Chapter 144 I Don’t Want To See Her (1/2)

Lin Chu became famous because of that news report. Even though Yan Beicheng had quickly suppressed the news before it got bigger, Lin Chu still ended up on Baidu. There was her birth year and month, but no specific date.

Even then, the middle-aged woman had spotted the same numbers and was overwhelmed by the discovery.

She took out another picture to show the old Principal, ”This was my picture when I was younger. It looks like… looks like her, which is why I was thinking, could she be my daughter?”

She had been here twice before. Once was on the night of the eve of Lunar New Year. It was dark then, and difficult to see one another.

That night, Lin Chu was carrying Chu Xi back and had bumped into her at the entrance. As the lights were too dark, she could not see clearly.

The second time was on the afternoon of Yan Ningbai's birthday. Lin Chu and Yan Beicheng had walked out and saw her at the entrance.

It was then that she saw Lin Chu's face clearly. Lin Chu had such a beautiful face and was charismatic, even her clothes looked good on her. Yan Beicheng was by her side, looking dashing and handsome. He had a clean, upright temperament about him.

She instantly felt inferior and could not lift her head in front of these two outstanding people. She wished desperately for the earth to swallow her up.

Even though she could not be totally sure that Lin Chu was her daughter, but it was too much of a coincidence. She looked so much like her when she was younger. In her heart, she had already thought of Lin Chu as the daughter she had abandoned.

The moment she remembered what she did to Lin Chu, she could not face her and hurriedly made her escape.

”I've been back here twice, but I've never dared to press the doorbell,” the middle-aged woman cried saying. There was nowhere for her hands to hold on to, so she grabbed tightly on the entrance's metal gate.

”Principal, can you tell me, is it her? Is it her?” The middle-aged woman looked at the old Principal, her eyes full of hope.

The old Principal frowned slightly. She did not know this woman at all. The old Principal's first impression of this woman was not that great because she had the heart to abandon Lin Chu in the first place.

Besides, this middle-aged woman might claim to not want anything from Lin Chu and would only like to see her from afar, but who would know what she was really thinking?

The old Principal might be a kind soul, but she did not entirely keep her guard down. Not everyone who came by was good people.

How good could someone be if they chose to forsake their child?

The old Principal continued thinking that Lin Chu had finally earned a good life with the two Yan family elders doting on her and Yan Beicheng loving her.

The old Principal was not about to allow some unknown woman to barge into Lin Chu's peaceful life and create chaos.

Besides, Jiang Changdai and her daughter, in addition to Lu Weining, were all after her.

”I'm not sure either. I can't remember Lin Chu's birthday. I would need to go back and check my files. How about this, why don't you leave me your contact number? Once I've double-checked my files, I'll get in touch with you,” said the old Principal.

The middle-aged woman knew that the old Principal was giving an excuse to push her away. She could not help herself but grabbed on to the old Principal's arms and cried, ”Principal, please believe me. I don't want anything from her. Even if it was not Lin Chu and it was another girl, so long as it's my daughter, I'm satisfied.”

”No matter who it is, she will only be my daughter in my eyes, nothing else. It's okay even if she doesn't know my identity. I'd just like to say a few words to her and find out how was her life. I won't disrupt her current life. No matter how her life is, it will stay that way. I have no right to acknowledge her, no right at all.”

”I… I'm unworthy…” The middle-aged woman cried quietly.

The old Principal was not convinced, ”Don't misunderstand me. I'm not trying to lie to you. I really can't remember and do need to check the files. I'll contact you once I've checked them.”

All she needed was to insist that she could not remember. The middle-aged woman would have no choice but to give in.

”Don't worry about it,” the old Principal said again.

There was nothing much the middle-aged woman could do. She could only give the old Principal her number.

The old Principal did not plan on inviting her into the orphanage. The middle-aged woman lowered her gaze sadly. She knew that the old Principal did not welcome her.

It was right of her to do so. She had heartlessly thrown her child away. Now that she thought back about it, she felt shameful and filled with guilt.

