As Xiao Xiao finished speaking, Xu Wan and Jiang Tingzhou were both somewhat surprised.
Yes, Jiang Tingzhou's original appearance was indeed different, but that was before Xiaoxiao was born. Logically speaking, Xiaoxiao shouldn't know her father's true appearance at all.
Xu Wan held Xiao Xiao's hand and asked her in a serious tone, "Xiao Xiao, you've probably never met your father, right? How would you know what he looks like?"
Xiao Xiao looked up at Xu Wan and misunderstood what he meant.
Tears welled up uncontrollably and streamed down my face.
"So, Mommy... is my dad... is he dead? And this is... is the new dad you found?"
Xiao Xiao cried so hard she couldn't speak properly.
After she finished speaking, she cried harder and harder, and finally she simply threw herself into Xu Wan's arms and burst into tears.
Xiaoxiao has always had a good personality and has almost never cried so bitterly since she was a child.
"Xiaoxiao..."
Jiang Tingzhou opened his mouth as if to say something.
Xiao Xiao seemed angry and tried to cover her ears. She tried to raise her left hand, but then remembered that her left hand was injured.
She could only cover her ears with her right hand: "I won't listen, I won't listen, you're not my father!"
Xu Wan quickly picked up her daughter and patiently coaxed her, "Xiaoxiao, tell Mommy, where did you see Daddy's picture? Who gave it to you?"
Xiao Xiao buried her face in Xu Wan's arms and cried for a long time before she could control her emotions. She sobbed, "I... I was playing hide-and-seek with my grandma that day, and I wanted to hide in the bookshelf..."
As soon as her daughter mentioned it, Xu Wan knew what had happened.
When Xiaoxiao was born, Xu Wan had already taken down all the wedding photos in the house and put away all the photo albums.
It was hidden under the bookshelf in the study.
She thought she had placed it well and that no one would touch it, but she didn't expect it to backfire.
Xiaoxiao is short, so she can easily open that cabinet.
Xu Wan stroked Xiao Xiao's head and said, "Xiao Xiao, how could Mommy lie to you? He really is your father. It's just that Daddy encountered some danger before and suffered serious injuries. He had to have surgery on his face, and Daddy's leg was also injured at that time."
Xiao Xiao finally calmed down a little.
She remained nestled in Xu Wan's arms, raising her head to look at Jiang Tingzhou with her large, still misty eyes.
Jiang Tingzhou never expected things to develop in this direction, and could only watch his daughter and wait for her to accept him.
Xiaoxiao stared at the man quietly for a long time, then her little face scrunched up again. "Liar, liar! Daddy doesn't look like the picture at all!"
Xu Wan was also a bit at a loss. "How about... having Dad do a paternity test with you at the hospital?"
"What do you mean by 'deposit'?" Xiao Xiao asked, puzzled. "What's that?"
“We’ll use scientific methods to determine it.” Xu Wan, not considering the long turnaround time for paternity tests, asked again, “Or… how about we let Grandma say it? Dad’s Grandma’s son, she’s the most qualified to speak on it, okay?”
Xu Wan felt that this was the best solution she could think of at the moment.
This is also the one that Xiaoxiao can accept the most.
But the child's face remained scrunched up. "What if... you think I'm easy to fool and you all try to fool me together?"
Xu Wan sighed helplessly and gently shook Xiaoxiao's round little head. "What's going on in your little head? What mother would lie to her own daughter?"
"Yes!" Xiaoxiao said seriously, "You said this uncle was a friend before, but now you say he's your dad. Isn't that lying to a child?"
"ah……"
Xu Wan and Jiang Tingzhou exchanged a glance, both speechless.
Indeed, a new brain is always more useful.
Jiang Tingzhou had just met Xiaoxiao and didn't know his daughter well, so he could only ask gently, "Then... Xiaoxiao, tell me, what do we need to do for you to believe that I am your father?"
Xiao Xiao was still holding Xu Wan, only her eyes were visible.
The little boy's round eyes darted around, and suddenly he stood up from Xu Wan's arms and said, "I have a good idea!"
"Hmm? You go ahead."
"Speak."
Xu Wan and Jiang Tingzhou both looked at their daughter, adopting a very serious posture, ready to listen to her speak.
The little boy put one hand on his hip, raised his face, and said very seriously, "I can have my blood tested to prove my kinship with my dad!"
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