Chapter 579

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Long Xiushui raised her head and looked at Wēinrèn. Her gaze seemed to be searching for something beyond her, making Wēinrèn feel uncomfortable but she held back from showing it. Long Xiushui said, "The last time I saw you, your brows were furrowed and you looked haggard. Now you look rosy and very happy."

Wēinrèn sighed; she thought to herself that this was her mother, so there was no need for such wariness, yet it felt as if the child in her womb could sense something tense.

"Yes, last time I was sad because I had a miscarriage and then had an accident with Fei Mo. My mood was very low. Du Yueying also told me about the curse, so I was anxious and afraid. Naturally, I looked haggarder," Wēinrèn said frankly. "The man you saw last time is my husband. We got divorced but now we are getting remarried."

"I know." Long Xiushui replied with a smile. "You both look very well-suited to each other."

"I remember that you once told me to leave him and said we shouldn’t get married, yet now you say we suit each other perfectly. I don't understand what your intentions are. Can you just state them directly I am not smart enough to guess others’ thoughts, so why don’t you tell me straight" Wēinrèn smiled as she spoke, unwilling to waste time with Long Xiushui.

"You seem very resentful of me."

"No!" said Wēinrèn. "Although you are my mother, we have never met before. If it weren’t for the curse, I wouldn't even know that there was another mother in my life. In my heart, the Wen family will always be my home, with parents who love me and a sister whom I cherish. My brother has returned to me too. The relatives I originally didn't have are what you gave me. If not for placing me with someone else as an infant, I wouldn’t know how different my life would be today. Regardless of the circumstances, I will never blame you."

"I understand," said Long Xiushui with a smile. Even when her own daughter spoke those words to her face, she showed no signs of sadness. Wēinrèn thought that she had always lived in her world with her father and hadn’t come out from it; thus, the emotions of others wouldn’t affect her. This was indeed fortunate.

She felt neither joy nor sorrow; she couldn't describe this uncomfortable feeling but only knew it was making her feel bad, even causing a dull ache in her lower abdomen as if the child inside was protesting against its mother's pressure and discomfort too.

A gentle smile spread across her face as she placed her hand tenderly on her flat abdomen, wanting to ease the pain she felt.

"What did you want to see me for"

"Warming..." Long Xiushui called out her name for the first time. She bowed her head, seemingly lost in a memory. "I never meant to hurt you or your brother; you two are my children. But when Ziming died, I had no heart left to live on. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to raise you both and so gave you up for adoption. The curse... hahaha, the Long family's curse is truly terrible. It’s terribly vicious. I wanted to break it, but your father sacrificed his life to save me, giving me a second chance at living. His sacrifice means that I have no right to die. He asked me to raise you both, and so I promised him. But I didn’t see you grow up safely; I can’t rest easy knowing this. And since I knew I couldn’t take care of you, following me would mean certain death for you sooner or later, hence the adoption."

Warming could not comprehend her thoughts nor understand why staying with her meant certain doom. However, it no longer mattered; it truly didn't matter anymore. Past events were irretrievable; talking about them now wouldn’t change anything.

She felt nothing but a lack of sorrow and couldn’t empathize with Long Xiushui’s situation back then either. It seemed that she did not need Warming to understand, merely stating the facts as they happened. She wanted to ask about the curse, but feared it would make her feel worse, so she decided against asking.

Long Xiushui smiled and asked, “You don’t want to know anything about the curse”

Inwardly, Warming thought that when Long Xiushui smiled, she looked very beautiful, like a white tea flower. Her face still held its youthful brightness despite the years passing; only few traces of time were visible on her countenance. She was indeed beautiful but lacked vitality.

"I don’t want to ask anymore; this curse no longer matters as I won’t let it stop me from being with him," Warming said. Long Xiushui smiled faintly, "You are more broad-minded than I."

Warming did not deny it; Long Xiushui appeared to be a stubborn person who would get stuck on things for years. Actually, there was no need for such rigidity; only those who were broad-minded could find happiness.

"Even though you don’t ask, I want to tell you that the curse is not real and doesn’t exist on your body," Long Xiushui said. Warming’s eyes widened as she couldn’t help but touch her shoulders. "What did you say"

Dragon Xiushui sighed, "When I was pregnant with you, I used the Dragon family's witchcraft, so when you were born, you weren't the heir. But I don't want to be forced by the Dragon family to give birth to an heir again, so I tattooed a butterfly on your shoulder. Who knows more about the Dragon family’s butterflies than me The butterfly I personally tattooed looks just like a real birthmark. Besides, you are my daughter; they wouldn’t investigate further into it anyway, so this easily dispelled their suspicions."

