Chapter 71 The matter of Lu Li's injury is completely...

There was no way to hide Lu Li's injury from Grandma Xie. It was late at night, and only Xie Xun, who had just returned from evening self-study, was home.

Xie Xun changed into slippers and went inside. He went upstairs to change his clothes. The house was quiet and no one was home. After coming downstairs, Wang Ma brought him a late-night snack: fried steak and spaghetti.

Wang Ma's eyes were a little red, as if she had been crying. He asked with concern, "Wang Ma, what's wrong?"

Aunt Wang rubbed her eyes. "My eyes stung when I was chopping onions. I'll go inside and tidy up. Ah Xun, eat your dinner and go to bed early."

Xie Xun smiled and opened a bottle of red wine, poured a glass, raised the glass and clinked it against the air, then took a sip.

Hearing the noise, Grandma Xie came out of the bedroom wearing a bathrobe. "Xiao Xun, why have you been drinking?"

Xie Xun: "I don't know why, but I always feel anxious. Drinking some red wine helps me sleep." Then he talked about school, "Grandma, I ranked in the top ten in my class this time. My homeroom teacher said I've improved very quickly. If I keep up the good work, I'm sure I can get into a military academy."

Grandma Xie was pleased to hear this, "We won't send her to military school; she won't have to suffer like that. Ah Xun can study at university in Beijing." Today, Xie Xuan told her that he wanted to send Xiao Yu to the army. Xiao Yu is so delicate; how could she go to the army and suffer? But Xiao Yu has had so many misfortunes; not everyone can always be there to save her. What if…

Although Mrs. Xie was reluctant, she agreed.

Xie Xun: "I want to be like my grandfather, father, and older brother, and become my grandmother's pride."

Grandma Xie called her her darling, then thought of her other darling, "Where's Xiaoyu?"

When she realized that not only Xie Yu was not home, but only she and A Xun were there, she called out to Wang Ma, "Pingping, why hasn't Xiao Yu come back yet?"

Wang Ma was in the kitchen and didn't come out for a while, still holding onions in her hand. "Madam, Xiao Yu went to Can Can's house today and said she would come back tomorrow."

Grandma Xie looked into Wang Ma's eyes and her heart skipped a beat: "Why are you crying?"

Aunt Wang: "This is because of the onion smoke!"

Grandma Xie: "Where are Ali and Lingling? Why is no one here?"

Wang Ma had already prepared her explanation: Xie Shuo and Xi Ling had some company business to attend to and were both at the office at the moment. Lu Li had gone to a performance.

As for Xie Xuan, he's a workaholic; when Lu Li isn't home, he's often away too.

Grandma Xie retorted angrily, "I may be old, but I'm not dead yet. Is there anything in the family that I can't know? I'll ask you one more time, will you tell me or not?"

Wang Ma kept her head down and remained silent, regretting her own shallowness. Ali was alright, so why was she crying? It would arouse the madam's suspicion.

Grandma Xie called the driver; she wanted to go to Xi Ling's company.

Wang Ma quickly stopped her, knowing she couldn't hide it any longer. She said, "Madam, let me tell you, don't worry or get upset, everything is fine now."

Xie Xun's heart pounded, a surge of intense excitement welled up inside him, making it impossible for him to suppress. His fingertips trembled as he awaited Wang Ma's next words, the result he had been waiting for for so long.

Aunt Wang said, "Ali and Mr. Shen were in a car accident and are at the People's Hospital now. Please don't worry. Ali is fine, just a broken leg. Mr. Shen saved her. Mr. Shen is also alright, just some minor injuries. I was planning to tell you more tomorrow, but I was afraid you'd get anxious." She supported Old Madam Xie, afraid she might not be able to catch her breath, and even had some nitroglycerin pills in her pocket.

But the more heartbroken she became, the more she couldn't help but start wiping away tears.

Madam Xie: "Hurry up, go to the hospital."

Wang Ma lifted her apron and wiped her eyes: "Wait two minutes, I'll pack the chicken soup into a lunchbox."

Xie Xun's excitement vanished instantly, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured into scalding hot coals, and his expression became somewhat distorted.

