Chu Yanshen was about to find a testing agency when his cell phone suddenly rang. He answered, and Shen Bijun's voice came through from the other side, "Did Chu Tianye come looking for you?"
"..." Chu Yanshen looked down at the child in his arms, "Yes."
There was a pause from the other end before she spoke again, "Is Chu Yu your son?"
Her tone carried a hint of disbelief.
Chu Yanshen furrowed his brows, "He is."
"He's five years old?"
"Indeed."
"So, back then, you were actually seeing two people at once?"
"..."
Listening to this absurd accusation, Chu Yanshen suppressed his anger and said, "Miss Shen, let me say it again. I do not know you, and I have never dated you."
"...I understand what you mean." Shen Bijun's voice became very faint and distant, "I will come to take the two children home tomorrow. I won't disturb your life anymore."
With that, she hung up the phone.
The phone emitted a dial tone, and a flicker of coldness passed through Chu Yanshen's eyes.
What is this woman playing at?
But regardless, the fact that she would not be entangling with him anymore was a relief.
The eyes of Chu Tianye, held in his arms, sparkled.
So this was what a father's embrace felt like.
It was even more firm and towering, providing a sense of security, different from that of a mother's.
He wrapped his arms around Chu Yanshen's neck, "Daddy, I like you so much..."
Chu Yanshen's body stiffened.
He rarely had such intimate interactions with a child...
He handed Chu Tianye to the butler standing beside him, "Their mother will come to pick them up tomorrow."
After saying that, Chu Yanshen got into the car, and under the escort of bodyguards, he left directly.
In the living room.
Madame Chu was speechless as she watched her son bring home a child shortly after he had just left.
"Beautiful sister, are you Daddy's little sister?" Chu Tianye tilted his head, and with that question, he made Madame Chu laugh.
She shook her head, "No, I am your daddy's mother."
"Impossible!" Chu Tianye feigned surprise, "You look even younger than Daddy!"
"Hahaha."
While they were laughing and talking, Chu Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Chu Tianye? How did you get here?"
Chu Tianye blinked his eyes, "I came to find Daddy and little sister~"
"Chu Xiaomeng is your little sister?"
The two little ones walked together towards Chu Xiaomeng.
Watching them, Madame Chu suddenly sat up straight, the butler next to her also lowered his head, "Madame, the two children look very alike, at first glance, one might even think they are real siblings... Could they actually be children of the Chus?"
As soon as the butler finished speaking, a voice came from outside, "Mom, I'm back!"
A tall man in his twenties walked in. His voice preceded him even before he appeared, sharing a partial resemblance to Chu Yanshen, yet with an entirely different temperament.
Chu Cimo entered with lively phoenix eyes and an air of arrogance, lounging next to Madame Chu right after he stepped inside.
Madame Chu sarcastically remarked, "Our second young master still knows where the home is, doesn't he?"
Chu Cimo was the typical rich second generation who hung out every day with bad company, rarely being at home.
Chu Cimo's eyes were fixed on Chu Tianye and Chu Xiaomeng, and he said absently, "Mom, I heard Shen Bijun came with the children, are these the two kids?"
Seeing his demeanor, Madame Chu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Five years ago, on the night your brother had an accident, you weren't also at the Wilson Hotel, were you?"
"How did you know?" Chu Cimo leaped up from the sofa in surprise.
Madame Chu chuckled coldly, "You're usually so afraid of your brother, and you rushed back after hearing this news? There must be something fishy. Why don't you tell the truth?"
Chu Cimo scratched his head, "That day I went to book a room to play games with a few buddies, got drunk..."
Madame Chu, frustrated and disappointed, interjected, "And then you had an encounter with a woman?"
Chu Cimo's face turned red, and he nodded.
He was famously particular about appearance, loving beautiful women, but what few people knew was that, for many years, he had been adhering to his mother's teachings, wading through a sea of people untouched by a single leaf.
But that night, five years ago, he lost control after drinking too much and was taken advantage of by a woman.
Madame Chu became furious, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Chu Cimo coughed, "I never expected I was so awesome to actually sleep with a high and mighty woman..."
Despite Shen Bijun's notorious reputation, she was the goddess in the heart of every man in Sea City!
She was truly beautiful!
With every frown and smile, she captivated hearts.
Unfortunately, her disposition was less than pleasant, solitary and proud as she was, and it was said she only liked to keep toy boys, not fond of heirs from rich households like them.
Madame Chu scorned, "Don't get ahead of yourself thinking it's all beautiful. The child may not be yours, get a DNA test first."
Not far away, Chu Tianye and Chu Yu, the two little guys, were looking at each other.
Chu Tianye sized up Chu Yu with a judging gaze. The latter was dressed in a tailored little suit, a proper little gentleman. Shen Bijun liked to indulge in comfort, hence her preference for buying them homewear, which put Chu Yu at a disadvantage.
Chu Tianye worriedly thought: Chu Yu indeed seems as outstanding as the rumors suggest, would Dad give me less inheritance because of this?
Chu Yu looked solemn on the surface, yet his gaze drifted towards Chu Tianye's curly head.
Chu Tianye's curly hair was just too cute—how he longed to pet it.
Chu Xiaomeng hid in a corner, staring down at the book in her hands, silently chanting in her heart: don't look at me, don't look at me...
As the three were preoccupied with their thoughts, a shadow slowly approached.
Chu Cimo's gaze drifted from the softly huddled Chu Xiaomeng and settled on Chu Tianye. He said to the family doctor behind him, "Take a hair from him."
Chu Tianye: ?
He quickly protected his head, "Uncle, it hurts to pull out a hair!"
The little guy blinked, "But if uncle really wants it, I'm willing to give it to you. It's just that growing a new hair requires a lot of nutrition."
He hung his head down, pitifully saying, "My sister and I were abandoned by our dad at birth. Our mom worked hard, going out early and coming back late to do labor, and we're still very poor, she can't afford to buy me nutrition supplements..."
Madame Chu silently observed his plump, rosy, and healthy face without a word.
Chu Cimo, on the other hand, spoke with sympathy, "I have money, how much do you need? I'll give it to you!"
"One hair, one million!"
Chu Cimo: "…Fine, I'll withdraw the cash for you."
The next second, a bank card was silently extended to Chu Cimo by Chu Tianye, "No need to go through the trouble, I have a bank card, just transfer it directly."
"…"
Chu Cimo took out his phone and transferred the money sullenly.
After the transfer was confirmed, Chu Tianye offered his little head, "I have plenty of hair, do you want to buy a few more strands?"
Chu Cimo: ?!
The family doctor took the hair sample from Chu Tianye and Chu Cimo's as well, then prepared to leave for the facility with the equipment to conduct the test.
Madame Chu reminded, "Be sure to confirm clearly whether they are father and son or uncle and nephew."