The president's wife wants to run away

Chapter 61 Unexpected Blow

Yuxuan saw that I looked unhappy and reached out to take the thing from my hand, but I subconsciously dodged. This report was like a time bomb at the moment, which could blow my life to pieces at any time. I didn't dare to let him see it, and I didn't dare to imagine his reaction after knowing the truth.

"Luo Xue, what's wrong? Why don't you say something?" Yu Xuan's tone was full of worry and anxiety.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm my wildly fluctuating emotions, stuffed the report back into the box, and closed the secret compartment. "Nothing, I just... saw some old things from the past, and it brought back some memories."

"Really?" Yuxuan obviously didn't believe what I said. His sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through all my disguises.

"Yeah, really." I forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, trying to reassure him. However, my trembling voice betrayed my panic at the moment.

Yuxuan didn't ask any more questions, but just gently held me in his arms, and his low voice rang in my ears: "No matter what happens, remember that I am always by your side."

His embrace was as warm as ever, but at this moment, I felt as if I was falling into an icy cave. This paternity test report was like a thorn that pierced deeply into my heart, making me feel miserable.

who I am? Who am I?

This question that has troubled me for many years finally has an answer, but this answer is more cruel and more difficult to accept than any other guess...

Yuxuan's embrace was warm and strong, but I felt like I was on edge. I wished I could tell him everything and seek his comfort, but the identity of "the daughter of the Li family" was like a shackle that locked me tightly and made it difficult for me to breathe. I could only hug him tighter, as if to draw a little strength from him.

The sound of knocking on the door broke the silence in the room. I hurriedly pushed Yuxuan away and wiped the tears from my eyes. Li Manli pushed the door open, her face full of anxiety and worry. Seeing my red and swollen eyes, her expression became more complicated.

"Luo Xue, are you okay?" She walked to me and asked cautiously.

I shook my head, avoiding her gaze, not daring to look directly into her guilty eyes. I knew that she must have known the truth long ago, but chose to hide it from me, and I foolishly treated her as my biological mother and was very sincere to her.

"Luo Xue, I'm sorry..." Li Manli's voice choked. She held my hand, tears welling up in her eyes. "I know you must be confused now and have a lot of questions. I... I can explain them all."

My heart suddenly sank, and a sense of foreboding came over me. Could there be some other hidden secret about my life?

"Mom, please stop talking." I spoke weakly, my voice hoarse, "I already know..."

"No, you don't know!" Li Manli suddenly became excited and grabbed my hand even harder, "Child, listen to me, you are not my biological daughter..."

Her words were like a thunderbolt, exploding in my mind. I'm not her biological daughter? Then who am I? Who are my real parents? A series of questions circled in my mind, giving me a splitting headache. Li Manli's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting my heart again and again, making it almost impossible for me to breathe. I shook my head in disbelief, my lips trembling, but I couldn't make any sound.

"What did you say... What human traffickers? What biological parents?" I finally regained a little strength, but my voice was as weak as a mosquito's hum.

Li Manli burst into tears and held my hand tightly, as if she wanted to pass all her strength to me. "Back then, your real parents took you to play in the park, and you were accidentally spotted by human traffickers. When your parents found out, you were gone..."

Her voice choked for a moment, and she continued, "Our family had just lost our daughter at that time, and your father was grief-stricken and depressed all day. I really couldn't bear to see him go on like this, so I felt compassion and brought you back home..."

I listened blankly, my mind was blank. It turned out that I was not the daughter of the Li family, but a kidnapped child. The happy family and warm family love that I had always thought of were just built on a lie.

"Then...what about my real parents? Where are they now?" I grabbed Li Manli's hand and asked anxiously.

Li Manli shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "We have been looking for you for a long time, but...but the traffickers have already fled, leaving no clues. So many years have passed, your biological parents...I am afraid they have already..."

She didn't say anything more, but I understood what she meant. My heart felt like it had fallen into an ice cellar, and the bone-chilling cold instantly spread throughout my body. Are my biological parents still alive? Are they still desperately looking for me?

"Luo Xue, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..." Li Manli hugged me in her arms, her voice choking with sobs. "If it weren't for me, you would be able to live with your biological parents and live a happy life..."

I leaned weakly on her shoulder, feeling mixed emotions. I was full of gratitude to Li Manli, who gave me a warm home and treated me like her own child. However, after learning the truth, I could not help but feel a little resentful towards her. If it were not for her, I might be able to reunite with my biological parents, instead of drifting in the vast sea of ​​people like a rootless duckweed.

The room was silent, with only Li Manli's suppressed sobbing echoing in my ears. My mind kept flashing through bits and pieces of the past, and those scenes that once made me feel extremely happy now became extremely ironic.

What should I do? Should I continue to stay in the Li family and be the nominal "daughter of the Li family", or give up everything and go looking for my illusory biological parents? My future suddenly became confused and uncertain. The stuffy air in the room almost suffocated me. I pushed Li Manli away and stumbled back to my room. I locked myself in the room and let the tears flow freely.