Alive? Who's alive?

Seeing Xie Xun like this, Wang Ma quickly comforted him: "It's alright, don't worry. Your mother's leg is broken, and it's already in a cast. It'll be fully healed in a couple of months. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I'm just easily moved to tears. It's really nothing. The soup in the kitchen is all for replenishing blood; it's for your mother and Mr. Shen."

Two tears streamed down Xie Xun's face. "Did Shen Lang save Mom?"

Wang Ma nodded.

Grandma Xie held Xie Xun's hand and said, "Don't panic, let's all stay calm."

She can't rush to the hospital and cause trouble for the children.

Xie Xun shivered all over. "Don't panic, don't panic. Mom's alright! Mom's alright!"

He gritted his teeth and tried to calm himself down.

Wang Ma carried two large food boxes and got into the car with Old Mrs. Xie and Xie Xun.

Upon arriving at the People's Hospital, Wang Ma led Madam Xie and Xie Xun to the inpatient department, took the elevator to the third floor, and went straight to their ward.

When Xie Shuo saw his elderly mother arrive, he knew he couldn't hide it anymore and quickly said, "Mom, my sister-in-law is fine; she's still sleeping."

Hearing the commotion in the ward, Xie Yu and Xi Ling quickly came out as well.

Grandma Xie pushed Xie Shuo aside and went straight to the ward. She immediately saw Shen Lang lying outside and exclaimed, "A-Yun, what happened to you? Don't scare Grandma!"

She hurried to the bedside, took Shen Lang's hand, and called out, "A-Yun, A-Yun."

Xie Xun clutched his palms and rushed to the bedside, crying out sadly, "Mom, Mom."

Xie Shuo and Xi Ling quickly stepped forward. "Mom, you've mistaken me for someone else. This is A Lang. A Yun is in the army; she's safe."

Grandma Xie cupped Shen Lang's face in her hands, "You all lie to me. What exactly is wrong with A-Yun?" She reached out to rummage through Shen Lang's clothes.

Xie Shuo and Xi Ling quickly stopped them, saying, "How can you do this?"

Jiang Can, who had been pushed aside, quickly intervened, grabbing Old Madam Xie's hand, "Old Madam, this is not Xie Yun, this is my husband Shen Lang, you have mistaken him for someone else."

Are Shen Lang and Xie Yun really that similar?

Lu Li's feelings for Shen Lang flashed through her mind.

And then there was that phrase Master Bai used when he told Shen Lang's fortune: "a prince or nobleman"...

When Shen Lang woke up, he was startled to find himself in front of an old lady who was trying to touch him.

When the old lady saw him open his eyes, she felt he looked even more like him, and reached out to hug Shen Lang's face: "A-Yun, A-Yun."

Shen Lang: ...

That's so strange, who pulled this old lady away?

After much explanation, the old lady finally understood that this was not Xie Yun, but Shen Lang, who had saved Xie Yu and Lu Li.

Lu Li also woke up and saw the old lady mistakenly taking someone else's place, hugging Shen Lang and calling him Xie Yun. They really looked so alike, as if they were the twins.

Xie Xun cried out, "Mom, does your leg hurt? I was so scared!"

Lu Li then said, "It doesn't hurt, I'm fine. You should go home quickly, don't miss class tomorrow. Xiao Yu should go home too, she has class tomorrow as well."

Madam Xie looked at Shen Lang again and couldn't help but wonder if this was someone's illegitimate child born outside the marriage.

The old man cannot be ruled out either.

She went to Lu Li's side, checked her injuries, and felt relieved. Then she sat down by Shen Lang's bedside and asked, "Child, how old are you this year? Where were you born? Are you working or in school now?" She then pinched Shen Lang's arm and said, "Child, you are really strong. Your muscles are really good."

Shen Lang felt uneasy. "Hey, old lady, don't touch me like that."

The old lady touched Shen Lang's hair again, saying, "His hair is growing so well." She then tugged at a few strands.

Shen Lang covered his head and dodged away, saying, "I'm going to the toilet." He pulled out the IV needle from his hand and ran straight to the toilet.

