Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 442 Father and Daughter (Part 2)

When Yan Hengyu brought up this matter, he felt as if he had swallowed a fly, feeling stifled and disgusted, his eyes filled with barely suppressed resentment.

He brought his newlywed wife to the palace to express his gratitude, but Li Baizhou took the opportunity to lay a hand on his wife. He was utterly despicable!
Yan Ciwan laughed angrily: "Based on this?"

"Isn't this evidence enough?" Yan Hengyu retorted coldly.

Yan Ciwan really wanted to yell at him, but reason told her that now was not the time for a verbal battle. The most important thing right now was to clear up the misunderstanding and prevent this unnecessary war.

She tried her best to remain calm and said, "Even if the fabric came from Mother's dress, it doesn't mean that Mother and Li Baizhou really had an affair. It's possible that when Li Baizhou tried to humiliate Mother, Mother resisted and her dress was accidentally torn. You have been married to Mother for many years, so you should know Mother's temperament very well. Although she appears weak, she is extremely strong inside. If someone forces her to do something she doesn't like, she would rather die than submit."

"Li Baizhou clearly stated in his letter that the two of them had a one-night stand, and the scene that night was unforgettable for him. He described it so clearly, as if the scene of the two of them sleeping together had actually happened before my eyes!"

Yan Hengyu could no longer control the hatred in his heart, and the veins on the back of his hand, which was clutching the will, bulged.

Whenever he thought of the contents of that letter, he felt his blood boil and he wished he could tear Li Baizhou to pieces!

Upon hearing his words, Yan Ciwan's anger flared up instantly. She retorted angrily, "You believe everything Li Baizhou says? How can you be so obedient to him? Are you his dog?!"

Yan Hengyu had never been contradicted like this before. He narrowed his eyes, his gaze fierce.

"you wanna die."

Yan Ciwan pointed to her heart, her eyes slightly red: "You've already killed me once, do you want to kill me again?!"

Yan Hengyu looked into her moist eyes, and a wave of bitterness welled up in his heart. From childhood to adulthood, he had cherished her like a treasure. All that love came from the bottom of his heart and was not fake at all. But it was precisely because of this that he hated her even more!
He forced himself to harden his heart and said coldly.

"Stop putting on that pitiful act. Do you think I'll still let you and your mother manipulate me like before? I've been fooled by you for over ten years. I won't fall for your tricks again."

Yan Ciwan slowly lowered her hand.

Before she came, she had already made up her mind that she would no longer acknowledge Yan Hengyu as her father, and she would not shed a single tear for him again.

But now, standing in this garden filled with memories, all those beautiful memories come flooding back like a tide—

Once, she was tired and refused to walk, so her father picked her up and put her on his shoulders. She secretly put the insects she had just caught into her father's collar. When her mother found out, she wanted to scold her, but her father protected her and refused to let her be scolded. Her mother then started to scold her father, blaming him for spoiling his daughter too much and making her spoiled.

On another occasion, she accidentally trampled on a medicinal herb that her mother had painstakingly raised. Just as she was at a loss, her father found a new herb to replace the damaged one. However, her mother discovered the deception at a glance, and the plan to switch the herbs was exposed. Her father stepped forward to take the blame for her. Her mother was furious and ignored him for three whole days. In the end, Yan Ciwan couldn't bear the pangs of conscience and secretly went to her mother to confess her crime.

On her mother's birthday, Yan Ciwan wanted to dress up in colorful clothes and dance for her, but she thought dancing alone was too boring and insisted on dragging her father along. Her father had never danced before and wanted to refuse, but he couldn't resist her coquettish pleading and finally agreed. So, at Ning Qingyang's thirtieth birthday banquet, the Yan father and daughter danced a birthday dance in public. Afterwards, Ning Qingyang objectively commented that his daughter danced very cutely, and her husband danced quite well.

When her mother passed away, her father was devastated and locked himself in the Hundred Herbs Garden. He refused to eat or drink for three days and almost followed his mother in death. Finally, Yan Ciwan forced open the door and rushed to her father, crying and pleading, "Father, you are all I have left. You can't abandon me too!" Her tears brought her father back to his senses, and the two of them hugged each other and wept bitterly.

……

If Yan Hengyu was using Yan Ciwan from the beginning, and if everything was a lie, then after she was hurt, she would only feel hatred and anger, not much pain.

But ironically, it was all true.

Yan Ciwan took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She said, "Actually, the person who slept with Li Baizhou that night was Consort Ji. You should know this very well, since you personally delivered her to Li Baizhou's bed." Yan Hengyu frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about? Li Baizhou's letter clearly states that he spent that night with Ning Qingyang."

“He drank a lot that night. When you sent Consort Ji over, you should have already discovered that Li Baizhou was completely drunk and incoherent.”

"Even if you're not fully conscious, you should still know who's sleeping next to you..."

Yan Hengyu suddenly stopped speaking at this point.

He had heard people say more than once that Ji Songluo's appearance was somewhat similar to Ning Qingyang's.

Although he scoffed at this claim, in his view Ning Qingyang and Ji Songluo were two completely different women, and he couldn't possibly mistake them even if he closed his eyes.

But Li Baizhou is not him. In that state of confusion and dim lighting, it is possible that Li Baizhou would mistake him for someone else.

Thinking of this, Yan Hengyu's heart involuntarily clenched.

Could it be that he really misunderstood?
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Yan Ciwan knew he was thinking and reminded him.

If you're really unsure, then go ask the person involved.

Yan Hengyu glanced at her and said, "You wait here, I'll be right back."

After saying that, he turned around and strode away from the Hundred Herbs Garden.

The courtyard gate was closed, followed by the sound of it being locked. It seemed that Yan Hengyu was afraid she would escape, so he had specially ordered the gate to be locked.

Yan Ciwan didn't care about this. As long as she wanted to leave, a mere lock couldn't stop her.

She walked down the steps, squatted down, and helped up several herbs that had been trampled by Wulanqi. Then she found some tools and cleared away all the weeds in the garden, and watered all the herbs as well.

The herbs looked much more vibrant after being watered, which also improved Yan Ciwan's mood.

As darkness fell, Yan Hengyu still hadn't returned.

Yan Ciwan lit the candles in the room and carried them around, searching for traces left by her mother. Today was likely the last time she would return here, and she would probably never set foot in Xizhou again. She wanted to see if there were any of her mother's belongings left here, so that she could take one or two as a memento in the future.

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening came from outside.

Yan Ciwan stopped what she was doing, picked up the candle, and walked out of the room.

Under the moonlight, she saw Yan Hengyu standing at the courtyard gate. He was still wearing the same clothes he had worn during the day, but his expression had completely changed.

He seemed to want to get closer but didn't dare, and after hesitating for a while, he called out weakly.

"Aci."