Mr. Rong, please stay. Miss Sang doesn't want to be a widow.

The middle-aged woman's eyes paused briefly, with a hint of shock in her eyes, "You know everything?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Sheng squatted down in pain.

Rong Zhi's gaze lingered on the middle-aged woman, and he spoke in a cold voice, "Isn't my coming here enough to explain everything?"

Bo Qingmei swayed slightly and murmured, "I thought I had hidden it from everyone, but I didn't expect that the Bo family would still find me."

Rong Zhi's face was gloomy. "Bo Yuanshan went to great lengths to ensure your child inherited everything. Why did you come back?"

The air in the ear room seemed to freeze, and time seemed to stretch.

Quiet.

Deathly silence.

Bo Qingmei frowned in pain, her gaze slowly falling on the bowl of stir-fried beef Rong Zhi had just prepared. Unspeakable emotions suddenly surged into her eyes like a surging tide, gradually drowning her pupils. Her vision became blurry.

Seeing this, Xiao Sheng hurriedly stood up and supported her, "Don't get excited..."

Rong Zhi saw the close relationship between the two and understood what was going on. He frowned slightly and said coldly, "Uncle Xiao, it's a rare visit for me. How about treating me to a meal?"

Xiao Sheng was stunned and said in astonishment, "Second Young Master, this is just rough country food. I'm afraid you won't be used to it."

When Rong Zhi heard this, he didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "I grew up in an orphanage. The food there was much worse than what you have here."

"This..." Xiao Sheng tilted his head and looked at Bo Qingmei, as if asking for her opinion.

Bo Qingmei clenched her fists tightly, her fingertips cold. She pursed her lips and slowly said to Rong Zhi, "Since you don't mind, then just make do with it."

"Qingmei? Xiao Sheng was surprised.

Rong Zhi smiled, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice, "How about I do it?"

Xiao Sheng hurriedly said, "How can I let you do this?" After a pause, he added, "You guys go sit in the living room, I'll cook."

Rong Zhi nodded slightly.

Xiao Sheng supported Bo Qingmei and walked towards the main house.

Rong Zhi and the man in black followed closely behind.

Crossing a wooden threshold of moderate height is the living and dining room.

The interior furnishings are very simple, but the materials used are not simple. They are all made of pear wood.

Rong Zhi knew it well, but did not point it out.

He sat on the armchair, his legs elegantly crossed.

Xiao Sheng glanced at him without saying a word, and went to the kitchen with a serious expression.

Seeing him walk away, Bo Qingmei clenched her fists helplessly, trying her best to suppress the pain in her heart.

After a few minutes of silence, she trembled her lips and asked, "Rong Zhi, how did you find this place?"

Rong Zhi said coldly, "The head of the family has found out that my eldest brother is not Madam Bo's biological son."

Bo Qingmei was stunned. "She? How could it be?"

When mentioning Sang Yuwan, Rong Zhi's eyebrows softened. "Her abilities and methods are not inferior to mine. Otherwise, Bo Yuanshan would not have handed over the Bo family and the Bo clan to her."

Bo Qingmei was startled again, her heart trembling, as if a sharp knife had cut through her. "You mean, Bo Yuanshan didn't intend to hand everything over to Xingzhi at all?"

Rong Zhi's expression was stern. "If Bo Yuanshan didn't have this intention, why would he have to replace Ning Wanzhen's dead child with my eldest brother?"

Bo Qingmei's body stiffened and she fell silent.

Rong Zhi's heart sank as he continued, "It's just that, despite all his calculations, he didn't anticipate that Big Brother would leave so early."

Bo Qingmei's breathing hitched, and she felt as if a sharp knife was twisting her heart. Pain overflowed, and she slowly began to cry.

Rong Zhi saw this and handed her a tissue, "Cry if you want to."

Bo Qingmei took the tissue and shook her head weakly. Her almond-shaped eyes were filled with tears, but she didn't cry out loud.

Rong Zhi's face showed no emotion. "Have you ever seen him in person in all these years?"

Bo Qing lowered her eyebrows slightly, her eyelashes trembling, and tears silently fell on the back of her hand. After a full few minutes, she finally spoke with difficulty, "I went to see him when he graduated from graduate school."

She sniffed and added, "I've only seen him once in all these years."

Rong Zhi's eyes flickered slightly, and his stern facial lines softened a little. "If you want to go see him now, I can arrange it."

Bo Qingmei clenched the wet tissue in her hand, the veins on the back of her hand bulging, "Everyone is gone, it will only make me sadder if I see them again."

Rong Zhi suddenly thought of his biological mother, and an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart. It was like a stone was pressing on his heart, so heavy that it made him feel a little breathless.

I don't know how she felt when she abandoned me.

Xiao Sheng stood at the door and said nervously, "Qingmei, Second Young Master, let's eat."

Bo Qingmei's voice was a little hoarse, "You guys eat, I'm not hungry."

Hearing this, Rong Zhi stood up silently, his eyes slightly lowered. His expression remained unchanged, "You treat me like your elder brother. Just think of it as having a meal with your son."

Bo Qingmei's heart ached, as if another piece of glass had pierced her chest. Her eyes reddened, and she said with emotion, "Okay."

Xiao Sheng walked over quickly and helped her up from the sofa.

No one spoke during the meal.

Bo Qingmei took a few bites symbolically, and spent most of the time looking at Rong Zhi quietly.

When Bo Xingzhi graduated from graduate school, she was still abroad, and Bo Yuanshan specially arranged for her to attend the ceremony.

However, that day she was a relative of another child.

Because Ning Wanzhen also attended the ceremony.

She sat in a corner at the back of the auditorium, wearing a mask, a blonde wig, and heavy makeup. Even if she stood in front of Ning Wanzhen, she wouldn't recognize her.

In the midst of painful torment, I finally saw Bo Xingzhi appear.

That was the son she missed day and night.

He was wearing a bachelor's gown and a bachelor's hat, striding with his head held high and full of energy.

After the graduation ceremony, he slowly walked down the stage and opened his arms towards Ning Wanzhen.

At that moment, she felt like she was falling into the abyss and her heart was dead.

Without waiting for the other ceremonies to end, she hurriedly fled the school.

After returning to her residence, Bo Xingzhi became a scar in her heart that had completely healed.

She wanted to get close to him and tell him that she was his biological mother.

So, she bribed Xiao Sheng and found a way to return home.

In order to avoid being discovered by Bo Yuanshan, the two came here.

After settling down, perhaps because she was homesick, she mustered up the courage to go find Bo Xingzhi countless times, but every time she reached the courtyard gate, she secretly stopped.

She looked at the apricot tree in the yard and said silently in her heart, "I can't go. If Xingzhi's background is exposed, he will not only lose his qualification as heir, but will also be cursed by everyone."

Spring passes and winter comes.

Six years later, she heard the sad news of Bo Yuanshan's death.

That day, she was completely desperate and almost followed him.

It was a wrong love, and the two were ultimately unable to join hands.

Bo Qingmei didn't hate Bo Yuanshan, she only hated herself.

Knowing that it was a love like a moth to a flame, she still ran towards it without hesitation.

In the four years since Bo Yuanshan's death, she has hardly left the yard.

He was drowsy most of the day until Bo Xingzhi passed away.