C184

Cao Xiaoxia pouted, "Mom always likes to arrange things for me. Sis, I really like to dance. I like to work in the army."

"Dawn." Cao Xiaolian sighed and sat on the edge of her bed. "Who do you think is the most uncomfortable looking person in your current state?"

"When you went to the army, Mom always thought that it was because she was weak and couldn't support you that you left home at such a young age. Now that you have an accident, you won't be able to dance anymore. Mom felt even more guilty. I've seen her cry several times over the past few days. "Xia Xia, she wants nothing more than to leave you by her side and take good care of you. She's afraid that if anything goes wrong, you'll get hurt again."

She understood Mother Cao's feelings. Her family was once poor, so whether it was her or her younger sister, they had matured prematurely. When others were praising her for being sensible, Mother Cao's heart was as sharp as a knife.

Originally, she didn't want Cao Xiaoxia to be that far away from her home, so she had to suffer this pain. But now, this matter was like a fuse. She couldn't tolerate her little girl continuing any longer.

After listening for a while, Cao Xiaoxia sighed, "Sis, I know I'm doted on by your mother, but I've grown up and I have my own path to walk. And I know what I'm doing, and I have the right to choose for myself. "

Seeing Cao Xiaoling puckering her lips and not saying anything, she pulled her sister's hand and said coquettishly, "Sis, I know I was wrong. I'll coax mom in a while, okay?"

Cao Xiaolian could not help but shake her head. After a while, she broke out into laughter, "You are really naughty! "Alright, you're not allowed to talk to mom like that ever again."

"En!" Cao Xiaoxia nodded, "I promise."

Ye Zichen blinked mischievously at his sister.

It was unknown how Cao Xiaolian had managed to convince Mother Cao, but she had not mentioned the matter of the young master. During this period of time, both Li Yuyi and Li YuGeng had come to visit her twice, especially Li Yuyi. However, it had already happened. He felt sad knowing that Cao Xiaoxia's legs were just like that. After going back, he told Lin Zimin, who also expressed regret.

A few months later, Cao Xiaolan heard a piece of news.

Tao Yun was caught.

At first, Cao Xiaolian thought it was Li Yugeng's doing, but after asking, she realized that there was something more to it.

It turned out that ever since Tao Yun was expelled from school, he had spent his days idling around and got to know a bunch of naughty youths. As long as he had nothing to do, he liked to take advantage of them.

She was very generous and was also very proud when everyone called her Big Sister Yun. She spent all day drinking and spending money, and was quite comfortable.

But her money was stolen from Tao Qing, and after Tao Qing restricted her finances, she stole Tao Yun's father's manuscript from the family and sold it out.

One had to know that old man Tao's things were directly auctioned with a reputation overseas. She was just a little girl, yet she didn't know where she came from. This made people suspect that the pawn shop owner had directly reported the case. After the police informed Tao Qing, Tao Qing found out that she had secretly taken a lot of things from her family. It was just that this time, he had obtained the calligraphy and paintings, so they were too valuable.

Tao Qing was so angry that she trembled and immediately slapped Tao Yun.

She told the police that she would not interfere in this matter anymore, and that Tao Yun's matters would be done in the future. This included the fact that she was the one who hurt him, and the fact that she was the one who took care of him.

Finished speaking, without caring about Tao Yun's hysteria, he turned around and left.

What happened next was even more dramatic.

According to her experience of stealing and wounding, although the circumstances were bad, it was due to the fact that she was a minor, so she had to put in hard work. But before they could get in, they found out about the pregnancy.

This time, he had gotten himself into big trouble.

She didn't even know whose child it was. She hadn't seen a single hair since that night. However, in the face of Tao Qing's angry eyes, an inexplicable panic arose, and then he cried for his adoptive father and mother.

Tao Yun was hospitalized when his adoptive parents rushed over.

The child was pregnant outside the uterus, and when it was discovered it was already bleeding profusely. The doctor immediately asked for the uterus to be removed, and the foster mother was immediately stupefied.

She refused to sign it, so Tao Qing was quite rational. He knew that the uterus was more important than life. He took the pen and was about to sign when his adoptive mother snatched it away.

"If you don't sign, you can't sign even if you die!"

The foster mother stared at Tao Qing and panted heavily, "Teacher Tao, listen to me. If we can't sign this, the doctor will definitely have a way. If you cut open the uterus, Xiao Yun wouldn't be a complete woman. Who would want her in the future! "

Tao Qing controlled his temper and advised: "Big sister, I am more upset than you about this happening, but it is more important than having a womb. Let's sign our names first. We should not delay the doctor's rescue! "

"No way!" The foster mother shook her head like a rattle drum. "Me doesn't agree! Me definitely doesn't agree!"

The nurse also came over to persuade her, and Tao Qing also spoke a lot of good words, but no one could persuade her.

In the end, there was no other way around it. Tao Qing could only say to the nurse, "I'll sign with you inside. You let the doctor handle this first. I'll take responsibility for anything!"

"No!" The foster mother said mournfully: "You are responsible, but did you bear the responsibility? I won't let anyone touch my daughter! "

The nurse was also puzzled. "You two, who is the patient's mother?"

"It's me."

"It's me."

Tao Qing sighed in unison, "She is the foster mother, and I am the biological mother. I am also the legal guardian now, so I have the final say."

The nurse nodded, "Alright, I'll go in now and tell the doctor!"

"No way!" In a moment of desperation, the adoptive mother revealed the truth. "She isn't Xiao Yun's mother at all, only I am. Xiao Yun has nothing to do with her, so what she says doesn't count! "

Tao Qing thought she was angry and consoled, "Big sister, now is not the time to be angry. Xiao Yun's life is more important." He then said to the nurse, "Hurry up, don't delay any longer."

