Shen family villa.
Chen Chen and Shen Xiao are two years older than An Xing. They are seniors this year. One has been admitted to graduate school, and the other has joined the family company to help out. Both of them are very busy. Today, they happened to be doing business nearby, so they simply came to visit their grandparents.
Then I accidentally ran into An Xing's incident.
Although the little cousin is a little fool, he is a little fool who grew up together. Even if there is no blood relationship, after 20 years of getting along, the accumulated feelings have long surpassed the blood relationship. When they first heard about the wrong child, their first reaction was to think about what An Xing should do.
Of course, they were not without feelings for their cousin. Seeing that the adults had already made up their minds and did not intend to abandon the little fool, they turned their attention to their cousin.
The previous generation of the Shen family had a strong scholarly atmosphere, and the younger generation had their own development. Shen Chen and Shen Xiao were not weak scholars. The easiest way for boys to get closer was, of course, to play ball together.
There was an activity square in the villa area with a tall basketball stand. An Xing and Shen Xiao, holding the two little kids, sat on a bench under the shade of a tree and watched the two brothers playing basketball under the sun.
"Fourth uncle, I am also a brother, why can't I play ball with third uncle and eldest uncle?"
The little nephew looked up and asked Shen Xiao. Shen Xiao raised his hand and rubbed his nephew's head while asking An Xing:
"How are you two getting along at home?"
"Very good! Ning Rong is a good person!"
An Xing hugged his little niece and nodded vigorously, looking silly.
The corner of Shen Xiao's mouth twitched. He thought that his little cousin looked so stupid. It seemed that he was still favored and his talent had not improved at all.
"That is to say, the hospital made a mistake with you two..."
"So Xingxing was brought back to our home, and you were raised by Xingxing's parents?" Chen Chen dribbled the ball and looked for an opportunity to pass, and asked curiously, "Are Xingxing's parents good to you?"
“They are very good.”
Ning Rong simply replied, seized the opportunity to intercept Chen Chen, turned around and dribbled the ball for a layup.
"So, what do you think of the stars?"
Catching the falling basketball, Chen Chen stared closely at Ning Rong's reaction.
Ning Rong's reaction was no special reaction at all, he just said calmly:
"He's very nice too. He looks a lot like his mom when he smiles."
“…”
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows, and inexplicably understood what his cousin meant.
His original intention was not to play basketball, but to test the waters. Seeing that his cousin had no ill will towards An Xing's parents or An Xing, he was relieved immediately - the former showed that An Xing's parents treated him well, and the latter showed that he did not hate An Xing for replacing him as the young master of a wealthy family for twenty years.
My cousin is innocent, but so is the little fool. The little fool will definitely not take the initiative to conflict with others, and my cousin is also broad-minded, which is great.
An Xing watched his third cousin talk to Ning Rong for a few words, then continued playing. He vaguely felt that the atmosphere between them seemed to be better, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his head and saw his fourth cousin looking at him.
"What's the matter?" An Xing touched his face blankly.
Shen Xiao: "You like him very much?"
An Xing nodded: "He is his parents' child, and he was raised by my parents. He is a good person, so of course I won't hate him."
Shen Xiao: "So are you going to cancel your engagement with Lu Tianchen?"
"Huh?" An Xing looked puzzled. "Why?"
Shen Xiao looked at the little fool for several times before slowly saying, "When Lu Tianchen said he was going to get engaged to you, he was talking about a marriage between the Lu family and the An family..."
"...But you are the child of the An family, not Xingxing." Chen Chen said to Ning Rong, "So, there is a high probability that Lu Tianchen will cancel the engagement."
A month had passed since the engagement was announced, and this matter had only been mentioned between the two families, and no one outside knew about it. Chen Chen had long felt that something was not right, and now that he knew about the mistaken baby, he had some vague guesses in his mind.
I’m afraid Lu Tianchen knew about this and is reconsidering the marriage.
Ning Rong dribbled the ball and said, "That guy named Lu, did he propose a marriage purely for the sake of profit? I see he has a very good relationship with An Xing."
Chen Chen was tangled up, "To say that he doesn't like Xingxing at all is unlikely... The Lu family was in a mess for a year, and he lived in the An family, spending every day with Xingxing."
"Our Xing Xing is so cute! So kind and warm-hearted. Even though she's silly, she's not stupid. She's very lovable!"
Ning Rong: ...
After bragging about his little cousin, Chen Chen changed the subject.
"Later, the Lu family's problems were resolved, and Lu Tianchen returned. But after that, he took better care of Xingxing than anyone else, and Xingxing always followed him like a follower."
