In the silence, Ning Rong slowly turned his head and looked at An Xing: "Brother?"
An Xing looked back for a few seconds with an innocent look on his face, then turned to look at An Zhaoming.
"Dad, you said that after we find my brother, I will have to help him adapt to his new life."
As long as I call out fast enough, I can make this title a reality!
An Xing thought he was quite clever.
The original mixed feelings... were all destroyed by An Xing's call of "brother".
An Zhaoming and Ning Rong had blank expressions on their faces, while Chen Ying burst out laughing with tears in her eyes.
Lu Tianchen, who came over at some point, spoke softly.
"Although we were born on the same day, there is always a time difference, so there is a difference between brothers."
Listen! His brother Chen is the one who understands him best!
An Xing puffed out his chest proudly, waiting for Ning Rong to call him brother.
Ning Rong glanced at the proud young boy, his face still expressionless.
"Mum once said I was born at 2:45 p.m.—and, of course, that's your birth time now. What about me?"
An Xing had no idea when he, no, Ning Rong was born, so he tilted his head in confusion.
An Zhaoming coughed lightly: "Ning... Rongrong should have been born at 2:30 in the afternoon. She is indeed the first one to be born."
a bolt from the blue!
An Xing was stunned. If he was taken away by mistake with Ning Rong, then he was born 15 minutes later than Ning Rong! Then Ning Rong is older than him!
The young man looked distraught, his curly hair was flat, and he said with all his strength:
"The identification hasn't been done yet... maybe the third child is younger than me..." Then he still has a chance to be a big brother!
Ning Rong raised his chin and sneered.
"I don't care who is the second brother and who is the third brother. I am the eldest brother anyway."
"Come on, call me brother."
An Xing: ...
Lu Tianchen couldn't bear to see An Xing being bullied, so he started to change the subject.
"Who are Xingxing's parents? Who is he going to do the identification with?"
An Zhaoming coughed and changed the subject.
"Rongrong's parents had an accident not long ago, but the police have preserved the samples. We can apply for identification, but I guess there are some procedures to go through."
Lu Tianchen nodded: "Then leave it to me."
Ning Rong was not used to being called "Rongrong" by An Zhaoming. To him, An Zhaoming was still very unfamiliar. But since he had already confirmed that he was a child of the An family and he had no ill feelings towards the An family, there was no need to resist.
What's more, what he disliked more than resisting the An family was this man who appeared out of nowhere and had a strong aura. He wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks, but before he could open his mouth, An Xing had already happily answered.
"Okay, then it's up to you, Brother Chen!"
The man smiled, and under Ning Rong's gaze, he rubbed the boy's curly hair again.
The identification results have come out, and several people plan to leave and walk out with Lu Tianchen.
An Xing and Ning Rong were walking in front and talking, Chen Ying was following closely behind and eavesdropping. An Zhaoming, who was walking at the end, was pulled by Lu Tianchen.
"Tianchen? What happened?"
An Zhaoming was in a very good mood at the moment. The process of finding his biological son went smoothly, and Ning Rong and An Xing were getting along well. An Zhaoming felt that everything was moving in a good direction.
Seeing Lu Tianchen holding him, he asked with a smile, but saw that the young man's face was not good.
"Uncle An, if your child is the first one to be born, he should also be placed in the nursery first."
Newborns nowadays are given bracelets to distinguish them from each other when they are born, but this condition did not exist back then. But there were only three babies born on the same day, and since Ning Rong was born first, she would naturally be placed in the nursery first.
After Ning Rong, there are An Xing and another newborn. The order of the latter two is not important.
But when the nurse was going to take Ning Rong for a check-up, she discovered that "the child on the bed was missing."
Isn't this strange? When checking a newborn, there must be a sequence. Ning Rong had been lying in bed for at least fifteen minutes. Why did she mistakenly take Cheng Xing?
After An Xing was taken away as Ning Rong, why was Ning Rong swapped? When the lost child was found, everyone thought it was the An family's child because the other two cribs had children in them.
So, were the two children accidentally taken away by mistake or were they swapped?
An Zhaoming was stunned.
Now that the result is out, there is no need for Ning Rong to continue living at his friend's house, so An Xing suggested bringing her back to the villa so that she can get along well with the An couple and cultivate their relationship.
His proposal was rejected.
Ning Rong: "Don't worry, I want to wait for your appraisal results."
