Chapter 428 – She Finally Had It
Yao Shuimin and Lin Zhenghao immediately understood that their daughter hadn’t had a good time in Hong Kong and that Shen Huai must not have treated her well.
They guessed that she had returned alone.
And she was likely pregnant when she came back!
No matter how angry they were with Lin Wangshu, they couldn’t let her kneel there while pregnant.
If Lin Wangshu hadn’t knelt down so quickly, they would have tried to stop her.
At this moment, Yao Shuimin, lying in bed, was not in a position to help, but when Lin Wangshu knelt down, Lin Zhenghao immediately stepped forward to pull her up.
But Lin Wangshu refused to get up.
She felt deeply sorry for her parents and was willing to kneel as long as it took to make amends.
“Lin Wangshu, if you still recognize me as your father, get up right now,” Lin Zhenghao scolded. “Your father’s health isn’t great, and I’m getting old. I can’t forcefully pull you up now.”
Since her father had put it that way, Lin Wangshu had no choice but to struggle to her feet.
Lin Zhenghao brought over a nearby chair and said, “Sit down and explain to us exactly what happened!”
Lin Wangshu sat down and began to recount the reasons for her return.
Apart from the part about transmigrating into the book, Lin Wangshu revealed almost everything.
It all boiled down to the fact that Shen Huai didn’t care much for her; he only saw her as a tool.
Shen Huai, unable to compete within the Shen family, believed the words of a so-called metaphysic master who told him to sacrifice her and the child she was carrying.
“…I only found out because I secretly followed them.”
“They said that sacrificing me and the baby would enhance his luck.”
“He… he really planned to do it.”
As she spoke, Lin Wangshu began to cry. Even though she had returned to the mainland, thinking about the terrifying experience on the road still left her shaken.
“What a sin!” Yao Shuimin’s eyes were filled with grief as she said, “Has Shen Huai gone mad?”
Lin Zhenghao added, “I saw from the beginning that boy wasn’t any good. His ambition and schemes were written all over his face, no matter how hard he tried to hide them.”
“We tried to warn you back then, but you…”
“You were already pregnant. What could we do?”
After a pause, Lin Zhenghao continued, “Even though you were pregnant, as long as you didn’t want to go to Hong Kong with him, didn’t plan on marrying him, even if you stayed at home and let your mom and me take care of you and the baby for the rest of our lives, we would have been willing. But you…”
But Lin Wangshu, being pregnant, was already set on going to Hong Kong with Shen Huai and marrying him.
Lin Zhenghao and Yao Shuimin had no choice. In the end, they had to accept Shen Huai as their son-in-law and come to terms with their only daughter moving to Hong Kong.
Still, they hoped they were wrong about him and that Lin Wangshu would be happy.
But in the end…
“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have ignored your advice, shouldn’t have believed Shen Huai’s lies.”
“What are your plans now?” Lin Zhenghao asked sternly.
“I…” Lin Wangshu, having narrowly escaped death and with a renewed outlook on life, intended to live peacefully with her parents.
But…
But could she really come back?
Would her parents truly want their wayward daughter to stay with them?
After all, returning home pregnant felt like bringing shame upon them.
“I… I don’t plan to leave again. I want to live with you. But if you don’t want me to, I can leave. I know I’ve always made you angry, caused your demotions, made you sick, and I…”
“Shushu, saying that is like stabbing a knife into your dad’s and my heart,” Yao Shuimin interrupted before Lin Wangshu could finish.
Lin Zhenghao was so angry that he didn’t even want to look at her.
Yao Shuimin, with tears in her eyes, reached out her hand toward Lin Wangshu. Lin Wangshu quickly stood up and took her mother’s hand.
As she held her mother’s hand, she looked up and noticed that her mother’s hair seemed to have more gray in it than before.
“Shushu, don’t talk about leaving,” Yao Shuimin said. “You are our daughter, our only daughter. No matter what you’ve done, that fact will never change.”
“Children sometimes make mistakes and do foolish things. Yes, we get upset, we get angry, and sometimes we even blame you.”
“But when children make mistakes, parents also make mistakes. We can’t just blame the child and not ourselves.”
“If a child makes a mistake, they should correct it. You can’t just throw the child away because they’ve made a mistake—that’s not how it works.”
“So, Shushu, it’s good that you’re back. From now on, just stay close to your mom and dad. We’ll never be separated again.”
Hearing her mother’s words, Lin Wangshu understood her parents’ feelings. No matter how many mistakes she had made, their love for her remained unchanged.
Perhaps this is what a parent’s love for their child is all about.
In this life, she finally had it—or rather, she had always had it.
She just hadn’t cherished it before. But now, she knew she had to hold on to this precious love.
“Mom…”
Lin Wangshu choked back her tears as she nodded in agreement, then embraced her mother.
Afterward, Lin Wangshu asked about Yao Shuimin and Lin Zhenghao’s health.
Lin Zhenghao’s health was relatively stable. He had caught a cold and had a fever recently, but he had recovered. However, with age and the toll of years of hard work, his body wasn’t as strong as it used to be. Even though he had recovered from this illness, he still felt weak.
As for Yao Shuimin, her illness was more related to the heart.
After Lin Wangshu left, Yao Shuimin had thought a lot, realizing many things and understanding her previous mistakes. Her mindset and outlook changed, and she found herself missing Lin Wangshu, who was far away in Hong Kong.
This longing eventually made her ill.
“Shushu, from now on, just stay with us and live a good life with your mom and dad. As for your pregnancy…”
“Have the baby, and we’ll help you raise our grandchild.”
“Don’t talk about leaving anymore, okay?”
“Yes, I understand, Mom and Dad. Thank you.”
…
After Lin Wangshu calmed down, Lin Zhenghao asked, “You said Shen Huai wanted your life. How did you manage to get back from Hong Kong, where you were all alone and pregnant?”
Lin Wangshu bit her lip before replying, “It was Xu Jinning who brought me back.”
At the mention of Xu Jinning’s name, Lin Zhenghao and Yao Shuimin exchanged glances.
Could it be the same Xu Jinning they knew?
Immediately, they pictured the small, thin figure of the girl from Qinghe Village.
“Yes, it’s the Xu Jinning from Qinghe Village. She was interning in Hong Kong and went through great efforts to bring me back…”
Lin Wangshu also recounted the terrifying encounter on the road, where Shen Huai and his men tried to kill her.
At that moment, all of Lin Wangshu’s previous jealousy and resentment toward Xu Jinning had disappeared, replaced entirely by gratitude.
“I never would have imagined that child to be so kind-hearted.”
“Old Lin, we, we did something wrong before,” Yao Shuimin said as tears welled up in her eyes again.
