As he left after speaking, his thin lips brushed against Xu Chun's earlobe, and he noticed with satisfaction that Xu Chun's body stiffened slightly.
The red light turned green, and the cars behind honked impatiently. Xie Jianyuan stepped on the gas, and the car slowly started moving again.
Because she was already mentally prepared, Xu Chun felt no emotional fluctuation when she received the paternity test results.
The paternity test results showed that he and Xie Jianyuan were not related by blood, but Zhao Fu and Xu Changjiao were indeed his biological parents.
Seeing the way Xu Changjiao and Zhao Ying were looking at him, he declined their invitation to have a family reunion dinner.
Xu Chun held the flimsy appraisal report in her hand, her tone gentle and polite, yet carrying a hint of distance.
"If you think this piece of paper can change my mind, you're sorely mistaken."
He slowly raised his eyelids and said, word by word, "To me, you are not my family."
Xu Changjiao looked utterly devastated, her lips trembling as she said in a shaky voice, "How could you say such heartless things?"
Hearing her say that, Xu Chun wasn't angry at all. She even smiled and said gently, "No matter what you say, you were the one who abandoned me first. Now you're blaming me for not acknowledging you. That's not right."
Xu Changjiao's face suddenly darkened, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Aren't you afraid I'll expose your secrets to the public?"
Xu Chun retorted sarcastically, "What do I have that I'm ashamed to do?"
Xu Changjiao stared at him for a while, seemingly lost in thought, before suddenly kneeling down, her expression a stark contrast to her earlier domineering demeanor.
"Please, don't blame your mother. If someone hadn't taken you away, you would still be with me. I haven't had a good night's sleep in all these years. Every time I close my eyes, I think of you."
"Mom, get up quickly." Zhao Ying seemed somewhat moved as well, her voice choked with emotion as she reached out to pull her up.
Xu Chun watched this scene with a cold eye. These people's attitude suddenly changed completely. By showing weakness and labeling themselves as a vulnerable group, it seemed as if they were trying to gain sympathy.
Thinking of this, he squinted at Zhao Ying and saw her hurriedly straightening her sleeves. He smiled knowingly, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he suddenly bent down and helped Xu Changjiao up as well.
"Stand up and speak first."
Seeing that his attitude towards her had improved considerably, Xu Changjiao assumed that the trick that person had given her had worked, and couldn't help but feel a little smug.
Xu Chun said, "I will try my best to satisfy your needs, just don't disturb my life."
Hearing Xu Chun say this, Xu Changjiao was secretly pleased and no longer concealed her desires, stating them directly.
"Let's not beat around the bush. We want money. Once you give it to us, we promise to stay far away from you and not bother you."
Xu Chun asked, "How much?"
Xu Changjiao hesitated, clearly unsure of the appropriate price, but steeling herself, she finally made the outrageous demand. "Five million."
"Five million?" Xu Chun raised an eyebrow in surprise, clearly not expecting her to ask for such a sum. To be honest, this amount wasn't a large sum for him. He had thought Xu Changjiao would ask for an exorbitant amount, but it seemed he was wrong.
Little did he know that for Xu Changjiao, who had lived in the town her whole life, this sum of money was an astronomical figure.
Xu Chun coaxed, "What if I don't give it to you?"
Hearing this, Xu Changjiao assumed he was going to back out, and her tone turned cold again. She said in a harsh voice, "If you don't give it to me, I'll expose your scandal to the public. Let me tell you, my daughter filmed me kneeling down just now. If you back out, I'll upload this video online. Anyway, those with nothing to lose aren't afraid of those wearing shoes. Aren't you celebrities supposed to care about your reputation the most?"
Zhao Ying smiled and chimed in, "What do you think of a headline like 'Biological mother searches for her son for decades, only to be forced to kneel when she finally finds him'?"
Surprisingly, Xu Chun wasn't angry at all, and her expression didn't even change. She commented indifferently, "It's a bit tacky; I suggest revising it."
Upon hearing this, Xu Changjiao and Zhao Ying were both taken aback. Xu Chun's words were clearly unexpected. Only after a moment did they realize that Xu Chun was being sarcastic, and they both became a little angrier.
Zhao Ying, embarrassed and angry, retorted, "Do you think we're joking?"
Xu Chun had achieved her goal and didn't want to talk to them anymore. She simply walked forward without turning her head and said, "Just pretend I was joking. I was just asking, I won't give you a single penny."
After saying that, she ignored the angry curses behind her, turned around and walked out of the room. After leaving the hospital, Xu Chun got into the car prepared by the company.
Su Li had been waiting in the car for a long time. Xu Chun had already told her the general outline of what had happened, and her expression was somewhat solemn.
"How about it?"
Xu Chun nodded and took out the voice recorder from his pocket.
It's done.
Su Li's face lit up with joy, and she immediately took it and pressed play.
Xu Chun listened casually to the vicious female voice coming from the Boeing pen, then turned to look out the window, lost in thought.
"That's good." Su Li breathed a sigh of relief, "Even if she exposes this, we're not afraid. We'll see if she can bear the charge of extortion."
"I'll have someone edit the recording later and cut out what you said," she said, putting away the recorder.
Xu Chun frowned slightly and reminded her, "The original recording must also be kept. Be careful they turn around and use the excuse that our recording has been edited to deny what they said."
Su Li said dismissively, "You overestimate them."
Xu Chun smiled slightly, "Do you think there's no one else behind them?"
Upon hearing this, Su Li's expression turned serious. Having been an agent for so many years, how could she not know what Xu Chun meant?