Chapter 189 Verifying Identity

It was nothing short of a thunderclap.

Shao Muyan's hand, which was holding the mouse, suddenly paused.

He frowned slightly.

There was a light knock on the door twice. Si Nan pushed the door open and entered. As soon as he called out "Teacher", Shao Muyan waved his hand.

He took his phone and walked to the window, giving a soft "hmm" in response to the woman's words.

That was all.

The woman waited a moment, then cautiously asked, "Could we... meet?"

Shao Muyan calmly asked, "Why do you want to see me?"

"I..." the woman paused, "I'm sick and need money for surgery."

After exchanging a few questions, they agreed on a time to meet.

It was lunchtime when Si Nan laid out his lunchbox. Hearing something off in his teacher's voice, he asked after hanging up, "Teacher, is there some problem?"

"Hmm." Shao Muyan glanced at the unfamiliar number and said, "Big trouble."

Si Nan was taken aback: "Huh?"

I'm going out for a bit.

Shao Muyan succinctly instructed: "Remember to close the door after you finish eating. Also, take a look at your junior's thesis and ask him if he's asking for trouble by showing me something like this."

"..." Si Nan hurriedly replied, "Yes," and watched the teacher leave.

Shao Muyan left the office building and went straight to the laboratory building where Yu Yan was located.

Yu Yan is currently leading a team working on a vertical research project, a National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) project. The project is very difficult to get approved. After finally securing the project, they started working day and night on experiments and brainstorming ideas.

My brain is constantly racing, and I've lost weight.

"Professor Shao has arrived."

"Professor Shao..."

There is a private canteen on the first floor of the laboratory building, which is like having a private kitchen. The menu is limited, but the food is clean and delicious.

As soon as Shao Muyan walked in, everyone greeted him.

Yu Yan was poking at the rice in her bowl, her brain still racing as she thought about the data from the morning. She was stunned when she saw Shao Muyan walking towards her.

"Huh? What brings you here?"

Although they live together every day and see each other all the time, they are both busy with their own things during the day and rarely see each other.

Shao Muyan had even more work to do than she did, wishing she had three heads and six arms. Sometimes she would even forget to eat. Fortunately, Si Nan was there to remind her every day and prepare meals for the teacher, which saved Yu Yan a lot of trouble.

"Something has happened, so I came to let you know."

Shao Muyan sat down opposite Yu Yan, breathed a sigh of relief, and told her about the phone call he had at noon.

Yu Yan raised her head, then quickly turned it twice in another direction before regaining her senses and her nerves twitched.

"That person has appeared!"

She seemed even more excited than Shao Muyan.

Shao Muyan squeezed her hand, his expression somewhat complicated. "She has appeared, but I don't know if it's true or not. I have to go and meet her."

"Go, go quickly."

Yu Yan's dismissive manner amused Shao Muyan, who retorted, "Why are you in such a hurry than I am?"

He leaned closer to Yu Yan, a smile curving his lips.

"You're not jealous anymore?"

Why would she be jealous...?

If it weren't for the many people around looking in their direction, Yu Yan would have rolled her eyes at Shao Muyan.

Everything has been discussed openly beforehand, so why would she be jealous?

Now, Yu Yan and Shao Muyan share the same idea: they both want to find out exactly what happened back then, and they also want to know if Mei Nan had anything to do with Yunyun being sent to the orphanage.

There are too many mysteries waiting to be uncovered. Until the truth is found out, it feels like a pair of scissors is swirling in my heart.

Not to mention Shao Muyan, even Yu Yan felt disgusted.

"Don't go alone."

Yu Yan was very worried and asked Shao Muyan, "What time did you two agree on? I'd like to see if I can go with you."

Shao Muyan didn't hide anything from Yu Yan and told her everything.

"We agreed to meet at 6 pm today at the Donglong Hotel near the west gate of the school."

Yu Yan was taken aback. "Why did you arrange to meet there?"

A hint of unease flashed across Shao Muyan's expression.

"I had relations with...that person at the Donglong Hotel."

Yu Yan's heart skipped a beat.

