Chapter 390 - As Parents

Han Jingyi's eyes lit up and she turned to look at him, the tears in her eyes streamed down her cheeks. Han Liyun was the only person in this family who prioritized her and she believed he will understand her. 

Han Liyun looked at her questioningly. His heart ached when he saw the tears in her eyes. He opened his mouth to say something but his gaze landed on the glaring red marks on her face, ''What happened? Who did this to you...?" 

Han Sheng glanced at Han Liyun quietly as he stood behind the couch. 

Han Jing, on the other hand, looked at Han Jingyi with mixed emotions before he averted his gaze to look at his son, ''You should ask her about what she did and what she has been doing all this time,'' He closed his eyes for a moment before walking towards his wife who was sitting on the couch, ''Come Suyin...'' He extended his hand towards her. 

Han Suyin finally removed her palm from her face before she looked at Han Jing, her eyes had turned red at some point.

Han Jing's lips thinned and he grabbed her hand before he placed his other hand on her back, supporting her slightly shivering body. He paused for a moment as he nodded at his father before walking upstairs.

As soon as they reached their room, Han Suyin slumped on the floor as she broke down in tears. Han Jing sat beside her before he pulled her into his arms, hugging her tightly as his eyes teared up. 

The room was drowned in silence except for Han Suyin's muffled sobs. 

After what seemed like a long time, she finally calmed down a bit but Han Jing kept stroking her back. 

''She... O-Our daughter is alive,'' Han Suyin said as she looked at him. 

"Yes, she is,'' He nodded as he wiped the tears from her face, ''S-She is indeed alive,'' It was not something he ever expected himself to say. 

"I…'' Han Suyin was about to say something but she paused, ''How… How is she pretending to be Li Na's daughter? Where is Li Na's daughter? Why did she hide it from us when she knew we were her parents? Do you think…'' A hint of panic appeared on her face as she paused. 

Han Jing stroked her back, waiting for her to speak. 

"Do you think she hates us? How…How did she grow up all these years, Jing? Our princess has been alone all this time. We, her parents who wanted to shield her from all storms were not even around her…we don't even know how she survived,'' Han Suyin held Han Jing's collar before she buried her face in his chest. Suddenly reminded of something, she slowly sat up and looked at him, ''Is…Is Jian Yu alive too… like our Princess?" 

Han Jing stroked her back as he pulled her closer, ''She will tell us when we go to meet her later…We will go to meet her,'' There was an undeniable hope and happiness in his eyes as he spoke. 

The first time he came across her in the restaurant, he looked at her only because of her name. But, there was something about her that made him like her more. He wanted to see her around, to invite her to Han Mansion. The more they talked, the more he had this urge to get to know that girl more but he held back, not knowing how to deal with it. 

He kept reminding himself that even though the names are same, she was not his daughter and it is not good if he tried to look for his daughter in her. But never once did he think…that she was indeed his daughter. 

"Suyin…'' There was something else too that was on his mind at the moment. 

Han Suyin looked at him questioningly. His expressions looked no better than her and somehow she could see mixed expressions on his face. Happy, sad, anxious, excited, worried, confused… Han Jing's expressions were complicated for her to decipher anything and she did not know what he was thinking. 

''We failed as parents…'' Han Jing said after a long time, ''We could not protect Mei properly, and now, we failed in raising Jingyi…'' 

The mention of Han Jingyi made Han Suyin go silent. What she witnessed today was like a stab to her. That was the daughter she prided over…The daughter who always had nothing but hate in her heart for them. And the same daughter who has… hired people to assassinate her sister. 

A mocking smile appeared on Han Suyin's face at that thought. Han Jingyi never once saw them as her family. How would she see Han Mei as her sister? Something clicked in her mind and a frown appeared on her face, "How is she right now?'' She looked at her husband, ''Shall we go to meet her now? Is she in the hospital?" 

Knowing that she was talking about their daughter, Han Jing nodded, ''Brother Jing told me that she is in the hospital right now and she got a cast on her neck. Zixuan came there in time and handled it…'' There was a fear in his heart which was reflected in his heart. 

Han Suyin also had the same fears. What if Jun Zixuan was not there in time? Would they have lost her? ''Jing…'' Han Suyin glanced at Han Jing with a weary look in her eyes. She looked like she will breakdown at any given point. 

"Yes?' Han Jing looked at her. 

''What do we do about Jingyi?'' The mix emotions she had at the moment left a bitter taste in her mouth. To her, Han Jingyi was not an adopted child. She had raised her like her own, with proper care and love but she never knew she had planted the seeds of hatred in her heart. Somewhere, Han Suyin was confused about some things. Should she blame herself for the way Han Jingyi was thinking?