So when Lu Tianchen first proposed the engagement, except for the little fool An Xing, the An family and the Shen family didn't think it was a joke. They could all see how much Lu Tianchen cared about An Xing.
They believe that Lu Tianchen has an emotional foundation for An Xing, but if An Xing is not a member of the An family, will this emotional foundation still be as solid as before?
"...If Lu Tianchen wants to cancel the engagement with you, will you be sad?"
Compared to his extroverted twin brother, Shen Xiao is a little more introverted and rarely expresses his concern so directly.
It was the same in the previous life. If Shen Xiao and other cousins had not come to comfort her after the accident, An Xing would not have known that her fourth cousin cared so much about her happiness.
An Xing sniffed with emotion, and couldn't help but move closer to her fourth cousin to get close to him. Her fourth cousin put his hand on her head with an expressionless face, but An Xing didn't mind and rubbed it against her cousin's palm.
"I won't be sad if Brother Shen wants to cancel it."
An Xing said obediently.
"My mother asked me before. I think, depending on Brother Shen's idea, I can do it!"
"We were originally arranged to get married. Brother Chen is so good to me. We can still be good brothers even if we don't get married!"
Shen Xiao: ...
Outside the three-point line, Ning Rong stood still and raised his hand to shoot.
"If he is only engaged to An Xing for profit, then isn't it just right to cancel it? He can give up on An Xing today because of her background, but he may give up on her tomorrow because of something else. It's better to cancel the engagement early so that An Xing can get out of the misery sooner rather than being deceived in the future."
"As for being sad... He hasn't gotten his mind yet, how could he be sad because of the cancellation of the engagement?"
Chen Chen: …
Nothing wrong, this cousin is really clear-headed.
"Third cousin! Let's go back! It's so hot!"
An Xing's voice came from afar. Ning Rong and Shen Chen looked at each other and walked over with the basketball.
Compared to adults who have to weigh a lot of things, the twins' minds are much simpler. They find it not difficult to get along with their cousin, and their cousin does not dislike their silly little cousin, so everyone is happy.
So the meal at the Shen family was very harmonious, and just as Chen Ying said, Ning Rong accepted a lot of gifts from the two old people.
The secretary sent the three back to the An family. Chen Ying was talking to someone about work in the front seat. In the back seat, Ning Rong asked An Xing:
"You like men?"
An Xing was stunned and scratched his head.
"Ah, anyway, I don't have any feelings for pretty ladies."
"Then why would you agree to be engaged to Lu? What if you fall in love with someone else in the future?"
Ning Rong couldn't understand the thoughts of rich people. He didn't understand how a young man could get engaged without dating. Although he had never been in a relationship, didn't free love advocated now?
An Xing answered obediently:
"Because Brother Chen knows everything about us. We grew up together, we know each other very well, our social circles overlap, and our family backgrounds are similar... Relationships can be cultivated slowly, but reliable people are not something you can just meet when you go out."
Ning Rong understood this logic.
The little fool had never opened his mind, so he never thought about finding true love outside. He thought that marriage was about living together, so a person who knew him well and was reliable was much more important than illusory love.
An Xing felt that the way Ning Rong looked at him was a little strange, as if he was sympathizing with something, but not sympathizing with him... He didn't understand.
Ning Rong didn't say anything else after that, and they returned home in silence. An Xing went to take a shower and take a nap, while Ning Rong went to the guest room to take a shower and came out to watch someone decorate his room.
In order to help Ning Rong integrate into the family faster and better, and spend more time with Shen Ying, An Xing thought about it for a long time after waking up, and ran to Shen Ying to suggest that they cook dinner together.
"Mom, you two both prefer light tastes, so you guys cook your specialties." An Xing patted her chest, "I'll cook what Dad and I like!"
Chen Ying thought this was a good idea and looked at Ning Rong expectantly. Ning Rong thought it didn't matter, he had been independent since he was a child, and it wouldn't be difficult to cook a meal for his family since he had nothing to do.
So the three of them gathered in the kitchen, without asking Aunt Zhang to help, and each of them cooked a specialty dish. With An Xing livening up the atmosphere, although Ning Rong was a quiet person, they got along well. When all the food was served, the doorbell of the house rang.
Chen Ying raised her head and glanced in the direction of the living room.
"Rongrong, go and greet your father. He must be bringing someone back, that's why he rang the doorbell. Xingxing and your brother should go together."
When a guest visits formally, the family will be informed in advance to prepare. However, if An Zhaoming comes back with his secretary to get materials, or if a relative comes to visit, there will not be so many false formalities. But before entering the house, An Zhaoming will ring the doorbell to inform the family that someone is coming.
