She had never imagined that her master would turn out to be her birth mother.
She could still remember that countless people had pursued her master since she was young, but her master always preferred to be alone, quietly gazing at the sky.
Since she was young, she understood that it was her master's longing and yearning.
There had always been someone in her master's heart, but whenever she asked about it, her master would refuse to speak.
She watched her master silently wiping away tears, pain and resentment flickering in her eyes.
Since then, she had wanted to find the person who had betrayed her master.
Her master was so good, so why did that person betray her?
And now, that person stood before her, and Mulingbing couldn't help but feel the urge to cry.
Yes, only this person truly deserved her master.
Compared to this, all the people who pursued her master before were unworthy.
This person was her own father.
For years, she had wanted to find him and ask why he had abandoned her.
For a moment, Mulingbing and Situ Yan looked at each other in silence, neither of them speaking.
Baili Hongzhuang and the others could sense the shock and excitement in Mulingbing and Situ Yan's hearts, so they remained silent, not interrupting.
After a while, Situ Yan finally spoke softly, his lips trembling. "Lingbing..."
"All these years... I'm sorry."
Those words contained so much guilt.
When Situ Yan was at his prime, he always thought about making the person he loved and his children happy, becoming the happiest person in the world.
But because of him, the person he loved and his daughter had suffered for many years.
I'm sorry for not taking care of you all these years.
I'm sorry for causing you so much pain.
I'm sorry for finding you so late.
With a single apology, Mulingbing's tears, which had been welling up in her eyes, burst forth.
Too much resentment, too many questions, too much sadness poured out with her tears. But as she looked at the man before her, his eyes red, her heart remained tender.
He was her father.
The father she had been searching for all these years!
"Dad..."
Mulingbing called out softly. She had once thought that when she finally met her father, she would confront him with anger.
Since he had abandoned her back then, she would never acknowledge him!
But in that moment, upon hearing his apology, upon hearing that long-awaited call, all her grievances and sadness dissipated.
Listening to that longed-for voice, Situ Yan's heart trembled, and he gently wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes.
Mulingbing threw herself into Situ Yan's embrace, unable to hold back her sobs any longer.
All the events of these years had already shattered her heart, but she had always kept it hidden.
At this moment, she couldn't hold back any longer.
Situ Yan gently patted Mulingbing's back, his voice low and bitter. "I've caused you so much suffering in these years. It's my fault."
If he hadn't been so foolish, so deceived by Yue Siqing, none of this would have happened.
He felt so guilty and pained because the three most important women in his life had suffered so much because of him.
Mulingbing shook her head, her voice choked with emotion. "Dad, I know you didn't want this either."
Her father had never been a heartless man. It was just a misunderstanding that had separated her parents all these years, and it was truly regrettable.
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