Song Wan stared wide-eyed in disbelief, her mind blank, frozen in place.

Lin Zhaojiang placed his hands on her shoulders, and she jerked away as if she had been electrocuted, taking a few steps back with a hint of fear in her eyes.

"Wanwan..."

"Are you telling the truth?" Song Wan's voice trembled slightly. "This...this is too sudden, I..."

She was incoherent, unsure how to express her feelings at that moment.

Panic? Confusion? Anger?

It seems like it has both, and it seems like it doesn't.

She didn't understand how she suddenly went from being Chen Li's daughter to the He family's heiress, and she didn't understand why her parents had abandoned her for the first twenty-odd years of her life.

I don't understand what she did wrong to cause this misalignment in her life...

This is so dramatic!

She preferred to treat it all as a dream, and after she woke up, her life would continue as before.

“I know it’s hard for you to accept right now, but it’s the truth!” Lin Zhaojiang licked his lips and moved closer to her. “Calm down and think about it. If you were Chen Li’s daughter, why is it that your whole family has the same type of diabetes, but you’re the only one who doesn’t? Are you lucky? No, it’s because you don’t have the same genes as them!”

Song Wan felt dizzy, as if someone was choking her, and that suffocating feeling crept up from the bottom of her heart.

Lin Zhaojiang could only grit his teeth and continue, "I've been investigating this matter, and Jingnan and Pei Nian have been helping me. Jingnan personally witnessed He Yining and Chen Li visiting Song Huai at the drug rehabilitation center. If they weren't family, why would He Yining do that?"

"Also, I checked your DNA..." He paused, "You and Chen Li are not related by blood at all!"

Song Wan's eyes welled with tears. Thinking of all the hardships she had endured in the past, the injustices and grievances she had suffered since childhood, she suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Arranging for He Cangwu to meet you was also my idea," Lin Zhaojiang said in a low voice. "I can sense that He Cangwu has feelings for you that are special, but it's not romantic love... He doesn't know about this yet, but he won't be long before he does."

Song Wan looked up at him, "Then, my mother..."

Just as Lin Zhaojiang was about to answer, a sharp screech of brakes came from the hotel entrance.

A luxury car pulled up, and He Cangwu hurriedly got out.

He didn't notice Lin Zhaojiang and Song Wan in the lobby, but instead rushed to the top floor conference room in a panic.

Lin Zhaojiang took Song Wan's hand and led her to the top floor via another elevator.

In the conference room, Jiang Can and Huo Zhixing were already waiting. Huo Junyu, Huo Jingnan, and Pei Nian were also there, each with a solemn expression.

He Cangwu entered the conference room almost simultaneously with Lin Zhaojiang and Song Wan.

"Mr. Huo, Mrs. Huo..." He was covered in sweat and appeared extremely humble in front of Huo Zhixing and Jiang Can. He didn't dare to sit down and stood obediently not far from the door, his back slightly hunched, looking timid and submissive.

Jiang Can glanced at him, her face already showing displeasure.

“Mr. Huo, Mrs. Huo,” He Cangwu pleaded, “I rushed over as soon as I heard about this… I know that this whole thing is my daughter’s fault. I wonder how the second young master is doing now?”

"What do you think?" Huo Zhixing's icy voice rang out. "My son was almost killed by her, how do you think he could be any better off?"

He Cangwu dared not utter a sound and stood quietly in place.

"President He," Jiang Can said in a cold tone, "you're in such a hurry to see us today, isn't it to give us an explanation?"

"Yes, yes..."

"President He's son lost his life in this conspiracy. Haven't you thought about seeking justice for your son?"

He Cangwu wiped his sweat and took a deep breath.

After a long silence, he sighed helplessly, "These are all family scandals... Mrs. Huo, please don't ask any more questions. I will take care of Xiao Hui's funeral arrangements for my wife's sake, but what I need to deal with now is my daughter's matter."

"Mr. Huo, Mrs. Huo!" He Cangwu almost knelt before them. "Please accept the mediation and don't let Ningning go to jail! This is a family scandal, and ultimately a family matter. I will definitely handle it properly and give the Huo family an explanation!"

"Family matters?" Huo Zhixing slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and glared at him. "This is your family matter, not mine! Your daughter dared to harm my son, I won't let her get away with this!"

“Mr. Huo, but my son saved the second young master. Shouldn’t our He family… also be considered to have made amends?”

"He Cangwu, what kind of joke are you talking about?" At this moment, the conference room door opened, and a woman with an imposing aura walked in. "Is He Nianhui's surname He? Ha, those are two different things, don't confuse them!"

Everyone was taken aback and turned their attention to Zhu Jingwei as she walked into the conference room.

“Mr. Huo, Mrs. Huo,” Zhu Jingwei nodded in greeting, “I didn’t want to come, but I was really worried, and besides, there’s something very important I need to announce to you!”

She looked at Song Wan with loving eyes and smiled slightly at her.

Then she turned to look at He Cangwu.

"Hey, even now you're still so stubborn, pleading for that little bitch He Yining?"

"Zhu Jingwei!" He Cangwu's face turned bright red. "She is my daughter with Yan Qing... Even if you don't care about me, please respect Yan Qing!"

"You have no right to mention Yan Qing!" Zhu Jingwei raised her voice. "You've spoiled that little bitch like a daughter for over twenty years, while your own daughter has been left to wander outside! You're the one who has truly wronged Xu Yan Qing!"

"What did you say?" He Cangwu was suddenly stunned.

Zhu Jingwei took Song Wan's hand and led her to He Cangwu.

Song Wan's heart pounded, and she could barely breathe. He Cangwu also seemed to hear something explode beside his ear with a loud bang.

Every move she made, every smile she gave…

He Cangwu suddenly thought of something!

It felt as if a powerful force was pounding into his heart. He felt a heart-wrenching pain and clutched his chest. He swayed a few times and had to hold onto the table to keep his balance.

"Mr. Huo, Mrs. Huo, and the young masters and ladies of the Huo family," Zhu Jingwei said clearly, glancing around, "what I'm here to announce today is Song Wan's true parentage..."

“She is the daughter of my student Xu Yanqing,” Zhu Jingwei pointed at He Cangwu, “and also this man’s biological daughter!”

The conference room fell into complete silence, as if it had entered a vacuum.

Song Wan couldn't stand up and felt breathless. She stared blankly at He Cangwu, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably for some reason.

Lin Zhaojiang embraced her and let her lean on his shoulder.

He Cangwu staggered backward, taking a few steps before collapsing to the ground, knocking over several chairs. His face was deathly pale, and he looked as disheveled as if he had seen a ghost, gasping for breath with his mouth agape.