If it hadn't been for a moment of soft-heartedness back then, and the elimination of them, father and son, there wouldn't be the current trouble. Xing Yan wouldn't have died, and the mother-son relationship between Xie Qin Jia and Xing Zheng wouldn't have deteriorated to this extent. It was all due to his soft heart at that moment.
Later, although he had sent someone to check on Liu Qin Ye, by then, the news of Liu Qin Ye's death had already arrived. As for the child, his whereabouts were unknown. He never expected that in the end, he would be adopted by the Zhao family.
The truth of the past had a significant impact on Xing Zheng. Although he had known before that Zhao Jiang He was the son of Xie Qin Jia and Liu Qin Ye, he had never imagined that there was such a complicated history behind it.
For the past few years, Xing Sha had been avoiding recalling his youthful days, especially the two years when Xie Qin Jia went missing. He spent almost every day and night consumed by self-blame. When Xie Qin Jia was in love with him, she was like a vibrant peony. However, after two years, when he found her again, she had been withered by life, unable to even lift her head to speak to people.
She needed to stay in the hospital for long-term observation. She always blamed herself, believing she had let down the child she "abandoned" and also Xing Sha. Every time Xing Sha saw her like this, his heart ached unbearably. He stopped all his work and stayed by Xie Qin Jia's side in the hospital with all his heart.
However, the dark experience had left too deep a shadow on her. Even with Xing Sha's company, Xie Qin Jia would still wake up from nightmares every day. She would occasionally experience hallucinations and auditory hallucinations, hearing Liu Qin Ye curse her as a woman who "abandoned her husband and child" and was "promiscuous."
After that, "post-traumatic stress disorder" was added to Xie Qin Jia's diagnosed conditions.
Coincidentally, the hospital had a foreign expert consulting. This expert had over thirty years of clinical treatment experience in PTSD. After Xing Sha discussed Xie Qin Jia's experience with him, the expert suggested hypnosis therapy for Xie Qin Jia to erase her most painful memories. However, hypnosis surgery was not effective for everyone, and its success depended on luck.
At that time, Xing Sha could no longer think of any other solution, so he accepted the expert's suggestion and took Xie Qin Jia for the surgery. Fortunately, the surgery was successful, and to this day, Xie Qin Jia has not recalled that painful experience.
"Your grandparents and maternal grandparents don't know I took her for surgery." Regarding this surgery, Xing Sha's public explanation was that Xie Qin Jia had amnesia.
Fortunately, the elders did not suspect anything. Their understanding of mental illness was limited, and they simply thought that forgetting the painful experience might be for the best.
"Your grandparents didn't agree to you marrying her, was it because of this?" Xing Zheng asked.
Xing Sha replied with an "Mm." He lit another cigarette. At this moment, the living room was filled with the smell of smoke. Xing Sha's parents were traditional in their thinking. They believed that since Xie Qin Jia had been married to Liu Qin Ye, she was not suitable to marry into their family. Although they had not openly opposed it, they had spoken to Xing Sha about it several times in private. However, Xing Sha remained unmoved and was determined to marry Xie Qin Jia. After Xie Qin Jia's condition stabilized, they got married.
At the age of twenty-four, Xie Qin Jia gave birth to Xing Yan. During this pregnancy, she had almost no discomfort, and with Xing Sha accompanying her throughout, she was happy every day. Xie Qin Jia no longer remembered anything and naturally regarded Xing Yan as her first son, doting on him immensely.
She had once said that with Ming Zhe and him, her life was enough.
However, at the age of twenty-six, she unexpectedly became pregnant again. Perhaps it was due to the severe pregnancy reactions during her second pregnancy, but after the pregnancy was confirmed, she said she didn't want the child, as if the child in her womb was a plague.
Xing Sha naturally couldn't bear it, so he coaxed her in every way possible, and finally, they safely welcomed this child. In terms of obedience, sensibility, and academic performance, Xing Zheng was no worse than Xing Yan. In fact, Xing Zheng's talent in business and mathematics far surpassed Xing Yan's.
However, no matter how outstanding Xing Zheng was, Xie Qin Jia simply did not love him. Sometimes, just seeing him would evoke a strong sense of disgust. To this day, Xing Sha has not figured out the reason behind this.
Having kept such a heavy secret in his heart for nearly thirty years, Xing Sha felt relieved after revealing it. He let out a long sigh and said to Xing Zheng, "I was too presumptuous, hiding this for so many years. I never expected it to turn out like this in the end... Forget it, now that I've said it, I feel much better."
"When did you start suspecting Zhao Jiang He about Ah Yan's car accident?" Xing Sha asked Xing Zheng.
"The car I was driving was a birthday gift from Zhao Jiang He to my brother."
This alone was not enough to support his suspicion of Zhao Jiang He. Xing Zheng began to suspect Zhao Jiang He during his hospitalization after the car accident. After being transferred from the intensive care unit to a regular ward, Xing Zheng would still fall into a long coma every day.
One day, Zhao Jiang He, thinking he was in a coma, answered a phone call in the ward. Xing Zheng didn't know who was on the other end of the line, but he learned from this call that Zhao Jiang He liked Jiang Chu Bi.
When discussing Xing Yan's death, he did not appear as sad as he usually did. He even joked, "It's indeed a pleasure that a love rival is dead." It was then that he began to suspect Zhao Jiang He, which was why he sought cooperation with Jiang Chu Bi.
"Why didn't you say anything back then?" Xing Sha questioned Xing Zheng sternly. Xing Zheng retorted directly, "If I had said something, would you have believed me?"
Xing Sha was speechless. In that situation, let alone Xie Qin Jia, even he himself would never have suspected Zhao Jiang He. He and Xing Yan had been like brothers since childhood. They were in the same class from elementary school through high school. When Xing Yan had the accident, Zhao Jiang He appeared extremely distressed.
Xing Zheng glanced at the silent Xing Sha and laughed self-mockingly, "Even if I had said something, she would have just thought I was slandering Zhao Jiang He. As for you, you always just listened to her."
If he hadn't known Zhao Jiang He's identity, and solely based on Zhao Jiang He liking Jiang Chu Bi, and Jiang Chu Bi liking Xing Yan, Xing Sha would not have concluded that the car accident was caused by Zhao Jiang He.
But now, with Zhao Jiang He's relationship with Liu Qin Ye exposed, coupled with the words Liu Qin Ye had uttered in his frenzy, Zhao Jiang He's plan for the past few years was to bring down the Xing family. However, when he snatched that project from Rong Shi earlier, he had overestimated himself.
The praise from the outside world had made him arrogant, causing him to forget his original capabilities and lower his guard, overlooking the fact that this might be a trap.
And this complex plan, these hidden truths, were all painstakingly uncovered by Xing Zheng over the years.
Thinking of this, Xing Sha felt guilty. "You've been through a lot. This is what I should have done."
Xing Zheng gently shook his head, looking at the rising sun outside the window.
Just then, his phone rang. He answered it, and it was Zhou Yue's voice, "Lin Mei was supposed to come to the hospital for medication today, but she's now out of contact. Have you seen her?"
Upon hearing this, Xing Zheng immediately tried to call Lin Mei. Her phone was going straight to voicemail. He grabbed his car keys and left, driving towards her apartment.