Chapter 145: Continue

Everyone looked up at Song Kai, wondering to themselves, what is the Chief of Police doing here?

Chief Song sat down beside Wang Feiyan’s mother. Looking at the haggard and plain-dressed woman—who, though only in her early forties, appeared like a woman of sixty—he let out a heavy sigh.

Xi Haifei’s mother, who had been about to speak, fell silent. Song Kai gestured for her to continue, saying, "Madam, please proceed. I believe you know why I am here, and you surely know that I am aware of it as well."

Xi Haifei’s mother gave a faint, self-deprecating smile and retorted, "Since you already know, why come here to listen to me? Wouldn't it be more convenient to just say it yourself? Or perhaps you are here specifically to see me make a fool of myself."

"I am not so idle. I am simply giving a sinner the opportunity to confess and acknowledge their mistakes."

After saying this, Chief Song ignored everyone else and waited for her to speak.

Xi Haifei’s father, Xi Haifei, and the rest of the crowd looked on in confusion, wondering what this was all about.

Xi Haifei’s mother turned toward the person sitting to the side with her head bowed and said, "Sister, I am sorry."

The woman with her head bowed jerked her gaze up to look at the speaker: "You..." She was too stunned to say anything more.

"You and I were born twins. I never imagined things would end up like this. I am sorry."

Only then did the crowd look at the two women, realizing that they truly looked remarkably alike.

Xi Haifei’s mother was named Xu Liyuan, and Wang Feiyan’s mother was named Xu Liwan. They were twins and had been extremely close.

Later on, while working away from home, Xu Liyuan met Xi Haifei’s father, Xi Feng. Xi Feng was a wealthy second-generation heir; for some reason, they locked eyes and fell in love at first sight, and their relationship progressed rapidly.

During the time they lived together, Xu Liyuan became pregnant. However, Xi Feng’s parents vehemently opposed the marriage, and his father offered money to have the pregnancy terminated.

Powerless to resist, Xu Liyuan had no choice but to agree to the abortion, and she was forced to promise that she would tell Xi Feng it was her own choice to end the pregnancy.

On the day she headed to the hospital, Xi Feng caught wind of it and rushed out to catch up with her.

Just as she was about to enter the hospital gates, Xu Liyuan heard someone calling her name from across the street. The familiar voice instantly brought her to tears. She looked at Xi Feng, who was pacing anxiously on the opposite side, and could not help but walk toward him. Seeing Xu Liyuan in tears, Xi Feng could wait no longer and stepped into the middle of the road.

They stared at each other from a distance, but the flow of traffic blocked their path. Seeing a gap, Xi Feng darted forward, failing to notice a large truck turning the corner behind him.

Standing on the side, Xu Liyuan saw the truck approaching and screamed, "Feng, look out!"

But due to the loud and chaotic blare of horns, Xi Feng did not hear her desperate cry and continued rushing toward her.

Watching the truck close in, Xu Liyuan lunged into the middle of the road toward him. The excited Xi Feng finally saw the vehicle bearing down on him and was struck with sudden terror.

Just as the truck was about to hit him, he felt himself shoved to safety, only to see the person who had saved him lying on the ground in a pool of blood.

Once he regained his senses, Xi Feng could only scream frantically for the doctors to save her, before collapsing into a fit of wailing. The grown man sat on the road, sobbing without a shred of dignity.

By the time they reached the hospital, it was too late. The child was lost, and because of the trauma, her body had been left permanently weakened by the cold.