Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 58: Chapter 56: The Truth from Eighteen Years Ago

Because the identity of an illegitimate daughter was something Huo Sining could not accept, it was why she so adamantly refused to acknowledge her connection with the Liang Family People in this lifetime.

In her view, rather than returning to the wealthy Liang Family to be a shameful illegitimate daughter, she would rather live freely and independently.

Seeing Mother Su’s shocked expression, Huo Sining already faintly guessed that this woman must have met her father, whom she had never seen.

Huo Sining felt some regret; she only wanted to live a peaceful life and had no desire to get entangled with the Imperial Capital Liang Family.

However, she never expected that, after going to great lengths to avoid the trouble-filled circles of the Imperial Capital and coming to S City, she would ultimately still be unable to escape the mockery of fate.

Thinking of this, a cold look appeared in Huo Sining’s eyes as she said with a faint smile:

“I take my mother’s surname. I have never seen my father since I was a child. My mother and my uncle both told me that my father is dead. I don’t know his name, but that doesn’t matter to me.”

Sorrow and pain flashed in Mother Su’s eyes, while Su Zhenhua stood silently in the living room.

Secretary Song was best at reading people and the mood of a room. He quietly stood up and walked out when he noticed that something was off.

However, as he left, he glanced at Huo Sining, wondering who this little miss named Huo Sining was and why she elicited such a strong reaction from the secretary’s wife?

Looking at the girl’s age and her status as an illegitimate daughter, could it be that the secretary had left behind some romantic debt from his younger days?

Su Qingqing furrowed her brows. Seeing tears in her mother’s eyes and her father’s troubled face, her own heart skipped a beat, her thoughts aligning with Secretary Song’s.

Su Qingqing looked back and forth between Huo Sining and her parents, Su Zhenhua and his wife. With a mix of confusion and caution, she asked:

“Dad, Mom, what’s going on? Do you know Huo Sining’s parents?”

Mother Su didn’t speak. Su Zhenhua, on the other hand, sighed and said to Huo Sining:

“I don’t know her mother, but, if we’re not mistaken, your father has quite a connection with us.”

As expected! Huo Sining had already guessed this outcome, so her face showed little shock or surprise.

She looked calmly at Su Zhenhua and said with a smile:

“Uncle Su, you really don’t have to delve into the past for me. Those old affairs are actually not that important to me, and I also have no interest in knowing who my father is. He is him, and I am me, there’s no conflict between the two, but there will also not be any connection.”

Su Zhenhua did not expect Huo Sining to respond with such a definitive statement. Seeing the detached and unsympathetic look on Huo Sining’s face, he couldn’t help frowning.

She was only seventeen or eighteen, an age of naivety and liveliness, but the girl in front of him was so calm and composed, almost like an old man.

The years must not have been kind to her; otherwise, why would there be no emotion of excitement when he mentioned her father? Instead, she was so cool and distant?

Although Huo Sining verbally claimed indifference, Su Zhenhua could still see deep resentment in the depths of her eyes, and he couldn’t help but sigh:

“I don’t know what your mother or your uncle told you that made you have such a deep misunderstanding about your father. However, what you need to know, we cannot hide. You are right about one thing, your father is indeed deceased. Nineteen years ago, he received a mission to go to Rongcheng. He lost his life within half a year there in an accident.”

Upon hearing this, Huo Sining felt a shock and stared at Su Zhenhua incredulously, her head snapping up.

She thought her father was a negligent rich playboy who abandoned her mother and her, and she made up an excuse that her father was dead to avoid any connection with the Liang Family. She never imagined the truth would be much crueler than she expected.

Su Jinyuan, who had just entered the house, heard Su Zhenhua’s words and was immediately stunned.

Seeing Huo Sining staring dumbfoundedly at him, as if questioning the truth in his word, Su Zhenhua shook his head helplessly and began to recount the events of the past.

