He broke his vows for her, and a tycoon descended to earth for love.

Chapter 187 The Cruel Truth

Something deep inside her shattered once more, as if the whole world was slowly falling apart. Siyi looked at Guan Fengru's mouth, which opened and closed as she spoke, "Siyi, I'm sorry... I didn't want you to suffer like this... but you can't be with Jiang Yan... you really can't be together... your biological mother won't rest in peace if she's watching from heaven..."

Siyi shook her head desperately. Those terrifying words, one after another, came from Guan Fengru's mouth. Those terrifying words… Siyi stared wide-eyed, blankly. She so desperately hoped this was a nightmare, that she was just suffering from a nightmare, that as soon as she woke up, nothing would happen, and she would still be Ye Siyi.

Yes, she is still Ye Siyi, the daughter of Ye Xiongming and Guan Fengru. How could another Guan Fengying possibly appear?

This must all be fake, it must all be fake...

“Siyi, even if you don’t want to hear it or believe it, I’ve already said this much, and I don’t intend to hide anything from you anymore. If you want to blame or resent, come at me. I’m sorry to my sister. She left us so early, without even seeing her own daughter. I bear a great responsibility for that. I promised her that I would keep your background a secret, but I can’t keep that promise. Today, right here at your mother’s grave, I’ll tell you everything. You’re all grown up now, and you have the right to know those things.”

Guan Fengru helped Ye Xiongming to his feet, then carefully helped him into his wheelchair. Her eyes were red-rimmed, and she stepped forward to take Siyi's arm. "Siyi, I know that sometimes, to know the truth, one must endure some pain. I don't want to inflict pain on you, but if you don't experience this pain, you'll never know what kind of path you're on..."

Siyi stood there, frozen, her lips pressed tightly together, silent, her face unusually pale. She desperately wanted to struggle, she longed to turn and leave, but she felt like a fish caught in a net, the tighter the net tightened, forcing her to use all her strength to break free. Guan Fengru, however, gripped her hand tightly, causing her pain.

Guan Fengru stared intently at Siyi, her brows furrowed with resistance and disbelief, mixed with deep pain. Even if Siyi wasn't her biological daughter, she certainly knew what kind of person Siyi was.

She truly cared for Jiang Yan, which is why she found it so hard to accept.

Guan Fengru felt heartbroken. The more Siyi acted this way, the more she wanted to clarify everything. Only in this way could Siyi come to her senses.

"Siyi, you must listen to me. Your mother has had a very hard life, but all her misfortunes were caused by Jiang Jizhen. You must remember that, do you understand?"

A buzzing sound filled her ears, as if someone was hitting her temples hard with a shovel. The whole world seemed to be filled with a strong smell of blood. She knew her heart was bleeding, gushing out and filling the whole world, but only she could smell it.

Enemy...

How ironic those two words were. Jiang Yanhui's captivating face kept flashing through her mind as she watched him smile at her.

He was holding himself.

When he kissed himself...

How could they be enemies?

My heart is throbbing with pain.

She knew she simply couldn't accept this fact. What she found even harder to accept than learning that she wasn't their biological daughter was that she and Jiang Yan Hui were enemies.

They were separated by the life of their own biological mother...

Through a hazy, bewildered gaze, she vaguely saw the woman smiling gently on the tombstone not far away, and in that instant, she felt as if her heart was being torn apart.

"...What exactly happened...?"

She finally spoke, her voice hoarse and unlike her own. But she had always been called an enemy; what was the reason? What was the origin of their relationship? If she wasn't her daughter, then who was her father? Who was his wife?

Guan Fengru quickly provided answers to the questions that were on her mind.

"Your mother and I are half-sisters. Your maternal grandfather had an affair and your mother was born, whom he named Guan Fengying. My mother, your maternal grandmother, naturally objected, but our Guan family has always been a scholarly family, and such things were never allowed. So your mother was always outside the Guan family and was never accepted by them. Later, Ying's mother died from overwork. When your maternal grandfather found out, he was heartbroken and felt guilty. She was still a member of the Guan family, and despite your maternal grandmother's many protests, it was no use. Your maternal grandfather eventually brought her to the Guan family, but they ostracized her at every turn. Only your maternal grandfather and I truly loved her. Your mother was kind and patient. Your maternal grandmother would beat and scold her, but she never secretly complained to your maternal grandfather. Over time, your maternal grandmother accepted it. However, only the Guan family knew about her; no one outside knew that the Guan family actually had two daughters."

