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However, among all the people present, the one with the most interesting expression was not Zhong Wan, not Chu Qinghuai, and not Yu Yue, but Officer Chen.
He squinted, his mouth agape, his jaw nearly dropping in astonishment. He could hardly read the words on the paper; was it even in Chinese?
His mind was filled with the image of a scheming scumbag who had orchestrated his own performance, and his gaze toward Chu Qinghuai suddenly turned contemptuous.
A written record can't lie. Since the result is true, it means that everything that was staged was fake. Why put on this show? What's the point?
"My own flesh and blood, my own flesh and blood, my own flesh and blood."
Officer Chen read out all three test results, and Yu Yue snatched them away in disbelief, exclaiming, "This is impossible!"
He glanced at Chu Qinghuai, but even with many questions in his mind, he wouldn't lash out on the spot. He would save his anger to resolve the matter before passing it on to Chu Qinghuai.
The man unconsciously touched his nose, feeling a chill down his spine.
"Ms. Yu, the evidence is right in front of you. Is there anything you still don't believe?" Officer Chen asked rhetorically.
This is irrefutable evidence, the kind that no rumor can shake.
"That's not true! She was never pregnant! How could she have given birth!"
Yu Yue was a bit obsessed, screaming hysterically at the police station. Her police relative, who had come with her, felt ashamed. He had thought it was a case of good Samaritanism, but instead it had become a laughing stock. He couldn't stand it for a second longer, apologized, and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
But Yu Yue refused to leave.
"The timing doesn't add up at all! You've never had a child, have you?!" She pointed at Zhong Wan's nose, her eyes red, showing none of the composure and politeness one would expect from someone her age. "I know, your husband cheated on you! So this is your illegitimate child!"
In short, it was something shameful in her eyes.
It was one thing to talk about Chu Qinghuai, but she actually went and spread rumors about the three children. Everyone was fed up, especially Zhong Wan. She handed Xiao He to Chu Qinghuai, her brows furrowed, and rushed forward to argue: "Try saying that again! What makes you think my child is an illegitimate child? If you can't produce evidence, you can expect to go to jail."
She wouldn't let herself fall into a self-proof trap; instead, she raised her voice louder than Yu Yue, making Yu Yue feel utterly ashamed and slap her face until it was swollen.
Fortunately, Mumu and Caicai had been taken out to play by a kind policewoman not long ago; otherwise, seeing such a chaotic and uncivilized scene would have left them with considerable psychological trauma.
Everyone was in a panic, but Zhong Wan was surprisingly calm after seeing the result. She trusted Chu Qinghuai and knew that the man would not do anything to betray her. Although she was certain that there was a possibility of misunderstanding, that was not something she should worry about now, so she didn't dwell on it.
In the end, Officer Chen was more adept at handling things tactfully, defused the current situation, and sent everyone home. As for any subsequent legal issues, those could be discussed later. The most urgent task was for them to discuss the paternity test results behind closed doors.
Since the situation was becoming increasingly absurd and ridiculous, Zhong Wan decided to call Chen and Lin Jiang and tell them the truth.
Officer Chen notified the staff of the Bureau of Spirits and Monsters, reported the relevant matters, and awaited the results of their investigation.
A paternity test cannot be wrong; Chu Qinghuai is indeed the biological father of the three children. However, this goes against the current development of biology and medicine.
A group of people sat at the desk in the conference room, completely baffled. Officer Chen suggested that Zhong Wan and the children also undergo fertility testing to see the results, but the couple refused, saying they didn't want to do it anymore.
“These must be my children too.” Zhong Wan’s eyes softened considerably as she heard the three children call her “Mom”, and her heart melted.
Actually, I suggested you do it.
Officer Chen's eyes were complicated. Having worked in society for so many years, he had seen all kinds of people. He immediately felt that Zhong Wan was a good girl who had been deceived by a scumbag.
Who would have thought that this young man could do something as shameful as having an illegitimate child?
From the moment he saw Yu Yue off until now, his gaze toward Chu Qinghuai had been unfriendly, but Zhong Wan's next words washed away all his worries.
"He won't betray me. Even if I cheat on him, Chu Qinghuai won't."
Her gaze was unwavering, like an icicle that never melts in the dead of winter, its sharp tip capable of piercing the heart, exuding an irresistible power.
Compared to the disbelief of those around him, Chu Qinghuai, who was on the verge of tears, attracted more attention. His nose tingled, and he lowered his head, remaining silent.
But from Cai Cai's perspective, a tear from her father's eye rolled onto Xiao He's clothes. He covered his mouth; her father was actually crying.
Zhong Wan said to Officer Chen, "Officer Chen, thank you for your concern, but I will not do any more paternity tests. They are my children. The most important thing now is to find out where the children came from. I can also swear here that I have never been pregnant."
While the other person was deep in thought, Zhong Wan secretly reached out from under the table and held Chu Qinghuai's hand as a way of comforting him.
