"Okay, we'll definitely observe carefully tomorrow. But Mom and Dad, the most important thing right now is to take this for a paternity test. Once the paternity test results are in, we'll know everything, and there will be no need for guessing."
He Hao took a tissue out of his pants pocket, unfolded it, and inside was a short black hair.
"This is what I just pulled off Xia Ran's head. I even lied to Xia Ran and said that there was something dirty on his head that I pulled it off. You guys have to hurry up and do it, don't waste it."
"Tsk, I feel like I'm a bad guy, and even a bit of a pervert."
He Hao couldn't help but laugh as he spoke, and the others were also amused by him, which finally eased the tense atmosphere a bit.
The chubby boy stood to the side watching his father and grandparents, and couldn't help but ask with some confusion,
"Dad, what are you talking about? What do you mean by saying that my stepfather seems like a bad guy? Is my stepfather a bad guy?"
Hearing the child's voice, they realized they had forgotten the child was there. He Hao handed the tissues to Feng Ming, then picked up Feng Nianhao and said,
"No, you must have misheard. Come on, let's go inside. Tell me, did you have fun playing with Xiao Chen just now?"
"Happy! Of course I'm happy! Daddy, I really like Gu Chen so much. I think Gu Chen is like a little angel! Not only is he good-looking, but he can do everything and has such a good temper."
“You all say I’m very naughty and that no other kid can tolerate my temper, but I don’t think so. Look at Xiao Chen, he can tolerate my temper and doesn’t get angry.”
The conversation between the father and son was rather amusing. Feng Ming said to his parents,
"Then Mom and Dad, you go back first. I'll go to the hospital now, and we should have the results tomorrow."
"Okay, then be careful on the road and tell the hospital to speed things up," Feng's mother instructed.
Feng Ming responded and went to the garage to drive away.
Chapter 395 The Mysterious Appointment
Mr. Feng took Mrs. Feng's hand and walked back, saying...
"Don't worry too much. What's meant to be ours will be ours. We've been looking for so many years, what's a couple more days won't hurt."
"I know, but I just can't help it."
After Mr. Feng offered a few more words of comfort, Mrs. Feng's mood improved somewhat.
On the other side of the car, Gu Zheng couldn't help but start talking to Xia Ran again.
"Aran, although the Feng family doesn't mean you any harm, you still need to be careful. If they invite you over again next time, you must tell me, okay?"
Xia Ran remained silent, and it was unclear whether he had taken her words to heart.
Gu Zheng had been waiting for Xia Ran's reply, but after a while, he realized that Xia Ran hadn't spoken yet and knew that she didn't want to talk to him again.
He sighed, thinking that Xia Ran would definitely answer him, just like she did at the Feng family's house. But now it seemed that he was just overthinking it.
However, thinking about it is one thing, but whether he wants to continue talking is another.
"Aran, I know you're listening. You must take my words to heart. If they invite you again or take you anywhere else, you must tell me."
After saying that, Gu Zheng remembered something else.
"By the way, Ran, what did you mean when you mentioned at the Feng family's house that there was a happy occasion at home tomorrow? Is there anything happy about it?"
Xia Ran still didn't answer, but Gu Zheng didn't dare to ask any more questions, afraid that Xia Ran would get angry again if he asked too many.
However, he needed to ask someone about the happy occasion.
They arrived home quickly. From getting in the car to getting out and entering the house, Xia Ran didn't say a word to Gu Zheng. So Gu Zheng could only watch helplessly as Xia Ran led the child inside and closed the door.
He could only stand at the door and sigh, but today was still a fruitful day, as he had spent so much time with Xia Ran today.
Just as Gu Zheng was about to return to the company, Qin Hao called. He had originally wanted Qin Hao to investigate what the happy event Xia Ran mentioned was, but now it seemed like a coincidence.
"Qin Hao, you..."
"Brother, where are you now? Come to the company first. I have something very important to tell you. It's that the things I was asked to investigate have made some progress."
Qin Hao interrupted Gu Zheng and finished saying what he wanted to say in one breath.
Gu Zheng responded, hung up the phone, and returned to the company, only to find that Qin Hao was not the only person in the office; Lin Yi was also there.
Gu Zheng glanced at Lin Yi before speaking to Qin Hao.
"When did you two become so close? I didn't know that President Lin had so much free time. We used to barely see each other once a year, but now he comes over every few days."
Lin Yi knew exactly what Gu Zheng meant, but he could only pretend not to understand.
Qin Hao had been getting along quite well with Lin Yi lately, so when he heard Gu Zheng's words, he felt indignant on Lin Yi's behalf.
"Brother, what are you doing? Lin Yi has been helping us investigate quite a few things these past two days."
As he spoke, he gave Gu Zheng a meaningful look, signaling him not to say anything unpleasant.
Gu Zheng glanced at him, but didn't bring up the topic again, instead saying,
"What did you mean when you said things were looking promising?"
Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed over some of the things he had found out. It was a file folder containing several photos and a note filled with reasons.
“Brother, now I finally understand why Lin Ziming didn’t have those feelings for Xia Ran. People said that Lin Ziming’s father was being chased by enemies for some reason, and then he took the seriously ill Lin Ziming to meet Xia’s grandfather’s girlfriend, and was then rescued by her.”
