The president's wife wants to run away

Chapter 73 Hope Emerges

"Li Luoyao is not the biological daughter of the Li family?!" This news was like a flash of lightning, splitting the darkness before my eyes, and also splitting the despair that had been weighing heavily on my heart these days. Could it be that my chance had come?

Anxiety, suspicion, hope, all kinds of emotions were surging in my heart. I couldn't wait to know the truth of the matter and desperately wanted to grasp this life-saving straw.

Rumors about this matter were flying around the company, but no one could tell the truth. I waited anxiously, waiting for a turn of events.

A few days later, I unexpectedly received a call from Li Manli. She said in a low voice with a hint of pleading: "Luo Xue, can you come to the hospital? I have something to tell you."

I hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

In the hospital ward, I saw Li Manli, who looked much more haggard, her face full of fatigue and regret.

"Luo Xue," she held my hand, her voice trembling, "I'm sorry, I've let you down all these years..."

I looked at her in surprise, not understanding why she suddenly apologized to me.

"I know that Luo Yao...she did a lot of things to hurt you. It's all my fault. I was bewildered and brought her back to the Li family, which led to the situation today..." Li Manli said, her eyes blurred with tears.

My heart trembled violently. It turned out that all this was true.

"Luo Xue, I know it's too late to say this now, but I can't just watch Luo Yao continue to make mistakes and watch the Zhong family be destroyed because of me..." Li Manli held my hand tightly, "I have decided, I will tell Shu Hao everything, I want to make up for the mistakes I made!"

Looking at this crying woman in front of me, I felt mixed emotions. For so many years, I have always hated her bias and her turning a blind eye, but in the end, she was also a victim of this scam.

"Have you really thought it through?" I asked softly.

Li Manli nodded firmly, "I have already made an appointment with Shuhao. I will tell him everything this afternoon."

My heart started beating wildly again. Is this day finally coming? Will Zhong Shuhao believe Li Manli's words? Will he help me? Where will my future go?

In the afternoon, I accompanied Li Manli to the Zhong family's old house with a nervous mood. When Zhong Shuhao saw us, his face was full of surprise, but it was soon replaced by a complicated look. Li Manli took a deep breath and told Zhong Shuhao everything that had happened over the years, including how she took the wrong child, how she favored Li Luoyao, and how Li Luoyao deceived the Zhong family.

Zhong Shuhao just listened in silence at first, his face terribly gloomy, like the sky before a storm. I clenched my fists nervously, my palms were full of sweat. After Li Manli finished speaking, he was silent for a long time, so long that I thought he would not believe it, and thought that all the efforts were in vain.

"So, Luo Xue is my biological daughter?" Zhong Shuhao finally spoke, his voice low and hoarse.

Li Manli nodded with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Shuhao. I'm sorry to you and Luo Xue. I was blinded by greed and did such a foolish thing..."

Zhong Shuhao rubbed his brows tiredly, he stood up, walked to the window, looked at the bleak garden outside the window, his tone was full of helplessness and bitterness, "For so many years, I have always treated Luo Yao as my own daughter, but in the end, it was all in vain..."

I saw his back, and I felt mixed emotions. He must have given a lot of love to me over the years, and now that he knows the truth, how sad must he be?

"Shuhao, I know it's too late to say anything now, but I hope you can give Luo Xue a chance, and give me a chance to make amends." Li Manli's voice was choked with sobs, "Luo Xue is your real daughter. She is kind and upright, and deserves your love more than Luo Yao..."

Zhong Shuhao turned around and looked at me. I saw that in addition to shock and pain, there was also a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his eyes.

"Luo Xue," he said slowly, his voice much softer than before, "Do you hate me?"

I shook my head, tears welling up uncontrollably. "I've never hated you, I just... I just don't know how to face you..."

"Silly child," Zhong Shuhao sighed, walked over to me and patted my shoulder gently, "None of this is your fault, you don't have to blame yourself."

At that moment, I felt like a boat that had been drifting for a long time and finally found a harbor. I raised my head and looked at the man in front of me. He was my father, the only relative in the world who was connected to me by blood.

When we left the Zhong family's old house, it was already dark. Li Manli held my hand tightly, her eyes red, "Luo Xue, I'm sorry for you. I made you suffer all these years..."

I shook my head and hugged her gently, "Mom, it's all over. From now on, we will live a good life as a family."

