Yang Lu and Gao Baoliang were holding hands, still reeling from their brother's confession, when Yang Xiu then quipped about why they should be the younger sister. The two felt their minds go blank, unable to think straight anymore.
Whether Yang Xiu's feelings for Yang Lu, which went beyond those of siblings, were a sign of moral decay or a distortion of human nature is still unclear, and now another major interrogation about blood ties has begun.
Yang Lu looked at Yang Ziqiang and asked numbly:
"Dad, what exactly does my older brother mean? Does he mean I'm an adopted child?"
If there were any clues to her brother's feelings, this was the only reason she could think of.
Yang Xiu grabbed her arm with his hand and said loudly:
“Lulu, not only are you adopted, but I am too. We are both orphans left over from the earthquake back then.”
Overwhelmed with excitement, the veins on Yang Lu's hand throbbed as she gripped his.
Gao Baoliang quickly pried his hands off and shielded his wife behind him.
"Alright, no matter what, you can't treat my wife like this. We'll talk about it when you're more sober."
After saying that, he picked up a glass of water from the table and splashed it on Yang Xiu's face.
Yang Xiu wiped the water off his face, and indeed became much more awake. His face flushed with embarrassment, and he sat down on the sofa.
Seeing his son's dejected look, Yang Ziqiang felt sorry for him and pulled Yang Lu to sit down, telling her about what happened back then.
That happened when Yang Xiu was four or five years old and Yang Lu was two years old.
Because of his romantic affairs, his father sent him to work in a county town on the frontier.
After working for a few years, he encountered an earthquake.
The earthquake destroyed many buildings, and many people were killed by falling debris.
That's how Yang Xiu became an orphan.
Yang Ziqiang, who was a staff member at the time, adopted him first.
Then, during the disaster relief efforts, Yang Ziqiang pulled Yang Lu out of the rubble with his bare hands.
He had already adopted one child, but the local organization forbade him to adopt another. However, Yang Xiu took a liking to the little girl after seeing her and insisted that she was his sister. So Yang Ziqiang overcame all difficulties and adopted Yang Lu as well.
The two later followed Yang Ziqiang back to the capital, and through a series of maneuvers, they were both registered in his household and became his biological children.
He also told the public that they were all biological children from other places, and that their mother had died in the earthquake.
But Yang Xiu already had his memories; he knew that he and his sister were not Yang Ziqiang's biological children and were not related by blood.
As he grew older, his feelings for Yang Lu changed somewhat.
At first, Yang Ziqiang saw that Yang Xiu always protected his sister and thought it was just normal concern between siblings.
When Yang Lu went to university, Yang Xiu began to exhibit inappropriate possessiveness, and Yang Xiu sensed that something was wrong.
They are siblings registered on the same household registration!
Moreover, Yang Lu always thought she was living a happy and carefree life and didn't want her to know about her background.
Yang Ziqiang then spoke with Yang Xiu and sent him abroad to study.
However, Yang Xiu, who was abroad, did not stop loving Yang Lu. On the contrary, as time went by, his longing for her was like a flood breaking through the dam, becoming uncontrollable.
He finally returned to China after learning that Yang Lu had almost miscarried.
“Xiao Xiu, I know you’re worried about Lulu and want to protect her, but she already has a husband, a family, and people to protect her. Don’t be so stubborn.” Yang Ziqiang said, patting Yang Xiu on the shoulder.
After comforting Yang Xiu, he turned to look at Yang Lu, his eyes filled with apology, and said:
"Lulu, please forgive your father. I didn't tell you the truth because I was afraid of hurting you. Your mother really did die in the earthquake. As for your father, we couldn't find any information about him at the time, so we didn't know where he was or if he was still alive."
If you want to know, I'll send someone to investigate for you.
Yang Lu was filled with mixed feelings and had no interest in who her biological father was. All she wanted was to leave and calm herself down.
"Baoliang, take me home." She threw herself into Gao Baoliang's arms, her expression blank, unwilling to think about anything.
Gao Baoliang told Binbin to take the things, then he helped Yang Lu, greeted Yang Ziqiang, and left the house.
When their car stopped at the entrance of the courtyard house, Yang Lu was already asleep in the car.
Gao Baoliang carried her into the room and laid her down on the bed.
By evening, when Gao Baoliang and his wife still hadn't come for dinner, everyone asked Binbin what was going on.
Binbin, though young, was quite precocious, and said with a hint of regret:
“A big thing happened today. My maternal grandfather said that neither my eldest uncle nor my mother are his children. My mother is probably heartbroken.”
A casual remark left everyone completely bewildered.
Is Yang Lu not Yang Ziqiang's child?
No wonder Yang Xiu's feelings for her were so complicated; they had gone beyond familial affection!
Jiang Ning filled several bowls with food, carried them on a tray, and brought them to Yang Lu.
When Gao Baoliang saw her, he made a "shh" gesture and whispered, "Lulu is still sleeping."
Jiang Ning was about to leave after putting down the food when she heard Yang Lu calling her from the room.
"Sister-in-law, you're here!"
Jiang Ning brought the food in and said with a smile, "Get up quickly, eat first, the baby in your belly is still hungry!"
Gao Baoliang quickly helped her up, made her sit on the edge of the bed, and brought her the food.
Yang Lu was indeed a bit hungry, so she picked up her chopsticks and started eating, making comments as she ate.
"Sister-in-law, what's going on? My father isn't my biological father, and my brother isn't my biological brother either. So I'm just a wild girl!"
Jiang Ning chuckled: "Is blood relation really that important? If you ever find a child and treat her like your own, would you still care whether she's your biological child or not?"
I think Uncle Yang treats you even better than his own children!
Thinking back, Yang Lu was much luckier than her. Her adoptive father treated her like his own daughter, and she also had a brother to take care of her. In contrast, in her previous life, her adoptive parents only treated her as a tool for doing chores.
Her brother only made token gestures of goodwill and never defended her.
In her previous life, she never doubted her origins at all.
If I hadn't been given a second chance at life and seen through so much, I wouldn't have known my true identity.
Of course, her father remains a mystery, but she no longer cares.
She was very fortunate to have found her mother and uncle, and she also gained a certain social status and wealth.
She is already happy enough with her husband and children by her side.
After a long internal struggle, Yang Lu finally accepted the truth.
"Forget it, I'm getting old, I should accept these unpredictable changes. After all, they all love me."
She decided to find some time to have a good talk with her father and brother.
Unfortunately, after she returned, Yang Xiu went abroad, and Yang Ziqiang was often too busy with work to even go home.
It wasn't until the Spring Festival that Yang Ziqiang had some free time and called Yang Xiu back from abroad to spend the holiday with him.
Yang Lu returned home with a heavy heart.
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