The beloved but ungrateful girl is reborn: This time she has truly changed.

It took Chen Hongxia a long time to find her voice.

She asked, trembling, "You have...two daughters?! Is...is this really true?"

"Mom, do you believe me?" Qi Weiwei looked at her.

Chen Hongxia looked into her daughter's eyes.

Those eyes held pain and hatred, but even more so, clarity and determination.

This is not the look of someone who talks nonsense.

Moreover, she was very familiar with Tang Aijun's handwriting in this letter.

Vivi gave birth to both of her children at home, without going to the hospital.

In the days leading up to her due date, she and Qi Chou wanted to go and be with their daughter.

However, the daughter said that Tang Aijun's family has a tradition that it is unlucky for the mother's family to be present when the baby is born.

They could only leave behind the old hen and baskets of eggs, and return home dejectedly.

Fortunately, both of her daughter's births went smoothly.

So... keeping them out of the way was to make it easier to switch the children!

Chen Hongxia's eyes were bloodshot as she nodded forcefully, "Mom believes you."

Qi Weiwei smiled, but there was no warmth in her smile: "So, you're asking me what I plan to do with those two bastards?"

She paused, then said, slowly and deliberately, "I wish I could strangle them with my own hands."

Chen Hongxia gasped.

"But I know it's not possible yet."

Qi Weiwei closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her gaze had returned to calm.

"They are Tang Aijun's offspring, the lifeblood of the Tang family. If I touch them, the Tang family will tear me apart."

"That……"

"I will get a divorce, but I don't want the children," Qi Weiwei said. "Besides, I will make this public sooner or later."

Chen Hongxia opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end she just sighed and nodded.

She could understand her daughter's feelings.

If those two children are indeed Tang Aijun and Tang Tiantian's illegitimate children, then what about the daughter's sacrifices over the past six years?

What a huge joke.

Her heart was breaking.

"But……"

She was still a little worried.

"If we get a divorce, will the Tang family agree? Also, your two...daughters...where are they now? How are they?"

This is precisely Qi Weiwei's most painful point.

She shook her head, her voice hoarse: "I don't know. Tang Aijun only said they were sent to Tang Tiantian's hometown in the countryside, but he didn't say exactly where. But I have to go find them, I have to bring them back."

"Go to the countryside? Shandong Province?" Chen Hongxia asked anxiously. "Shandong Province is so big, do you even know which village it is? Besides, it's not safe for a girl like you to travel so far..."

In her mother's heart, even though she was married and had children, she was still a little girl.

"I have to go. I've already figured out how to get the address." Qi Weiwei interrupted her, "Mom, those are my daughters. The thought of them in a place like that..."

Chen Hongxia looked at her daughter for a very long time.

Finally, she nodded emphatically: "Okay, Mom supports you. But Weiwei, this matter needs careful consideration. If you suddenly say you're going to Shandong Province, the Tang family will definitely be suspicious. Besides, divorce isn't something that can be resolved overnight... Going to Shandong Province should definitely take precedence over the divorce, right? We need to discuss this carefully!"

Just then, the sound of a key unlocking the door came from outside, followed by Qi Chou's booming voice: "Weiwei! Hongxia! I'm back! Hehe! This meat is really good today! Our Weiwei has always been lucky with food!"

Chen Hongxia quickly wiped away her tears, and Qi Weiwei also quickly composed herself.

As they were talking, Qi Chou came in carrying large and small bags.

"Weiwei, look!" He proudly held up what he was holding, "Pork belly, spare ribs, and a fish! Let's have a good meal today!"

His face was still flushed from running back, and there was a fine sheen of sweat on his forehead, but his eyes were bright and full of joy.

Qi Weiwei looked at her father, and her nose tingled again.

But she held back her tears, smiled, and went to help carry the things to the kitchen: "Dad, you bought so much!"

"Not much, not much!" Qi Chou put the food on the table. "You've finally come back, you should eat well. Look how thin you've gotten..."

He suddenly stopped, looked carefully at his daughter, and then at his wife.

Chen Hongxia's eyes were still red, and Qi Weiwei's eyes were also red.

"What's wrong?" His smile vanished, and his brows furrowed. "What happened?"

"It's nothing," Chen Hongxia quickly said. "I'm just happy that Weiwei is back."

Qi Chou, however, did not believe it.

He walked up to his daughter and softened his voice: "Weiwei, tell Dad the truth, has the Tang family bullied you?"

His eyes held worry, heartache, and the helplessness of an old father who wanted to protect his daughter but didn't know how.

Qi Weiwei looked at her father and suddenly remembered how her father looked when he passed away in her previous life.

On his deathbed, he held her hand and said:

"Weiwei, you are the one Dad is most worried about."

The Tang family... the Tang family isn't a good match, but since you chose him, Dad can't really say anything.

If you ever feel wronged in the future, just come home. Mom is still here, and the door will always be open for you...

But by then she was already bewitched and even thought her father was prejudiced against the Tang family.

Looking back now, I realize that my father had seen through her all along, but he just couldn't bear to say anything to her.

"Dad," Qi Weiwei said, her voice a little hoarse, "I want a divorce."

Qi Chou was stunned.

He stared blankly at his daughter, as if he hadn't heard her clearly: "Wh...what?"

"I want a divorce," Qi Weiwei said again, this time more firmly. "I don't want to live with Tang Aijun anymore."

Qi Chou's first reaction wasn't to object, but to hurriedly ask, "Did he hit you? Or at his home...?"

"No," Qi Weiwei shook her head, "I just don't want to live like this anymore."

Qi Chou fell silent.

He stood there, his back hunched, his gray hair particularly glaring in the light streaming in from the window.

This man, who had driven trains for thirty years and weathered all kinds of storms, seemed so helpless at this moment.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, his voice very soft: "It's better to get a divorce."

Qi Weiwei and Chen Hongxia were both stunned.

Qi Chou raised his head and looked at his daughter, his eyes filled with heartache, guilt, and a sense of relief.

"Dad has wanted to say this for a long time: the Tang family is no good. But you've always had your heart set on them, and Dad was afraid that saying it would upset you..."

He walked up to his daughter and gently patted her shoulder with his rough hand: "It's good that you're divorced. Come home, Dad will take care of you."

It's that simple.

There was no blame, no talk of "what will others think if we get divorced," and no question of "what will happen to the children?"

It's just, "Come home, Dad will take care of you."

Qi Weiwei's tears finally broke free.

She threw herself into her father's arms and cried like a child.

Qi Chou patted her back awkwardly, one pat at a time, just like when she had nightmares as a child.

Chen Hongxia also cried as she recounted what Qi Weiwei had just told her.

Qi Chou looked at the stack of banknotes and passbooks on the bed, then picked up the guarantee to read it.

He gritted his teeth: "I'm going to kill that little bastard right now! Does he think I'm too old to beat him up, bullying my little girl like this?"

Chen Hongxia slapped him: "Old man, don't go crazy. Your daughter already has a plan, don't ruin it in a moment of impulse."

Qi Chou's eyes dimmed: "I'm not done with Tang Aijun about this. Weiwei, you've suffered so much, why haven't you ever told the family?"

Qi Weiwei cried for a long time before she slowly stopped.