Chapter 176 I am your biological brother, sharing the same parents.

“Xi Xi,” Song Xu grabbed Lin Xi’s hand, not wanting her to be alone with Lu Yunzhou, “I’ll stay with you.”

Lin Xi looked directly into Song Xu's eyes. "Do you not trust me, or do you lack confidence in yourself?"

Song Xu glanced at Lu Yunzhou, pondered for a moment, and said, "Alright then, I'll wait for you."

Lin Xi winked at Song Xu, let go of his hand, and walked up to Lu Yunzhou. "Brother Yunzhou, is it okay?"

Lu Yunzhou looked at Lin Xi with a complicated expression, and nodded. "But we need a quiet environment."

An hour later, they arrived at Lu Yunzhou's bar.

It was Lin Xi's first time in a bar, and it was a very luxurious one at that. The music on the first floor was so loud it almost made her heart jump out of her chest.

She looked curiously at the dancers on stage, both men and women, and... they were dressed rather scantily, but they had really good figures.

Song Xu covered her eyes, "Don't look around, they're not as good-looking as me."

That's true. Lin Xi pulled his hand away and looked up at Song Xu. "Even you don't have a good figure. If you went up and jumped, the people below would definitely scream."

"You're quite generous, you even want me to go up and jump." Song Xu pretended to be angry.

“I didn’t want to,” Lin Xi snuggled into Song Xu’s arms, “I just wanted you to dance for me alone.”

"I'll dance for you tonight," Song Xu whispered in Lin Xi's ear.

Lin Xi's ears felt hot; she was actually starting to feel a little expectant.

They went upstairs to a private room. Once the door was closed, it was completely quiet. Lin Xi exclaimed how good the soundproofing was.

Zhou Jingming and Jiang Yan also came. Jiang Yan didn't really want to come to a bar. As a public official, it wasn't appropriate for her to frequent such entertainment venues.

But seeing that Zhou Jingming insisted on coming along, she had no choice but to follow. Fortunately, it was in a private room, and everyone there was a friend, so there was nothing to hide.

Moreover, she was in a bad mood and wanted to drink some alcohol to numb herself.

Before revealing his identity, Zhou Jingming seemed somewhat out of place here, but he sat there calmly, and no one would ask him to leave.

He brought his wife with him this time, and Song Chen and Song Xu's attitude towards him was noticeably better.

Lu Yunzhou had some dishes, fruit platters, snacks, and drinks brought up, and then had people stand guard at the door, not letting anyone in.

After Lin Xi ate something, Lu Yunzhou called her into a private room inside.

This cubicle is where Lu Yunzhou rests; it has everything he needs.

Lu Yunzhou gestured to the sofa for Lin Xi to sit down, "Would you like something to drink?"

Lin Xi wasn't wary of Lu Yunzhou; she simply felt that Lu Yunzhou wouldn't harm her.

"Is there any warm water?"

Lu Yunzhou took a cup, filled it with warm water, and placed it in front of Lin Xi.

He sat down next to Lin Xi, keeping a half-meter distance between them, afraid that getting too close would make Lin Xi nervous. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Lin Xi picked up the warm water glass and took a small sip. Her cold hands gradually warmed up. She looked at Lu Yunzhou and said, "Shouldn't you be the one saying something to me?"

Lu Yunzhou raised an eyebrow, struggling internally, unsure whether to tell Lin Xi the truth now.

He was afraid that Lin Xi would not be able to handle the stimulation and would become emotional again.

"You took my parents away, didn't you?" Lin Xi suddenly asked.

Lu Yunzhou looked up at Lin Xi and, seeing her calm expression, nodded. "I've already locked her up. You can rest assured, they won't do anything to you."

Lin Xi nodded. "Did they say how I got here?"

"They bought it for ten thousand yuan," Lu Yunzhou answered truthfully.

"As expected, I'm not their biological child," Lin Xi laughed, a very desolate laugh. "Brother Yunzhou, do you know where my biological parents are?"

Lu Yunzhou met Lin Xi's expectant gaze, but he remained silent for a long time.

Lin Xi had gotten her answer, and she continued to press, "You don't want to tell me because my parents are special? And what is our relationship?"

"Don't tell me you and I have nothing to do with each other. Your attitude towards me is not quite normal."

"When you went to Song Xu's apartment that day, did you take advantage of me while I was unconscious and pluck a few strands of my hair before leaving?"

Lu Yunzhou's eye twitched. "Do you even know how many hairs you have?"

“Even if I had to count, I wouldn’t have had time,” Lin Xi touched the spot where her hair had been pulled. “You must have pulled it from the same spot, it hurts.”

Lu Yunzhou rubbed his forehead. He was quite nervous at the time and didn't have much experience. He quickly pulled out a small lock of Lin Xi's hair and left.

"I took your hair for a kinship test." At this point, Lu Yunzhou had no choice but to tell the truth.

Lin Xi's eyes widened, and she leaned forward. "With whom do you get the dentistry done?"

"Come with me." Lu Yunzhou looked up and sighed.

"And the result?" Lin Xi was getting impatient. "Can you just tell me everything at once? Don't wait for me to answer one question at a time."

Unaware that his sister was so impatient, Lu Yunzhou hummed in agreement.

Lin Xi calmed down and waited for Lu Yunzhou to tell the truth.

Lu Yunzhou gathered his emotions for a moment before finally speaking, "I am your biological brother, sharing the same father and mother."

Lin Xi's mind went blank for a long time. She had actually guessed the result, but she was still quite shocked to hear Lu Yunzhou say it himself.

"You're my biological brother?" Lin Xi picked up her water glass and took a sip to calm herself. "Then who is Lu Yunqi?"

“She’s a thief, she stole the first eighteen years of your life,” Lu Yunzhou’s eyes turned sinister, “A mistress’s illegitimate daughter, she took your place, she deserves to die!”

Lin Xi was stunned. How could such a melodramatic thing happen to her?

She connected the relationships between everyone in her mind. Lu Yunzhou was her biological brother, so Lu Zhentao, whom she had met before, was her biological father. Lu Yunqi was Lu Zhentao's illegitimate daughter with his mistress, which meant she was his half-sister.

"Wait a minute," Lin Xi grabbed Lu Yunzhou's hand. "What about our mother? I've never heard anyone mention her. Where is she? Does she know the truth?"

Did her mother always raise Lu Yunqi as her own daughter? If so, would she still accept her as a daughter?

Lin Xi was very nervous, her hands turned icy cold, and her palms were covered in cold sweat.

"Was I stolen?" Lin Xi continued to ask. "It couldn't have been thrown away, could it?"

Lu Yunzhou hasn't figured this out yet. Lin Xi's replacement was definitely orchestrated by his father, but whether his father was involved in Lin Xi's sale is another matter.

“Xi Xi,” Lu Yunzhou didn’t know how to tell Lin Xi, “Mom is still locked up in the sanatorium for eighteen years. It’s all my fault. I didn’t find out sooner.”

"However, I will pick her up soon."