Shen Bijun slowed her steps.
Then suddenly flashed a wry smile, not expecting herself to feel the apprehension that comes with nearing home.
She quickened her pace again, but just as she was about two meters away from Chu Yanshen, she was stopped by two bodyguards.
She didn't pay them much mind, asking the most crucial question first, "Are you getting engaged to Lin Wanru?"
If that was true, then there was no need to probe any further.
Shen Bijun knew how to gracefully let go.
All these years of tireless searching were just for an answer.
Chu Yanshen sat on the sofa, his sharply defined cheeks and astonishingly handsome features unaltered, his well-tailored custom suit fitting perfectly, accentuating his increasing distinction.
At the mention of Lin Wanru, his brow furrowed subconsciously, his resistance evident, "No."
A trace of satisfaction flickered in Shen Bijun's eyes. She then asked, "Where have you been all these years? What exactly happened back then?"
Chu Yanshen's cold gaze just swept over her, and without a hint of emotion, he brought the petite Chu Xiaomeng to the forefront and said, "Miss Shen, take your daughter away."
Miss Shen…
This distant and indifferent address finally alerted Shen Bijun to something amiss.
Chu Xiaomeng, brought forward in confusion, asked, "Mommy, why does daddy say he doesn't recognize you?"
Shen Bijun was stunned, "You don't recognize me?"
Impatience flickered in Chu Yanshen's eyes, "Should I know you?"
Ever since he left the airport, this little girl had been clinging to him, grabbing his leg and calling him 'daddy' without letting go. Having no other choice, he called the mother of the child.
But he hadn't expected the woman to be even more bizarre, speaking to him in such a familiar tone upon meeting him.
While he mused, Shen Bijun suddenly made a swift side move, evading the bodyguards and making a beeline for him.
"Mr. Chu, be careful!"
In the midst of the bodyguards' startled cries, the woman had already rushed to his side, Chu Yanshen's gaze suddenly turning sharp. Yet, the next moment, his wrist was grasped, and Shen Bijun took the opportunity to sit beside him… to take his pulse?
A soft finger also touched his lips, the woman's delicate face loomed large before him, her enchanting peach-flower eyes pleading, "Shh."
Those eyes seemed familiar… Chu Yanshen, bewitched, actually stayed quiet.
The surrounding bodyguards were also stunned. What does Mr. Chu mean—should they intervene? Or pretend not to see?
Half a minute later.
The hand that had been on his lips moved to his forehead, feeling it.
The woman hesitantly began, "No fever, no amnesia, and no head injury…"
Shen Bijun gave him a sidelong glance, "Are you faking it?"
Chu Yanshen's face altered, and he abruptly stood up and took a step back, creating distance, "Miss Shen, please conduct yourself with propriety."
Shen Bijun leaned back on the sofa, tilting her head, her eyes dancing in her peach-blossom pupils, "We have a child together, and you're telling me to conduct myself with propriety?"
Lu Cheng, who had been standing with the bodyguards, was now bewildered. Always being in Sea City, of course, he knew the Shens' eldest daughter. He exclaimed, "Shen Bijun, are you saying Brother Shen is your lost boyfriend?"
Shen Bijun nodded, "Indeed."
Lu Cheng was gossipy, "But, Brother Shen has only been back to the country once five years ago, and he stayed for a week. Didn't you date your boyfriend for half a year? Did you have an online relationship with Brother Shen?"
Shen Bijun slowly sat up straight, "He was always in Sea City. We met every weekend for dates…"
Lu Cheng, "That's not very professional scamming, you know. I already reminded you that Brother Shen has been abroad all this time. At least make your story a bit more convincing, okay?"
Shen Bijun furrowed her brows.
Always abroad?
But she clearly remembered every day they dated!
Could it be—she mistook the person?
Despite being certain she would not mistake him, Shen Bijun, to be on the safe side, stood up and said to Chu Yanshen, "I'll go for a DNA test, and I'll come back to you when I get the results."
Having said this, she turned and left.
When she had his pulse checked earlier, she had covertly plucked a strand of his hair. Taking out a bag from her pocket, she put the sample inside it, then hurried home to find her son and take him for DNA verification.
Waiting at home for news, Chu Tianye looked behind her and searched around, then asked, "Mommy, where's my sister?"
Shen Bijun: "With your dad."
Leave a child with him, convenient for him to also do a DNA test.
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Airport VIP lounge.
The bodyguards bowed their heads, "We failed to stop Miss Shen, it's our mistake!"
Chu Yanshen's expression was very grave, "Don't let it happen again."
"Yes!"
Lu Cheng asked cautiously from the side, "Brother Shen, what should we do with this little one?"
Chu Yanshen looked down at Chu Xiaomeng, who was clutching the corner of his clothes. The little one looked up with clear eyes filled with trust and admiration. He suppressed his anger and asked, "Where is your home?"
Chu Xiaomeng shook her head: "Daddy, I don't know."
"Don't call me daddy."
"Okay, daddy."
"..."
Chu Yanshen's forehead throbbed, "Forget it, take her home first."
A procession grandly boarded the nanny van.
On the road, the socially awkward Chu Xiaomeng sat obediently in her safety seat, trying to make herself less conspicuous, but her little face was full of expressions, now excited, now hesitant.
She was going to daddy's house, wow, so happy!
But there must be a lot of people at daddy's house... so scary!
Seeing all her various expressions, Chu Yanshen actually thought she was quite cute?
They soon arrived at the Chus' estate.
Chu Xiaomeng had already fallen asleep against the seat, her little head bobbing a little.
Chu Yanshen fell silent for a moment, then simply picked her up and got out of the car.
Madame Chu, nearly fifty but well-maintained, stepped forward, "Yanshen, you're finally back..."
Then she caught sight of the child he was holding and raised her eyebrows slightly: "And who is this?"
Madame Chu instinctively reached out and took Chu Xiaomeng from Chu Yanshen's arms. With this transfer, the little one groggily woke up.
She rubbed her bleary eyes and then noticed — so many people!
Chu Xiaomeng immediately buried her head into Madame Chu's chest.
Madame Chu: !
The little one was endearing and cute, smelling faintly of milk, causing her to tighten her arms involuntarily and to ask in a softer voice, "Little girl, whose family are you from?"
Chu Xiaomeng: "Sister, I'm from daddy's family."
Her brother taught her, the first rule of socializing, call pretty women sister!
Madame Chu indeed laughed, then said to Chu Yanshen, "Is this another one of your amorous debts?"
The use of "another" was for a reason.
Five years earlier, Chu Yanshen had been back in the country for a week, had been set up, and ended up sleeping with a woman.
Ten months later, Lin Wanru came to the door holding a newborn.
After a DNA test, it turned out the child truly was Chu Yanshen's!
One couldn't just ignore blood of the Chus left outside, so Madame Chu kept the child in the Chus, named him Chu Yu.
Thinking of this, Madame Chu's gaze fell back on Chu Xiaomeng: "Girl, who is your mother?"
Chu Xiaomeng answered in a glutinous voice, "Shen Bijun."
Madame Chu frowned, Shen Bijun again?
Recalling how that very day she had made a scene at the banquet with her child, and now looking at Chu Xiaomeng's cute and adorable demeanor, Madame Chu actually harbored the thought, how nice it would be if she were truly her granddaughter.
All of a sudden, Madame Chu spoke up, "Let's do a DNA comparison."