Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 1063: Seeking the Truth 8

Chapter 1063: Chapter 1063: Seeking the Truth 8

Lan’s mother continued, "Big Brother He, you may not know, but after my niece Gu Zhilan went missing, my auntie was particularly self-blaming. Owing to her self-blame, for a long period of time afterwards, she would cling to other people’s daughters and refuse to let go, claiming every girl she saw as her Miss Zhilan. She couldn’t recognize anyone due to the shock of losing her daughter, clinging only to the memory of finding her beloved child. Big Brother, you are a parent too, you should understand what children mean to us. So, we beg you, if you happen to have any childhood photos of He Zhilan, could you please let us have a look?"

Father He sighed, indeed having been moved by her words.

Indeed, he was a father too; how could he not understand?

He nodded his head, "I understand your troubles. In the past few years, my family’s Ada also disappeared without a trace. In those years, almost every single night I thought of nothing but this child. Even though I had three other children by my side, Ada was Ada; those three could not replace him. So, I understand your pain better than anyone else, for I have lived through such days."

Probably, no one in this world could empathize with them the way Father He could.

He still had three children by his side, whereas the Gu Family had only this one daughter. Losing her, the grief must be unimaginable.

"Thank you~" Grandma Gu said with emotion.

"However, there really aren’t any childhood photos of Zhilan at home. You might not know this, but Zhilan was quite stubborn as a child, very headstrong. As we were poor and seldom took photos back then, when a photography shop was finally opened in town, Zhilan always refused to take pictures with us. We do have family photos, but they are mostly from after Zhilan grew up, graduated, and especially from when she married He Teng in the capital," Father He spoke the truth. _{fre.eweb novel\.c om}

"Has He Zhilan ever mentioned anything about her childhood to you?" Gu Hengyuan asked.

Father He shook his head, "No~ Don’t be fooled by her chattiness nowadays; when she was young, she was even more silent than He Teng. All day long she wouldn’t say a word, just bury herself in books by the door. There was no talking about her childhood. I did ask her in the past, but seeing her gloomy, and thinking about the injuries she had upon her arrival at the He Family, I thought maybe her parents treated her poorly so she didn’t want to talk about it, and then I didn’t pursue further."

After speaking, Father He looked towards He Da, saying, "Ada, Zhilan used to play mostly with you when she was little. In the village, she would only follow you around to play occasionally. Did she ever tell you about her past? If you know something, speak up."

"Dad~" He Da turned his head, "My sister-in-law doesn’t let me talk about it."

"Ada, since you know, you must speak. Is your sister-in-law the Gu Zhilan they are looking for?" Seeing He Da like this, Father He understood; He Da probably knew the answer and pleaded earnestly, "Ada, no one knows better than Dad how painful it is to lose a child. If we didn’t know, it would be one thing, but knowing it, we should speak. One must have a conscience, understand?"

Seeing that He Da was still silent, Father He became even more certain that He Da knew about He Zhilan’s past. However, He Da remained tight-lipped, and he grew anxious, "Ada!"