What the heck!

　　Wang Ge looked at Zhao Yingjun, who had suddenly barged in, and his forehead instantly filled with fine sweat.

　　Only then did he realize.

　　His voice was so loud just now that Zhao Yingjun, who hadn't even entered the door yet, could hear... Lin Xian was going to conduct a [paternity test] with this little girl.

　　Actually, he couldn't be blamed for being so shocked.

　　His wife was the director of the inspection department at Donghai No. 2 Hospital, and he had heard so many bizarre things during casual after-dinner chats at home. Especially regarding paternity testing, he considered his threshold to be very high, and ordinary gossip stories simply couldn't pique his interest.

　　But today, Lin Xian's matter was simply too exaggerated! He really couldn't help but shout it out.

　　If Lin Xian had brought a small baby today, saying he wanted to conduct a paternity test.

　　Wang Ge wouldn't have been surprised at all.

　　In this day and age... young people, a moment of passion and accidental pregnancy, it's completely understandable. Being young, being impulsive, who hasn't been young?

　　Even if.

　　Even if Lin Xian brought a five- or six-year-old child today, saying he wanted to do a paternity test, Wang Ge could accept it.

　　Lin Xian was 25 years old this year. Calculating five or six years ago, it was just when he graduated from high school and went to college, which was the age when it was easiest to make mistakes.

　t it be that Lin Xian had a child when he was eleven or twelve years old!?

　　This was simply too absurd and unbelievable!

　　That's why his reaction was so big just now.

　　Of course.

　　In the current situation, these were all minor matters.

　　The key was that his loud voice was heard by Zhao Yingjun, and Lin Xian was caught on the spot!

　　No, this was his responsibility, and he had to salvage Lin Xian's reputation.

　　"Ahem."

　　Wang Ge cleared his throat and laughed:

　　"President Zhao, what did you hear? How could there be such an outrageous thing! Come, come, let me introduce you."

　　As he spoke, Wang Ge walked to the sofa, acting like he understood everything, and pointed at Yu Xi, saying to Zhao Yingjun:

　　"This little girl is Lin Xian's cousin from a distant relative's family in the United States!"

　　Zhao Yingjun raised her right eyebrow, narrowed her eyes and looked at Wang Ge:

　　"What did you say? Say it again?"

　　"It's Lin Xian..."

　　Wang Ge swallowed and repeated this tongue-twisting sentence with his tongue tied:

　　"It's Lin Xian's cousin from a distant relative's family in the United States."

　　"Hehe."

　　Zhao Yingjun crossed her arms, couldn't help but be amused, and looked out the window for a while:

　　"I haven't heard such a clumsy and self-incriminating joke in a long time."

　　Lin Xian sat in the boss's chair, twirling a pen, and also agreed with what Zhao Yingjun said.

　　Of course.

　　If he wasn't the protagonist of this matter, he would also want to complain.

　　The clumsy explanation of "cousin from a distant relative's family in the United States" was just something he casually said to the driver, Xiao Li.

　　Who would have thought that this company would be so small!

　　In a short while, the news reached Wang Ge's ears, and then Wang Ge's loud voice reached Zhao Yingjun's ears.

　　Now, it was his turn to be embarrassed.

　　"Are you sure you want to do it?"

　　Zhao Yingjun tilted her head and looked at Lin Xian:

　　"This little girl looks like she's ten years old. Shouldn't you be very clear about whether she's your child? This... it doesn't seem possible no matter how I think about it? Have you ever had a girlfriend before?"

　　"No." Lin Xian said truthfully.

　　"Then what are you doing?" Zhao Yingjun continued to ask.

　　"Oh, oh! It's just a misunderstanding! Lin Xian is just curious!"

　　Wang Ge quickly ran between the two:

　　"This matter is obviously impossible! How old was Lin Xian ten years ago? He was still playing in the mud! What are you two doing? You're both so old! Don't you even understand this basic physiological knowledge?"

　　"Lin Xian! Say something, Lin Xian! Tell President Zhao it's just a joke! Explain it to President Zhao!"

