Lu Tianchen's hand stayed on the edge of the cup, and he rarely suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.
He drank some juice to calm himself down, then spoke tentatively:
"I didn't hear you clearly just now. What did you say you wanted... a paternity test report?"
"Someone suspects that you are not Uncle An's biological child?"
An Xing tried hard to recall how she felt when she first heard the rumor in her previous life. Putting herself in the present moment, she suddenly felt aggrieved without even having to act.
"Didn't I tell you last time? My cousin doesn't like me in the company. He's always trying to set me up with every word he says..."
"Now I'm working in the design department, but someone told me that there are rumors about me in the company, saying that I'm not my parents' biological child... They're going too far!"
The boy's almond-shaped eyes were wide open, his light brown pupils were wet, and the corners of his naturally smiling lips were sunken, looking innocent and pitiful. Lu Tianchen believed the boy's words almost instantly, and was angry in his heart.
An Hao is really too much and too ignorant. How can he bully Xingxing like this!
It’s a pity that An Hao is only one year younger than him. Those years older than Xingxing have all been wasted!
Oh, I didn’t mean to call everyone in An Hao’s family dogs.
The moment Lu Tianchen's eyes changed slightly, An Xing knew that he believed it. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then felt a lot of guilt.
He knew the truth, so he definitely couldn't tell anyone. No matter who he told it to, it would only cause trouble or make people sad. An Xing was not a flamboyant person. The only thing he wanted to change after his rebirth was to eliminate the knot between the An family and Ning Rong.
He hoped that the recognition of relatives would go smoothly, so that Chen Ying would not be upset and Ning Rong would not be lonely anymore.
Originally, everything could have been done slowly, but considering that it was less than a month before the truth was revealed, An Xing really couldn't think of a better way. He could only do the most direct thing, which was to get the paternity test report first and give it to the An couple himself.
He knew An Zhaoming and Shen Ying very well. They were strong as fathers and mothers. In her previous life, Shen Ying was greatly stimulated because of her sense of responsibility. When she learned about Ning Rong's suffering, she blamed herself and felt sad, which led to her falling ill. In this life, as long as he showed helplessness and sadness first, Shen Ying and An Zhaoming would definitely try to be strong.
It’s just… An Xing thought guiltily that he always lied to Lu Tianchen.
Lu Tianchen interrupted An Xing's entanglement and said, "You want a paternity test report between Uncle An and you? But this kind of report cannot be forged. Forgery is illegal."
An Xing said quickly: "I know, of course I can't let Brother Chen help me do something illegal!"
As he spoke, he dug into his pocket, pulled out a small sealed, labeled bag, and gave the man a flattering smile.
"Daddy's hair! I pulled it out!"
Lu Tianchen: ...
The man's expression was indescribable, and he thought to himself that this little fool really could do anything. The boy carefully put the bag aside and was still muttering when he came back.
"Luckily I pulled a lot that day. I'll pull some more of mine later."
Sitting back at the dining table, An Xing smiled guiltily at the man's helpless gaze.
"Then Brother Chen, please help me get a paternity test report! Please ask the agency to keep it confidential. It would be embarrassing if others knew about it."
Lu Tianchen naturally understood that this was a stupid thing done by a child with a bad temper, and it would be embarrassing to tell others about it. Although he was speechless, he agreed with a good temper.
An Xing felt even more guilty because the man was so easy to talk to.
Asking Lu Tianchen to help with the paternity test was equivalent to involving others. After all, Lu Tianchen's behavior represented the Lu family's position in the eyes of outsiders. But there was no other way. This was the most confidential testing method that An Xing could find.
What's more, after all, Brother Chen and him are engaged - although it's only verbal - so they are half family members. Family members know some secrets, so I can only say that I'm spoiling it in advance!
Feeling guilty, An Xing picked up some ribs for the man: "Thank you, Brother Chen! Brother Chen, you are the best! You are awesome!"
Lu Tianchen looked sharp: "Why don't you pick some shrimp for me?"
An Xing buried his head in eating.
The man shook his head in amusement and said nothing more, which was considered as accepting An Xing's request for help. Although An Xing was very confident that Lu Tianchen would help him, when they were really indulged like this, each of the ten people would feel flattered.
Such a good brother Chen will be Ning Rong’s childhood sweetheart brother from now on.
An Xing snorted in his heart, and decided to try to eat more meals from his brother Shen while he was still the young master of the An family.
After they finished their meal, they played games together and petted the cat to watch two episodes of the drama. An Xing carefully plucked a few of his curly hairs. He wanted Lu Tianchen to pluck them, but the man kept a serious face and didn't move for a long time. An Xing could only pluck them himself, and then touched the curly hair with heartache. Oh, when Lu Tianchen touched his curly hair, his movements were very fast.
When he returned to the An family, it was dinner time.
When he stepped into the gate of the villa, An Xing was still wondering why his day seemed to start and end with eating, when he heard Chen Ying's voice.
"Xingxing is back? Did you have fun with Tianchen?"
An Xing looked up and saw the woman smiling at him gently, and he pursed his ears happily.
No matter when he returns home, the first thing Chen Ying asks him when she sees him is: Is Xingxing happy today?
No matter whether she was happy or not, An Xing was extremely happy to hear this voice of concern.
