Chapter 511: Chapter 510: Reconciliation (Second Update)
Yin Qin stayed with Ji Baixin in the hospital for several days.
Ji Baixin refused to speak or eat, surviving only on IV nutrition, her body weakened to the extreme.
No matter how Yin Qin tried to amuse Ji Baixin, to win her favor, to comfort her, it was all futile.
Ji Baixin seemed to be living in her own world.
Seeing no alternative, Yin Qin called Zhang Qingmei.
Upon hearing about her daughter’s plight, Zhang Qingmei started sobbing on the spot.
Yin Qin was the one to pick up Zhang Qingmei, who wept sorrowfully in the car.
The sound of her sobbing was so heartbreaking that it made Yin Qin’s eyes fill with tears.
He suppressed his emotions.
Once Zhang Qingmei stopped crying after an unknown amount of time, she said, “Yin Qin, I beg you not to abandon Baixin. Baixin is such a stubborn girl. Now that she’s lost her uterus, I’m not sure if she can continue to live…”
“Don’t worry. I will always stay by Baixin’s side. I will never abandon her, never.”
“Baixin must have accumulated a lot of good karma in her previous life to meet you in this one.”
“Please don’t say that, auntie. If it weren’t for me, Baixin wouldn’t have ended up like this.”
“Don’t blame yourself,” Zhang Qingmei said, “I know Baixin’s character; she’s just too stubborn.”
Yin Qin swallowed, refraining from further conversation.
Yin Qin took Zhang Qingmei to the hospital.
Zhang Qingmei brewed postpartum soup for Ji Baixin.
Seeing Zhang Qingmei’s appearance, Ji Baixin found herself somewhat stirred up.
She wanted to keep her misfortune a secret, she didn’t want anyone to see her in this desperate state!
She’d rather bear everything alone than show her vulnerability to others’ sympathy.
“I’m your mother!” Seeing through Ji Baixin’s thoughts, Zhang Qingmei yelled.
Ji Baixin was taken aback.
“I am your mother. There is no suffering that you cannot share with me, no disgrace you cannot tell me about! Anyone in the world might laugh at you or abandon you, but not your mother!” Zhang Qingmei was visibly emotional.
After reprimanding Ji Baixin, she broke down crying.
Her uncontrollable, heart-wrenching sobbing started all over again.
Ji Baixin was stunned by her mother’s breakdown.
Witnessing her mother cry like this in front of her, as if the world was ending, tugged at her heartstrings.
In the past, she always felt that her mother’s attention was always on her father or her brother. She even thought that her mother had never truly cared about her, that because she was just a daughter, she could be treated any way, and her feelings didn’t matter.
But now, it seemed as if she had been deeply hurting her mother all these years; over the years, her mother had been enduring it all without limit.
Ji Baixin also started crying.
Tears flowed down like a broken dam.
She was under extreme oppression.
After learning that she had lost her uterus, she several times succumbed to suicidal thoughts, but managed to persuade herself to live each time.
She didn’t understand why God had been so cruel to her.
Time and again, she endured such tremendous blows.
The mother and daughter wept in the hospital room.
It was as if they were unleashing all the pain and misunderstandings that had accumulated over the years between them.
Yin Qin stood silently in the doorway, watching them without interfering.
His eyes reddened repeatedly.
It was uncertain how much time had passed.
Zhang Qingmei wiped her tears, ladled out some soup from the thermos, and carefully blew on it until it was warm,: then she spoon-fed Ji Baixin.
Ji Baixin watched her mother.
From her childhood to adulthood, she could not remember a time when her mother had ever fed her this way before.
From her childhood to adulthood, they had never been this close to each other.
Zhang Qingmei seemed much calmer now. She said, “Baixin, I apologize for the past wrongs.”
Ji Baixin looked at Zhang Qingmei.
Zhang Qingmei’s eyes were still red, but she was not overly emotional, “I neglected you in the past. You were right; I revolving my life around your father. I was desperate to lead a life of luxury and wealth, to the point that I could even give up my dignity.”
Ji Baixin felt an ache in her heart.
She didn’t expect that her mother would ever talk to her like this.