　　Zhao Yingjun chuckled and waved her hand at Wang Ge:

　　"Brother Wang, you're joking. Lin Xian doesn't need to explain anything to me. By the way... since Lin Xian wants to do a paternity test, your wife just happens to be the director of the inspection department at the nearby Donghai No. 2 Hospital, why don't you just go there? Anyway, it's not far from here, and if you look for your wife, you can cut in line and get it done quickly."

　　Lin Xian stopped twirling his pen.

　　Wang Ge's wife was actually the director of the inspection department at Donghai No. 2 Hospital?

　　This was the first time he had heard of it.

　　As Zhao Yingjun said, wasn't it better to have acquaintances? Things were much more convenient.

　　He turned his head and looked at Wang Ge:

　　"Brother Wang, is your sister-in-law really at the Donghai No. 2 Hospital?"

　　"Ah? Ah..."

　　Wang Ge wiped his sweat and looked up at Zhao Yingjun timidly, his eyes full of inquiry:

　　"This... is your sister-in-law... is she... or isn't she?"

　　Zhao Yingjun didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

　　"Why are you looking at me? Everyone in the company already knows about it. Don't you usually ask your wife for help when you go to the hospital?"

　　"Besides, this little girl isn't your child. Why are you so nervous? If Lin Xian wants to go, just take him. It's not a troublesome thing. Just say hello and cut in line, and maybe the results will be out in two or three hours."

　　Wang Ge turned his head to look at Lin Xian again:

　　"Lin Xian, are you really going? You have to think carefully!"

　　"Let's go."

　　Lin Xian spread his hands:

　　"It's nothing."

　　Wang Ge gritted his teeth...

　　He understood.

　　Ever since the matter of the paternity test with the little girl was mentioned, neither Zhao Yingjun nor Lin Xian had directly spoken to each other!

　　It seemed like they were both talking to him, but in fact, he was just a mouthpiece, a shield, and a buffer.

　　Zhao Yingjun was saying she didn't care... but she was the one who brought up the fact that his wife was the director of the inspection department! It was as if she wanted him to drag Lin Xian to do the paternity test.

　　And strangely, Lin Xian was also calm and composed, with an expression of indifference and innocence.

　t even think about doing a DNA paternity test?

　　He originally wanted to protect Lin Xian.

　　But in the current situation... it was likely that he wouldn't be able to protect him.

　　Zhao Yingjun clearly wanted them to do the paternity test, and the path to the hospital and acquaintances had been paved; Lin Xian was the same, and it could be seen that he also wanted to do the paternity test.

　　So.

　　What cousin from a distant relative's family in the United States, that was really just a made-up excuse?

　　Alas.

　　He gritted his teeth:

　　"Okay."

　　It was difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs, so he chose to lie flat:

　　"Then Lin Xian... let's go, Donghai No. 2 Hospital is next door. I'll call my wife and contact her, we'll cut in line and get it done quickly."

　　"I'll call Xiao Li first and have him prepare to drive us there."

　　Lin Xian nodded, patted Yu Xi on the shoulder, and called her up from the sofa, following Wang Ge behind.

　　Suddenly!

　　Wang Ge felt a spine-chilling gaze! Like an ice sword piercing him! Freezing him in place, unable to move!

　　He trembled and looked back, and found that this terrifying gaze... was indeed from Zhao Yingjun!

　　"Ahem."

　　He understood.

　　He said softly:

　　"Um... President Zhao? Do you want to come along too?"

　　"Hehe."

　　Zhao Yingjun smiled casually:

　　"I won't go, right?"

　　Hehe.

　　Wang Ge also smiled inwardly. Look, you're still pretending! You clearly want to go! You just want me to give you a way out:

　　"Oh, come on, come on! Anyway, we're not busy with work right now. You've helped me a lot with my daughter's schooling before, and your sister-in-law has always said she wanted to thank you properly!"

　　"Okay, then."

　　Zhao Yingjun put down her arms and put them back in her coat pockets, looking down at her high heels clicking as she followed:

　　"Then I'll go with you."

　　……

　　Along the way, the driver, Xiao Li, drove the Alphard, feeling that the vehicle was particularly heavy and difficult to drive today.

　　There were a total of four people in the passenger cabin behind him.

