"If Dad knew about this, he'd help me find them no matter what, even if it meant losing everything, right?" He Zhilan felt a tinge of heartache hearing He Father say this. "Dad, this is exactly why I couldn't let you know after I grew up. I know you would blame yourself, feel guilty, and do everything within your power to help me, even if it meant being laughed at, even if people called you a fool or a lunatic. You'd still help me search for my biological parents."
But beyond fearing that He Father would act this way, when He Zhilan first went to the capital, she was more afraid that He Teng would misunderstand her. He might think she was some ungrateful woman intent on finding her birth parents to sever ties with the He Family and break free from the marriage.
As a child, she hadn't understood things, trusted no one, and even resented the He Family. So, it was impossible for her to tell He Father that she'd been abducted and ended up with the He Family.
