Chapter 59

In the following days, Ding Hao ultimately did not find the opportunity to take care of the beautiful and charming English teacher. Because in a few days, Zeng Ya would have to leave for a long time to participate in the school's new year's enrollment work.

Zeng Ya kept her word and did not come to Ding Hao's place the next day. Ding Hao thought it was because Zeng Ya had just arrived at a new school and had been assigned the task of enrollment, which required preparation. He did not take it to heart.

With Zeng Ya not coming and Liu Yiding being busy, Ding Hao naturally had no interest in staying in the villa. What Ding Hao found particularly strange was that Xia Lin, the little girl, had not contacted him for over ten days, and her phone was always off. Even if the college entrance exam was approaching, she didn't need to study so hard, right? Besides, she, like him, had already passed the independent admission exam.

The upcoming college entrance exam results were not important. Could it be that this little girl wanted to take advantage of this time to win back the top spot in the school, or even the city? Or did she find out about his relationship with Gu Wen and was angry? No matter, he would find a chance to return to Yungang and sort it out.

To see Xia Lin as soon as possible and encourage Gu Wen to get through the toughest time before the college entrance exam, Ding Hao set off for Yungang again. He deliberately chose the weekend, and when he returned to Yungang, it was already past three in the afternoon. At this time, the school should have already started the holiday, allowing students to adjust their state and prepare for the upcoming college entrance exam.

Xia Lin and Ma Zhen should be improving their living conditions in their room. Would they be surprised to see him?

Ding Hao excitedly returned to his rented apartment, and after knocking on the door for a while, it was Gu Wen who opened it. Seeing Ding Hao, Gu Wen was first stunned, then she rushed into his arms, hugging him tightly, "Ding Hao, you're finally back, I missed you so much!"

"Stupid girl, I'm not going to the front lines to fight a war," Ding Hao patted Gu Wen's back and said.

"Come in and sit down, I've cooked something delicious." Gu Wen quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and went to the kitchen to serve the dishes.

"Oh, why are you here? Where's Xia Lin?"

"Why can't I be here? Didn't you give me the key?" Seeing that Ding Hao was not paying attention to her expression and was looking for Xia Lin in the room, Gu Wen's mood instantly plummeted to rock bottom. How could this bastard be so hurtful? Why does he only think about Xia Lin? Why?

"Oh, I'm sorry. I've been trying to call Xia Lin for the past few days, but her phone was always off, so..." Ding Hao suddenly realized that his attitude had upset Gu Wen and quickly explained.

"What, didn't you know that Xia Lin has gone abroad?"

"What do you mean?" Gu Wen's words were like a slap in the face. Xia Lin had mentioned to him that she wanted to go abroad, but that was after graduating from university. Ding Hao had even promised to use his money to let the two of them live well in America. How could Xia Lin choose to go abroad at this time without even telling him?

"Really, you didn't know?" Gu Wen also looked surprised. Xia Lin's parents had informed the school about her going abroad, so Gu Wen knew. Gu Wen was most worried that Xia Lin had gone abroad with Ding Hao. If that were the case, she would have no hope at all.

So these past few days, Gu Wen's mood had been very bad, and she even dared not contact Ding Hao! She was afraid to face this reality.

When Ding Hao appeared at the door, Gu Wen was very excited. She thought that at least Ding Hao had come back to say goodbye to her, or that Ding Hao did not plan to go abroad.

If that were the case, the relationship between Ding Hao and Xia Lin should not be so deep, and she would finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! But when she heard Ding Hao's infuriating question, "Where's Xia Lin?" Gu Wen felt very upset. This bastard only had Xia Lin on his mind.

But when she thought about it, if Xia Lin had gone abroad and Ding Hao didn't know, what was going on? Could it be that they had broken up long ago? Could it be...

"Tell me, what's going on?" Ding Hao stepped forward and grabbed Gu Wen's arm, shaking her.

"Ouch, you're hurting me. I don't know the details either. Why don't you ask Uncle and Aunt?"

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Ding Hao turned and rushed out of the room, running downstairs.

"Ding Hao, wait for me!" Gu Wen quickly locked the door and followed Ding Hao down the stairs.

"Ding Hao, slow down... Even if you fly, Xia Lin is already gone. Watch out for cars..." Gu Wen kept reminding Ding Hao from behind, and Ding Hao almost sprinted to Xia Lin's house.

"Ding Hao?" Xia Lin's parents were rarely both at home, not out working.

"Uncle, Aunt, where's Xia Lin?"

"..." Wang Zhen did not answer Ding Hao but squatted down and pulled a letter from the TV cabinet, handing it to Ding Hao and indicating that he should read it himself.

Ding Hao took the letter and quickly opened it. The letter was written by Xia Lin:

"Sorry, Ding Hao... I do like you, and I know you like me too. Forgive me for not being able to keep our promise, for not being able to walk through college together... Sorry... Forget me..."

