Rong Yin stood on the balcony on the top floor of the villa, the wind blew her long hair, and the diary left by her mother in her arms was like a burning fire, burning her from the bones and blood.
"You will always be my most beloved child."
This sentence was like a life-saving thread, and also like a gentle poison on the tip of a knife, making her want to cry, but she dared not cry.
She was not a child of the Rong family.
But her mother really loved her.
She had to find out the truth, not for blood, not for the surname Rong——
For the woman who endured humiliation at the age of seventeen, married into a wealthy family at the age of twenty, and finally took the blame and went to jail.
**
Downstairs.
Chi Yuchuan was on the phone: "I want you to check the list of newborns transferred to hospitals in October 1988, whether there are any records or not."
"Also, who Lin Zhiyuan has been in contact with recently, where he has been, and whether he has seen my second uncle, all of them are locked for me."
"Yes."
He hung up the phone and looked up, just in time to see Rong Yin walking down the stairs slowly.
She changed into a black waist skirt, her expression was calm, as if she had made a decision.
"I want to go find that girl in person."
Chi Yuchuan frowned: "Are you sure?"
Rong Yin nodded: "Her name is Shen Nian, a baby born on the same day and in the same hospital in that era-and her parents are not her current 'biological parents'."
"Her life has also been changed."
"I must see her in person."
Chi Yuchuan looked at her determined eyes, without saying much, just stretched out his hand: "I'll go with you."
Rong Yin looked at him, her lips slightly curved.
**
Three days later.
The two drove to a small town in a remote suburb.
Shen Nian, an ordinary girl living in a small restaurant, is now 26 years old. She is dull and dropped out of school early. Her parents are irritable and live a hard life.
She sat face to face with Rong Yin.
Rong Yin spread out the exchanged birth certificate and hospital information.
Shen Nian took a look and was stunned.
"What do you mean... I am not my parents' child?"
Her voice was broken and trembling, and tears quickly accumulated in her eyes.
Rong Yin sighed: "I don't know what happened between us. But if you want, I will continue to investigate - even if it is a painful process for me."
Shen Nian was silent for a long time, and finally nodded: "You investigate, I will cooperate with you."
Her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible: "I have felt since I was a child... I don't belong to them."
**
In the evening, the two left the town.
In the car, Rong Yin leaned against the window with her eyes closed.
Chi Yuchuan held the steering wheel and suddenly asked, "Do you regret it?"
"Find out all this."
Rong Yin slowly opened her eyes and looked straight at the sunset in front of her: "No regrets."
"I would rather tear open the wound than be kept in the dark for a lifetime."
He was silent for a while, then stopped the car on the side of the road.
"Get out of the car."
Rong Yin was stunned: "Why?"
"I want you to see your position clearly."
She was pulled out of the car by him.
The two stood in front of a hillside, the sunset was like fire, reflected in the sky.
Chi Yuchuan turned around, supported her shoulders with both hands, his eyes burning.
"Rong Yin, no matter who you are, no matter where you come from--"
"You are now my wife, Chi Yuchuan, and the only one who is qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with me in this game."
"No one can shake your position."
Rong Yin's nose was slightly sour, and she opened her mouth to say something, but was kissed by him.
The wind blew up her skirt, and at that moment, the world was silent, with only the roar of heartbeats.
**
But the warmth only lasted one night.
The next morning, a photo suddenly appeared in the Chi Group's senior management group --
Rong Yin met with a strange girl in the middle of the night, suspected of exchanging confidential information.
Lin Zhiyuan posted a post with the photo:
"Chi Yuchuan, it turns out that the 'wife' you are protecting is the real flaw."
Public opinion exploded instantly.
And the mystery of Rong Yin's identity also surfaced little by little --