He even took the Ye family into consideration for her.

Liang Wanjun and Ye Shaoting's emotions were more stable now.

Ye Shaoting said, "At first, Wanjun and I both couldn't accept this reality, so we didn't accept his apology and he stayed standing outside the door…"

Ye Shaoting sighed. "Later on… we calmed down… Thinking back on it… in a twist of fate, this matter also saved our family…"

Ye Shaoting's mind drifted as he replied, "Back then, when my daughter was studying overseas, she encountered a riot and everyone lost their lives in a blazing inferno in that riot without a single survivor. Because the explosion was too strong… no one's remains were preserved…"

Ye Shaoting took a deep breath and continued, "Back then, Wanjun was too heavily affected and her mental state deteriorated. She didn't drink or eat the whole day, and her health worsened more and more. She even tried to commit suicide several times. It wasn't until one day three years ago that we found our daughter. She was blessed and was saved by a kind pa.s.serby. She merely suffered some injuries and lost some of her memories…

"Because our daughter was found, Wanjun finally lifted her head and we never doubted you weren't our daughter…"

Ye Wanwan replied with difficulty, "I'm very sorry. Back then… my memories were replaced already. I didn't intentionally deceive you, but it was me who caused this to happen so there's no defending myself!"

Ye Shaoting sighed. "Mr. Si already explained the general circ.u.mstances to us…"

Although Si Yehan withheld the more confidential bits, he sincerely explained the general events to Ye Shaoting and Liang Wanjun.

Ye Wanwan closed her eyes. "Apologies. I've caused a lot of trouble for you…"

Ye Shaoting looked at the girl in front of him and said while pained, "Although I don't know how memory replacement works, you were truly identical to our old Wanwan. If it was our Wanwan, the things she would've done actually wouldn't be all too different from what you did…

"Back then, the second branch already wanted to target us, so the outcome would be the same even if it was a different Wanwan. And with such a useless father like me, Wanwan's fate wouldn't be any better right now even if she survived…

"It was us parents who weren't able to protect our daughter well…"

"Dad…" Ye Wanwan hoa.r.s.ely protested. "Don't say that. You're a wonderful father!"

Ye Shaoting took a deep breath. "You though—you, a single girl, stood your own ground and protected the entire Ye family by yourself. I truly can't blame you for anything… Moreover… these past few years… your mom and I… have truly been very grateful… grateful that you came to our side…"

Tears flowed down Liang Wanjun's face as she said, "No matter what, we can't change the truth that my daughter has pa.s.sed away. The heavens have already bestowed us with a blessing by letting you come to our side. This was why I didn't dare to expose anything despite all the oddities I discovered.

"It wasn't until Mr. Si told us the truth and completely shattered my hopes… I really couldn't accept it at first, but…"

Liang Wanjun stared at Ye Wanwan. "But Mom's more afraid… afraid that you'll leave… I'm afraid… you'll also leave me forever…"