Chapter 163 The truth will soon come to light.
Yu Yan accepted the little monkey keychain, but didn't readily agree to let Xiang Chu come to her house for dinner.
He only said to Shao Yun, "If he is willing to follow you and you don't find him annoying, bring him to the cafeteria at Shanghai University for lunch."
Shao Yun nodded and said, "I don't find him annoying."
Yu Yan patted Shao Yun's head. She used to be curious about how Shao Yun was so patient with Xiang Chu. Today, she saw how he coaxed other children at the orphanage, wiping their faces, hands, and mouths. He was like a big brother the whole time.
But Shao Yun was only six years old.
Every time Yu Yan thought of this, she couldn't help but feel more sorry for Shao Yun and wanted to treat him even better.
She didn't know why Shao Yun's biological parents abandoned their child back then, but whatever the reason, it was incomprehensible and unforgivable.
How could you bear to part with such a wonderful child?
After a busy night, I arrived home in the early hours of the morning, when the sky was already beginning to lighten.
I have to go to work tomorrow, so I can only sleep for a few hours.
Yu Yan was preoccupied with what Shao Muyan hadn't finished saying. Shao Muyan looked at Yu Yan's tired face and said, "My matter isn't urgent. I can't finish talking about it in a short time. There's plenty of time. Go to sleep first."
If it's truly a major issue, it certainly can't be resolved in a short time.
Yu Yan nodded, said goodnight, and was about to go into her room when Shao Muyan called out to her, "Yu Yan."
"Um?"
She turned around and was suddenly kissed on the forehead by Shao Muyan. "..."
Shao Yun's eyes widened suddenly.
What did he see?
Shao Yun slammed his eyes shut, turned around, and went back to his room.
Yu Yan's face flushed red, and she punched Shao Muyan on the shoulder. "Yunyun is still here, what are you doing!"
Shao Muyan was punched, but he laughed happily.
The two gradually made physical contact, and the distance between them did indeed shrink a lot. The unspoken understanding had been broken, so who could remain still?
Shao Muyan hugged Yu Yan, but did not make any bolder moves. He simply whispered in her ear, "Yu Yan, thank you."
He had no idea how Yu Yan would react if he told her the truth about his relationship with Shao Yun.
Just when the relationship between the two was about to become clear, their eldest son suddenly appeared, which would scare anyone away.
But... Shao Muyan didn't want to miss out on Yu Yan like this.
He has missed her for too many years.
Therefore, even if he were to tell Yu Yan the truth, he would first need to understand what happened back then, and he couldn't just let Yu Yan become his stepmother without knowing the truth.
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Shao Muyan and Shao Yun lay on the bed. He remained on his side the entire time, watching Shao Yun without moving.
He practically raised the child himself, and he was no different from his own son. But when he finally confirmed that they were father and son, Shao Muyan's heart underwent a great change.
He reached out and gently poked Shao Yun's cheek, then tapped the tip of his delicate nose, feeling incredibly fortunate.
Fortunately, Shao Min was determined to adopt Shao Yun despite going against his family, which meant they weren't separated for too long, and the child eventually came back to his side.
Fortunately, it was Shao Yun.
This gave Shao Muyan more confidence to face Yu Yan, after all, they got along so well, and Yu Yan genuinely liked Shao Yun.
If he were given a child like Xiang Chu, he wouldn't have enough confidence to raise the child well.
"Uncle."
Shao Yun suddenly spoke, startling Shao Muyan, who quickly withdrew his hand as if biting a cat.
"You're still awake?"
Shao Yun's voice was languid, tinged with a hint of helplessness: "You keep staring at me and playing with me, how am I supposed to sleep?"
Shao Muyan: "..."
Unexpectedly, his little tricks were completely exposed in Shao Yun's eyes.
Shao Yun turned over, opened her eyes, and looked at Shao Muyan.
“Uncle, you’ve been acting strange ever since you came back today. Not only did your aunt notice, but I did too.”
Shao Muyan touched his nose, thinking to himself: Is it that obvious?
"Very obvious."
As if knowing what he was thinking, Shao Yun said directly, "My aunt was afraid I'd worry, so she said there might have been some problems with the experiment, but I know it's not that simple. The orphanage caught fire last night, and you were preoccupied with the destroyed documents. You were looking for my documents, weren't you?"
Shao Muyan covered his eyes with the back of his hand, not daring to look him in the eye.
He spends all day in the lab training his students, sometimes wishing he could crack open their heads to see what kind of mush is inside. But when he gets home, Yu Yan and Shao Yun are both incredibly shrewd.
There's nothing that can be hidden from them.
"Uncle." Shao Yun removed Shao Muyan's hand to stop him from dodging, and frowned, "Did my biological parents come to your door asking for money, or what do they want?"
Shao Muyan was stunned, and for a moment he didn't know how to explain it to him.
No, there isn't.
Shao Yun sat up abruptly, her face tense, and said to Shao Muyan with a serious expression, "Uncle, I made my stance clear to you years ago. My biological parents, if they are still alive, will come looking for me sooner or later. If they want to extort money from you, or want to take me back..."
"First, I will not let them take advantage of the Shao family in the slightest; second, I will not acknowledge them."
Shao Muyan's heart sank suddenly.
He tried to sit up, but Shao Yun pounced on him and pinned him to the bed, where he fell hard.
Shao Muyan lay down on the pillow, protecting Shao Yun tightly, one large hand on the back of his head, and sighed deeply.
"Uncle, my mom is soft-hearted, but you can't be soft-hearted."
Shao Yun nestled against his chest and said in a muffled voice, "I'm just a child now, I can't fight against adults. I'll be fine when I grow up, and then I'll protect you."
Shao Muyan's heart was in turmoil, a mix of emotions.
My heart has been racing ever since I received the test report.
He stroked Shao Yun's head, knowing that the child wasn't one to show his emotions outwardly, just like him. It was already quite remarkable that he could express his timidity and vulnerability like this.
What wrong could a child possibly have done?
It's all the adults' fault.
“You are a child of the Shao family, and that will never change.”
Shao Muyan kissed his forehead and pinched his cheek. "Don't worry, no one will take you away from me, not even a single person."
Upon hearing this, Shao Yun finally felt relieved.
Shao Muyan, however, could not fall asleep. He held his sleeping son in his arms, his hand unconsciously patting his back.
When Shao Yun first arrived at the Shao family, he had very serious sleep problems and often couldn't sleep all night. He had even seen a doctor.
The doctor said that it was partly due to his hyperthymesia and partly due to the child's upbringing. It was very likely that he was bullied by children in the orphanage when he was young. Shao Muyan and Shao Min even went to the orphanage to investigate this matter.
Dean Xia said that there used to be an older child who had superandrogenic syndrome, and he would often have flare-ups and bully other children in the hospital.
He not only bullied children weaker than him, but he also hit teachers. Eventually, they couldn't handle it anymore and sent the child to some specialized institutions.
Therefore, after Shao Yun was adopted, he cared a lot about the children in the welfare home and would visit them every now and then, just in case what happened to him happened to those children.
Shao Muyan's eyes were red. He wiped his eyes and his gaze quickly turned cold.
He had a feeling that the truth would soon come to light.
The person behind the scenes is probably getting impatient.
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