Chapter 169 Should we acknowledge Yunyun as our daughter?

After much deliberation, Shao Mushi decided to confess.

The atmosphere in the living room was a little heavy, as the family members were all worried about Shao Muyan.

Shao Muyan was an excellent student from a young age, the kind of child who was the least worrisome to adults. He liked to understand everything clearly, and the only thing he didn't understand in his life was that one time.

He stumbled and was tricked, losing his innocence.

That time was actually quite dangerous.

Not only Shao Muyan was affected, but Shao Muwen also couldn't escape it. One was poisoned and the other was injured, and both spent a long time in the hospital.

Although many years have passed, Chairman Shao and his wife still feel lingering fear when they recall the events.

A group of people were analyzing who the woman might be, proposing numerous possibilities, and why she would secretly give birth and then abandon the child at an orphanage.

Why have they not appeared or been heard from for so many years?

Could that woman have been responsible for the arson at the welfare home? And why did she burn Shao Yun's files? Was it because she didn't want the Shao family to find her?

Everything was shrouded in mystery, making it impossible to see clearly or guess what was going on.

At this moment, Shao Mushi suddenly jumped out and weakly told Shao Muyan: When he announced the matter just now, he had a video call with Yu Yan... Yu Yan now knows everything about Shao Yun being his biological son.

"What?" Chairman Shao and his wife exclaimed simultaneously.

Shao Muyan suddenly looked up, his whole body stiffening as if he had been frozen in place.

"I was wrong!"

Shao Mushi looked at his younger brother apologetically, "I meant well but messed things up... Why don't you go and comfort Yu Yan first?"

Shao Muyan seemed to wake from a dream, and almost instantly sprang up from the sofa.

Everything went black before my eyes.

Shao Muwen quickly reached out to support his swaying body, and shot a stern look at Shao Mushi.

The eldest brother was always mild-mannered and rarely showed any emotion, so Shao Mushi shrank back, looking guilty.

Shao Muyan disregarded everything else and rushed back to his room to find his phone, his mind filled with thoughts of Yu Yan finding out!

Shao Mushi remained where he was, accepting criticism from all sides.

"Tell me what kind of thing you've done, how old are you...?"

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Shao Muyan felt a sense of panic he had never experienced before.

When he rushed into the room, his heart was pounding. The moment he picked up his phone to call Yu Yan, he could hear his own heart pounding rapidly.

I was originally planning to resolve everything before going back to talk to Yu Yan, but who knew my second brother would speak so quickly!

They put him directly on the fire to roast.

The call went through.

"Hello." Yu Yan's calm and strong voice came through: "Uncle Yan."

The moment Shao Muyan heard Yu Yan's voice, it felt as if one of his feet, which was on the clouds, had suddenly landed firmly, and his chaotic heartbeat instantly returned to normal.

"Yan Yan," he called out.

The moment the deep, husky voice entered her ear, Yu Yan's heart trembled.

She remembered that day when she thought he was seriously ill, she ran to the teachers' apartment, and Shao Muyan called her that when he opened the door.

"Yanyan" is the name given to her by her closest relatives, and it was only when she was a child that her grandparents, parents and other family members called her that.

Upon hearing each other's voices, both people on either end of the phone fell silent for a moment.

Shao Muyan sat down on the edge of the bed and spoke first: "You know everything."

"Um."

When Yu Yan received the call, she guessed that Shao Erge's side must have been exposed. Perhaps he never expected that Uncle Yan would reveal such shocking news.

It shocked everyone.

"I'm sorry." Shao Muyan lowered his eyes, his hand gripping the fully charged phone, which was burning hot.

Yu Yan asked, "Why are you apologizing?"

"I...I didn't mean to hide it from you."

Shao Muyan's heart clenched. "I only found out recently that Yunyun is my son."

Yu Yan thought for a moment, "The day the orphanage caught fire, you went out to run errands in the afternoon, and when you got home you were distracted. Was that the day you found out?"

"yes."

Shao Muyan: "I went to the testing center and got the results of the paternity test between Shao Yun and me. It shows that we are father and son."

Yu Yan's eyelids twitched slightly; she realized that's how it is.

She said that Uncle Yan, who was usually unfazed by even the heaviest pressure, was acting unusually that day, as if he was about to shatter.

Looking at Shao Yun, his eyes were also red, as if he had endless things to say.

Even Shao Yun noticed that something was wrong with him.

"Does...Yunyun know?"

Shao Muyan: "I don't know, I haven't told him yet."

He solemnly explained, "My trip back to Beijing was to find out the whole story. Before receiving the paternity test results, my family and I always thought that Yunyun was my eldest brother's child."

Yu Yan opened her eyes in surprise and exclaimed, "Ah!"

She knew in her heart that the fact that Uncle Yan could tell her this directly meant that he truly considered her one of his own and wasn't worried that she would tell anyone.

Yu Yan had always found it strange that Shao Yun looked more and more like Shao Muyan. Not only did they look alike, but their personalities and mannerisms were also a complete copy. Even a biological son couldn't be so similar!

If she had such doubts, how could the Shao family not treat it with utmost care?

It turns out that before this, the Shao family had all tacitly agreed that Shao Yun was the son of the eldest son of the Shao family, which explains why they had all kept quiet about it.

After all, Brother Shao's identity was special and not to be publicized, so it was kept secret for so many years by a twist of fate.

"Actually, I had suspected before that Yunyun might be my second brother's child." Yu Yan touched her ear, a little embarrassed.

Shao Muyan chuckled upon hearing this, "Never suspected me?"

Yu Yan thought about it and realized she really didn't have any.

"You're so beautiful."

Yu Yan sighed softly, "Given your personality, if you knew Yunyun was your child, you would have recognized him long ago. You wouldn't let him continue to be seen as the adopted son of the Shao family."

Upon hearing this, Shao Muyan suddenly looked up.

He then realized that Yu Yan understood him better than he had imagined.

"Yanyan," Shao Muyan's throat tightened slightly, "then do you think I should acknowledge Yunyun as my daughter?"

"certainly."

Yu Yan answered without hesitation, "Why not?"

Shao Muyan's eyes stung with tears. "Then...you won't mind?"

"What do you mind?"

“We were just about to get together when I suddenly had a son,” Shao Muyan said.

Yu Yan was stunned.

To be honest, after hearing that shocking news in the video, all she could think about was Shao Muyan and Shao Yun; she never even considered whether she would accept it.

“You’re overthinking it, Uncle Yan,” Yu Yan said. “Whether we get together or not has no direct relation to whether you and Shao Yun acknowledge each other.”

Shao Muyan's heart sank.

What does this mean?

He unconsciously gripped his phone tighter. Did Yu Yan not intend to be with him?

This character, with just one stroke drawn, is about to break?

"You mean, we..." Shao Muyan's throat felt like it was blocked by a thick layer of cement, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Yu Yan smiled and said, "If we're together, Yunyun is your son, which will only be a plus for you. I couldn't be happier."