　　The two seats in front were Lin Xian and his cousin from a distant relative's family in the United States.

　　The two seats in the back were President Zhao and Wang Ge.

　　They were usually very familiar...

　　But now, no one was speaking, and the atmosphere was particularly heavy!

　t realize he was driving the top-of-the-line business car Alphard, but a heavy oil tanker or an overloaded truck... Even the steering wheel was a little difficult to turn.

　　Fortunately.

　　Donghai No. 2 Hospital wasn't far from the Twin Towers building where Rhein Company and MX Company were located. There was no need to take the elevated highway, and they arrived after a few turns.

　　"We're... here."

　　The driver, Xiao Li, was concise.

　　He could clearly feel the atmosphere now and didn't want to say an extra word.

　　Wang Ge knew the way well and directly led the family of three behind him... Oh, spit, spit, spit, although it felt like a family of three, they were actually three unrelated people, to the inspection department where his wife worked.

　　I have to say, the director was still the director.

　　She was very knowledgeable.

　　When she learned that Lin Xian wanted to do a paternity test with this teenage girl, she wasn't surprised at all. In her position... she had seen so many outrageous things, what was this?

　　So she directly arranged for blood to be drawn. Lin Xian had a tube drawn, and then Yu Xi had one drawn.

　　Lin Xian also took a special look. The blood drawn from Yu Xi was no different from that of a normal person. This had been confirmed when he treated her wounds before.

　　"Will your future drug enhancements and gene editing affect the DNA test?"

　　While they were the only two people in the blood drawing room, Lin Xian asked in a low voice.

　　"I don't know."

　　Yu Xi shook her head blankly and looked at Lin Xian:

　　"Why did you suddenly want to do a paternity test with me? I didn't say anything when they were all there just now... How did you come up with such an absurd thing? You don't think you're my ancestor, do you? That's why I traveled back to protect you?"

　　"There's that aspect of it."

　　Lin Xian answered honestly:

　　"But there are other considerations as well... Many things are difficult to explain. Since you don't know who your parents are, then logically speaking, anyone could be your parents."

　t you be that the people in the current era exist. Although I don't know when you were born, the purpose of the hibernation pod is to allow people to sleep without aging and wake up in the future after several centuries, right?"

　　"So, theoretically speaking, I may not be related to you by blood. Although I'm determined not to use the hibernation pod... people are fickle. What if I really get the urge to sleep in the hibernation pod and go to the future centuries later, and then have you with some woman?"

　　Hehe...

　　Yu Xi couldn't help but laugh, lowered her head, took off the cotton swab, and looked at the wound on her arm that was almost healed:

　　"Do you think we look alike? I don't think we look alike at all."

　　"I don't think so either."

　　Lin Xian also took off the cotton swab and found that his needle wound was still bleeding, so he pressed the cotton swab back on:

　　"So isn't this to find an answer?"

　　"I also know that my idea is absurd and stupid, and seems like I want to be a dad. But... isn't this world absurd enough?"

　　"There are time travelers, time particles, and time laws that can be reversed against innocent people in this time and space, as well as the mysterious Genius Club hidden in the long river of history, and digital life that is more powerful than artificial intelligence and indistinguishable from humans... There are already too many absurd things, compared to that, the paternity test between a future person and a modern person seems too normal."

　　"Okay."

　　Yu Xi threw the cotton swab with only a little blood on it into the trash can, put on her sleeve, turned her head and looked at Lin Xian:

　　"If you're so confident that you might be my father or elder... who is my mother? Do you have a girlfriend?"

　　"Why do so many people like to ask such obvious questions?"

　　Lin Xian felt like he was being ridiculed:

　　"No."

　　"Then do you have any female friends you're close to? Or... someone you suspect is my mother?" Yu Xi continued to ask.

　　This time.

　　Lin Xian was silent.

　　Candidates?

　　Of course, there were.

　　To put it bluntly, the person who should be doing a DNA paternity test with Yu Xi the most should be Huang Que.

　　She was the biggest suspect.

　　Lin Xian himself was just a "bonus", simply a substitute to make up the numbers; A mother was easy to find, whoever gave birth to her was definitely the child's... Finding a father was difficult.

