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The air was quiet for a few seconds, and the sound of steady footsteps approaching from far away became audible. Jiang Chen followed the sound and saw old Mr. He approaching slowly.

“Are you all here?” Old Mr. He stopped by the decorative shelf at the junction of the living room and the middle hall, glanced at Jiang Chen and He Qianjian, and said calmly, “Since you’re all here, follow me to the study.”

Yang Yun pulled He Yanfeng’s hand subtly, and He Yanfeng said, “Dad, why don’t we eat first.”

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“The rice is not cooked yet.” Old Mr. He turned around and said, “We can eat after talking.”

The most authoritative person in the He family spoke, and the other people in the living room could only follow upstairs one after another.

He Qianjian grasped the shoulder strap of his schoolbag, his finger bones turning white, and he had to try a few times before stepping up the stairs. He could only hear footsteps of varying severity in his ears, and his mind buzzed.

“Qian Jian.” Yang Yun patted his shoulder lightly with worry, and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”

He Qianjian’s mind was in a mess, and he couldn’t hear the sounds from the outside world at all, only calling the system in his mind again and again.

However, at least three minutes had passed since he saw Jiang Chen’s appearance in the old family house, and the system still had not responded at all.

Recently, the system often did not respond to his requests for exchanges, and every time he asked, it would say it was busy looking for vulnerabilities, and if he continued to press, it would evolve into a quarrel.

——Every time it was He Qianjian quarrelling one-sidedly, while the system would only be indifferent and unresponsive.

He Qianjian didn’t believe that there would be any vulnerabilities in the system at all. As the system itself said, it was a high-tech product from the future, possessing unimaginable powers, and in the plane where it resided it was the most perfect intelligent program. That being the case, how could it have vulnerabilities? If there was a vulnerability in its code, why had he never heard of it in the past ten years.

All this just showed that the system might have grown tired of him and was slacking off passively.

Thinking of what he might have to face next, He Qianjian gripped the shoulder strap of his schoolbag harder and harder, and even his face and scalp felt numb. He wanted to turn around and run, leaving here immediately, but his stiff and heavy legs could only climb up mechanically.

“Qian Jian, Qian Jian?” Seeing that He Qianjian’s complexion was ugly and his hands were shaking, Yang Yun grabbed his arm and raised her voice, “Qian Jian!”

The people walking in front were all turned back by Yang Yun’s suddenly raised voice, only to see He Qianjian suddenly raising his head, revealing a bloodless face with a pair of dark eyes without any light in them, and at first glance it was actually somewhat scary.

“What’s going on?” Old Mrs. He, who was closest to He Qianjian, stretched out her hand, felt cold sweat on He Qianjian’s forehead, and said with distress, “Why is your complexion so bad? Are you sick?”

“I…..” He Qianjian opened his mouth, looked through the familiar faces, and found Jiang Chen at the top of the stairs. He seemed to be talking to He Qianmin just now, and he glanced this way casually when he heard the movement behind him, before simply retracting his gaze indifferently.

This expression, this look…..He Qianjian hadn’t seen it for a long time.

——Like an aloof god up high, he lacked the interest to even look at the ants under his feet.

Scenes of memories that he thought he had forgotten rushed towards him like turbulent waves, as if a mountain was pressing down on him, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

But what right did Jiang Chen have?

He was the eldest son of the He family, he was the eldest grandson of the He family who had lived in the He family for eighteen years and was known and recognized by everyone!

Did Jiang Chen want to take everything away from him? What right did he have?

He Qianjian was breathing more and more heavily, and his anger surged layer upon layer. He looked at Jiang Chen as if he had killed his father and was his enemy.

The He family saw He Qianjian’s expression in their eyes, and their expressions shifted for a bit. The only ones whose expressions did not change were He Yanjun and Jiang Chen.

“Qian Jian…..” Yang Yun called him again, with a softer voice: “Are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?”

Having his arm pulled roughly, He Qianjian suddenly came back to his senses. The first moment his reason returned to his mind, the different expressions of the He family also entered his eyes.

It was all over.

This thought was the only one left in He Qianjian’s mind.

Seeing that He Qianjian was still in a daze, old Mrs. He touched his forehead again, feeling its coldness, and she couldn’t help worrying: “Da Bao has been acting a little bit strange since he came, could he be haunted by something?”

