Chapter 3: The Truth

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Before Ye Ming's mother died, she told him: The camphor wood box in her bedroom is a relic she left to Ye Ming's father, and there is a lock that locks it, and after she dies, this box should not be burned, but should be kept If one day Ye Ming and his father have the opportunity to recognize each other, then transfer this box to his father; If Ye Ming never found his father, then this box should never be opened, and Ye Ming was not allowed to look at the contents of it

Ye Ming is a filial son, and he never dared to disobey his mother's words, not to mention that this is his mother's last words, so although his mother gave him the key to the camphor wood box before he died, he has always followed his mother's last words, and has never opened the box, nor has he ever looked at what is in the box

But now, when Ye Ming realized that the mystery of his life experience was likely to be solved, his biological father was likely to be Secretary Lu, and he couldn't directly investigate and inquire, he naturally thought of this camphor wood box

Because it is the most important relic of his mother, Ye Ming has always carried this camphor wood box with him, and no matter where he moves, he will take the box to the place where he lives and keep it safe, so this box is now in his single dormitory

Thinking that the box might solve all his doubts, he jumped out of his office chair, and hurried back to the dormitory, and from a corner of the bedroom, he dragged out the antique camphor box, unlocked it with a trembling hand, and lifted the lid, and saw that there was a stack of letters neatly placed in the box, two or three hundred, and on top of this large stack of letters, there was a delicate diary, and nothing else

Ye Ming looked at the large stack of letters, and tears couldn't help but fall like raindrops: Obviously, these letters are all letters written by his mother and father for more than 20 years but have not been sent out It is a way for her mother to pour out her thoughts and concerns about her father She knew that these letters could not be sent to her father, but she still insisted on writing so much It shows how unforgettable her mother's thoughts about her father are, but in Ye Ming's impression, her mother has never confided in her deep thoughts about her father Instead, he buried it deep in the most secret place of his heart, and only occasionally poured out his heart through this way of writing letters

And the diary on the letter must have been written by my mother for my father, and it was a record of her thoughts and concerns for him, and although this diary was not kept every day, as long as she had thoughts and feelings, my mother would record them, hoping that my father would one day be able to see this diary and be able to experience her deep affection for him......

Because he was not sure whether Secretary Lu was his biological father, Ye Ming still didn't dare to look at his mother's diary, so he cried while gently picking up the diary and putting it aside, and picked up an unsealed letter casually, glanced at the envelope, and suddenly his body trembled, and his eyes widened instantly: I saw that in the middle of the envelope was written: "Lu Zhiyao (Yuan) personally opened" Except for these words, there was no information: there was no recipient's address, no sender's address, and no stamps

Although Ye Ming already felt that Secretary Lu was his biological father, but when he saw that Secretary Lu's name really appeared on his mother's unsent envelopes, Ye Ming still felt extremely shocked and a little annoyed and puzzled in the shock: Secretary Lu should have known his blood relationship with him a long time ago, why did he keep hiding it from himself, why didn't he tell himself earlier, was he still afraid that he would cause him any trouble, or did he feel that his biological son might affect his career promotion

Thinking about this, a sense of resentment arose in his heart: for so many years, his mother had worked hard to raise him, had no complaints about his father who abandoned their mother and son, and had always lived in obscurity in that rural middle school, but his father still did not want to recognize himself as a son even though he knew that he was his son, and he was bent on his own career, for fear that he would affect his promotion, how could he be worthy of his mother who had made such a great sacrifice for him

After looking at the envelope in a daze for a few minutes, Ye Ming picked up the diary again, opened it and took a look, only to see a group photo pasted on the title page of the diary This photo was taken in the seventies and eighties of the last century in that kind of state-run photo studio: the background is a landscape painting with rough lines and mottled oil paint Mother and a man in his thirties are standing in front of this painting, holding hands, heads next to each other, the smile on his face is a little stiff and a little unnatural Although the man is very different from the current Secretary Lu in terms of image But Ye Ming still recognized him at a glance

Judging from the group photo, Lu Zhiyao was in his early thirties at the time, tall and thin, with a well-defined face and a vigorous youthful atmosphere in his eyes; And the mother is about 20 years old, and her right hand is tightly holding Lu Zhiyao's big palm, which is a little nervous and a little apprehensive, and at the bottom of the group photo is a line of printed words: "Lu Yuan, Zhao Han took on May 1, 19xx"......

Underneath this group photo is a line of pen and ink written by my mother: "Eternal Love," which is supposed to be the theme of this diary

When he saw this photo and his mother's handwriting, Ye Ming's face once again burst into tears......

After that, Ye Ming sat in the dormitory for nearly two hours, and during these two hours, he neither read the letters nor read his mother's diaries, but kept silently crying, falling into deep thoughts about his mother......

It wasn't until almost five o'clock that Ye Ming's mobile phone rang suddenly, and he picked up the phone ruthlessly, looked at the caller ID, but it was Chen Mengqi calling

Ye Ming hurriedly pressed the answer button and heard Chen Mengqi crying and shouting inside: "Brother Ye, something big has happened to us here Now many investors who have raised funds in our company have flocked to the company's finance department to ask for early withdrawal of their fund-raising funds Due to the company's current lack of cash, it is impossible to fully meet their withdrawal requirements Many customers are out of control and have begun to smash the company's office space Some people have begun to rob the company's valuable office supplies Now there are still people pouring into the company from the outside The people in our security department can no longer control the situation Brother Ye, what should we do now?"