Watching Tan Xiu hurried away, An Xing rubbed against An Rong and asked in a low voice:
"Has that Hai brother really been found?"
A relieved smile appeared on the boy's face.
"My father and I received the news on our way here just now."
As the protagonist of the engagement banquet, An Xing had to do her styling, try on clothes, and go through the process with the master of ceremonies. She came to the Lu family's old house early this morning.
An Zhaoming and An Rong did not arrive until the afternoon. On the way, they received a message from Shen's second cousin's husband, saying that Brother Hai had been caught.
"I thought that Brother Hai had already fled the province, but I didn't expect he was still in Tang City."
An Xing murmured.
"No, he did run out of the province," An Rong said, "but it was close to the New Year, and he had a wife and children in Tangcheng, so he couldn't help but run back, and that's when he was caught."
The two exchanged glances.
This Brother Hai obeyed Han Xiu's orders and monitored the Ning family for nearly twenty years. They all thought that he was a vicious and inhuman villain, but now it seems that he still has a soft spot.
Then the police interrogation would be considered a breakthrough.
Furthermore, although An Rong was trying to provoke Tan Xiu, he did not lie. The police were able to catch Brother Hai because he had been near the residence of the second wife of the An family, probably looking for Tan Xiu. It was only because that area was a wealthy area that a social idler like him not only failed to enter, but also exposed his whereabouts.
Thinking of this, An Xing felt that today was a double joy, and reached out to grab An Rong's arm.
"Then can we call the police and have Tan Xiu put in jail? Oh, it's New Year's Day, and Second Aunt can be reunited with her brother."
He gave a fake sigh.
An Rong really wanted to put this man in jail, but he couldn't.
"The evidence is still insufficient. We can't prove that Tan Xiu deliberately switched us. We can only wait and see if we can find out anything during the interrogation."
Brother Hai has been monitoring the Ning family for more than ten years, and has been following Tan Xiu for a long time. After so many years, maybe he knows some of Tan Xiu's secrets, or has evidence of collusion with Tan Xiu.
Next, it depends on whether the evidence can be used to convict Tan Xiu.
An Rong kept his eyes on Tan Xiu, watching the woman walk to the corner to make a phone call, looking a little flustered. He suppressed the chill in his heart and patted the boy's shoulder.
"There's no rush for these things. Today is your day. Don't let her affect you."
It would take time to determine Hai Ge's crime, and it would also take time to find evidence of Hai Ge's collusion with Tan Xiu. An Xing thought about it and decided not to rush.
At this time, most of the guests had arrived, and the engagement party was about to begin. An Xing looked at the guests coming and going, and suddenly felt a little nervous.
After today, he will be engaged to Lu Tianchen. After the engagement, they will be a legal couple and can kiss and be affectionate with each other legally.
Thinking of this, An Xing suddenly felt a little happy.
An Rong wanted to tell An Xing to stay away from Tan Xiu at the engagement party, to prevent him from going crazy and doing something. But before he could open his mouth, he felt someone approaching this corner.
Looking more closely, it turned out to be another protagonist of the engagement party who appeared at some point and hugged An Xing from behind.
"What are you thinking about? Why are you so happy?"
A familiar voice sounded in her ears. Without even turning her head, An Xing turned around and threw herself into the man's arms.
"Brother Shen, you are here!"
The young man spoke in a sweet and clear voice, and rubbed himself twice in the man's arms, then stepped back, considering the pose he had just made. When he looked up and saw the man clearly, his almond eyes widened.
"Brother Chen is so handsome!"
Inheriting the excellent genes of the Lu couple, Lu Tianchen has an outstanding appearance. Now that he has been carefully groomed, he looks even more handsome.
An Xing always knew that men were good-looking, but maybe it was because today was a special day, or maybe he had never seen a man today. But now looking at Lu Tianchen, he felt his face blush and his heart beat fast.
Seeing the surprise and a little covetousness in the boy's eyes, Lu Tianchen couldn't help but smile and reached out to touch An Xing's head. Facing the boy's frightened eyes, he could only pinch his paw.
"You look pretty, too."
The tall and handsome man and the handsome and beautiful boy looked at each other, and the sweet atmosphere flowing slowly between them could not be interrupted by anyone.
An Rong couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
You are pretty, and you are pretty too. Can they keep saying this for so long?
People who are in love are really boring.
*
The two protagonists have arrived and the engagement party has officially begun.
Neither the Lu couple nor the An couple likes sentimentality, so according to the agreed process, the two families went up and said a few simple words, then let An Xing and Lu Tianchen go on stage to prepare to exchange engagement rings in public.
The Shen family also came to attend the engagement party today, and the two little twins were naturally there.
But in this kind of occasion that can be used to show the An family's attention to An Xing, An Zhaoming would not let the little girl from the Shen family have a chance to stand out. So it was An Rong who gave the two of them the engagement rings today.
The tall and handsome boy, wearing a high-end suit and holding a ring box in his hand, walked towards An Xing and Lu Tianchen and opened the box. The MC at the side introduced to the guests at the right time that the engagement rings of the two children were designed and made by Chen Ying herself.
As a famous designer, Chen Ying was also well respected in the industry. After hearing the host's introduction, the guests praised her sincerely, whether they meant it or not.
