Huo Jingnan still had questions: "Why did you go to the hospital?"
Ding Cheng's throat was a little dry, so he drank a large glass of water and slowly explained the whole story.
Actually, this scene wasn't originally seen in a hospital.
One night he was awakened by a nightmare. The Nuan Nuan in his dream was exactly as he had just described. He woke up in a cold sweat and felt chills all over his body, and he could not fall back asleep.
This dream has been troubling him ever since.
In her dream, Nuannuan looked at him helplessly, sometimes as if she wanted to speak, but couldn't say anything.
Ding Cheng's doubts grew stronger, and he finally couldn't resist going to the hospital to find out what was going on. The result...
"And then, I actually saw her," Ding Cheng said in a low voice. "She was sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed by a nurse, and I didn't dare go near her. I followed her all the way to her ward door. I called her softly, and she turned to look at me. It felt like a dream!"
Huo Jingnan and Pei Nian both found it unbelievable after hearing it.
Perhaps there really is some unseen force guiding these two children.
Ding Cheng saved Qin Nuan once, will he save her again this time?
“Sister,” Ding Cheng looked at Pei Nian, “Nuan Nuan is sick, why didn’t his parents tell us?”
Huo Jingnan recalled Huo Junyang's words about "finding people".
Moreover, according to Ding Cheng's description, Qin Nuan must be very ill. Could it be that the person Qin Yu found can cure Qin Nuan's illness?
"Don't worry," Pei Nian comforted Ding Cheng. "Maybe he's sick and doesn't want outsiders to know. It's not a good thing. Let your brother-in-law find out the whole story first, and then we'll think about what to do."
"Oh..." Ding Cheng agreed, then suddenly paused, "Huh? Who did you say?"
At the same time, Huo Jingnan stared at her with wide eyes.
Pei Nian smiled lightly and said without changing her expression, "Your brother-in-law."
The man and the boy both paused for a few seconds, then reacted differently.
Huo Jingnan was overjoyed and almost jumped up. He was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
Ding Cheng rested his chin on his hands, his scrutinizing gaze fixed on Huo Jingnan, and after a long while, he gave a muffled "hmm".
Although he liked his older brother from the Huo family quite a bit, he felt that his older sister was better.
To become his brother-in-law... well, I'll have to put him through some tests!
*
The Qin family.
Qin Yu and Shao Xiaofei sat in the reception room on the top floor of the villa. The room was spacious and secluded, and had always been a mysterious place within the Qin family's vast villa.
Qin Yu only comes to this room when entertaining important business partners, or when Shao Zhiheng has some secrets to share with his staff during the election campaign.
Today, the two of them sat here anxiously, waiting for someone to arrive.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and the men brought a woman to them.
“Sir, Madam,” the subordinate said respectfully, “it’s her.”
Qin Yu and Shao Xiaofei's hearts jumped into their throats at the same time.
Shao Xiaofei leaned forward, her hands gripping the sofa armrests tightly, her knuckles white. Her eyes were fixed on the woman, a look of surprise followed by a hint of doubt: "You...are you really the old man's daughter?"
The woman remained calm and nodded gently.
"But why are you wearing a mask?"
The woman's lips stiffened.
The exquisite gold mask was extremely intricately crafted, even adorned with gemstones; it was more of a magnificent work of art than a mask.
The mask covered the upper half of the woman's face, revealing only her lips and chin, so no one could tell what she really looked like.
Qin Yu's eyes darkened, and he reprimanded his subordinates in a low voice: "You've searched for so long, and this is the only person you found?!"
“Sir,” the subordinate said tremblingly, “while we were searching, we also commissioned several of the top private detectives in the city. Using the clues you provided, we did indeed find her.”
After speaking, his subordinate handed him a document with both hands.
With mixed feelings, Qin Yu opened the document. There was no photo of the woman in the file, only a brief biographical record.
Pei Shasha grew up in Southeast Asia, frequented entertainment venues, and had close ties with the local underworld.
Most importantly, her mother was a human trafficker, also known as Sister Hong in the underworld.
"Your name is Pei Shasha?" Qin Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. "Your mother is Pei Hong?"
“Exactly.” Pei Shasha spoke, her clear, cool voice tinged with a hint of hoarseness, giving the impression of someone who had experienced many hardships.
"Your voice..."
“My voice isn’t very good, please bear with me.” Pei Shasha smiled. “Three years ago, I had an accident that ruined my appearance and vocal cords, so my mother made this mask for me.”
“I’ve worn it all these years and never taken it off.”
Pei Shasha raised her hand and touched the emerald on the mask.
It was a genuine emerald. Qin Yu and Shao Xiaofei, having seen many fine things, could tell the difference between real and fake at a glance.
Such a mask wouldn't be cheap to make; it seems Pei Hong really dotes on this daughter.
"If you still don't believe in my identity, take a look at this."
Pei Shasha took out a pocket watch.
Qin Yu's expression changed instantly; he recognized it as his father's. There were two pocket watches, one of which was his father's favorite to carry with him.
Shao Xiaofei took it with trembling hands, opened it, and saw a photo of the old man and Pei Hong inside.
“That woman is my mother, Pei Hong,” Pei Shasha said coldly. “You should be quite familiar with that man, right?”
Qin Yu and Shao Xiaofei exchanged a glance, almost holding their breath.
The pocket watch was real, the photograph didn't seem fake, and after deciding to search for the person, Qin Yu entered Old Master Qin's study for the first time in many years. He found some clues in the study, including information about Pei Hong.
When he was young, Mr. Qin often went to Southeast Asia, and Southeast Asia was a major part of Pei Hong's human trafficking business.
That's when they met and became entangled.
Qin Yu clenched his fists, his brows furrowed, and after a long while said in a deep voice, "With only a pocket watch, I can't completely trust you."
"What?"
"No matter what, it's safer to get a DNA test."
"Heh, you want to get tested?" Pei Shasha sneered. "So this is what family is all about. I thought you were my only family in the world."
“Whether someone is a relative or not cannot be determined by your word alone.” Qin Yu straightened up. “We still have to trust science.”
“Hmm, very good.” A hint of coldness flashed in Pei Shasha’s eyes. “If you don’t trust me this much, then there’s no need for me to stay here. Mr. Qin, it was your men who found me, asked me all sorts of strange questions, and then insisted that I come to Yangcheng. Yes, I’ve wanted to find my family all these years, but rather than being suspected here, I’d rather go back to Nanyang, back to my own territory and live a carefree life!”
"What did you say?" Shao Xiaofei became agitated. "You're leaving?"
Pei Shasha looked at her and said, word by word, "Doing DNA testing is fine, but if you do it, I will no longer accept bone marrow matching tests! Think it through!"
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