"Could there still be a doubt?" Liu Yunxi said earnestly, "Tingshen, without mentioning anything else, just looking at Li Bao's face carved from the same mold as yours, do you really think he's not your son?"
"Of course, if you want to do a paternity test, you can do it anytime!"
Li Tingshen's eyes were calm and waveless, "I'm just curious, if he really is my son, why did you only bring him to me a month ago."
Liu Yunxi expressed her grievances, "That night three years ago, we couldn't control ourselves and ended up in bed together, and later I found out I was pregnant."
"But after all, we're nominally cousins, and if word got out, people would surely accuse us of incest. I didn't want to tarnish your reputation and that of the Liu Family."
"That's why I took a year off and went abroad to secretly give birth to him..."
Li Tingshen smiled, "Since you're so considerate, why not continue to raise him in secret?"
"A child cannot be without a father." Liu Yunxi stroked Li Bao's face with distress, "As a mother, I am willing to do everything for my child, even if it means being the laughing stock of others, I am resigned to it."
"Therefore, I've resolutely decided to let Li Bao return to our side, Tingshen. A child needs to grow up in a healthy family. Would you let me move into Yunyue Bay?"
Li Tingshen spoke indifferently, "The villa you're staying in now is spacious enough, are you worried there's no room for him?"
"Tingshen, what the child needs is not a big villa, but to be with both his dad and mom," Liu Yunxi said on the verge of tears, "I know you've forgotten everything, even your feelings for me, but Li Bao is your own flesh and blood, you can't deny him..."
"I'm not in the mood to discuss these things with you right now. Go back first."
After Li Tingshen finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Liu Yunxi was so angry that her face turned white.
Three years had passed.
Apart from the year she went abroad to have the child, she spent the remaining two years diligently working at MS Corporation, trying to get closer to Li Tingshen.
But Li Tingshen remained cold towards her, just like before he lost his memory.
She once doubted his amnesia was feigned.
But his standoffish attitude extended to Yan Mu, Cheng Xu, and even Li Xingze, which allayed her suspicions.
Two years hadn't been enough to make him fall in love with her, so she had to play her trump card—the child.
Li Tingshen didn't want women, could it be he didn't want his child either?
As long as she had the child as a bond, Li Tingshen would definitely accept her.
The position of Madam Li was hers and no one else's!
What she hadn't anticipated was that Gu Mian, that cheap woman, had actually come back.
Over the past three years, she also tried to find out about Gu Mian's whereabouts, just in case.
If only to know she had gone to Hai City.
She didn't expect Gu Mian to have ended up with Pei Jinchuan and even had a daughter.
That was for the best.
Even if they both had lost their memories, with Li Tingshen's personality, he would never take back a woman who had a child with another man.
Their fates had already come to an end.
In order not to anger Li Tingshen, Liu Yunxi didn't dare to be rash, so she could only leave with Li Bao first.
Li Tingshen went to a sofa in the corner and sat down, watching Pei Jinchuan from a distance of more than ten meters.
Pei Jinchuan and Gu Mian were dining with their two children, the family laughing and talking.
Pei Jinchuan held the little bundle in his arms, feeding her with a look of fatherly love all over his body.
They looked like a warm and loving family of four.
A staff member responsible for taking photos enthusiastically approached and said, "President Pei, Madam Pei, the attractiveness of your family of four is truly out of this world. May I have the honor of taking a photo for you?"
"Of course," Gu Mian agreed pleasantly.
The four of them squeezed closer together and smiled at the camera.
"Click!"
The camera captured this warm moment.
Gu Mian donated five billion in the names of her two children, but before the event finished, Niannian began to feel sleepy, so the four of them left early.
Back home, each of them took responsibility for one child; Gu Mian went to check on Xiaobao's homework for the day, while Pei Jinchuan carried Niannian to the nursery.
An hour later, Gu Mian finally returned to the nursery and whispered, "Xiaobao has fallen asleep already, you should go back to sleep too."
"Okay, good night."
"Good night."
After Pei Jinchuan left, Gu Mian took some change of clothes and went to the bathroom to take a bath, then she lay down in bed.
She looked at her daughter sleeping soundly beside her and felt the same overwhelming contentment within her heart.
She closed her eyes, and the night passed without dreams.
...
The next morning, Wen Jing went to the Li Family's old mansion.
When Nanny Zhang led her to the second-floor master bedroom, Gu Xingzhi was feeding Old Madam Li her medicine.
"Old Madam, are you feeling unwell?"
Wen Jing seldom saw Old Madam Li, but she respected her greatly because of the kindness she had shown to Gu Mian.
"Lord Jing, please take a seat," Old Madam Li invited, "I apologize for calling you over so early in the morning."
"It's no trouble," Wen Jing stepped forward, "I just got back to the Capital a few days ago and I'm not busy with work."
"These past few years, you've managed Gu Pharmaceuticals very well. Mian has even made it onto the Forbes billionaires list; I'm truly proud."
"Old Madam, did you call for me today for a particular reason?" Wen Jing asked bluntly, "You can be straightforward."
"Yes, I've been missing Mian and I'd like to see her. I heard she has a child now, a daughter, right?"
"Yes," Wen Jing said, "Her name is Niannian, and she's over a year old now."
"Niannian... What a lovely name," Old Madam Li remarked, "I'd like to see them. I've even prepared a gift for little Niannian."
Wen Jing hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Old Madam, perhaps it's best not to."
"Gu Mian has only just managed to forget everything about the Li Family; I do not wish for her to be reminded of those unhappy memories."
"She certainly wouldn't want to have any further ties with the Li Family either."
Wen Jing's expression turned slightly cold, "I know you like children, but aren't you already blessed with a great-grandson? Just yesterday, I saw the son born to Liu Yunxi; he looks exactly like a carbon copy of Li Tingshen."
Old Madam Li sighed deeply, "I do cherish my great-grandson, but what I want are the children born of Tingshen and Mian."
"Unfortunately, those two children weren't meant to be; not only did they divorce, they also chose to forget everything."
"Now Mian has started a family with President Pei, and Tingshen has a child with Yunxi, but I can't find happiness in any of it..."
"Old Madam, Gu Mian has always loved you, and she wouldn't have chosen to forget you if it wasn't absolutely necessary," Wen Jing consoled, "You needn't worry about the younger generation; just focus on enjoying your years of retirement with peace of mind. That is also what Gu Mian would wish to see."
"I know," Old Madam Li shook her head, "Right, as you said, I really shouldn't disturb Mian's peaceful life. I won't see her."
"Thank you, grandmother, for your understanding," Wen Jing bowed her head, "If there's nothing else, then I will take my leave."
"Nanny Zhang, see Lord Jing out."
"Yes."
Just as Wen Jing was leaving the Li Family's old mansion, she was called by Gu Xingzhi, "Lord Jing."
Wen Jing stopped and turned to look at him, "Gu Xing, what is it?"
"Mianmian... Has she truly lost her memory?"
"It's been three years, haven't you come to terms with that fact?" Wen Jing countered.
"You're covered in lies, of course, I have to ask for clarity," he replied.
"What lies do I have?"
Gu Xingzhi chuckled, "The biggest lie is that Mianmian's child could not possibly be Pei Jinchuan's."