She really did just want to see her child. She did not want anything from her. She was well-aware that she had no right.

”I'll… I'll get going then. Sorry to disturb you,” said the middle-aged woman.

The old Principal nodded her head politely and closed the gate before going back in.

The middle-aged woman turned listlessly. She had forgotten which direction she came from and was just wandering about.

”Hello,” someone suddenly blocked the way in front of her.

She lowered her head and saw a pair of shoes. It was printed with intricate flower laces and looked pretty. It was different from the loafers she had been wearing for the past few years.

She heard the voice of a young woman, clear, crisp and melodious, but it was not Lin Chu's voice.

Even though she had only seen her twice and both meetings had ended up with her escaping in a hurry, Lin Chu's voice was imprinted deeply in her heart.

Lin Chu's voice was gentle and soothing to the ear, it was a nice, comfortable voice which made one wanted to be close to her.

The voice she was hearing now also sounded nice but had a tinge of arrogance in it. One could not help but feel the need to distance themselves and not get too near.

She took a few steps back instinctively and looked up. There was a young, pretty lady standing in front of her. She looked elegant.

Lu Weining had not expected to gain this much today.

She wanted to come over and look after failing to threaten the orphanage and to look around to find out if there were some other way to go about it. She had noticed the middle-aged woman ringing the orphanage doorbell the moment she parked her car.

Not long after, she saw the old Principal walked out. After a few words, the woman started crying.

Lu Weining frowned. She was curious about it. There might be an opportunity to get something on the old Principal. So, she quietly got out of the car to eavesdrop on them.

The sudden revelation from the old Principal about this being Lin Chu's mother had shocked her. The middle-aged woman was so focused on Lin Chu and being worried about angering the old Principal that she had not noticed Lu Weining hiding at the side.

After the old Principal and the middle-aged woman had finished their conversation and left respectively, the middle-aged woman, who was lowering her head, got stopped by Lu Weining.

Lu Weining took out a name card from her purse and passed it to the middle-aged woman. ”My name is Lu Weining. I was here to meet the old Principal, but I accidentally overheard your conversation.”

The look on the middle-aged woman's face changed. It was difficult to tell if she was unhappy or embarrassed. She kept quiet.

Lu Weining quickly said, ”I'm sorry. I didn't intentionally eavesdrop. I've nothing against you, it's just that I've heard you mention Lin Chu…”

The middle-aged woman said in surprise, ”You know Lin Chu?”

Lu Weining nodded, and the middle-aged woman continued hesitantly, ”Are you… Are you familiar with the orphanage?”

Lu Weining nodded as she smiled. ”I'm very familiar with Lin Chu and Beicheng. I'm also quite familiar with the orphanage.”

She was indeed familiar with them though they did not have good relations.

Lu Weining was not lying; she was just omitting certain facts from the middle-aged woman.

”I overheard the old Principal's words, it seems like she wasn't planning to let you meet Lin Chu, not even secretly. However, that would be understandable. After all, she does not know you. She might be wary of you even if you claimed on not planning to acknowledge your daughter; but now that you know who Lin Chu is, you might want to take advantage,” Lu Weining said.

”I'm not…” The middle-aged woman was agitated and cried again.

Lu Weining did not want to create a scene with her on the streets. It was unseemly. Besides, by the looks of this middle-aged woman, she did not seem to be a smart person.

Lu Weining had a sudden thought. She maintained the friendly smile on her face and interrupted the middle-aged woman, ”Why don't we find somewhere to sit down and talk about it? It's not appropriate to discuss this openly on the streets.”

The middle-aged woman was still sobbing but stopped at her words. She quickly nodded, ”Yes, you're right.”

”My car is parked right there,” Lu Weining pointed to the Audi sportscar she had parked at the roadside.

Judging by Lu Weining's traits and dress, the middle-aged woman had guessed that she was rich. Now that she saw her car, she did not think twice about it.

It was not strange as Lin Chu and Yan Beicheng's friends must be rich.