My Family Can Read My Mind, and Now the Divine Beast Bai Ze Can't Hide Anymore
Chapter 31

That's Right! It's Him!

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The car suddenly fell silent, and it stayed that way all the way home.

Zhou Guomin watched Su Minghui carry Su Leyun ahead of him, and his gaze suddenly turned vicious.

Mother Su's legs were recovering. Perhaps Father Su might also awaken from his vegetative state. If that day really came, wouldn't all his plans of so long be ruined?

Zhou Guomin would never allow that to happen. He was only one step away from success. Anyone or anything that stood in his way, he would destroy at any cost.

Perhaps it was time to put certain matters on the agenda.

In the blink of an eye, the day of Su Leyun's hundred-day celebration arrived.

Early that morning, Su Minghui changed Su Leyun into a new outfit. It was a modernized Chinese-style garment, red fabric trimmed with white fur, with a chubby little lion embroidered across the chest. Paired with a fluffy lion dance hat, he looked fair, soft, and adorable. Su Minghui could not resist kissing him several times.

Afterward, mother and son went to the sanatorium to pick up Mother Su.

Mother Su had never liked lively occasions like this, but since it was Su Leyun's hundred-day banquet, she attended happily.

Mother Su had been undergoing rehabilitation for more than half a month. Though she still needed a wheelchair to get around, her legs were clearly much stronger than before.

The three of them arrived at the banquet venue. Mother Su looked around and nodded with satisfaction. "It's clear that Siwen and the others truly value Leyun. Now I can rest easy."

The banquet was being held at the top seven-star hotel under the Chu Family's name. Luxury cars belonging to prominent figures from every walk of life filled the entrance, rivaling an auto show.

As soon as they entered the banquet hall, Fu Siwen came up to greet them. Everyone's attention followed her movements and settled on Su Leyun.

Most of those gazes were envious. Becoming the Chu Family's godson was no longer simply a matter of being born in Rome. The Chu Family had come directly to him and built a Rome for him.

Fu Siwen had other matters to attend to and left first. The moment she was gone, people seeking to make connections swarmed over. This was when Zhou Guomin came in handy—one sentence, "I'm Su Leyun's father," immediately drew their attention.

The crowd around Su Minghui and the others thinned considerably. Mother Su was also pulled away by her old friends to chat, so mother and son simply found a place to sit and watch the commotion.

Su Leyun had just finished a full bottle of milk and was brimming with energy. He opened his eyes wide, carefully watching the guests coming and going throughout the banquet hall.

Let me see... who was the culprit who swapped Brother Chu Xuan's fate?

If Su Leyun had his original body, investigating something like this would have been a piece of cake. But the problem was that he was currently in an infant's body, unable to do anything or even begin investigating.

After thinking it over, he decided to start with people close to the Chu Family. The curse on Chu Xuan was profound, and casting it required many of Chu Xuan's personal belongings. The culprit was therefore most likely someone who could easily get close to him.

This Chu Family party had gathered socialites and dignitaries of all ranks who had dealings with the Chu Family. The culprit was very likely among them, which was why Su Leyun had the idea of searching for him here.

The moment Su Minghui heard this, even the way she held the baby became more proper. Afraid of blocking Su Leyun's view, she unconsciously followed his gaze and scanned the room with him.

When Fu Siwen came over with Father Chu, she saw the mother and son swaying their heads back and forth like scanners. "What are you looking at? You seem completely absorbed."

Su Minghui jumped and stammered, "N-Nothing. I just slept awkwardly last night, so I'm stretching my neck."

"You work too hard," Fu Siwen said, reaching out to take Su Leyun from her arms. "Come on, let Mommy rest. Your godmother will hold you~"

Fu Siwen had spotted him the moment he arrived. Dressed all in red, he was as pretty as a doll, so adorable that her heart melted.

Having such an adorable godson, she had really gotten a great bargain!

Not this one, not that one either... In Fu Siwen's arms, Su Leyun's eyes darted around as he examined each person present. Yet he never found what he was looking for. No one in this group is the one. What a shame I can't see the people farther away.

Just as he was considering how to get Fu Siwen to carry him around the banquet hall for a few more laps, he saw a tall man in a black suit approach from behind Father Chu.

The man whispered a few words into Father Chu's ear. Father Chu listened to only half of them before saying, "Today is a happy occasion. Let's not talk about work. I'm giving you the day off—go relax and enjoy yourself."

Though the man's suit was immaculate and his expression gentle, Su Leyun still saw black energy on him identical to the one surrounding Chu Xuan.

That's right! It's him!

Su Leyun was absolutely certain.

Su Minghui followed Su Leyun's gaze and saw the man standing shoulder to shoulder with Father Chu, chatting and laughing as though they had a good relationship. She nudged Fu Siwen beside her with her elbow and asked, "Who is that man?"

Fu Siwen glanced over and explained, "He's my husband's special assistant. They met in college, and after graduation, he's worked by my husband's side ever since."

Fu Siwen clicked her tongue. "Come to think of it, he's known my husband even longer than I have. He's excellent at his job and deeply devoted, too. I heard his wife has been missing for nearly ten years, but he's raised their child while searching for her. He has absolutely no intention of marrying again!"

Su Minghui felt conflicted.

On one hand, finding the culprit should have been cause for joy. On the other, the situation was completely different from what she had imagined.

Swapping a child's fate and making an innocent child endure pain and torment from childhood onward—such a vicious method made Su Minghui think it would be revenge from someone with a grudge against the Chu Family.

Yet she had never expected the problem to lie with someone close to them. And even straightforward Fu Siwen spoke so highly of him. Could a person like that really do something so horrifying? What hidden circumstances were involved?

It looks like Godfather doesn't know yet. Not only was the culprit his college classmate, but they're also relatives who share some of the same blood. They've been together for so many years—hasn't he noticed how alike they look?

Su Minghui's pupils shook violently in shock. She immediately studied their features closely. Now that Su Leyun had pointed it out, their face shapes and lower faces really did look about fifty percent alike.

But the problem was that Father Chu was the Chu Family's only male heir. She had never heard of any other child! Besides, if he truly were a young master of the Chu Family, how could he have ended up serving his own brother as a special assistant?

What a pity. He clearly has Chu Family blood too. Godfather is the head of the Chu Family and grew up with everything going smoothly, surrounded by luxury and privilege. But this culprit was not only born without a father and hidden away his whole life, unknown to anyone, he was also mocked by others as a wild child without a father.

An illegitimate child.

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