"Xiaoci, do you want to take a look?"

Shao Jinhuan asked softly.

Shen Ci lowered his head, staring at his hands which were gradually tightening around the quilt, feeling extremely conflicted.

Has this day finally arrived?

No matter what Bai Ziwei did to Shen Ci, it was still an indisputable fact that he was the real young master of the Shen family.

And I...will be left with nothing.

Lu Xiao was unexpectedly silent. If he had seen Shen Ci so reluctant under normal circumstances, he would have directly fought back.

But this concerns Shen Ci's life experience and family, and it is something he must know.

The previous blood relationship identification made Wei Moshan suppress him. Shen Ci probably knew the truth from somewhere a long time ago, maybe Bai Ziwei told him.

Hopefully he's prepared for this.

"Baby," Lu Xiao's voice was a little hoarse, "I don't know what you are thinking."

"But you have to remember, no one will abandon you." He leaned over and hugged Shen Ci, whispering in his ear.

This scene was very eye-catching to Shao Jinhuan. He wanted to say something but stopped himself, and finally he could only purse his lips and pretend that he didn't see it.

Shen Ci was held in his arms, and his nose felt a little sore.

Obviously... in the original novel of the dream, I was abandoned by everyone.

But that was because he was always courting death and causing trouble. Now that he was so calm and didn't dare to provoke the protagonist, he wouldn't be so miserable, right? At least... the people around him wouldn't hate him this time.

Shen Ci thought: "Well, it depends."

Lu Xiao stood up and glanced at Shao Jinhuan. The other party understood and handed the tablet with the video open to Shen Ci.

Take a deep breath and hit play.

In the picture, the father, mother, and eldest brother were all dressed in formal attire and stood in front of the camera. Shen Ci noticed that there was a name tag on the representative seat behind them with his name on it: Shen Ci.

Shen Ci was a little shocked. He was not there, so...

The eldest brother combed his hair neatly, revealing a handsome face as cold as ice. He took the microphone and spoke loudly: "This press conference was actually prepared for a long time by the Shen family."

"But the unexpected incident yesterday forced us to hold it earlier. I'm sure everyone has heard about what happened yesterday."

The reporters in the audience nodded one after another, rubbing their hands in preparation to start asking questions.

Last night was a big news. The young master of the Shen family almost drowned at the birthday party. Then it was revealed that he had no blood relationship with the Shen family and was a fake young master. It was very likely that he drowned last night because he was plotting against the real young master of the Shen family and ended up harming himself!

This kind of family feud between the rich and powerful is definitely destined to be the most eye-catching headlines!

Shen Bie: "Please be patient, reporters. We, the Shen family, need to make some statements first."

His voice was steady and powerful, already quite like that of a head of the family.

Big brother is so handsome!

Such an inappropriate thought suddenly popped up in Shen Ci's mind, but... Shen Bie will be Bai Ziwei's brother in the future, so he has to change his words.

"Shen Ci is indeed just an adopted son of the Shen family. The one who is truly related to the Shen family by blood is Bai Ziwei."

Shen Ci's heart tightened and his hands trembled uncontrollably, but he felt a warm feeling on the back of his hands.

Looking up, Lu Xiao was looking at him steadily. His dark and deep eyes clearly reminded Shen Ci of his presence, as if silently repeating "Don't be afraid, I'm here".

Like a reassurance, Shen Ci felt much more at ease. He gave Lu Xiao a grateful smile and turned his attention back to the video.

As soon as Shen Bie said this, there was an uproar in the audience, and reporters were already scrambling to stand up and ask questions.

"Will the Shen family end their relationship with Shen Ci and choose to recognize Bai Ziwei as the young master?"

"May I ask how the family property is going to be distributed? Will Bai Ziwei split it equally with you?"

"Did Shen Ci fail to kill Master Zhen and almost drown as the rumors say?"

“…”

Shen Bie pulled the corner of his mouth, and the anger that had finally subsided almost flared up again: "First of all, the rumors are all false."

“It’s not fake!”

The earth-shaking scream startled the reporters, and they all looked at the person who had just run in from the door.

"It's the real Young Master Bai Ziwei!" a reporter exclaimed in surprise, and the scene was suddenly filled with flashing lights and crazy snapping.

Bai Ziwei's face was bruised and his hair was a mess, as if he had been beaten up.

He is no longer the gentle and glamorous man he once was on the stage. He is now a lunatic who has lost his mind.

He didn't even want to pretend to be pitiful anymore, and immediately returned to his true nature and began to roar: "Shen Ci is so bad, not only did he steal my identity, but he also made things difficult for me in every way! He almost drowned me last night, this is all true!"

Wei Shuo, who was listening in, stood up and said, "You're farting for me again?!"

The security guard quickly stepped forward and held down Wei Shuo who was about to rush up and hit someone, and looked at Shen Bie for help.

Shen Bie sneered at Bai Ziwei: "Okay, who are you trying to fool? Do you think we have no evidence?"

He pressed the remote control and the video started playing on the screen behind him.

The video turned out to be a high-definition surveillance video of Lu Xiao Resort, and the reporters suddenly fell silent.

Shen Ci was caught on camera walking with a tray of wine in his hand, and he even took a few detours when passing by the swimming pool.

The next second, Bai Ziwei suddenly rushed out from the side and knocked Shen Ci over with a clear purpose, and the two fell into the water together...

There were few people at the swimming pool and everything was recorded clearly.

Bai Ziwei's face turned pale. He stared at the screen in disbelief and took several steps back.

How could this be captured on camera? He clearly remembered that there were no surveillance cameras nearby!

The evidence was so solid that the reporters were so stunned that they even forgot to ask further questions.

