Chapter 96: It turns out she is not my biological daughter! (Additional update)
Ruan Anan helped the pale-faced Zhu Lijuan into the bedroom, let her lie down, gently tucked in the quilt for her, and soothed her gently, "Principal Zhu, this isn't your fault. Don't overthink it. When her cousin comes, everything will be clear!"
"Hey, what sin have I committed?"
Zhu Lijuan let out a long sigh. She was also a child, and also lacked the company of her parents while growing up.
How come Ruan Anan is smart and resilient, Xu Yancheng is upright and strong, but the one he has given birth to is...
She closed her eyes tiredly, not daring to think any further.
Ruan Anan went downstairs only after comforting Zhu Lijuan.
Qi Changan and Xu Yancheng were sitting in the living room without saying a word, and Qi Sisi's cursing could be clearly heard from the second floor.
"Let me out, you old fools with your elbows out!"
"If I die, you can expect to have no descendants!"
"After he died, there wasn't even a pot or banner to smash! He deserved it!"
"You will not die a good death for harming your own flesh and blood! You will be struck by lightning!"
…
The obscene language is unbearable to hear.
"Comrade Xiao Ruan, come and sit down." Qi Chang'an looked more tired than ever.
A leader who was once a powerful figure on the battlefield is now unable to do anything about his own daughter.
What a twist of fate!
Ruan Anan followed his instructions and sat down next to Xu Yancheng, looking calmly at Qi Changan. "Commander Qi, I'm not sure if I should say something. I don't think you and Principal Zhu have that kind of blood connection to Qi Sisi."
"Ah." Qi Changan sighed, rubbing his temples with melancholy. "It's strange, but every time I see Qi Sisi's face, I feel like I can see Zhu Wei through her. That feeling of annoyance... I can't suppress it."
He shook his head in self-mockery, "Maybe... I'm just born selfish and cold-blooded?"
Xu Yancheng's eyes fell on the bright blue rag in Ruan Anan's tightly clenched hands, and his heart tightened. "Are you scared?"
Ruan Anan shook her head and spread out her palms, revealing the two pieces of silk that were torn beyond recognition.
"No, it's just a shame to waste such good material, and it's a shame to show Principal Zhu his kindness..."
"Do you like this material? I'll ask someone to buy you a new one from Min City."
Seeing how she cherished it, Xu Yancheng took the two pieces from her palm and solemnly placed them in the innermost layer of the military green shoulder bag he carried with him.
Ruan Anan shook her head slightly.
It's not a problem of the material.
Among the Shu brocade and Fuguang brocade piled up in her space, which one is not more precious than this one?
What she wants is the feeling of being cherished and remembered, the warmth that belongs only to her.
Even if Xu Yancheng didn't show up in time, with her space and skills, Qi Sisi couldn't hurt her at all.
But destroying the cloth was like a knife cutting into her heart.
This was the first time in her two lifetimes that someone really wanted to take her clothes for her.
The fabric itself may not be unusual.
But this thought weighs more than a thousand pounds to her.
She is cold-hearted by nature, not easily moved by emotions or hatred.
But this time, looking at the broken blue and listening to the harsh curses from upstairs.
A cold and violent feeling grew in her heart.
Qi Sisi, you must pay the price for this!
Thinking of this, she calmed herself down and brought the topic back on track.
"Old Chief, do you believe in the saying 'blood is thicker than water'?"
Qi Changan was startled, then nodded, "Of course I believe it. Family affection is natural. What do you mean by asking this?"
Ruan Anan sat up straight, looking serious: "I just feel strange. Look at Xu Yancheng,"
She pointed at the man beside her. "His mother died young, his father was far away in the frontier, and he was treated harshly by his stepmother. Yet, he remained upright and self-reliant. And then there's Wu Wei and Xiao Li. They're both orphans without parents, but in the army, which one of them wasn't a loyal and brave soldier?"
"But what about Qi Sisi? I heard her cousin Zhu Wei took great care of her, providing her with fine clothes and delicious food, and even hired someone to teach her foreign languages early on. How could a girl who had been immersed in love and never suffered the slightest hardship grow up to be so mean and vicious, so heartless?"
