I resented them for taking samples so easily using such a dangerous method, I resented them for not coming to visit me after knowing the truth for so many days, and I resented them even more for never mentioning me in their daily lives.
Ji Yanli hugged the depressed Tao Yuche back into his arms and asked the questions that Tao Yuche wanted to know.
"Since Taotao is their biological child, what's the matter with Cao Li?"
Fang Ze handed another document to Tao Yuche and Ji Yanli, and after organizing his words, he said, "Cao Li is not Cao Jianye's, er, Mr. Cao's, biological child. He is their eldest brother's child, but an illegitimate one."
"Mr. Cao's eldest brother was able to reach his current position in politics thanks to his Yue family's promotion. At that time, Mr. Tao happened to be missing, so Mr. Cao took the opportunity to adopt the child, who is now Cao Li."
Tao Yuche: ... "What about me? Haven't they found me yet?"
Fang Ze was silent, looking at Tao Yuche's eyes full of expectation. He was always eloquent, but for the first time he didn't know how to start.
Tao Yuche looked at Fang Ze in silence and disbelief and said, "The Cao Li who was found is me?"
Fang Ze continued to remain silent.
Tao Yuche picked up a few thin pieces of paper on the table, repeatedly touched the words that matched the biological relationship, laughed out loud, and then started crying while laughing.
"Brother Yan, so I should be the one to be abandoned?"
Seeing Tao Yuche's eyes filled with tears but trying hard not to let them fall, Ji Yanli felt a pain in his heart.
He wished no one could divert his attention from such a good child, but the Cao couple were willing to treat the child like this. It would be better if they could be more sensible in the future. Otherwise, he wouldn't mind helping the child get justice.
Ji Yanli's eyes were red as he hugged Tao Yuche into his arms, kissing the top of Tao Yuche's head again and again and comforting him, "I'm still here!"
Tao Yuche: "Brother Yan, will you always be here?"
Ji Yanli hugged the person in his arms a little tighter. "I'm always here. You can't chase me away. When your arm is healed, we can go get the marriage certificate, okay?"
Tao Yuche raised his head, his eyes blurred with tears as he sang a soft, nasal "hmm" sound.
Ji Yanli lowered his head and gently touched Tao Yuche's lips. "Okay, then when your arm is healed, we'll go get the marriage certificate. From now on, we'll be a family."
Tao Yuche nodded heavily and found a comfortable position in Ji Yanli's arms. The two of them just hugged each other quietly, feeling each other's heartbeats, and no one spoke.
Fang Ze stood outside the door of Ji Yanli's office, stopping one person after another who wanted to report on their work.
Tao Yuche didn't know when he fell asleep. When he woke up, he found himself still in Ji Yanli's arms. Seeing that it was already dark outside, Tao Yuche quickly stood up and said, "Brother Yan, why didn't you wake me up? Is your arm numb?"
Ji Yanli shook his head. "I'm fine. You must be hungry. What do you want to eat?"
Tao Yuche blinked and said, "I want to eat spicy hot pot."
Seeing Ji Yanli frown, Tao Yuche quickly added, "Not spicy."
Ji Yanli stood up, took his coat and put it on his arm. With his other hand, he held Tao Yuche's right hand and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to eat."
Tao Yuche happily stood up and followed.
However, Tao Yuche still didn't get to eat the spicy hot pot he wanted.
As the two of them went out, they happened to meet Mother Ji walking over with Father Ji. Seeing Tao Yuche and the others just going out, Mother Ji said, "Your father and I were just about to call you. Let's go. I ordered a nourishing hotpot at Baiweitang and took Taotao there to eat."
So their dinner changed from spicy hot pot to nourishing hotpot.
On the way home after dinner, Tao Yuche was still thinking about Malatang. However, when Ji Yanli parked the car at the Malatang restaurant where he often ate, Tao Yuche rubbed his bulging belly and shook his head in pain.
"The hot pot my aunt ordered was so delicious, I accidentally ate too much and now I can't eat anything else."
Ji Yanli shook his head in amusement and started the car again.
"I won't stop you until the wound on your arm heals."
The two returned home, quickly washed up and lay down on the bed to relieve their longing for each other.
However, Ji Yanli still didn't dare to be too presumptuous. After all, Tao Yuche's arm had not fully recovered yet. However, Tao Yuche realized that gentleness can sometimes be more tiring than brutality.
Afterwards, Tao Yuche's eyes turned red and he lay crying in Ji Yanli's arms, not wanting to even look at Ji Yanli again.
Ji Yanli placed his hand on Tao Yuche's furry head and asked, "Taotao, no matter how you want to deal with the Cao family, I support you."
Tao Yuche shook his head. "I haven't figured out what to do yet. I'm past the point where I particularly need them, and they probably don't need me that much either. Let's just let things take their course."
Ji Yanli hummed softly, lowered his head and kissed Tao Yuche's forehead, and coaxed him in a low and gentle voice: "Okay, I'll do as you say. Go to sleep."
After waiting for another week, Tao Yuche finally received a phone call from an unfamiliar number.
Tao Yuche picked up the phone, but there was no sound for a long time. Perhaps blood relationship is just mysterious. Even without any evidence, Tao Yuche knew that the person on the other end of the phone was Cao Jianye.
Sure enough, a familiar voice rang out from the other end of the line: "Is this Tao Yuche? I'm Cao Jianye."
Tao Yuche: "Yeah."
Cao Jianye: "Do you have time to meet? I have something I want to talk to you about."
Tao Yuche listened to the calm voice on the other side and tried to remain calm and said, "Okay, I have something to do the day after tomorrow and then I have to join the crew. I only have time this afternoon and tomorrow."
There was another pause on the other end of the line, and then Cao Jianye's calm voice came again, "How about this afternoon? How about Yueran Teahouse?"
Tao Yuche: "Yeah."
Then there was another long silence. Finally, Tao Yuche couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Anything else? If not, I'm hanging up."
Cao Jianye: "Okay, see you later."
Tao Yuche: "Yeah."
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Ji Yanli's car stopped at the entrance of Yueran Tea House. In the car, Ji Yanli reached out to help Tao Yuche straighten his clothes and asked, "Do you really not need me to accompany you in?"
Tao Yuche nodded: "Brother Yan, I can do it myself."
Ji Yanli nodded: "Okay, then I'll wait for you here."
Tao Yuche nodded, then pushed open the car door and walked into the teahouse.
008 looked at Tao Yuche's inner dynamics of clearly wanting Ji Yanli to accompany him, but still refusing, and asked in confusion: "Cheche, why do you clearly want Ji to accompany you, but still refuse him?"
"Is this what they call "rejecting but still accepting" on the internet?"
Tao Yuche: (＿＿)ノ｜bi
Tao Yuche was silent, "008, stop watching those messy things, they are not the same thing."
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