Chu Tianye dragged Chu Xiaomeng excitedly towards Shen Bijun, but as they ran, a figure even faster than him darted past and tightly embraced Shen Bijun.
Chu Yu's little hand clutched at Shen Bijun's hem as if afraid she would run away, "Pretty auntie, did you come to see me?"
Shen Bijun was also somewhat surprised, "How come you're here?"
"This is my house!"
Shen Bijun was slightly stunned, the child she saved yesterday turned out to be Lin Wanru and Chu Yanshen's son?
A step behind, Chu Tianye: ?
So the beautiful auntie Chu Yu mentioned was Mommy!
He hurriedly brought Chu Xiaomeng along, squeezing between Chu Yu and Shen Bijun, "Mommy, I missed you so much! Little Sister missed you too!"
Shen Bijun ruffled Chu Tianye's curly hair and then looked towards Chu Xiaomeng, "Are you bored?"
Chu Xiaomeng nodded.
Shen Bijun handed over the backpack she was carrying on her back to her, "Here, it's yours."
Chu Xiaomeng's eyes lit up as she took the backpack and hugged it tightly.
Chu Tianye couldn't help but boast, "Mommy, I made a million yesterday…"
Chu Yu, who was pushed aside, watched the three of them interact with envy and urgency, yet his sensitive nature had already noticed the pretty auntie's sudden cold demeanor.
He felt somewhat at a loss and looked up earnestly, "Pretty auntie, does your wound still hurt?"
Chu Tianye immediately asked anxiously, "Mommy, you're injured?"
Chu Yu explained, "Auntie got eight stitches on her leg to save me!"
Chu Tianye quickly supported Shen Bijun's arm, "Mommy, then don't stand, I'll help you inside to sit!"
Chu Yu took the opportunity to support Shen Bijun's other arm, "Right, pretty auntie, take it slow."
Shen Bijun looked at Chu Yu holding her arm and hesitated but didn't push him away.
However, she didn't go inside. Instead, she looked back at Madame Chu who was following the trio.
Madame Chu's face showed a trace of embarrassment, "Miss Shen, I didn't expect it was you who saved Chu Yu, please come in."
Watching as Shen Bijun was surrounded and ushered into the Chus' home by a few little wildlings, Lin Wanru clenched her fists until her nails dug into her flesh without her noticing.
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Chu Yanshen walked out of his study, just about to go downstairs when he heard a burst of chirping and chattering.
Looking down, he saw three children surrounding Shen Bijun as they entered the house.
The woman moved lazily, seemingly aware of something and looking up. When she saw Chu Yanshen, she indifferently shifted her gaze.
There was a detachment in her peach blossom eyes, and a cinnabar mole on her nose bridge added a touch of cold charm.
Chu Yanshen also retracted his gaze.
"Mommy, sit!"
Chu Tianye helped Shen Bijun sit on the couch and lifted her pants to see the wound. The child gasped sharply at the sight, "Mommy, does it hurt a lot?"
Chu Xiaomeng also looked at her with concern.
Chu Yanshen's gaze swept over, pausing unconsciously.
The stitching on her flawless white leg was hideous and terrifying, causing his brows to furrow slightly.
Shen Bijun's tone was very detached, "It's a minor injury, it doesn't hurt."
If it were someone else, they would probably be all too eager to describe the injury as very serious, to make the person they saved feel extremely grateful.
But she was treating it lightly... completely unlike the rumors that described her as uneducated and lazy.
Madame Chu's liking for her increased greatly. Once she sent the three children to play elsewhere, she then started kindly, "Miss Shen, there must be some misunderstanding between you and Yanshen..."
In the midst of conversation, Chu Yanshen went downstairs, walking out without a sideways glance.
"Dad!" Chu Tianye ran over excitedly, his hand lifting a Transformer, "I really like this one!"
Chu Yanshen's expression changed slightly when he saw the toy.
Chu Yu grew up in Sea City, away from him. To make up for the lack of parental affection, the usually taciturn Chu Yanshen had handcrafted the Transformer as a gift for his fourth birthday.
Chu Yu had always treasured it, not allowing anyone to touch it.
"Get him a different toy," Chu Yanshen instructed a servant before he said to Chu Tianye, "Young man, you shouldn't touch other people's things."
"Chu Yu lent it to me to play with!"
Chu Tianye protested, and then said, "Dad, why do you only give one to Chu Yu, not to me?"
