300 The Most Difficult Choice

By the lake, all of Liu Siyu’s family members were standing there waiting for her.

Fang Xiaonuan sensed her timidness, so she consoled her, “Xiaoyu, stay strong. Everyone you see here loves you.”

Liu Siyu finally mustered up the courage to walk over to Old Master Ji. Before she could say anything, tears streamed from her eyes. “Dad!” The moment she opened her mouth, her face was covered in tears.

Old Master Ji finally could not hold it in any longer, and his tears fell too. “Xiaoyu, my child!” He finally managed to hold his younger daughter, and he was crying so hard that he could not speak. The heavens had played a joke on him, but he was still lucky enough to find his daughter in this lifetime.

Everyone in the Ji family was very excited, and tears welled up in their eyes. Only Ji Lingchen seemed to be relieved and he let her be. Under the moonlight, he turned and left, walking to the other side of the road. Then, he looked up at the sky tiredly. A huge weight was lifted off his chest.

His wife’s eyes were on him.

Fang Xiaonuan also left the crowd and walked silently to her husband’s side. She placed her small hand into her husband’s palm.

Ji Lingchen felt her soft hand in his. Ji Lingchen clenched his fist and turned to look at his little wife who had come to accompany him. He pulled her into his arms.

Fang Xiaonuan “Hubby, I found Xiaoyu. From now on, I must be the top priority in your heart!”

“Alright!” Ji Lingchen agreed. He did not tell his wife that she would always be his top priority for the rest of his life.

On the first day of their reunion, Liu Siyu was faced with the most difficult decision in her life. Should she go back to the Ji family’s home or the Liu family’s home tonight?

She had just reunited with her family, but she could not bear to see her mother, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, disappointed.

Liu Siyan could see his sister’s dilemma, so he took the initiative to step forward and say, “Go back to the Ji family’s house. You’ve just reunited, so you must have a lot to talk about.”

“Brother,” Liu Siyu looked at him with gratitude.

Liu Siyan saw the smile in his sister’s eyes. He tried his best to suppress the sadness in his heart so that his sister could return to the Ji family with peace of mind.

Mr. Liu was also a reasonable person. He did not want to put his daughter in a difficult position. “Go, don’t feel guilty. Our door is always open for you. You will always be my daughter.”

Liu Siyu burst into tears again. She ran over and hugged him. “Daddy.”

Mr. Liu patted his daughter’s back. “You’re already a big girl. Don’t cry all the time. Finding your family is a happy occasion.”

Liu Siyu looked at her mother, whose hair was messy and whose eyes were red and swollen. She reached out to smooth her mother’s hair down. “Mom, I’m sorry.”

Mrs. Liu wiped the tears from her face. When they parted, she hugged her daughter again. “We have a lot of things to do tonight. You should go.”

The Liu family did not want her to feel sad and guilty, so they gave in.

In the end, Liu Siyu watched as the Liu family’s car disappeared from sight, and then she got into the Ji family’s car.

Fang Xiaonuan left in the same car as her husband. She sat in the front passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and waited for her “personal driver”.

Feng Qi and her husband were also in the same car.

Liu Siyu and Old Master Ji were in the same car. Ji Wen was the only one who was ignored by everyone in the cold winter and left alone.

He had come with Fang Xiaonuan, but she had left with her husband.

Ji Wen could only start the car by himself and slowly follow the other cars.

When the three Liu family members arrived home, Mrs. Liu felt her daughter’s absence. The huge villa was empty. She covered her face and cried in self-blame, “I’m so selfish and evil. People like me deserve retribution!”

“Mom,” Liu Siyan consoled his mother, “Xiaoyu will come back. Trust me.”

Mr. Liu gave his parents a call. “Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you. You should be prepared.”

…

Liu Siyu returned to the Ji family’s residence although she had only left it not long ago.

Ji Lingchen brought her to a room with their mother’s memorial tablet and black and white photo.

Liu Siyu’s tears gushed out again. She looked at her mother, who had been separated from her, and recalled her voice and smile. She offered incense to her mother and knelt in front of her mother’s memorial tablet with Ji Lingchen.

“Mom, I’ve brought Xiaoyu home.”

…

All the lights in the Ji residence were lit, and the whole family was very happy.

Liu Siyu had just returned to the Ji family, and Feng Qi wanted to accompany her. She turned to her husband and said, “Hubby, it’s Xiaoyu’s first day at home, so she must be uncomfortable. I’ll go accompany her and chat with her.”

She walked to Liu Siyu’s room and knocked on the door. “Xiaoyu, can I come in? It’s your sister-in-law.”

“Sister-in-law, come in,” Liu Siyu said.

“Why?” Ji Wen complained in a low voice. “You’ve never been so polite when you entered my room.”

Feng Qi pushed the door open and entered, “Huh? Xiaonuan, Xiaowen, why are you both here?”

Fang Xiaonuan and Ji Wen were both in their pajamas. Ji Wen was sitting on a stool, while Fang Xiaonuan and Liu Siyu were sitting on the bed.

“Sister-in-law,” Fang Xiaonuan said, “We’re keeping Xiaoyu company because we were worried that she wouldn’t be used to being home.”