Although she had braced herself, Lu Xiaoxiao still fell speechless the instant she heard the system's words.
After several seconds of silence, she finally spoke with some difficulty. "How... how old was he then?"
The system said, "Fourteen. Only in eighth grade, I think."
After another moment of silence, Lu Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly and muttered to herself, That's so awful... so awful I almost feel bad insulting him now.
"Wait, hold on! But if that's what happened, shouldn't his dad have known he'd found out???"
"Oh, that... he actually wasn't caught. That involves another coincidence." Hearing the skepticism in Lu Xiaoxiao's voice, the system immediately countered, "Ji Cheng cared a great deal about his other son, so he installed a little program on his phone. If he didn't pick up within a few seconds when that son called, it would automatically answer for him."
Lu Xiaoxiao said, "Huh? But if he had something like that installed... what if the boy called during a meeting? Wasn't Ji Cheng worried about exposing himself in public? He really did love that other kid!"
The system said, "Don't get hung up on the little details... he'd obviously mute himself during meetings. Once his other son heard that his dad couldn't talk, he'd hang up! Besides, it was actually an emergency measure. His other son generally wouldn't call Ji Cheng unless it was urgent."
"Where was I? Oh, anyway, after Ji Yunhuai answered the call, the boy assumed it had connected automatically. Just then, Ji Cheng came out of the bathroom. Before Ji Yunhuai could hang up, he hurriedly hid under the bed. He listened to the entire call from there and learned the secret that his father had an illegitimate son."
As the system described Ji Yunhuai hiding under the bed, Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts