The woman frowned and looked incredulous. She murmured to herself, "How could this happen? Why did he go to labor camp?"
Her eyes were filled with confusion and shock, and she seemed unable to accept this cruel fact.
The man had been listening quietly at the side. When he heard what Uncle Li said, his tense nerves instantly relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
He quietly pulled Liu Yunqiu aside and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Yunqiu, Liu Cuihua was sent to labor reform. Isn't this a godsend? Your identity won't be exposed. Isn't this great?"
Besides, it is estimated that the husband of Lin Yuexi mentioned by Mr. Li, Lu Cheng, is most likely the child you exchanged with him that year..."
There was a barely perceptible cunning flash in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, as if everything was under his control.
"Junyang, what you said is true," Gong Yunqiu said, rubbing her hands anxiously, her eyes full of panic, "but my parents have already come here, if we don't find Lu Zhendong and Liu Cuihua first and make them deny it, then I'm done for. All the efforts of these years will be wasted, I can't let this happen!"
Her voice rose unconsciously, with a hint of urgency and panic.
"Don't worry, let's think of a solution." Liu Junyang tried to comfort Liu Yunqiu and patted her shoulder gently, but Gong Yunqiu shook his hand away and paced back and forth.
"No, we can't delay any longer! I must not let my parents know that I am not a child of the Gong family..." Gong Yunqiu stopped suddenly, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.
"Let's go ask that old man how to get to the Lu family. We have to find them before my parents!"
After saying that, she took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, then turned and walked towards Uncle Li with quick and firm steps. Zhang Junyang sighed helplessly and quickly followed.
The two came to Uncle Li again. Gong Yunqiu forced a smile on her face and tried to make her voice sound steady: "Uncle, I was too anxious just now and forgot to ask you, how to get to Lu Zhendong's house?"
Uncle Li looked at the two of them with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and repeated the route to the Lu family in detail. He also reminded them: "When you go there, persuade Lu Zhendong well and don't take it too seriously. There is still a long time to go." After thanking him repeatedly, Gong Yunqiu and Zhang Junyang hurried towards the direction of the Lu family.
Along the way, Zhang Junyang tried to ease Gong Yunqiu's nervousness: "Yunqiu, don't worry too much. Maybe when we get there, things will turn around."
Gong Yunqiu did not respond, but her steps became more rapid, and the anxiety on her face did not diminish at all.
Soon, they arrived at the door of Lu Zhendong's house. The door was closed and there was silence all around.
Gong Yunqiu took a deep breath and knocked on the door. After a long time, the door slowly opened and Lu Zhendong appeared at the door with a tired face. Seeing the two strange young men, his eyes were full of doubts: "Who are you?"
But when Lu Zhendong's gaze fell on the face of the woman in front of him, he seemed to be under a spell and stood still in an instant. His originally dull eyes suddenly widened, full of disbelief.
The face in front of him looked very much like Liu Cuihua when she was young, with familiar eyebrows and features, as if time had gone back and brought him back to the past.
He opened his mouth, but no words came out for a while. He was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses as if waking up from a dream.
Lu Zhendong's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he swallowed hard, and said with a trembling voice: "You...you are..."
Before he finished speaking, he seemed to realize his mistake, and quickly turned sideways, raised his arm to make a gesture of invitation, and said hurriedly: "If you have anything to say, come in and tell me. It's cold outside, don't catch a cold."
His movements seemed a little flustered, and he accidentally knocked over the broom by the door when he turned around. He didn't bother to pick it up, but just kept motioning with his hands for the two to come into the house. His eyes were always lingering on the woman's face, as if trying to find more secrets about the past from her face.
The three of them walked into the house, and Lu Zhendong pointed to a somewhat worn wooden bench and motioned for them to sit down.
Gong Yunqiu and Zhang Junyang looked at each other and slowly sat down.
Lu Zhendong sat down on the chair opposite, rubbing his knees unconsciously with his hands, his eyes never leaving Gong Yunqiu's face.
Lu Zhendong stared at Gong Yunqiu, as if he wanted to engrave her appearance into his heart. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he spoke with difficulty: "Are you Shumin...?"
His voice was as hoarse as sandpaper, with a hint of nervousness that was hard to conceal. These words seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of his soul, filled with years of guilt and longing.
When Gong Yunqiu saw Lu Zhendong calling out her name, her heart suddenly sank and an indescribable complex emotion surged in her heart. She knew that the person in front of her was most likely her biological father.
The hesitation was replaced by determination in an instant. She made up her mind and stopped pretending. She took a deep breath, straightened her back, looked directly at Lu Zhendong, and said word by word: "Yes, I should be the Shumin you mentioned. I am now the child of the Gong family in Jing City, Gong Yunqiu."
As soon as the words came out, the air in the room seemed to freeze instantly, and time seemed to stop flowing.
Shock, regret, pain and many other emotions flashed through Lu Zhendong's eyes. He opened his mouth but could not say anything. His legs went soft and he slowly fell into the chair behind him, his hands hanging limply at his sides, as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant.
Gong Yunqiu stared straight at Lu Zhendong. His haggard face, full of guilt and pain, was like a sharp hook, pulling at the most secret emotions in her heart, instantly causing huge waves in her heart.
The expression in her eyes was complex and difficult to decipher, showing confusion about the truth of her life experience, the grievance that had been concealed for many years, and the complex and intertwined emotions towards the man in front of her.
She was grateful to Lu Zhendong for returning her to the Gong family. In the Gong family, she enjoyed a wealthy life, received a good education, and saw a wider world.
Gong's parents took great care of her and provided her with a warm environment to grow up in, which is a permanent warm harbor in her heart.
However, standing in front of his biological father at this moment, the warmth collided with the cruel reality before him, creating violent sparks, and hatred quietly grew in his heart.
She hated him, hated that he was her biological father and had put her in such a difficult situation.
Gong Yunqiu's hands clenched unconsciously, her fingertips turning white from the force. She pondered over and over in her mind, what should she do in the future if someone knew about this?
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