Chapter 74 Zhizhi is our little sister
These words left Wen Changyu momentarily dazed. "...Who?" he asked in a trembling voice after a long while.
The Wen family originally had three children: the eldest son Wen Jinshu, the second son Wen Jinzhou, and the youngest daughter Wen Jinci. However, Wen Jinci was lost when she was a month old.
After that, the name became taboo in the Wen family.
Nearly twenty years later, upon hearing this name again, Wen Changyu's resolute body swayed slightly.
Wen Qianqian stood by the door and cautiously spoke up, "My second brother has a comrade-in-arms' wife, and my eldest brother said she looks a bit like Mom. My eldest and second brothers want Mom to get a DNA test done with that young woman..."
As soon as Wen Qianqian finished speaking, Xu Shanshan, who was lying in bed, began to sob. Her crying gradually grew louder and eventually turned into a heart-wrenching wail.
Without asking any questions, Wen Changyu went up and hugged her tightly.
Xu Shanshan, nestled in Wen Changyu's arms, cried and questioned, "Are you all blaming me?"
"It's my fault for losing her, isn't it?"
Wen Changyu hugged her tightly, "No, no one blames you. It's all in the past, Shanshan is all in the past. We have Qianqian now. Look, Qianqian is our daughter."
As Wen Changyu spoke, he gestured for Wen Qianqian to come over.
Wen Changyu also knew that Wen Qianqian was Xu Shanshan's emotional support.
She treated Wen Qianqian as their lost daughter.
Before Wen Qianqian could get close, Xu Shanshan shoved Wen Changyu away, saying, "You're lying. You're all blaming me. Otherwise, Jinshu and Jinzhou wouldn't have just seen someone and said they looked like their sister, and asked me to get a DNA test."
"You blame me, blame me..." Xu Shanshan murmured, her eyes darting around.
Wen Changyu quickly wrapped his arms around her again, holding her tightly, and didn't let go no matter how much she struggled or hit him. "No, no one blames you. What's done is done."
"...Yes, that child is unlucky and has no connection with us. It has nothing to do with you."
"If you really want to blame someone, blame me. It's my fault for not taking good care of you. If... if I had gone out with you and your daughter, this wouldn't have happened," Wen Changyu said, his eyes reddening.
Seeing that he was also starting to blame himself, Xu Shanshan stopped saying things that blamed herself and instead nestled in his arms, suppressing her sobs.
Wen Changyu felt extremely distressed.
Because of Xu Shanshan's crying and her refusal to eat dinner, Wen Jinshu didn't have a chance to talk about Xie Zhizhi until dinner time.
Because while they were having dinner downstairs, his father was upstairs coaxing his mother to eat.
Lin Wenwen glared at her husband at her in-laws' behavior, saying, "Why didn't you inherit any of Dad's good qualities?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Jinshu picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and placed it in her bowl, "Eat!"
Lin Wenwen glared at him again, but ultimately said nothing more.
When Wen Jinshu finally had a chance to speak with Wen Changyu, it was already past midnight.
At this time, the entire Wen family was resting, including Xu Shanshan.
Only then did Wen Jinshu have the opportunity to corner her father in the study.
Wen Changyu sat in the study, rubbing his temples wearily. "Is there anything that can't be said tomorrow?"
“It’s a very important matter,” Wen Jinshu said.
It was obvious that he didn't intend to wait until tomorrow.
Wen Changyu had no choice but to sit and listen to his eldest son. "Okay, go on!"
Did Mom mention what happened in Jiangcheng to you?
Wen Changyu glanced at his son, picked up his teacup, took a sip of water to ease his fatigue, and then said, "Yes, I did."
"You said you found a young woman who looks a lot like your sister," Wen Changyu said, frowning. "Your sister was only a month old when she had that accident, and you were seven!"
"Even if you remember her, how can you tell that someone in their twenties resembles him?" Wen Changyu asked, his brow furrowed.
After saying that, without giving Wen Jinshu a chance to speak, he said with a deep gaze, "Jinshu, you and Jinzhou still remember your little sister. As a father, I am very gratified."
"This shows that both of my sons are loyal and affectionate people!"
"But, Jinshu, Jinci, to you she is just a younger sister, but to your mother she is a piece of her own flesh."
Wen Changyu stood up, walked to the window of the study, opened it, and let the cold wind blow on him before continuing, "Jinci was in your mother's arms when the incident happened. Your mother has always believed that she was responsible for Jinci's death. She has been blaming herself and torturing herself ever since."
"If we hadn't adopted Qianqian back then, she probably wouldn't have been able to get through these years."
"You think someone looks like your sister, so you drag your mother to get a DNA test done. Have you ever thought about the harm this will cause your mother?"
Wen Jinshu sincerely said, "That was indeed something I didn't consider, so when Mom wanted to come back, I immediately went back with her."
"However, I had Jinzhou accompany Zhizhi to get the test results."
Upon hearing the name "Zhizhi," Wen Changyu frowned and turned around. "Zhizhi?"
“Yes, that girl’s name,” Wen Jinshu said, his eyes softening at the mention of Xie Zhizhi. “Dad, you didn’t see Zhizhi. If you had, you would have thought the same thing as me.”
“She really looks a lot like my mother, almost identical faces, except for the eyes,” Wen Jinshu said, looking up at her father. “Her eyes are like yours, and like mine and Jinzhou’s. Our eyes are exactly the same.”
Upon hearing this, Wen Changyu's heart began to tremble. "Really... so similar?" His voice trembled involuntarily, revealing a secret joy of anticipation.
Wen Jinshu nodded affirmatively, "It really looks like her. If you saw Zhizhi, you would definitely think that she is the lost Jinci."
Wen Changyu clenched his fist suddenly. "Don't let this slip in front of your mother yet. Keep in touch with Jinzhou these next few days and keep an eye on the results."
Wen Jinshu nodded.
An autumn rain fell in Jiangcheng, but not in Beijing, yet the weather in Beijing grew increasingly cold.
After the autumn rain, Wen Jinzhou went to pick up the appraisal report himself, while Xie Zhizhi forgot about it because she was busy with museum matters.
Wen Jinzhou took the report and, seeing the conclusion that "the existence of a sibling blood relationship is supported," immediately called his older brother without saying a word.
"...Big brother, the results...the results are in."
“Zhizhi is our sister, right?” Although Wen Jinzhou didn’t say the answer, Wen Jinshu could already guess from his tone.
“Yes, yes, yes,” Wen Jinzhou nodded repeatedly while holding the microphone, “Zhizhi is our sister, our own sister, we are related by blood.”
"Okay, I understand," Wen Jinshu said, her tone unchanged as if she had already anticipated the outcome.
In fact, his hand holding the microphone was trembling slightly.
After hanging up with Wen Jinzhou, Wen Jinshu immediately called Wen Changyu, "Dad, Jinzhou has the results. The DNA test shows that Zhizhi and Jinzhou are related by blood."
After Wen Jinshu finished speaking, there was no response for a long time on the other end of the phone; only heavy breathing could be heard.
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