The last sentence was almost screamed out by Qiao Yuying.

Her mother clearly knew that she could not put that relations.h.i.+p behind her and that she was heartbroken over that child, but why did she lie to her all this while?

She had never doubted her parents. They treated her like treasure and doted on her for so many years.

Qiao Yuying could never accept that her parents would lie to her.

After hearing what Qiao Yuying said, Gu Qingyao finally realized why Mother was so heartbroken back then such that she subsequently developed her business all over the world except China.

The child did not survive, and she went to look for Father when she was severely injured, only to find out that he was already married and had kids. An ordinary woman would really be unable to tolerate such an impact.

Gu Qingyao looked at her grandparents with a hint of coldness in her eyes.

Old Madam Qiao looked at the young lady beside her after hearing Qiao Yuying's questioning and finally realized what happened.

“This… Yu… Yuying, this lady is…”

“Tell me, why did you lie to me back then?”

“I… I…” Old Madam Qiao was confused by the situation. Gu Qingyao's appearance was too impactful to her, and she could not react in time.

Old Master Qiao returned to his senses and sighed while consoling his daughter, “Yuying, calm down. This matter is our fault. We indeed lied to you. The child from that time did not die and instead… disappeared!

“Your mother and I were worried that you would not be able to get over it, so we said that. You are our precious daughter! We were all shocked when we knew that you gave birth to a child and thought that you were bullied by someone. Our hearts ached dearly for you back then, did you know?”

Qiao Yuying was stunned!

Old Madam Qiao pursed her lips. “Your father is right. We… we wanted you to forget about the past and live well in the future. We…”

She looked at her partner with a troubled expression.

It was indeed their fault back then. They did not know anything about Qiao Yuying's matters and hurried there to bring their daughter overseas, only to see that she was about to go into labor. They were truly astounded back then.

Their daughter was lying unconscious in such a rundown place, and no one cared about her when she was in labor. Then, they a.s.sumed that their precious daughter was cheated by someone. This impact was something that no one could understand.

They really did not like that child back then.

Qiao Yuying said, “What exactly happened back then? Tell me everything in full detail from when you all saw me.”

Old Madam Qiao exchanged a look with Old Master Qiao and recounted the entire incident to Qiao Yuying.

After explaining, Old Madam Qiao said, “Yuying! It was our fault back then. Your father and I were careless and lost the child, but we really were short of time then and we had to leave.

“What we said back then was just out of anger. We regretted it afterward, but the child was already lost. We had no choice but to lie to you that the child was gone, mostly to let you forget about what happened back then.

“Afterward, you were unresigned to face this and wanted to look for Gu Yunshen. Once the information was back and we found out that he was already married with kids, I was more firm in my decision to simply let you believe that the child is already dead. This way, you would not have any trouble, right?”

Old Madam Qiao sighed. “Furthermore, the circ.u.mstances were very poor back then. Sons were greatly valued over daughters, and the hospital condition was so poor that many children could not stay alive. I…”