Shen Bie stared at Bai Ziwei with a cold look in his eyes: "It is true that you and I are related by blood, but I still say the same thing, my only brother is Xiaoci."

"You're such a vicious person, I don't want to acknowledge you and pamper you. Otherwise, if one day you get excited and want to take over my property, it would be fun to stab me to death." Shen Bie said sarcastically.

"The original purpose of this press conference was to announce that Shen Ci would serve as the nominal vice president of Shen Group. Even now, this decision remains unchanged."

Everyone present understood what this meant.

This clearly announced Shen Ci's legal status as an adopted son in the Shen family, and that he, not Bai Ziwei, would be the one to inherit the property in the future.

Bai Ziwei immediately started to scream hysterically, "Mom and Dad, I am your biological son! Why would you give your family property to an outsider?!"

"Brother, what are you talking about? I love you so much, how could I hurt you?"

"Everyone treats Shen Ci like a treasure, just because he pretended to be me?!"

“That’s enough!”

Mother Shen was so angry that she was shaking all over, tears had already flowed down her face, the once elegant and calm lady was now filled with anger and grief.

"I never thought that the baby who was once so cute would become like this now!"

Father Shen hugged his wife with some distress and explained to the reporter: "When our little son was lost in an accident, our whole family was immersed in regret and sorrow. Xiaowu even became emaciated."

"But one day, Abie brought Xiaoci back home."

"He was so young and cried so much. He lay in Abie's arms with tears in his eyes and looked at us timidly."

He looked at the camera, as if he was looking at Shen Ci himself, full of kindness and love: "We named the little guy Shen Ci, because he is a gift from God, bringing light and laughter to the lifeless Shen family."

"Of course we have fantasized about finding our lost children. But in this situation... our choice is clear, as Abie has just said."

"I just want to ask one thing. If everyone present here is suddenly asked to give up the child you have raised for twenty years with all your heart and soul, and use it to please such a... vicious parent, would you be willing?"

"Since the so-called biological son is so narrow-minded and cannot tolerate Xiaoci's existence, then we simply don't want to acknowledge him."

The reporters were immediately moved by Mr. Shen's deliberate guidance of empathy.

"I have raised him for more than 20 years. He is no different from my own child. If he were my own baby, I would definitely not be willing to give him back to someone else, let alone allow him to be bullied."

"What biological son? In fact, there is no difference between him and a stranger. We still have to cultivate the relationship from the beginning."

"Besides, this Bai Ziwei is too bad. He is going to kill his father and brother in the future! If I had to choose, I would definitely choose someone who is simpler..."

“…”

The situation was hopeless, and Shen's father's words changed the situation. Bai Ziwei became angry and wanted to continue making trouble, but was immediately grabbed and dragged away by the security guards.

"Let me go! I'm the protagonist! Do you want to die..."

His voice faded away, and the press conference ended quickly and hastily.

Shen Bie looked at the door where Bai Ziwei was dragged out, and said in a low voice: "Everything that happened to Xiaoci will be settled with Bai Ziwei."

***

Shen Ci couldn't hold back his tears when he watched the video halfway through, and by the end of the video, his eyes were flooded like a flood. Shao Jinhuan hurriedly tried to wipe them away, but Lu Xiao skillfully and calmly refused.

Shen Ci's face was held in Lu Xiao's big hands, and all the tears were wiped away. Lu Xiao smiled faintly: "If you want to cry, just cry out loud."

When someone is with you, you will always be more vulnerable. Upon hearing this, Shen Ci immediately threw himself into Lu Xiao's arms, and gradually burst into tears from his initial sobbing.

Touched, aggrieved, relieved... a mixture of emotions. Shen Ci rarely cried so hard since she became an adult.

He never expected that things would go in a completely opposite direction from the original novel.

Lu Xiao glanced at Shao Jinhuan lightly, then bent down and kissed the swirl on the top of Shen Ci's head, and patted his shoulder gently, as if he was coaxing a child.

Shao Jinhuan: “…”

He seemed to see a bit of pride and ridicule in Lu Xiao's eyes that should have been deep and cold? Why are you so childish?

Shao Jinhuan is now completely sure of Lu Xiao's feelings for Shen Ci, but Shao Jinhuan can't tell what Shen Ci is thinking...

It seemed that he did not have such fantasies about Lu Xiao, and only stopped at familiarity and dependence.

Then... I still have a chance to get Xiaoci back.

There was a knock on the door. Shao Jinhuan paused for a moment and got up to open the door.

When Mr. and Mrs. Shen saw that it was Shao Jinhuan who opened the door, they were stunned.

Shen Bie snorted coldly behind them, squeezed to the front and said coldly: "What are you doing here? Helping Bai Ziwei with his tricks again? Didn't I tell you to stop bothering my brother?"

Just one sentence made Shao Jinhuan's face darken.

"Brother, don't fight..."

Shen Ci opened his eyes upon hearing the voice and reminded him with sobs.

When Shen Bie heard Shen Ci's voice, his expression eased a little. He pushed Shao Jinhuan aside and walked into the door: "How is your body——"

Shen Bie's voice stopped abruptly.

What did you see?

The beloved little brother was hugging Lu Xiao's neck with his hands, crying until his nose was red and his tears were all on Lu Xiao's suit.

Lu Xiao had a helpless look on his face. He reached out to touch Shen Ci's hair, his eyes glued to Shen Ci.

Shen Bie: “???”

Shen Bie's face was full of colors, and he was speechless for a long time. The two of them were so intimate, and Shen Bie felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it.

Was it that the cabbages he raised were eaten by the pigs, or did the cabbages go and eat the pigs? !