love on the turquoise land

Chapter 39

The place chosen for their chat was a dimly lit Qingba. Zhan Jing had never been to such a place before, feeling uncomfortable all over, sitting on the edge as if ready to flee at any moment.

He awkwardly apologized to Nie Jiuluo, "Xixi, I spoke out of turn earlier. Don't take it to heart."

That day, when he suddenly saw that emerald necklace, memories flooded back like a tide, breaking down the fortress of caution and timidity he had built up over half his life, and he ended up saying a lot in a fit of hysteria.

Later, he calmed down and found himself ridiculous. Pei Ke had been dead for twenty years. Twenty years had passed, old people, old things, why bother reheating the cooled soup? Whether it was warm or cold, he would be the only one drinking it.

Let's not let the past affect the younger generation.

Nie Jiuluo said, "You've said enough, say a little more. What really happened between you and my mom back then?"

Zhan Jing nervously looked up at her.

Nie Jiuluo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm an adult now, I've been in love, and I've seen a lot of nonsense. I'm very open-minded. My parents aren't saints, they're just human beings. Good relationships are rare, bad relationships are normal. Just go ahead and tell me."

Zhan Jing stared at her blankly for a while. She resembled Pei Ke a bit in her eyebrows and eyes, but their personalities were completely different. They say character determines destiny. If Xiao Ke had Nie Jiuluo's personality, her life... would have been very different.

After stammering for a while, Zhan Jing finally spoke, "Do you know, your parents had a miscarriage before?"

Nie Jiuluo nodded, "I know, it's a pity, died in the womb. My parents were very sad. So when I was born later, they introduced me to others as the second daughter of the family."

Zhan Jing dared not look at her, bowing his head so low it couldn't go any lower, his voice as light as a feather, "That first child... was actually mine."

Nie Jiuluo's ears buzzed lightly, as if a fly or moth had brushed past, and she even raised her hand to shoo it away, swatting at nothing.

Suddenly, Zhan Jing realized something and quickly looked up, hastily clarifying, "But don't get the wrong idea. She didn't cheat on your dad. He knew about it. I... I broke up with Xiao Ke due to some misunderstandings and went to another city in a fit of anger. It was only after that she... she found out she was pregnant, but she's stubborn and didn't... didn't contact me. Your dad always liked her, so he told her he was willing to take care of her and treat the child as his own. Back in those days, in our small town, gossip was still very scary. Xiao Ke... accepted your dad.

After I came back, I found out about this. I tried to talk to Xiao Ke, but she refused. She told me that Xihong is a good person, and she decided to live a good life with him. Let bygones be bygones."

Zhan Jing regretted it deeply, but there was nothing he could do. He had to find a job and settle down quietly, silently keeping an eye on Pei Ke from afar, as well as the child who would be born soon.

"But what I didn't expect was that eight or nine months later, the child couldn't be saved. It was said to be due to lack of oxygen in the uterine cavity. Xiao Ke was in terrible pain, and I was quite sad too. But later on, I thought, maybe it's a good thing. They were both young, and they would have their own child in the future."