She and Xiang Jingheng were also at the Donglong Hotel back then... What a coincidence!

Yu Yan didn't say this directly to Shao Muyan. Things were already chaotic enough; she didn't want to make things even more chaotic.

Yu Yan insisted on going to the appointment with Shao Muyan. She could not show up, but she had to wait not far away. The world was very chaotic, and one could not be too careful.

Regardless of gender, everyone should take good care of themselves when going out.

These are turbulent times, and Yu Yan always felt that the person's appearance at this time was not so simple.

Shao Muyan was no pushover either; having learned his lesson once, he was even more wary than others.

—

At 6 p.m., Shao Muyan arrived at the appointment on time.

The staff inside and outside the Donglong Hotel have been replaced, and all necessary arrangements have been made.

Yu Yan was in the lobby manager's office, listening to the sounds from the surveillance camera with headphones on.

To put her at ease, Shao Muyan installed a bug on his phone, allowing Yu Yan to openly listen to his conversation with that woman.

This trust alone is something no one else can give her.

Shao Muyan had been sitting in the hotel lobby for a short while when a woman wearing a black wool coat appeared.

Upon seeing Shao Muyan, she paused slightly and walked towards him.

Yu Yan looked at the footage on the monitor, her throat tightening slightly, still feeling somewhat nervous.

This feeling is weird...

Regardless of whether this woman was the one who had a relationship with Shao Muyan that night, Yu Yan couldn't help but think of a certain scene.

It wasn't so much jealousy, but I was definitely uncomfortable.

"Mr. Shao."

A woman's voice came through the headphones, a slightly husky, smoky voice with a very unique quality.

Shao Muyan waved his hand politely, "Please sit down."

The footage from the surveillance camera wasn't particularly clear, but Yu Yan could tell that Uncle Yan hadn't really looked at the woman in front of him closely; he had only slightly furrowed his brow.

With just a subtle expression, Yu Yan understood.

—This woman is an imposter.

The woman introduced herself, saying her name was "Tang Jing" and that she used to work as a waitress at this hotel.

She looked up at Shao Muyan, her sickly pale face flushed slightly, but after just one glance, she lowered her head again and picked up the water glass to warm her hands.

Yu Yan's gaze fell on the woman's hands. The back of her hands was red and swollen, not like an allergy, but more like frostbite.

She was living a very bad life.

After taking a sip of water, the woman continued to introduce herself, saying that six years ago, she was on duty at this hotel when someone inexplicably forced her to drink a glass of wine, threw her into room 707, and took her virginity.

"I am twenty-nine years old this year."

The woman lowered her eyes, her beautiful and delicate face revealing a pitiful look: "Back then, I was twenty-three, and still a... virgin."

Shao Muyan didn't react much to this, only asking gently, "You said on the phone that you are Shao Yun's mother, which means you know about his existence."

"certainly."

The woman suddenly looked up, somewhat agitated, "I gave birth to the child, of course I know."

After saying that, he lowered his head and said with great difficulty, "However, I was in a difficult situation at the time and couldn't support him at all, so I had to send him to the welfare home."

"learn."

Shao Muyan nodded slightly, then suddenly asked, "If I remember correctly, you have a raised mole on your right buttock. Would it be convenient for me to ask someone to take a look?"

He turned his head slightly, and the female manager in the lobby appeared at the right moment, giving Tang Jing a professional smile.

Tang Jing's expression suddenly changed.

"No, no!"

Her face was pale, and she looked like a frightened bird. "I... if you don't believe me, I can show you the paternity test results."

Tang Jing hurriedly took out the crumpled report from her bag.

Shao Muyan didn't even glance at it, only saying, "Paternity tests can be faked, and the marks on the body won't disappear anytime soon."

Tang Jing seemed to struggle for a moment, sitting blankly in the chair for a while before hesitantly asking, "I'm not mentally prepared today. How about next time, I'll test you again next time..."

Shao Muyan's expression was indifferent; he had lost all patience.

"I'm sorry. If you come again next time, I won't recognize you."