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He refused to comment on the emotions of the older generation; all he needed to know was that his mother didn't abandon him, and that was enough. Everything else was irrelevant to him.
Bai Qiongyu said carefully, "All these are true, and there are no lies. Can you forgive me?"
He Jingyu nodded and said, "Although you didn't raise me, you had your difficulties. I forgive you. But since you're in Country M, you must have remarried, right? Maybe you have other children. Isn't it improper for you to come here and acknowledge me so abruptly?"
When Bai Qiongyu heard her son's words, she wept again, "I did remarry, but I didn't have any other children. You are my only child."
"Oh." He Jingyu knew that for a woman, being childless in a remarriage was unfortunate, but somehow he felt relieved deep inside—no need to deal with a messy situation of half-brothers and -sisters.
He knew this was selfish.