“My original adoptive father had a leg ailment. I heard from the villagers that my adoptive father’s father also had a leg ailment, so it must be hereditary.”
Moreover, I overheard them saying that they were going to switch the children with a wealthy family. I suppose they meant to switch me with their daughter, but they made a mistake – they switched Xingyue with their daughter, and then switched me with Xingyue.
Wen Lingyue spoke calmly, and the last sentence was also true; it was something she overheard them saying when she escaped the village in her previous life.
Her adoptive mother used to be a nurse at a hospital in S City. More than ten years ago, the medical infrastructure was not well-developed. When her adoptive mother saw that she had given birth to a girl with a leg problem, she had bad intentions and used her position to switch the children of several families.
Later, the couple learned that their daughter lived in a high-ranking official's family and tried to curry favor with her. However, they never even met her; the official's daughter refused to see them and told them to get lost.
She felt a little relieved; thankfully, she and Xingyue had switched places, otherwise that girl would have suffered terribly in the countryside.
"Their premeditated child swapping is utterly despicable! Thankfully, they're in jail; they got what they deserved!"
The Wen father and son were extremely angry at the suffering Wen Lingyue had endured.
However, I heard a few days ago that the couple was sent to prison.
The Wen family had previously wanted to teach Wen Lingyue's adoptive parents a lesson, but they suppressed their anger after Wen Lingyue said she wanted to take revenge herself.
But after waiting for so long, I finally heard a few days ago that those wicked people got what they deserved.
"Let me know when we meet again," Wen Rushang said.
He needs to take a good look at what Yueyue's biological family members are like.
“I’ll go too,” Wen Lingyue said.
She was worried about Wen Xingyue meeting their family alone.
In my previous life, I heard from that couple that the daughter of that high-ranking official was extremely wicked and unruly.
...
"Xingyue, I met the person you mentioned today."
The family chatted for a while, then went upstairs to rest.
Huo Tingxiao arrived at Wen Xingyue's room in the Wen family home.
The room is spacious and bright, with a bedside table, desk, dressing table, wardrobe, pink princess bed, and pink gauze curtains.
Every corner was meticulously arranged by the Wen family for Wen Xingyue.
Everyone in the Wen family loves Wen Xingyue.
"Hmm? You saw him? What do you think? Doesn't he look a bit like me?"
Wen Xingyue was carrying a blanket to the bed when she heard her words. Her eyes sparkled as she stared at Huo Tingxiao, filled with curiosity.
Wen Xingyue loves looking in the mirror, so she knows what her face looks like. That's why she felt that Lin Qing looked a bit like her.
[But it's rare to find someone who looks even slightly like the Little Peach Blossom Spirit. Yet, that person truly resembles the Little Peach Blossom Spirit, and looking at him evokes a strange, indescribable feeling—something I've never experienced before.]
"Hmm, it does look a bit like it." Huo Tingxiao took the blanket from her hands.
My suspicions were basically true.
As for whether it's true or not, we'll find out once they meet and do a paternity test.
"So what kind of person is he?"
Wen Xingyue followed Huo Tingxiao like a little shadow, gazing at him expectantly.
I only glanced at him a few times yesterday, and I don't know what kind of person he is.
"He is a researcher, just like Pei Zhiming."
Huo Tingxiao put the blanket down, picked up Xiaoweiba and sat her on his lap, squeezing her hand as he spoke.
"And then?" Wen Xingyue was thinking of nothing else and stopped struggling as Huo Tingxiao hugged her.
[And then, what other information? Is he a good person? What do you know about his family?]
"Then, he was the eldest in his family. He had two younger brothers and a younger sister. His second brother was named Lin Tian, and his third brother was named Lin Li. Like me, he was a soldier. His father was a university professor, and his mother was the head of a dance troupe."
Huo Tingxiao smiled and slowly began to explain.
"And...what about my sister?"
Wen Xingyue remembered what Huo Tingxiao had said about having a younger sister, and looked up at him expectantly.
If they really are my brothers, does that mean I'll have another sister or older sister?
Huo Tingxiao, however, was not as optimistic as Wen Xingyue; people's hearts are always biased.
No one knows how Lin Qing and the others will react when they find out the truth.
"Want to know?" Huo Tingxiao lowered his eyes and smiled gently.
"Um."
Wen Xingyue nodded her head obediently.
"...Huo Tingxiao, you've become bad." Wen Xingyue stared at him expectantly, but Huo Tingxiao only touched his lips with his finger.
"Hmm, I'm naughty," Huo Tingxiao chuckled. "How about we switch?"
His deep, smiling eyes gazed at her.
Wen Xingyue felt her face flush from being stared at, but she still tilted her head back and kissed him.
"Tell me quickly."
Unconvinced, she pinched Huo Tingxiao's face again.
"Their daughter is named Lin Jiaojiao. She is 20 years old this year. She has been unable to stand since childhood due to congenital leg problems. Lin Qing and his family came here to seek medical treatment from you."
Having gotten the better deal, Huo Tingxiao didn't keep them in suspense any longer and started talking about Lin Jiaojiao.
"You want me to treat your illness?" Wen Xingyue felt a mix of emotions.
She had initially thought they had discovered she was missing and were therefore coming to look for her.
I never expected that they came to see me for a medical consultation.
They thought they'd discovered their child was missing, found me, and that's why they came to the capital to look for me.
"Yes, Lin Qing came to our house today. He probably doesn't know that his sister might not be from their family."
Huo Tingxiao noticed the little peach blossom spirit's disappointment and tightened his embrace.
"Hmm, what's he doing at home?"
Enveloped in a warm and comforting aura, Wen Xingyue suddenly felt less lost and leaned closer to Huo Tingxiao's embrace.
Their meeting was purely coincidental; how could they have come specifically to find him? Besides, Huo Tingxiao was right; they probably didn't know that the girl wasn't their biological child.
With this thought, Wen Xingyue's gloomy mood dissipated.
"I went to your house to ask you to take a look at Lin Jiaojiao's leg, but you weren't there, so he left. He asked me to ask you if you would be willing."
Huo Tingxiao didn't hide it from him.
He believed that given Lin Qing's status, he couldn't hide it for long; they had come specifically for Xingyue.
If Xingyue had known earlier, she could have been mentally prepared.
Wen Xingyue thought of the girl in the wheelchair she had seen yesterday; it must be her.
"You said they came to me to treat their legs. Are they in a hurry? If they're not in a hurry, my master said I should get my medical license before I can treat patients."
Wen Xingyue thought of Li Tianbai's instructions again.
Her master advised her to obtain a traditional Chinese medicine qualification certificate before she could treat patients.
Because Huo Tingxiao had healed her leg herself, the news spread, and some people had already come to the Huo family seeking her medical help.
However, she did not have a medical license, so she declined, saying she would help them after she obtained her license.
It's better to avoid trouble than to have more.
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