Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua waited in vain for Zhou Na's call, as if Zhou Na's thoughtfulness that day was just a dream.
This caught both of them off guard, for reasons unknown.
"Could it be that she's busy and doesn't have time to contact us?"
Wang Xiuhua guessed.
Zhou Dana disagreed, saying, "No matter how busy she is, she wouldn't be so busy that she doesn't even have time to call us. Now that universities are on holiday, she's just tutoring students. How could she be that busy? Even if she's busy during the day, is she busy at night too?"
Wang Xiuhua was stunned and couldn't refute it. Yes, Zhou Na wouldn't be so busy from morning till night that she couldn't spare a few minutes.
“We’ve been guessing and guessing, but we still can’t figure anything out. Since she won’t call us, let’s call her ourselves,” Wang Xiuhua suggested.
Zhou Dana had the same idea, so he asked Wang Xiuhua to call Zhou Na.
"I accepted it."
Upon seeing the call connect, Wang Xiuhua's expression flickered.
"Xiao Na, what are you busy with? Why aren't you..."
Before Wang Xiuhua could finish speaking with a fake smile, her smile froze.
"What's wrong?"
"She said... she was busy and told us not to call her anymore, and then she hung up on me!"
Wang Xiuhua looked a little confused. From the phone call, she could tell that Zhou Na had reverted to her old self, becoming indifferent—no, strictly speaking, even more so than before. She could even detect a hint of disgust in her voice.
Just a few days ago, the three of them were having dinner together, chatting and laughing. How did things suddenly turn out like this?
"Is this wolf cub playing us?"
Zhou Dana frowned deeply, equally puzzled as to why Zhou Na had suddenly become so cold.
"Could it be that she's in a bad mood today?"
"How about we try again tomorrow? We can find a reason to call her out. Maybe we're overthinking it."
Wang Xiuhua continued.
"Okay, if she continues to act the same way, something must have happened that we don't know about."
Zhou Dana nodded, unsure whether Zhou Na's reaction was due to her mood or other factors.
The very next morning, before starting work,
Wang Xiuhua then took the initiative to call Zhou Na again.
This time, before Wang Xiuhua could speak,
Zhou Na's cold voice came from the other end of the phone, and then she hung up immediately.
Seeing this, the couple looked at each other in bewilderment. This time, they were certain that something must have happened to cause Zhou Na's change.
"Why do I feel like she hates us even more now?"
"Did someone say something?"
Wang Xiuhua frowned. Zhou Dana thought it was unlikely, but he couldn't think of any other reason besides this one for Zhou Na's sudden coldness.
"Could it be... that she knows who we are?"
Sudden,
Wang Xiuhua's eyes widened as she guessed a possibility.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Dana's eyes flashed, and he subconsciously said, "Impossible, she has no reason to suspect us. We did it flawlessly, how could this be..."
As they talked,
Zhou Dana's expression suddenly froze, because he remembered Zhou Na's previous unusual behavior, such as taking the initiative to invite them to dinner, trimming their nails, and plucking their gray hairs, which was very considerate.
Could it be...?
Did Zhou Na use their hair and nails for paternity testing?
Zhou Dana suddenly had a bad feeling.
Although he wasn't very educated, he had heard about paternity testing and knew how to verify blood relations.
"Perhaps you're right, she may have already seen through our identities!"
Zhou Dana muttered expressionlessly.
Then, Zhou Dana explained Zhou Na's unusual behavior of contacting him earlier. After hearing this, Wang Xiuhua was dumbfounded.
If Zhou Na knew they weren't her real parents, they would never be able to get anything from her.
The ATM just disappeared like that?
"Of course, it's possible that I'm just overthinking it and she doesn't know, but I think the probability is very low. This wolf cub isn't one of those two idiots; she's very smart."
Zhou Dana regretted his carelessness in not considering this possibility; otherwise, Zhou Na wouldn't have been able to obtain the necessary documents for the paternity test.
"If she knew who we were, why didn't she just expose us?"
Wang Xiuhua voiced her doubts.
Zhou Dana pondered for a long time but couldn't find an answer, unable to determine whether Zhou Na truly knew their identities.
“Call those two idiots. If Zhou Na is sure we’re fake, she should tell them.”
Zhou Dana came up with a way to verify the answer by getting it from Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan.
“Yes, yes, we’ll know if we ask them.” Wang Xiuhua’s eyes lit up.
And so.
The two quickly called Zhou Ling.
A few minutes later,
After hanging up the phone, the couple fell silent.
Because Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan were still calling her "Mom and Dad," clearly unaware of the truth.
"Either that wolf cub knew and deliberately didn't tell them, or she didn't know either, and our identities weren't exposed."
After thinking for a while, Zhou Dana came to a conclusion: there were only two possibilities.
"I hope it's the second one."
"Let's wait a few more days. If it's the first case, that wolf cub should tell those two idiots. We just need to see their reactions to confirm it."
"Our identities have been exposed, what should we do?"
"Of course, we should leave Yanjing and go somewhere they'll never find us. Don't forget, we swindled 300,000 yuan from that brat Zhou Ling, and she didn't pursue it because of our fake parents. If she knew we were fake, do you think she'd let it go, given how ungrateful she is?"
Zhou Dana knew Zhou Ling's true nature all too well; her selfishness surpassed even theirs.
at the same time,
"Third sister, Mom and Dad are calling, what do they want?"
"I don't know, I asked a bunch of random questions."
Zhou Ling's resentment towards her adoptive parents grew stronger because she felt that they never told her a word of truth, had repeatedly lied to her, and had just inexplicably brought up Zhou Na, which was like rubbing salt in the wound.
"Fourth brother, has Wu Bin made any moves? Is he going to take revenge on Zhou Chen or not?"
Too lazy to think about the purpose of Wang Xiuhua's call, Zhou Ling was most concerned about what kind of revenge Wu Bin would take against Zhou Chen.
With the university on holiday and Zhou Chen in Yanjing instead of returning to Fanjia County, Wu Bin had ample opportunity to take revenge. If she could kill Zhou Chen, she could find a way to inherit his estate.
Thinking about this,
Zhou Ling deeply regretted moving her household registration out of the Zhou family; otherwise, she could have rightfully inherited everything from Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen is too cunning. He must have made them move their household registration out of the first place to prevent this from happening.
What a despicable and shameless guy! He'll stop at nothing to prevent the siblings from inheriting the property legally. How can anyone be so vicious?
Zhou Chen, isn't he afraid of being struck by lightning?
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