Suddenly, a very soft chuckle came from beside her. From another angle, it looked as if the two of them were whispering sweet nothings to each other.
Xu Chun paused, then asked with tightly pressed lips, "Do you know who they are?"
Unexpectedly, Xie Jianyuan smiled slightly and said in a deep voice, "I know."
"Do you know what her words mean?" Xu Chun's lowered eyelashes trembled slightly.
This time, after waiting for several seconds, no one behind him spoke. Xu Chun was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly heard the person behind him chuckle. Then, the person pulled him into their arms, rested their chin on the top of his head, and spoke in a low voice, seemingly with a smile.
You didn't believe that kind of thing, did you?
Xu Chun slightly opened her eyes, listening to the soft vibrations coming from his chest. Only then did she belatedly realize that he was mocking her, and she blushed amidst the laughter, struggling to break free from his embrace.
"... I don't."
Xie Jianyuan held him firmly, preventing him from moving. The smile on his face faded, and he lowered his head to kiss his hair, comforting him in a deep voice, "Don't worry, such nonsense can't happen. Don't overthink it."
Listening to Xie Jianyuan's calm and composed words, Xu Chun's heart gradually calmed down. Too many things had indeed happened today, and she felt extremely tired.
He turned around, reached out and hugged Xie Jianyuan's waist, and whispered, "Let me hug you for a while."
Xie Jianyuan said in a deep voice, "Okay." Then he reached out and stroked Xu Chun's thin back, paused, and said with a faint smile.
"I'd love to hug you a little longer."
Xu Chun glanced at him, then slowly created some distance between them.
"That's fine."
Xie Jianyuan paused, looking at his empty hand. "..."
Chapter 92 Welfare Home
The next day, Xu Chun took a day off as soon as he got up. Because he only had Xu Changjiao's side of the story, he found it hard to imagine what she had said, so he decided to go to the hospital for a paternity test.
Xie Jianyuan listened to his plan and took leave to accompany him. After arriving at the hospital, they first had their blood drawn. Looking at his arm, Xu Chun pressed a cotton swab against the wound and stood up.
"Let's go," he said to Xie Jianyuan, without even glancing at the family members who had been staring at him.
"I'll make one too." Xie Jianyuan rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his hand, looked at Xu Chun, and slowly curled the corners of his lips. "This will put your mind at ease."
Xu Chun paused for a moment, then pursed his lips somewhat shyly, though he was wearing a mask and the person in front of him couldn't see his upturned lips.
After their blood was drawn, Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan were about to leave when, as they turned and stepped into the corridor, Xu Chun, distracted, accidentally bumped into someone. She quickly looked up and said, "Sorry, I..."
When he looked up and saw the person in front of him clearly, he stopped talking abruptly.
"President Gu?" he asked, somewhat surprised, as he came to his senses.
Gu Zi glanced at Xie Jianyuan behind him, presumably recognizing Xu Chun, and nodded, saying in a deep voice, "What are you doing here?"
Xu Chun's face stiffened. "... There's something I need to do."
Xie Jianyuan pulled Xu Chun behind him, then looked at Gu Zi and smiled, saying, "President Gu, is there anything I can do for you here?"
Gu Zi said calmly, "My brother is here."
Gu Yiluo's body has suffered great damage in recent years due to some events, and coupled with his habit of abusing his body, he simply put him in the hospital for the time being. There are dedicated caregivers and people watching over him, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Xu Chun probably guessed this answer, so she wasn't surprised.
Just as she was about to speak, Xu Changjiao and her family caught up from behind and said to Xu Chun, "You'll know whether I was lying or not once the paternity test results are available. I came here with thorough preparation."
Xu Chun's face turned somewhat pale. Xie Xu Changjiao upon Xie Jianyuan. Zhao Ying felt inexplicably afraid of him for some reason. Seeing this, she quickly tugged at her mother and then left.
Gu Zi raised an eyebrow and said in a deep voice, "What certificate?"
When Xu Chun heard him press for an answer, her heart sank. Just as she was thinking of how to divert his attention, she heard Xie Jianyuan speak up to help her out of the predicament.
"President Gu, your brother must have been waiting for you for a long time. We have other matters to attend to and must take our leave now."
After saying that, he put his arm around Xu Chun's shoulder, nodded politely to Gu Zi, and then turned to leave.
After leaving the hospital, Xu Chun went to his next destination, the orphanage where he had previously lived. It took him more than two hours to get there.
The person who came out to greet him was the director of the welfare home. Xu Chun had been secretly supporting this welfare home for many years, and the director was very familiar with him. As soon as she saw him, she smiled and couldn't help but praise Xu Chun's youth and talent.
She also saw Xie Jianyuan behind Xu Chun. She felt that his face was somewhat familiar, but because she didn't follow the entertainment industry, she couldn't recognize him and only knew that she had seen him on TV.
Xu Chun exchanged pleasantries with the dean for a while, then got straight to the point and asked, "Dean, was there another child who was sent with me back then?"
The dean paused for a moment, then replied, "No."
Before Xu Chun could even breathe a sigh of relief, she heard the director continue, "You were transferred from another welfare home because you were sick and needed assistance from a charity. The facilities at the welfare home you were in were quite poor, so we transferred you to our home to coordinate with medical assistance."
Xu Chun's heart sank further as she listened, and she asked, "Do you know what kind of illness it is?"
"It's been so long, I really forgot." The dean smiled a little embarrassedly. "How about I go to the archives and check for you?"
"Thank you for your help."
"Fine."
After the dean left, Xu Chun sat on the bench in a daze. Xie Jianyuan looked at him with a complicated expression, seemingly lost in thought.