He Qianjian’s eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Before he could speak, a sneer suddenly came from above: “Putting aside the fact that there are no ghosts in this world, even if there were ghosts, they wouldn’t dare to haunt him, so Grandma, you don’t have to worry. “

He Yanjun patted He Qianmin’s head lightly, “Don’t say anymore.”

He Qianmin pursed his lips, but did not continue to speak in the end.

But old Mrs. He believed in her own speculation.

She had studied abroad for many years and respected the religious beliefs of various countries. When she was studying abroad, she would occasionally go to church with religious friends. After returning to China, she would also go to mountain temples to worship, but she did these more just for fun, she didn’t really believe it. However, after knowing that the identities of Jiang Chen and He Qianjian were switched, her thinking changed drastically.

After He Qianjian was discharged from the hospital, the words of the old Daoist priest who they met at the entrance of the hospital rang in her ears, everything he had said hd come true. Old Mrs. He just thought he was a charlatan before, but now she just wanted to know what the Daoist priest meant whe he said, “There will be a catastrophe within three years”.

He Yanya often went home in the past few days and heard the old lady’s nagging a few times. When she saw the old lady’s expression, she knew that her mother really felt that He Qianjian was haunted by something.

But…..He Qianjian’s expression just now was indeed strange. He Yanya suppressed the doubts in her heart, comforted her old mother and said: “Mom, Qian Jian is probably just tired from a day of class, the course load in the third year of high school is heavy, so don’t worry about it.”

“Yes.” Yang Yun answered, “Qian Jian has been under a lot of pressure from his studies during this period, and he is often like this.”

Just now He Qianjian thought on impulse about just pretending that he was really haunted by something to muddle through just now, but He Yanya’s words made him sober. Over these years, in order to ingratiate himself to the He family it was like walking on thin ice, and he also knew the temperament of the He family very well.

No one in the He family was easy to fool, moreover the system had been offline recently. His biggest backer now was old Mr. He and old Mrs. He. He must not try to lie to the old lady, otherwise once she came back to her senses, he would really have no foundation left in the He family.

“Grandma, don’t worry, I’m fine.” After thinking it over, He Qianjian smiled a little. He held the old lady’s arm, and his voice was a little hoarse: “I have been sleeping late during this time, and I had a fever as well a while ago. Maybe I haven’t fully recovered yet, so I have been easily distracted recently.”

“A fever?” The old lady hastily touched He Qianjian’s forehead: “Are you feeling better now?”

He Qianjian raised his eyes and looked upwards, his eyelashes lowering slightly, and his voice was very docile: “It’s much better now.”

“Drink more soup later, you lost so much weight.” The old lady said with distress: “Even if you are a third year in high school, you have to pay attention to your health, Xiao Yang, you go back…..”

“What are you all doing on the stairs?” Old Mr. He interrupted old Mrs. He with a serious face, “Hurry up already!”

The study room was huge, and even with ten people standing or sitting, it didn’t look crowded at all. Old Mr. He sat on a red sandalwood armchair, his imposing and calm eyes swept over the people present, and finally fell on He Qianjian, before saying slowly: “I called you all back today because I have something important to say, Qian Jian.”

He Qianjian met old Mr. He’s gaze, and tried his best to control his facial expression, trying his best to look confused.

Old Mr. He said: “Because of a mistake, the identities of you and Jiang Chen had been switched. In fact, you are not a child of our He family, but the child of Jiang Chen’s parents.”

“How, how is that possible?” He Qianjian’s eyes widened in astonishment, and he said with disbelief: “I’m not the son of my parents? I don’t believe it! Impossible, impossible, I can’t not be the son of my parents, Grandpa, you are lying to me, aren’t you?”

The lines at the corners of old Mr. He’s mouth deepened, he sighed silently and did not speak.

“Mom, Mom!” He Qianjian turned his head and grabbed Yang Yun’s hand: “Am I really not your son? I don’t believe it, tell me this is not real.”

Seeing He Qianjian’s red eyes, Yang Yun felt her heart clench a little: “Even if you return to Jiang’s, you are still Mom’s child.”

“Impossible!” He Qianjian looked at He Yanjun and He Yanya: “Uncle, Aunt, tell me, i this true!?”

He Yanjun and He Yanya glanced at each other, feeling a little unbearable.

He Qianmin moved closer to Jiang Chen’s ear, and said in a low voice, “He can’t perform as well as he usually can today, his expression looks like he’s choking on mustard.”

