Chapter 1189 - 1216: Exposing Their True Colors 1

Chapter 1189: Chapter 1216: Exposing Their True Colors 1

As soon as these words were spoken, Jian Xiong was still in a daze, while the old lady beside him choked up a little, her eyes seemingly stained with tears, prompting Jian Xiong to immediately pat her back in comfort.

Jian Yang and Liu Fanglan stood to the side, hearing Nianyang ask such a question, a trace of pain flashed across their faces—why did this girl have to prod at their wounds?

Nianyang showed an apologetic expression, "I’m sorry for touching your wounds; it was my abruptness. If you don’t want to talk about it, just pretend I never mentioned it."

At worst, she could think of a way to perform a paternity test, which would be more direct, but not justified or proper. It felt a bit disrespectful, and she didn’t have a way to approach the Jian couple either, so it was a dilemma.

"No, you don’t need to apologize." He Zhuyu moved to Nianyang’s side, her trembling hands grasping Nianyang’s hand, and she sighed slowly, "Good child, thank you for sharing your experience with me, allowing this old lady to have some peace of mind. Perhaps my poor little granddaughter is doing well just like you and will be waiting for the day we recognize her."

Nianyang pressed her lips together, "Old lady, don’t be upset, your granddaughter will definitely come home."

"Don’t call me ’lady,’ it sounds so distant. Call me ’Grandma Jian,’ okay?"

Grandma Jian wiped her eyes, "That all happened more than ten years ago. It’s my fault for being shortsighted, for hiring a trafficker as a nanny. Not even four months after my granddaughter was born, she was taken away, and I don’t know where she was sent. It’s all my fault; it was me who lost my granddaughter. It’s my mistake..."

Grandma Jian looked extremely sorrowful, tears welled up once again. Beside her, Jian Xiong was at a loss for words—this had been his wife’s torment since the day their granddaughter went missing, and Grandma Jian’s health had been worsening for years, primarily because of this.

Liu Fanglan stepped forward at this moment, suppressing the scattered desolate tears in her eyes, whispering comforts, "Mom, it’s all in the past, don’t blame yourself too much."

"Yes, Grandma Jian." Nianyang felt uneasy, softly consoling her, "It’s the trafficker’s fault; don’t blame yourself. They are the ones deserving of death."

Grandma Jian, with eyes reddened, replied mournfully, "But it was my poor judgment that caused such a disaster. My poor granddaughter, she was so young and couldn’t even speak. Every time she’d smile at me, she was so affectionate...

I had already decided, I would take care of her, cherish her as a little princess. But now, it’s all gone, everything is gone..."

Saying this, grief overwhelmed her, and she started to sob quietly.

Nuannuan, can you see? You have a wonderful family, and they’ve been waiting for you to come home.

If you really are the Jian family’s daughter, what have you lost over these years? You could have been the beloved little princess, free from wandering around.

Nianyang paused a moment, then asked, "Grandma Jian, was the trafficker caught later? What did they say, didn’t they disclose Miss Jian’s whereabouts?"

"Doctor Chu!" Liu Fanglan’s face didn’t look good, her tone unpleasant, "This is a family matter, even though you saved my mother, continually prying into our scars like this seems somewhat rude!"

"It’s no big deal."

Jian Xiong rubbed his nose and said, "It’s a fact that can’t be avoided. Miss Chu is concerned about us; talking about it doesn’t hurt."

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Monday, first update.

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