Tan Xiu stood in the crowd, the faint smile on her face almost unable to maintain. She heard someone whispering behind her.
"The An family really cares about this young master. Even Madam Shen made a wedding ring specifically for this young master."
"That's right. I don't know what charm this young master has that makes the An family and the Shen family care so much about him. He is obviously not their biological son..."
"Oh, so this kid is lucky. If he hadn't been taken away by mistake, he wouldn't have been raised so carefully by the An family, and eventually become the heir of the Lu family."
"The An family is luckier. Not only have they found their biological son, but their adopted son can also marry into the Lu family. I think the An family will move to a higher level in the future!"
…
Yes, why are these people so proud? Tan Xiu couldn't figure out what went wrong.
Although it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, she chose the Ning family's child and Shen Ying's child to take away by mistake in order to annoy Shen Ying and An Zhaoming. She had observed that the Ning family couple were dressed simply and were sent to the hospital because of an accident, so they were obviously not rich people.
A child born from such a person will definitely not achieve anything and will not pose a threat to her son in the future.
And Chen Ying's child is being raised by those two poor people. Even if he or she will be recognized one day, poverty will surely be engraved in his or her bones and will be easy to deal with.
Everything that happened afterwards went according to her plan. In the past twenty years, both families did not notice anything wrong and believed that the two children were their own.
Then this summer, everything went off course.
If only An Xing and An Rong went back to their own families, Tan Xiu would be angry that her plan had failed, but she would not suffer much loss. They could not make up for the lost time of the past twenty years.
But now, the person who had been ordered by her to monitor the Ning family was caught, which made Tan Xiu a little nervous.
No matter what, these people must not be let to know that she deliberately swapped the two children.
*
"Brother Chen, I think it's enough for a person to get engaged and married once in his lifetime."
When he heard this, Lu Tianchen almost lost his grip on the wine glass for the first time in his life. He used up all his rationality to keep his expression unchanged. After confirming that there was no one around, he lowered his eyes to look at the boy beside him.
“…Why do you say that?”
An Xing raised his head, his little round face looked aggrieved, and the curly hair on top of his head was a little flat.
"The process is so long and tiring."
"..."
Lu Tianchen breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little amused at the same time.
The boy usually liked to be lazy, never liked to attend banquets, and even less liked to go out and socialize with people. But today was their engagement banquet, and as the two of them were the protagonists, they not only had to go through the formalities, but also had to toast and chat with people at each table, and they couldn't avoid it.
After all, he is a little socially anxious, no wonder he looks so pitiful now.
Lu Tianchen felt amused and distressed at the same time, and seeing that the most important tables had already toasted, he whispered a suggestion.
"Why don't you just say you're not feeling well and go get some rest first?"
An Xing's eyes lit up for a moment, and he was immediately moved. But after thinking about it carefully, he sighed and shook his head.
"Forget it. After all, this is our engagement party. It's no big deal to let you go to toast alone."
"But..." The boy showed a bit of fear on his face, "We can't hold this kind of party often in the future, it's too terrible!"
"...There will only be one engagement party."
Lu Tianchen squeezed these words out from between his teeth, considering whether he should trick the little bastard into his bed tonight and hang him up and give him a good beating.
"Getting engaged once in a lifetime is enough", how many times does this little bastard want to get engaged!
The man's expression remained unchanged, and he absolutely did not want to show displeasure to the boy. So Tan Xiu, who walked forward at this time, became the target of his anger.
"An Xing, congratulations on your engagement to Tian Chen."
The woman walked up to the two men with a dignified smile on her face. She had just said this when she was interrupted by the young man.
"Have you given the gift?"
"..."
An Xing looked at Tan Xiu's distorted face and couldn't say anything. He couldn't help but cover his mouth with the wine glass and laughed secretly.
As I was laughing, I felt unhappy again.
To put it bluntly, Tan Xiu's current cautious look is just because he is engaged to Brother Shen. She knows that she can't afford to offend the Lu family, so she dare not trouble them again.
But the reason she dared to cause trouble to his family in the past was because she thought he had a father and a mother and was easy to bully.
And his biological parents, the Ning couple, were bullied by Tan Xiu for twenty years just because they had no power.
Lu Tianchen was keenly aware of the boy's emotional changes and held his hand comfortingly. When he looked at Tan Xiu again, his eyes were even colder.
It was this woman who made his beloved little Xing Xing suffer for two lifetimes. Even in the previous life, it was most likely her who saw that the current situation of the An family could be changed by An Xing and killed An Xing.
The tall and strong young man took a step forward, his eyelids drooping, and his whole body was full of powerful aura, as if he was a ferocious beast, about to choose someone to devour.
Just when the conflict was about to break out, a voice interrupted forcefully.
"Ms. Tan, right? I heard that it was your son who broke his leg and always bullied our Xingxing? You also found someone to gossip in front of me, trying to make me hate Xingxing and oppose her engagement with my son?"
The bright and beautiful Mrs. Lu, wearing ten-centimeter combat boots and with her bright red skirt flying, strode over and stood in front of the two children, glancing down at Tan Xiu.
"It's nothing to bully two kids. If you have the guts, come and fight us adults!"
Mrs. Lu raised her chin and smiled contemptuously.
"Oh, I forgot, you were never worthy!"
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