He changed his shoes and went in, only then did he see that in addition to An Zhaoming and Shen Ying, there were three more people in the living room, they were his second uncle An Zhaoyuan, second aunt Tan Xiu, and An Hao.
An Xing acted coquettishly with her mother without changing her expression, and then turned to greet others.
"Second uncle, second aunt, and... cousin."
An Hao has always been thick-skinned. Although the two of them had several sarcastic confrontations in the company, he can still greet An Xing as if nothing had happened.
Not to mention Second Uncle An, who held a sinecure in An Ning Jewelry, smiled at everyone he met, and looked kind now. But An Xing remembered that in his previous life, Second Uncle An also wore such a kind smile, advising An Zhaoming not to mistreat Ning Rong for him who came from an unknown background, and then turned around and told him to be sensible and not to covet the An family's property.
As for Tan Xiu... An Xing's gaze shifted to the beautiful and dignified woman sitting on the sofa.
"An Xing just came back from the Lu family's kid?"
Tan Xiu looked An Xing up and down and said casually.
"You two are pretty close. You spend half a day together every weekend."
"The two children have played together since they were young, and Xingxing's cat is still being raised by Tianchen." Chen Ying smiled and waved at An Xing, "It's a pity that I'm allergic to cat hair, so Xingxing can't raise Huahua, right?"
He can blow a lot of flattery to Lu Tianchen, but to Chen Ying, An Xing will be more creative and pour out very real emotions.
"How can I blame my mother? Huahua is unlucky to be raised by me together with her! I went to see it today, and Huahua really likes the little cloth mouse that her mother sewed for her!"
The head was bitten through.
Chen Ying laughed out loud and rubbed her son's curly hair. An Zhaoming also said:
"Tianchen is usually very busy, and he has to play cat with you on weekends. He cooked for you again today, didn't he?"
An Xing shrank her head guiltily. She blamed him for forgetting to take the dessert she made when she went out.
In this family, the father indulges the mother and dotes on her, while the son acts coquettishly to the two without any worries. Tan Xiu looked at this harmonious scene, her well-maintained nails slowly sinking into her palms, but she still had a gentle smile on her face, revealing nothing.
Glancing at Tan Xiu from the corner of his eye, An Xing hummed in his heart. His second aunt always looked like a proud and dignified lady, but in fact she was very bitter inside. Because she felt that An Hao was better at studying than him, she always showed a kind of superiority when facing him, and her eyes were full of disdain when she looked at him.
In the past, An Xing didn’t bother to care, after all, she wasn’t his mother, but now An Xing holds a grudge.
In the previous life, it was Tan Xiu who pretended to be casual but deliberately and carefully told Chen Ying all the sufferings that Ning Rong had endured during this period, which stimulated Chen Ying so much that she fainted on the spot.
An Xing rolled his eyes and looked up, pretending to be innocent.
"I originally thought I was going out to eat, but when I got to Brother Shen's house, he had already prepared the meal for me, so I definitely ate it right away. I can't waste food."
The boy looked at Tan Xiu and showed a child's boastful smile.
"We are close because we have a good relationship. What's wrong with him cooking a meal for me, right, Second Aunt?"
Tan Xiu smiled and nodded, as if she agreed.
"you're right."
An Hao sat aside, feeling extremely dissatisfied.
The Lu family has a high status in the upper class circle of Tang City, and Lu Tianchen, the heir of the Lu family, is extremely capable. The heirs are friendly with each other so that the next generation of their families can help each other and their family businesses can go further. But the person who is friendly with Lu Tianchen is actually a fool like An Xing. Does he know how to deal with other heirs?
He is the one who is close to Lu Tianchen's age and has known Lu Tianchen since childhood. However, that man is obviously of noble status and has all kinds of playmates he wants in Tangcheng, but he only has eyes for An Xing and would rather play in the mud with him. It is simply unreasonable.
An Hao opened his mouth to make a sarcastic remark or two, but his mother suddenly turned her head to look at him. He was suddenly startled and shut up.
Tan Xiu looked at Chen Ying with a smile.
"My elder brother and his wife have taught An Xing a lot. It will be very beneficial for me in the future to be able to make friends with the heir of the Lu family."
An Xing: ...
An Xing was convinced. Can this family talk to each other properly? He and Brother Chen had a good relationship because they were compatible. Why did Second Aunt say that? It was as if he was being utilitarian.
If it was in the past, An Xing would have tolerated it, after all, a harmonious family is the key to success. But now, this family is not considered his family anyway.
"It's all fate. After all, Brother Chen is very picky about friends. Not everyone is willing to be his friend."
An Hao: ...
"When Brother Chen and I were friends, I never thought he would be so successful now. But this is also good, I can lie flat in the future!"
Tan Xiu: ...
An Zhaoming almost couldn't hold back his laughter, he coughed lightly and frowned.
"Only Tianchen can tolerate your pampered behavior and indulge you. You also need to work harder and can't rely on Tianchen to help you with everything in the future. Now that you have gone to the company's design department, you have to control your temper and learn from your seniors. Do you understand?"
An Xing glanced at An Hao and Second Aunt, whose eyes sank, and looked angry, raising his paw to complain.
"Speaking of the company, Dad, you know, I heard someone say the other day that I'm not your son!"
“…”
An Zhaoming's face tightened instantly.
"What?!"
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