"But at that time, Grandpa Xia's girlfriend was already seriously ill. In short, we don't know the specifics, but we are very sure that Lin Ziming and the others got close to Xia Ran because of this. Oh, and there's another thing. At that time, Lin Ziming's father took Grandpa Xia's girlfriend abroad for medical treatment. We don't know the specifics, and we don't know if she was saved back then."
Although he had already guessed this was the possibility, Gu Zheng was still quite surprised to know the truth. However, this also relieved him a bit, as Lin Ziming and the others did not have any ill intentions towards Xia Ran.
"How did you know these things? Can't you find out if that man from back then is still alive?"
"No, we only found out about this by tracing back to the old man's former caregiver. The caregiver didn't actually know much, and they lost contact after the old man went abroad."
"Brother, should you tell Xia Ran about this? She shouldn't be afraid if she finds out, right? But if Grandpa Xia finds out, it might not be good."
Qin Hao felt that if Grandpa Xia found out, things would be very troublesome, and there might be some unpredictable consequences.
Gu Zheng: "I will talk to Aran."
Xia Ran definitely needs to know about this, but he just needs to find a time to tell him. As for the old man, of course, he can't tell him.
"That's good. By the way, brother, there's something else that's strange. You asked me to find the people around Gu En, and I found out that there's a mysterious person around him lately. But it seems like he knows we're investigating him, because when we were investigating him, he seemed to do some things specifically to make us find him."
"Really?" Gu Zheng narrowed his eyes. "Where is that person now?"
“He’s currently living with Gu En and doesn’t go out much, but when our people were looking for him, he left a note, probably intending for us to go find him.”
Qin Hao pushed a piece of paper from his desk in front of Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng glanced at it; it contained an address and a phone number.
Gu Zheng picked up the note and started reading it, seemingly lost in thought.
"Should I send someone to look for him?" Lin Yi suddenly said.
"No need, I'll go myself."
"Okay, then contact me if you need anything."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zheng glanced at Lin Yi and said,
"I didn't realize Mr. Lin was so enthusiastic."
Lin remained expressionless. Although he knew that Gu Zheng's words were meant to belittle him, he didn't dare to say anything, since Gu Zheng's status directly overshadowed him.
Qin Hao became dissatisfied upon hearing this and spoke up.
"Hey, bro, what's wrong with you lately? You weren't like this before. Lin Yi has helped us a lot these days, why are you always targeting him?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Zheng's lips curled into a mysterious smile, and he said,
"I'm targeting them? I hope you'll still say that to me then."
"What?" Qin Hao was a little confused. "Oh well, never mind, I don't want to talk to you about your bad temper. Since you're the one who has to do it, we'll leave now. Tell me if you need anything else."
After he finished speaking, he pulled Lin Yi away. Only after they left the office did Qin Hao apologize to Lin Yi.
"I don't know what my brother is doing. He's been having a lot of mood swings lately. Don't mind him, he doesn't mean any harm, he's just a bit sharp-tongued."
“It’s okay, he’s right,” Lin Yi said.
"Huh?" Qin Hao was completely dumbfounded. He stared blankly at Lin Yi and found that Lin Yi was also looking at him with a very strange expression.
Qin Hao's heart suddenly started racing. Why... why is Lin Yi staring at him like that?
Qin Hao felt somewhat pathetic, but he still didn't ask anything. He felt like the other person knew his thoughts, but if it were true, wouldn't that be too absurd?
"Want to go eat?" Lin Yi changed the subject as soon as Qin Hao didn't answer for a while. Qin Hao didn't quite catch on and subconsciously nodded in response.
In short, by the time he came to his senses, they were already in the elevator.
Meanwhile, Gu Zheng in the office was also thinking about what to do next: should he first talk to Xia Ran about Lin Ziming, or should he go find Gu En first?
After thinking for a while, Gu Zheng decided to dial the phone number in his hand first. The phone rang for a while before being answered. He did not speak immediately, but waited for the person on the other end to speak first.
"Gu Zheng's men?"
The voice on the other end of the phone was a man's; he could even guess who was calling.
Gu Zheng gave a faint "hmm".
The man opposite me: "I have something I'd like to talk to you about. Do you have time?"
"Can't we say it over the phone?"
Do you think these things can be explained clearly over the phone?
Gu Zheng paused for a moment after hearing this, before speaking.
"address."
The person on the other end of the line suddenly laughed when they heard this.
"What? You don't believe the address on that piece of paper?"
Gu Zheng remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement. It wasn't that he didn't trust the address, nor that he was afraid to go there; he simply wanted to test what this man was up to.
The man opposite seemed to have guessed Gu Zheng's meaning and said...
"Don't worry, I'll make sure you're satisfied with what I'm doing this time. Once you're out, I guarantee Gu En will never appear in front of you again."
It has to be said that those words really appealed to Gu Zheng. So he didn't say anything more, hung up the phone, sent a message to Qin Hao, and then left the office to find the address on the note.
To be honest, going to meet a stranger late at night, with the possibility of a trap waiting for him, was something Gu Zheng wasn't afraid of at all.
The address is in a small bar in an alley, and surprisingly, the bar has a very nice atmosphere.
The note only stated the address, not the exact location, so Gu Zheng stood at the door for a while to see who the man he was talking to on the phone was.