　　Although Lin Xian guessed that he should be married to Huang Que on some timeline.

　　But that was just a guess...

　　What if he was a clown?

　　It was very possible that Yu Xi was Huang Que's child, Huang Que was Yu Xi's mother, and then these two people had nothing to do with him at all. This was all possible.

　　For some reason, Lin Xian thought of something.

　　He looked at Wang Ge's wife, Sister Wang, who had just finished packing her things inside and was walking towards them, and asked:

　　"Sister Wang, I'd like to ask, will things like gene mutation and gene editing affect the accuracy of DNA paternity testing?"

　　Inside the blood drawing room, Sister Wang, wearing a mask, smiled with her eyes:

　　"No, Lin Xian, you're thinking too much."

　　"But DNA testing doesn't test for a certain gene fragment or a few gene combinations, but rather examines the overlapping nature on a large scale. Gene editing technology is not mature now... But wasn't there a hospital director who was sentenced a few years ago for editing the genes of newborn babies?"

　　"So don't worry, when the little girl was born more than ten years ago, there was no such technology as gene editing. Even if there was, from the perspective of large-scale gene comparison, it would not affect the paternity test results at all... Because you edit genes, you definitely only edit individual benign genes and remove inferior and diseased genes."

　　"But genetic information is quite vast and complex. The little bit of gene editing is just a drop in the ocean, insignificant to the whole. So you don't have to worry about this kind of thing affecting the paternity test results... As for the matter of gene mutation, you don't have to worry about it even more. Variation and mutation are very common phenomena in the biological world and will not affect gene test results at all."

　　"Okay, you can go out and wait after you draw blood. I've expedited it for you, but according to the hospital's rules and procedures, there are still many procedures to go through; and in order to ensure the accuracy of the results, it also requires several reviews and many signatures... Therefore, you have to wait at least two hours before you can come back to pick up the results."

　　"I suggest you go eat first. It's time for dinner. The inspection department doesn't get off work at night. Two hours later, you can directly pick up the results at the front service desk."

　　Lin Xian nodded.

　　He took off the cotton swab pressing on the wound and saw that his needle hole was no longer bleeding, so he threw it away, put on his clothes and stood up:

　　"Thanks, Sister-in-law, we'll go out first."

　　……

　　Pushing open the door of the blood drawing room, Lin Xian and Yu Xi, wearing large sunglasses, walked out.

　　"How is it?"

　　Wang Ge saw the two of them come out, stood up from the waiting chair with a bang, and asked anxiously.

　　"The results don't come out that fast."

　　Lin Xian waited for Yu Xi to come out of the room before closing the door:

　　"You have to wait at least two hours. They said there are many procedures to go through."

　　He raised his head.

　　Only then did he realize... Zhao Yingjun had also stood up with Wang Ge just now!

　　And at that moment, her eyes seemed very concerned.

　t change, and they must be consistent with Huang Que.

　　So...

　　He looked at Zhao Yingjun and made eye contact.

　　If he could have Zhao Yingjun and Yu Xi do a DNA paternity test, that would definitely be the most stable method and more reliable than doing it with himself.

　　After all, who Yu Xi's father was was still a mystery, and it was likely to be himself, but the possibility of a small probability event could not be ruled out.

　　But no matter what, the possibility that Huang Que, that is, Zhao Yingjun, was Yu Xi's mother was far greater than any other possibility.

　　It's just... how should he bring up this kind of thing, this kind of request?

　　"What's wrong?"

　　Zhao Yingjun blinked her eyes and looked at Lin Xian, who was hesitant to speak:

　　"You can tell me anything directly... We're so familiar, what can't you say? If something really happens, I'll help you and help you find a solution."

　　Wang Ge also nodded like a chicken pecking at rice:

　　"Yes, yes, yes, Lin Xian, don't carry anything on your own if something really happens. We've all been old friends for so many years, sharing good and bad fortune!"

　　Lin Xian also smacked his lips.

　　Forget it, since they were all here:

　　"Now that things have come to this, I'll tell you the truth. I didn't want to hide it from you, it's just that I lied to Xiao Li at the beginning, so I never had a chance to tell you the truth."

