novelraw Chapter 543 - 460: How Dare You (Third Update)
Chapter 543 - 460: How Dare You (Third Update)
Chapter 543: Chapter 460: How Dare You (Third Update)
The entire hall was watching them, whispering amongst themselves, speculating on what was about to happen.
Jin Jiachao let out a cold snort. He glanced at the little girl wearing the birthday hat standing with Chen Luosheng and spoke unkindly.
"What’s the matter, you ask? Of course, there’s something. You’re throwing a birthday party for your step-granddaughter who’s not even biologically related to you? Quite leisurely, huh! Why don’t you take some time to care about whether your own biological son has ever had someone celebrate his birthday?"
Chen Songxi first looked furious, then his face darkened. "Jiachao, you know full well that the boy went missing right after he was born. Is there any point in stabbing me with words like this? Why don’t we head upstairs and talk? There are kids here."
When Jin Jiachao referred to her as a step-granddaughter, Chen Xiaoqiao noticed her classmates’ gazes at her shift immediately.
Even if they weren’t blood-related, she had grown up with them. How could there not be any feelings involved?
Jin Jiachao, however, laughed loudly and carelessly, "Pointed, isn’t it? Very much so! Are you afraid of losing face? Whose face is at stake? Today, I’m laying everything out right here!"
"Who are you calling out, old man!" Chen Xiaoqiao was gasping with anger. Today, all of her classmates were here. She had always been the envy of others, and yet this old man had just declared that she was a step-granddaughter on the spot!
Although she knew the truth, she didn’t want others to find out.
"I’m talking about you! You don’t know that you and your father have no biological connection to Chen Songxi, do you? Oh wait, your grandmother is your real family—of course, she wouldn’t tell you! Isn’t that right, Luo Juan?"
Luo Juan clenched her fists tightly, forcing herself to stay calm. After all, so many years had passed. Besides, when it happened, she had been wearing a mask, and the situation had been so chaotic—they surely wouldn’t remember her.
"Songxi, why don’t we do this? Let the children go upstairs and play while we continue down here."
After saying this, she gave Chen Xiaoqiao and her son and daughter-in-law a look. Chen Luosheng, too, was furious, feeling that being exposed like this in front of everyone was utterly humiliating.
However, if he were to speak out, it would only make him seem petty, so he chose to remain silent.
His wife, Zheng Huiwen, however, looked at them with faint irritation. Her daughter being spoken of like this naturally angered her, but she had an ominous feeling that something was about to unfold.
The best solution now was to quickly disperse the onlookers.
Jin Jiachao unapologetically led his group and sat down on the sofa, turning to ask Zhuang Liqun’s adoptive parents, "Have you recognized her or not?"
The couple had been carefully studying her just moments ago. Though Luo Juan was no longer young, she had taken very good care of herself, and her figure hadn’t changed much. Only the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and forehead hinted at her age.
Thus, the old man compared her face with the one he had stored in his memory, eventually concluding that she was the nurse from back then.
Even her voice was similar! He became increasingly certain. "I think it’s her!"
Luo Juan’s expression changed drastically as she began considering her next steps.
Chen Luosheng and Zheng Huiwen had been watching everyone’s reactions closely. When they saw her expression shift, a sense of unease grew within them. Could it be—there was something they didn’t know?
Even Chen Songxi, thoroughly confused, asked, "Jiachao, what are you doing? Recognize who? And who are these people with you?"
Jin Jiachao sneered, "Can’t you tell this is my son, Jin Yichen?"
Chen Songxi was just about to speak when Jin Jiachao cut him off, "Of course, you’d never recognize him with those old, failing eyes of yours. Fine, let me give you a proper introduction!"
"This here is your son. And standing next to him are his adoptive parents!"
"What? My son?" The cigarette in Chen Songxi’s hand fell to the floor as he sprang to his feet and rushed to stand in front of Zhuang Liqun. "You’re really my son?"
If someone else had said this, he might have doubted it. But Jin Jiachao was too meticulous to leap to such a conclusion recklessly.
Chen Songxi grabbed Zhuang Liqun’s hand tightly, tears streaming uncontrollably. "Where did you find him? Son, I’ve been searching for you for so many years! Your mother... because of you... because of you, in the end, she... she left us too soon!"
With that, he broke down, sobbing uncontrollably, his face covered in tears and mucus.
Zhuang Liqun, having pieced together what was happening from the moment he arrived, maintained a cold and indifferent demeanor in response to Chen Songxi’s overwhelming emotions.
Jin Jiachao, unable to stand the scene, barked coldly, "What are you crying for? Shut it! You’ve got some nerve bawling like this! Let me be clear—I didn’t bring them here out of the goodness of my heart to reunite a father and son!"
Chen Songxi wiped his tears. "Then what are you here for?"
He felt puzzled. Given his irreparable relationship with Jin Jiachao, the latter would normally never set foot in his home.
Not only did he come today, but he also brought his son along.
This didn’t make sense at all!
"Do you even know what really happened when your child went missing? Your wretched mother had the audacity to blame my sister, saying it was her fault. She was unconscious, the baby stolen while she lay there—how could she have known?"
If that old hag hadn’t caused so much trouble, maybe my sister wouldn’t have grown so despondent and passed away so early on.
"Don’t you dare talk about my mom like that. She passed away last year!" Chen Songxi retorted unhappily. After all, she was still his mother!
"Bullshit! Good riddance! She should’ve died long ago! But forget about her—that’s not why we’re here. Let his adoptive parents recount how it all went down!"
Luo Juan’s face turned ghostly white. She knew they had uncovered everything!
Now it depended on whether Chen Songxi would forgive her for the many years she had stood by his side.
After all, she still had her son and daughter-in-law, and her daughter-in-law’s family held considerable power. She was not afraid.
Once Zhuang Liqun’s adoptive father finished recounting the events, Chen Songxi stared at Luo Juan in disbelief!
The son he had been searching for all these years had been stolen by her—and worse yet, he had secretly had an affair with her behind his wife’s back.
If he had a single regret in life, it was never finding his biological son, only to raise Luo Juan’s son as his own all these years.
There was no way he could be free of resentment over this.
"Fuck you, Luo Juan! You—you actually dared—" Chen Songxi erupted, storming over and kicking her to the ground.
"Mom! Are you okay?" Chen Luosheng rushed over to help, but Luo Juan shook her head and stopped him, clutching her stomach.
She raised her head and looked at Chen Songxi, her expression a mix of heartbreak and defiance. "Songxi, is this all it takes? A few words from someone else, and you believe everything without even asking me?"
Jin Jiachao and his group looked on coldly, waiting to see how long she could keep floundering.
Chen Songxi’s expression was full of disappointment. "Do you think I’m stupid? Did you think I didn’t notice how your face changed when you saw them? If it weren’t you, how could you possibly know who they are?
Luo Juan, I’ve had my suspicions about some things, but I didn’t want to think the worst of people.
Back then, I had merely stepped out to fetch hot water. From the hospital room to the water station, it was only a short distance.
If it wasn’t someone within the hospital, how could such a thing have happened?
But at the time, you were so diligent in helping search for the child that I formed a good impression of you. Moreover, this couple left promptly, evading any investigation."
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