The three siblings were like monkeys whose headbands had just been removed. One gave orders, and the other did the work. These past few days, whatever Cheng Chao forbade them to eat, they did. They were just a few rebellious brats causing trouble.
If the pressure is too strong, the rebound will be significant.
In fact, to prevent Cheng Chao from actually coming back that night, the group didn't dare to dawdle as soon as Lin Dongfang left and immediately started cooking, for fear of being caught red-handed.
Over there, Cheng Chao came out of the cowshed and hurried back.
When the child spoke, he swore it was impossible, and even he himself found it absurd. He was sure the child had been deceived, and thought to himself that he should come over quickly to see who was up to the trick and expose the deception.
So, what was the result?
When he arrived here, he was shocked.
Although many years had passed and he had changed a lot, his once handsome face now weathered by time, he could still recognize him at a glance. That man was indeed his biological father, Cheng Jia, who had supposedly disappeared more than twenty years ago.
At that moment, he was completely bewildered and didn't know how to react.
When he was a child, his father was a towering hero in his heart. When his second and youngest uncles talked about him, their eyes and hearts were full of admiration for their eldest brother. It was not without this reason that they were able to firmly choose this path and stick to it for so many years.
Standing in the shadows, watching the two people stagger in and out, he didn't pay much attention to what Lin Dongfang said afterward. He only had one thought in his mind: to find his uncle as soon as possible and ask him what exactly happened, whether the disappearance was an accident or intentional.
Why haven't they made a public appearance all these years?
Is it a coincidence that you're here now, or is there some kind of plan?
He was long past the age where he needed his parents' company, but when he thought back to that time, Cheng Jia was the pillar of the Cheng family, and for him, after his mother was gone, Cheng Jia was his closest relative.
The news of Cheng Jia's disappearance was like a bolt from the blue for him; the sky had fallen.
The young boy's tender shoulders slumped, and everything before his eyes was gloomy.
Loneliness and helplessness made him feel like his whole world had collapsed.
All the information gathered from various sources indicated that the outcome was grim; no one had been found, neither alive nor dead. At that time, the political situation was still chaotic, and getting to the bottom of things was not an easy task. The Cheng family was not exactly on the verge of collapse, but it was certainly not very stable.
What could they do at that critical moment?
Unable to advance or retreat, I could only swallow my anger.
During that time, Cheng Jin, who wasn't much older than him, was his only support. The uncle and nephew relied on each other and helped each other through that period.
Later, Cheng Jin even took him under his wing. It can be said that Cheng Jin played the role of a parent to Cheng Chao, and was his source of confidence. When something happened, Cheng Chao would think of him first.
When Cheng Chao returned to his post, he had calmed down. However, Cheng Jin knew him well enough to know that something was wrong as soon as he saw his expression. After connecting the dots, he realized that Cheng Chao had gone to Liujiatun.
"What's wrong?"
Cheng Chao looked at him, her eyes filled with accusation, confusion, and grievance.
"Uncle, did you already know?"
Cheng Jin paused for a moment while holding the water glass.
"You found out? You saw the person?"
After the children arrived, he knew he couldn't hide it from him anymore. Fortunately, he hadn't intended to hide it. He just hadn't had the heart to dampen his spirits when he saw the boy excitedly going to see his younger siblings as soon as he got back. He just hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.
With a sigh, Cheng Jin pushed another water glass over.
"Tell me, what are your thoughts?"
Cheng Chao held the water glass, his hands still trembling slightly.
Over the years, he had faced countless life-and-death situations, but none of them seemed to match the suddenness of this blow, leaving him unable to calm down for a long time.
"Uncle, is that person really him?"
Cheng Chao was momentarily speechless, unable to utter the word.
Cheng Jin glanced at his nephew and sighed inwardly again. What a mess this was, it was just that the child was suffering.
“After they went back that day, I went to check overnight and found people to trace back along the channels of their exile. He was indeed your father.”
"boom"!
Cheng Chao felt as if his mind had exploded. His hand rested limply on the table, and the cup tilted to one side, making a crisp clinking sound.
He was also puzzled. Logically, seeing his father should have made him excited, but inexplicably, he felt utterly powerless and lost.
"Uncle, how has he been all these years?"
He wanted to hear Cheng Jia's resignation and helplessness, or his resignation to living in anonymity. Cheng Jin knew this, but his words were still so cruel.
"Very well, he has another family now."
Cheng Chao's hand gradually tightened around the cup.
Cheng Jin pretended not to see it and continued speaking in a calm tone.
"His partner was a university professor, and they had two children together."
That professor is the young woman you met on the train a while ago; she's her parents' superior.
The threads in Cheng Chao's mind gradually tangled together, slowly becoming a complete mess.
"Um, what about Chen Ruonan? The results are out?"
"Yes, the whistleblowing is just a pretext for them. They are using the chaos of the whistleblowing and vandalism to frame people everywhere. No fewer than ten families have been framed and destroyed, including several founding heroes."
"Then why did you target your sister?"
"I don't know whether to say you were lucky or unlucky. It was you guys who ruthlessly grabbed her on the train and saw her embarrassed state, making her feel like she had lost face. You were afraid that she would tell others, so you decided to strike first."
That girl is clever; she deliberately chose to strike when you weren't around. By the time you found out, Dandan had already been arrested.
However, she didn't expect that just because she wasn't an ordinary educated youth, she wouldn't get away with it either, and instead gave her family a huge handle to use against her.
Cheng Chao's mind was a jumbled mess, a tangled mess that he couldn't untangle.
"Then, what does this have to do with him?"
Cheng Jin sighed again.
"That university professor is the leader of that gang, a foreign spy organization. The report is just one of their methods. Their goal is to take advantage of the current chaos and make the domestic situation even more chaotic."
"She was caught by your father."
Cheng Chao was taken aback.
"He knew all along?"
"No, he really wants to live a good life,"
"Just live your life as it is. I didn't say he couldn't look for other women, so why do you have to hide like this?"
It would be a lie to say I wasn't heartbroken. A teenager, suddenly all alone, spent countless nights crying myself to sleep.
"It is said that he suffered from battlefield stress and did not remember who he was, that is, he had amnesia."
I happened to see a radio broadcast a few days ago and realized something was wrong, then things gradually returned to normal.
Cheng Chao sneered.
"Can't remember who you are after more than 20 years? Can you really bring yourself to hurt the person you've been sleeping with for more than 20 years?"
Uncle, do you believe me?
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