Shen Family.
When Shen Zhentian returned home after finishing his work.
Shen Mengqi had already applied medicine and gone to sleep.
The lights were still on in the living room, where Lin Wanrong sat on the sofa.
Holding an open magazine in her hands, she hadn’t turned a page for a long while, clearly lost in thought.
“Why aren’t you asleep yet?”
Shen Zhentian took off his tie and casually tossed it onto the armrest of the sofa, his tone carrying the weariness from social engagements.
After taking his daughter to the hospital in the afternoon, he had rushed back to work.
In recent years, company matters had become increasingly demanding, and he often had to attend social events.
But.
Well, no work talk at home.
Lin Wanrong looked up and closed the magazine.
“I was waiting for you. What do you think about what happened today?”
Shen Zhentian walked over to the water dispenser and poured a cup of warm water.
“Not much. There’s been a lot going on lately—probably just a rival trying to mess with me.”
Halfway through drinking his water, he suddenly paused.
For some reason, he recalled the delicate, doll-like little girl from earlier that day.
She had stood with her hands on her hips, shouting “your family’s,” her eyes showing not a hint of hesitation.
Not only his wife, but even he had felt a moment of confusion.
Seeing his hesitant expression, Lin Wanrong asked softly.
“Are you also thinking about that child?”
Shen Zhentian took a sip of water, not answering directly, and only said.
“Tomorrow, I’ll have Lawyer Zhang look into it and find out her background. A child that age can’t just appear out of thin air.”
“But what she said…”
Lin Wanrong still seemed uncertain. She sighed, as if making up her mind.
“While bathing Mengqi earlier, I plucked a strand of her hair. Tomorrow, I’ll take it for a paternity test.”
“You really believe it.”
Shen Zhentian put down his cup and patted his wife’s head.
“Scammers these days are so sophisticated—they just want to latch onto our family.”
Lin Wanrong didn’t argue further, just lowered her head in silence.
Seeing this, Shen Zhentian smiled affectionately and plucked one of his own hairs.
“If you want to test it, go ahead. Test everything—it’ll give us peace of mind.”
Watching his wife carefully place the hairs in a bag.
Shen Zhentian teased, “Being so careful—why not test our son’s hair too?”
His wife playfully punched him a few times.
The evening at the Shen Family was filled with warmth.
Late at night, the waitress sister returned home from the police station.
The policewoman had escorted her to her doorstep, offering a few words of comfort before leaving.
Not long after she left.
The doorbell rang.
The waitress sister was so startled she practically jumped off the sofa.
Tiptoeing over, she peeked through the peephole.
Only when she saw the three little ones outside did she relax.
She opened the door.
After opening it, she suddenly realized.
“How do you know where I live?”
Xiao Qingxuan plopped down on the sofa, boasting, “I can calculate it!”
Beside her, Lingfeng looked up and saw only her proud chin.
[Shameless! You just had me sniff out the way here!]
The waitress sister couldn’t hear this, but having witnessed the little girl’s abilities earlier that day, she didn’t doubt it.
She stood up and poured her a glass of water.
“So, little sister, why did you come to see me?”
Xiao Qingxuan sat up straight.
“Sister, my name is Shen Qingxuan. I helped you today—did a good deed.”
“My master is the 37th-generation successor of the Lingshan Zhengyi Sect, Daoist Xuansong.”
?
The waitress sister was full of questions.
This impressive little girl had rushed to her home in the middle of the night.
As soon as she entered, she introduced herself—was there something important?
Instantly, she didn’t dare speak, patiently waiting for her to continue.
But the little girl seemed to have finished after saying this, and began earnestly examining her home.
She patted this stuffed animal, hugged that doll.
The waitress couldn’t hold back any longer.
“And then?”
Xiao Tuanzi was also confused: “And then what? Master just told me to say this.”
?
The two stared at each other, both bewildered.
Lingfeng was quick-witted.
[First ask her if we can stay here. We’ve been tired all night, I’m exhausted.]
Xiao Tuanzi thought about it and realized she was indeed a bit sleepy.
Usually at this time, she would already be fast asleep. Coming down the mountain was really tough.
No wonder her senior brothers didn’t like going down the mountain for training.
But when asking for a favor, she couldn’t show weakness.
“Then, I saved you. According to reason, I should receive compensation.”
“But I’m very expensive, you can’t afford it. How about letting us stay at your place instead?”
Xiaobai rolled her eyes so hard they nearly went back into her head.
[Lying through your teeth. Your master clearly said that those who cultivate should not harbor delusions and should just go with the flow.]
But the waitress sister felt that everything she said was true.
She had seen the little girl’s skills and the thick stack of cash she pulled from her pocket.
Naturally, she thought,
Such a capable little girl surely wouldn’t lack a place to stay.
She probably thought that after going through this alone, she would be scared at night.
She came specifically to keep her company.
She even felt a bit touched by her thoughtfulness.
So, people really shouldn’t overthink things.
See, she explained it all away herself.
The waitress sister smiled and agreed, then turned to prepare the bed for her.
Thoughtfully, she even warmed milk for the three little ones to help them sleep.
Although she was a waitress, she was a local.
Her home wasn’t big, but it had two or three rooms.
The three little ones huddled together in one room and slept soundly.
As for the Mystical Bird, it naturally slept outside in a tree.
The next day.
Lin Wanrong sent her daughter to kindergarten.
Then, without delay, she took Shen Mengqi’s hair and went for a paternity test.
Usually, results take 3–7 days.
But Lin Wanrong was in a hurry, so she paid extra for expedited service.
Six hours later, she received the test reports.
On both reports,
Whether it was Shen Mengqi’s test with her or with her husband,
It stated:
[Exclusion of biological parent-child relationship. The parties do not share a biological father-child/mother-child relationship.]
Below, glaring data was noted:
[Cumulative Paternity Index (CPI) < 0.0001 (international standard for exclusion). Based on the current DNA typing results, excluding identical twins, close relatives, and external interference, it can be determined that no biological parent-child relationship exists.]
Lin Wanrong suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her.
A chill spread from the report in her hands down to her feet, then from her feet straight to her heart.
The daughter she had raised for five years was not her biological child.
Then, where was the biological daughter she had carried for ten hard months,
And given birth to after a difficult labor?