ore him, a wave of intense pain surged through Xiao Yu's heart. 'Who could it be Who is he Why do I feel a pang in my heart'Xiao Yu suppressed his pain and desperately searched through Judge Ma’s memo...Chapter 225: Background (Part 2)

"And only then did I learn that he was an orphan; his parents had both died in the counterattack war. He had been raised by one of his grandfather’s old comrades-in-arms since childhood!"

"After graduating from university, he went south to join the army and was transferred back to Beijing a few years ago where he has been working ever since. At that time, your father didn't mention what job he had, neither did I ask! We fell in love without any ulterior motives; it was a pure relationship!"

"Although your father is an orphan, he is very generous and has many good brothers. In his spare time, he would take me to meet them or invite them over to the school; most of his friends are older than I am but they treat me with great respect. As one of their words went: Their eldest brother had a hard life, it’s rare for him to have someone he loves and who loves him!"

"Over time, I gradually noticed that each of his brothers were not ordinary people; they seemed to look down on anyone when speaking."

Your father obviously sensed my doubts. From then on, he often took me to various gatherings among his friends and brothers. The venues of these gatherings were unimaginable, even including the Forbidden City.

Gradually, those brothers started calling me their big sister-in-law, which I accepted without objection. When your father saw that I had no objections, he was very happy. In his words, meeting me was his good fortune; but isn't it equally true for me

Xiao Yu and the others silently listened to their mother’s narration while observing her faintly smiling face filled with happiness. They could feel her joy from this.

"It wasn’t until my senior year that your father told me about his work; he worked at the Thirteenth Bureau!"

Xiao Jianying said this and glanced at Xiao Yu sitting beside the bed.

Only then did Xiao Yu understand why their mother seemed to know a lot about the Thirteenth Bureau but objected to him joining it; his father was actually from the Thirteenth Bureau.

"And your father is also the first director of the Thirteenth Bureau. As your father said, the Thirteenth Bureau was established by some old revolutionaries and directly reports to the country’s highest leader. The responsibility of the Thirteenth Bureau is to handle special tasks!"

Upon hearing this from his mother, Xiao Yu was completely stunned; he never imagined that his father would be the first director of the Thirteenth Bureau.

Xiao Yu, Lu Jianhong, and Yun Xi didn’t know what exactly the Thirteenth Bureau did, but upon hearing it directly reported to the country’s highest leader, they could understand how important this organization was.

At this moment, they thought of the question, "Where is their father now"

Upon thinking about it, they looked back at Xiao Jianying.

Xiao Jianying saw Xiao Yu and his sister looking at her in confusion. She seemed to understand what was going through their minds as she said, "When I was a senior about to graduate, your father and I had agreed that we would get married after my graduation."

"But later on, I found out that I was already more than a month pregnant at the time. When I told this to your father, he was very happy. Unlike nowadays, if someone got pregnant before marriage back then, people would point fingers and gossip. So we couldn't delay any longer!"

When Xiao Jianying said this much, she affectionately glanced at Xiao Yu and his sister.

"Your father, without parents of his own, grew up with an old comrade-in-arms of his grandfather's family. So your father went to talk it over with them, but when he mentioned our plan to marry, the whole family strongly opposed it because they had secretly arranged a marriage for him!"

"Your father refused this arrangement and, since he lived in their home before and always listened to them, they thought this time would be no different. But unexpectedly, your father strongly objected!

When Xiao Jianying said this, her eyes showed a hint of resentment.

"Seeing that persuasion didn’t work on your father, they came to me and told me that the person they had arranged for him was also a daughter of a military leader who was well-read and adored your father. They claimed she was an ideal match for him based on their social standing, whereas I, a wild girl from a small town, didn't suit him at all!"

"Moreover, they said that if I really loved your father, then I should leave far away to secure his future! At the time, being naive, I believed them and dropped out of school. I rented a place near the campus and stayed there."

However, on the second day, when your father went to look for me at the school but couldn’t find me, after returning home where he was raised by that family and learning what had happened, he relied on the powerful intelligence network of Department 13 to track down my whereabouts within three days.

He then went forward to confront the family, hoping they would stop interfering with his affairs. The people who had taken your father in believed everything they did was for his own good.

Maybe deep down, their actions were indeed out of genuine concern for your father!

The other party did raise your father for more than twenty years, so it wasn't easy for your father to say anything else to them. He had no choice but to temporarily move out of that home.

To break us up, they sent your father on a mission to the倭國 (Wōguó), hoping that time would weaken our feelings for each other. Who knew that once your father left, he never came back.

