Huo Junyu was about to tell the truth when he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

The butler led Jiang Youcai and Su Aiqian in, explaining with a smile, "Mr. and Mrs. Jiang got lost in the garden. We just brought them to their guest room, but they haven't rested yet and insist on seeing you."

Jiang Can and Huo Zhixing smiled politely and then asked Huo Junyu to go out first.

Jiang Can poured them both a cup of herbal tea. Seeing that they were covered in sweat, she knew they must have something important to do.

"Please speak freely, both of you," she chuckled. "We'll be family from now on, so there's no need to be so formal."

"Then...then I won't beat around the bush." ​​Su Aiqian took out a photo, the one they took on the boat with their two children holding one-year-old Jiang Mianmian.

The background is a dock; the ship had just entered the harbor, and the two of them were about to carry Jiang Mianmian down to buy snacks.

This action helped them escape the greatest calamity of their lives.

Jiang Can's expression changed, and her heart pounded when she saw the little girl's face.

After Xiaoyouzi went missing, Lin Yuqing cried every day and was once in a daze. She would often take Xiaoyouzi's photo and run to the street alone, asking everyone she met if they had seen the girl.

She kept photos of her daughter until she was one year old.

The little girl looked exactly like the baby girl they were holding in the photo when she was one year old!

"Sir, Madam, you've lived in the central city for many years, so you must know about the shipwreck that happened twenty years ago, right?"

Jiang Can was slightly taken aback and subconsciously looked at Huo Zhixing.

The man beside him also became deep-set, and the knot between his brows furrowed even more deeply.

"This ship is called Yingyuan... We met Mianmian on this ship. She was being held by a man who was quite scary and didn't know how to take care of children at all, so we carried her the whole way."

"Perhaps it was thanks to this child's good fortune that we escaped the sinking of the Yingyuan ship and were able to bring Mianmian home."

Jiang Can could hardly believe her ears.

The Yingyuan, a sunken ship, a man with a child.

Everything matches up; every clue points to the answer that's about to be revealed!

She took a deep breath and said calmly, "So Mianmian, she..."

“She is not our biological daughter.” Su Aiqian admitted this with an unusually calm expression.

The words she feared and hated most over the years could now be uttered by her in a calm voice.

Jiang Can took the photo, her fingers gently tracing the innocent little face, and a sudden, sharp pain shot through her heart.

The girl in the photo had clearly had her hair cut, was dressed in an unattractive outfit, and had her cheeks flushed from crying, with tear stains still wet when she faced the camera.

Perhaps only by dressing like this can one avoid attracting attention.

How heartbroken would Lu Lishan and Lin Yuqing be to see their beloved child being treated like this?

Huo Zhixing placed his hand on Jiang Can's shoulder and gently squeezed it twice, hinting at something.

Jiang Can snapped out of her daze and listened quietly as Su Ai continued.

"Sir, Madam," Su Aiqian stood up and bowed respectfully, "We're very relieved to see that Mianmian has married into a family like yours..."

"But I have one more wish, which is that you can help her find her family. It would be a way for me to atone for my past actions!"

Jiang Can accepted the photos, but her mind remained a jumbled mess until she returned to her room.

Huo Zhixing was calmer than her. As soon as he returned to his room, he looked through the few old photos of Xiaoyouzi.

When Xiaoyouzi was little, Lu Lishan appeared serious on the surface, but he actually doted on her terribly. Every time he followed his daughter around to take photos, he would invariably send a copy to Huo Zhixing, forcing him to enjoy it together.

However, some of his photography skills are simply not worth appreciating.

This habit continued until Xiaoyouzi's first birthday, when it was interrupted by that accident and came to an abrupt end.

Huo Zhixing had kept those photos well, and now that he was taking them out again, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

Especially when Xiaoyouzi was one year old, she wore an organza princess dress and a small crown, looking exquisitely beautiful and adorable.

He took the card from Jiang Can's hand and compared it several times to confirm that the one Su Ai was holding was indeed Xiao Youzi!

"It's like finding a needle in a haystack..." Jiang Can murmured, turning to look at him, "Little Youzi, you actually came back like this..."

"Yes, I was shocked too." Huo Zhixing's voice was low, his brows furrowed, and he sighed deeply. "The Jiang couple said they wanted to atone for their sins, but what sins have they committed?"

"Honey, Lu Ming has someone impersonating Lu Xiaoyou. He must have some ulterior motive," Jiang Can said. "Quickly notify Ashan and Yuqing and tell them to be on high alert!"

"And little pomelos..."

"Don't rush, take it one step at a time." Huo Zhixing said in a deep voice, "Actually, I reminded Ashan about Lu Ming a long time ago, but they are all surnamed Lu after all. We are outsiders and it is not appropriate for us to interfere."

"As for Xiaoyouzi, that's the most urgent thing right now. But honey, you need to think carefully about how to get Yuqing to accept this reality. She's always thought her daughter is the one we have now!"

Jiang Can bit her lip, looking anxious.

“And another thing,” she said softly, “Junyu and Junyang have been investigating this matter, haven’t they? Those two kids probably already know! No, we have to ask them about it!”

Huo Zhixing nodded, thinking that Huo Junyu might be with Jiang Mianmian now, and decided to let him go for the time being.

So he called Huo Junyang first.

However, before the number could be dialed, Huo Junyang himself delivered himself to their door!

"Dad, Mom!"

"You've come at the right time!" Jiang Can asked eagerly, "How's your investigation going, you two brothers? Tell your parents the truth right now!"

Huo Junyang's eyes widened, he swallowed hard, and slowly uttered a sentence:

"Dad, Mom, please help... Ranran's mother is in the hospital, she's dying!"

"Ranran?"

"Uh... there's no time to explain!" In his haste, Huo Junyang jumped between the two of them, grabbed his father with one hand and his mother with the other, and dragged them out as if he were kidnapping them.

"Get to the hospital immediately, saving lives is the priority!"

*

Lu Ran stood guard at the door of the ward, her face pale as she watched the doctor inside performing emergency treatment. She clenched her hands tightly, her heart breaking.

She tried her best not to cry, but tears still stubbornly streamed down her cheeks.

Just then, she heard footsteps coming from the other end of the corridor.

"Yangyang, notify the hospital director and heads of various departments to organize a consultation... Oh, and also call your aunt and uncle over; they're experts in this area!"

"Okay!"

Lu Ran was startled and suddenly looked up, only to meet the loving gazes of Jiang Can and Huo Zhixing.

"Ranran, don't worry. Your mother is safe here, we won't let anything happen to her."