Xia Yehua was even more taken aback by this news.
The fact was that in her youth, she had indeed been together with Li Mao.
But later on, they had parted ways and they both got married to other people.
After their marriage, for the sake of not arousing suspicion, they had not contacted each other. This had lasted for a period of twenty years.
It was only when she left the Shen family with her son and housekeeper in tow, penniless, that Li Mao appeared once again to help her pay for Shen Liangchuan's medical treatment. He also found them accommodation to settle into.
But even then…
Even the deepest feelings had diminished after 20 years.
At the time, Xia Yehua hadn't even thought of being together with Li Mao again.
Besides, she had only accepted his help at first but later on, they lost contact once again.
Until Zhang Yuan passed away.