He can't be hit or scolded, he can only hide.

Grandma Xie said, "This child, let the doctor remove your needle. Why are you like Ah Yun, always pulling at your pillow? You're bleeding." She stuffed the two strands of hair in her hand into her pocket and went back to get a DNA test to see whose child it was.

If she weren't a child of the Xie family, her surname would be written backwards.

Jiang Can was nearby and saw Old Madam Xie pull Shen Lang's hair...

The old lady asked about the car accident.

Xie Yu gave a brief account, without mentioning how dangerous the situation was, for fear of worrying her grandmother.

Grandma Xie didn't believe Xie Yu's words at all. These younger people loved to fool her. She would check the documents later; only the information recorded in the files was true.

Wang Ma opened the lunchboxes, giving one to Lu Li and saving the other for Shen Lang.

When Shen Lang returned from the restroom, she handed him another box of soup, saying, "Lang, drink more soup to replenish your energy and blood. What do you like to eat? I'll make it for you tomorrow."

Shen Lang lowered his head and drank the chicken soup.

Wang Ma looked at him with a loving expression. This child is good. He saved Xiao Yu and Ali. The key is that he looks a lot like the master and young master Xuan, and he also looks a lot like A Yun.

Grandma Xie looked at him with the same loving expression.

Lu Li watched him with a smile as she drank her soup.

Xi Ling looked at him thoughtfully.

Jiang Can and Xie Yu were also beside him, resting their chins on their hands as they watched him drink the soup.

Shen Lang was truly speechless. His wife could see him as perfectly fine no matter what, but what was wrong with everyone else?

After a while, Xie Xuan returned.

Everyone finally turned their gaze away from Shen Lang and looked at Xie Xuan, waiting for the result.

After hitting the jeep, the truck driver did not slow down and continued to crash recklessly into the piers of the North Ring Bridge. The jeep overturned and deformed, and was crushed together.

The truck driver died at the scene.

The scene was horrific; if Shen Lang hadn't jumped out of the car with Lu Li, they would have had no chance of survival.

The truck driver's name was Lin Dongfeng, and he was Lin Huixue's sworn brother.

Who is Lin Huixue?

The rest of the Xie family didn't know much about him, but Shen Lang and Jiang Can knew him very well.

Lin Huixue is the mother of Shen Jiajia, who took Jiang Can's place at university.

The whole family was taken to the police station by Jiang Can and Shen Lang. Shen Boxiong and his brother, along with Lin Huixue, had already been shot.

In order to get revenge on Shen Lang, Lin Dongfeng stole a large truck and crashed it into the jeep Shen Lang was riding in.

Shen Lang: "What are the underlying interests behind Lin Dongfeng?"

It would actually be quite difficult for Lin Dongfeng to run over Shen Lang.

You need to know Shen Lang's plane ticket back to the provincial capital of Henan, you need to know which car Shen Lang is in, and finally you need to be able to steal the truck and crash into it at the right time.

One person cannot do it.

Xie Xuan stared at Shen Lang: "The trail has gone cold."

Shen Lang was a bit taller than Xie Xuan. When the two stood together and looked at each other, they looked like they were cut from the same mold.

Grandma Xie's hands were trembling; they had found out whose child it was!

Xie Xuan is a devoted lover, so he couldn't possibly have an illegitimate child, could he? What if it's not an illegitimate child?

Born to Lu Li?

Xie Xun's hand, which was holding Lu Li's, was trembling. "Mom, I almost didn't see you again. What would we do if... if something happened to you?" He looked at Shen Lang and Jiang Can: "I don't care where the clues end. I only know that you have brought danger to my mother and Xiao Yu. Please stay away from my mother and Xiao Yu in the future! Don't bring misfortune to my mother and Xiao Yu."

Lu Li interrupted Xie Xun in a serious tone: "Xie Xun! You can't say that." She tried to force a warm smile, "A Lang, Can Can, it's okay. All I know is that A Lang saved me."

Xie Xun gritted his teeth. How could Lu Li not be dead? She deserved to die! How could Shen Lang, that selfish and self-serving good-for-nothing, have taken Lu Li with him when faced with a life-or-death situation?

