Thirty-one European oak knees

  "Ou Zhen, Jing Xuan, you... have finally returned!" Ou Jie Feng exclaimed excitedly as he looked at them.

  "Dad, we just came back to take a look and will be leaving in a few days." Oujingxuan sat down with a smile.

  "Oh, how's Europe? Is everything okay there?"

  "He won't die." Oulian couldn't help but want to look at him yet couldn't bear to look at him.

  "I've already prepared the expenses for you to study abroad, so there's no need to go out and work anymore."

  "You'd better leave that money for your son, I don't have a rich father like you, I can only rely on working to make a living"

  。”

  "Is Ou Zhen still unable to forgive her father?"

  "Don't say that, I don't have a dad, let alone one as rich as you."

  "Dad knows he's sorry for you, knows that you will never forgive me, and I don't expect forgiveness from any of you. I just want to make it up to you, hope you can accept."

  "We don't need it, okay? I'm going home now, my mom is still waiting for me at home."

  "Let's eat first and then go, Oulian."

  "For eighteen years I haven't eaten a single meal from you and I'm still living well, so it's not needed."

  "Ou Zhen, how can I make you stop hating me like this?"

  "You will never be forgiven, even after you're dead."

  "Haha, this is all my retribution."

  "Ou Zhen, can't you just forgive your father? Now we can finally be together as a family, how can your heart be so cruel?" Ou Jingxuan couldn't bear it anymore, he stood up and blocked Ou Zhen who was about to leave.

  "What are you doing, looking for a fight? Forgive him? I'm asking you what right do you have, aren't you aware of the kind of life my mom and I lead? They all say my mom is a prostitute, how do you see it? Do you think she's dirty too? And compared to your ungrateful father, who made my mom become like this? Do you know why my mom became a prostitute? Oujei Feng, do you know why?"

  "Why? Is it because... life is forcing us to?" Ouyang Feng looked at Ou Lian.

  "Are you kidding me?! You're the one who's been forced by life? My mom only wanted to forget about you because she felt that if she couldn't be good enough for you, then she didn't deserve to think about you anymore! Do you think a woman with a child can only do that kind of thing?! Why don't you just die?! I'm telling you, Ou Jie Feng, if I knew my surname was Ou because of you, I wouldn't want to be called by this name at all! My mom had feelings for you and this is how you repay her?! You're not even worthy of being human!" Ou Lin cried out loudly, while Ou Jing Xuan could only hold her, letting her vent.

  "I know, I owe you an apology..."

  Were her eyes blurred with tears? In a daze, Ou Zhen suddenly saw a man kneeling in front of her, and that man was actually her own biological father. This was going to shorten her lifespan! How could she accept such an absurd apology method? She wasn't as soft-hearted as Han Shiya, her heart had long been made of stone, and what couldn't be forgiven would never be forgiven for a lifetime.

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  "Dad! What are you doing? Get up quickly." Ou Jingxuan rushed over to support Ou Jiefeng.

  "Don't mind me, just let me kneel down for Oulian, if it can make her feel better." Ou Jiefeng didn't show any intention of getting up. Oulian looked at him, only feeling amused, pitiful and shameful.

  "Ou Zhen, please forgive Father!" Ou Jingxuan also knelt down with Ou Jiefeng.

  Ou Zhen looked at them, these two men should indeed kneel down for themselves, she could bear it, one was her biological father and the other was her biological brother, but they had once hurt her so deeply and painfully, it was time to kneel down and atone for their sins.

  "Don't try to gain sympathy here, I won't forgive."

  Ou Lian smiled coldly and threw down those words before leaving, never looking back at them again, because there was nothing worth lingering over. She cried and laughed, did her heart feel a little better? Ah, yes, her heart indeed felt much more comfortable, but why did she still want to cry?

  Han Shiya looked at Ou Lian with a surprised expression as she returned with red eyes, but no matter how she asked, Ou Lian refused to say anything. She thought that sleeping for a while would make her feel better...

  "Mom... mom..."

  "Here - what? Woke up?"

  "Yeah, I'm getting a bit hungry."

  "It's really sleep and eat, Ou Zhen is not a pig."

