Chapter 422: Discovering a Long-Hidden Secret

Wang Yingzhi cried incessantly.

She begged bitterly and without pause.

She sophistically argued that everything was done out of love for him, and repeatedly emphasized that since the matter had already occurred and was irreversible, his anger was useless; his parents would absolutely never agree to a divorce!

Not only would their family's reputation not allow for a divorce, but if this matter were to spread, the old man might even drive Sheng Jiang out of the Sheng Family for being muddled.

By then, their son Hanyu would surely be shunned and bullied by his second aunt, Bai Xue...

But if the status quo were maintained and he pretended to know nothing, Hanyu would still be raised as the Heir of the Sheng Family.

At this point, Sheng Jiang's anger had already subsided quite a bit.

Wang Yingzhi "pressed on," continuing to persuade him.

She said that, in any case, the son was his own flesh and blood, a seed of the Sheng Family, and it didn't matter if he just changed mothers.

She would surely cherish Sheng Hanyu as if he were her own, and the child would be left to Wang Yinghao to raise; even if Sheng Jiang wanted to go see Wang Yinghao, she would not interfere...

Wang Yingzhi lowered her posture very, very low, almost down to the dust, and later Sheng Jiang stopped being angry, and the two left the garage.

After finishing the story of the past.

Shi Youxuan's eyes were almost popping out!

"Dad, why didn't you say such a thing earlier?"

Shi Yucheng felt it was inexplicable: "Why should I say it? It has nothing to do with you."

Shi Youxuan:...

She was unconvinced: "It doesn't concern me, but it concerns Hanyu. No, I must tell him the truth."

Wang Yingzhi is Sheng Hanyu's mother, which he views as the stain of his life, bar none.

But if the truth of the matter is indeed as Dad said, then everything would be different.

Shi Youxuan still wanted to tell Sheng Hanyu; he must be made to know, as he has the right to know.

Shi Yucheng still did not want her to speak; he excused himself by saying that many years had passed, and he didn't remember the events of that year very clearly himself—what if he remembered wrong?

Shi Youxuan:...

"Dad, did you remember wrong or not?"

Shi Yucheng: "I don't know. Oh, my head hurts. I'm old now and have illnesses; one day I must go back to the hospital to check if it's Senile dementia..."

Shi Youxuan:...

Her father made excuses in every possible way, simply refusing to admit it, being uncertain, or even claiming not to know.

The more he acted like this, the more Shi Youxuan felt that what he said just now was true!

The family of three returned home from the nursing home; Sheng Hanyu's depressed mood was likely diluted by discussing work, but this time it was Shi Youxuan who was heavy-hearted, appearing lost in thought.

She had carefully compared everything from his living habits to his appearance, temperament, and disposition... in every aspect.

Then she sadly discovered—Sheng Hanyu doesn't look like Wang Yingzhi, but he doesn't look like Wang Yinghao either.

Intergenerational genetic inheritance is perfectly interpreted in Sheng Laoyezi and Sheng Hanyu!

Sheng Hanyu looks exactly like the old man in every aspect; he doesn't look like his father, his mother, or his aunt.

Just looking at it this way, one really cannot tell who his biological mother is.

If one wants to know the truth of the matter, one can only do a paternity test.

But doing a paternity test is also troublesome; how can it be done when both parties involved are unaware?

It cannot be done.

There are new regulations now; unless one party involved provides proof, the testing agency will not agree to perform a paternity test.

If both parties are unaware, a third party is not allowed to have a paternity test done for them; this is illegal.

Furthermore, the aunt has returned to the south, making it even more troublesome.

Shi Youxuan began to worry.

Should she tell him about this or not?

If she doesn't tell him, he has the right to know.

If she tells him, what if it's not the case? If Sheng Hanyu is the aunt's child, given his personality, it would be impossible for him not to acknowledge his mother.

Then he would become an ignoble illegitimate child.

For three consecutive days, Shi Youxuan would ask him some very strange questions.