The letter was not long, but it was full of apologies and requests to forget her. Ding Hao could see that Xia Lin had written the letter with tears, as there were many tear stains on the paper!

"Uncle, Aunt, what happened? Why did Xia Lin go abroad at this time? Why did she drop out of college?"

"Ah, Ding Hao, you've grown up under our watchful eyes. We know you well, and we felt comfortable entrusting Lin to you..." Xia Lin's father sighed, sitting in his place: "Child, forget about Lin!"

"Impossible!" Ding Hao was almost driven mad. Although he and Xia Lin had not reached the stage of life and death together, their relationship over the past year had been visible to all. What did it mean to "forget about her"? Even if Xia Lin had to leave, she could have at least said goodbye and made a three or five-year promise. Ding Hao would definitely be willing to wait!

Why did she leave without a word and tell him to forget her? What had happened to Xia Lin? Ding Hao wanted to find the answer from Xia Lin's parents. But when he looked closely at the familiar and close Uncle and Aunt, he saw that they also looked very solemn! Could Xia Lin have had an accident? Did she have a terminal illness?

"Uncle, Aunt, please tell me where Xia Lin is now? Has something happened to her? I have money now, I have money. Tell me what's going on, let me handle it!"

Wang Zhen shook her head: "Ding Hao, Lin should be in America now, she's fine!"

"I don't believe it! How could she leave you two? Where did she get the money?" Ding Hao could believe that Xia Lin had left him heartlessly, but not that she would abandon her parents. Moreover, Xia Lin's family had always been in poor economic conditions. How could they suddenly have the money to go abroad?

"Child, sit down, listen to me..." Wang Zhen could understand Ding Hao's feelings. If she did not explain the whole story to him, this child would not give up.

And Gu Wen also caught up: "Yes, Ding Hao, calm down and listen to Aunt. Xia Lin might have her own reasons." Gu Wen certainly did not believe that Xia Lin would be as unfaithful and run away as the villains in TV dramas.

Xia Lin did have her reasons, at least Wang Zhen's next words proved this. It turned out that Xia Lin, who had always been the couple's beloved daughter, was not their biological child but a child Wang Zhen had found years ago.

Originally, after so many years, Wang Zhen thought no one would come to disturb their family of three. Watching her daughter grow up, smart, beautiful, and filial, with countless virtues, they were reluctant to let her go.

What made Wang Zhen even more excited was that Xia Lin and Ding Hao had both been admitted to Jiangzhe University. Seeing the bright future of these two hardworking children, the couple was genuinely happy. But everything changed half a month ago, all because of the appearance of one person, Xia Lin's biological mother!

According to the person who came that day, a teacher who conducted the independent admission interview recognized Xia Lin. She was a classmate of Xia Lin's biological mother and contacted her immediately. A few days later, a group of people came to the Xia family, including a woman around forty named Xu Liya, who claimed to be Xia Lin's mother, and two middle-aged men, one of whom was Xia Lin's uncle and the other her father.

These people took Xia Lin to Changsha for a DNA test after meeting her. The results of the DNA test were clearly what Wang Zhen did not want to accept. This American lawyer, Xu Liya, was indeed Xia Lin's biological mother, and the wealthy businessman from Beijing was indeed Xia Lin's father.

Even so, Wang Zhen and her husband were not willing to give up. But the uncle, a major general, said that the Zhao family was a prominent family in Beijing and could not let their descendants end up in a place like Yungang. Xu Liya insisted on taking Xia Lin back to America!

In the end, they agreed to compensate Xia Lin's adoptive parents with one million yuan. As long as Xia Lin followed her biological mother's arrangements for the next few years, they would not interfere with her future contact with her adoptive parents, and the Zhao family would take full responsibility for the life, illness, and death of the adoptive parents.

But Xia Lin had to cut off all ties with her other friends. This was mainly aimed at the orphan Ding Hao. They had already learned about Ding Hao's existence from the school and Xia Lin's adoptive parents!

A daughter from a prominent family in Beijing could not marry an orphan! Even though the Xia family spoke highly of Ding Hao, these people would not accept him. If Xia Lin did not comply, not only would she not be allowed to contact her adoptive parents in the future, but they might even sue her adoptive parents for child trafficking!

These officials really had two faces. When Wang Zhen first brought Xia Lin home, she was only a few months old. The person who told her that the child was very pitiful, as her mother had just graduated from university and fallen in love with a married businessman. Xia Lin's mother wanted to use her daughter to force the man to marry her.

Of course, she failed because she had a girl, and the man firmly refused. After becoming a single mother, she soon had an opportunity to go abroad and, in a fit of anger, gave her daughter to someone else to raise without notifying the child's father.

The person who initially took Xia Lin was a relative of her mother, and later, due to financial difficulties, she was passed on to several other people before ending up with Wang Zhen.