"We are your family!" Zhao Ying glared at him and said angrily, "Go out and ask around, how can you not acknowledge your own parents and insist on acknowledging strangers who have no blood relation to you? Your parents didn't abandon you on purpose; you were clearly taken away by human traffickers. Why are you taking your anger out on them?"
Her words sounded reasonable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they were utter nonsense.
Xu Chun smirked coldly. "You're saying they didn't abandon me? But the people at the orphanage clearly told me my birthday. They said it was written on a note in my swaddling clothes. Only my biological parents should know something like that, right?"
Zhao Ying's face turned pale, and she felt speechless, but she still forced herself to say, "It might be something the family that bought you made up."
Xu Chun felt somewhat tired and didn't want to argue with her anymore. She glanced at her mother, who had been silently watching the commotion from the kitchen, and then said, "I don't want to argue with you. If you've come to take me back, then I'll say it first: that's absolutely impossible. If you're trying to get anything from me, don't even think about it."
After saying this, Xu Chun spread his hands, his expression unchanged, and said, "Because I'm a poor man."
"How can you be poor? You're a big star, this profession pays very well." Xu Changjiao blurted out anxiously.
Xu Chun said "As expected," and with a knowing smile, added, "It seems you did a very thorough investigation before you came."
Zhao Ying stood up and glared at Xu Chun resentfully. "To put it bluntly, you just look down on us for being poor and stingy, you don't want to acknowledge us as relatives, and you think we're a disgrace to a big star like you."
Xu Chun didn't bother to explain, and simply walked straight to the door, intending to open it and ask them to leave.
If there was still a sliver of hope I held before meeting them, it was extinguished by their own hands after we met.
Seeing that Xu Chun showed them no respect whatsoever, Zhao Ying's face darkened, and she spoke without any politeness.
"Fine, we'll go. Just don't regret it and come begging us later."
Zhao Fu glanced at Xu Chun, a hint of guilt in his eyes, but ultimately said nothing.
Xu Chun stood at the door, watching the three people prepare to leave, when she saw the elevator doors open and Xie Jianyuan walk out with his hands in his pockets.
Upon exiting, I was immediately struck by this scene, noticing so many people gathered in front of Xu Chun's house. I was slightly taken aback.
"Have we had guests?"
Xu Changjiao stared intently at his face, which resembled Xu Chun's, her impulse almost bursting forth. In the end, Zhao Ying subtly tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Let's talk about it when we get back," which calmed her down a bit.
Xu Chun didn't answer his question, but simply asked, "Why are you here?"
Xie Jianyuan walked over unhurriedly and replied, "I was worried because you hadn't been back for so long, so I decided to come and check on you."
Xu Chun turned back and said something to the kitchen, then came out and gently closed the door. "Let's go, things are settled now. Let's go home first, and I'll give my mom a good call later."
Now that Xie Jianyuan has arrived, the plan to have a proper talk with Xu's mother after these people leave has to be cancelled. After all, with another person present, it's difficult to discuss many things that can only be said in private. I can only call her separately later.
Xie Jianyuan's gaze finally fell on the three people, his brows furrowing slightly. His intuition told him that things weren't so simple.
Zhao Ying glanced at Xie Jianyuan and quickly assessed him from his clothes, knowing he was another wealthy man. Of course, she knew what her mother was thinking, but she couldn't act impulsively right now. After all, the only person she could be sure of was Xu Chun, and what if she made a fool of herself?
"Let's go first." So she pulled Xu Changjiao and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, Xu Changjiao broke free from her grasp, then suddenly grabbed Xie Jianyuan's arm and burst into tears.
"This is truly a blessing from heaven! I never expected that after finding one, I would find another."
Xu Chun's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Xie Jianyuan.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Zhao Ying blushed, feeling embarrassed, and went to pull her away.
"This is your other brother. Look how similar their noses and eyes are. Don't I know they're twins?" Xu Changjiao slapped her hand away and said confidently.
Xie Jianyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze icy, and said with apparent interest.
"Oh? I didn't know I had such a background?"
Chapter 91 Prelude to a Slap in the Face
Xu Changjiao stared at his expression, momentarily stunned, and stood rooted to the spot.
"Can we let go now?"
Xie Jianyuan slowly smiled at him, but his eyes were filled with gloom.
Looking into the stranger's dark eyes, Zhao Ying felt a strange, unsettling power, as if she were about to be sucked into a black vortex.
"... Mom." She called out Xu Changjiao's name again, hesitantly.
Xu Changjiao snapped out of her daze from Xie Jianyuan's gaze. Startled, she awkwardly released his hand, but couldn't help glancing at his watch. This glance gave her renewed courage.
"I know you may all find it hard to believe, whether you think I'm crazy or whatever, but what I'm saying is true." She spoke very sincerely, and even wiped away tears as she spoke.
Xie Jianyuan looked at her, a slight smile playing on his lips, and asked, "What's real?"
Xu Chun unconsciously clenched her fingers, her lips pursed and her face pale, as if she were afraid of something.
Xu Changjiao raised her voice, tears streaming down her face, and said, "You two are brothers."
These words stunned not only Xu Chun, but also the Zhao family.
Xie Jianyuan paused for a few seconds, then burst out laughing as if he had heard the funniest joke. Noticing everyone was watching him, he suppressed his laughter slightly and said slowly, "It's a good joke."