Strike at the vitals, Aunt Xiaâs words turned Mother Xiaâs face ashen.
"I didnât, Iâm not a child trafficker, I didnât steal the child!" Finally, Mother Xia shrieked, "The child was swapped by traffickers!"
After Mother Xia shouted, everyone present fell silent.
By now, Mother Xia no longer remembered Xia Lanâs instructions, her heart was just worried for herself, and feared she wouldnât reunite with her husband after death.
"I didnât, I really didnât steal the child!" Once the defenses collapsed, Mother Xia said everything.
"Back then, someone swapped the child; I didnât know..." Mother Xia sobbed, saying, "I didnât swap the child, it was traffickers, they swapped deliberately to evade capture... Boo hoo hoo... My child was also lost, Iâm a victim too, boo hoo hoo..."
Listening to Mother Xiaâs "excuses", everyone had different expressions, but no one sympathized with her, including Uncle Xia.
After a while, Uncle Xia snapped out of his shock and heavily questioned Mother Xia: "So, you knew all along that Chuyi wasnât your child?"
Upon hearing Uncle Xiaâs question, Mother Xiaâs body slightly stiffened, wiped her tears, and said: "At that time... because of Cheng Guiâs matter, I didnât notice the child... I realized later that the child had been swapped... But, suddenly the childâs grandparents came... I, I didnât dare let them know..."
Mother Xiaâs voice grew quieter, softer.
But everyone had already understood thoroughly.
Back then, the child was swapped by traffickers, and Mother Xia, immersed in the grief of her husbandâs death, didnât notice for a while.
By the time she realized, Grandpa Xia and Grandma Xia were there, and to avoid their blame and being cast out of the Xia Family by them, she simply went along with the mistake.
"Just because of this, you took someone elseâs child?" Hearing this, Uncle Xia was somewhat incredulous, his eyes grew redder, and he roared, "That was someone elseâs child!"
"What about the child of you and your husband? Where did your biological child go?" For the first time in his life, Uncle Xia agreed with othersâ assessment of his sisterâbeyond saving.
If Uncle Xia hadnât asked about Mother Xiaâs biological child, it would have been better; once asked, Mother Xia suddenly cried even harder, saying: "My child, my child was taken by traffickers!"
"Boo hoo hoo, at least Chuyi grew up well with me, but what about my child?" Mother Xia said, aggrieved, "My child, who knows how much suffering theyâve endured out there..."
To this day, Mother Xia not only doesnât feel sheâs done anything wrong, she feels sheâs been greatly wronged.
Suddenly, Mother Xia lunged at Uncle Xia, full of hope, and said to him: "Right, Xia Lan says she knows where my child is, brother, can you help me find my child?"
"The lies were also forced by Xia Lan, she threatened me, saying if I revealed Chuyiâs identity, sheâd never tell me the childâs whereabouts!" Mother Xia began to cry relentlessly.
"I now realize how wicked Xia Lan is! Iâve told you everything now, she definitely wonât tell me where my child is anymore, so sister begs you, will you help me, will you help me find my child?"