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It was still dusk when he entered the door. When he reached the steps of the main house, the night had completely come, and Chu Chaoyang walked so much that his calf and stomach were sore.

Of course, it is spring in Australia at this time, and it is getting dark quickly.

Before they entered the door, they heard Ling Huyang's voice and turned around. He was getting out of the car and was very excited to see them. "It's great that I didn't expect you to come over."

Linghuyang took out a box, as if it was carrying red wine. As he walked, he patted Chu Chaoyang on the shoulder. "Chaoyang, a friend just gave me a bottle of red wine. Let's have a good drink in the evening."

Chu Chaoyang followed him in with a smile, but found that Linghu Xiaoya was still standing on the steps and had no intention of going in.

"Xiaoya?"

The son-in-law turned their heads and looked at each other. They didn't know what she was looking at. It was dark. What else could she see?

"Dad, I have something else to do with Chaoyang. We have to go back."

"Go back... It's okay. Do I need to send it to you?"

"No, the car is waiting at the door."

"Then I'll take you out."

When Chu Chaoyang thought he was going to take a long journey out, the car that sent Ling Huyang back just now stopped again and took the three of them to the door.

All the way without saying a word, she returned to the hotel where she was staying. Linghu Xiaoya hurried back to the room without saying a word, pounced on ** and cried, making Chu Chaoyang cry inexplicably.

"Who are you... sorry for? Chu Mo's?"

When it comes to this name, Chu Chaoyang is very reluctant, but except for her, they have not met anyone or anything that can make Linghu Xiaoya sad on this day. Or is it because of that beautiful manor?

"Chaoyang, what to do, what to do..."

"What should I do?"

"I think I'm so useless. I still don't know anything about my parents. I don't know everything about them at all. Why don't they take me home? Why can't they be together when they live in the same city?"

Chu Chaoyang touched his head and didn't know how to answer her questions. Not to mention that she didn't know anything for a few days. He followed Ling Huyang for four years and was still ignorant. How can she blame her for being useless?

And--

"That house... I don't think it's yours. We have been living by the seaside before. The small white foreign-style house is also quite beautiful, although it is not as big as the manor."

"The seaside? A small white house?"

"Hmm."

Linghu Xiaoya is messy. What is this and what? She came to solve puzzles on her trip to Australia. Why is she even more confused? Chu Chaoyang stayed here with Linghuyang for four years, but he has never been to that elegant manor. Which one is her parents' home here?

"I tried to ask, but your father always changed the topic, I'm sorry..."

Linghu Xiaoya shook her head with red and swollen eyes. "I'm sorry. I asked my mother that it was the same. She didn't say anything and hinted that I should leave quickly, as if she didn't like me here very much. Do you think she doesn't like me here or me?

"This..."

If you have to choose one of the two, Chu Chaoyang can only answer: "Maybe I don't want you to stay here..."

"Why?"

I had expected that she would ask the reason, but Chu Chaoyang didn't know it himself. How could he answer her?

"Maybe...it's the same reason why they didn't leave here to find you..."

Linghu Xiaoya looked at him fixedly, and her tears still couldn't stop falling. She twitched for a long time, and finally reluctantly stopped, "Really?"

Chu Chaoyang nodded, "Maybe."

"So, why on earth have they kept it here and not come back to me?"

"..."

Go around and around to the origin. If Chu Chaoyang knew, would he still need to come here thousands of miles to find the answer?

Chu Chaoyang was also silent. This problem was hidden in his heart for four years. Although there were several opportunities to reveal secrets during this period, it seemed that someone stopped him and was always interrupted when he was close to the door.

All this has something to do with Bai Nanjin, right?

"Do you think my mother will be with Bai Nanjin?"

After holding back for a few days, Linghu Xiaoya finally couldn't help saying it.

"Ah?"

Chu Chaoyang looked at her with his mouth open, "You don't have a fever, do you? Do you know what you're talking about?"

Linghu Xiaoya nodded with tears, "Of course I know."

"This..."

Chu Chaoyang thinks it is impossible, not to mention the age gap, not to mention Liu Xiaobei has his own family, not to mention the various differences between the two,... There seems to be nothing to say except these, but it is impossible.

"Why is it impossible? If it weren't for this, why did my mother leave my father and Xiao Nuan for five years?"

"Work needs?"

"If you have a job, you have to leave your family for five years!"

Linghu Xiaoya jumped up angrily, "Tell me, what on earth can make people leave their family?" What else can there be besides death? But they all live a good life! And you, you are alive, why didn't you tell me? You have stayed here for four years, but now you still don't know anything and don't tell me what you have done here in the past four years!"

"..."

Chu Chaoyang is very incompetent. Of course, this is not the case.

Chu Chaoyang held Linghu Xiaoya in his arms and patted her on the back to comfort her emotions. "Don't do this. Calm down and listen to me. I'll tell you everything I know."

"Then why didn't you say it earlier!"

Linghu Xiaoya made another noise in his arms, even kicking and scratching, and she burst into tears. Finally, she lay weakly on Chu Chaoyang's chest and sobbed in a low voice.

"When your father knew who I was, he wanted to send me away at the first time, but I was so seriously injured that I couldn't leave. Later..."

Chu Chaoyang tried his best to recall the night that made him decide to stay.

Linghu Xiaoya looked up and waited in his arms, eager to know everything.

"Later, I could walk around and wanted to thank him again, but I saw him crying with the photo. The photo was when you were a child, as if you were one or two years old. I asked him why he didn't go back and why he didn't tell you that they were still alive.

"What did he say?"

Chu Chaoyang shook his head regretfully, "He didn't answer. It's just a kind of tears, and I can't bear to ask again."

Linghu Xiaoya clenched her fist and wanted to beat Chu Chaoyang but was reluctant. Obviously, it was none of his business, was it?

"He has been crying and crying all the time. He looks very old, which makes me feel very uncomfortable... My relationship with my father has never been good. I haven't contacted him for so many years, and I don't know how he is. When I saw your father that night, I... seemed to understand a little."

"What do you understand? What exactly do you know? Why is it getting more and more chaotic? What does this have to do with your father?

"They may have to stay here for a last resort. They don't contact you and don't tell you that they are still alive... It should be out of guilt. They would rather you think they are dead."

It seemed to be a sharp blade, and Linghu Xiaoya's chest was penetrated. She gently pushed Chu Chaoyang away and looked down, as if she saw a large area of blood spreading.

"Do you feel guilty?"

"My father treated me, I treated my father, because I didn't dare to contact each other because of my guilt, and also because my proud self-esteem did not allow me to bow my head first, so..."

"But it's my family! What else do you feel guilty about your family!"

"Xiaoya, maybe that's not the case. Calm down and listen to me."

Linghu Xiaoya was strongly pressed on the sofa. Chu Chaoyang paced back and forth slowly thinking about it and said slowly:

"I suggested that he call you, but he refused. He said he couldn't. He asked me to leave again. If he hadn't been hospitalized, I think I would have left.

"The onset of disease? What's wrong with him?"

"It doesn't seem to be a serious disease. They don't allow me to go to the hospital. It seems that they are deliberately hiding it from me. Even Xiao Nuan doesn't know what your father's disease is. It's just that he twitches all over when he gets sick, and sometimes foams at the mouth, which is very scary."

"Is this... epilepsy? The horn wind? Or what?"

Chu Chaoyang still shook his head, "Whether I guess correctly or not, it can't be confirmed. Later, he asked me if I was determined to stay, and I thought I should stay and take care of him for you.