Chapter 94 The DNA of the Ashes
The moment the name "Rong Jin" was uttered, Luo's mother's expression became somewhat solemn, her brows furrowed tightly, and she seemed lost in thought. Luo Ya also fell silent.
Neither of them said anything, they just stared intently at each other, their eyes seemingly holding a thousand unspoken words, but neither of them said a word.
It wasn't until Luo Ya, with her impatient nature, couldn't hold back any longer that she broke the silence between the two of them. She continued, "You must feel the same way, right? It's okay if A-Zheng can't tell. After all, he lived abroad when he was young. Although he knew Xiao Jin, he didn't see her often."
Because Luo Zheng lived abroad when she was young, she didn't spend much time with Rong Jin. In addition, they were both children at that time and their memories weren't very strong. After so many years, it doesn't matter that they have long forgotten.
However, Luo Ya was different from her mother. They had spent a long time with Rong Jin, and even though they hadn't seen each other for more than ten years, they still saw Rong Jin's shadow in Shen Jin, which made them think more.
Seeing that Luo's mother didn't seem inclined to say anything, Luo Ya took her hand and patted it gently a few times before saying, "Besides, his name also contains the character 'Jin' (烬). Do you think there might be a connection? And besides, more than ten years ago, we did find Xiao Jin..."
She circled the word "corpse" around her lips several times, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to utter it.
When Rong Jin disappeared, she was still young, only a few years older than him. At that time, because they couldn't find anyone else, only his "relics" and a pool of blood, she didn't want to believe that he was dead, and many people who knew him didn't want to believe it either.
But no matter how much they didn't believe it, they couldn't find him as they wished. The Rong family had used all their connections to find him, but there was no news. After many years, everyone could only accept the fact that he was no longer alive.
But... what if that's not the case?
“I think…I think…” Luo Ya took a deep breath, trying to suppress her slightly overly excited emotions, and said to her mother, “I think we should try contacting Aunt Rong? Maybe…”
Before Luo Ya could finish speaking, her mother interrupted her: "Nonsense!"
She knew what she wanted to say, but some things are not so simple to handle, and the reasons behind them are quite complicated.
“How is this nonsense?” Luo Ya retorted. “My intuition tells me that the two of them are related, and haven’t you heard? Shen Jin is an orphan, which means he doesn’t even know who his parents are. If…”
“Sigh, you don’t understand what I mean,” Mother Luo sighed. “Sometimes it seems to you, but it’s not actually the case. And haven’t you heard? Shen Jin has a younger sister! A sister who depends on him for survival.”
“But…” Luo Ya frowned, not quite agreeing with her statement, and stubbornly said, “Neither of them knows who their parents are, maybe they aren’t even their biological children, don’t you think?”
Before she could finish speaking, Luo's mother retorted, "Nonsense! They've lived together for so many years, don't they know whether she's their biological child or not? Do you think you can tell me that yourself? You think you're so smart!"
Loya: "..."
Luo Ya pursed her lips, her feelings a jumble of emotions. Suddenly, she didn't know what to say. Thinking about it carefully, what she said seemed to make a lot of sense, but Luo Ya stubbornly refused to believe it.
After a long silence, Luo Ya let out a soft sigh: "How about we try... a DNA test? That's the most authoritative way, right? The results will be clear at a glance, and it won't be so troublesome. If the results don't show any connection, then we won't have to tell Aunt Rong, so as not to upset her."
More than ten years have passed, and things have changed. The wounds from the past have not fully healed. If they are reopened, they will likely be bloody and even more difficult to heal.
"Sigh, what can I say to you? Once you've made up your mind, you're as stubborn as a mule," Luo's mother sighed, smiling helplessly, but ultimately she didn't intend to stop her. She just said, "Don't overdo it. After all, the other person is a friend that A-Zheng brought back. It would be bad if they found out about secretly testing the other person's DNA."
“I understand, I understand. I promise I'll do it without anyone noticing,” Loya nodded, a slight smile appearing on her face. “He's still in our house anyway, there’s always a way. Taking a single hair is a piece of cake.”
Luo's mother just smiled, looking somewhat weary, but didn't say anything more. She felt that time had flown by, and more than ten years had passed in the blink of an eye. The children she used to be had now reached the age to get married, and she herself had grown old.
She hadn't heard the name "Rong Jin" for many years. After all, everyone knew that it was a scar on the Rong family's heart, and everyone would deliberately avoid it to avoid touching on other people's pain.
