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Thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask the doubt in my heart.

"I don't understand. You've put so much effort into finding me. Why didn't you come when your mother was still alive?"

Maybe if they had come earlier, a little earlier, my mother would have been able to live another two years.

That benevolent old lady, who was my grandmother, walked in front of me and held my hand. Her eyes were somewhat eager as she explained, "Twenty-eight years, a whole twenty-eight years! Your grandfather and I never gave up trying to find your mother! It's just that this world is too big, and your mother has the heart to hide from us, so how could we possibly find her! "

the old lady said, staggering back two steps.

"Grandmother!" Ye Xing immediately rushed over to support the old lady.

"Cousin!" Ye Xing didn't even call me by my name, and instead addressed me as cousin.

"You don't know. All these years, my aunt did not hesitate to conceal her identity in order to hide her respect for you two. She did not reveal even the slightest bit of her identity to us, so how could we wait until now to find you two?"

As Ye Xing said this, he pulled the old lady back inside. Rui Rui followed behind him, and I was forced to follow behind them.

We helped the old lady back to bed and sat on the sofa in the room.

Ye Xing sat together with the old man, and only then did he slowly say: "The reason we recognized you this time around was all thanks to the ruby pendant that hung around Rui Rui's neck during dinner that day!"

The ruby my mother had hidden in her diary?

"That was our Ye Family's ancestor's ruby. Grandma passed it down to Aunt, and Aunty passed it on to you, if not for that day when Rui Rui accidentally hung that ruby on his body, I'm afraid we would not be able to find you now."

No wonder, I finally understand why my mother couldn't bear to sell that ruby necklace after experiencing so many twists and turns. So this was actually an ancestral necklace!

I suddenly remembered that when I was young, I had never gone to school before returning to Su Family. I didn't even know what the school looked like because I didn't have a hukou.

All the kids my age had gone to school, and I was the only one who stayed home every day to watch the lessons my mother had prepared for me. I didn't know why at the time, but my mother only used poverty as an excuse.

When I arrived at Su Family later, although I had to endure Gu Mei's and her daughter's mockery, I still had the knowledge and knowledge to do so.

I thought about it again, how my mother would never sign my school report, even if I went to get Su Jianguo's signature, it would be useless if I were to be bullied like that …

All the things I couldn't figure out as a child now have their answer.

But why did Mama bother to hide our tracks from the family? Could it be because of that heartless Su Jianguo? If that was really the case, then her mother's vision was too poor!

"Cousin, do you remember what I told you in the office the other day?" Ye Xing said as he scratched his head in embarrassment.

I suddenly remembered what Ye Xing told me that day. At that time, I thought that he was just an infatuated child, I didn't expect that he did it for …

"Grandmother's health is getting worse. I thought that if you could accompany her by my side, she would definitely be very happy, that's why she came up with this idea, and had people kidnap Rui Rui."

"Little Su Cha, if you want to blame something, blame it on me. Don't blame the stars, it's me … "I didn't take good care of your mother …"

The old lady … Oh, no, my grandmother said tearfully, "If, if we had been willing to help her back then, things wouldn't have turned out like this …"

She told me about decades ago.

It was clearly located in a bustling city, but because there was often a large fog that covered the entire island, even the most advanced radar and ground detector were unable to detect the movements of the island.

The surroundings were filled with water, the lake connected with the sea, and for the sake of safety, the ships would often choose to take a detour. Also, because the sea route here did not lead to any economic or trading ports, it did not bring benefits to the people, and the water was very fast, so this place could be said to be deserted.

A few hundred years ago, the ancestors of the Ye Family, in order to avoid the world, risked their lives to come to this island and occupy it.

After many years, the family was finally familiar with the terrain and had come up with a new way to gather power for themselves.

When the situation was in turmoil, it was most likely for formidable people to appear and wealthy people to attempt to protect themselves. They more or less all had enemies who coveted their own wealth or power, and Ye Family gave them a place to protect themselves. Of course, they had to pay a corresponding price.

If they wanted to come here, they would have to take out a large amount of funds to ensure their quality of life in the future. Of course, this was done based on the number of people they had, not only that, all the powers and relationships they had would be used for the Ye Family, and they could never leave this place …

A large part of the reason why very few people knew about Ye Family was to protect the secret of this island.

Strange to say, almost everyone who had come to this island called this place a paradise on earth. They would no longer want to leave once they came.

Not only those people, but even I, who only came once, felt the same way.

Ye Xing told me the story of the island as he led me to a window.

As I stood there, I suddenly realized that everything I had seen when I first came to the island was just a tip of the iceberg.

This was not an island. On the contrary, it was a very large island.

It was only because the island was filled with mist all year round that people's eyes were blinded.

Rather than calling this place an island, it would be more accurate to say that it was a city with a magnificent structure!

Our castle was in the best part of the island, high and quiet, and the only place overlooking the island.

"Everyone here has their own reason to exist, and it is no different from the people outside. However, if they do not submit and want to destroy the harmony and tranquility of this place, they will be chased out of the island."

I instantly understood the reason why this had always been possible. For most people who had abandoned everything to seek refuge on this island, leaving it was equivalent to choosing death.

This peaceful life continued for many, many years, until one day, a young man with the surname Su came to the island with a large amount of wealth.

"That young man had always been chasing the paradise. I don't know where he heard of the legend of this island, but no matter what he said, he would come up. At that time, my grandfather and grandmother both refused."

I don't need to be explicit, I already know that the young man should be Su Jianguo. But if Grandfather and Grandmother were to reject Su Jianguo's request to go to the island, how did he get Mother's care?

"There is a rule on the island. As long as the Island Owner and the future Island Owner agree, that person can come to the island and live their lives. As for the previous Island Owner, he is my aunt."

I understand my mother's personality. She has always been gentle and kind, never willing to see others meet with misfortune. It's reasonable that she would treat Su Jianguo softly.

"He came in a hurry, and we didn't have enough preparation to create a special position for him. We just let him be an ordinary deacon by your mother's side."

The deacon had to follow by his master's side every day to get used to the outside world. His mother, who had never ventured outside before, was quickly confused by the complex outside world he spoke of. The two of them quickly fell in love.

However, this was not allowed.

Every new Island Master must remain on the island forever. Therefore, they could only be husband and wife with those who were certain that they would not leave the island.

The reason his grandparents hadn't agreed to let him stay on the island was because he was simply too young. His life hadn't been decided yet, and he might just get tired of living a dull life here and want to leave and return to the world that belonged to him.

However, when he received the grievous news of his parents' death, he had to go back and see. In order to prevent the secret of the island from being revealed, his grandfather had asked him to make a choice, and in the end, he chose to leave the island!

His grandfather had given him an absolute order to never set foot on the island again for the rest of his life!