"What?!"
Uncle Feng was greatly shocked and found it hard to believe for a moment.
"So, Cheng Xi is suspected of child trafficking?!" Uncle Feng muttered in disbelief, "And I... I actually indirectly became her accomplice!"
Uncle Feng was filled with regret at this moment. He pulled at his hair and said guiltily, "It was all because of my own conceit. If I had been more rigorous and investigated your origins, perhaps I could have helped you find your biological parents and reunited you with your family. I shouldn't have let my emotions get the better of me. Blame my useless kindness..."
Uncle Feng stood up and bowed deeply to me, "I'm sorry, I hurt you."
"Uncle Feng!" I stood up immediately and helped Uncle Feng up. "It's not your fault. On the contrary, I am very grateful to you."
If Uncle Feng had not agreed to the Lan family adopting me, Cheng Xi would not have sent me back to Mingsi. Who knows where she would have sent me!
I forced a comforting smile at Uncle Feng. "Although I've been separated from my biological parents for over twenty years, my adoptive parents love me very much, and I'm living well in the Lan family."
Hearing what I said, Uncle Feng finally felt a little comforted.
At this moment, I couldn't help but connect the matter of Cheng Xi taking me away with Cai Ya.
Mingsi said that Cai Ya was very concerned about the fact that I was adopted by the Lan family. She was so concerned because she was afraid that the truth would be exposed, right?
If she and Tang Tianxiang really had an affair, and Tang Jun was her and Tang Tianxiang's biological daughter, then everything seemed very clear.
If I had stayed in the Tang family, Tang Jun, as an illegitimate daughter, would not have been able to enter the Tang family openly, and she would not have had everything she has now.
The only explanation is that Cai Ya colluded with Cheng Xi, letting Cheng Xi take me away, and then took the opportunity to let Tang Jun return to the Tang family to replace me.
As if he could tell that I was worried, Lu Zhiyuan asked, "Are you also suspecting that Cheng Xi was being manipulated by someone?"
"Yes." I raised my eyes and looked at Lu Zhiyuan.
But even if I figured all this out, without evidence, it's just speculation.
Lu Zhiyuan frowned, "It's a pity that Cheng Xi has died of illness. She is the only one who can tell us the truth about what happened back then."
I felt lost as I watched everything gradually come together, but the most important witness, Cheng Xi, was missing.
"Perhaps there are others who know the truth."
Uncle Feng's sudden words made Lu Zhiyuan and I look at him.
I couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation.
Uncle Feng explained, "Cheng Xi has a younger brother named Cheng Yu, who still lives in Qinglin Town. Perhaps he knows something."
"Cheng Yu?" I muttered the name, grasping at a glimmer of hope and asking, "Uncle Feng, where does this Cheng Yu live now?"
Qinglin Town is not small and has developed well in the past two years, so it is not easy to find people.
Uncle Feng disagreed. "Cheng Yu's family is the easiest to find. They used to be quite poor, but then they suddenly became rich. Now several farmers' supermarkets in Qinglin Town are owned by Cheng Yu's family. Cheng Yu is now a well-known figure in the town."
If a family that was originally very poor suddenly becomes rich, there must be some other hidden reason besides winning the lottery.
I started to have doubts, and asked Uncle Feng to confirm: "Uncle Feng, do you remember when Cheng Yu's family suddenly became rich?"
Uncle Feng frowned and recalled, "It should be after Cheng Xi passed away. At that time, everyone in the town speculated that Cheng Xi had left all his inheritance to his younger brother, so his younger brother suddenly got so much money."
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