It seemed that the old man, in making these arrangements before his passing, would have certainly wished for her and Tingjun to be well, and hoped to bind her and Tingjun together through this.
Lost in thought, her phone suddenly rang.
It was Gu Tangxue calling.
“Xiao Su! Hurry to the hospital, the DNA results are out. We haven’t opened the envelope yet. When you get here, we’ll look at it together.”
Su Qi paused for a moment. “Wait a moment, I’ll be right there.”
It took half an hour from the airport to the hospital. As soon as Su Qi got out of the car, she rushed to the DNA testing department floor.
Gu Tangxue, Xu Linchuan, and Xu Ruyun were all there.
Gu Tangxue held an envelope in her hand. Upon seeing Su Qi arrive, she waved the envelope.
“Xiao Su, come quickly!”
Su Qi pursed her lips and walked over quickly. “How are the results? Have you looked?”
“Not yet, we’re leaving it for you to open personally.”
Gu Tangxue handed the envelope to Su Qi.
Su Qi took it and held it in her hand. Feeling their gazes, she couldn't help but smile. “I’m not nervous, why should you be? If it is, it is. If it isn’t, it isn’t.”
Su Qi opened the envelope and took out the DNA identification report.
On the DNA identification report, the paternity index was clearly stated as a staggering ninety-nine point nine percent.
Su Qi’s hand trembled, and the report almost slipped from her grasp.
“How is it? What are the results? Don’t scare me.”
Gu Tangxue took the DNA identification report from Su Qi’s hand. Seeing the high paternity index, she covered her mouth and gasped, “Ninety-nine point nine percent?! That means, Xiao Su, you are the Xu family’s biological daughter who went missing many years ago?! You are Xu Linyun?!”
As Gu Tangxue spoke, Xu Ruyun and Xu Linchuan both looked at the DNA identification report in Gu Tangxue’s hand.
“You are truly my daughter?! Really?!” Xu Ruyun was so shocked that she couldn't react for a long time.
Xu Linchuan was stunned for a moment, then gave a wry smile, a hint of bitterness in his expression. “This is good news, and also bad news.”
“Of course, it’s good news. Your biological sister is found, and your biological sister is carrying your niece and nephew. Why wouldn’t you be happy? The family is finally reunited. Let’s go out for dinner tonight to celebrate properly!”
Gu Tangxue was overjoyed beyond words.
If Su Qi was Xu Linchuan’s biological sister, then there was no possibility between them in the future.
Even though she knew Su Qi didn’t mean anything by it, she was still very happy to receive this news.
“Xiao Su, from now on, we are family!”
Gu Tangxue hugged Su Qi.
“You… are you really my daughter?!” Xu Ruyun stared at Su Qi, finding it incredible.
Su Qi smiled bitterly, “Perhaps the identification was mistaken, Mrs. Xu.”
There was still a barrier between her and Xu Ruyun.
“What mistake? How could there be such a mistake? We are clearly family. Let’s not be strangers. Everyone needs to be well from now on!”
Gu Tangxue took both their hands and clasped them together.
Su Qi felt a jolt, and just as she was about to pull away, Gu Tangxue held on tightly, forcing her hand to touch Xu Ruyun’s.
Xu Ruyun’s eyes welled up with tears. She gazed at Su Qi in front of her, as if in an unbelievable dream.
She had found a photo of herself from when she was young in the old man’s wallet.
It was exactly like Su Qi.
Ever since the car accident, she hadn’t remembered what she looked like before, and had forgotten many past events.
She had been avoiding it all along, and even when facing Su Qi, that feeling of resistance stemmed from her past self.
“Linchuan, I’m hungry. Let’s go eat!” Gu Tangxue saw that the two of them seemed to have something to say, and pulled Xu Linchuan away.
Xu Linchuan glanced back at the two of them before following Gu Tangxue.
They were left alone for a moment.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. They sat facing each other, neither speaking.
Su Qi cleared her throat. “Let’s sit down first. I’m in my late pregnancy, and my legs are numb from standing.”
“Alright, let’s sit and talk.” Xu Ruyun and Su Qi sat together on chairs by the hospital window, facing each other.
Su Qi glanced out the window, her gaze somewhat unfocused, as if thinking about something else.
“Actually… I already knew that Linyun was not my biological daughter. I’ve been searching for my biological daughter during this time, but the orphanage back then was destroyed by a fire, and all the records were lost. The caregiver who saw you two back then is missing, and there’s no clue at all. I never expected that my biological daughter would be right by my side.”
After returning from the hospital, Su Qi’s mood was extremely complicated.
Entering the gates of the Huo residence, she looked at the vast, empty mansion, at the cold treasures and antique calligraphy and paintings within. She remembered how lively it was when the old man was still alive.
Now that he was gone, the Huo residence felt desolate once more.
Her mind was a mess. Su Qi slept deeply, waking up in the evening. Still groggy, her phone vibrated. It was Sheng Yuchen calling. Su Qi hung up without looking.
Unexpectedly, the man was persistent. After being hung up on once, he called a second, third, fourth, and countless other times. Su Qi finally answered, her voice laced with impatience. “Mr. Sheng?”
“You’re awake. You should be calling me husband now. I know you haven’t adapted yet, but I have plenty of patience. The wedding is set for next week…”
“Next week? Next week is too soon. I’m not mentally prepared. At least by the end of next month.”
“End of next month?”
“Yes, end of next month.”
She wanted to delay as long as possible. Huo Tingjun had only just returned to America, and Xu Linchuan had only just left for America these past few days. Next week? Huo Tingjun might not even be able to see Dr. Jin, let alone regain his sight. “Alright then, next month. I will marry you next month.”
Sheng Yuchen hung up on the other end.
Su Qi gritted her teeth, staring at the dark phone screen.
She knew very well that Sheng Yuchen was retaliating against her, but she was helpless. Sheng Yuchen now controlled Shengshi Group, just like Huo Tingjun did back then. His power was immense, and he had also paid the thirty million yuan in liquidated damages. She and the company were completely in Sheng Yuchen’s grasp, held tightly.
Su Qi took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and then carefully reviewed the events that had transpired recently.
At the hospital, Xu Ruyun had told her the truth about Li Cuiping’s death.
Li Cuiping had not fallen to her death; it was a premeditated frame-up.
Xu Ruyun was an eyewitness at the time. The person who caused Li Cuiping to fall to her death was not Xu Ruyun, but Sheng Yuchen.
All of this was Sheng Yuchen’s doing from behind the scenes.
If the DNA hadn’t proven she was the Xu family’s biological daughter, Xu Ruyun probably would never have told her this truth.
Su Qi closed her eyes. Despite being in her late pregnancy, she felt a wave of nausea surge up her throat.