Lin Rusong: "Huh?"
Lin Xiawan hesitated and said, "No, right?"
Lin Shengyan: "Definitely not."
Otherwise, Ying An would have gone to pick up Lin Tingyue himself long ago; why would he have shamelessly clung to his car?
Lin Yuhuan: "It's a bit dangerous."
Lin Shengyan, "Oh well, another sister-obsessed guy. Hopeless."
Upstairs, in Lin Tingyue's room.
Ying An stood at the door without going in. Lin Tingyue quickly came out and handed a box to Ying An.
Ying An asked, "What is this, Miss Lin?"
"It's a sleep-inducing aromatherapy diffuser. Light it before you go to sleep; hopefully it will work."
Ying An glanced at Lin Tingyue, then at the box in his hand, and suddenly felt the box was much heavier. He said, "So, is this a gift from Miss Lin to me?"
[Gift...]
Lin Tingyue's eyes lit up. "If so, will Mr. Ying give me a gift in return?"
Touched by Lin Tingyue's cuteness, Ying An pursed his lips and said, "Yes."
"Oh, I was just joking. See if it works for you."
When Lin Tingyue spoke, she liked to look at people intently. Ying An looked up and met Lin Tingyue's clear eyes. He said, "Okay."
Ying An tightened his grip and followed Lin Tingyue downstairs.
Upon hearing the elevator doors open, the four people in the living room immediately went about their own business.
Lin Yuhuan stood up and said he had to go to work. Bai Yaxin and Lin Xiawan were going upstairs for a lunch break. Lin Shengyan was choosing a movie.
Lin Tingyue looked at Lin Rusong, "Dad, you..."
Lin Rusong picked up his coat and said, "I'm getting ready to go out."
Bai Yaxin asked, "Is it still about your sworn brother?"
Knowing his wife was displeased, Lin Rusong quickly said, "I'll just take a look and come right back. There's nothing I can do about it."
"What can we do? Our son is about to marry his girlfriend, and suddenly they want to adopt a child. Why didn't they think of that sooner?"
[Of course she was giving birth before; this child is actually the illegitimate son of the father's sworn brother.]
Chapter 70
Lin Rusong, who was about to leave, almost stumbled.
Bai Yaxin had an "I knew it" expression on her face.
Hou Yinghao claims to be Lin Rusong's sworn brother, but he often treats people differently based on their status, favoring them when he needs them and discarding them when he doesn't.
During holidays and festivals, he would never send Lin Rusong a single greeting, but when he had something to do, he would suddenly come up and reminisce about the past.
Bai Yaxin had disliked this person for a long time.
But Lin Rusong always remembered Hou Yinghao's kindness back then. Although they had drifted apart over the years, they had never completely severed ties.
Moreover, Hou Yinghao was a womanizer by nature, having affairs everywhere before he got married. He only gradually settled down after getting married, but Bai Yaxin heard that it was also because Hou Yinghao's wife, Jiao Caishan, was very strict with him.
If Hou Yinghao dared to go out looking for someone, she would dare to take a kitchen knife and kill Hou Yinghao. After a while, Hou Yinghao really got scared and stayed at home obediently.
Jiao Caishan has really gone through a lot, but given her personality, if that child really was Hou Yinghao's illegitimate son, how could Jiao Caishan have agreed to it? Hou Yinghao's grave would probably be overgrown with weeds by now.
[No way? What a display of fatherly love and filial piety! Hou Yinghao actually claims this child is his son's illegitimate son, coaxing Jiao Caishan to acknowledge him as his biological child first.]
[So Hou Lezhang, happily busy getting married, was unaware that he already had a son.]
Bai Yaxin suddenly realized, no wonder!
At this moment, inside the Hou Family villa.
Hou Lezhang felt like the sky had fallen.
Even as he tried to remain calm, his voice trembled uncontrollably. "Dad, what did you just say?"
Hou Yinghao said, "Your mother and I are thinking of adopting another child."
"No," Hou Lezhang tightened his grip on his knees, "I disagree."
Jiao Caishan found it a bit strange; why would her son disagree?
Hou Yinghao gestured for Jiao Caishan to look at the person next to her son; Zou Yuetao was sitting there looking very uncomfortable.
Who can tell her, she came here to discuss the wedding banquet, how did a child suddenly appear out of nowhere?
Jiao Caishan suddenly realized that her son wouldn't admit it if his girlfriend was here.
Jiao Caishan coughed lightly. Hou Lezhang looked at her, and Jiao Caishan said, "Son, your father and I have already thought it through."
Hou Lezhang could no longer contain himself. He stood up and roared, "Have you thought it through? I still don't agree. Why do you want to adopt another child?"
Hou Yinghao and Jiao Caishan were both startled by Hou Lezhang. Hou Yinghao hadn't expected Hou Lezhang to react so strongly; he should have talked to his son first.
Never mind, he has to keep this from Jiao Caishan no matter what. If things are exposed, Jiao Caishan will definitely kill him!
Hou Yinghao said, " Lezhang, don't be angry anymore. Your mother and I will discuss the adoption matter again."
Hou Yinghao actually compromised? Jiao Caishan nodded and said, "That's fine."
