Everyone could feel Shuishui's absent-mindedness. Her mind was elsewhere, and no one knew what she was thinking about. Her expression was so cold. Shuishui checked her phone and stood up. "Excuse me. I'm going out to make a call."
She walked out of the restaurant while looking at her phone. After a long while, she dialed her father's number.
"Aiyo, Shuishui, you called. Do you miss me?" Qian An said with a smile. It was rare for her to call him at that time of the day.
"Daddy, are you free tonight? Come to my apartment at eight to have a cup of tea. I have something to say to you." Shuishui felt that she couldn't possibly talk about such things over the phone.
"Sure. I will come and see you after my business meeting." Qian An accepted Qian Shuishui's invitation.
"Baby, what do you want to eat? Daddy will bring it for you," Qian An asked, worried that Shuishui would not eat that night.
"No need, Daddy. I'll wait for you at home. I won't disturb you now. See you later." Shuishui didn't need anything else. She was just eager to discuss the matter with her father.
She was conflicted about the discovery, which is why she told her father. She didn't know how her father would react. But there were many things that she couldn't understand. She and her father did look a little similar. But why didn't she have a mother-daughter relationship with Li Xue? Why didn't Li Xue know?
There were still many suspicious points. She investigated alone and didn't know where to start.
Shuishui walked back into the restaurant and rejoined the conversation.
Mu Zilin saw her expression. "What's the matter?"
"No. It's not a big deal. After dinner, I'm going back home. I won't be going out with you tonight." No one argued with Shuishui.
Mu Qing didn't understand, and Mu Zilin didn't say anything. Shuishui felt that if she said anything more, the others might hate her.
Mu Zilin felt that Shuishui had something to say but that she didn't know how to say it. He couldn't ask too much either. She had the right to choose whether to say it or not.
A large plate of grilled fish was served, and it was sizzling hot. The aroma whetted everyone's appetites.
Everyone picked up their chopsticks. Shuishui lost her appetite, but she did not want to show it, so she just ate.
The food was tasteless to her. She wondered how such a heavy-tasting food did not have much taste, and she was no longer interested.
The side dishes were also served. Everyone ate and talked. Shuishui would occasionally interject with a few words, but she did not say much.
After she ate, Shuishui looked at the time. It was already 7:40. "I'll be leaving first. My dad will come to the apartment to see me later. I'll take my leave."
"You go back. Be careful on the road." Mu Qing nodded.
Shuishui quickly walked out and hailed a cab to go back to the apartment.
When she reached the entrance of the apartment complex, she got off the cab and jogged to the elevator.
When she entered the elevator, she slowed down and took a deep breath. "I wonder how things will develop."
Upon arriving at her apartment, Shuishui washed her face and sat in the living room. She opened the paternity test and read it again under bright light. Nothing had changed. It seemed that she was right. For some reason, she felt relieved. She was a little happy because Li Xue wasn't her biological mother. It had become understandable that because they weren't related by blood, she treated Shuishui badly.
'She is not my mother. I can completely ignore this old woman.' She was also relieved. After all, she couldn't be too cruel to her biological mother. If she wasn't her biological mother, then the matter would be easy to deal with. Shuishui looked at her phone. It was eight o'clock.
With both hands on the table, Shuishui looked ahead. She had to keep the information for future use. She wondered how she would tell her father that she had taken a paternity test. She wanted to be able to explain it clearly: she felt that Li Xue didn't treat her as a daughter, so she became a little suspicious. She would explain that that was why she had done such an outrageous thing. She would also say that she didn't expect the outcome to be beyond her imagination. In fact, she was a little happy deep down.
The doorbell rang and Shuishui stood up to open the door.
The moment the door opened, two people appeared. Shuishui looked at Qian Momo and asked, "Father, why is she here?"
"Ah? Why can't I come over?" Qian Momo pushed Qian Shuishui aside and walked in.
This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy. Please do not reprint it!