After this experience, Su Hui had actually let go.
She no longer insisted on finding her biological daughter. Xia Yiran alone had made her taste despair. She just wanted to hold onto a sliver of last hope.
If she didn't look for her, wouldn't that mean her daughter was living happily in some corner of the world?
Xia Weiliang knew the truth.
Back then, Bao Fang had revealed everything on her deathbed.
So, seeing Su Hui like this, Xia Weiliang felt no hatred or resentment, only more heartache.
She took a deep breath, put her arm around Su Hui's shoulder, hesitated for a moment, and then called out, "Mom..."
As soon as she spoke the word, she felt a sense of relief.
This time, it was from the bottom of her heart, signifying her willingness to accept Su Hui again and to reconcile with her past self.
"Weiliang..."
Su Hui looked at her blankly, tears of emotion streaming down her face. "Thank you, thank you for still being willing to call me Mom!"
To her, Xia Weiliang's willingness to acknowledge her as her mother meant more than finding her biological child.
The bond of kinship wasn't necessarily built on blood alone.
The mother and daughter finally put their differences aside, and everyone was happy for them.
Ji Huan asked, "Mrs. Xia, Xia Yiran... what do you plan to do?"
Upon hearing that name, Su Hui's face was filled with complexity.
She had genuinely cared for Xia Yiran, but compared to her feelings for Xia Weiliang, her feelings for Xia Yiran were more of guilt. She didn't have the same heartfelt affection for Xia Yiran as she did for Xia Weiliang.
However, she had also genuinely cared for her, and Xia Yiran had called her "Mom" for so long. As Su Hui herself said, the adults were the ones at fault in this whole affair.
"You are both celebrities, and I don't want to make a big deal out of this. Moreover, her current situation is quite pitiful. However, it's impossible for her to continue living in the Xia family. It's not that I cannot tolerate someone who is not my blood, but rather she..."
Su Hui shook her head, unwilling to say more.
Even if she didn't say it, Xia Weiliang could guess.
She knew very well what kind of person Xia Yiran was!
Ji Huan asked again, "What about... Mr. Xia? What is his attitude?"
Mentioning him gave Su Hui a headache. "When he found out, he drove her away and threatened to sue her, to hold her parents responsible."
Xia Weiliang nodded. "That's his style."
She remembered that when he found out she wasn't his biological daughter, he had immediately cut ties. He was so adept at managing his emotions and relationships.
"I'll go back and talk to him," Su Hui said, then asked, "Are you and Yiran going to continue targeting each other like this?"
Xia Weiliang replied directly, "The war was started by her. I am merely responding."
Su Hui didn't try to persuade her, but sighed and said softly, "I saw it long ago. That child is unfeeling. She didn't even go to the hospital to see her mother when she had an accident. Instead, she avoided her like a contagion, afraid of being contaminated. Regardless of whether Bao Fang was her biological mother, she shouldn't have been so indifferent, given the nurturing she received."
Before, when Su Hui thought that such a cold-hearted person was her daughter, she felt immense pressure and guilt, believing it was a result of her own failure to raise her well.
She didn't want to dwell on it anymore and waved her hand. "Never mind. Since she has already left, I still wish her well."
During this time, Su Hui's phone kept ringing.
She looked down; it was Xia Chengye calling. He had called repeatedly since she came out.
Xia Chengye was extremely frustrated. Both daughters he had raised turned out not to be his!
Xia Chengye had been an elite in the business world for years, but he had never expected to fall prey to someone like Liu Wanquan!
Perhaps it was his arrogance that led him to readily accept Xia Yiran as his daughter after seeing the "evidence" they had carefully fabricated.
He had now become the laughingstock of society, with even his peers creating jokes about him!
They said he had fulfilled the KPI for lost and found people for half a year...
Xia Chengye was fuming. Since he couldn't go after Liu Wanquan and Bao Fang for retribution, he would make the Liu siblings bear his wrath!
At this moment, what he needed most was Su Hui. He didn't even care about her past domestic violence; what else did she want?
And she was ignoring him?!
"It's Old Man Xia's call, aren't you going to answer?" Xia Weiliang also saw the name on the phone.
Su Hui's contact name for him had changed from the initial "Husband" to "Mr. Xia," which clearly indicated the state of their relationship.
Su Hui got up helplessly. "Weiliang, I have something to attend to, so I need to go back. You must come back to see Mom often."
"Mm, I understand."
Su Hui suddenly remembered and added, "Bring Xiao Yi next time too."
She was still quite optimistic about that handsome and talented young actor.
Xia Weiliang didn't stand on ceremony. "No problem!"
After Su Hui left, Nuomi commented thoughtfully, "Mrs. Xia is also quite pitiful."
Xia Weiliang, however, was indifferent. She felt that Su Hui had changed today, becoming stronger and more decisive.
On the other hand, Xia Chengye was quite surprising. He had never been bothered to call Su Hui before, but today, his phone seemed to be non-stop.
However, she was happy to see this turn of events.
It was time for the self-proclaimed entrepreneur, Mr. Xia, to face some hardship.
Meanwhile, Ji Huan's phone was constantly ringing with requests for interviews with Xia Weiliang.
Ji Huan covered the receiver, signaling Xia Weiliang to leave first.
Nuomi was closely monitoring the online public opinion. As she was scrolling through the comments, she suddenly saw a paparazzi photo posted by Mao Ge's studio.
"Is that... Brother Zhuo?"
"Lin Zhuonan?"
Xia Weiliang, finding it rare to have new gossip in the entertainment industry, eagerly squeezed in to see, her eyes sparkling with excitement. Even Song Yuan glanced over.
In the set of photos, a tall and handsome man was walking in front, followed by a woman dressed in casual wear.
She was heavily veiled, with only her eyes exposed, making it impossible to identify her!
However, according to Mao Ge's studio, the intimacy between the two was like that of an old married couple!
There was absolutely no gossip to be found!
"They look so intimate. Could it be his wife who was almost exposed before?"
Nuomi practically shoved her face into the computer. "Mao Ge mentioned that his wife is also in the entertainment industry. Who could it be? Ahhhh, I'm so curious!"
It wasn't just her; enthusiastic netizens from all over were eagerly waiting to find out who the secretly married female protagonist was!
Nuomi couldn't wait any longer. She picked up her phone and called Mao Ge.
The moment he answered, a cheerful voice greeted her, "Nuomi, what made you think of calling your brother?"
"Mao Ge, I just wanted to ask you, who is the woman your studio photographed on a date with Brother Zhuo?"
Her direct question was so typical of Nuomi.