Chapter 56 Biological Father

Xue Min was stunned for a moment, then said, "Most of them wouldn't. A daughter is a warm and caring child to her parents, and they can't express their love enough."

Sang Wan lowered her eyelids, her voice filled with grievance: "But I always feel that my dad doesn't seem to like me. Maybe he is one of the few people who likes me."

She paused, then looked up at Xue Min, her eyes moist with tears. "Recently, he even wanted to marry me to an old man who could be my father, just for his business."

"What?!"

The chopsticks in Xue Min's hand fell onto the table with a "bang".

"Xu Shiming, that bastard, how dare he? Is he even human?"

Xue Min gritted her teeth in anger, her chest heaving violently, "If it weren't for your mother, he wouldn't be where he is today. How could he do this to you?"

Qi Qi was startled by her mother and quickly comforted her: "Mom, don't be excited, Wanjie is fine."

Sang Wan looked at Xue Min's excited expression, and her guess became more and more certain.

She gently held Xue Min's hand and said, "Aunt Xue, why do I feel like I'm not his biological daughter at all?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Min's expression froze.

Sang Wan spoke again, her grievance growing. "What father would scheme against his own child like this? He usually cares a hundred times more about Xu Mingyue than me."

Xue Min opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.

Her eyes were a little evasive. She silently picked up Sang Wan's bowl and added a few more dumplings to her bowl: "Wan Wan, stop thinking about it and eat the dumplings quickly. They won't taste good if they get cold."

Sang Wan looked at her reaction and became determined.

Aunt Xue knows about it.

She put down her chopsticks, stared at Xue Min and asked, "Aunt Xue, tell me the truth. Is Xu Shiming my biological father?"

"Don't hide it from me. Even if you don't tell me, I will go to verify it. It's not difficult to do a paternity test nowadays."

Xue Min looked at Sang Wan's persistent eyes and knew that this matter could no longer be concealed.

Finally, Xue Min nodded, her voice hoarse, "Wanwan, you guessed right. Xu Shiming, he is indeed not your biological father."

Although he had already made up his mind, Sang Wan's heart sank when he heard Xue Min say this fact in person.

She took a deep breath and asked, "Then, who is my biological father?"

Xue Min's face showed an apologetic look. "This... Aunt Xue really doesn't know. Your mother never mentioned a single word to me. Back then, she just said that she didn't want you to know, that she just wanted to give you a complete family and watch you grow up happily."

Sang Wan felt a little disappointed, but also understood that Aunt Xue had no reason to lie to her.

She felt sorry for her mother and wondered what kind of mood she was in when she lived with Xu Shiming for so many years in order to give her a complete home.

No wonder I have never seen any loving scenes between my mother and father.

It was already afternoon when we left Qi Qi's house.

Qi Qi drove back to Jingyuan to pick up Liu Ma and take the luggage.

The sun was still warm, but Sang Wan felt a chill all over her body.

She tried to maintain calm on the surface, but her mind was not calm.

After a long silence in the car, Sang Wan said, "Qi Qi, find a reliable private detective."

Qi Qi glanced at Sang Wan through the rearview mirror and asked, "Sister Wan, what do you want to check?"

Sang Wan's eyes were deep and cold, "Check Xu Shiming and Xu Mingyue. I want to know if Xu Mingyue is his biological daughter. It would be best if we could get a paternity test."

She wanted to confirm what she was thinking: Xu Shiming's kindness to Xu Mingyue was too abnormal.

Xu Mingyue spends money like water. If she were his stepdaughter, how could Xu Shiming be so indulgent to her?

Even if he loves the whole house, Xu Shiming's personality would not allow that.

Qi Qi looked at Sang Wan's calm profile and felt a pang of pain in her heart.

Over the years, Wanjie has been glamorous in front of the camera. Who would have thought that she has suffered so many hardships in real life.

Such a delicate and gentle person has to bear so much alone.

"Okay, I'll contact them." Qi Qi nodded vigorously.

…

On the other side, the top floor office of Lu Group.

After Lu Tingzhou finished processing the last document, he raised his wrist to look at his watch.

There is still more than an hour until the end of get off work.

He frowned slightly, feeling that time was passing too slowly. He had never felt that going to work was such a difficult thing.

But the little fox didn't receive any message or call.

The inexplicable restlessness in his heart made it impossible for him to stay in the office peacefully.

He simply closed the document, picked up his suit jacket, skipped work and went back to Jingyuan.

The tall figure pushed the door open, but the living room was empty, without the petite figure he had expected.

My heart felt empty and I hurried to the bedroom.

"Sang Wan?"

The bedroom door was open and no one answered.

Lu Tingzhou looked around the empty house and his heart instantly turned cold.

He took out his cell phone and was about to dial when he saw a WeChat message that Sang Wan had sent twenty minutes ago. He was driving back in a hurry at the time and didn't notice it.

Little Fox: [Mr. Lu, I'm at work and on my way to the film and television city.]

It was followed by a playful smiley face emoticon.

Lu Tingzhou stared at the message, his fingertips stroking the words on the screen.

Imagining the sly smile she might have on when she sent the message, a hint of tenderness flashed across her deep eyes that she had not even noticed.

But what followed was a deeper loss.

Just came back and left again.

She left so abruptly, making Lu Tingzhou feel that he was not that important in her heart at all.