Is this the unbreakable bond between mother and child?

He trembled all over as he said, "Mom! You almost died! What if it happens again..."

Jiang Can stared at Xie Xun, a sudden thought flashing through his mind: if, if Shen Lang is Lu Li's child, then who is this flat-nosed Xie Xun?

She looked at Xie Xun, and the faces of Shen Weizhong and Zhao Yufen flashed through her mind, as well as Shen Nian, who also had a flat nose... No wonder Shen Weizhong and Zhao Yufen treated Shen Lang so badly.

Xie Xun is nothing like Lu Li and Xie Xuan!

On the contrary, Shen Lang is very similar to them.

Shen Lang's facial features are very similar to Xie Xuan's, but at first glance, his face shape resembles Lu Li's.

Her heart was pounding, and it felt like a firework was exploding in her mind. She seemed to understand.

People can be strange sometimes, inexplicably developing a negative impression of someone, like Manager Wang, or this Xie Xun.

Jiang Can continued to follow this line of reasoning.

With Xie Yu gone, Xie Shuo and Xi Ling's enormous fortune has no heir. It's unclear whether they will have another child to inherit the wealth. It's also unknown how much Xie Xun will inherit.

With Shen Lang gone, no one will jump out and take Xie Xun's things away.

Why should Lu Li die? Because Lu Li met Shen Lang, and she may have developed some suspicions. Dying would bury those suspicions completely.

Of course, if Lu Li dies but Shen Lang doesn't, then things are even worse. It's already a miracle the Xie family isn't targeting them; they'll be doing a huge favor by not interfering in their lives.

Xie Yu: "Second brother, you can't say that! It was my brother-in-law who saved me and my aunt. One thing at a time. If anyone should be blamed, it should be that Dongfeng guy. Everyone behind him should be dragged out and sent to jail!"

Grandma Xie supported Xie Yu's words: "Our Xie family is never afraid of trouble! If he dares to show his face, we'll kill him."

Xie Shuo and Xi Ling also chimed in with kind words. Xie Shuo said, "Does our family have to be afraid of such a stinking bug from the gutter? Xiao Xun, we Xie family members can lose anything, but we can't lose our spirit. You still need to go to the army to train more."

Xie Xun clenched his fists. Here we go again! The Xie family is just like this, disgusting. He always seems out of place.

Shen Lang looked at the Xie family and fell silent for a moment.

Grandma Xie pressed on, "How's Xu Ruyi's investigation going?"

Xie Xuan: "We're starting to see some progress, let's wait a little longer."

Grandma Xie: "Why are you dawdling like this?"

Xie Xun hugged Lu Li's arm, heartbroken and devastated. "Mom, all I want is for you to be well. I want you to stay with me forever."

In the end, Old Mrs. Xie left with Xie Xun and the others, while Xie Xuan stayed at the hospital to take care of Lu Li.

Xie Xun wanted to stay here to take care of Lu Li, but he was a senior in high school and everyone advised him to focus on his studies.

Xie Xun wanted Lu Li to go home and recuperate, and asked a doctor to come and take care of her at home, or to transfer her to another hospital, but Lu Li refused. She patted Xie Xun's hand and said, "Xun, go home and get some sleep. Don't worry about your mother."

After Xie Xun and the others left, the VIP ward immediately fell silent.

Lu Li: "A Lang, Can Can, don't overthink it. No matter what happens, we should blame the bad guys, not the victims blaming each other."

Jiang Can: "Godmother, you are so gentle."

Lu Li looked at Shen Lang and Jiang Can with a big smile, liking them more and more the more he looked at them.

Jiang Can and Shen Lang went to wash up. These daily necessities were all newly bought by Xi Ling and Xie Yu. After they finished washing up, they found Xie Xuan helping Lu Li comb her hair. After she finished combing her hair, she said, "Godmother, can I use the comb?"

Lu Li smiled and handed the comb on the table to Jiang Can: "Here, you can use this."

Jiang Can took a comb into the bathroom to comb her hair, carefully pulling out a long strand and putting it in her pocket.

