Chapter 281: Don't you find it contradictory?

Qiao Mai shook his head, "As far as I know, there is no country in the world today that has mastered this technology. This falls under the scope of Genetic Engineering; so far, only a few scientists have proposed such theories, and no one has put them into practice."

It is that they dare not.

This technology has indeed been tested on animals, but the end result for those animals was always death, so this technology was long ago halted, and no one dares to proceed with it, let alone use it on living humans.

"Then how do you know Youyou's DNA might have been tampered with?" Enzo asked, puzzled.

He did not know how anxious Young Master Sheng was right now, but he was truly quite anxious himself.

If it were said that Youyou was not Young Master Sheng's seed, then the misunderstandings and obstacles between Young Master Sheng and Miss Zhu would vanish, leaving only the "crime" of Young Master Sheng deceiving Miss Zhu.

For this crime, if Young Master Sheng knelt for a few more days, he should be able to beg for Miss Zhu's forgiveness.

At worst, he and Tu Ge could kneel along with him.

In an instant, Enzo had already thought of several backup plans in his mind.

Qiao Mai knew Enzo was anxious, and he was no less anxious himself.

So he patiently explained to them, pointing at the large screen, "Look at the data from these few times; Youyou's DNA Sequence changes every few days. Although my research into Genetic Engineering is not thorough, combining the conclusions summarized by colleagues from other laboratories, it is that Youyou's DNA has been modified."

"Then why wasn't it detected before?" Situ frowned.

According to what Doctor Qiao Mai said, if Youyou's DNA had been modified, it must have been done when he was much younger, perhaps even during the fetal stage. Why were there no signs before?

Qiao Mai scrolled with the mouse, "Correct, at that time we did not discover any abnormalities in Youyou's DNA."

The data showed the results of the checkups during the days Youyou was hospitalized, as well as the comparison of the DNA done with Sheng Yu; the data from those few times were all the same.

This indicates that during the days Youyou had recurring high fevers, the DNA was still in a relatively stable state.

"Something's not right," Enzo hissed, "If, and I mean if, Youyou's DNA was really modified, then does Ning Huaiqing know or not? If she knew, she should have hidden the child even more when he got sick, to avoid being found out after being hospitalized. But if she didn't know, then this matter is mysterious."

His string of questions, like a tongue twister, almost got Qiao Mai tangled up.

He had just cleared his thoughts when he heard Sheng Yu, who had been silent for a long time, say coldly: "Have you forgotten that Ning Huaiqing suddenly wanted to take the child out of the hospital back then?"

Situ's expression changed, "It was someone who wanted her to take Youyou out of the hospital."

Because the other party knew that once Youyou continued to stay in the hospital, the secret on his body would be discovered by others.

"The facts should lean more toward her being unaware. Just as Enzo analyzed, if she knew, she definitely wouldn't have brought the child to the hospital." Sheng Yu's gaze was cold as he looked at the data on the screen, "Do not spread word of this for now."

If there is someone manipulating things from behind the scenes, then this matter will definitely have further developments.

He would like to see how the person behind the scenes wants to make an issue out of this.

Sheng Yu moved his gaze away from the screen, and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind. He looked sharply at Qiao Mai, "Have you checked the DNA of Ning Huaiqing and Youyou?"

Qiao Mai was stunned and shook his head, "It hasn't been done."

"Is there a problem?" he asked, puzzled.

Sheng Yu looked back at the sets of data on the screen, "If Youyou's DNA was modified to be my child, then in fact, he is not my child at all. However, Ning Huaiqing's behavior does not look like acting."

"Don't you find it contradictory?"

Once these words were spoken, Qiao Mai, Situ, and the others inexplicably felt a chill down their spines.

It was that kind of chill that seeped out from the bones.

"What do you mean?" Enzo was completely confused.

Good heavens, he was truly dizzy from being led in circles!

Sheng Yu took a piece of paper and a pen from the desk.

He quickly wrote his name and the names of Ning Huaiqing and her son on the paper, drawing a simple line to connect them.

"What I mean is, if it can be confirmed that Youyou is the child Ning Huaiqing gave birth to, and Ning Huaiqing is convinced that Youyou is my flesh and blood, but I only touched her three years ago—and in fact, Youyou's DNA was modified, proving that I did not get Ning Huaiqing pregnant with my child that time—then why is she so certain the child is mine? It suggests that after that time, she had no other men."

The more Enzo listened, the more confused he became, "But if Youyou really was born by her, then where did this seed come from?"

