"You don't want to acknowledge them?"

"Who said I don't want to admit it!" Lu Huan's eyes widened, and her voice unconsciously rose a lot.

"Seeing that you remained silent and didn't answer, I assumed you didn't want to acknowledge them!"

In fact, Gu Zhendong said it on purpose. He wanted to use an overly decisive statement to confirm Lu Huan's attitude, otherwise she would just keep hesitating.

Now it seems that she also wanted to acknowledge Shen Hui and Mingze.

"I didn't refuse to answer, I was just a little scared!"

When she learned about this, her first reaction was shock and disbelief, then joy, and now she is filled with fear again.

Gu Zhendong patted her on the back, "What are you afraid of?"

"Of course I'm afraid you've made a mistake!" Lu Huan's voice was soft and lacked confidence. "I feel like I'm dreaming, like everything is fake."

Lu Huan hugged the man's waist. "I really like them, but I'm afraid that when I wake up, it will all be fake. I don't want to be disappointed."

"You think everything in front of you is fake?" Gu Zhendong pinched her chin. "Then I'll make you feel that it's all real!"

Lu Huan was stunned for a moment. How did he want him to feel?

Before she could react, the man's lips covered hers, his gentle and lingering touch making it hard for her to breathe.

Before long, Lu Huan's face turned red, and she was already out of breath.

Her hands, which were pressed against the man's chest, couldn't help but push him away. When Gu Zhendong let go, both of them were already panting.

Lu Huan greedily inhaled the fresh air, her dark eyes misty as she stared at Gu Zhendong, "Are you trying to murder me?!"

She was so breathless she could hardly breathe. If Gu Zhendong didn't let go of her, she was really going to die!

Gu Zhendong chuckled softly, "You feel that all of this is real now?"

Lu Huan: ...No, she didn't want to experience it this way at all.

She didn't speak, and it seemed that Gu Zhendong wanted to do it again.

This wasn't him trying to make her feel real; it was clearly just an excuse to take advantage of her.

Lu Huan glared at him angrily, but couldn't say anything harsh. Her momentum instantly halved, and she stammered, "I'm going to take a shower!"

She said this as she ran out of Gu Zhendong's arms and fled in panic.

Lu Huan's reaction was much calmer than he had expected; at least she didn't cry. Gu Zhendong thought of a lot of comforting words, but none of them came in handy.

But this is for the best, so I don't have to try to soothe her and she ends up crying even harder.

Relieved, Gu Zhendong replied to Mingze, saying that he had already told Lu Huan.

Ever since Mingze and his wife learned that Lu Huan was their daughter, they couldn't sleep a wink until they recognized her, always fearing that Lu Huan didn't like them.

Finally, I received a message from Gu Zhendong. My heart, which had been hanging in mid-air, finally settled down, and I could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Gu Zhendong thought Lu Huan was alright, but to his surprise, she cried in the middle of the night.

He was awakened by a soft sobbing sound, and immediately realized that the person in his arms was crying. He quickly turned on the light and glanced at the person in his arms.

Lu Huan didn't know when she started crying; her plain face was covered in tears.

I was sleeping soundly before, so why did I suddenly start crying?

"What's wrong?" Gu Zhendong asked, pulling her into his arms and gently patting her back. "Why are you crying all of a sudden?"

"I didn't cry!"

"..."

She was crying so hard she was hiccuping, but she still said she wasn't crying.

Her little body was sobbing, and Gu Zhendong gently stroked her back, saying, "Okay, stop crying!"

Lu Huan's tears continued to flow, and she looked up at Gu Zhendong with her watery eyes, which made him feel overwhelmed.

She's crying so hard, yet she says she hasn't cried.

"Tell me, why did you cry?"

After Lu Huan woke up, she became extremely dependent on him. She hadn't intended to cry, but she had a dream that night in which she joyfully went to recognize Shen Hui and Ming Ze, only to find that they didn't want her.

She got so anxious that she started to cry.

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhendong's eyebrows twitched. It seemed his reaction time was too slow, and he was only now reacting.

He recited a string of comforting words he had prepared beforehand, and Lu Huan couldn't help but look up at him, "How do you know they like me? What if they don't want to acknowledge me?"

As she spoke, her reddened eyes filled with tears again. If Gu Zhendong hesitated for even a second, the tears would burst forth.

"Won't!"

"How did you know?" The little girl's voice was hoarse from crying.

"You forgot, my second uncle sent me a message saying he wanted to reunite with you as soon as possible? Didn't you also see our chat history?"

In the chat log, Mingze did indeed want to reunite with his daughter as soon as possible, but Lu Huan was so shocked by the news that her mind was in complete disarray and she couldn't remember anything about it.

"Really? I'd like to see it again!"

Gu Zhendong handed her his phone and saw that they also wanted to acknowledge him. His heart finally settled down. He then scrolled to the bottom and saw that Mingze was asking when they could arrange a meeting.

Gu Zhendong asked, "When would you like to see them?"

I will definitely see him, but not in the next couple of days.

Because she cried for a long time last night, when Lu Huan woke up this morning, her eyes were swollen like two walnuts, looking terribly ugly.

She wouldn't want to reunite with her parents like that.