Chu Yanshen patiently explained, "Because this has sentimental value, if you want one, you should ask your father to make it for you."
"But you are my dad..."
Chu Yanshen's face darkened, "I am not, and don't call me dad anymore."
He then turned to Chu Yu, commanding, "Don't lend this toy to anyone!"
A servant nearby brought over an Iron Man toy and exchanged it for the Transformers from Chu Tianye's hands.
"..."
Chu Tianye was stunned.
A faint mist of tears welled up in his large eyes.
To others... so in his dad's eyes, he was an outsider!
He felt so sad, so very sad... but men don't cry tears, only bleed!
Chu Tianye fiercely wiped his eyes and clenched his little fists, shouting angrily, "Bad dad! I hate you!"
Chu Yanshen stood up straight, hands in his pockets, and looked gravely at Shen Bijun: "Miss Shen, the Chus do not have the habit of raising other people's children. Please take your two children and leave."
Leaving those words behind, he walked away.
Madame Chu, with a face full of embarrassment, explained, "Miss Shen, Yanshen's words were too much. I apologize to you and Little Ye on his behalf..."
Seeing the normally unflappable Little Ye distressed like this broke Shen Bijun's heart, bit by bit.
Even if he refused to acknowledge what happened five years ago, the child was after all his; how could he treat him so differently?
Shen Bijun suddenly stood up, "Little Ye, Little Meng, let's go."
This father is not needed!
As she got up to leave, a little figure ran over and hugged her leg. Chu Yu looked up at her, "Pretty auntie, please don't leave!"
Lin Wanru, who had come back with them, quickly said, "Little Yu, stop it. Your dad won't allow Miss Shen and her children to visit..."
"Then let the pretty auntie stay and make dad leave!" Chu Yu held onto her tightly, refusing to let go.
Such an ungrateful wretch!
Lin Wanru spoke with the air of the lady of the house: "Miss Shen, you saw Yanshen's attitude. I hope you won't disturb our family of three anymore..."
Shen Bijun looked down, saying coldly, "Chu Yu, let go."
Lin Wanru breathed a sigh of relief.
With Chu Yanshen's words from earlier, Shen Bijun certainly wouldn't dare to visit again, and the secret about the child could remain hidden forever...
But at that moment—
"You're not allowed to take the children away!"
Chu Cimo had just woken up and rushed down from the second floor. His hair was in disarray, and he spoke forcefully, "Shen Bijun, I know you went through some unpleasant things as a child, turning you into a mental case. But how could you abuse my daugh... Chu Xiaomeng like this? This isn't over between us!"
The DNA test from last night was conducted too late, and the Chus wanted to handle it discreetly, so they didn't hassle the testing agency. Considering the timing, the results should be out any moment now. He was preemptively stepping into the role of the old father.
Shen Bijun: ?
Chu Cimo pointed at Chu Xiaomeng and said, "Look at her silent state; she's been abused into having a mental disorder!"
Chu Xiaomeng: ??
She clung tightly to the dinosaur stuffed toy in her hands and timidly said, "Mommy hasn't abused me."
Just then, the family doctor walked in. He had brought professionals to give both children a full physical examination yesterday. Now he was here to report the results.
Seeing him, Chu Cimo felt emboldened, "Shen Bijun, I know you don't want to admit it, and the child is defending you. But it doesn't matter. Dr. Li, tell her about Chu Xiaomeng's physical examination results!"
"... The young miss is physically healthy, but she does have some psychological issues. She has mild social phobia, which is typically caused by two scenarios. One is being traumatized, leading to a fear of seeing people. The other is having a high IQ, not enjoying being around those less mature."
Chu Cimo immediately dismissed the second possibility, "Then what trauma did she suffer?"
Dr. Li: "The young miss is the second case."
Chu Cimo: ?
He was extremely surprised, shocked, and excited. Had he actually fathered a genius with a high IQ?
Madame Chu, however, suddenly turned her head to exchange a glance with the butler by her side.
Few people knew that when Chu Yanshen was a child and began speaking late, a doctor's verdict was that he had a high IQ. It was for this reason that the family immediately earmarked him as the next head of the family and sent him overseas for secret training.
She looked at Shen Bijun again and whispered to the butler, "Go find Yanshen's razor in his bathroom and take it directly for another DNA test."
If it's confirmed that Chu Cimo is his nephew, then there's another illegitimate child in the family, and it's impossible to tell whose child it is.
Use Chu Yanshen's sample directly for the test to avoid further delay and greater misunderstandings!