　　"Actually, this little girl isn't my distant relative's cousin. I just met her on the road. She's helped me a lot and we've experienced a lot of unexplained things together... And she's an orphan who doesn't know who her parents are, so I was thinking about whether I could help her find her parents."

　　"Anyway, there are no clues right now, meeting is fate. I said I'd just start with myself and try my luck, and also learn about what DNA paternity testing is all about and have an idea in my mind. So..."

　　He raised his head and smiled at Zhao Yingjun

　　"Although this request is quite inexplicable... but since everyone is here, waiting is waiting. Why don't you... President Zhao, you also draw a tube of blood and do a paternity test with us?"

　　……

　　……

　　Silence.

　　An ice cave-like silence.

　　As if time had frozen.

　　"Huh?"

　　Zhao Yingjun finally couldn't help but let out a puzzled sound.

　　This was a plot development that she hadn't thought of in all the possibilities she had imagined. The phrase "since we're all here" ... was used like this?

　　"Lin, Lin Xian! What are you talking nonsense!"

　　Wang Ge had a stern expression on his face and stood in front of Zhao Yingjun:

　　"What you said is a bit too much! Some things can be said, some things you can't say randomly!"

　　"Aren't you just accusing President Zhao's innocence out of thin air? Everyone in the company knows that President Zhao is still a virgin, how could she ah ah ah ah————"

　　He let out a painful howl.

　　Lowering his head.

　　He found that his expensive crocodile leather shoes had been stepped into a hole by even more expensive high heels... which was slowly rebounding now, but the stomp just now was so hard that it was probably impossible to restore it to its original appearance.

　　"Hehe, interesting."

　　Zhao Yingjun flicked the broken hair on her cheeks behind her ears, shook the hair that fell on her neck, and smiled easily:

　　"Okay, what's impossible? I'll just do it with you."

　　After saying that, she strode forward with her high heels and walked straight into the blood drawing room, closing the door.

　　"Hiss..."

　　Wang Ge limped over, hobbling and baring his teeth:

　　"Lin Xian, you're really have no emotional intelligence... How can you say such straightforward things to a woman? Aren't you doubting President Zhao's innocence?"

　　"President Zhao is as pure as jade and cherishes herself. She hasn't had any contact with any man beyond boundaries for so many years... except for you. Saying that will make her sad."

　　"Besides! What's your logic? You can't just find a child on the street and ask President Zhao to do a paternity test with you, right? Alas... you're really bad at this. I don't know what to say about you."

　　"But you and President Zhao are one willing to hit and one willing to be hit, so I, an outsider, have no right to say anything. You see, as soon as you said it, President Zhao went straight in to draw blood... I understand what she's thinking at a glance."

　　"What's she thinking?" Lin Xian asked.

　　"Humph!"

　　Wang Ge proudly hummed:

　　"Lin Xian, you have to learn more from your Brother Wang in terms of guessing women's thoughts. Do you know why President Zhao went in to draw blood? Seriously... she has a clear conscience, isn't nervous at all, and knows there won't be any results."

　　"The reason she rushed to draw blood is entirely because she cares about the paternity test results between you and this little girl... She must be thinking that since she did the test with you, she must also come to get the results together, right? That way, she can know the results of your tests as soon as possible, right?"

　　I have to say.

　　Lin Xian really didn't think of that.

　　Wang Ge was a bit of a genius in researching women's thoughts, and he felt that he could chat with Liu Feng for a few nights, and the two of them would definitely regret not meeting sooner.

　　After a while.

　　Zhao Yingjun also came out, holding her arm, and looked at the three people waiting outside:

　　"I told Sister-in-law to do a paternity test between my blood sample and this little girl's blood. The test report will be out in two hours. Why don't... we go out for dinner first?"

　　After saying that, she looked at Wang Ge:

　　"I also troubled Sister-in-law to expedite it for us today. Why don't we call Sister-in-law and the five of us go out for a meal together?"

　　"No no no no..."

　　Wang Ge shook his head like a rattle.

　　Good fellow, it was difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs. You two should handle your own affairs. He didn't want to wade into this muddy water:

　　"Um, your sister-in-law and I have to hurry back to pick up the kids. The kids have an exam in the next few days, so we have to go home and tutor them properly."