One month later, one of your father's brothers secretly told me that your father had been ambushed and killed while on his mission in the倭國 (Wōguó). He overheard this information as he passed by an elder's room.

Hearing this news, I was heartbroken. I wished to join your father in death, but since I was carrying you both at that time, I wanted to leave a descendant for your father and thus returned to our hometown from the capital city.

Originally, our family wasn't in the same city as yours; we lived in a mountainous area of Zhongbei Province. After returning home, when my father-in-law found out that I was pregnant and heard my story, he moved the entire family to the same city to give me a change of scenery and peace.

Actually, Xiao Jiaying didn't know that on the very night she returned home, her father went to the capital city. Upon learning that Zhao Lingyun had indeed been ambushed and disappeared, he decided to move with Xiao Jiaying.

Since having children, Xiao Jiaying devoted all her thoughts to her two kids. Although her heart still ached, the support from her children gradually helped her recover.

Time flew by for over twenty years. Looking at these grown-up kids in front of her now, both son and daughter were very accomplished, making all her efforts worthwhile.

At the same time, after Zhao Lingyun was ambushed and killed, when they found out that Xiao Jiaying was pregnant, those who had raised him sent people to search for her at home but never succeeded.

Moreover, it seemed like they hadn't given up throughout these years. That's why Xiao Jiaying didn't allow Xiao Yu to go to the capital city; besides, there was a five out of ten resemblance between Xiao Yu and his father.

Hearing what Xiao Jiaying said, the expressions on Xiao Yu’s and Xiao Yu’s faces remained grim.

"Xu, Jade, I know you've always harbored resentment towards your father. But if I were to tell you that he's dead, you might soon forget about him altogether. Therefore, I'd rather have you hate him than let you forget him!"

Xiao Jiaying knew that Xiao Yu and Xiao Yu had been filled with resentment towards their father since they were young because of his failure to fulfill a parent’s responsibility, causing them to be mocked by other children from an early age. But she never told this to her kids; even in hatred, she wanted Xiao Yu and the others to remember their father.

Because talking only about their father, how much he loved them, but Zhao Lingyun had always been absent from their lives; they never felt the love of a father, and this feeling could easily fade away. However, hatred is different; it can make them remember their father for life.

"Mom, which family adopted my dad"

Xiao Yu looked at his tearful mother and asked. The family that adopted Zhao Lingyun was the root cause of this tragedy; their actions led to their father's death, their mother suffering for over twenty years, and themselves and their sister growing up without a father and enduring countless stares of disdain.

"In Beijing, the Wang Family. The person who adopted your dad is Wang Pingyuan, the head of the Wang family. Since we haven't heard news of his death in all these years, he should still be alive!"

Hearing Xiao Yu's question, Xiao Jianying calmly replied.

After so many years had passed, her hatred had gradually faded away. Regardless of how she felt about it, if not for the adoption, whether Zhao Lingyun was even alive would still be in doubt. After all, during the turmoil, the Wang Family did not abandon Zhao Lingyun.

Therefore, regarding the Wang Family now, Xiao Jianying could neither hate nor thank them. So she just ignored them completely, but she knew that the Wang Family had been searching for her and her son over these years, and since her son often went to Beijing, he might be found by the Wang Family at any time.

Thinking about how the Wang Family was only looking for them because Zhao Lingyun died early, and Wang Pingyuan felt guilty towards his old comrade's last wish, wanting to find the bloodline of his old comrade's family.

"The Wang Family Wang Pingyuan"

After hearing her mother, Xiao Yu muttered these words as if he was trying to engrave them in his memory.

Although Xiao Yu didn't know who the Wang Family and Wang Pingyuan were, this did not prevent him from remembering all of it, including the family that caused their tragedy and its name.

Xiao Jianying told Xiao Yu and his siblings everything about these matters. The siblings never imagined that their background was like this, so different from what they had always thought, but now their hatred for their father was gradually fading away.

After finishing her story, a huge burden seemed to be lifted off Xiao Jianying's heart, bringing an unprecedented sense of relief; in no time at all, the half-reclined Xiao Jianying fell into deep sleep.

Xiao Yu and his siblings covered Xiao Jianying with a blanket and left her room. Today's news was too shocking for them to digest immediately. It seemed they wouldn't be able to go out and play today. not to be provoked easily, and her own black magic might also be something they could dispel. Thinking of this made the red-clothed降頭師 quite resentful; those Corpse-Devouring Worms had taken years fo...