Xu's mother's tone sounded off, slightly hoarse. "Come back quickly."
Xu Chun paused slightly, then half-jokingly asked, "What's it for this time? It's not another blind date, is it? I already told you I..."
Xu Chun: Your biological parents have found us.
Xu Chun's voice suddenly stopped, her pupils contracted sharply, and she froze on the spot, feeling a slight tremor in her heart.
"... What?"
Chapter 90 Brother
Xu Chun stood at the door, stunned for several minutes, his hands constantly flipping through his phone, looking somewhat agitated.
Finally, the ringing of his phone startled him awake. He glanced down at the screen, thinking it was his mother calling to urge him, but it turned out to be Xie Jianyuan calling.
The familiar, deep voice on the other end calmed him down a bit after he answered the call.
"Yeah, I might be going home a little late today."
As expected, they asked why. Xu Chun paused slightly, then said in a low voice, "I have some things to take care of, so I need to go home."
"Don't wait for me, get some rest."
"I understand, goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Chun glanced at the door. Behind that door were his biological parents, the people who gave birth to him and then abandoned him.
For some reason, he felt much calmer now, perhaps because of his conversation with Xie Jianyuan. But whatever the reason, Xu Chun felt he had to face it now.
He slowly reached out and pushed open the door. What came into view was the living room, but there were several unfamiliar figures on the sofa.
The first person Xu Chun noticed was the middle-aged woman next to her mother. She was wearing a worn-out coat that had turned somewhat white from washing, and her hair already had silver strands. She looked at Xu Chun, and her eyes seemed to be glistening with tears.
"Mom, what are you standing there for? Say hello to your brother."
The speaker was a girl of about twenty years old, rather short, with makeup that made her look mature beyond her years, making her appear somewhat comical.
After she finished speaking, she nudged the silent middle-aged man next to her with her elbow, clearly dissatisfied.
"Say something, Dad. Don't you always talk about my brother and the others?"
The middle-aged man looked up at Xu Chun. His face was deeply lined with wrinkles and his skin was dark, making him look weathered. Noticing that Xu Chun was looking at him, he nervously rubbed his hands together, but still didn't know what to say.
The family originally lived in a remote, economically underdeveloped county town. They never imagined that one day they would be able to come to such a big city and see the world, and were even told that their abandoned son was living in this big city.
Xu's mother stood up, seemingly finding the scene somewhat awkward. She gestured for Xu Chun to sit down, knowing he was still recovering, and went to the kitchen to get some water, making room for them to talk.
After Xu's mother left, Xu Changjiao reached out to hold Xu Chun's hand, her voice trembling with tears, "My son, I've searched for you so hard."
Before she could even touch him, Xu Chun subtly avoided her hand.
"You're looking for me? What do you want?"
Xu Changjiao hadn't expected this reaction and froze on the spot, seemingly unable to believe her ears.
Seeing this, Zhao Ying quickly tried to smooth things over, nudging Xu Changjiao and saying, "Mom, are you overjoyed? Your brother is asking you. Didn't you cry yourself to sleep every night, saying you wanted to see your brother and the others? Why are you speechless now that you've met them?"
Xu Changjiao snapped out of her daze, quickly wiped away her tears, and said to Xu Chun, "I know you blame me, but it wasn't me, your mother, who abandoned you back then; it was you who was taken away by human traffickers."
After she finished speaking, she covered her face and cried again, as if recalling painful memories.
Xu Chun stared at her for a long time, then suddenly smiled, "The human traffickers took me away and then kindly left me at the entrance of the orphanage?"
Xu Changjiao's body stiffened.
Seeing this, Zhao Ying inwardly cried out in alarm and quickly explained, "It must have been the human traffickers who took you away and then sold you to someone else. It was that family who brought you to the orphanage."
Xu Chun ignored her flimsy lies, but noticed one word. He frowned slightly and looked at her, asking, "What do you mean by 'you all'?"
Xu Changjiao sobbed, "I gave birth to two children back then, and you also have a twin brother."
Xu Chun was stunned. Hearing this news made him feel very complicated, but perhaps because his biological parents had come to his door before, the impact of this news was much smaller.
"Now that you've found me, have you found him?"
At this moment, Zhao Fu, who had been silently smoking his pipe, spoke up. He glanced at Xu Chun and replied, "No, we only received news about you."
"You received the news?" Xu Chun smiled slightly and asked, "Who told you?"
Xu Changjiao then realized her slip of the tongue and quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "... We searched everywhere for you, and then a kind person gave me information about you, but I don't know who he is."
"I see." Xu Chun nodded and said in a businesslike tone, "I already know the general outline of what happened. Now, tell me why you've come to see me. What exactly do you want?"
Xu Changjiao looked utterly devastated, staring at him with an incredulous gaze, her tone filled with deep sorrow.
"What are you saying? It's perfectly natural for a mother to come looking for her son. What other motive could she possibly have?"
"In that case, it seems I misunderstood you." Xu Chun calmly admitted her mistake without changing her expression, then stood up and said, "Since you have no ulterior motives, I'll see you out on behalf of my family."
"What do you mean? You want to kick us out?!" Zhao Ying stared at him blankly, her mouth agape in surprise.
Xu Chun nodded and said calmly, "It would be best if you didn't bother my family in the future."
Zhao Fu paused in his smoking, looked up at Xu Chun, and his expression was somewhat complicated.