After Qin Meilan heard Xu Haonian's words, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
Soon, she was in tears.
"Haonian, I'm begging you, please don't be like this, okay?”
She had just found her son who had been lost for 18 years, but her current husband was forcing her to break off her relationship with him.
In an instant, Qin Meilan felt like the sky was about to collapse.
However, Xu Haonian was very determined.
"Meilan, do you know that you only have these two options?" he said coldly. In order to marry you back then, I went against the opinions of all the elders in the family. You should know how much effort I've put in these years, right?”
"For you, for Ling 'er, I can give it my all. But if you choose to acknowledge Lin Rui now, how much impact will this have on my reputation? Have you ever thought about the commercial benefits behind reputation?”
"Let me tell you, once this news is exposed by the media, I, Xu Haonian, will become the biggest joke in the entire Shanghai. I, Xu Haonian, will definitely not be able to accept such a situation.”
Qin Meilan cried and shook her head.
"No, I did it in private. Other than a few police officers at the police station, no one else knows.”
Xu Haonian laughed coldly.
"Meilan, you're too naive. Do you know how many pairs of eyes are staring at me, Xu Haonian, every day in Shanghai?" I think you should know the principle of a tall tree attracting the wind.”
"I already know that you've taken the initiative to acknowledge your family today. It's only a matter of time before others find out in the future. There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. Moreover, if your biological son, Lin Rui, finds out about your current identity and background, he will definitely take the initiative to tell the media in order to squeeze money out of you.”
"So you have to cut ties with him. There's no room for negotiation on this matter.”
Once again, she felt Xu Haonian's cold and stern tone.
Qin Meilan's heart felt like it had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Haonian, do you really have to do this?”
Xu Haonian said resolutely,""You have to cut ties with him. How about this, Meilan? Although I'm not related to him, he's still your son. I'll transfer 10 million to your card immediately.”
"For an ordinary person like him, ten million is enough for him to live a peaceful life for the rest of his life. But Meilan, remember, the prerequisite for this ten million is that he can never recognize you as his mother again.”
Qin Meilan was stunned.
He had mixed feelings.
At this moment, Xu Haonian said,"Meilan, I hope you can understand my actions. This is the biggest concession I can make. You are no longer the Qin Meilan from ten years ago, and your husband is no longer Lin Juemin. You are now my wife, Ling 'er's mother. Could it be that you have the heart to give up Ling' er and me just to reunite with a son who has been separated for many years?”
I'll give you an hour's time, an hour later I want to hear your decision.”
After saying that, Xu Haonian hung up.
Qin Meilan was in despair. She sat in a corner and covered her face as she cried.
Lin Rui, who was not far away, had already observed Qin Meilan's every move.
The reason why he didn't go up to investigate was because he wanted Qin Meilan to tell him personally what had happened.
Lin Rui had a premonition that Qin Meilan's family seemed to welcome him.
He waited for about five minutes.
Qin Meilan tidied up her makeup and reappeared in front of Lin Rui with a smile.
"Did something happen just now?”
Lin Rui asked.
Qin Meilan was slightly stunned. She shook her head and smiled."Nothing…Nothing."
Qin Meilan picked up the menu again.
"Lin Rui, what do you want to eat? Order whatever you want."
Lin Rui noticed that Qin Meilan had changed the way she addressed him after the phone call.
She had changed from "Xiao Rui" to "Lin Rui", and she did not mention the word "mother" again.
His attitude had also changed from being friendly at the beginning to being polite.
Lin Rui shook his head casually."I don't really feel like eating. A cup of coffee will do. By the way, if I'm not wrong, the call just now should be from your current husband, right? Did he express some dissatisfaction with you coming to me today to introduce yourself?"”
Lin Rui's sudden words made Qin Meilan fall into panic.
Qin Meilan hesitated for a while and said to Lin Rui with a sad face,
"Lin Rui, I'm sorry. To tell you the truth, I secretly came to the police station today to acknowledge my family. Ever since I remarried, your uncle has been very good to me all these years. He has taken care of me in every way. You also have a little brother who is eight years old this year. I originally wanted to take you to see them after acknowledging you.”
Speaking of this, Qin Meilan started crying.
"Unfortunately, after so many years, the thing that your uncle couldn't stand the most was Mom's past. When Mom married him, she promised him that she would cut ties with the past. Just now, he called. He already knew about our reunion. Mom tried hard to convince him, but your uncle's attitude was firm. Mom couldn't convince you to go to a bad relationship with Uncle. She didn't allow us to reunite.”
"Lin Rui, I'm sorry..."
Lin Rui had already noticed that something was wrong with Qin Meilan when she answered the phone. He had also predicted this possibility.
However, when Qin Meilan said these words in front of him, Lin Rui's heart felt like it had fallen into an ice cellar.
He had never expected that after eighteen years, he would finally find his biological mother. However, after only three hours, she actually did not want to acknowledge this kinship.
Lin Rui tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart.
"So you mean that because of him, you no longer want to acknowledge our relationship?”
Qin Meilan shook her head as she cried.
"Lin Rui, you have to understand me. I have my own difficulties. I already have a little brother. He's still so young. I can't leave him. Besides, your uncle and I have been together for many years. I can't break it off just because of this…"
Lin Rui couldn't help but laugh.
He stood up.
Their eyes were filled with anger.
"What a good 'can't leave him,' what a good 'can't break off just like that.' I understand now, you don't need to say anymore. Since you don't want to acknowledge me, why did you give birth to me back then? Ridiculous, this fate is really laughable.”
Looking at Lin Rui's furious expression, Qin Meilan burst into tears.
She pulled his arm.
She hurriedly took out a bank card from her bag and begged,""Lin Rui, you have to forgive me. I really have no choice. There's ten million in this card.”
"Even if it's a little compensation from Mom, you must understand Mom's difficulties.”
Looking at the bank card that was forced into his hand, Lin Rui shook his head and smiled.
"I'm sorry, Auntie. I don't lack this bit of money. From today onwards, you and I have nothing to do with each other. As for your difficulties, I really don't understand."”
After saying that, Lin Rui turned around and left the cafe.
Qin Meilan broke down and cried. Lin Rui's "Auntie" had been haunting her heart. As a mother, it was the greatest pain she had suffered in her life.
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