Chi Nai was stunned as she processed this huge amount of information.
Of all these things, what she cared about most was—
"Has Cui Yi disappeared?" Chi Nao asked.
Chi Baiyi nodded emphatically: "Yes."
"But isn't Cui Yi in the detention center? Why has he disappeared?" Chi Nao asked, puzzled.
Chi Baiyi shook his head: "I don't know. Uncle Mu hasn't found out how Cui Yi disappeared from the detention center yet. However, one thing is certain: Cui Yi's disappearance is very likely related to the person who transferred money to him."
Chi Nai's little face scrunched up.
Even though she was only five years old, she could sense that Cui Yi's disappearance was a serious matter.
If Cui Yi is never found, will he do what he did in his previous life and burn down her house ten years later?
Then all her previous efforts were wasted?
Chi Baiyi stared intently at Chi Nao's small face, not missing a single change in her expression.
He asked, "Cheese, did you know Cui Yi before?"
After much deliberation, Chi Bai only considered this possibility.
Chi Nao had been searching for the Chenghuang mask with the red dot between its eyebrows because she wanted to lead him to Cui Yi, lock Cui Yi in the orange, and keep him there for as long as possible.
Chi Cheese shook her head: "We didn't know each other before."
Chi Baiyi's dark eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Is Chi Cheese still unwilling to tell the truth, unwilling to tell him the real reason why she is interested in the Yellow Mask?
Just as Chi Baiyi was about to press for more information, Chi Naozi seemed to have made up her mind, looking up at Chi Baiyi with a firm yet somewhat nervous gaze.
“Dad,” Chi Nao began, “I told you before that I would tell you a big secret, do you remember?”
Chi Baiyi nodded slightly: "Of course I remember."
Chi Cheese nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, I'll tell you now."
She raised her big, bright eyes and looked at Qin Yuanyao: "The big secret I'm about to tell you has a lot to do with Sister Qin."
Qin Yuanyao and Chi Baiyi were both taken aback and exchanged a glance.
"Does it have anything to do with me?" Qin Yuanyao asked, pointing to herself in bewilderment.
Chi Nai nodded emphatically: "Yes."
She added, "It's not only closely related to Sister Qin, but also to Cui Yi."
Chi Baiyi's dark eyebrows twitched slightly, his tone almost calm: "Yes, go ahead."
“Dad, you’ve always asked me who Mom is and who I’ve been living with for the past five years. Now I can tell you, my mom is Sister Qin. For the past five years, the three of us—you, Sister Qin, and my mom—have lived together.”
After Chi Nai's childish voice faded, there was a long silence in the study.
Chi Baiyi and Qin Yuanyao were both stunned.
After a moment of stunned silence, both of them had deep doubts and questions on their faces.
What is Chi Cheese saying?
Does she know what she's saying?
Is she making up a story?
Knowing that her parents didn't believe her, Chi Naozi continued, "It's normal that you two don't know these things, because I traveled from ten years in the future. Ten years later, we lived together and were a very happy family of three."
Chi Baiyi and Qin Yuanyao were both stunned.
They were at a loss for words when faced with Chi Niang's seemingly fantastical claims, unsure how to react.
“We were living a very happy life, but one night, our house caught fire. It was a huge fire. I lost consciousness and don’t remember anything. When I woke up, I was already in this world. Because I didn’t know where my mother was at that time, I only knew that my father must be at the Chi Group, so I went to the Chi Group to find my father.”
As Chi Nailu spoke, Chi Baiyi suddenly remembered the first time he met Chi Nailu.
At that time, he was working in his office when Mu Hai came in and told him that there was a little girl at the front desk who insisted that her father was Chi Baiyi and wanted to see him, and she wouldn't leave no matter how hard he tried to get rid of her.
He obviously didn't see it.
When he finished work and was about to go home that evening, the little girl suddenly rushed out from the roadside and blocked his car.
Mu Hai told him that this was the little girl who insisted that he was her father.
At the time, Chi Nai was wearing pajamas, covered in ash, and looked filthy, as if she had indeed escaped from a fire.
The moment Chi Baiyi's eyes met Chi Nao's, a thought inexplicably arose in his mind: this girl looks somewhat like him, maybe she really is his daughter.
He didn't understand why he suddenly had such a crazy idea.
To ignore this irrationality, he told Mu Hai to drive the car directly over, ignoring Chi Naoqi.
Chi Cheese saw his car drive away and kept chasing after it.
She was so small and barefoot, she didn't shout or yell, but just clenched her fists and chased after his car relentlessly.
Chi Baiyi noticed it in the rearview mirror, and a sharp pain shot through her heart. That's when she asked Mu Hai to stop the car and brought Chi Naiqi into the vehicle...
"The reason I asked my dad to bring me on the show, and also asked my mom to participate, is so that the three of us can be reunited as soon as possible," Chi Nao said.
She glanced at her father's bewildered expression, then at her mother's stunned look, and said, "I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can get a paternity test. I really am your daughter."
Chi Baiyi: "..."
Qin Yuanyao: "..."
Qin Yuanyao's mind is in complete turmoil.
She instinctively thought Chi Nai was lying. However, Chi Nai's expression was more serious than ever before, not at all like she was joking, which made her unconsciously doubt whether Chi Nai was telling the truth.
If everything is as Chi Cheese says, then some things that were difficult to understand before can now be understood.
For example, why did Chi Chef specifically choose her to appear on "Our Little Family" and assign her to form a temporary family with them?
For example, why did Chi Nao hug her and shout "Mom!" the first time she met her?
For example, why does Chi Cheese like her so much?
...
However, if what Chi Cheese said is true, then all of this is truly... unbelievable.
Qin Yuanyao could only look at Chi Baiyi, wondering what his reaction and actions would be.
Although Chi Baiyi's expression was solemn, his reaction didn't seem as strong as hers.
Qin Yuanyao thought to herself: That makes sense. Chi Baiyi suddenly had a five-year-old daughter named Chi Naozi, so he must be much more accepting of these things than she is.
Chi Baiyi moved her thin lips: "Let's do a paternity test first."
Chi Nao nodded in agreement: "Yes, Dad, you can get several more testing sites to do it together. That way, you and Mom will be more convinced that what I'm saying is true."
Chi Baiyi: "..."
Qin Yuanyao: "..."
They're so familiar with the process, and they even proactively bring up the process...
As expected of Chi Niu, who has weathered many storms.
(End of this chapter)
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