Chu Qinghuai had recovered and solemnly accepted the fact, his voice deep: "I can also guarantee that I have been human since I was a child."
"That's not necessarily true."
Officer Chen looked grave.
Zhong Wan suddenly smiled. She shared the same thought as Officer Chen: she didn't know whether Chu Qinghuai was an orange spirit, a vegetable spirit, or a lotus spirit.
A man holding his youngest daughter was speechless. He sighed and thought, "Whatever. Whatever they think, I have three sweet and soft babies now."
They spent the whole morning discussing it but couldn't come to a conclusion. They would have to wait for the answer from the Bureau of Spirits and Monsters. So Chu Qinghuai and the others decided to go home first, and the children were getting a little bored.
Chen and Lin Jiang walked with them.
At the police station entrance, Zhong Wan said to Lin Jiang apologetically, "Sister Lin, I'm so sorry, we scared you. Qinghuai and I didn't mean to keep it from you."
She was referring to the fact that the three children were not purebred human offspring.
Who would have thought that Lin Jiang, who had seen a lot, would wave her hand and quickly accept the facts, saying, "I should be thanking you. You trusted us and told us that you are amazing. You did such a good job as a mother of three for the first time."
Zhong Wan smiled with relief and breathed a sigh of relief, "Let's keep trying."
"..."
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“I never imagined that you were really your parents’ babies.”
Zhong Wan and Chu Qinghuai squatted on the carpet, placed the three babies on the sofa, and began to look for similarities between their own and the children's facial features.
"No wonder so many people say that Cai Cai's eyes look like yours, it really does look like that."
Zhong Wan spoke with a hint of excitement, touching Cai Cai's hair.
Chu Qinghuai nodded in shock. At first, when he heard someone say that the child looked like him, he didn't take it seriously, thinking that the group of people were just being polite. But it turned out to be true.
Mumu lay back on the sofa and asked in her childish voice, "Mommy, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Because Mom loves you."
Zhong Wan gently stroked her little nose with her hand. It felt wonderful; this was her first child.
Her children are not monsters; having three babies is a blessing for her.
Due to psychological factors, upon seeing the paternity test results, Zhong Wan and Chu Qinghuai both felt the allure of kinship, their blood surging like a warm tide, flowing freely through their bodies.
Of course, there are regrets. The two of them regret the most that they didn't get to be a part of the three little ones' birth and growth. They never even saw them as tiny babies, which must have been so cute.
The couple seemed to accept the seemingly absurd situation quickly, without any adjustment period. Perhaps it was because they loved the babies so much and had long regarded them as their own children, so they were neither excited nor worried. But the feeling of becoming biological parents for the first time was quite wonderful.
"Then tell me, how were they born?"
There are two methods of modern childbirth: vaginal delivery and cesarean section. Zhong Wan didn't know either, so she was very puzzled as to how her three babies came out.
"They're all spirits, so don't expect anything scientific or unscientific. Our task now is to raise them properly."
Chu Qinghuai suddenly felt a sense of peace. From now on, he was no longer afraid of the children leaving him; he could be with them forever.
"Um."
Zhong Wan agreed, as if she sensed something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
...
The three little ones noticed that their parents had changed a lot in the past two days, and seemed to be indulging them more.
For example, instead of eating potato chips once a week, Mom now gives them potato chips every other day, and she also took them to the supermarket to buy a lot of toys.
"Mother!"
"Eh~"
Mumu, held in her mother's arms, shyly made a request: "Mom, I want to sleep with you again tonight."
"Okay, then you and your younger siblings can continue to sleep with Mommy tonight."
Now is the time when maternal love is at its peak, and Zhong Wan will agree to whatever request she makes. She even gave her a light kiss on her little face, which was so sweet and soft.
"What about Dad?"
The master bedroom in the rented apartment has a big bed, but it can't accommodate five people sleeping, so someone has to leave. That person can only be Chu Qinghuai.
"Dad sleeps on the sofa."
Chu Qinghuai: "..." Only he has achieved the goal of creating a world of wounds.
"Sweeties, tell Mommy about your life before you came here. Who did you live with? What did you eat every day? What did you do when you were hungry?"
She was very curious about how the children spent the years she was away, whether they were lonely, and how they eventually found the city so precisely that she had found them.
Once she calmed down, she discovered many mysteries. Zhong Wan couldn't figure out what was going on for the time being, so she wanted to get some useful information from the child.
Cai Cai and Xiao He are too young and forgetful, so asking them is pointless. Therefore, Zhong Wan pinned all her hopes on Mu Mu.
"Does the baby remember?"
“I live on a beautiful island, but I always miss my mom and dad, so my sisters sent me here.”
That's a very abstract answer.
Mumu hadn't been back to the island for a long time. Just as Eagle Brother said, now was the time when the leaves were at their most beautiful. She really wanted to take her parents to admire them. Zhong Wan kindly accepted her offer and said, "I'll take you there once Mom and Dad find the address."
In just a few days, the newlyweds' task shifted from finding their biological parents to finding the place where their children grew up.
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