her all these years.

But now, having truly met her biological mother, Yi Xinyi suddenly felt that any more blame would be meaningless.

What has already happened, what has already passed, cannot be changed.

Dad can never accept her mom again and bring her back into this family.

And she only has two choices: either leave here with her mother and reunite as mother and daughter.

Or after the meeting, send her mother away, letting her return to where she came from.

In the future, her mom can still visit her, and when she grows up, she can also visit her mother herself.

The point is that her mom cannot stay here because her dad could never accept her mom again!

Zhang Liping was originally prepared to take her daughter out for a big meal, to buy some beautiful clothes, and had even made arrangements.

If her daughter was living poorly, if Yi Anguo had remarried and the stepmother was treating her daughter badly, then she could take her daughter to Dongguan, raise her from then on, and ensure she goes to school.

Zhang Liping thought that with her current job and income, raising her daughter and supporting her education would be no issue at all.

But now, seeing her daughter's living environment so good and wearing such expensive clothes, how could she even start?

Soon, Hu Jing had someone call them for dinner.

At the dinner table, everyone treated Zhang Liping neither warmly nor coldly; aside from occasionally offering her food politely, there wasn't much interaction.

Although the dishes on the table were very sumptuous and tasted great, Zhang Liping ate as if she was chewing wax, completely flavorless. She felt like sitting there eating made her seem out of place, like an extra.

Feeling all sorts of emotions, Zhang Liping couldn't help but think, if she hadn't muddled things up back in the day and hadn't left Yi Anguo and her daughter, how wonderful would that have been?

Now, the three of them could be living happily together, and she would be the true mistress of this house.

But there are no "ifs" in the world; no matter how regretful she is, it's already too late.

When leaving, Yi Xinyi gave her mother the latest model of a Huaxing smartphone as a gift.

Her mother was still using a Nokia keypad phone, which was already outdated.

Zhang Liping initially didn't want it but then heard her daughter say.

"Weren't you curious about what kind of company dad has? This phone is from one of the companies dad founded."

"And this Super VIP Shopping Card, this Anjing Supermarket is also dad's."

"This Super VIP Shopping Card can only be held by the closest family members, allowing free purchasing of any items in the supermarket without paying."

Zhang Liping was once again stunned; was the Huaxing Smartphone company actually founded by Yi Anguo?

Was Anjing Supermarket also Yi Anguo's?

This news was too shocking for her.

No matter how much she doesn't care about national affairs or social news, she still knows about Huaxing Smartphones and Anjing Supermarkets.

She also wanted to switch to a Huaxing smartphone but found the price too high and was hesitant to buy one.

Unexpectedly, her daughter gifted her the latest Huaxing smartphone. If she were to buy it herself, it would cost at least over 5000 yuan, plus she'd have to book in advance and queue to purchase.

As for the Anjing Super VIP Shopping Card in her hand, which allows shopping in the supermarket without spending a penny, its value is even greater.

Yet her daughter gave it away casually.

"Won't your dad be upset that you're giving these to me?" Zhang Liping asked.

She didn't want her daughter to face her dad's reproach.

Zhang Liping had already thought it through. Yi Anguo now has so many women and has fathered so many sons and daughters. If her daughter causes her father displeasure because of her, then her daughter's status would be greatly impacted.

She didn't want such things to happen, as it would be very disadvantageous for her daughter.