Chapter 464 Recognition
Jiang Yao was overjoyed, "That's great, Mom! Mr. Xiao is really my father!"
Lan Qiuru's heart trembled. The surprise came so suddenly that she found it hard to believe for a moment.
Half an hour later, the mother and daughter arrived at the Xiao Group's reception room together.
The moment the door opened, Lan Qiuru's fingers tightened unconsciously.
The sound of leather shoes stepping on the floor tiles came from far away, steady and calm - she had heard such a sound countless times in her dreams.
The man walked in.
He is wearing a well-tailored suit, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Time has left traces of maturity on him, but it has never erased the elegance in his bones.
Lan Qiuru looked up and their eyes met, as if time had stopped at that moment.
Looking at this strange yet familiar face, and the calm yet unfamiliar emotions in those eyes, her eyes began to swell slowly.
More than 20 years have passed.
She had thought of this person countless times in her dreams, thinking that maybe they would meet again one day.
But she never imagined that he would be standing in front of her now, his eyes clear but without a trace of familiarity.
"Hello." He spoke in a steady voice with just the right amount of distance.
Lan Qiuru opened her mouth, but found that she could not make any sound.
Jiang Yao noticed her trembling and gently held her hand.
She turned to look at her father, her eyes bright. "I believe you've already received the paternity test report. Dad, I am your daughter! And the person next to me is your first wife."
"Yeah." Xiao Zhengrong didn't expect that he actually had such a big daughter.
The moment he saw the report, he was stunned for a long time.
But deep down in his heart, he couldn't feel any rejection, but instead felt a little happy.
Such a smart and wise girl was inherited from his bloodline.
But... looking at the woman beside her, Xiao Zhengrong felt a sense of strangeness from the bottom of his heart.
Some don’t know how to face it.
Looking at his expression, Lan Qiuru suddenly smiled.
A tear silently rolled down her eye socket, but she didn't even notice it. She just shook her head gently and murmured, "You really don't remember me."
But true.
She had plastic surgery on her entire face after the burn.
If it was her previous face, he might still find it familiar, but as for now...how could she force it?
But looking at her tears, Xiao Zhengrong was slightly stunned.
For some reason, a strange feeling suddenly flashed through the depths of my heart.
He subconsciously wanted to wipe her dry, but when he reached out his hand, he realized something was wrong and silently withdrew his hand.
"I'm sorry, I once lost a piece of memory." He could only apologize to the other party.
"It's okay, I've lost my memory too." Lan Qiuru quickly cheered up.
As long as people are still alive, they still have a lot of time.
She is confident that she can rediscover their love.
"Let's just treat this as our first meeting. This is my gift to you."
She gave him the pocket watch she had carefully selected at the mall.
Xiao Zhengrong looked at the pocket watch. Both the style and the color were what he liked.
"Thank you, but I haven't prepared anything. You should take this gift back."
He is still not used to accepting other people's kindness.
Even though she was rejected, Lan Qiuru was not sad. Instead, she smiled and said, "It's okay. Just accept it. Just think of it as a sign that I like you and want to pursue you. You don't have to feel embarrassed."
Xiao Zhengrong: "..."Is this woman so direct?
The corner of his mouth twitched, "I guess we're still unfamiliar with each other!"
"What does it matter? I fell in love with you at first sight too. It's just a matter of time again. I believe you will adapt soon." Lan Qiuru said it as if it was a matter of course.
Xiao Zhengrong was speechless and choked.
This woman had the kind of personality he couldn't handle the most.
Jiang Yao found the way his parents interacted with each other more and more amusing.
However, she quickly remembered the important matter and cleared her throat. "Dad, can I ask you what happened back then? Why did you take on Xiao Zhengrong's identity and never doubt your own identity?"
Xiao Zhengrong finally came to his senses and asked the mother and daughter to sit down before explaining, "When I first regained consciousness, I was lying on a hospital bed abroad, with my parents by my bedside. I had lost my memory, so I didn't believe them at first.
But later, they showed me past photos and videos, and took such good care of me that I gradually dispelled my doubts. Then, while studying abroad, I slowly began to take over the family business, and I have lived a stable life for many years.
Jiang Yao also found it quite mysterious.
Other aspects are easy to forge, so why does this "Xiao Zhengrong" look exactly like his father?
There is no such coincidence in this world.
Was it a deliberate arrangement by someone behind the scenes?
Since the accident was plotted against my parents, the other party must have wanted their lives.
But why did they save him, give him a false identity, and keep him hidden for so many years? What was their purpose?
Could it be that the people who harmed him and those who saved him were two different groups of people?
Jiang Yao usually thought he was quite smart, but now he was a mess and couldn't make any sense of anything.
"Don't think too much about it." At this moment, Lan Qiuru seemed to see her entanglement and reached out to gently squeeze her daughter's hand. "No matter what the purpose of the person behind the scenes is, the end result is that your father and I survived.
Twenty-five years have passed, and our family of three is reunited. This is a miracle given to us by God.
We must cherish it and investigate the subsequent events slowly, okay?"
Jiang Yao thought it made sense and his expression softened.
She then looked at her father and asked, "Dad, would you like to come home and live with us from now on? Living together as a family under the same roof might help boost your memory!"
Xiao Zhengrong is actually not used to living under the same roof with strangers.
But when he met his daughter's expectant eyes, he found that he still couldn't bear to refuse.
So he said politely, "Would that be too much of a bother?"
"No! We have a big villa at home." Lan Qiuru answered for her, then changed the subject, "Or is there someone important in your family that you don't want to leave?"
"Of course not!" Xiao Zhengrong answered immediately.
He didn't know why he was so nervous.
Lan Qiuru raised the corners of her lips slightly, seeming to be very satisfied with this answer.
"Then it's settled. Don't worry, I won't go beyond your authority until you recover your memory."
She simply made the decision for him.
Xiao Zhengrong was helpless and found that he seemed unable to refuse her.
Jiang Yao pursed his lips and smiled secretly.
…
The other side.
Li Beiting also received the message from Jiang Yao. After learning the results of the identification, he raised the corners of his lips slightly and sent a congratulations.
He wanted to say something more.
But at this moment, he saw a familiar figure at the door again.
The smile on his face faded.
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