On the other side, Shen Hui, upon learning that Lu Huan already knew the truth, became even more anxious and sent Lu Huan a long string of messages.

Lu Huan was applying a face mask to help her walnut-shaped eyes when she saw the message from Shen Hui. She was so shocked that the mask almost fell off, and she had no idea how to reply.

The first person Lu Huan thought of was Gu Zhendong.

Gu Zhendong happened to be absent from the company today, so Lu Huan hurriedly went downstairs to find him.

Gu Zhendong and Yan Rong were together. When Yan Rong saw her daughter-in-law with red eyes, she asked with concern, "What happened to you? Have you been crying? Did that brat Zhendong bully you?"

He dares to bully such a beautiful wife; he's really asking for trouble.

Yan Rong glared angrily at Gu Zhendong, as if she would beat him up immediately if Lu Huan nodded or said yes.

Lu Huan had been trying to save him for over an hour, but she was still caught. She hurriedly shook her head, saying that it had nothing to do with Gu Zhendong, "It's all my own fault, it has nothing to do with him."

She did cry the last few times we argued, but last night it was really her own fault.

She pulled Lu Huan aside, scrutinizing her face closely, growing angrier with each look. "It must be that kid who bullied you. Don't defend him. Do you think I, as his mother, don't know his personality?"

"It's okay, don't be afraid. Mom will take care of everything for you. Did he bully you last night? Look at your bright eyes, they're all ruined from crying. You're not pretty anymore."

Not pretty anymore?

Wouldn't she be very ugly now?

Upon hearing this, Lu Huan felt like crying again. She blinked, and a layer of glistening tears quickly welled up in her eyes.

This terrified Yan Rong. She only wanted to comfort her daughter-in-law, so why was she crying?

Gu Zhendong, who was standing to the side, knew the truth. He took a tissue and wiped away her tears. "Keep crying. You'll look even uglier if you cry!"

Lu Huan bit her lip in grievance, glared at him with a mournful look, and truly refused to cry anymore.

If she keeps crying, she'll definitely look ugly again, and then how will she face Mingze and Chenhui?

Gu Zhendong led Lu Huan back to the room first. Lu Huan handed him her phone and asked, "How should I reply to the messages?"

She was really flustered. She usually liked to act coquettishly in front of Shen Hui, but now her mind was completely blank.

Some things cannot be clearly expressed in words. Gu Zhendong took her phone and called Shen Hui directly. Lu Huan wanted to stop him, but it was too late, and the call was already connected.

Lu Huan instinctively covered her lips, not daring to make a sound, not even daring to breathe loudly; she was actually very, very timid.

There was a few seconds of silence on the phone, until Shen Hui's cautious voice was heard, "Huanhuan?"

Shen Hui wanted to say it was her mother, but she was afraid that Lu Huan wouldn't like it, so she held back from saying it.

Gu Zhendong looked down at her, as if to ask, "Aren't you going to answer?"

Lu Huan understood what he meant, her gaze hesitantly falling on the phone, and she stammered, "Second...Second Aunt."

The two had known each other for so long, and Lu Huan always called her "Second Aunt," so she had gotten used to it and still called her "Second Aunt" when she spoke; she hadn't changed it at all.

Shen Hui was taken aback. She felt a pang of sadness when she realized that Lu Huan hadn't called her "Mom," but she still managed a forced smile and responded.

After calling her "Second Aunt," Lu Huan regretted it so much that she wanted to bite off her own tongue.

She desperately hoped that Shen Hui was her mother, but when it actually was, she was too shy to speak.

Shen Hui said on the other end of the phone, "Huanhuan, are you free tomorrow night? Let's meet up and talk things out. If you don't want to acknowledge us, we can understand!"

The mere thought of that possibility made Shen Hui's heart ache, and tears welled up in her eyes. Fortunately, Mingze quickly took the phone from her and said to Lu Huan, "Your mother and I love you very much!"

If it weren't for what Li Lan did, Lu Huan would have been a child they doted on and raised, no less than other children.

Lu Huan gave a heavy nasal "Mmm," and said, "I know!"

After hanging up the phone, Lu Huan hugged Gu Zhendong and couldn't help but cry again.

This time, Gu Zhendong didn't try to persuade her anymore. Instead, he let her have a good cry. Finally, she lifted her head from his arms and showed a happy smile: "This is so wonderful! I have a mother again!"

No one could understand Lu Huan's feelings at this moment. She was overjoyed to have her lost family members back.

Gu Zhendong stroked her hair tenderly.

Tomorrow she's going to meet her biological parents, and Lu Huan doesn't want to look ugly during the meeting, so she spent the whole afternoon working on her face.

Gu Zhendong poured himself a glass of water downstairs, and Yan Rong came over and asked, "What happened to Huanhuan this morning? Why was she crying so hard?"

Shen Hui and Ming Ze's meaning was simple: if they wanted to acknowledge Lu Huan, they would definitely have to tell everyone. Since they would find out sooner or later anyway, they might as well let them know the truth in advance.

Her biological parents have been found!

"Found it?" Yan Rong was shocked, then asked, "Who is it?"

"It's my second uncle and second aunt."

"who?"

Yan Rong was momentarily stunned, until Gu Zhendong called out Shen Huimingze's name, at which point she was even more shocked.

"The two of them?"