CHAPTER 501: 463 PERHAPS, WE REALLY MADE A MISTAKE (FOUR THOUSAND WORDS)_2

"Don’t fuss, I’m not thirsty."

After speaking, he reached out to feel Song Lili’s forehead, "Are you alright?"

"Me? I’m fine, nothing’s wrong."

"Your head is very hot." Wen Nian frowned, leaned in to check her temperature, "Are you running a fever?"

Song Lili touched her own head but couldn’t feel any temperature either; she sighed, "I might have caught a chill, it’s a small matter, rest will do."

"How could that be alright? Go back to your room, you’ve just finished your confinement period, and now you’ve caught a chill—"

"Ah Nian!"

"..."

"I just called my father to ask about Song Xiangqiao’s situation..."

"What did he say?"

"The child is definitely gone, she has multiple fractures, currently bleeding heavily, and still in the operating room fighting for her life, they say... there’s not much hope."

"..."

Wen Nian pursed his lips, looking at Song Lili, "Are you... feeling sorry for her?"

Song Lili took a deep breath, covering her face, clearly distressed and helpless,

"I’m just thinking... if I hadn’t been so aggressive, given her a little leeway, even let her make some excessive demands, she wouldn’t have jumped so resolutely."

"Do you feel pity for her?"

Song Lili closed her eyes, "It’s really hard for me to describe how I feel right now. Honestly, I should feel relieved, I should think she got what she deserved."

"..."

"In my past life, the words she said to me before I was executed, almost became the nightmare I couldn’t shake off, she was just a woman with ill-intentions, greedy and scheming."

"But Ah Nian, in that instant, when I saw her throw Qichen to you instead of jumping down with him, just that instant, I felt that my judgment of Song Xiangqiao... has always been too decisive."

Wen Nian held her, not saying a word.

"Do you think I’m being too sentimental? She was clearly my mortal enemy, yet now I feel sympathy..."

"Lili, people who are clear about love and hate are direct in their actions and dealings with others, and because of their candid nature, they are liked by others. But I think, people like you, who are always willing to reflect, to think, are even more charming."

"..."

"We’re not saints; we don’t need to see every single aspect of a person to make a judgment. You’re not wrong; she brought today’s outcome upon herself by her own actions."

Song Lili exhaled deeply.

"She chose to commit suicide, it was her own choice, yet you’re still considering whether there was any way to save her. When she framed you back then, she rejoiced over your death for years."

"No matter what someone has gone through or what kind of ideals and ambitions they hold, the basic thing to be human is to have kindness. Song Xiangqiao’s last act of kindness was to spare our child, and that’s enough. Don’t think about it any further."

Song Lili nodded, "Okay."

A servant brought in some tea snacks.

The sun was about to set, but the day had not yet ended.

Dinner was simple, as Song Lili and Wen Nian had little appetite, but Wen Xun was genuinely hungry and ate quite a bit, even taking the initiative to feed Wen Qichen.

After dinner, guests arrived unexpectedly.

Wen Chou and his wife, along with Wen Liangyu, all came to the President Mansion together. Wen Liangyu looked much older, having been seriously ill before, he had since always moved in a wheelchair.

The person pushing Wen Liangyu’s wheelchair was...

Song Lili squinted, taking a closer look.

"Mr. President, President’s wife."

Pan Qin respectfully greeted them and then continued to push Wen Liangyu inside.

"Grandfather, and Father and Mother, are you coming because of what happened this afternoon?"

They didn’t even want to attend Qichen’s first-month celebration, but after such an unfortunate incident occurred during it, they all came together.

Wen Nian thought to himself that he indeed had greatly offended his grandfather, father, and mother.

Xiao Ziyan glanced at Song Lili, then turned to look at Wen Nian,

"I heard Song Xiangqiao was holding Qichen hostage, nearly jumping off the building with him in her arms, is that true?"

"Qichen is fine, Mother, don’t worry."

Wen Nian quickly said.

"Fine? Lili, how can you be a mother like this? To allow your child out of sight, today he was taken hostage, what about next time?"

"It’s my fault."

Wen Nian hastily said.

"Wen Nian, until when are you going to protect her? I also heard that when Song Xiangqiao was holding Wen Qichen hostage and wanted to jump off the building, you provoked her with words! Even said something like ’if we lose this child, we can still have another’?"

"...In that urgent situation, I knew that Xiangqiao had a lot of pride, but indeed, she was someone who would respond to force rather than gentleness, so I provoked her with words, just to make her realize that she was responsible for her predicament today. Only in this way could she..."