"Well, you can also wait for the results at home." An Xing tried to persuade Ning Rong, "You can go home with us first and get to know the way..."
As he spoke, he looked at An Zhaoming and Shen Ying, seeking support.
An Zhaoming didn't say anything. Chen Ying patted the boy's shoulder soothingly and looked at Ning Rong.
"Xingxing is right. You're staying at home tonight. Get acquainted with your home first. We have everything at home, so you don't have to worry about any inconvenience."
The woman's gaze was gentle and reluctant, and Ning Rong instantly thought of his deceased mother. He had no idea what to do with such a gaze, and suddenly fell silent, unable to say no.
An Zhaoming finally came to his senses and saw that the boys were not very willing, so he quickly tried to persuade Chen Ying and An Xing.
"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so there's no need to rush."
He suggested, glancing at his phone.
"Why don't we go have dinner first? After dinner, let's send Rongrong back together and get acquainted with the place. We can take our time later."
An Xing also noticed that Ning Rong was still a little resistant, which he could understand. Just like him, even if he knew that his parents were someone else, if they suddenly appeared in front of him, he would probably be a little overwhelmed and want to be alone to slow down.
Besides, there is nothing prepared at home. Should we bring Ning Rong home now and let her sleep in the guest room at night?
An Xing immediately followed An Zhaoming's words and agreed: "Then let's go eat Chaoshan hotpot! We can eat roast duck next time!"
Understanding what her husband and son meant, Chen Ying sighed. Seeing that Ning Rong seemed to relax a little, she nodded.
"Okay, let's go eat first."
An Zhaoming drove the car, Chen Ying sat in the passenger seat, and the two boys sat in the back seat. He let Ning Rong get in first, and An Xing squeezed in as well, happily getting next to Ning Rong, forgetting the disappointment of not being able to be a brother.
"Ning Rong, Ning Rong, do you like spicy food? Mom doesn't eat spicy food, but Dad and I always make the dishes spicy."
Ning Rong looked at him strangely and shook his head.
“I don’t like spicy food either.”
An Xing sighed: "Okay, then I..."
"Why are you eating spicy food!" Chen Ying, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and glared at the boy. "You just recovered from your illness, so stop eating this!"
An Xing was stunned: "Just, just a little bit..."
"No." Chen Ying refused coldly. When she looked at Ning Rong, she softened instantly, "Rongrong, you watch your brother for a while. Don't let him touch spicy food."
Ning Rong: "Okay."
An Xing:! Who is the younger brother! How come he is defined as the “younger brother”!
Also, if you can't eat spicy food, then why is he talking about Chaoshan hotpot! Wouldn't it be better to eat Shancheng hotpot?
An Xing struggled on the passenger seat unconvinced, trying to bargain, but was rejected harshly.
An Zhaoming saw his wife and children laughing and playing in the rearview mirror, and his heavy mood finally eased a lot. He decided not to think about those bad things for the time being, and it was more important to connect with his son first.
The four of them went to a famous Chaoshan hotpot restaurant and asked for a private room. When they were eating hotpot, An Xing found that he was being watched, and even his request to add some chili peppers was rejected.
"This chili pepper isn't spicy at all! Can't we add even a little bit?"
The boy looked at the bowl of ingredients with his mouth drooling, which was really adorable. Anyway, Ning Rong had never seen such a thing before, so he hesitated. He looked at An Zhaoming and Shen Ying, but they were indifferent, pretending not to see the boy's pitiful look, and asked about Ning Rong's studies.
Ning Rong's attention was diverted and he answered.
An Xing puffed up his cheeks and started to eat the meat himself.
"Is Rongrong still working part-time?"
When An Xing heard this question, he had just stuffed his mouth with beef snowflakes and looked at Ning Rong with great concern. He remembered that Ning Rong had worked in Qixi Park before and had to wear a heavy doll costume all day, which was really tiring.
"I've quit and haven't been there recently."
Ning Rong didn't say anything, but the An family understood that it must be because of the last time the Ning family went to make trouble and pushed An Xing into the water. The two people nominally came to cause trouble for Ning Rong, and the park didn't want to make things worse, so naturally they didn't want Ning Rong to stay any longer.
"Then, then don't go! It's so tiring! Come to An Ning Jewelry for an internship and help dad!"
An Xing swallowed the beef quickly and pulled Ning Rong's arm.
Ning Rong was stunned for a moment: "An Ning Jewelry?"