Jiang Chen was a little surprised at He Qianjian’s quick response at first, but now hearing He Qianmin’s words, and seeing He Qianjian’s open mouth and red eyes, he couldn’t hold back the silent smile on his lips.

He Qianjian was brewing tears at first, but catching sight of Jiang Chen’s brief smile, hatred flashed across his face. Before anyone noticed, he quickly lowered his head and murmured: “So it’s like this…..no wonder Jiang Chen always shows up at our house, no wonder he could make Qian Min and Qian Yu like him so quickly, no wonder he is better than me in everything…..I actually didn’t know anything before, it’s normal for you to not want me because of him, who told me to be unable to compare to him…..”

“Da Bao, come to Grandma.” Old Mrs. He grabbed He Qianjian’s hand, pulled him close with distress and said, “Don’t worry, as long as Grandma is here, no one can drive you out. Don’t be afraid, Grandma will protect you.”

He Qianjian whimpered and lay down in the arms of old Mrs. He, crying loudly.

After He Qianjian finished speaking, He Qianmin’s expression became very ugly. Seeing that he was crying so falsely, he stepped forward to speak. Jiang Chen sensed his intention, grabbed his arm without a trace, and shook his head lightly at him.

Old Mr. He saw everything with his eyes, sighed in his heart, and said in a deep voice: “Alright, what is there to cry about, you are already eighteen, and you can’t even bear this setback?”

He Qianjian remembered that cowardice and fragility was what the old gentleman hated the most, and his body stiffened. His eyes were red when he looked up, and he said in a hoarse voice: “Grandpa, I was just too upset just now, I’m sorry.”

“Have you calmed down now?”

He Qianjian nodded, his trembling voice making it hard to believe that he had indeed calmed down, but old Mr. He seemed to be unable to see it, and said lightly: “Then let’s get down to business. Since you two had your identities wrongly switched, then it must be changed back. Our He family knows about this matter, but the Jiang family probably doesn’t know about it, so we need to find a time to discuss this matter with the Jiang family, when do you two think is the most appropriate?”

He Qianjian’s voice was tense: “I will listen to Grandpa.”

Old Mr. He looked at Jiang Chen, and Jiang Chen looked at him calmly and said, “Grandpa, I have already discussed with my father, and I hope to tell my parents about this in half a year.”

He Qianjian raised his head abruptly, almost unable to hide the surprise and joy on his face. He Yanjun and He Yanya were also very surprised, they didn’t expect Jiang Chen to push the time so far back.

“Half a year?” Old Mr. He’s expression darkened, and his eyes carried the imposing and oppressive aura of one being in a high position for so long: “Give me your reason.”

“My mom is pregnant.” Jiang Chen looked at him, and said without avoiding his eyes, “I can’t let her emotions be stimulated.”

Old Mr. He stared at him closely, and after a while, he looked at He Qianjian, and said in a deep voice, “What do you think about delaying returning to the Jiangs for half a year?”

He Qianjian secretly scolded Jiang Chen as an idiot, and suppressed the sudden ecstasy in his heart. He pretended to hesitate for a moment, and then murmured: “It is true that older pregnant women cannot be stimulated, Grandpa, I have no objection.”

“You have no objection?” Old Mr. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a cryptic way: “You don’t have any thoughts about when to recognize your biological parents?”

He Qianjian froze, and recalling that old Mr. He didn’t like people who had no opinions, so he decided to take a gamble: “I want to stay in the He family! Just like Jiang Chen has no feelings for the He family, I have never met the Jiang family. I also have no feelings for them, so as long as I can stay by your side longer, even for one more day, I am willing.”

“Could it be that you won’t recognize us anymore when you go back to the Jiangs?” Old Mr. He’s eyes were dark, and seeing the anxiety hidden in He Qianjian’s eyes, he sighed deeply in his heart, raised his hand and said, “You all go out first, I’ll talk to Jiang Chen alone.”

When there were only two people left in the study, old Mr. He softened his tone: “Tell me what you think.”

“My mom has finally conceived a second child. I don’t want her to be stimulated in any way. This child is one our family has been looking forward to for a long time. I hope you can understand.”

Looking into the young man’s clean and clear eyes, old Mr. He said in a deep voice: “Have you ever thought that you are also the child your parents had been looking forward to for a long time, and now knowing that their own flesh and blood is unwilling to recognize them, won’t they be sad as well?”

