The procedures for traveling to the United States are much more complicated than those for traveling to other countries, so it also takes more time. Although Situ Fengya is anxious, they can only stay in Yingji temporarily until the procedures are completed. Fortunately, after Situ Fengya and Luo Man established a cooperative relationship, Luo Man volunteered to cover the expenses for food, accommodation, and transportation for Situ Fengya during this period, although Situ Fengya was not short of money now.
During this time, Situ Fengya took Xihe to visit some of the more distant scenic spots. Compared with China, there were still fewer places worth visiting in Yingji Kingdom. In addition, the two of them didn't like traveling much, so within a few days they completely gave up going out and stayed in the hotel every day.
On this day, just as Situ Fengya and Xihe were completing the necessary daily training, someone suddenly knocked on their door.
"Who?" Hearing the knock on the door, Situ Fengya was a little surprised. The matter in Yingji Country has been almost settled. Logically speaking, no one should come to them again, but there is another possibility, that is, the hotel's staff member.
Situ Fengya, who was only wearing a vest, put on a coat and came to the door. At the same time, a familiar voice came from outside the door.
"Mr. Si, it's me, Anthony Joestar."
"Anthony?" When Situ Fengya learned that the person outside the door was actually Anthony, he couldn't help but feel a little strange. The content of the conversation with Anissa and Roman before. After obtaining the consent of Roman and Anissa, Situ Fengya They have all been relayed to Anthony. It is possible that Anthony came to them not because of this matter.
Situ Fengya opened the door and saw Anthony standing outside the door with a solemn face. When the door opened, Anthony's eyes subconsciously looked at Xihe in the room, and then quickly moved away. However, this subconscious action still It was caught by Situ Fengya's eyes.
"Anthony, what's the matter with you coming to see me this time?" Normally, Situ Fengya would have welcomed Anthony into the room, but recalling what happened when Anthony met them for the first time, and what he had just said In response, Situ Fengya speculated that Anthony was probably here for Xihe this time.
"It seems that Xihe is probably the child of the old friend Anthony mentioned." Combining the previous stories told by Anthony and Lu Duo's diary, Situ Fengya guessed that the old friend Anthony mentioned should be Xihe's mother, and that scene The accident in Anthony's mouth probably refers to the incident where the boss of the dark root hired Ludo to assassinate Xihe's mother.
Although Situ Fengya didn't know what Anthony wanted to say, he didn't really want Xihe to know too much. After all, the person who raised him was his mother-killing enemy, and the mastermind behind all this turned out to be himself. My biological father, no one would be able to accept such a thing.
"Sorry, Mr. Si, I came here this time to find Miss Si." As expected, Anthony came here precisely to meet Xihe.
"You want to see Xihe? I wonder, Anthony, why do you want to see Xihe? Now I am Xihe's guardian, can you tell me first?" Anthony has helped him a lot, but he treats others like this. At this time, Situ Fengya He felt very uncomfortable, but in order to protect Xihe, Situ Fengya had no choice but to be a bad guy for once.
"That's right, Mr. Si, I came here this time to talk to Miss Si about my old friend." Fortunately, Anthony's mind was on Xihe and he didn't care about Situ Fengya's attitude. .
"Sorry, Anthony, if that's the case, I think..."
"Brother Gui Ya, let Brother Anthony come in." Just when Situ Fengya was about to refuse, Xihe in the room suddenly said.
"Sorry Anthony, please wait a moment." Situ Fengya didn't know what to do for a while, so he had to let Anthony wait outside the door for the time being.
"Okay." Anthony nodded and took a deep breath without leaving any trace, as if he was adjusting his emotions.
"Xihe..." Situ Fengya came to Xihe, but for a moment he didn't know how to speak.
"Brother Guiya, brother Anthony is here to see Xihe, right? Sure enough, the old friend that brother Anthony mentioned must be Xihe's mother, right?" Xihe tilted his head, showing no emotion at all. fluctuation.
"But, didn't you before..." Situ Fengya wanted to say, didn't you say before that there was such a coincidence in the world, but Situ Fengya soon realized that their main task at that time was to find the source of darkness. As a cadre, Xihe obviously didn't want to distract him. After all, Xihe was so smart and Anthony's meaning was so obvious. How could she really not care.
