Before Pei Wu could even process what was happening, she received a call from her mother.

Pei's mother still thought that the excuse of "coming home for dinner tonight" was to let Pei Wu bring Shao Sang and the child back to the main house.

The phone call came at such a coincidence that Pei Wu understood almost instantly why her mother wanted to see her. However, after leaving Diana, Pei Wu went straight back to the Pei family's main residence. Having guessed the reason, Pei Wu did not choose to bring Shao Sang and the child with her.

The photo of Shen Yu-nan holding the child was delivered to the Pei family's main residence around 8 or 9 pm yesterday. The photo was in an envelope printed with 'Hetian Media'.

The envelope contained about ten photos, depicting scenes from the day Shen Yu'nan took Pei Nian to the mall. Some showed them crossing the street together, trying on clothes in a children's clothing store, and playing and eating in the mall. The photo of them eating was the clearest, showing the two sitting by the window. In the photo, Shen Yu'nan was wiping soup stains from the corner of the little boy's mouth with a tissue, and Pei Nian's face, which resembled Pei Wu's, was also clearly visible.

As Pei Wu's mother, Pei Nian's brow furrowed almost instantly upon seeing the photo of his young face. She thought to herself, 'This...it's too much like him.'

Holding the photo in her hand, Pei's mother stroked Pei Nian's small face in the photo with her fingertips. After a moment of thought, she said to Lou Ji, "Call this 'Hetian Media'."

This 'Hetian Media' is not a well-known media outlet, and Pei's mother had never heard of it before.

However, Pei's mother was all too familiar with the tactics these media outlets used.

"Yes." Lou Ji paused for a moment, then asked, "How do you intend to resolve this matter?"

"Let them name a price."

"yes."

Pei's mother knew that if this matter were exposed, it would cause another public opinion storm.

Lou Ji dialed the number written on the envelope and called Hetian Media. After some negotiation, he finally agreed to pay Hetian Media three million yuan as hush money. Hetian Media accepted the offer and stopped bothering him.

"Send someone to check on the child in the photo, and do it quickly."

Pei's mother then handed the photo she had been holding to Lou Ji.

"yes."

This 'Hetian Media' was just an obscure little company, and merely a medium through which Shen Yu Nan passed messages to Pei's mother.

Small companies of this size are relatively easy to deal with when facing Diana or Shen Yu-nan.

Shen Yu Nan passed messages through them, so naturally he wouldn't leave any real evidence in their hands. Even if they had any bad intentions, they were people Diana could easily crush.

As intermediaries for delivering messages, Shen Yu'nan would give them corresponding compensation, and in return, they would also receive a considerable reward from Diana. They would only know when to stop while they were ahead.

Lou Ji was always quick and reliable in his work. He soon obtained information about Pei Nian from the private investigator. Only after receiving confirmation did Pei's mother call her daughter.

When Pei Wu arrived at the Pei family's main residence, it was just evening. The setting sun cast a warm orange glow over the garden.

Pei's mother was already waiting for Pei Wu in the lobby on the first floor.

"They're here."

"Um."

Madam Pei glanced at Lou Ji standing beside her, and Lou Ji, understanding her intention, led the servants around them away.

Pei's mother glanced behind Pei Wu and asked, "Did you come alone?"

"Um."

Pei's mother nodded knowingly, gesturing for Pei Wu to sit down. "Sit." Only after Pei Wu was seated did she push the envelope containing the photos in front of her.

Pei Wu opened the envelope and saw the photos. She had only heard Dr. Zhang mention a child who looked like her, and thought it was unreal. But when she actually saw them, she was amazed.

What surprised Pei Wu even more was that Shen Yu Nan, who was sitting opposite the child, was wiping the corner of the child's mouth with a 'loving' expression.

This is simply unrealistic.

"..." Pei Wu almost thought she was seeing things. After all, no one knew better than her how much Secretary Shen hated the original owner. Even her repeated attempts to befriend him only made him hate her more.

Such a man would not be willing to have a child of his own, let alone raise that child.

Seeing Pei Wu's silence, Pei's mother spoke up, "These photos were delivered to me yesterday, and I've already paid the media outlets that sent them a hefty hush money payment. This child..."

Pei's mother looked closely at Pei Wu and said, "I have already had someone investigate. Apart from being by your side for three years, Shen Yu Nan has not had any other women. Based on the child's birthday, he was born during the time when Shen Yu Nan was sent abroad for official business. According to the information, the child has been fostered abroad and was only brought back in the last year or so."

As Pei's mother spoke of the information Lou Ji had brought back from the private investigator, she took out a stack of photos from the file folder containing the documents. "These were given to me by the private investigator."

In addition to the photos sent by 'Hetian Media', there were also photos taken by a private investigator. Pei's mother pushed the photos in front of Pei Wu.

The photos show Shen Yu'nan taking her child out early in the morning to see Dr. Zhang at his clinic.

The photos show Shen Yu Nan carrying a child in an underground parking garage. The child is dressed warmly, wearing a long down jacket that reaches his calves and a black woolen hat. His small face, which is only the size of a palm, is resting on Shen Yu Nan's shoulder.

The next few photos show Shen Yu Nan carrying the child into the car. The car already has a purchased child safety seat installed, and the camera focuses on Shen Yu Nan fastening the child's seatbelt.

Naturally, his license plate was also captured in the photos... and even the gate of the residential complex where he now lives, along with the name of the complex, was clearly photographed.

"This is the child's DNA report." Pei's mother took out another document from the file bag and pushed it in front of Pei Wu again.

“…” Pei Wu frowned slightly as she took the report, her eyes scanning the bottom of the page.

“Although I was the one used as a control, he is indeed a child of the Pei family,” Pei’s mother continued. “I wasn’t planning to tell you this before the investigation was complete, so I used my own hair as a DNA sample.”

Based on everything that had happened before, Pei's mother had already labeled Shen Yu'nan as someone who was "not a good person." She was particularly impressed by how he showed off his methods in front of the young master of the Zhou family, Pei Wu's former fiancé.

But at this moment, when Pei's mother thought about it, all of this... became a little more reasonable.

This Secretary Shen may have taken this step for the sake of her child.

“…” Upon hearing this, Pei Wu’s hand holding the paper tightened suddenly. Her expression was not good, and she pressed her lips together tightly.

Only now did she realize that Shen Yu Nan was originally the male protagonist of this game, and that this development might be the original plot direction, which was also the plot direction between the male protagonist and the female protagonist.

Thinking of this, Pei Wu unconsciously bit the corner of her lip.

Seeing that her daughter remained silent, Pei's mother asked again, "What do you plan to do?"