　　Wang Ge finished saying these words at twice the speed and ran away in a puff of smoke.

　　It could be seen.

　　He didn't want to stay here for a second.

　　"What do you want to eat?"

　　Zhao Yingjun turned her head to look at Lin Xian.

　　"What do you want to eat?"

　　Lin Xian lowered his head to look at Yu Xi.

　　Yu Xi raised her sunglasses, which covered most of her face, and looked up at Lin Xian:

　　"I want to eat hot pot."

　　……

　　Half an hour later, Lin Xian had already put the fourth plate of meat into the hot pot for Yu Xi.

　　Yu Xi hadn't even raised her head.

　　This made Lin Xian feel a little guilty... Was it because he had been eating too poorly with her in the United States? He had starved this guy like this.

　　"The little girl has a good appetite."

　　Zhao Yingjun also looked at Yu Xi with slight surprise:

　　"Sure enough, after staying in the United States for a long time, will they all gobble like this when they return to the Dragon Country?"

　　"I guess so."

　　Lin Xian said perfunctorily:

　　"Maybe it's because she's a child and it's the time when she's growing up, so she eats a lot. My nephews in my hometown, don't look at how fat they are, but when they're in their teens, they really eat with basins and say they're not full every day and get hungry after eating."

　　Zhao Yingjun nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Lin Xian:

　　"What's the little girl's name?"

　　"Yu Xi." Lin Xian said.

　　Zhao Yingjun's chopsticks stopped in mid-air, blinked her eyes, and smiled slightly:

　　"This name... is really nice and unique. The person who gave her this name must be a very cultured and very sentimental person."

　　"Indeed."

　　Lin Xian nodded and said:

　　"When I first heard this name, I just felt it was strange. I wondered who would give a child such a strange name? It's really strange, awkward, and... somewhat unlucky, right?"

　　"But after getting to know her, I felt that this name was really nice and had a lot of artistic conception. When I said it, I inexplicably felt a very beautiful and magnificent feeling, and a historical sense of heaviness from the Wujiang River hit me."

　　These were Lin Xian's sincere words.

　　Maybe it was because he now had a "we're in this together" filter for Yu Xi?

　　He felt that this little girl was as cute as her name.

　　Yu Xi.

　　The first time I heard this name, the first thing that came to mind was Yu Xi, Yu Xi, what should I do? (a famous line from the story *Farewell My Concubine*)

　　It was very sad.

　　But Yu Xi's fearless and courageous spirit was also a hope that parents had for their daughter's growth, wasn't it?

　　"Unlucky?"

　　Zhao Yingjun put down her chopsticks and smiled:

　　"Actually, I don't think so. I really like this name. Maybe... it's mainly because I like the historical figure Yu Ji."

　　"You like Yu Ji?" Lin Xian asked.

　　"Yes, I really like the story of *Farewell My Concubine*."

　　Zhao Yingjun saw that Yu Xi, who was eating meat voraciously, had finished her drink, so she directly took the drink in front of her that she hadn't taken a sip of and put it in front of Yu Xi:

　　"But the reason I like this story is not because I admire Xiang Yu's heroism, but because I prefer the spiritual qualities of Yu Ji."

　　"I think that compared to Xiang Yu, what Yu Ji did was more like a hero. Although she was a woman, she was not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, and she lived to death, using her own life as the price to exchange for Xiang Yu's determination to break the cauldrons and sink the boats, without any worries."

　　"There are actually many stories about women martyring themselves in ancient times, but most of them are sad and sentimental. There are not many heroic women like Yu Ji who sing and dance in the big tent and commit suicide to show their oath. So... I can understand why Yu Xi's parents gave her this name."

　　Zhao Yingjun smiled, and then looked at Yu Xi, who had finished a plate of meat, and put meat on her plate again:

　　"They probably also hope that their daughter can be as brave and strong as Yu Ji, dare to love and hate, have her own dreams, meet a man she is willing to give her life to, and live a lifetime as a hero and with pride."

　　"I don't know if I'm right. But..."

　　She paused, put down the empty meat plate, raised her head and looked