She paused and continued, "So, I think it's her nature, or rather, her roots are not right!"
"You mean..." Qi Changan's voice was a little dry.
"What I mean is, the daughter you and Principal Zhu have raised for eighteen years, the blood flowing in her body... may not even be yours!"
"What?"
The glass in Qi Changan's hand fell to the ground with a clang.
"You mean... Qi Sisi is not our child?!"
Ruan Anan did not answer directly, but calmly raised the doubts he observed.
"This is just speculation. After all, you two have no sense of blood connection to her, and she doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to you. On the contrary, you and Principal Zhu have both mentioned multiple times that you see traces of Zhu Wei in her face. Combining all these clues, I feel this is highly likely."
"Yes!" Qi Chang'an stood up suddenly, and the fragments of the past instantly connected in his mind.
"I was wondering why she looks more and more familiar the older she gets! Isn't this familiarity just like facing Zhu Wei's face?"
He seemed to have grasped at a lifeline and pressed on anxiously, "You, how did you come up with that? Do you have any evidence?"
"There's no conclusive evidence," Ruan Anan said frankly, but with an unusually firm tone. "This is just the most reasonable speculation based on all the abnormal phenomena. Old Chief, can I ask when Zhu Wei's own child was born?"
"On the same day! In the same hospital!" Qi Changan's voice trembled without him even noticing.
"That child... is a boy! He's been honest and hardworking since he was young, a top student, and now he's one of the best workers in the production team! After graduating from high school, Zhu Wei sent him to the northwest desert to work in the fields. This year, I... used some connections to transfer him back to Nansha Island. This time, he'll come with his mother, Zhu Wei!"
Ruan Anan's guess was confirmed: "As expected. Then my guess is almost right."
"You mean..." There was a hint of disbelief in Qi Chang'an's eyes.
Ruan Anan nodded slowly. "Although there's no hard evidence, I'm almost certain that Zhu Wei switched your child with hers in the hospital. She abandoned your healthy and excellent son to eat sand in the northwest, hoping he'd die there. But she raised your daughter, Qi Sisi, in luxury, enjoying everything she didn't deserve. And yet, she could have saved herself from separation if she had just spoken to you."
She paused and looked into Qi Changan's eyes: "Old Chief, if Zhu Wei had brought that child to beg you, would you have watched him suffer in the northwest?"
"Of course not!" Qi Changan did not hide his idea of using a back door.
"I wanted to bring that kid to the army back then, but Zhu Wei refused to agree and was determined to send him away. It was Lijuan who kept thinking about him and used a lot of favors in private to get him transferred back..."
By the end, the truth was clear in his mind.
"Comrade Ruan's analysis makes sense. This is most likely the case!"
"Well, I also think what An An said makes sense. The possibility that the leader's child was swapped by mistake is very high."
Xu Yancheng, who had been listening, spoke at the right time and handed Qi Changan another cup of hot tea.
"Fortunately, they'll be here in a few days. Then, we might as well try to find out by indirect means. The truth will eventually reveal itself."
Ruan Anan couldn't help feeling guilty after being praised one after another.
It's not that she's so smart, it's just the routine of real and fake daughters. As a senior editor, she has seen too many of them.
According to the melodramatic script, the young master should have been tortured thousands of times before he recognized his relatives on his deathbed.
But who is she, Ruan Anan? If she can cut the Gordian knot quickly, she will never drag her feet!
Who has the patience to watch Qi Sisi jump around for a few more years?
But... the biggest question now is, where did the DNA technology come from in the 1970s?
How can we prove conclusively that Commander Qi’s child has been replaced?
Just then... "Bang!"
Suddenly, there was a more intense sound of smashing and smashing coming from upstairs.
Hearing Qi Sisi's hysterical scream, Ruan Anan frowned in annoyance.
She stood up suddenly, a cold light flashing in her eyes: "Old Chief, can I go up and 'take a look' at her?"
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