For example.

If you discovered you weren't born to your mother, would you be happy or unhappy?

Is reputation more important or is bloodline more important?

Why didn't the aunt have children?

Sheng Hanyu is not stupid; he quickly and keenly sensed that there was more to Xuanxuan's words than met the ear, yet he remained calm.

And on the night of the third day, when the two were preparing to sleep, he suddenly said very seriously: "You have a secret hidden from me; tell me, what exactly is it?"

"No, I don't have anything hidden from you." She did not admit it.

Sheng Hanyu pointed out all her abnormal questions from the past few days one by one, without a single word being wrong.

Now Shi Youxuan had nothing to say.

She considered it for a moment, then said to him: "I'll tell you, but you cannot hold a grudge against my father."

Sheng Hanyu:...

He said: "I understand. What did Dad say to you on the second day of the Lunar New Year? Don't worry, I will never hold a grudge against him, regardless of whether what he said was true or false, I never will."

So Shi Youxuan recounted to Sheng Hanyu exactly what her father had said to her that day.

After listening, he also fell silent.

Although Sheng Hanyu did not speak, in reality, he believed what Shi Yucheng had said.

Shi Yucheng never lied, and as for Wang Yingzhi towards him... forget it, better not to think about it.

Turning off the lights to sleep, there was nothing to say throughout the night.

The next morning.

Shi Youxuan woke up from her sleep, reached out to grope around beside her, but the space was empty; there was no one there.

Sheng Hanyu was not there; where had he gone?

She quickly became alert, sat up, and first looked at the nightstand to see if there was a note left behind, saying things like "I'm going south to find Aunt" or "going to ask Wang Yingzhi for the truth."

However, there was none.

There was no note on the nightstand, only a glass of hot milk, just like usual.

She walked out of the room, and the kitchen range hood was on, so she went to the kitchen—Sheng Hanyu was indeed there.

He was wearing Shi Youxuan's floral apron, busy in front of the stove, just like any other day.

The clay pot was emitting rising steam, and the aroma of seafood porridge wafted over.

Beside the clay pot were a few side dishes, and Sheng Hanyu was using an electric griddle to fry zucchini and egg pancakes.

Hearing movement at the doorway, he turned his head and saw Shi Youxuan standing there, smiling slightly: "You're awake? Since you're awake, please trouble yourself to go wake up the other little sleepyhead so we can get ready to eat; we have activities after breakfast."

Shi Youxuan didn't make a sound, mainly because she hadn't reacted in time.

She was guessing whether he was deliberately masking his inner sorrow?

Because it was too normal; it was exactly the same as usual.

Right now, for Sheng Hanyu's behavior to be abnormal would be what's normal!

"Alright, stop overthinking, go wake your daughter up, I'm perfectly fine," Sheng Hanyu said.

"Yes, sir, this servant is off to wake the daughter," Shi Youxuan made a funny face, then went to her daughter's room to haul her still-drowsy daughter out of the warm covers!

Shi Ran had a very bad case of morning grumpiness.

Being hauled out of her covers by her mother early in the morning, she had many complaints.

"Mom, I don't want to get up, I want to sleep in, I hate you." The little girl tried to merge herself with the quilt, but did not succeed.

Shi Youxuan took the quilt away, leaving her with nothing to cover herself with.

She just lay on the bed and shouted: "Mom, I can't get up, my bed won't let me go..."

Shi Youxuan was both annoyed and amused; what a clumsy excuse, yet Shi Ran said it with such righteous confidence—it was clear she was used to bullying her father.

It was all a bad habit spoiled by Sheng Hanyu.

But she wouldn't indulge her; she threw the quilt directly onto the floor and stepped forward to pick her daughter up.

She argued convincingly: "Good daughter, I'm here to help you; the two of us will fight against the wicked bed together!"

Shi Ran:...

She didn't want to!

The protest was ineffective; a small arm could not twist against a thigh.