I know that the road ahead is still long, and there are still many difficulties waiting for me to face, but this time, I am no longer alone, because I have the support of my family and... the love of Zhong Yuxuan. Thinking of him, a warm current surged in my heart, and I secretly made up my mind that for our love and for my family, I must cheer up and face everything bravely! After returning home, Li Manli took my hand and said earnestly: "Luo Xue, Mom knows that you are sad, but you can't be depressed like this anymore. You still have Yuxuan, and we, we will all support you."

I looked at my mother's eyes full of worry and encouragement, and a warm current surged in my heart. Yes, I still have my family who loves me, and Zhong Yuxuan, how can I give up so easily?

I took a deep breath and tried to force a smile. "Mom, you're right. I can't go on like this. I have to cheer up and face all the difficulties with Yuxuan!"

Li Manli patted my hands with relief, tears in her eyes, "Good boy, I'm relieved that you can think this way."

Just then, my cell phone rang. It was Qin Xue calling.

"Luo Xue, I found some clues that may be helpful to you." Qin Xue's voice sounded a little tired, but more of it was excitement that could not be concealed. "I found an old butler who had worked for the Zhong family for decades and knew a lot about the Zhong family. He said that before your grandfather passed away, he made a secret will. This will may help you and Yuxuan take back the company."

My heart skipped a beat. A secret will? If there really is such a will, then that would mean...

"Really? Where is the will now?" I asked impatiently.

"The old housekeeper doesn't know much either. He only knows that your grandfather hid the will in a very secret place, and he is the only one who knows the clue." Qin Xue paused and continued, "I have made an appointment to meet him tomorrow. Then we will go to see him together and ask him clearly."

I held the phone in my hand, so excited that I could hardly speak. This was truly a silver lining. I had thought I was in a hopeless situation, but unexpectedly, things suddenly took a turn for the better.

The next day, Qin Xue and I went to a nursing home as agreed. The old housekeeper lived there. He was over 80 years old and looked healthy, but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Hello, I am the old butler, Uncle Wang." The old butler looked at us and spoke slowly.

"Hello, Uncle Wang, we are Li Luoxue and her friends." Qin Xue stepped forward and introduced politely, "We are here this time to ask you about something about the Zhong family."

Uncle Wang nodded, motioned for us to sit down, and then began to tell us everything he knew...

Uncle Wang's story was like an old documentary, taking me back to the time when my grandfather was alive. He told me in detail how much my grandfather loved me and how worried he was about the future development of the company. It turned out that my grandfather had always suspected that my father's death was not an accident. He was worried that the Zhong family would fall into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, so he secretly made a will and hid it in a place only he knew.

"The master said that this will can only be opened by the true blood of the Li family." Uncle Wang took out an ancient key from his arms, "This is the key to open the will. I have kept it and am waiting to give it to the young lady."

I took the key with trembling hands, feeling mixed emotions. My grandfather's love, my father's injustice, and the future of the company were all weighing heavily on my shoulders.

"Uncle Wang, do you know where the will is hidden?" Zhong Yuxuan asked in a deep voice.

Uncle Wang shook his head. "The master only told me how to open the will. Only he knew the exact location. However, he once left a sentence..." He paused, as if recalling something. "He said, 'The most dangerous place is the safest place.'"

This sentence is like a riddle, leaving us confused. Zhong Yuxuan frowned and fell into deep thought. Qin Xue was flipping through the books and notes left by her grandfather, hoping to find some clues.

"Could it be the old house of the Zhong family?" It suddenly occurred to me that the place my grandfather liked to stay most during his lifetime was the old house of the Zhong family, which carried too many memories of him.

Zhong Yuxuan's eyes lit up, "It's possible! Luo Xue, do you remember the layout of the old house?"

I tried hard to recall the scenes of playing in the old house when I was a child, and some pictures gradually emerged in my mind. "I remember there was a century-old locust tree in the backyard of the old house, and my grandfather liked to enjoy the cool under the tree..."

"A hundred-year-old locust tree..." Zhong Yuxuan muttered to himself. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and stood up abruptly. "I know! Let's go to the Zhong family's old house now!"

We immediately drove to the Zhong family's old house. Along the way, I felt both excited and nervous, as if I was about to uncover a long-forgotten secret. If we can find my grandfather's will, Zhong Yuxuan and I can take back the company and seek justice for my father!

However, just when we were full of hope, a phone call broke the brief peace. Qin Xue's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone: "Oh no, Li Luoyao discovered your plan!"

My heart suddenly sank, and a sense of foreboding came over me. What action would Li Luoyao take? What awaited us?