Zhou Jingming gestured with his eyes that it wasn't him.
Without Su Xi's permission, he would never have taken Lele away on his own.
"Lele, do you still remember what that older brother looked like?" Su Xi asked patiently.
Someone suddenly broke into the orphanage and brought Lele to a business banquet. Su Xi's first reaction was that it was a conspiracy.
Someone wants to get her.
Her gaze swept around, and everyone's eyes were fixed on her and Lele. She could clearly hear the whispers and murmurs.
The trending topic had just calmed down after a long time, but with Lele's appearance, this matter is likely to be pushed into the spotlight again.
Lele rolled her big eyes and recalled, "My brother was wearing a suit and sunglasses, and he was tall and strong."
Tall and strong...
Su Xi's first thought was that he was a bodyguard.
Let her think about it carefully.
Who is the biggest beneficiary in this game?
Qiao Xing?
Or is it Su Rou?
Su Xi looked towards the crowd again, where Qiao Xing and Xu Lang were standing together, glaring at her with jealous eyes.
As for her good sister Su Rou, dressed in a flamboyant manner, she was pestering Lin Buye.
However, his eyes betrayed him, glancing at her every now and then.
It seems that it is indeed Su Rou.
The woman hired a bodyguard to go to the orphanage and used her to lure Lele there.
As for the purpose...
It's probably not as simple as just exposing Lele to the public eye.
If she wasn't mistaken, a bigger conspiracy awaited her.
Shen Xian and Zhou's father were also among those participating in the event and looked over when they heard the commotion.
But what they saw was Su Xi holding a baby in her arms, and their good son gently stroking the baby's hair with a tender smile, just like a father.
"Honey, don't you think that child looks just like Xi'er?" Shen Xian asked, her face full of surprise.
"It's so similar, it really is!"
Zhou's father's gaze remained fixed on Lele.
If he hadn't seen the news before and knew that the child was Zhou Jingming's adopted goddaughter, he would have really thought that the scoundrel and Su Xi had secretly had a child.
“Xi’er says the child isn’t hers, but how do you explain that?” Shen Xian leaned against Zhou’s father, squinting her eyes as she said, “Could it be that these two have been together behind our backs all along, and deliberately kept our granddaughter a secret?”
Mr. Zhou nodded, "That's exactly the kind of thing that scoundrel would do."
"..."
Not far away, Su Rou raised her lips triumphantly. Su Xi thought that by having Zhou Jingming recognize Lele as his goddaughter, she could resolve the public opinion.
No.
Unless she can completely transform herself and have no resemblance to Lele.
Otherwise, if they appear in the same frame, it will inevitably arouse suspicion from the audience.
Lele was someone she had brought back.
That kid is so stupid; he was easily fooled with just a few words.
She had made two plans: if Su Xi didn't show up at the business banquet, she would use Lele to lure Su Xi out.
Now that Su Xi has appeared, let's release Lele and reunite the mother and daughter.
Hearing the various doubts around her, Su Rou knew that her plan had succeeded.
With Lele as leverage, how could we not control Su Xi?
Just wait, the real show is just beginning. Next, she will make Su Xi infamous throughout the capital, so that she will never be able to recover from this.
"Brother Lin, that child is called Lele. Young Master Zhou said he adopted her, but she looks a lot like Xi'er to me. Could it be that Xi'er secretly gave birth a few years ago and deliberately asked Young Master Zhou to take the blame?"
Su Rou had been clinging to Lin Ye since earlier; this man was one of her targets tonight, and she needed to find an opportunity to win him over.
Seeing that Lin was completely focused on Su Xi, she deliberately added fuel to the fire, "If it weren't for this reason, why would Dean Chen choose Su Xi as the brand ambassador? We've probably all been fooled by Xi'er."
Lin didn't hear a single word.
Su Xi has always protected Lele well, never letting her appear in public, but tonight she brought Lele to the banquet. The three of them interacted warmly, just like a family.
Is she planning to bring Lele back to the Zhou family?
Ignoring the whispers of the crowd, Zhou Beiming carried Lele in one arm and led Su Xi by the other towards the VIP room.
When he heard someone say that they were a happy family of three, the man's thin lips curled up slightly.
The little one in my arms really does look like Su Xi.
Every frown and smile is a copy.
Especially when Su Xi is holding her in her arms, the resemblance is even more striking.
He has seen the paternity test, and there is no blood relation.
However, since this report was written by Lin Ye, it is not difficult to guarantee that Lin did not tamper with it.
However, he didn't care whose daughter Lele was. As long as she was someone Su Xi wanted to protect, the Zhou family would definitely mobilize all its resources to protect her.
Zhou Jingming looked down at the little baby in his arms and affectionately ruffled her hair. "Lele, don't call me 'big brother' anymore."
Lele blinked, then asked innocently and curiously, "What should we shout?"
"Godfather."
Zhou Jingming was in a good mood and tightened his grip on Su Xi's hand.
The little guy was very obedient and sweetly called out "godfather".
Zhou Jingming's smile deepened, and then he looked at Su Xi, "Don't call her Sister Xi'er, just call her Godmother."
Su Xi: "..."
She still prefers to be called "sister"; calling her "mom" makes her seem old.
"Lele, let's not listen to him, let's call her 'sister' instead."
"No, call her godmother."
Zhou Jingming took a hard line.
He is her husband, and Lele even has a distinction in how she addresses them. What do others think of him?
An old cow eating young grass?
Is it an age-gap relationship?
"Then call him brother or sister, so that brother won't get old." The little girl had high emotional intelligence and resolved the conflict with her words.
Zhou Jingming was very satisfied. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he lifted Lele up and put her on his shoulders. "Lele is such a good girl. Brother will take you to eat something delicious."
After regaining their senses, Shen Xian and Zhou's father strode over to the three of them.
"Son, who is this child?" Shen Xian stepped closer and clearly saw Lele's appearance, her eyes lighting up.
What a beautiful little creature, so delicate and pretty, just like a porcelain doll.
If only it were their granddaughter!
Zhou Jingming didn't speak, but turned to look at Su Xi.
Su Xi smiled faintly, "Her name is Lele. She's a child I adopted from the Loving Heart Orphanage. It's just that because of the recent controversies, and to shut up the reporters and netizens, so..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Zhou Jingming continued, "Don't even think about it. The child isn't mine or Xi'er's."
He could tell what his parents were thinking at a glance.
Like most people outside, they probably suspect that this is his child.
Zhou Jingming also wanted to have such a lovely daughter.
But he knew in his heart that the child could not be his.
Unless he sleepwalked and secretly took advantage of Su Xi!
"Grandpa, Grandma," Lele greeted politely.
This shout stunned Shen Xian and Zhou's father, and they were stunned for a long time.
Zhou Jingming nudged Chen Xian with his hand, reminding her, "Mom, Grandpa Zhou, the children are calling you."
The two elders then came to their senses and smiled, saying "Hey!"
Shen Xian looked Lele up and down, pinching her little cheeks affectionately. "You little girl have such a sweet mouth. When will you and Xi'er give me such a beautiful granddaughter? Mom wants to be a grandma."
Zhou Jingming passed this hot potato back to Su Xi, saying, "We'll have to ask Xi'er. I'm a man, I can't give birth."
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