Chapter 22 Live from the Gossip Scene

Unfortunately, not only did Xu Lianghan not believe him, even his own sister, Yu Xiangqiao, didn’t.

Poor Yu Heng was just left hanging.

Once they reached the living room, and Xu Lianghan saw that Ruan Yaoyao was holding the child and standing far away, he finally relaxed.

Although he would handle the Yu family matters, he still didn’t want his mother to get hurt in any way.

“Mom, take Lingxuan aside to rest. You don’t need to get involved in this.”

Ruan Yaoyao, fully enjoying the gossip, wasn’t about to step back. She said, “It’s fine, I’ll just stand back a bit. Your mother-in-law just discovered your father-in-law is involved with her friend, and the child’s already grown up, so she’s really angry… Be careful!”

Just in case Xu Lianghan didn’t fully understand the situation, she quickly summarized a few points.

Xu Lianghan: “……”

Not Mom, but that child isn’t really the father-in-law’s? Why didn’t you mention that?

Fortunately, the bodyguards were on hand and quickly separated them.

Yu Xing stood between the two, directly getting scratched by Zhong Wenmei. Ji Yisi claimed she was “rescuing” him, but in reality, she used him as a shield, hiding behind him to stir trouble.

Fang Xinxiu was also siding with her mother. Seeing that her mom hadn’t suffered any loss, she angrily questioned Yu Xing: why not give her the justice she deserved? She was his daughter too—why should she be treated like a hidden illegitimate child, even forced to call someone else “dad”?

Ruan Yaoyao: 【You weren’t his biological child anyway. What’s wrong with calling your biological dad ‘dad’?】

Exactly! Yu Xing snapped angrily: “That’s your biological dad!”

“You don’t want to acknowledge me? I have a paternity test!” Fang Xinxiu misunderstood and immediately pulled out her phone, showing the paternity test photo she had saved for so long, shoving it in Yu Xing’s face to make him see clearly.

It clearly proved their blood relation.

Zhong Wenmei peeked over to see as well.

【Of course! Your mom used your dad’s blood for the test, so it naturally confirmed you were his child.】

【Your father knew about this all along. Back then, it was actually your father who handled it. Poor Yu Xing raised someone else’s child without knowing anything, kept in the dark all these years… tsk tsk…】

“This is fake! This is your paternity test with your biological dad, not mine!” Yu Xing angrily pointed at Fang Qirui, demanding he, as a man, step up and clarify whether he had handled the original paternity test, and whether he had swapped his own blood for the test.

【Huh? So you know now? Then why were you fooled all these years?】

【Could it be that you only just found out?】

Ruan Yaoyao had zero sympathy. 【Back then it was unclear; now, after all these years, just because your wife dug it up, you finally check and clarify?】

【It was all because someone was too confident, thinking his male charm was unstoppable, and didn’t take it seriously.】

【If Zhong Wenmei hadn’t discovered it and realized the seriousness of the consequences, this might still have been unresolved.】

Zhong Wenmei glared at Yu Xing with resentment: if he hadn’t kept this secret, would there be so much trouble now?

Yu Xing looked wronged; he only “heard someone’s thoughts,” how could he have known Fang Qirui, such a seemingly honest man, would also deceive him?

Fang Qirui looked completely helpless, stammering and failing to say a single complete sentence.

His pathetic state made everyone furious, especially Yu Xing, who wanted to tear him apart.

He had treated him so well, even given him a company—and this was how he repaid him?

Fang Xinran: “He’s your subordinate, of course he listens to you!”

【But that’s not the point. Your dad isn’t that honest. Besides you, he also has a son in middle school and a daughter in elementary school.】

【In other words, your dad has another family outside, you and your mom just didn’t know.】

【Tsk tsk tsk… Seems like what goes around comes around!】

【Karma!】

Yu Xing immediately said, “You think your biological dad is some good guy? He’s had someone on the side for a long time—his son is already in middle school, the daughter is younger than you, still in elementary school…”

【You… knew this too?!】

【Quick on the uptake, huh? Then all these years, what was he doing?】

Ruan Yaoyao was puzzled, but didn’t dwell—just quietly continued enjoying the gossip from the sidelines.

“No way!” Fang Xinran flatly denied, “Uncle Fang is such an honest person; there’s no way he could do this. If possible, I wish I were his daughter. Otherwise, how could there be a beast like you who refuses to acknowledge your own child?”

Ruan Yaoyao took a breath: 【That’s harsh! Calling him a beast? But your dad deserves it; he really is a piece of work.】

【He knew your mom ‘tricked’ Yu Xing, helped her, but still despised her for having feelings for someone else, suspected she might have slept with Yu Xing long ago, considered her ‘tainted,’ and meanwhile had someone on the side himself.】

【If your mom weren’t capable of getting money from Yu Xing, he would have kicked her out long ago and been with his true love.】

【Exactly. The woman outside bore him a son—she’s your dad’s true love!】

Seeing Ruan Yaoyao had no doubts, Yu Xing bluntly conveyed her “thoughts”: “What do you think? If your biological dad were honest, could he have conned me together with your mom back then? He knew you were his child and still helped your mom deceive you into thinking you were mine, so you’d be distant from him. What kind of person do you think he is? I even hired a private detective to check. The woman outside is his true love. She waited until you made a fuss at our house, then she could step in and inherit his property. He wanted a son, not you… You were always the sacrificed one! Didn’t you see? You fussed and caused a scene, yet your real dad and mom didn’t lift a finger. If they really cared for you, would they let you go first?”

Even more unexpectedly, Yu Xiangqiao suddenly appeared from somewhere, coldly tossing out a new report: “Want to know if it’s biological? Just test it.”

Apologies, she and her dad had already noticed something was off, and redid the paternity test.

Fang Xinran, seeing the new report, couldn’t believe it: “Impossible! This must be fake, you forged it, you tricked me—”

【Huh? Really fake?!】

Hearing this, Yu Xiangqiao tensed, thinking Ruan Yaoyao had seen through it.

At that moment, Ruan Yaoyao thought,【Oh, so Xiangqiao had someone forge it? Pretty quick—done in just a few hours!】

【Impressive!】

【Fast thinker—but if you’re so sharp, why were you so confused about your daughter’s matter back then?】

Both puzzled and upset, she felt that Yu Xiangqiao cared so much about her birth family, yet so ‘neglectful’ toward her biological daughter—a crime that couldn’t be forgiven.

Yu Xiangqiao twitched her lips, almost in tears: Mom, I really didn’t know. I… I just added that part after hearing your thoughts…

Xu Lianghan went over, holding her hand, giving her a reassuring look: “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

The daughter’s situation wasn’t her responsibility alone; he was there too.

Even if Fang Xinran didn’t want to admit it, between the private detectives and paternity tests, it was impossible not to believe.

Her belief of over twenty years nearly collapsed: “Dad… Mom… you tricked me?!”