"That's right! You're so smart, bro!" Huo Junyang's eyes lit up, and he almost pounced on Huo Junyu for a bear hug.

However, the older brother frowned at him, raised his hand to block him in advance, and his face was full of "don't touch me if you shouldn't" disdain.

"What are you doing!" Young Master Huo said, feeling wronged. "We used to hug a lot when we were little, have you forgotten?"

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Huo Junyu glared at him. "Stay away from me!"

"I won't!" Huo Junyang chuckled mischievously and forced his way closer.

The two brothers inevitably had another big fight, which made Lu Ran laugh non-stop.

Huo Junyu then realized what was happening.

This brat is now going so far as to bribe even his own brother to please his girlfriend! Is he deliberately putting on this show for Lu Ran?

"Alright, stop fooling around!" Huo Junyu asserted his authority as the eldest brother. "The most important thing right now is to get to the hospital for testing! There's a hospital in Jiangzhou that I know well; it's staffed by our own people, so it'll be very convenient."

Huo Junyang and Lu Ran exchanged a smile and nodded. The three of them immediately set off for the hospital.

From submitting the sample to receiving the results, it took less than two days.

That day, Huo Junyang still invited Huo Junyu to that coffee shop, and as soon as they met, he showed him the test report.

"Brother, look at this number!"

Huo Junyu flipped directly to the last page: Similarity probability, 0%!

He was startled, and a huge weight lifted from his heart!

"I'm so sorry, Brother Junyu..." Lu Ran felt guilty. "I didn't understand the situation properly and thought Xia Zhi was Lu Xiaoyou. I... I should have gotten more information from my father..."

"It's not your fault!" Huo Junyang said hurriedly. "Ranran, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to trace it this far!"

“Yes.” Huo Junyu chuckled. “Now at least we can prove that Xia Zhi is not Xiao Youzi.”

"Then how did she give Lu Xiaoyou's DNA to my father?"

Huo Junyu's expression changed instantly.

He and Huo Junyang exchanged a glance, and they both seemed to realize something at the same time...

Xia Zhi is not Lu Xiaoyou, but she has Lu Xiaoyou's DNA sample.

So the real Xiaoyouzi is the person next to Xia Zhi, the person Xia Zhi can get close to the most!

Could it be... that everything is really as he thought?

Huo Junyu held his breath, clenched his fists tightly, and a deep meaning flashed in his eyes.

"Brother," Huo Junyang asked softly, "are you... also investigating your sister-in-law?"

Huo Junyu suddenly looked up at him.

Just then, Jiang Mianmian walked over with a bag of snacks.

"So you really were here!"

In the sunlight, her smile was bright and sweet, and two small dimples were set in her face, making her look even more charming.

"Junyang, Ranran, my supermarket is over there! These snacks are all new products, you should try them!"

Huo Junyang reacted quickly, taking the item immediately and smiling at Huo Junyu, "Brother, isn't this your 'working time'? You two are both out here, there's no one to watch the shop!"

"It's nothing, I just came out to bring you some snacks, I'll be right back." Jiang Mianmian waved her hand with a smile, "You guys continue chatting, I won't disturb you!"

"Mianmian!"

Huo Junyu suddenly stood up, moved his lips, as if a thousand words were stuck in his throat.

Huo Junyang looked at the two of them with some nervousness, and the atmosphere suddenly became unusual.

Huo Junyu suddenly grabbed Jiang Mianmian's hand, "I...I'll go back with you."

Although Jiang Mianmian found his expression strange, she didn't think much of it and instead smiled and advised him, "Why don't you chat with Junyang and the others here? There aren't many customers in the store today, I can manage on my own."

"Mianmian, I..."

Huo Junyu touched his nose, hesitated for a moment, then held her small hand tightly and walked towards the small supermarket.

He couldn't describe his feelings at that moment, that feeling of "a jumble of emotions," which he had always thought only existed in literary works.

He always felt that he was someone who could control his emotions.

However, at this moment, he was overjoyed, but after the joy came an indescribable sadness and heartache.

When she was little, he would hold her hand and accompany her as she learned to walk, little by little.

They were separated for twenty years, and he never expected that she would come back to him in this way!

Those voices kept churning in Huo Junyu's mind—

Brother, I've noticed that from certain angles, Sister-in-law Mianmian looks remarkably like Aunt Yuqing!

Look at those two, they've only met for the first time, right? They're like sisters!

Xiao Huo, let me tell you, Mianmian was stolen by him and his wife! How could two free-range chickens possibly raise a golden phoenix?

...

Huo Junyu's heart pounded, and he unconsciously tightened his grip, causing Jiang Mianmian to gasp softly.

"It hurts!"

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Huo Junyu snapped out of his daze. "I... I pinched you too hard?"

"What's wrong?" Jiang Mianmian rubbed her little hands, which were red from being pinched. "You don't look well. Did something happen?"

“Mianmian,” he took a deep breath, “I have something to tell you.”

"What a coincidence! I also have something I want to tell you!"

Huo Junyu was taken aback, only to see Jiang Mianmian smiling broadly, pulling him along as they skipped and hopped into the small supermarket.

Since no one was around, she and he sat together behind the cashier.

Is there anything you want to tell me?

Jiang Mianmian smiled and leaned her small body against his shoulder, saying softly, "My mom told me the other day that she'll transfer the old house to me in the next couple of days, and... this supermarket will also be left to us so we can run it ourselves!"

"What?" Huo Junyu was surprised.

“So I think,” Jiang Mianmian thought for a moment, “why don’t we tell her who you are? I guess my mom wants to use this to keep you here! She’s always thought you were a son-in-law who moved into her family home.”

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