As Su Zhenhua’s memories resurfaced, secrets that had been buried for eighteen years were unveiled once more.

Liang Ruining, who was Huo Sining’s father, was the eldest young master of the Imperial Capital Liang Family, a somewhat notable household in the Imperial Capital. Liang Ruining’s maternal grandfather held a significant position in the military, and being a second-generation heir to both military and business wealth, he was naturally pampered and grew up to be a prodigal son.

However, not long after, a sudden change occurred. Liang Ruining’s maternal grandfather passed away from an unexpected illness, and with the fall of the family patriarch, the family quickly declined.

Because of this, Mother Liang fell into depression and became bedridden.

It was at this time that a woman appeared with a child in tow, claiming her place in the household. In front of Liang Yanrui, Mr. Liang confessed to Mother Liang that he’d had an affair many years ago, and had fathered a child with that woman.

Mother Liang was deeply hurt by this and, taking Liang Ruining with her, moved out of the Liang family home. Not long after, she passed away, holding onto her resentment.

Liang Ruining was just fifteen or sixteen at the time. Filled with hatred for his father and grief for his mother’s death, he impulsively enlisted in the military and vowed to become a special forces soldier.

A rich second-generation heir becoming a special forces soldier?

Many looked on with amusement, some even scoffed at the idea.

But Liang Ruining was not one to admit defeat. Three years later, he was selected for the special forces due to his outstanding performance in the military.

Earning military honors is difficult during peacetime, yet he was awarded numerous times, climbing the ranks.

Mr. Liang, who had never taken him seriously, finally realized his mistake and made continuous attempts to make amends with Liang Ruining.

Unfortunately, Liang Ruining, who resented his father’s heartless abandonment of his mother, refused to return to the Liang family.

The Liang Family People even tried to use family ties to win him back, but Liang Ruining, undisturbed by their efforts, soon volunteered for an extremely arduous mission in Rongcheng.

“It was because of this mission that he never returned, and we only received news of his death six months later.”

Upon reaching this point, Su Zhenhua could no longer continue.

Hearing these past events, Huo Sining felt a mixture of bitterness and confusion in her heart.

She had always thought her father, the rich second-generation who abandoned his wife and child, was actually a man of affection and honor. Thinking of the name Liang Ruining, she had no doubt she was the daughter of this man.

Si Ning, no wonder Mrs. Huo had chosen such a name, Huo Sining learned for the first time the deeper meaning behind her name.

Perhaps Mrs. Huo had always been waiting for the hero in her heart to come for her. Unfortunately, she never knew that her hero had already passed away before she gave birth to her child.

For some reason, even though her memories of Mrs. Huo were vague, at this moment, Huo Sining felt as if she had opened a box of memories, vividly recalling the years when Mrs. Huo was gravely ill.

Alone and isolated, she sat in the courtyard, staring off blankly, the hope in her eyes diminishing by the day, her expression growing ever more desolate.

The more Huo Sining thought, the more her heart ached. The cruel twist of fate separated those two by life and death, deepening the misunderstandings in Mrs. Huo’s heart. This tragic relationship was a heavy shackle to the ailing Mrs. Huo. Perhaps that’s why, in her illness, she refused treatment and withered away in gloom.

Huo Sining’s sorrow was indescribable. Beside her, Mother Su was already sobbing uncontrollably, blurting through her tears,

“It’s all Liang Pengzhi’s fault; he caused his death. Everything was his doing. Liang Pengzhi caused my aunt’s death, and he also drove Ruining to die. He has done all the evils, and heaven will surely make the Liang family pay!”

Aunt? Mrs. Su couldn’t be, could she?

Huo Sining had originally thought Mother Su was one of her father’s childhood friends who was very close, which was why she was so upset when mentioning her father. But after hearing Mother Su’s words, she was taken aback.

With a faint guess in her heart, she glanced at Mother Su in surprise and tentatively asked, “Auntie, you are…?”