Wenrui was shocked. It turned out that she wasn't the Dragon family's heir. She felt elated but then angry immediately. "Why didn’t you tell me from the beginning Why didn’t you tell me when we were on the island"

If she had told her, Wenrui and Feimo wouldn’t have wasted a year of their lives. When Ye Nemo was seriously ill, she wouldn't have left him or hurt him; she wouldn’t have abandoned him.

Dragon Xiushui said in a low voice filled with pain, "I never expected you to meet someone from the Du family. I sent you to your mother and hoped that she would raise you healthy and happy for life without knowing about the curse. When your mother came looking for me on the island, I knew what had happened to you. I felt terrible at the time because I thought you were determined to get a divorce. And since I didn’t have face to see both of you, I just kept silent. Later, when I persuaded you not to get married, it was because after you left, people from the Dragon family came looking for me. He is my trustworthy cousin whom I’ve known for over ten years. All this time, I thought that the Dragon family had an heir. But he told me there wasn’t one… There’s no heir in our generation of the Dragon family; therefore, it's possible for a daughter to give birth to an heir. Even if she isn't the heir herself, you are a direct descendant and have the best chance. I was afraid that you would get married and give birth again, having another daughter with a birthmark, which would cause tragedies to repeat generation after generation. It was so hard for me to make up my mind. You don’t know how painful it is as a mother to realize your child’s life is about to end and she's cursed all her life. Once you become a mother yourself, you will understand."

Wenrui understood that Dragon Xiushui had thought that another member of the Dragon family would give birth to an heir instead of her when she sent her away so that she could grow up happily and without worries for the rest of her life. She was free to get married and have children with no connection to it. But after learning that there wasn’t an heir in their generation of the Dragon family, she feared that if Wenrui got married and had a child, tragedies would repeat.

So this was how it was…

Wenrui thought Dragon Xiushui didn't like her, so she wouldn’t even wish her well when she got married. But now she realized that Dragon Xiushui did everything for her sake, which made her feel heartbroken. She couldn't understand Dragon Xiushui's feelings back then but could do so now.

As a mother, who would want their daughter to be cursed all her life and unable to find happiness It was better not to give birth to her at all and avoid the pain. Both she and her daughter were suffering, causing tragedies to repeat generation after generation.

She didn't know whether to thank Dragon Xiushui or resent her; it was such a conflicting feeling.

"Why isn’t there an heir in this generation of the Dragon family"

"I don't know," Long Xiushui said. "This situation has never occurred before, so I'm unsure as well. That's why I'm worried and telling you this to prepare yourself mentally. You're about to get married and have a child; it’s up to you whether you want to take the risk or not. It’s your decision."

"When you decided to have me, weren’t you taking a chance too" Ruan Renwan said. Long Xiushui nodded, and Ruan Renwan smiled. "Then why ask me I’m already pregnant; it's still unknown whether the child is a boy or girl. Even if it’s a girl and there’s a curse, I have thirty years to bond with her and shower her with love. Thirty years are enough time, so I don’t think my child would blame me."

Long Xiushui bitterly smiled; she had thought the same way back then. Since Ruan Renwan fully understood her thoughts, it meant that Ruan Renwan didn't hold any grudges against her.

Ruan Renwan said, "I have no aptitude for the Long family’s witchcraft. I’ve grown up in City A and distanced myself from the Long family; essentially, I’m not considered their daughter anymore. Therefore, my daughter won’t be an heir to the Long lineage. My daughter will take her father’s surname, Ye, making her a member of the Ye family."

She firmly believed that she wasn't someone with little fortune and would have luck; hence, she wouldn’t give birth to a cursed child. The long-held knot in Ruan Renwan's heart was finally untied. At first, she had been afraid of Long Xiushui’s visit and worried about her stopping her from getting married due to something she might say. To her surprise, Long Xiushui brought such good news instead. She thought this must be the best wedding gift for her.

The best wedding gift: Although their destiny was shallow since childhood, she wished that her birth mother could have a happy life too.

Blood is thicker than water.

"Thank you for bringing me such good news," Ruan Renwan sincerely thanked Long Xiushui. Long Xiushui shook her head and said, "Cheng Tian mentioned that you've already decided to get married; I think it’s time for you to know. Choose your own path forward."

Ruan Renwan nodded in agreement. She had been drinking coffee, which was now cold, surely bitter. Ruan Renwan wasn’t sure if Long Xiushui wanted her to call her ‘Mother,’ but she couldn’t bring herself to do it due to their unfamiliarity.

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