"Yes, yes, it's our house... No, it's Dad's company."
Afraid that Ning Rong would misunderstand that he was coveting the company, An Xing suddenly changed the subject and said that he would never compete with him for the company.
"I really don't know much about business management, so I can't help my dad. I interned in the marketing department a while ago, and I did a terrible job!"
An Zhaoming seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
Although his son didn't know how to do marketing, he got along well with his colleagues. In fact, he could be trained and work towards other departments. But An Xing said this to reassure Ning Rong, so he didn't interrupt.
After fishing An Xing out of the pond that day, Ning Rong also searched for information about the An family. After all, An Zhaoming was the president of An Ning Jewelry, and his information could be found in the local news, so Ning Rong naturally knew An Zhaoming's identity.
But he never thought of himself as An Zhaoming's son. Secondly, he never expected that An Xing, who had been raised as the young master of the An family for twenty years, didn't mind at all and asked him to go to the company for an internship.
Ning Rong asked: "Are you in the company?"
An Xing hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to answer. Seeing his dilemma, An Zhaoming spoke.
"Xingxing studied design and joined the design department."
Ning Rong nodded thoughtfully.
"Don't worry, let's see what happens next."
An Xing was a little surprised. He thought Ning Rong would care about these things and would like to join the family company as soon as possible.
He hesitated for a moment and whispered, "If you mind, I can..." Ning Rong raised his hand and soothed:
"There's really no rush."
He looked at An Zhaoming: "Will you make this mistake public? Introduce my identity publicly."
An Zhaoming and Shen Ying said in unison: "Of course!"
Chen Ying said hurriedly:
"Rongrong, Xingxing and we all want to find you as soon as possible. We never thought of denying your identity..."
"Don't be impatient." Ning Rong raised her hand to pour water for Chen Ying, "What I mean is, we can talk about joining the company after the announcement, not now."
An Xing secretly observed Ning Rong for a long time and felt that she seemed to be speaking from the heart and not because she minded him. He tentatively picked up a piece of meat for Ning Rong, smiled ingratiatingly, and when the boy looked at him, he ate it.
An Xing felt relieved and heartlessly tried to persuade the two of them.
"Don't worry, Mom and Dad. Just listen to Ning Rong! He must know what's going on!"
The three of them looked at the little fool and kept silent tacitly.
Chen Ying sighed secretly, patted her husband, and responded with a smile:
"Rongrong, don't rush to make a choice. If you are really not interested in corporate management, don't force yourself. Our family's money can support you."
Ning Rong said "hmm".
An Zhaoming and Shen Ying wanted to ask how Ning Rong had lived in the past twenty years and whether the Ning couple treated him well, but they were worried that it would bring up the child's sad memories or that the child would not want to talk about it. They could only talk about some trivial things first, and then talk about the situation of the An family whenever they had the chance.
The meal lasted nearly three hours, and by the time the four of us left the hot pot restaurant, we all felt a little exhausted.
After sending Ning Rong back to the Ning family, on the way home, Chen Ying moved from the passenger seat to next to An Xing.
"Xingxing, can you renovate the room next to yours and make it a bedroom for Rongrong?"
The An family's villa has many rooms. The couple's bedroom and An Xing's bedroom are all on the second floor. Considering that there are occasionally guests of higher status who will stay in the An family villa, there are also several guest bedrooms on the second floor with good layout and lighting.
The room that Chen Ying mentioned was a guest bedroom that was hardly ever occupied by anyone.
"Okay, that room has lots of sunlight."
An Xing agreed without hesitation. Ning Rong was the child of the An family, so of course he had to have a separate room and clean it up properly.
Seeing no resistance on the boy's face, Shen Ying breathed a sigh of relief and felt both pleased and proud of her little fool.
It was already late today, and the family was very tired, so they took a shower and went back to bed. An Xing was so sleepy that he fell asleep immediately without even turning on the airplane mode on his phone.
Then in the middle of the night, I was woken up by the crazy vibration.
An Xing was a little grumpy when he woke up. He grabbed the phone angrily, not wanting to open his eyes to see who was calling, and directly answered it and put it to his ear. He was about to complain when he was blocked by a loud voice from the other end.
"An Xing...An Xing! I'm Xiao Yi!"
On the other end of the phone, the man's voice was filled with fear and relief at surviving the disaster.
"Xingxing, you...you are my lucky star!"
An Xing: Huh?
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