CHAPTER 599: CHAPTER 600: ALL EFFORTS GONE TO WASTE

After the child was born, the entire family’s attention had shifted entirely onto the child.

But her daughter, inside her womb, had been completely different.

From the moment she was born, she was lethargic.

Not being active was a minor issue.

Even drinking milk, she could hardly keep much down.

At that time, she was so worried that she lost a lot of hair, struggling to finally feed her milk, only for the child to vomit it all back up.

When Yuejie grew a few years older, she was diagnosed with a heart condition.

For more than twenty years, she had not spent a day without self-blame.

She was ashamed to see her daughter, ashamed to see her family, ashamed to face her own husband.

She had not fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother, as a wife.

But who could have imagined that this child was not hers at all?

Her child had vanished long ago!

And this child turned out to be the illegitimate child of Yun Wenwan and Bai Zhengyuan!

Where then had her own child gone?

For all these years, was she truly dead, or just hidden away?

If he was still alive, whether a boy or girl, how had these years treated him?

Madam Bai’s mind was a mess, filled with various speculations, numbing every nerve in her.

Lying on the ground, she couldn’t help but cry out again, overwhelmed with despair.

"Bastard, bastard..."

"Bai Zhengyuan, that damned bastard!"

None of the housemaids dared approach, and the only one who could take charge, Uncle Liu, merely watched indifferently.

In just two or three days, Madam Bai neither ate nor slept well, and she visibly lost weight.

These past days, her main state was sitting in the living room, zoning out with a vacant, hollow gaze, dry tear stains on her face as fresh ones emerged occasionally, crying disconsolately.

"Madam," the housemaid called cautiously, "your brother has come."

Madam Bai finally focused her gaze toward the doorway.

There, at the entrance, stood her brother, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time, gazing at her with eyes full of heartache.

Meng Guan never imagined that his sister, once so elegant and beautiful, would one day turn into what she was now!

Back in the day, thinking Bai Zhengyuan was honest and steady, Meng Guan had reluctantly agreed to the arranged marriage between his sister and Bai Zhengyuan.

Over the past twenty or so years, what Meng Guan saw most on his sister’s face was worry.

Worry about Yuejie’s future, his own future, Yuejie’s health, worrying about what they should do afterward.

For more than twenty years, she had always been kind and accumulated virtues, hoping to move the heavens, hoping for a miracle that might allow Yuejie to live a little longer.

But who knew that all the hard work and heartfelt effort she had put in for this daughter was all for nothing!

Yuejie was not her child, not his niece!

Seeing his sister like this, Meng Guan clenched his teeth, both heartbroken and furious, stepped forward, took Meng Yue by the hand, and said, "Let’s go, we’re not staying in this house any longer!"

Tears fell again from Meng Yue’s eyes as she numbly allowed her brother to lead her to the living room.

Just as Bai Zhengyuan arrived home, he saw his brother-in-law’s stance and knew trouble had come.

His few younger relatives followed behind him, and seeing this, they frowned.

The instant Meng Guan saw Bai Zhengyuan, his expression darkened even more, and suddenly, letting go of his sister’s hand, he stepped forward with large strides and, with a well-swung fist, firmly struck Bai Zhengyuan in the face.