The tall figure looked a bit desolate in the empty living room.

He tugged at his tie irritably, picked up his phone, and dialed Shen Yubai’s number.

"Come out and have a drink." Lu Tingzhou said in a low voice.

On the other end of the phone, Chen Yubai was hugging the new model and flirting with her. Hearing this, he raised an eyebrow: "Are you willing to come out without hugging your big star and getting all mushy with her?"

Lu Tingzhou was in no mood to chat with him, so he dialed Song Ze's number again.

"The Imperial Court, the old place."

In the car.

Sang Wan was looking through her phone. She had just seen the statement released by Lu Group’s official website last night.

Our company has verified with Mr. Lu Tingzhou himself that the online rumors about the Lu family's "little prince" are purely online rumors. Mr. Lu Qishan's trip to Beijing to pick up a child is indeed true. However, the child is not Mr. Lu Tingzhou's illegitimate child, but rather his newly adopted grandson. The child's father was Mr. Lu Tingzhou's former assistant, who died in the line of duty. Mr. Lu Tingzhou promised to raise the child, so he personally went to pick him up.

After reading the statement, Sang Wan was stunned. Lu Tingzhou seemed to care about her every reaction, so much so that she felt a little guilty when she thought of that man.

Because I was confused, I didn't realize I hadn't told him until the car drove a long way away.

I feel like a bit of a scumbag, the kind that is thrown away after use.

…

Royal Court Club, in the private room.

Lu Tingzhou drank one glass of wine after another, with a lonely and low mood lingering around him.

Chen Yubai held the wine glass, his peach blossom eyes swept back and forth between him and the wine bottle, and he smiled meaningfully.

"Song Ze, you said some people were so pretentious before, refusing to eat the meat that was right in front of them, but now they are waiting eagerly, and others may not even give them a good face. They are being controlled by others everywhere. Aren't they very despicable?"

He shook his head, his tone full of gloating.

Lu Tingzhou glanced at him coldly, said nothing, and drank another glass of wine.

Song Ze had just come down from the operating table in the hospital, with a trace of fatigue between his brows. He did not respond to his words, but raised his hand and clinked his glass with Shen Yubai.

He gently swirled the red wine in his glass, looked at Lu Tingzhou, and said softly, "Alright, stop talking. Didn't you see he's about to die?"

After saying that, he also laughed.

Lu Tingzhou rolled his eyes at Song Ze and said, "Who wants to die?"

Chen Yubai chuckled, "I can understand this very well. This person doesn't eat meat easily, but when he suddenly starts eating, he runs away before he's even full. He's unsatisfied and feels itchy inside."

Song Ze smiled and raised his hand to take a sip of wine.

He could understand what Chen Yubai said, he could especially understand it, he had also felt this kind of itchiness and unwillingness before.

He patted Lu Tingzhou's shoulder and whispered soothingly, "Just bear with it for two days. The day after tomorrow is the weekend, and you can visit the set with a legitimate reason."

Lu Tingzhou paused when he heard this.

weekend……

His deep eyes flickered slightly, and the inexplicable sense of loss in his heart seemed to be diluted a little by this little expectation.

But when I thought about having to wait for two days, that feeling of irritation started to rise again.

When Chen Yubai heard about visiting the set, he became interested, "Hey, take me with you, I want to go and have some fun too. I haven't been to a filming yet."

Lu Tingzhou glared at him and said, "Is it against your conscience to ask you to seduce someone?"

Chen Yubai refused to accept the offer. "It's our own will. Why should I feel guilty? I'm a man of honor and I never owe a woman anything."

Song Ze added, "I don't owe women money, but you owe them a guilty conscience, honestly."

Lu Tingzhou rarely smiled. "People like him will suffer even more miserably if they get caught one day."

"Fuck, I'm here to relax with you, but you're trying to make fun of me."

"You can go if you want, and take a look at the project in Tang County on the way."

Shen Yubai nodded, "Okay."

…

Film and television city.

The first scene after Sang Wan returned to the crew was a major rivalry with Song Ziqian.

In the play, she is Luo Qiao, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, and Song Ziqian is the beloved Princess An Ning. Because they both like Pei Xuan, they compete openly and secretly, becoming mortal enemies in both politics and love.

At this moment, the scene being filmed is the one where Princess An Ning plots against Luo Qiao, causing her to embarrass herself at the palace banquet and be scolded by the Queen.

Song Ziqian stared at Sang Wan darkly, and there was real tension in the expression.

After the director called "Cut," he smiled broadly and said, "Ziqian, you did a great job in today's scene. You captured the character's emotions perfectly."

Sang Wan pursed her lips, thinking, how could it not be perfect? ​​She must really hate herself now.

In the lounge, Sang Wan was talking to her teacher on the phone.

"Teacher Chen, the manuscript has been sent to your email. Please take a look at it for me. I am personally very satisfied with it."

After the phone call ended, Song Ziqian walked in domineeringly.

"Sang Wan." She spoke in a bad tone.

Sang Wan put down his phone, raised his eyes and glanced at her indifferently, without saying a word, waiting for her next words.

Song Ziqian hated her calmness the most, as if she didn't care about anything.

"I'm warning you, stay away from Lu Tingzhou." Song Ziqian went straight to the point, her voice low and threatening.

Sang Wan curled the corners of her lips, not smiling, "Miss Song, in what capacity do you come to warn me?"