After sitting down in the living room, Su Xia helped pour a cup of tea and placed it in front of Qin Tian.
"Have some tea first."
"Thank you!"
Qin Tian thanked her, then picked up the teacup, blew on the steam, and took a small sip.
The warm tea broth flowed down his throat, warming his body and slightly calming his agitated emotions.
"Brother, what happened?"
At her mother's signal, Xia Nuannuan cautiously asked.
Qin Tian's hand, holding the teacup, trembled slightly. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "When I was very young, I was often ridiculed by children my age, who called me a bastard with no father. Back then, I used to resent my mother, asking why I didn't have a father, and why she never told me anything about him."
"As I grew older, I gradually accepted this reality and stopped complaining or asking. I felt that having my mother in my life was enough, and it was best if that so-called father never appeared."
"Just now, he suddenly appeared before me. The moment I saw him, I guessed who he was, and the anger couldn't be suppressed. It turns out that all these years, I wasn't as indifferent as I appeared on the surface."
"Nuannuan, do you know, regardless of any hidden circumstances back then, I can never forgive him. Since he was absent for so many years of my life, why must he appear now?"
"Over the years, my mother raised me alone. How much hardship and suffering did she endure? And he just shows up out of nowhere and expects me to recognize him as my father? What a joke!"
As he spoke, Qin Tian's eyes were already wet and red, with tears overflowing.
Xia Nuannuan, snapping out of her shock, frantically pulled out two tissues and gently wiped his tears.
Looking at the emotionally broken Qin Tian before her, her eyes turned red with heartache.
All along, Qin Tian had seemed mature and steady in her eyes, able to handle any situation calmly and resolve it with ease.
This was the first time she had ever seen Qin Tian so sad and helpless.
Meanwhile, Xia Zhengping and his wife wore solemn expressions, exchanging glances.
They were utterly shocked by the news Qin Tian brought.
However, they found it difficult to intervene, as it was a family matter for the Qin family.
"Brother, don't cry, I'm here, I'm here!"
Xia Nuannuan hugged Qin Tian, comforting his anger and sadness in a gentle voice.
Qin Tian rested his chin on her shoulder, taking a deep breath to calm his emotions.
"Alright, I'm okay now."
After a long while, Qin Tian slowly spoke.
Xia Nuannuan then released him and picked up the cup of tea from the coffee table, handing it to him.
Qin Tian took the teacup, looked at the Xia Zhengping couple, and said apologetically, "Uncle and Aunt, I'm sorry to have bothered you. I didn't want to see that person, and I didn't know where else to go, so I ended up here inexplicably."
"Don't say that, there's no bothering here. This is your home."
Su Xia said earnestly.
Xia Zhengping said nothing, merely nodding in agreement.
Then, a long silence fell over the living room.
"Little Qin, what are your plans?"
Xia Zhengping suddenly broke the silence.
As soon as he said this, Su Xia and Xia Nuannuan glared at him.
"Escaping won't solve the problem."
Xia Zhengping ignored his wife and daughter's displeasure and repeated seriously.
"I know!"
Qin Tian nodded.
"Little Tian, it's okay. If you don't want to go back, you can stay here tonight. We still have a room at Grandma and Grandpa's. After a good night's sleep and careful consideration, you can decide tomorrow."
Su Xia said gently.
"Mom is right, Brother, you should stay here. I'll call Aunt Tang."
Xia Nuannuan eagerly agreed.
"No."
Qin Tian shook his head and refused. He glanced at his future father-in-law and said sternly, "Uncle Xia is right, escaping won't solve the problem. I still have to go back and hear what he has to say. At least it can resolve the questions I've had in my heart for so many years."
Xia Zhengping's face showed a gratified smile.
A true man could have moments of emotional breakdown, but he also had to learn to stabilize his emotions quickly and analyze and solve problems from a rational perspective.
After drinking tea and sitting for a while, once his emotions had fully stabilized, Qin Tian prepared to take his leave.
"Brother, I'll go with you!"
Xia Nuannuan suddenly stood up and said.
Xia Zhengping was about to say something when he was interrupted by his wife's gaze.
"No need, I'm alright now. You stay home!"
Qin Tian smiled and politely declined.
"No, I want to go with you. Your business is my business. I also want to know what really happened between Uncle and Aunt back then. If Uncle really did wrong, I will condemn him with you and Aunt Tang."
Xia Nuannuan looked at him with determination.
Facing such a Xia Nuannuan, Qin Tian really didn't know how to refuse, and he cast a pleading look at his future mother-in-law.
"Little Tian, let her go with you!"
Su Xia said with a gentle smile.
Seeing that his future mother-in-law had agreed, Qin Tian couldn't say anything more.
In fact, he secretly wished Xia Nuannuan would accompany him. With Xia Nuannuan by his side, she could help stabilize his emotions to some extent.
"Uncle and Aunt, I'll drive her back later."
Qin Tian said to the Xia Zhengping couple.
"Okay, go ahead!"
Su Xia nodded with a smile.
"Don't be too late!"
Xia Zhengping reminded him.
"Understood, then we're leaving."
Qin Tian bid farewell and headed towards the entrance with Xia Nuannuan.
Su Xia and Xia Zhengping stood up and followed, seeing them off.
After watching the two children enter the elevator, Su Xia closed the door.
"Wife, why did you let Nuannuan go? That's their family matter, it's not very appropriate for her to go."
Xia Zhengping said with a hint of complaint in his voice.
"What family matter? The relationship between the two children is already like this, and we parents have also approved. They will be a family sooner or later, so what's inappropriate about it?"
Su Xia retorted.
"But that's in the future!"
Xia Zhengping said with a helpless expression.
"They're gone, so stop talking nonsense."
Su Xia walked back to the sofa and sat down, her expression serious. "I'm a bit worried about Sister Xiu. If Nuannuan goes, perhaps she can help ease the atmosphere at the right time and make their communication smoother."
Xia Zhengping was stunned for a moment, then nodded and praised, "That's true, my wife you think further ahead."
Su Xia rolled her eyes disdainfully and said thoughtfully, "Why did he suddenly show up after so many years of absence?"
"Who knows!"
Xia Zhengping shrugged.
"I really hope he's not some scumbag who abandoned his wife and child. If that's the case, no matter what Sister Xiu says, I won't recognize this in-law."
Su Xia said solemnly.
"Wife, you're right. If he's that kind of person, he's not worthy of being our precious daughter's father-in-law!"
Xia Zhengping agreed.