Fu Mengchuan: "The one who was pregnant back then was not your mom, but your aunt."

Those words felt like a thunderbolt exploding next to Fu Xiyan’s ears, leaving him somewhat dazed.

Fu Xiyan abruptly turned his head to look at Fu Mengchuan, his eyes full of disbelief.

"You’ve always thought you hadn’t met your aunt, but in fact, you’ve all seen her."

"Your aunt’s name is Jin Huaqing, and she’s a twin to your mom; they look exactly the same."

"Your aunt disappeared for many years. When I was dating your mom, and even for many years after we were married, I never saw her."

"The first time I saw her was eighteen years ago."

That year, Jin Huaqing, who had been missing for over a decade, returned covered in wounds. At the time, she was still being pursued with nowhere to go, so she went back to the Jin Family.

Their targets were clear, not like normal people, almost as if they had a chip implanted, determined to kill Jin Huaqing, and wave after wave kept coming.

Jin Huaqing was severely injured and couldn’t withstand the turmoil.

In the end, Hua Zhu came up with a plan to fake Jin Huaqing’s death and the two shared Hua Zhu’s identity.

Sure enough, after Jin Huaqing faked her death, those assassins disappeared.

Not long after, it was discovered that Jin Huaqing was pregnant. Hua Zhu and others were against her having the child because Jin Huaqing’s health was too frail.

With her weak constitution, let alone having a child, even if she didn’t, she might last at most two years without encountering a divine healer. If she insisted on giving birth, she would likely not survive.

But Jin Huaqing refused to abort the child, determined to have it, and Hua Zhu and the others couldn’t persuade her. In the end, they had no choice but to compromise. To prevent the assassins from finding them, Hua Zhu also had to play the role of the pregnant woman.

And only the two sisters, along with the Patriarch Jin, Little Uncle, Fu Mengchuan, and Old Master Fu knew about the two sharing one identity.

At that time, neither the Ancient Martial Arts World nor Xia Country was peaceful. To avoid being discovered by acquaintances and to prevent accidents, at Jin Huaqing’s suggestion, Fu Mengchuan took Hua Zhu and Jin Huaqing to Central Continent City.

Why they went to Central Continent City, neither Hua Zhu nor Fu Mengchuan knew.

Jin Huaqing only said someone would come to take her and the child.

After that, the three of them stayed in Central Continent City.

Jin Huaqing was really too weak, and a few days after giving birth, she passed away.

Even before the delivery, Jin Huaqing knew her condition. In the days leading up to the birth, she frequently had heart-to-heart talks with Hua Zhu and Fu Mengchuan.

She repeatedly entrusted Hua Zhu and Fu Mengchuan, if she died, to take good care of the child, saying the child’s father would come for the child and to look after the child until the father arrived.

Hua Zhu and Fu Mengchuan did not know the full identity of the child’s father; Jin Huaqing only mentioned his surname was Gu. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Hua Zhu and Fu Mengchuan also knew Jin Huaqing was already at the end of her rope, consistently promising her they would treat the child as their own until the father came for him.

However, almost eighteen years have passed, and the child’s father has never shown up.

"Actually, in the beginning, whether it was your mom, your eldest uncle, little uncle, or I, we all eagerly anticipated the arrival of this child."

"But after your aunt passed away, your mom and the others couldn’t accept it, and couldn’t treat Yingying like family."

"I also didn’t feel as much affection for Yingying as I should have, but the child is innocent, after all, she’s the child your aunt left behind."

"Both your mom and I promised your aunt, and I also promised your mom, that we would treat Yingying well."