Shen Jin was pulled into the meal by them. At first, he was a little uncomfortable because everyone was too enthusiastic, especially Rong's mother and Luo Ya who kept putting food into his bowl.
"This is delicious, you should eat more." Mother Luo smiled and placed a piece of meat in his bowl, her smile very kind. "Eat more, you can help yourself to whatever you want, don't be shy with us."
"Um, thank you..." Shen Jin smiled shyly, took a bite of the meat that Luo's mother had put on her plate, and ate it with relish, her eyes crinkling as she smiled, looking particularly well-behaved.
Seeing his well-behaved appearance, Luo Ya liked him very much. She looked at him with a smile, put some food on his plate, and at the same time, she didn't forget to try to get some information out of him: "Eat more, look how thin you are. Do you work too hard? What do you do?"
This question stumped Shen Jin. He blinked, unable to think of an answer for a moment, because in his limited memory, he had completely forgotten what he had done, and his mind was blank.
Luo Zheng knew he had injured his head, and seeing Shen Jin frowning, she quickly patted his back and said softly, "It's okay, if you can't remember, then don't think about it. She was just asking casually. You should eat more."
After saying that, Luo Zheng looked up at Luo Ya, sighed helplessly and smiled, "Don't ask any more questions. He doesn't have any recollection of it and can't remember it."
Luo Ya smiled, then remembered what Luo Zheng had said not long ago: "That's true, I'm just a little curious."
"Since you brought Xiao Jin to this city, where you're unfamiliar with everything, why don't you stay at our house from now on?" Mother Luo looked at Shen Jin with a smile. Although he wasn't her daughter-in-law, she still liked him quite a bit.
Although Luo Zheng had brought Shen Jin back, he didn't know if Shen Jin would agree to stay at their house for the next few days, so he asked him, "Do you want to stay? I mean... stay at my house."
Shen Jin laughed and said, "Sure."
After dinner, Luo Zheng took Shen Jin on a tour of her house, showing him many interesting things, which made Shen Jin very happy and gradually relaxed him.
What puzzled Shen Jin was that Luo Zheng's older sister, Luo Ya, was always around him, smiling and not scary at all, and would often pat his head.
Finally, Shen Jin, somewhat curious, asked directly, "Are you trying to pull my hair out?"
"..." Luo Ya was momentarily speechless when he asked her so directly. She didn't know what to say and could only laugh awkwardly, "I just thought your hair was quite soft and I couldn't help but want to touch it. It feels pretty good."
"Oh, I see," Shen Jin said, delighted, and rubbed his hair. "It really is so soft."
Shen Jin could feel Luo Ya touching his hair and seemingly trying to pluck it, which puzzled him. However, he still reached out and plucked a hair, handing it to Luo Ya while she was somewhat dazed.
"Do you want my hair?" Shen Jin smiled, her eyes crinkling and the corners of her mouth turning up to reveal her white teeth, making her look exceptionally pure. "Here, take it, but it doesn't seem to be of much use."
Luo Ya was surprised by his decisiveness. After blinking and looking at him for a while, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. She put her arm around his shoulder, gave his head a good ruffled ruffle, and said with a laugh, "Okay, thank you! You're so good!"
Shen Jin smiled somewhat embarrassedly. He didn't seem to have much contact with women in his memory, so being hugged and teased by such an older woman made him feel a little embarrassed.
When Luo Zheng saw this scene, alarm bells went off in her head. She decisively stepped forward and pulled the two of them apart, while scolding Luo Ya in annoyance, "Can't you pay attention to your image? Be more reserved? How could you hug and cuddle him like that!"
"Oh, he's already calling me 'sister,' what's wrong with me giving him a hug?" Luo Ya looked at him, somewhat puzzled, and smiled nonchalantly. "Why are you acting like I'm trying to take advantage of your wife!"
Luo Zheng's ears turned slightly red, as if she had been hit where it hurt: "Nonsense!"
Luo Ya smiled and released Shen Jin. In a good mood, she didn't hold it against him. She took the strand of Shen Jin's hair and left. The smile on her face gradually faded, and her mood began to become heavy.
Is it really that easy to find someone who has been missing for more than ten years? Luo Ya wasn't sure, and she didn't know if it was because she was unwilling to accept reality that she was still holding onto this fantasy.
"Uncle Wang, take me to the hospital." Luo Ya waved and called over the family driver, then got into his car.
No matter what, even if the possibility was slim, she wanted to know the results of Shen Jin's DNA test...
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