Ning Rong responded and took the dishes that Chen Ying had prepared to the dining room. An Xing followed behind Ning Rong and turned back to say seriously, still unhappy:
"It was only fifteen minutes late. Normally I don't call you brother!"
Chen Ying ignored him.
When An Xing and Ning Rong walked through the living room, Aunt Zhang had already opened the door. An Xing glanced outside lazily and became alert instantly.
Following behind An Zhaoming are An Zhaoyuan and An Hao!
"Rongrong, Xingxing, your second uncle and cousin are having dinner at our house."
An Zhaoming said something to his sons with a faint smile on his face, then turned to look at his second brother and nephew.
"It's just right that you two are here. There's something going on at home, and I have to tell you about it as well."
"We took the wrong baby away in the hospital. Rongrong is our biological child."
An Zhaoming's eyes were like lightning, staring at An Zhaoyuan and An Hao sharply, not missing the slightest change in their facial expressions. Then he saw that his nephew's expression changed.
An Hao was very shocked at this time. He didn't expect that his uncle already knew about this.
Not long ago, An Xing entered the design department of An Ning Jewelry. He was very angry and even wanted to do something to frame An Xing and have him kicked out of the design department. He had already thought about bribing others to go to the company to make trouble, saying that An Xing had plagiarized their designs in the past. The designers in the design department were all arrogant and didn't say a word to him, the nephew of the president. An Hao was sure that with the arrogance of the designers, if they heard that An Xing had plagiarized before, they would definitely not want him to stay in the design department.
He had a good idea and had already started looking for a candidate, but was stopped by his mother. Then he learned a shocking secret - An Xing was not the An family's biological child.
According to the mother, the two children must have been taken away by mistake when they were delivered in the hospital. The mother saw the local news not long ago and remembered that the two families were in the same hospital when they gave birth, so she began to suspect this.
An Hao always trusted his mother, and followed her to see the boy who seemed to be his cousin. The boy lived in a shabby place, and had to work part-time to earn money during the summer vacation. He looked shabby.
According to An Hao's idea, they should just hide this matter and the existence of that boy. If something happens in the future, the uncle wants to hand over the company to An Xing, then putting out the paternity test will just solve the problem, right?
As for his cousin, although it was a pity that his adoptive parents died, he had a house and an inheritance anyway, so it would not be a problem for him to finish college. As for the future, as long as he was fine, wasn't it all right?
Once again, An Hao's good idea was rejected by his mother, who insisted that he go find his cousin and spend more time with him to enhance their relationship.
An Hao was unwilling, but he could not resist his mother, so he could only go reluctantly. Who would have thought that even though he had humbled himself so much, his cousin did not appreciate it at all. When they met for the first time, he could not even get his contact information.
After returning, An Hao was scolded by his mother and had to go again. But this time, not only did he not find his cousin, he also saw... a car that looked like his uncle's, driving out of that old and dilapidated neighborhood.
An Hao was confused and went back to tell his mother, who was also shocked. It happened that his uncle didn't come to work the day before, so today, he and his father went to his uncle's house to check on the situation.
An Hao never thought that the boy was actually at his uncle's house. Moreover, his uncle already knew that the boy was their biological son!
Although he was already working, An Hao was still young and could not hide his emotions like his father. An Zhaoyuan also noticed that his son looked strange and looked back in confusion.
"Ah Hao, do you know him?"
Meeting his father's warning eyes, An Hao came back to his senses with a start. In an emergency situation, he reacted extremely quickly and found an excuse.
"Uh, yes, I just met him the other day."
He was not stupid, and knew that if they had already recognized each other, Ning Rong would definitely not hide anything and would tell them what they had seen before. Fortunately, his mother had deduced it for him, and his brain worked quickly, and he came up with a reasonable explanation.
"I thought it was strange at the time. I felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when I looked at him. Why did he look so much like my uncle? So it wasn't my illusion. He was really my uncle's child, my cousin?!"
An Xing: ...
Look at the shock in An Hao's eyes, so natural, his acting is so excellent! If he hadn't heard Ning Rong talk about that meeting, he would really believe the blood bond in An Hao's words.
Ning Rong stood there expressionlessly, not saying a word to what An Hao said. An Hao felt relieved, and just when he thought he had passed the test, he saw An Xing step forward.
The boy held the boy, his round face full of joy.
"Yes, cousin. Brother is dad's biological son, and also your cousin."
"Cousin, you are smiling. Are you also happy that your brother and dad have recognized each other?"
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