It wasn't until Gu Yueming and Qin Sheng sat down on the sofa opposite that Hu Mengling got a clear look at Qin Sheng's face, and she was immediately shocked.
It wasn't just because Qin Sheng was good-looking; more importantly, this girl looked so much like Gu Yueming.
Hu Mengling's gaze swept back between the two of them. She looked at Qin Sheng, who had a cold expression, and then at Gu Yueming, who was sitting on her bottom, fidgeting as if she had needles in her pants. The more she looked, the more puzzled she became.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and she immediately lowered her voice to ask Qin Yanshu, who had just sat down next to her: "Yanyan, is she really your classmate?"
Qin Yanshu was in a bad mood and just gave a perfunctory reply.
Hu Mengling glared at her, but her mind was already racing.
Yan Yan's classmate is the same age as Yan Yan, seventeen years old.
Hu Mengling suddenly remembered that eighteen years ago, when she was pregnant with Yan Yan, Gu Yueming did not show her face for almost a year. It wasn't until Yan Yan was almost six months old that she returned to the Qin family.
Could it be that...
An idea gradually took shape in Hu Mengling's mind, and a calculating glint flashed in her eyes.
She coughed lightly to suppress her excitement, and said casually, "This is the first time I've seen my second sister-in-law invite a friend to our home, and it's a young girl at that. It seems that my second sister-in-law really likes Yan Yan's classmate."
Gu Yueming was texting Qin Zheng when she heard this and looked up.
She first nodded to Hu Mengling, then shifted her gaze to Qin Sheng, her eyes softening with an unconscious gentleness: "Yes, I really like Qin Sheng. Maybe it's fate."
Hu Mengling nodded, deeply agreeing: "Isn't it all fate? If we hadn't known each other for so many years and knew each other inside and out, I would have thought she was your own daughter at first glance!"
He then turned to Wang Shujun and said with a smile, "Mom, look, doesn't Qin Sheng look a lot like my second sister-in-law?"
Wang Shujun was old and her eyesight wasn't very good. Upon hearing this, she took out her reading glasses and put them on before looking at the two of them. What she saw startled her.
It took him a while to come to his senses, and he smiled and exclaimed, "That's really true."
Hu Mengling covered her mouth and giggled: "Right? I didn't lie to you."
Then he looked at Gu Yueming and joked, "Hey, sister-in-law, you didn't secretly have a baby outside of my second brother's house, did you? This girl isn't really your daughter, is she?"
Gu Yueming's heart skipped a beat. Almost instinctively, she looked at Qin Sheng and met the girl's cool gaze.
Qin Sheng slightly raised her lips, her smile revealing no emotion: "Am I?"
It seemed serious, yet it also seemed like a joke.
Gu Yueming's heart pounded even harder, and the word "yes" almost slipped out.
But... she didn't dare.
She wasn't sure if telling Qin Sheng the truth now would earn their forgiveness or bring her back to their side.
But she also had a vague premonition that this might be her only, and last, chance.
The word "yes" lingered on her lips as Gu Yueming gazed into the girl's eyes, which were remarkably similar to her own, her heart filled with conflict and hesitation.
As Hu Mengling watched the two gazing into each other's eyes, her excitement grew stronger.
It's coming, it's almost here...
If Gu Yueming dares to admit it, then she is absolutely confident that she will drive her out of the Qin family, and the three Qin brothers will also be finished!
"Who are you."
Just as the atmosphere reached its peak, a deep male voice came from the direction of the door, and Qin Zheng's tall and upright figure appeared in response.
He ignored the three people, Hu Mengling and her companions, who were either surprised or incredulous, and walked straight up to Qin Sheng.
He looked at the girl's face, which resembled his wife's, and slowly squatted down.
He looked up into the girl's eyes and repeated, "Sheng Sheng, you are, you are my daughter, Qin Zheng and Gu Yueming's daughter."
Determined, certain.
Qin Sheng's eyebrows twitched, melting away the ice and snow, and she curved her lips into a smile: "I know."
Qin Zheng's eyes instantly reddened, and Gu Yueming could no longer hold back her tears.
She hugged Qin Sheng tightly and burst into tears.
Qin Sheng's body stiffened for a moment, then slowly softened amid the woman's almost uncontrollable sobs. She paused for a long time before slowly raising her hand to stroke Gu Yueming's back.
This is her mother.
A mother who would cry for her.
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What Hu Mengling thought was a case of infidelity turned into a touching reunion of a family of three, something she never dreamed would happen.
She took deep breaths, barely managing to suppress her anger and embarrassment, before forcing a smile and saying, "Second brother, you must have made a mistake, right? Our Qin family is the number one family in Ancheng. We can't afford to have a scandal like mistaking our daughter for someone else, or we'll become the laughingstock of Ancheng."
Qin Zheng had already suppressed his emotions. Upon hearing this, he stood up and sneered, "My daughter, how could I mistake her?"
"But……"
Hu Mengling was about to speak when Qin Zheng looked at Wang Shujun, who was standing to the side in astonishment.
He stepped aside to let Qin Sheng pass, and solemnly introduced her once again: "Mom, this is Qin Sheng, my daughter, your own granddaughter."
Wang Shujun was completely bewildered by this series of changes. When Qin Zheng spoke to her, it took her a while to come to her senses: "What... what exactly is going on?"
Qin Zheng: "Do you still remember Master Guang?"
Wang Shujun paused, then remembered: "You mean the old abbot of Jue'an Temple, your father's old friend?"
Qin Zheng nodded: "Yes, it's him."
Wang Shujun: "Is he involved in this matter?"
Qin Zheng nodded again: "Yes."
Amidst the disbelieving or doubtful gazes of the crowd, Qin Zheng slowly began to recount his past.
"Eighteen years ago, Xiaoming had just found out she was pregnant. Before we could tell everyone, Master Liaoguang came to our house, ostensibly to catch up with my father, but actually for the child in Xiaoming's womb."
"He told us that this child is favored by heaven, and her birth will bring great fortune to me and Xiaoming, and to our entire Qin family. However, this child is destined to have weak family ties and could die young if we are not careful. If we want to protect her, there is only one way."
"We will adopt her away from us, her closest relatives, until she turns eighteen."
Qin Zheng paused, and before Hu Mengling could speak, he continued, "Father also knows about this. Mom, if you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself when he comes out of the lab in a few days."
Hu Mengling's words of questioning caught in her throat, her face turning red and then pale.
Wang Shujun immediately thought of something: "No wonder, no wonder your father gave an extra share of his property when he made his will last time. I was wondering about that. It turns out he already knew about Sheng Sheng's existence."
They immediately called out to Sheng Sheng, which clearly showed that they had already believed Qin Zheng's story.
Hu Mengling and Qin Yanshu looked even more unpleasant.
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