Looking at Jiao Caishan and Hou Yinghao's faces, Hou Lezhang's intuition told him that this matter was not so simple at all. He recalled the posts he often saw online.
He asked hesitantly, "Mom and Dad, you didn't have another baby brother behind my back, did you?"
Hou Yinghao said, "How could that be? Lezhang, don't overthink it. Go upstairs with Yuetao and rest. We'll think about adopting a child again."
Hou Lezhang breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
Hou Lezhang took Zou Yuetao's hand and apologized to her in a low voice, "I'm sorry for neglecting you for so long."
Zou Yuetao said, "It's nothing, it's nothing."
Actually, she had a question in her mind: if the younger brother wasn't born to them and her boyfriend, could he be one of their illegitimate children?
Something was wrong. The more Jiao Caishan thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. Even if her son was putting on an act in front of his girlfriend, he had gone too far.
As Hou Lezhang and Zou Yuetao went upstairs, Hou Yinghao, who had just thought he had escaped a disaster, turned around and saw Jiao Caishan staring at him.
Jiao Caishan asked, " Hou Yinghao, tell me honestly, what is your relationship with that child?"
Hou Yinghao's mind went blank for a moment.
Having been married to this man for over twenty years, Jiao Caishan knew her worries were justified the moment she saw his expression.
"You... how dare you?" Jiao Caishan pointed at Hou Yinghao's nose and yelled, " Hou Yinghao, how can you be so shameless? Have you forgotten what you promised me? I'll kill you!"
As she spoke, Jiao Caishan went to the kitchen, took a cleaver from it, and the maid who saw this was horrified.
Several men stopped the lady, while one man went upstairs to find the young master.
Hou Lezhang, who was inside the room, had already heard the commotion. He stood on the railing and looked down, where he saw a scene that made his heart pound.
He rushed downstairs and grabbed Jiao Caishan's hand, "Mom, Mom, what are you doing?"
Jiao Caishan wailed, "Your father has wronged me! He had an illegitimate child outside of our marriage! I'm going to kill him!"
"Mom, murder is illegal!"
The sound startled Jiao Caishan. Taking advantage of Jiao Caishan momentary daze, Hou Lezhang snatched the Jiao Caishan knife from her hand. Just as he was about to comfort his mother, he heard a thud behind him. He went to look and saw that Hou Yinghao had fainted.
Call 120 immediately.
Chaos erupted inside the villa.
When Lin Rusong arrived, they had already gone to the hospital, and Lin Rusong also rushed to the hospital.
He saw Bai Yaxin and Lin Tingyue downstairs at the hospital.
On the way, Lin Rusong called Bai Yaxin. Bai Yaxin was worried that her husband might not be thinking clearly, so she hurriedly brought Lin Tingyue over.
She brought Lin Tingyue along for two reasons: firstly, she thought Lin Tingyue would be bored at home alone, and secondly, she wondered if there were any unknown matters surrounding the Hou Family.
The three of them went upstairs together. Hou Yinghao had already been transferred to a regular ward. The doctor said that he had fainted due to extreme mental stress.
Jiao Caishan snorted coldly, "Wouldn't he be extremely nervous? If he hadn't fainted, I would have killed him long ago."
Hou Lezhang said helplessly, "Mom."
Jiao Caishan then shut up.
Hou Lezhang asked, "Doctor, does my father have any other health problems?"
Unexpectedly, the doctor was in a dilemma and asked Hou Lezhang to go to his office.
Hou Lezhang felt a chill in his heart and dared not let Jiao Caishan stay there. Just then, the three members of the Lin Family came up, and Hou Lezhang asked them to stay and look after them for him.
Lin Rusong agreed.
Bai Yaxin nudged Lin Rusong's elbow and said, "If we ask a family member to go to the hospital, Hou Yinghao won't..."
"Let's wait for the results. Standing is tiring. Go sit over there."
Bai Yaxin nodded.
The three sat down, Lin Tingyue, having nothing else to do, continued flipping through the pages.
cell phone.
[Ah, so the doctor asked them to go to the office because Hou Yinghao has a rare disease that has a 50% chance of being passed on to his children. Hou Lezhang Hou Lezhang went for a checkup too, but he doesn't have the disease.]
It's fifty-fifty, the probability is high, but it's not all. Lin Tingyue and stumbled upon a shocking secret.
[What? Hou Lezhang isn't Hou Yinghao's son at all... No wonder he didn't inherit his disease.]
Bai Yaxin and Lin Rusong exchanged a glance. Coincidentally, Hou Yinghao woke up.
Lin Rusong stepped forward and asked, "Old Hou, how is it?"
Hou Yinghao was taken aback when he saw Lin Rusong. "You're here?"
"Um."
Hou Yinghao sat up by himself. "How rude of me."
"The most important thing is that everyone is safe."
Lin Rusong pressed the call button by the bedside, and the doctor arrived quickly. Hou Lezhang went to get his examination done, and Jiao Caishan, who didn't want to see Hou Yinghao anyway, simply waited outside. No one remembered that they were trying to keep it a secret from Hou Yinghao.
After the doctor told Hou Yinghao, Hou Yinghao still couldn't accept it. "It's impossible, how could I have this disease? Doctor, you must help me get better."