Sheng Yu glanced at him indifferently, "Enzo's choice of words is a bit vulgar, but the point is valid. The contradiction is exactly this."

Enzo gave a silly laugh and scratched his head like a fool.

Qiao Mai suddenly realized, "Then the key to the problem now lies with Ning Huaiqing. As long as we verify she is Youyou's biological mother, then the contradiction can be broken."

At the time, they only verified the parent-child relationship between Youyou and Sheng Yu, but they never thought about whether there were any loopholes regarding Ning Huaiqing.

But they all knew clearly in their hearts that it was almost certain Ning Huaiqing was Youyou's mother, because Youyou also looked like her.

It is just that this verification must be done to break this contradiction and investigate in a direction that might overturn everyone's perception.

For some reason, Qiao Mai felt a sense of horror.

After leaving the hospital, Sheng Yu rolled down the car window and lit a cigarette. That broken lighter was completely unusable, so he went back to using his old one.

Situ started the car, "Young Master Sheng, there are already some rumors outside. Someone saw Ning Huaiqing with the child, and the outside world is speculating it is your child. They matched the time Ning Huaiqing went abroad with the child's age, leading to all sorts of suspicions."

Sheng Yu flicked the ash from his cigarette and said meaningfully: "Since it has already started to spread, then there is no need to interfere."

Situ was stunned for a moment, "Yes."

Sheng Yu lowered his eyes, looking at the glimmer of light on the cigarette butt.

Genetic Engineering.

……

Dawn had broken. In the master bedroom with the heavy curtains drawn, the light was dim and flickering.

On the floor lay a pillow, a bath towel, a man's shirt, a belt, dress trousers...

Ning Huaiqing was completely naked. On her fair, delicate skin were spots of red marks. Her hollow eyes could no longer shed tears, like two dried-up deep wells, without a trace of fluctuation.

Sheng Hongyao walked over from the bathroom leaning on his cane, looking satisfied and refreshed.

He had her once last night, held her while he slept, and had her again just before dawn.

He felt as if he had become twenty years younger; he hadn't had such a feeling in a long time.

This feeling was brought to him by Ning Huaiqing.

As soon as he sat on the bed, Ning Huaiqing's body shrank and trembled as if by reflex.

Sheng Hongyao was not annoyed; he chuckled softly and reached out to touch her slender, soft waist, which was covered in deep red finger marks.

His fingertips wandered over it, "Are you exhausted?"

"You killed me..." the pained murmur of the person on the bed reached his ears.

He smiled gently, "You are Youyou's mother, a meritorious contributor to the Sheng Family; how could I kill you?"

"What's more..." Sheng Hongyao's palm moved from her waist upward, gathering her in, as he lowered his head to kiss her fair, rounded shoulder, "I like this body of yours very much."

It can awaken the passion within his body, letting him return to his youth.

This was something he had never felt with Shen Yijing.

It is rare and precious.

Ning Huaiqing's suppressed sobbing spilled through her teeth as she pushed his hands away, "Don't touch me..."

Sheng Hongyao's thumb pressed against her lower lip, pulling and rubbing, "Ning Huaiqing, you have been my woman since three years ago. You had better recognize the reality; if you don't let me touch you, who else do you want to let touch you? Sheng Yu?"

He sneered, "If he were to know that you were by me..."

"Shut up!" Ning Huaiqing's eyes were bloodshot, but meeting Sheng Hongyao's threatening gaze, she slowly closed her eyes, relaxed her strength, and let Sheng Hongyao's fingers wander and tease over her body.

In the end, she cried out, only to have her voice sealed by Sheng Hongyao's kiss.

Sheng Hongyao did not take her again; he only released her lips after kissing her until her body went limp.

He gently brushed aside the hair on her cheeks dampened by sweat, "Remember your status; you are Youyou's mother, you are my woman, we are the only family, we are the only ones on the same boat."

Suddenly, the mobile phone he had placed on the bedside table rang.

"Mr. Sheng, Sheng Yu's car is heading this way."

Sheng Yu?

Sheng Hongyao narrowed his eyes slightly; what is he coming here for?

Last night his car was disguised when it left here, so apart from the people in the villa, no one knew he had spent the night here.

With Sheng Yu coming, he could not stay here.

Looking at the motionless, compromising Ning Huaiqing, whose body trembled upon hearing Sheng Yu's name, he sneered—having become his woman again, she is still thinking of Sheng Yu?

He looked at her mockingly, then pulled her into his embrace to kiss her for a while, "I will come to see you again tonight."

The cold wind whistled, and the snow fell even more heavily, burying the traces of the carriage in an instant.