151 Recognizing Relatives

“Those are residents on the 16th floor. A family of three just moved in. I heard the woman is a teacher at St. Paul's Co-educational School.”

“I ran into her when I went downstairs to throw out the trash last night. She was quite pretty, just a little chubby.”

"A slightly chubby figure is in fashion now. Look at her husband, he's tall and strong, his big arms look powerful, he could carry her without breaking a sweat."

"That's not true at all. Unlike our husbands, they're such weaklings."

Huo Yanxi walked away and could no longer hear their chatter; a slight smile played on his lips.

Xie Ziyu looked at him, who was about to spread his tail feathers like a peacock, and said, "Uncle, let's hurry up. Those kids want to go eat crab meat buns too."

Huo Yanxi: "..."

No wonder he was chatting so amiably with some kids in the elevator; he was gathering information.

With such a clever mind, it seems there's no need to worry about him being kidnapped.

After breakfast, Huo Yanxi took Xie Ziyu to kindergarten and then returned to the company.

Upon entering the office, Pei Yan brought in a property contract.

"Mr. Huo, I've already bought the house next to Teacher Xie's, and I can arrange for workers to start construction today."

Huo Yanxi took the contract, glanced at it, and then closed it again.

"Yes, you personally supervise them to knock down the walls, paint them with environmentally friendly materials, and throw away all the furniture in the house, and select a new batch to move in."

Pei Yan knew he was picky, so he had already prepared several catalogs of Italian handmade furniture and handed them over.

"Mr. Huo, take a look at the catalog first. If you like any of them, tick them off and I'll go to the store to buy them."

Huo Yanxi took the picture book and started flipping through it. Pei Yan took a pen from the pen holder and handed it to him.

He quickly ticked off items in the catalog.

These pieces of furniture are quite expensive, costing at least several hundred thousand yuan each, but he didn't even blink an eye.

After he had almost finished scouting, he remembered that Xie Yaoyao's house was full of old furniture.

He picked up his phone and called Xie Yaoyao, but she didn't answer, probably because she was busy.

After a moment's thought, he checked off a set of warm-toned furniture in the catalog, which was the same style as the one he had just chosen but in a different color.

"alright."

Pei Yan glanced at it and realized that all the furniture in the room would cost five million.

He really wanted to fight these rich people to the death!

Pei Yan took the brochure and then heard Huo Yanxi say, "Help me make an appointment with Chairman Chi."

Chi Dong, Chi Xiaoman's biological father.

Since Chi Wanwan was going to provoke Manman, he absolutely would not allow her to stay in Hong Kong any longer.

Pei Yan: "It's been so long since the paternity test results came back, and I'm still wondering when you plan to take action."

Huo Yanxi: "I asked you to investigate why Manman was taken to the small fishing village by Granny Chi last time. How's your investigation going?"

Pei Yan: "You've been busy dating lately, so I haven't mentioned it. Actually, it's just a simple case of switching the baby."

Huo Yanxi raised an eyebrow and waited for him to speak.

Pei Yan said, "Grandma Chi's surname is not actually Chi; it is Wu, and her husband's family also does not have the surname Chi."

Her daughter was a servant in the Chi family and gave birth on the same day as Madam Chi. Wanting her daughter to have a better life, she secretly switched the two newborn girls.

After switching the child, she was afraid that the truth would be exposed, so she asked Grandma Chi to take the child away.

Grandma Chi was heartbroken to learn that her granddaughter had been switched, but she dared not expose her daughter for switching someone else's child and ruining her life. So she took Chi Xiaoman and fled to the interior of China.

After hearing this, Huo Yanxi felt a strange tightness in his chest.

Even though Grandma Chi gave all her love to Manman, her selfishness and cowardice still caused Manman to lose the love of her biological parents.

"Give me the investigation report, and also, have Chairman Chi bring his wife along."

If the goal is to expose Chi Wanwan's true identity, then Madam Chi cannot be absent.

"good."

At 3 p.m., Chairman Chi and his wife arrived at the headquarters of the Huo Group.

The second secretary, accompanied by two others, knocked on Huo Yanxi's office door, and Huo Yanxi's deep voice came through.

"Enter."

The door opened, and the second secretary stepped aside, saying, "Mr. Huo, Chairman Chi and his wife have arrived."

"Please let them in." Huo Yanxi capped his pen and stood up to greet them.

Mr. Chi is a gentle and refined man in his prime. His wife was a former Miss Hong Kong. Even though she has aged, time has never diminished her beauty.

Her facial features are actually somewhat similar to Xie Yaoyao's, and Xie Yaoyao's upper face also bears some resemblance to Chairman Chi.

"Chairman Chi, Mrs. Chi, welcome."

Chairman Chi and Mrs. Chi exchanged a glance. On the way here, they had been wondering if Huo Yanxi had invited them over to discuss annulment of the engagement.

After the scandal of Chi Wanwan keeping a celebrity as a mistress was exposed, they knew this day would come sooner or later.

When they received Pei Yan's call, they knew that this day had finally come, and the shoe that had been hanging over their heads had finally dropped.

Mr. Chi, being a seasoned businessman and mature and wise, said, "President Huo, we should have come to apologize to you in person after what happened last time. Whether you want compensation or annulment of the engagement, we agree."

After all, she wasn't their biological daughter. Even if they loved her, they couldn't offend Huo Yanxi for her sake.

Huo Yanxi leaned forward and shook hands with him and Madam Chi. "Please sit down, both of you. We can discuss the annulment of the engagement later."

Chairman Chi and his wife exchanged another glance.

They thought Huo Yanxi would make things difficult for them, but they didn't expect him to be so kind and gentle.

The three sat down, and Huo Yanxi glanced at his second secretary.

The second secretary immediately asked, "Chairman Chi, Madam, we have prepared herbal tea, coffee, and juice. Would you like something to drink?"

Chairman Chi ordered a cup of tea, Mrs. Chi ordered a cup of juice, and the second secretary turned and left.

Soon, the second secretary brought in tea and snacks and placed them in front of the three of them.

Huo Yanxi then got to the point, "Chairman Chi, Madam, if I may ask, have you found your biological daughter?"

Chairman Chi and his wife looked at each other again, and they both saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.

"Please speak frankly, Mr. Huo."

"I have a paternity test report and an investigation report. Which one would you like to see first?"

Mr. Chi and his wife stared at him in astonishment, their hearts filled with surprise. They had a gut feeling that Huo Yanxi had found their biological daughter.

only……

Why did he go to all that trouble?

"Mr. Huo, may we take a look at them all?" Mrs. Chi's voice trembled slightly.

Huo Yanxi nodded. "Wait a moment."

He got up, walked to his desk, opened a drawer, and took out two documents.

He walked back to the sofa and sat down, handing the two documents to Chairman Chi and Mrs. Chi respectively.

"By a twist of fate, your daughter and I grew up together. This paternity test report is between her and you, madam. If you are not at ease, you can do another paternity test."

When Mr. Chi opened the paternity test report and saw the 99.99% kinship, he stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Where is my, our biological daughter now?"

Huo Yanxi said, "She is also in Hong Kong, but you can't go see her yet."

The couple asked in unison, "Why won't you let us see her?"

Huo Yanxi said, "Because of your adopted daughter, Chi Wanwan."