"Your maternal grandmother always restricted her movements, only allowing her to move around within the housekeeper's area. When I went to school, she could only study at home by herself. Later, your maternal grandfather hired a tutor for her, and I would go to play with her after school. My sister and I were very close, but your maternal grandmother didn't like her, so I didn't dare to play with her openly. Every time, we had to sneak around. I also secretly took her out to play a few times. One time when we went out to play, we met your father. My sister and I both fell in love with your father at first sight. But I knew that at that time, your father liked your Yingzi. It's just a pity that Yingzi had very few opportunities to go out. At that time, my family was arranging my marriage, and my fiancé was your father."

Guan Fengru sighed softly as she spoke, tears still lingering on her face. She gently wiped them away, her expression distant, lost in those memories.

“I also liked Xiongming. To be honest, I was young then and just felt that happiness should be seized and that I should fight for what I wanted at all costs. Besides, I was convinced that Yingzi and Xiongming could never be together, and your grandmother would never agree, so I acquiesced. I didn’t tell Yingzi either. Your father’s family was also very conservative, and our marriage was arranged by our parents back then. Later I found out that your father had resisted, but to no avail. Instead, he angered your grandfather so much that he had a heart attack. Xiongming is a filial son, and he was in a dilemma when I told him that Yingzi had gone abroad…”

Siyi never imagined that the story would be so moving right from the start. She seemed to have forgotten even the shock. She just looked at Ye Xiongming, whose eyes and brows were full of deep reluctance and longing, as well as too many other emotions that she couldn't explain.

But she clearly saw that all his affection was directed at the woman on the tombstone, the woman they claimed to be his biological mother.

"...Your father and I got married just like that, but secrets don't stay hidden forever. Your mother found out eventually, and then your father found out too... But when your father questioned me, your mother didn't say a word. She just told me, 'Sister, only you are worthy of Xiongming, so I'm very happy that you married him. You must help him in the future, and I will bless you both.' I remember every word she said to me back then. I can't forgive myself for stealing someone else's love. I feel I was too selfish. If I had half the kindness of your mother, if I could have helped them back then, perhaps all the tragedies that followed wouldn't have happened..."

Guan Fengru couldn't help but sob, her body going limp as she knelt before the tombstone, her words filled with regret and remorse.

"Even someone like me got my comeuppance. I was married to your father for several years, but I couldn't conceive. Your grandparents were upset with me, and I was very anxious. Later, I went to the hospital for a checkup and found out I was infertile... You have no idea how devastating it was when I heard that news. It felt like a bolt from the blue, or perhaps... it was karma, truly karma. I stole your sister's beloved man, so I can never have children. After that, my status in the Ye family declined day by day. No elder in the family wanted me to..." My son's wife is infertile, a secret I naturally wouldn't tell them, but her belly remained flat, which worried me greatly. Later, your father and I adopted your older brother, Zheng Hao, by chance. He was actually the orphan of a policeman your father knew who died in the line of duty. Your father and I felt so sorry for him that we adopted Zheng Hao, who was just over a month old at the time. But adopted children are still children, and your father and I were young. When we adopted Zheng Hao, we told your grandparents that the child was too pitiful and would be temporarily cared for by the Ye family.”

The truth shattered at the bottom. So... so my older brother and I weren't biological siblings at all. He was adopted! He was actually adopted...

At this moment, Siyi didn't know how to describe her feelings.

How cruel is the truth?

"After adopting Zhenghao, I never gave up on my dream of having a child of our own with your father. I tried many methods, but none of them worked. Seeing how much I wanted a child, the doctor told me that I could use someone else's eggs to cultivate in my own uterus, and the child would still be born from my womb, so no one would suspect anything. When I learned about this method, I was thrilled. This was my only chance. Where could I find a healthy woman with whom I had a good relationship to donate eggs? Even if that person was willing, I would have to think about it. This is a lifelong commitment, and I wouldn't dare to just pull in someone I had no connection with... Then, I thought of your mother..."