After her rebirth, she became an unattainable woman.

Chapter 284 Father and Son Reunite (2)

"Miao Yun is my mother!"

After saying this, Lu Mingxuan stared coldly at Xie Changgui.

"You...you are Miao Yun's son?"

He didn't know if Miao Yun had remarried, but the tall boy in front of him looked just like himself when he was young.

"You...you're not my son, are you?"

Lu Mingxuan sneered: "What makes Mayor Xie think I'm your son?"

Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two, Song Qiao quickly said, "Mingxuan, I need to use the restroom."

She wanted to give the father and son some space so they could clear up their past grievances.

"Go ahead."

Xie Changgui couldn't bring himself to speak in front of Song Qiao. He admitted that what happened back then was indeed wrong, and he felt sorry for Yun Miao.

As the door closed, Xie Changgui stood up from behind his desk and walked towards Lu Mingxuan: "Are you really my son?"

"I hope he's not your son, but can blood relations be changed?"

Lu Mingxuan took out his phone, opened the photo album, and tapped on the photo: "Look, is this you? This photo is one I saved, one I took secretly."

Xie Changgui took the phone and saw the photo. Tears streamed down his face: "Are you really my son, Xie Changgui? Where's your mother?"

Lu Mingxuan looked at him coldly: "You've already started a new family and have a new partner, why are you still looking for my mother?"

"Son, it's not what you think?"

Xie Changgui's composure vanished, replaced by panic.

"If it's not what I think, then what is it? I'm here today to ask you, why did you abandon my mother and run away all those years ago?"

In Lu Mingxuan's eyes, Xie Changgui is the modern-day Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife).

"Son, sit down, and I'll tell you the story of what happened back then."

Xie Changgui personally moved a chair for Lu Mingxuan and placed it next to him, but he did not sit down. He just stood there looking like he was about to interrogate him.

"Here's what happened. Back then, your grandparents caught the village chief beating an honest and kind villager to death. The village chief took a liking to them and tried every means to make our family move away from Changli Village. Your grandparents disagreed, so they came after me. At that time, I was still in school, and they sent people to the school to spread rumors that I stole things and damaged the village's power supply facilities. Finally, one day they accused me of stealing the village's cables and wanted to put me in jail."

Lu Mingxuan had never heard Yun Miao mention Xie Changgui's affairs before. Could it be that he had never told her about this?

“Your grandparents knew I was a good student and were worried that this would affect my future, so they advised me to leave home. I didn’t want to leave, but that night the neighbors said that the village chief had brought people to my house to arrest me, so your grandmother cried and sent me away from home.”

“Those people still wouldn’t give up. After they found out I had run away, they sent people to chase after me. Finally, on the third day, I collapsed at the entrance of your grandfather’s village because I was exhausted and hungry. Your mother rescued me and took me home.”

Lu Mingxuan looked at Xie Changgui: "So after you tricked my mother into your life, you just left quietly?"

“Child, it’s not like that. Let me explain: After your mother rescued me and I recovered, your grandfather unexpectedly passed away, leaving your mother alone with no one to take care of her. So I stayed temporarily. That day, your mother went up the mountain to collect herbs and fell down and got injured. After hearing from the neighbors, I ran up the mountain and carried her home. That same night, while I was taking care of your mother, she told me that she wanted to marry me.”

Lu Mingxuan didn't think that was a valid reason and angrily said, "If you don't love her, why give her hope? It seems you've deceived her feelings. Do you know how my mother has managed all these years?"

“Son, I’m sorry to your mother. Let me tell you what happened before you draw your conclusion: So your mother and I got married, but we didn’t register our marriage. Just when I was thinking of registering our marriage, the village chief sent someone to find me. In order not to cause trouble for your mother, I had to leave her.”

Recalling the past, Xie Changgui looked sad. After all, Yun Miao was the first woman he loved, and no matter the reason, he was the one who wronged her back then.

"Later, I secretly went home and learned that your grandparents had fallen ill and passed away because the bullying village chief was causing them trouble every day. The neighbors helped bury them."

Tears streamed down Xie Changgui's face as he spoke of his parents' passing, a loss he still cannot bear.

“I cried all night at your grandparents’ graves. The next morning, before dawn, I left Changli Village. From then on, I vowed to get into university, become an official, and make the bully like the village chief get the punishment he deserved. In order to study for the exam, I came to the south. At first, I worked at the dock during the day and studied hard at night to prepare for the exam.”

"In the third year after I left your mother, I finally got into university, a university in the south. During my studies, I lost contact with your mother. During the holidays, I went back to take care of your mother, but no one was home. I asked around in the village, and they said your mother had left the village many years ago. After graduating from university, I entered the system and finally became a civil servant. I admit that during that time, I was busy reporting the bullying village chief, which delayed my search for your mother."

Xie Changgui looked at Lu Mingxuan and could tell from his words and actions that his son was very successful. He sighed and said, "Later, I went back three more times and overheard that your mother had gone to Yushan to learn medicine from an old Chinese medicine doctor. I decided to find her, apologize to her, and atone for my sins. By then, it had been ten years since I came to see your mother. I asked her if she wanted to come to Yunnan with me, but she refused."

Lu Mingxuan didn't know if Xie Changgui was telling the truth or not, but he didn't want to dwell on it too much. Things had already come to this point, and he just wanted an explanation.

"So you got married again later, just because you and my mom didn't register our marriage, right?"

Xie Changgui looked at Lu Mingxuan apologetically: "My current wife is my college classmate. After graduation, she pursued me here. I was moved and accepted her proposal."

Lu Mingxuan nodded: "So, you're saying you have no feelings for me anymore?"

Xie Changgui looked at Lu Mingxuan for a full five minutes before finally nodding: "I am very grateful to your mother. She saved me. In my most difficult time, she gave me the courage to live. But that is just gratitude, not love."

Lu Mingxuan nodded again: "It's no wonder my mother never got married, because she was looking for you and me her whole life."

"What? Your mother is still not married?" Xie Changgui looked at his son in surprise.

“At first, my mother was looking for you. She was about to give birth and was still searching for you everywhere while heavily pregnant, so she was on the road when I was born.”

Upon hearing this, the coldness in Lu Mingxuan's eyes returned.

“My mother was in so much pain on the way that she couldn’t walk. A couple who were passing by took her to the hospital. After giving birth to me at the hospital, she finally fell asleep from exhaustion. The couple saw that I was crying loudly because I was hungry and wanted to find a mother with breast milk to breastfeed me. However, someone took the opportunity to take me away.”