I don't know how long it was before there was a gentle knock on the door. It was Zhong Yuxuan. He must have heard our conversation.

"Luo Xue, open the door and let me in." His voice was low and hoarse, with a barely perceptible tremor.

I opened the door, he saw my red and swollen eyes, and hugged me in his arms with heartache.

"Don't be afraid, I will accompany you." He stroked my hair gently, his tone firm and gentle, "Let's go find your biological parents together, okay?"

His words were like a ray of light, illuminating my desperate heart. Yes, I still have Yuxuan, and he is there to face it with me.

"Yeah." I nodded, and tears blurred my eyes again.

In the days that followed, we began to search everywhere for any clues related to my life experience. We went to the park where I was abducted, interviewed nearby residents, and even found the police officer who was in charge of the case.

However, more than 20 years have passed and the clues from that time have long been broken. We are like looking for a needle in a haystack with little hope.

I began to feel exhausted and hopeless. Was it possible that I would never be able to find my biological parents?

"Don't give up, we will definitely find them." Zhong Yuxuan always stayed by my side, giving me encouragement and support.

His persistence gave me the strength to keep going. I told myself that for Yuxuan and for my family who loved me, I couldn't give up hope.

However, fate always seems to like playing jokes. Just when we were about to find an important clue, I was kidnapped.

I was locked in a dark and damp room, surrounded by strange and ferocious faces. They threatened me and forced me to reveal the business secrets of the Zhong Group.

Only then did I realize that this journey to find my biological parents was far more dangerous than I had imagined.

Just when I was about to despair, a familiar figure appeared in front of me. He turned out to be... Zhong Shuhao?

How could my "father", Zhong Yuxuan's father, appear here?

He looked at me with complicated eyes, one that showed surprise, guilt, and a hint of... fear?

"Luo Xue, listen to me, things are not what you think..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a cold voice behind him.

"Zhong Shuhao, how dare you show up here? Do you think you can escape?"

I turned around in horror and saw a man in black with a scar on his face, staring at Zhong Shuhao with resentment.

What exactly is going on? My life experience, the appearance of Zhong Shuhao, and the identity of this mysterious man are all like a fog that surrounds me tightly...

Just when I was about to give up, a familiar figure appeared in front of me. He turned out to be... Zhong Shuhao?

How could my "father", Zhong Yuxuan's father, be here? Shouldn't he be abroad? My mind was in a mess, and all kinds of questions came flooding in like a tide, making it almost impossible for me to breathe.

He looked at me with a complicated expression, surprise, guilt, and a hint of... fear? "Luo Xue, listen to me, things are not what you think..." Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a cold voice behind him.

"Zhong Shuhao, how dare you show up here? Do you think you can escape?" I turned around in horror and saw a man in black clothes with a scar on his face, staring at Zhong Shuhao with a resentful look. Every time he spoke, the scar seemed to jump on his face, which made people shudder.

"What...what do you want to do?" I asked tremblingly, suppressing the fear in my heart.

"We don't want to hurt you. As long as you cooperate and tell us the business secrets of the Zhong Group, we can let you go." The scarred man said viciously.

"I don't know any business secrets!" I shook my head desperately, tears streaming down my face.

"Luo Xue, don't be afraid, I will protect you!" Zhong Shuhao suddenly stood in front of me and said to the scarred man with a firm look, "Ask me what you want to know, don't embarrass her."

"Do you think you are still qualified to negotiate with me?" The scarred man sneered, "If it weren't for you back then..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhong Shuhao interrupted him, "Enough! Don't mention the past anymore!"

I looked at them in amazement, my heart full of doubts. What happened in the past? Is there still some grudge between them?

"Luo Xue, believe me, I will definitely take you away from here safely." Zhong Shuhao turned his head, looked at me gently, his tone firm and gentle.

I looked at him blankly, not knowing whether I should believe him. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and then several uniformed policemen rushed in.

"Don't move! Police!"

In the chaos, Zhong Yuxuan held me tightly in his arms. "Don't be afraid, I'm here." His voice was low and reassuring, like a ray of warm sunshine, dispelling the fear in my heart.

I looked up and saw his anxious eyes, and a warm feeling surged in my heart.

"Come with me." He took my hand and led me out of that dark and damp place.

Later I found out that all this was arranged by Zhong Shuhao. Back then, he made a mistake because of a moment of confusion, and the scarred man was the one he hurt. In order to protect me, he had to choose to hide his identity.

"Luo Xue, I'm sorry. It's my fault that you have been wronged." Zhong Shuhao looked at me guiltily, his eyes full of apology.

"I..." I didn't know what to say, and I felt mixed emotions.

"Luo Xue, let's go home." Zhong Yuxuan gently held my hand, his eyes gentle and firm.

I nodded and followed him out of the police station. On the way home, I didn't say a word, just quietly watching the scenery passing by outside the window.

I know that my life is about to open a new page. What awaits me will be a more complicated and unknown future...