“I was from a poor family; conditions at home were mediocre. You know you also have uncles, and I raised them. But what can it change, your uncles have not been good to me. Your maternal grandparents have only cared about your uncles, ignoring and even openly criticizing me, driving me to the point where I entertained thoughts of becoming a prostitute. I, in order to get back at them and to break away from that life, seduced your father, and used the privilege of having a son to make you all born into the Ji family. I despised how your maternal grandparents preferred boys over girls, but I didn’t realize I was doing the same thing. All these years, I’ve focused my attention on Baili because he was the elder brother; out of selfishness, I wanted everything in the Ji family to end up in his hands.”
Ji Baixin silently listened, her heart being troubled.
She was unaware of her mother’s past, yet she insisted on questioning her lifestyle.
“It was my fault. I neglected you, I failed to be a competent mother. I’m sorry…” Zhang Qingmei’s tears fell one by one without stopping.
Although Ji Baixin may have seemed heartless at times.
But she was just feeling unjust, feeling that it was unfair to be born into such a family.
Choked up, she said, “Mom, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have been accusing you.”
Zhang Qingmei reached out and wiped Ji Baixin’s tears, “Silly child, it’s all my fault, I will change…”
Ji Baixin also wiped Zhang Qingmei’s tears.
Finally having a heart-to-heart talk after the massive accident, the mother and daughter reconciled, melting the ice between them.
Seeing the scene in the room, Yin Qin’s mouth tugged into a light smile.
He thought that as long as Ji Baixin could break out of her shell, all would be fine…
In the future.
He would treat her even better.
…
Song Zhizhi didn’t know how Yin Qin managed to reconcile Ji Baixin with the Ji family.
It had only been ten days since they had dinner at the Ji family’s house, but at this family dinner, Ji Baixin’s previous rejection was no longer evident. She even occasionally took the initiative to speak, and she wasn’t as aggressive towards Ji Yunlei. Song Zhizhi even heard Ji Baixin addressing Ji Yunlei as “dad”.
Ji Yunlei probably thought he was hallucinating and didn’t respond for a long time.
After dinner, Ji Baixin even stayed to play chess with Yin Qin and Ji Yunlei.
When Yin Qin wanted to retract a wrong move, Ji Yunlei wouldn’t let him, and Ji Baixin would stand up for Yin Qin. Ji Yunlei thundered in anger but eventually conceded.
Song Zhizhi watched everyone, until Ji Baijian returned to the living room.
Ji Baijian always scolded Ji Baili whenever he returned home, and Ji Baili was always scared whenever he saw Ji Baijian.
Song Zhizhi sometimes really felt that it was unbelievable that Ji Baili hadn’t been negatively affected by having such a fearsome big brother.
From the moment Ji Baijian and Ji Baili stepped into the hall together, Song Zhizhi could see the plea in Ji Baili’s eyes, begging her to take his big brother away as soon as possible.
Song Zhizhi felt a bit of sympathy for Ji Baili.
“What are you looking at?” Ji Baijian asked, noticing Song Zhizhi’s gaze.
Upon seeing Baijian, Ji Baili quickly turns around and runs.
Song Zhizhi couldn’t help but chuckle.
She replied, “Nothing, I was just watching your sister.”
“Baixin?” Ji Baijian asked.
“Don’t you think she’s completely changed? Is this a transformation? Did she really get persuaded? It’s kind of spine-chilling to me,” Song Zhizhi confessed.
“You’ve got to trust Yin Qin’s ability.”
“This fool always messes up his love life, but the elders seem to love that about him.”
“He’s naive, obedient, funny, willing to converse and play with the elders. There aren’t many sons-in-law like him.”
“That’s true,” Song Zhizhi agreed. “He’s better than some people.”
“Are you saying I’m lacking, my dear?”
“You were never this enthusiastic towards my father when we visit my home.”
“…”
“You should learn more from Yin Qin.”
Ji Baijian watched Yin Qin persistently pursuing his goal, feeling a variety of emotions.
“What, you don’t want to?”
“Well, after all, I am older.”
Upon hearing his response, Song Zhizhi was unable to contain her laughter.
