In the magnificent hall, a well-maintained middle-aged woman, her eyes red and swollen from crying, was supported by her husband, Huo Lianzhou, as she swayed precariously: "Huaiwu... is this my poor child, Huaiwu?"
"Hmm." Huo Lianzhou's eyes also reddened, tears glistening in his long, slender eyes as he stared intently at the young man before him.
Huo Lianzhou and his wife Pei Xiangyun were childhood sweethearts. A year after their marriage, they had their only son, Huo Huaiwu. However, he was abducted by human traffickers. Huo Lianzhou searched for him for seventeen years. The Huo and Pei families raided the traffickers' hideouts, but there was still no trace of the child. Huo Lianzhou had given up hope, but unexpectedly, he saw a boy who looked very much like his wife in his own hospital.
They secretly sent people to investigate, and soon they took a vial of blood from the boy's examination and did a DNA test. The results proved that this was the boy, who was the son who had disappeared with his wife seventeen years ago!
Pei Xiangyun cried so hard she could barely breathe. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and her tender gaze fell on Shen Xiaomin in front of her.
His hair was jet black, with wispy strands on his forehead that curled slightly and parted naturally to the sides, revealing a widow's peak. His eyebrows and eyes were as dark as ink, long and narrow with narrow double eyelids that slanted upwards at the corners. Below his straight nose was a pair of thin lips with distinct features. He was lean, tall, and wore a clean, well-fitting white shirt and suit pants.
The sleeve on her left hand was rolled up twice, revealing a section of pale wrist bone, adorned with a pink hair tie.
Compared to Pei Xiangyun and Huo Lianzhou's excited emotions, Shen Xiaomin seemed far too calm.
He looked at the two of them with a distant and calm gaze: "Am I your child?"
"Look at this." Huo Lianzhou handed the DNA report to Shen Xiaomin, his voice choked with emotion: "Child, I know everything about you. You've suffered all these years. We, as your parents, have failed you. Don't worry, you'll have a home now, and no one will dare to bully you again."
Shen Xiaomin glanced at the DNA report, his thin lips pursed slightly, and after a long while, he slowly asked, "What do you want from me?"
In fact, Shen Xiaomin had long suspected that he was not his parents' biological child, but he didn't have the energy to do a DNA test to prove that he wasn't their child, and besides, he didn't have the spare money.
Now that his biological parents have suddenly appeared in front of him, Shen Xiaomin is at a loss as to how to face them.
Pei Xiangyun sobbed uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face. Unable to contain her emotions, she tremblingly raised her hand to stroke Shen Xiaomin's gaunt face: "Huaiwu, you must have suffered so much these years. Why are you so thin...?"
Shen Xiaomin subconsciously took a step back. He wasn't used to being in close contact with people, and his sharp eyes caught Pei Xiangyun's wrist, which was thickly wrapped in gauze.
Pei Xiangyun froze, her tears falling even harder: "Don't you want to talk to Mommy anymore? Don't you want Mommy to touch you? Are you angry that Mommy lost you...?"
She was extremely agitated, and tears streamed down her face like an unstoppable spring, filled with deep guilt and remorse, her voice growing hoarse with each cry.
Shen Xiaomin felt a pang of pity. He paused for a moment before slowly saying, "No."
Huo Lianzhou helped Pei Xiangyun up, his voice gentle and comforting: "Xiangyun, stop crying, you'll make a fool of yourself in front of the children."
"Huai Wu is back, that's a good thing."
"Okay, okay, you're right, I'll listen to you." Pei Xiangyun suppressed her excitement and looked at Shen Xiaomin with heartache: "Huaiwu, Mom knows you've suffered before. Don't worry, your father and I will be here for you from now on, no one will bully you."
"That old lady from Niutou Village is my benefactor. May I send someone to bring her here to reunite with you?"
Shen Xiaomin lowered his eyelashes, realizing that they had thoroughly investigated his background. It seemed that this family was not hostile towards him, but he didn't know if there were any other people in the family.
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