  "Mom, I think I haven't eaten all day, I'm hungry." Eulyn looked at Hanyaseo with pitiful eyes.

  "Alright, I know, then I'll go cook dinner, you take a rest first, I'll call you later."

  "Alright."

  Dinner? Ou Zhen sneered, how long had he slept for? He was indeed a good sleeper. He remembered coming home at around 10 am. He checked his phone and oh dear, it was almost 5 pm. It seemed like he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight either. There were many missed calls, most of which were from Ou Jingxuan, as well as Gao Lianxiu and Xiao Xiao. So many people were thinking of him, it felt great

  。

  Ou Lan lay on the bed, returning phone calls and text messages one by one. But as for Ou Jinghuan, forget it, there was nothing good to say to him now, he would definitely come to lecture her again, no way she wanted to listen to his nagging.

  Lingxiu's voice is still warm and familiar, as if he's about to return soon. Oulian smiled, how did she start thinking of her husband too? It's really true that a married-out daughter is like spilled water.

  "Ou Chen, dinner is ready—"

  "Here I come!"

  After hanging up the phone, Ou Zhen felt much more relaxed and at ease. With a loving husband and mother by her side, what was there to be afraid of?

  "What's going on today?" Han Shiya couldn't forget the desperate and sad expression on her daughter's face when she came back, something must have happened.

  "There's nothing, I just don't want to see that man, who made you all let me go? I said I would definitely get into trouble if I went." Oulian didn't dare think about the scene of Ou Jiefeng kneeling down in front of her, thinking about it made her scalp feel numb.

  "Then go tell mom what really happened?"

  "It's nothing, I just said a few words to him, you also know that I have a big opinion about him."

  "Ou Zhen, can't you really forgive him?"

  "What? Have you completely forgiven him?"

  "It's been so many years, hating him now is useless, might as well let him go and let yourself go too."

  "I will never forgive him and I will never acknowledge him."

  "Is it really because of living in a single-parent family?"

  "What does it mean?"

  "You're harder than most kids' hearts, and yet you're so difficult to reform."

  "What's wrong with you? I just despise that kind of man. Mom, are you saying you don't hate him at all?"

  "So many years have passed, and if I still hold onto hatred, wouldn't that be exhausting? So I've let it go."

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  "It's easy for you to say, but someone like him doesn't even deserve forgiveness, does he?"

  "If one day you can love someone like I do, then you will understand my heart. If you really love someone, you won't hate for too long, because you love them with your life, because you hope they get what they want, and be happy. Because you love them, so everything is forgiven. Because love is greater than hate, so the pain will stop. Because I love him, all that's left are beautiful memories, the bad ones are only treasured deep in my heart, not taken out to look at."

  Mom smiled and said, with tears in her eyes. I don't know how much she loved him, nor do I know how many touching moments they had in those years. But can I believe that this is the true meaning of love? My mom was also an ordinary yet great woman. Her life has been through a lot, but she still dares to love because her heart is genuine and only wishes for his happiness without seeking anything in return.

  I was stunned, what if it were me? If that person were Guo Lianxiu, would I love more than hate like my mother? Would I only think of the good he had given after hating for a while? Could I do that? No, I would go crazy, how could I be so fearless! Is it because I don't love him enough? How can you know how much you love someone? I don't know how much I love him or Yuan Bin. It turns out I'm the one who doesn't deserve it at all.

  "What's on your mind? You look so serious?"

  "Huh? No, no, I was just thinking that if I were to become like you in the future, would I be able to forgive that man." This is indeed a question worth considering.

  "So what's the conclusion? Will you forgive me?"

  "I thought, no way? You shouldn't be so generous."

  "You're lucky then, because hatred is greater than love, so you don't really love him that much, it's just superficial love, not deep in your bones, not penetrating every cell of yours. So there's no need to blame him either, because he may not be as important to you as you imagine."

  "Really? Is it true?"

  "Of course, it's very hard to meet someone in this life who you love with all your soul."

  "So what you're saying is that mom means you still love that man?"

  "Unless I die, I won't love again." Mom smiled, and tears finally fell.

  Chapter 31: Ou Jie Feng's Kneeling (End of Chapter)