Chapter 843 This bloody and shocking melon!
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly froze when Ye Wanxi said this.
All eyes in the room turned to the family of three inside.
"Uncle... Uncle and nephew?" Charman was stunned for a long time before he could finally utter this sentence.
Then, as if remembering something, he turned to look at Ms. Jiang in disbelief: "Didn't you say he was my son?"
Xiao Yuti and Boss Jia, who were watching the drama unfold, were both bewildered: "??!"
"My goodness, this is too explosive!" After realizing what had happened, Boss Jia looked excited, as if he had just stumbled upon a shocking piece of gossip, which made Xiao Yuti's eyelids twitch.
"Do you know what happened?"
Mr. Jia's eyes lit up slightly, as if he had suddenly found someone to share with: "You know what, I actually know about this!"
After all, Jiang Yulai joined their own company, and the big boss's attitude towards Jiang Yulai was clearly not quite right. After thinking about it, Boss Jia still asked someone to inquire about Jiang Yulai's relationship with the big boss.
Fortunately, Jiang Yulai and her son's past with Charman wasn't exactly a secret, and Boss Jia found it out as soon as he investigated.
"That lady surnamed Jiang was Charman's lover."
"A lover?" Xiao Yuti looked surprised.
Mr. Jia nodded mysteriously: "But she's a cunning mistress. Charman's brother is a staunch believer in remaining single and has countless mistresses, yet none of them have ever given birth to his child."
“Then this child…” Xiao Yuti glanced at Jiang Yulai not far away with a complicated expression.
He knew Ye Wanxi's abilities all too well and knew that what came out of her mouth was basically true.
"That's why she's considered a cunning mistress. Of all of Charman's brother's mistresses, she was the only one who bore him a son, and after years of patient entanglement, Charman's brother even accepted the child and once considered marrying Mrs. Jiang for the sake of the child."
"Then why..."? She didn't get married? Instead, she married her brother-in-law.
Seemingly noticing Xiao Yuti's confusion, Boss Jia said with a slightly complicated expression, "Because they weren't willing. Getting married was just a passing fancy. Once the interest wore off, they didn't want to get married anymore, so naturally, it didn't happen."
Xiao Yuti: "..." Damn it, is marriage a game? Just get married on a whim and then stop when the mood is over? Is it that casual?
"That's basically it. But it doesn't matter whether he got married or not, because he died not long after."
"Dead?"
"It is said that he died suddenly due to excessive excitement caused by having too many lovers."
Mr. Jia gave her an ambiguous look that seemed to say, "You know what I mean, right?" which made Xiao Yuti's lips twitch slightly; she didn't really want to know.
"That's how he died. His death is quite interesting. A bunch of his lovers were waiting to divide his inheritance, but in the end, none of them got anything. Because this Ms. Jiang gave birth to his son, even though he was just an illegitimate child without any official status, he still had the right to inherit and was the first in line to inherit. As for his lovers, they had no children, no official status, and no will, so naturally they didn't get a penny. It all benefited the mother and son."
"So how did those two get together?" Xiao Yuti glanced at Charman and Ms. Jiang.
"After Ms. Jiang and her child inherited Charman's estate, they always considered themselves Charman's widow. Charman took care of the mother and child as the child's uncle for about three or four years, and they became a family in that way."
When Boss Jia first discovered these things, he felt incredibly awkward that the older brother's lover had suddenly become the younger brother's legal wife.
However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the positive reviews from Country E far outweighed the criticisms. Some even praised Charman for his kindness and loyalty, treating his brother's son as his own, and for not having children with Ms. Jiang for many years to put her and her son at ease. He was truly a model husband, a model stepfather, and a model brother.
Mr. Jia was immediately shocked and could only sigh, "Foreign countries are really open."
But now, hearing Charman's question, Mr. Jia felt that he might have inadvertently uncovered a shocking secret.
Charman actually believes that Jiang Yulai is his biological son. What does this mean? It means that Charman knew Jiang Yulai long before she was his brother's mistress, or more precisely, before she had children, and even had a relationship with her long before that.
He was clearly his brother's child, but he always treated him like his own son. It's obvious who gave him this misconception.
While admiring the woman's cunning, Mr. Jia couldn't help but wonder if Charman's death was really just an accident.
As long as the other party is alive, she and her son will not be able to inherit his estate. Charman's brother is unwilling to give her a legal status. What if someone as smart as her has a child to share the inheritance with her? Wouldn't all her plans be in vain?
While Xiao Yuti and her companion were enjoying the gossip like spoiled hares surrounded by melons in a melon patch, the people involved were far from having the same leisurely mood.
Upon hearing Ye Wanxi's words, Jiang Yulai's eyes widened in surprise, his gaze shifting between his mother and stepfather, at a loss for what to do.
When questioned by her husband, Ms. Jiang turned pale, looking as if she had been misunderstood and suffered a great injustice.
“Charman, Alex is of course your son. You’ve really disappointed me that you’d rather listen to a stranger than your own wife.”
It must be said that Ms. Jiang is a really good actress. At least after those two sentences, Charman's expression softened slightly, and he immediately became somewhat swayed.
Seeing this, Ms. Jiang's eyes reddened, and she choked up, saying, "You still don't believe it? Don't forget that you and Alex did a paternity test back then. He looks so much like you, how could he not be your son? How can you question his identity based on someone else's words? How heartbroken he must be!"
Charman glanced at Jiang Yulai, who was wearing a mask and whose eyes showed vulnerability, and the wavering in his eyes became more and more obvious.
Jiang Yulai is of mixed race, and his mixed-race features are very obvious. These features are indeed very similar to those of Charman.
Otherwise, Charman wouldn't have never doubted that he wasn't his son all these years.
"You look alike because your father is your brother. If I'm not mistaken, you and your brother should look very similar."
Ye Wanxi's timely words were like a heavy hammer blow to Charman's heart.
Yes, he and his brother are full brothers, sharing the same parents. Their personalities are completely opposite, but they look about 70-80% alike.
Upon closer reflection, the physical features Alex shared with him were also strikingly similar to his brother's. If he were Alex's biological father, wouldn't he be...?
(End of this chapter)
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