novelraw Chapter 548 - 547: Girl, call me grandpa! (Second Update)
Chapter 548 - 547: Girl, call me grandpa! (Second Update)
Yang Sheng, who had originally planned to come back for lunch, called to say he was caught up in something and couldn’t make it, so everyone shouldn’t wait for him.After finishing lunch, the group sat down to eat some fruit. Just as they were enjoying it, voices were heard from the door; entering were Yang Sheng along with several young men.
Among them, Le Tong recognized one who was one of the doctors that came for blood samples yesterday; the others were unfamiliar.
Uncle Jing invited everyone to sit down, and after introductions, Le Tong learned that of the four people, two were doctors.
The other two were the Yang family’s lawyers.
Le Tong had been prepared for the presence of the doctors, so she wasn’t surprised. However, when Yang Sheng introduced the two lawyers, Le Tong instinctively glanced at Ji Rui.
Ji Rui calmly extended his hand to shake hands with the two lawyers. With his other hand, he reached over and held hers, the warm fingertips gently caressing the back of her hand, as if silently comforting her.
Yang Sheng instructed Uncle Jing to take Baobao and Nuonuo to play in the garden, then he and the Old Master led Ji Rui Letong and the doctors and lawyers into the study.
In the study, there was a square conference table. Yang Sheng helped the Old Master take the chairperson seat.
Le Tong initially intended to sit in the middle seat, but was pulled over by Yang Sheng to insist she sit to the right of the Old Master, and Ji Rui, naturally, followed wherever Le Tong went, without needing Yang Sheng to say anything, directly pulling out the chair next to Le Tong to sit down.
Yang Sheng seated the two doctors to the left of the Old Master, followed sequentially by the two lawyers.
After arranging everyone, Yang Sheng did not take a seat but rather stood straight behind the Old Master, seemingly ready to be on call at any moment.
This setup and seating arrangement made Le Tong vaguely guess the forthcoming test results.
However, intuition no matter how accurate, is ultimately just unfounded speculation without evidence.
"Doctor Luo, please read out the results of the two DNA test reports from yesterday," Yang Sheng signaled Doctor Luo seated at the table to start.
Receiving an astonished glance from Le Tong, Yang Sheng explained, "One is yours and Grandfather’s, and the other is yours and mine. This way, it’s more reliable!"
It must be said, Yang Sheng had thought this through quite thoroughly.
"Mr. Yang, the results show that you and Miss Le Tong are direct blood relatives, and Young Master Yang Sheng and Miss Le Tong are collateral blood relatives."
As soon as Doctor Luo announced the results, Old Master Yang turned his head eagerly to look at Le Tong.
"Girl, call Grandpa!"
Le Tong stared at him steadily, this result was expected, so when she truly heard the doctor announce the outcome, her expression was very calm, as though she heard news unrelated to her.
"Doctor Luo, may I take a look at the test report?" Ji Rui politely extended his hand.
"Of course, of course you can! If Miss Le and Mr. Ji have any questions, feel free to ask." Doctor Luo stood up very respectfully and handed the two test report books to Ji Rui.
Ji Rui took the report books and began to scrutinize them, while Le Tong and the Old Master remained in a state of silent tension.
Yang Sheng, caught between both sides — knowing them well and not wanting to hurt either — noticed Le Tong’s prolonged silence and saw the eagerness in the old man’s eyes slowly turn into disappointment and sorrow; he quickly patted the Old Master’s back saying, "Grandpa, this is all too sudden, let Tongtong take a moment."
After soothing the Old Master, Yang Sheng raised his head to look at the still silent Le Tong, unclear of her thoughts.
"Tongtong, you don’t need to feel burdened by this issue, I already have someone investigating the doubts and origins."
He referred to the mystery of how his uncle, Yang Weikang, had ended up being Le Tong’s father, Le Ming.
The origins and circumstances would naturally involve how Yang Weikang became Le Ming, and then how Le Tong came to be, as well as where Le Ming is now.
Yang Sheng’s words finally had some effect, as Le Tong, silent for a long time, finally reacted; she nodded at Yang Sheng, "Senior, thank you."
Listening to her words, it seemed she wasn’t concerned at all with whether she was a child of the Yang family, but was more worried about her father’s experiences and whereabouts over the years.
The Old Master, thoroughly ignored, gazed complexly and mournfully at Le Tong. "Girl..."
Le Tong appeared very calm on the outside, but inside, her mind was as though water had been dropped into boiling oil, creating an uproar.
"Chairman Yang, I’m surnamed Le!"
Le Tong didn’t know what had happened between her father and this elderly man before her that led him to leave home never to return, and even change his name completely.
But she had virtually blamed it all on the old man.
This subconscious behavior was not just a reaction to the evident facts but also influenced by Yang Sheng’s treatment, and the old man’s cryptic confession yesterday indirectly suggesting that the rupture between the Yang family father and son was mostly due to the Old Master.
At present, Le Tong even felt that calling the Old Master "Grandpa" would be a betrayal to her father!
The Old Master’s hand slightly trembled, his gaze dimmed, he looked at Yang Sheng, then at Le Tong, and sighed deeply, "Ah, it’s all my own doing..."
The Old Master felt bad, and Le Tong wasn’t feeling much better.
Having quickly skimmed through both report books, Ji Rui wrapped his arm around Le Tong.
"Want to see?"
Le Tong shook her head; to her, these two reports held no significant meaning.
The father she loved dearly had already disappeared, so even if she were to recognize her heritage now, what would it matter?
Seeing Le Tong’s downcast appearance, Ji Rui felt heartache; with so many people present, he said nothing to comfort her, resorting to silently holding her. He regretted not having investigated her father’s situation when he had someone look into her initially.
If he had been more cautious back then, he wouldn’t have ended up so passive now.
At the very least, he could have coordinated with Yang Sheng to find a way to locate her father before making further plans.
However, can someone who has been missing for so many years still be found?
Ji Rui deeply doubted!
From Le Tong’s description, her father seemed to love her and her mother deeply; a man who loves his wife and child so much and has not returned home for so many years — what has occurred behind the scenes doesn’t need guessing to certainly not be good.
Thinking of this, Ji Rui raised his head, coincidentally exchanging a knowing glance with Yang Sheng.
The shaken Old Master, after wallowing in gloom for some time, finally perked up slightly.
"Girl, if you want to know about your father’s past, Grandpa will tell you everything. Would you like to hear?" he asked very cautiously, the expression on his face completely ingratiating.