She couldn’t imagine Ji Baijian behaving as recklessly as Yin Qin.
When it came to dealing with his elders, Ji Baijian acted more on their level. She couldn’t imagine him fawning over people younger than him – she wouldn’t be able to bear it.
The two messed around a bit in the living room.
Only in front of Song Zhizhi would Ji Baijian show his human side, his youthfulness.
“Ahem,” Ji Yunlei coughed lightly.
Ji Baijian instantly became solemn.
Ji Yunlei said, “It’s getting late, time to head out.”
“Hmm.” Ji Baijian nods lightly.
At that moment, Yin Qin and Ji Baixin also prepared to leave.
The four of them left the house together.
Song Zhizhi watched as Yin Qin and Ji Baixin left, while she sat in the passenger seat of Ji Baijian’s car.
Song Zhizhi murmured to herself, “I wonder if Yin Qin is truly enjoying his life now.”
At that moment, Ji Baijian was fastening his seatbelt.
Upon hearing her words, he glanced up at her.
He said, “When you choose a path, you’ve got to eat the shit that comes with it.”
“…”
Only Ji Baijian could come up with such harsh words.
Driving away from the Ji family’s villa, Yin Qin glanced back at Ji Baijian’s car in the rearview mirror.
He had a bit of jealousy.
He felt that Ji Baijian, that wily old fox, why couldn’t he spend his life alone? Why could he find true love and have such an inseparable relationship?
“Yin Qin.” Ji Baixin suddenly called him.
Yin Qin refocused his attention.
He could be a bit petty.
“When you have time, let’s go to your mother’s house.”
Yin Qin was startled. He looked at Ji Baixin incredulously.
Ji Baixin said, “You’ve always been the one to bridge the gap between me and my family. After 25 years, I never thought I’d want to reconcile with my parents and have a good relationship with them. If it weren’t for you, I’d still be at odds with my family.”
Yin Qin chuckled, feeling quite accomplished.
“You’ve been trying to get along with my parents for my sake, so why shouldn’t I make an effort with your family? I know your mother wasn’t fond of me in the past, but since we’re a couple now, it’s my responsibility to earn her approval.”
“My mother is very stubborn. When she has an opinion of someone, it’s hard to change it. And she has always believed it was because of you that Xiaolang and I didn’t end up together. I’m afraid she’ll give you a hard time.”
“Even so, I still need to win their forgiveness.”
“Baixin…”
“Yin Qin, if it weren’t for you, I probably would have died hundreds of times by now. If it weren’t for you being by my side and helping me through so many dark times, I wouldn’t know that there are still things in this world worth holding on to. I’m not afraid of death, why should I be afraid of your mother?”
It’s only because you haven’t met her that you don’t know… just how frightening my mother can be.
But now that Baixin is willing to take the initiative to meet my family, I am certainly willing to help ease the relationship between her and my mother.
It’s not like my mother has really driven me out of the house, denying her son completely.
“Ok, let’s go to my house for dinner tomorrow, but you need to be mentally prepared.”
“Hmm.” Ji Baixin gave a slight smile.
Having experienced so much, it seemed as though she’s finally seen through a lot of things.
She was too selfish before, she didn’t cherish what she had.
Now, she didn’t want to behave recklessly.
Now, she just wanted to be with Yin Qin, she wanted to cherish their time together.
The following afternoon.
Yin Qin picked up Ji Baixin as soon as he got off work.
Ji Baixin specifically prepared gifts for Yin Qin’s parents.
Yin Qin was really worried that Baixin wouldn’t be able to give the gifts to them.
With a nervous heart, he led Ji Baixin into the house.
He could still vividly remember the scene of being chased out the door by his mother wielding a kitchen knife.
He held Ji Baixin’s hand.
Together, they walked into the villa’s living room.
In the hall, they heard Qin Keqin’s merry voice. The high-pitched, exaggerated tone was obviously used when she was playing with a little tiger – it was a lot more animated than her normal speaking voice.
At that moment.
Along with seeing Yin Qin’s parents, Yin Qin and Ji Baixin also saw Luo Xiaolang and a little tiger.
Yin Qin thought to himself at that moment.
What you fear most always comes to pass!