"Okay, I understand." Situ Fengya nodded. He didn't want Xihe to know these things that would make him uncomfortable, but Xihe, as a party involved, had the right to know. If Xihe knew the truth of the matter, If it is difficult to accept it for a while, then he will persuade her and accompany her until she can accept it.
Situ Fengya came to the door and said to Anthony: "I'm sorry Anthony, I kept you waiting for so long. Please come in." Situ Fengya said as he waved Anthony into the room.
"Ah, okay." Anthony nodded and followed Situ Fengya into the house. After entering the room, Anthony sat on the sofa, looking directly back and forth between Situ Fengya and Xihe, as if thinking about how to speak.
"Brother Anthony, before we start today's conversation, please allow me to formally introduce myself." In the end, Xihe was the first to speak. Since Anthony did not understand Chinese, Xihe said in English: "My name is Si Xihe, this is the name given to me by brother Si Guiya, and my name before that was Patty Esposito. This is what my grandfather told me and my parents got the name for me."
"..." When Situ Fengya heard Xihe's original name again, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, because this was the first time he heard Pati's full name.
"Patty...Esposito..." When Anthony heard Xihe's name, he couldn't help but stood up from the sofa, "Esposito...Esposito...that's right, You are indeed..." Anthony realized his gaffe, he sat back on the sofa and forced himself to calm down.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Si, Miss Patty." After all, Anthony is still a real gentleman, and he quickly adjusted his emotions, "Miss Patty, before I mention the purpose of my coming here today, please allow me tell a story."
"Of course, brother Anthony." Xihe nodded and put a bottle of water in Anthony's hand.
"The protagonist of this story is Miss Patty, your mother, Speranza Esposito. As for why I am so sure that you are her daughter, it is because you look exactly the same." Anthony said While holding on, he took out a somewhat yellowed photo from his arms and placed it in front of Xihe.
The protagonist of the photo is a young woman who looks slightly older than Situ Fengya. And the appearance of this woman is indeed, as Anthony said, almost exactly the same as Xihe.
"Your mother, Ms. Speranza, is a very good businessman and a very kind person. She established her own company at a young age and helps those in need as much as possible. I When I first met Ms. Speranza, I thought she was a beautiful and gentle lady. Later I learned that this beautiful and gentle lady had established five orphanages and three nursing homes in her own name. In addition, there were countless people who benefited from her. At that time, almost everyone in Italy and even half of Europe did not know Ms. Speranza’s name.”
"But it is precisely because of this that Ms. Speranza has almost no life of her own. From the time she established her own company and started engaging in public welfare undertakings to the formal cooperation with my father, Ms. Speranza has been All by myself. But what no one expected was that after establishing a formal partnership with my father, Ms. Speranza suddenly became pregnant."
"When my father learned that Ms. Speranza was pregnant, his first reaction was to be happy for Ms. Speranza, but at the same time he was also a little confused, that is, who is Ms. Speranza's husband? Why did Ms. Speranza never tell her Is this going to be made public to the outside world?”
"Although my father was confused, this was Ms. Speranza's private matter after all, and it was not easy for him to interfere. A year later, Ms. Speranza gave birth to a daughter successfully, and this girl is you, Miss Patty."
"My father was very happy to know about this and immediately decided to take me to Italy to celebrate your birthday. But before we could leave, bad omens came from Italy. Ms. Speranza suddenly encountered an accident. She was assassinated in her home and her daughter was missing."
"After Ms. Speranza was killed, my father couldn't eat for three days in a row. He didn't believe that it really happened. He didn't believe that such a kind person could end up like this. But unfortunately, our ability After all, we are limited and we can’t find Ms. Speranza’s murderer. We can’t even find Ms. Speranza’s daughter. This has always been the most regretful thing for my father.”
The story ends here. Xihe picked up the photo and gently stroked the cheek of the woman in the photo. She had been mentally prepared before this, but when Xihe heard what happened to her mother from Anthony, Tears still flowed down unsatisfactorily.
"Miss Pati, your name, Pati, means peace in Italian. The orphanage established by Ms. Speranza has taken in many orphans displaced by war, so Ms. Speranza has always hoped that the world can Peace and place this wish on you." Anthony said slowly, taking out a key from his pocket and placing it in front of Xihe, "Miss Pati, this is the key to Ms. Speranza's house. If One day you will go to Italy, and I hope you can take a look."
