Chapter 296: In this step, he had been completely outplayed by Sheng Yu!

Because they had just been caught red-handed by Sheng Hongyao, the two were standing extremely close; even through the phone, Ning Huaiqing could hear the grave tone of Sheng Hongyao's confidant, and she also heard the content of what he was saying.

As Sheng Hongyao's expression darkened, her face instantly drained of all color.

Two paternity tests.

Sheng Hongyao had clearly said that about ten days after Youyou developed a fever, the DNA Sequence would begin to show signs of instability, which was why he had ordered her to take Youyou out of the hospital at the time—it was to avoid Sheng Yu discovering anything unusual.

Since Youyou's DNA was unstable, the results of the paternity test Sheng Yu conducted should not have been like this.

But the next second, Sheng Hongyao's livid expression confirmed her guess.

His hand, gripping the phone, trembled with rage, "Zhu Jingyao left a backup plan; he actually hid that child's initial DNA!"

When Youyou was born, he stayed in the NICU for a few days; that was when he had ordered someone to tamper with things, lying that several of Youyou's physical indicators were abnormal, when in reality, he had secretly had someone use the technology developed by Zhu Jingyao to modify Youyou's DNA.

After the deed was done, he had wanted to kill Zhu Jingyao, but Zhu Jingyao had previously warned him that the technology was immature and that there might be changes.

So he kept Zhu Jingyao alive.

He never expected that he had actually left a backup plan!

The initial DNA!

Ning Huaiqing's scalp went numb; if Sheng Yu had obtained Youyou's initial DNA, did that mean he had known Youyou's true identity long before this, and also knew that Youyou was the child of her and Sheng Hongyao?

Her mind was filled only with thoughts of Sheng Yu, yet she had not considered that with these two paternity reports out, everyone would know about the relationship between her and Sheng Hongyao.

Sheng Yu knew.

He knew everything.

Feeling as if countless ants were crawling over her body, Ning Huaiqing's mind went blank; she only felt an intense itch and a sticky, greasy sensation on her skin. She wanted to scratch her skin raw, and though she scratched hard, she still felt itchy and miserable. She rushed into the bathroom and leaned over the sink, retching uncontrollably.

So disgusting!

……

As Sheng Hongyao walked downstairs, he spoke to the person on the phone: "Where is Zhu Jingyao?"

"People have already been sent to Yucheng, but Zhu Jingyao is not at home, and his grandfather Zhu Qi is not at home either; I'm afraid they have been put under protection by Sheng Yu."

Sheng Hongyao gritted his teeth, his cane thumping heavily against the wooden floorboards of the stairs; the massive sound and Sheng Hongyao's ferocious face frightened Youyou, who was playing in the living room, into tears.

Hearing his crying, Ning Huaiqing stumbled out of the room upstairs, rushed downstairs in a daze, and pulled Youyou tightly into her arms.

"Baby, don't be afraid, Mommy is here, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

She muttered, her eyes so red they looked as if they could drip blood.

Little Youyou was held in her arms, and listening to her sobbing, he gripped her clothes tightly in fear, his large eyes filled with confusion and panic.

Ning Huaiqing forced herself to maintain her composure to soothe him; although she stopped his crying, his sensitive nature had already sensed that something was wrong, and he leaned tightly against Ning Huaiqing.

Sheng Hongyao glanced at Youyou, a shred of reason still remaining; he furrowed his brows, turned, and walked upstairs, entered the study, and closed the door, "What is the share count now?"

"Mr. Sheng, it is completely uncontrollable."

"This topic reached unprecedented heat by the evening; after Sheng Yu's two paternity reports were released, major media outlets have been frantically reposting it; it simply cannot be suppressed!"

"And..."

"And what?" Sheng Hongyao asked angrily.

"Sheng Yu is currently holding a press conference, and it is being live-streamed on various platforms."

Sheng Hongyao was shaking with rage; he hung up the phone immediately and opened the link sent by his assistant—it was the live stream link for the press conference.

In the live stream, Sheng Yu sat in the reception hall in a black suit, with reporters from major mainstream media gathered below.

Flashbulbs were flickering constantly.

In the brightly lit reception hall, Sheng Yu sat before the microphone and said calmly, "Originally, this was a family matter; I did not want to occupy public resources or affect everyone's lives, but I did not expect the public opinion to intensify to such a degree that it has seriously affected the company's operations. Inviting everyone here tonight is to give everyone an explanation. I, Sheng Yu, as the Chairman of the Sheng Group, am not an irresponsible person."

A reporter asked, "Then Chairman Sheng, these two paternity reports of yours indicate that you and that child are brothers, and that you and Mr. Sheng, who is your father, are father and son. May I ask if this is a public relations tactic by the Sheng Group?"

The reporter Situ present had not been briefed in advance; all the questions were genuine and had no fluff.

Such a bold question, implying that the Sheng Group was sacrificing Sheng Hongyao to protect Sheng Yu, was also the sentiment of the vast majority of netizens.

Enzo, listening from the side, initially felt it was inappropriate, but upon second thought, these truly sharp questions were exactly what needed to be answered.

Sheng Yu shut everyone up with one sentence: "Since everyone has this question, you might as well think carefully: between the child being mine and the child being my father's, which of these two things is more worthy of being called a family scandal?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar at the scene.

The vast number of netizens watching the live stream suddenly realized the truth and began posting comments on the live stream's bullet screen.

——No kidding, it's definitely the latter!

——So this is definitely not a PR tactic by the Sheng Group; who would make things look worse for themselves? Does the Sheng Family not want their century-old reputation anymore? I think Sheng Yu was pushed to the edge; I stand with Sheng Yu on this, it's too humiliating!

——Doesn't Sheng Hongyao love Shen Yijing? How did he end up with a two-year-old child with Ning Huaiqing? His devoted persona has collapsed!

——Ning Huaiqing is younger than Sheng Yu, right? Sheng Hongyao was really hungry!

——To the person above, wasn't it Ning Huaiqing who was hungry?

——As expected of a wealthy family, I can only look on from afar!

——Let me translate for the person above: This circle is truly chaotic.

——This is the real duel between father and son; he's gone all out!

In front of his phone screen, Sheng Hongyao's tense fingers almost crushed the screen; he stared with bloodshot eyes at Sheng Yu's face, which remained as calm as a mountain even as the world collapsed around him.

After accepting various questions from the reporters, Sheng Yu stood up, took the microphone, and said, "If you have any further doubts, I welcome supervision from all members of society; I can undergo another paternity test with my father and that child."

Putting down the microphone, Sheng Yu nodded slightly; before he left the venue, his sharp, exquisite features were magnified on camera, and the live stream bullet screen was instantly flooded by countless young women and mature women.

Sheng Hongyao threw his phone in a rage!

Sheng Yu knew perfectly well that Youyou's DNA Sequence was currently unstable and that no test could be performed at all.

And if he raised an objection at this critical juncture, he would inevitably have to undergo a paternity test under public scrutiny, and then the truth about Youyou's DNA being modified would be exposed to the world.

In this step, he had been completely outplayed by Sheng Yu!