Mother died young, Father married a stepmother, a scheming woman. On the surface, she seemed gentle and caring, but her words were full of barbs, constantly undermining him.
Over time, Father, influenced by her, became a stepfather, only criticizing and scolding him.
The stepmother had a venomous heart, extremely hypocritical.
Sheng Ze Xi, in the Sheng Family Home, had long since lost those who cared for and loved him, so he wholeheartedly joined the military camp.
He knew his grandparents cherished him, but they were old and couldn't always be there for him.
Coupled with a previous injury that might cause infertility, Sheng Ze Xi once thought he would spend his life alone. Therefore, he trained relentlessly, becoming the Military King several times, almost flawlessly completing every mission. He thought that perhaps dying on the battlefield would be his best fate, that there was nothing left for him to look forward to in the future.
Unexpectedly, over a year ago, he was unexpectedly injured, fell into a coma, and was found by Gu Jia Ning. This finding led to a change of heart, and his emotional world was completely turned upside down.
Although he was jealous of Gu Jia Ning's past affection for Wen Zhuqing, Sheng Ze Xi could tell that Gu Jia Ning now wanted to have a good life with him.
So, he would also work hard to give Gu Jia Ning a better life.
The future he had once imagined, of lonely old age, could perhaps be changed—a future where he could hold Gu Jia Ning's hand and grow old together.
After sending Gu Jia Ning to the Gu Family Home, Sheng Ze Xi drove back to Qingshan County.
He didn't know that at that moment, his father was furious at the Sheng Family Home.
The Sheng Family Home, far away in Beijing.
Sheng Xin Hao slammed his telephone onto the floor, his face clouded with anger, startling Fang Wanrong, who was sitting on the sofa. She quickly got up to comfort him.
"What's wrong? Why are you so angry?" Fang Wanrong asked softly.
The maid had just said that a call came from the Northwest Military Region looking for Sheng Xin Hao.
Involving the Northwest Military Region, Fang Wanrong knew it must be related to her stepson. So, instead of leaving, she sat down on the sofa, wanting to know who called and what happened.
Unexpectedly, Sheng Xin Hao had only been on the phone for a short time, only a few sentences, before he flew into a rage, slamming the phone on the ground.
Did her stepson do something "good" again?
"That brat Sheng Ze Xi, does he still think of me as his father? He secretly got married, married a country girl!"
"The marriage report was even approved! If Old Xu hadn't called me, I wouldn't even know he had a child."
What? Sheng Ze Xi got married, and he married a country girl? The marriage report was even approved?
Fang Wanrong's pupils widened. She quickly thought of something, and her lips curled into a slight smile. Then, remembering Sheng Xin Hao was beside her, and thinking of her image, she quickly suppressed the smile.
But in her heart, she thought: Marrying a country girl is good. She was most afraid that Sheng Ze Xi would marry the daughter of a high-ranking official with connections. Now that he married a country girl, she didn't have to worry about that.
It was her Manping...
She had been helping Li Shuyue marry Sheng Ze Xi, hoping to use Li Shuyue to get close to Li Tingxuan. But now...
Li Shuyue had completely lost her chance, so her daughter and Li Tingxuan...
Just as she was thinking this, she heard a noise from outside the door. Looking up, she saw her daughter leaning against the wall, her face pale.
Obviously, she had heard what was said earlier.
Fang Wanrong's heart sank. This daughter was the most stubborn, for some reason, she was completely devoted to Li Tingxuan.
She also knew Li Tingxuan was a good person. If Manping were her husband's biological daughter, she and Li Tingxuan would be a perfect match, but Manping wasn't, her identity was awkward.
But at this moment, Fang Wanrong couldn't comfort her daughter, she could only comfort her husband and smear her stepson.
"Young Ze Xi was so wrong this time. Such a big event as marriage, how could he not tell his parents?"
"Even if, even if I'm the stepmother, he didn't have to tell me. But A Hao, you are his biological father, and you haven't treated him badly all these years. How could he not even tell you?"
Fang Wanrong's words pushed Sheng Xin Hao's anger to a new height.
Not telling him about such an important event as marriage, did he still consider him his father?
He had carefully planned for him, wanting him to marry Old Li's younger daughter, but the result!
Seeing Sheng Xin Hao's face darken, Fang Wanrong felt satisfied, but her face wore a look of wronged sadness.
"It's all my fault. Ever since you married me, Ze Xi has had a grudge against me. These years, I've also caused you to not be accepted by him and his maternal family. I, I..." Fang Wanrong said, tears welling up in her beautiful eyes. "It's all because I was too impulsive back then…"
Fang Wanrong was a beauty, with a gentle face and eyes that seemed to speak. Now that she was crying, she was pitifully charming, even more endearing.
Sheng Xin Hao couldn't help but recall the moment he first met Fang Wanrong.
Was Fang Wanrong too impulsive?
Only Sheng Xin Hao knew that Fang Wanrong had always been reserved and politely refused him.
It was he who was impulsive. After seeing Fang Wanrong once, he couldn't control himself, so he disregarded her initial rejection and insisted on marrying her.
Sheng Xin Hao naturally knew that Sheng Ze Xi and the Sang Family's elderly couple were distant towards him because of his remarriage, because of Fang Wanrong.
Originally, when he thought of this, he blamed Fang Wanrong.
But when Fang Wanrong said this, remembering the past, he couldn't bring himself to blame her.
From beginning to end, Wanrong had done nothing wrong.
All these years, not only had she worked hard for this family, she had also given birth to A Yu, such a well-behaved and sensible son.
Sheng Xin Hao embraced Fang Wanrong, gently wiping away her tears, and said softly, "Wanrong, it's not your fault. It's that boy, he's grown wings, his personality has become more stubborn, he doesn't even put me, his father, in his eyes."
Sheng Xin Hao thought that he would have to teach that brat a lesson next time he came back.
As for now, he couldn't contact him, so Sheng Xin Hao was helpless.
Leaning in Sheng Xin Hao's arms, Fang Wanrong softly hummed, weak and endearing.
From an angle Sheng Xin Hao couldn't see, Fang Wanrong's lips curled into a slight smile.
Fang Wanrong, still concerned about her daughter, once again stirred up Sheng Xin Hao's dissatisfaction with Sheng Ze Xi. After a tender moment with Sheng Xin Hao, she went to Fang Manping's room.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw things scattered all over the floor, and her daughter was lying on the table, her back to her, her shoulders shaking, suppressing her sobs.
"Oh."
Fang Wanrong sighed, closed the door, walked over, and put her hands on her daughter's shoulders.
Fang Manping, who was lying down, turned around and hugged Fang Wanrong, burying her head in her arms, and cried, "Mom, do you think Li Tingxuan and I have no chance?"
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