"Big sis!" The foster mother fell to her knees with a thump as she sobbed, "We are so sorry. Xiao Yun, I was really born in October, it has nothing to do with you. Back then, when you were looking for someone in our village, you were about the same age as us, Xiao Yun. We two old men just thought about it and said that it would be Xiao Yun's turn to try. I never thought that you would recognize her as your daughter! "

Tao Qing was dumbfounded, and his foster mother continued, "Later on, we were also blinded by money. He thought that if Xiao Yun could live a good life with him, he would give this girl to him. In the future, I will be your last resort and become your child. Let's just take it as a good thing and learn from Lei Feng. "

The foster mother cried miserably as her snot flowed down her cheeks, "But you can't say that you want me, Xiao Yun, to stop being a woman in the future. So what if she was rich? In the future, what if she was an old hen that couldn't lay eggs? Who would want her? "My ass, my womb can't be cut. After cutting it, she won't be able to lift up her head for the rest of her life!"

Tao Qing felt as if he was in an illusion. He didn't even know if what she said was true or not, but his head was spinning.

Seeing that Tao Qing did not say anything, his foster mother hurriedly said: "If you don't believe me, you can ask this old man."

"Old man, quickly speak." The foster mother quickly urged, "Our daughter will be disabled soon."

After a long while, he steeled his heart and stomped his foot. "Teacher Tao, this is our fault. Xiao Yun is a good child, can you please think of a way to cure her and treat her as your daughter from now on?"

The young nurse didn't have the time to listen to this. "Hurry up and decide. When the patient is really in trouble, who will be in charge?"

Tao Qing waved his hand in a daze and said softly, "Tch."

"Alright."

After all, her legal guardian was still Tao Qing. Of course, she was the one who kept her word.

When the adoptive mother heard this, she cried out loudly.

"Big Sis, I don't know if what you've said is true or not, but life is more important now. As for the remaining matters, wait for me in the future, I will slowly verify them."

After saying this, Tao Qing left in a daze.

On the way back, her mind kept replaying the scene from earlier.

If Tao Yun was truly a fake, then wouldn't everything she had paid for become a joke?

She loved her child wholeheartedly. For her, she didn't hesitate to leave her hometown and go to Shanghai to do many things for her. However, in the end, she told her that this wasn't her child.

In fact, looking at his adoptive parents' expressions, Tao Qing knew that this matter was most likely true.

But she couldn't believe it, and she didn't want to believe it.

She should have stayed in the hospital, but she was too tired and her adoptive parents would have taken care of her. So he came back first.

As they passed the square outside the school, they heard a male singer singing with a guitar. The singer had a deep voice as he sang, "Forget Him."

Tao Qing stopped and listened for a while. Then, he took out a 100-yuan bill from his wallet and gently placed it in front of him.

The male singer was stunned. The lyrics were cut off as well.

He had never seen such a generous audience. For a moment, he could not help but take a second look at Tao Qing.

However, Tao Qing didn't have any idea as he turned around and left.

She was simply too tired. She thought that she would be unable to make sense of the situation once she returned home. Yet, she fell asleep the moment she closed her eyes.

A dreamless night.

Tao Yun's side inevitably had her uterus removed. Because it was such a big operation, she wasn't completely awake until the afternoon of the second day.

When she found out that her womb was gone, she didn't have the time to cry. She also knew that her adoptive parents had told Tao Qing everything.

Tao Yun's face turned ashen, knowing that everything was over.

When she thought back, she felt that she had gone too far. She wanted to say that for the sake of being a mother and daughter for several years, she wanted to keep herself. But when he thought about it carefully, in the past few years, it was him who had been asking for it. He had never done anything for Tao Qing.

He was completely unable to say what he wanted to say.

After staying for seven days, Tao Qing never showed up.

On the morning of the eighth day, Tao Yun was about to leave the hospital. He knew that the situation had turned for the better. Together with his adoptive parents, he bought a train ticket back to Shanxi and left with tears in his eyes.

Wherever he came from, he would return. It was a strange and unfathomable scene. It was as though he had just left for a farce. However, Tao Qing was the one who suffered the most.

Soon after, Tao Qing handed his resignation to the Conservatory of Music, packed up his things, and returned to the United States.

Before heading back, she made an appointment with Cao Xiaoling from the capital.

This could be considered an official meeting between the two many years later.

When he arrived at the coffee shop, Tao Qing was already there waiting.

She looked exactly the same as the first time they had met. Her temperament was extremely refined, but it was also a little different. Without the sharp edges, her entire person seemed to have become very peaceful.

"Teacher Tao, I'm sorry I'm late."

Tao Qing smiled: "It's alright, I arrived early."

When she was seated, the waiter brought her two moccas, one in front of her and one in front of Tao Qing.

"The coffee here is great. I came by once many years ago to drink it." Tao Qing picked up the coffee cup in front of him and took a sip.

Cao Xiaoling also took a sip and praised, "It's very fragrant."

"Yeah, back then, I was drinking coffee here with a good friend, but I didn't expect that coffee would be like yesterday, and people would change."

Cao Xiaolian didn't know who she was talking about, but from the look on her face, she knew that this person must be very important to her.

"In the past when I was reading, things changed when I saw them. Only after many years did I understand that this is truly the world's saddest word."

Seeing how downcast she was, Cao Xiaolian could not help but comfort, "Everything should be looked forward. The future is always better."

Tao Qing looked at her and suddenly smiled: "It seems that you know about my matter."

Cao Xiaoling suddenly felt embarrassed. Li Yugeng had investigated Tao Yun thoroughly, but now that he mentioned it, it seemed like she was the one behind all this.

She was a bit embarrassed. "Because of my sister's matter, I paid attention to Tao Yun for a period of time."