Suspicion is useless; a DNA test is needed.

The results should be available in two or three days.

If not, then it's not true. She has plenty of money; why would she care about the small amount of money spent on DNA testing?

She even plucked Xie Yu's hair to see how close Shen Lang and Xie Yu were by blood.

This matter needs a breakthrough, and the DNA results are a good one.

I wonder if DNA testing can be expedited?

She wasn't sure if she could expedite the process, but she was certain that the hair samples from the Xie family matriarch could be expedited. She planned to send the hair samples from Shen Lang, Xie Xuan, and Xie Shuo to be tested for DNA, and expedite the process.

The kind that can be produced the next day.

Collecting hair is simple: just go to the son and daughter-in-law's bedroom. The one with long hair is the daughter-in-law, and the one with short hair is the son.

If Shen Lang is Xie Xuan's or Xie Shuo's illegitimate son, then the old man should just admit that he has another illegitimate son.

It definitely can't affect the relationship between the children and their spouses.

She pulled Wang Ma aside and said, "Pingping, do you think Xiao Xun looks like a member of the Xie family?"

Aunt Wang muttered under her breath, "He didn't look like her when he was little. Wasn't he supposed to look like that old witch? I think Ah Lang is better; he's just like Ah Yun, cut from the same mold."

She went with Wang Ma to collect hair samples. After collecting them all, she called the driver and asked him to take them to the military hospital for a DNA test.

Xie Xun noticed the commotion of Old Madam Xie and guessed her purpose. He lay in his room, so angry that he couldn't sleep. He felt that Shen Lang was really his nemesis. He blamed Shen Weizhong and Zhao Yufen for being useless. Why didn't they strangle Shen Lang back then and let him grow up alive?

How come Shen Lang is so lucky and so hard to die?

He took a deep breath. The DNA couldn't be changed. Lu Li and the old man were already suspicious. He could replace one copy, but not all of them.

That's stupid.

He will be exposed.

He couldn't kill Lu Li and the old man in one go; the Xie family was very clever, and he couldn't afford to give himself away.

Not only that, but they also have to push someone out to take the blame so that the matter can be completely forgotten.

Night had fallen, and the curtains in the ward were drawn. Jiang Can lay down next to Shen Lang, and the two slept in each other's arms on the bed.

Listening to the steady breathing on the other side of the curtain, Lu Li felt increasingly at ease and slept soundly.

Early in the morning, Wang Ma and Xie Shuo brought breakfast.

After washing up, Jiang Can and Shen Lang had breakfast with Xie Xuan and Lu Li.

Wang Ma prepared a very lavish meal, including eight-treasure porridge, black sesame paste, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, fried dumplings, eggs, wontons, and mutton offal soup.

Jiang Can really enjoys shrimp dumplings; they're especially delicious.

However, Shen Lang couldn't eat it. He had a wound and couldn't eat seafood, as it was considered a "trigger food".

Jiang Can exclaimed, "Did you make this? It's incredibly delicious!"

Aunt Wang beamed from ear to ear: "Do you like seafood? I'll make you something else for lunch!"

As Wang Ma watched the four of them eat breakfast together, the corners of her lips curved into a wider smile, and tears welled up in her eyes. If A Lang really was A Xuan and A Li's child, that would be too melodramatic.

How could God be so cruel as to separate a mother and child for 19 years?

Xie Xuan and Lu Li also watched Shen Lang and Jiang Can eat.

Xie Xuan admired Shen Lang; he was truly a promising soldier and should attend military academy.

Shen Lang: ...

After the meal, Lu Li's assistant came over with a fruit basket and flowers. Lu Li looked at the bag in his assistant's hand, feeling both expectant and afraid.

Inside are the DNA paternity test results for Xie Xuan, her, and Xie Xun.

The assistant handed the documents from the bag to Lu Li.

Lu Li took the report, tore it several times, and finally managed to tear it open, taking out the two documents inside.

She flipped to the last page to read the expert opinion: 'Based on the existing data and DNA analysis results, Xie Xuan is ruled out as Xie Xun's biological father. Lu Li is ruled out as Xie Xun's biological mother.'