Jiang Chen pursed his lips, remained silent for a while, and then said, “I will try my best to make it up to them.”

Old Mr. He shook his head. He and Jiang Chen had only met twice, but at this age, he also had some experience in judging people. Jiang Chen seemed gentle and polite, but in fact he was simply hiding the distance and aloofness within him. To put it bluntly, this child was not one to be moved or persuaded by either soft or hard methods.

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The emotional card could not be played, and other aspects were equally difficult to use. Jiang Chen himself was excellent enough, so even without the He family’s money, power and status, just him alone was enough to let himself stand in a higher position than even the He family. And his only weakness was his adoptive parents. If something happened to them because of the He family, he was afraid that not only would their biological child be unable to be recognized back, instead there would even be enmity and hatred.

Old Mr. He said: “I can promise you that I will tell your parents your true identity after half a year, but during these six months, you have to come back here for two meals a month, and after disclosing your identity, you must change your surname back to He.”

Jiang Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded, “Okay.”

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As Jiang Chen expected, He Qianmin did not show the slightest surprise after hearing what He Yanfeng said.

He tilted his head slightly, pretending to glance at Jiang Chen casually, and his clean voice couldn’t hide his worry: “Big Brother…..are you alright?”

Jiang Chen threw an arm around He Qianmin’s neck and pulled him his way, gently rubbed his head, and said with a smile, “When did you find out?”

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Yang Yun and He Yanfeng were startled, and looked at the two brothers who were pressed close together.

He Qianmin fell into Jiang Chen’s chest. He raised his head, meeting his smiling eyes, and couldn’t help but also grin.

Yang Yun was dazed and puzzled. She took half a step forward, squatted by the sofa and asked, “Qian Min, you know that Xiao Chen is your brother?”

“Yeah.” He Qianmin sat up straight, but his shoulders were still pressed close to Jiang Chen. After answering Yang Yun, he turned to look at Jiang Chen: “Brother, does that mean you will always be with me from now on?”

“Accompany you all the time?” Jiang Chen raised his brows lightly, and a mischievous smile appeared in his eyes, “You are such a grown boy, and you still act like a baby all day long and want your brother to accompany you. What if you find a girlfriend in the future?”

“Who is acting like a baby?” He Qianmin’s ears turned red, and he said confidently: “And finding a girlfriend and you accompanying me are not the same thing.”

Jiang Chen stopped teasing him, and said with a smile: “I will always be with you from now on.”

Only then was He Qianmin satisfied, and raised his chin slightly, with an uncontrollable smile on the corners of his mouth.

He Yanfeng pondered for a while, then asked, “Did you go to see your Uncle Xiang?”

He Qianmin smiled slightly, and glanced at Jiang Chen secretly. Seeing the other’s realization, he breathed a sigh of relief: “I took my brother’s and my hair samples before, and went to Uncle Xiang for a DNA testing.”

Yang Yun: “When?”

He Qianmin: “At the beginning of the month.”

“At the beginning of the month?” Yang Yun was slightly lost in thought.

He Yanfeng quickly matched the time: “When you ran away from home?”

“En.”

He Yanfeng continued to ask: “How did you know?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” He Qianmin raised his chin, raised one corner of his mouth and said, “My brother and I look so similar, anyone who has met us would say that we were brothers at first glance. Just look at this dimple, it’s exactly the same.”

“Just because of this?” He Yanfeng laughed.

“Of course it’s more than that.” He Qianmin pursed his lips, and his tone was a little more mocking: “I rely on the fact that no matter how you look at him, my brother looks like one our He family, and no matter how you look at him, He Qianjian doesn’t look like he is your child.”

He Yanfeng raised his eyebrows: “Since you know, why didn’t you let Uncle Xiang tell us.”

“My brother has such a good relationship with Uncle Jiang and Aunt Yang. What if I tell him and he doesn’t want to come back to our family?” He Qianmin said: “Anyway, no matter whether he comes back or not, I know he is my real brother.”

“By the way.” He Qianmin thought of something, and frowned suddenly: “What about He Qianjian? Now that my brother is back, will he go back to the Jiang family?”

He Yanfeng’s amused smile that had been caused by He Qianmin’s words froze, and then faded a little bit: “Your brother’s identity will likely not be disclosed for the time being, and He Qianjian will not leave our house until your brother’s identity is revealed.”

“Why?” He Qianmin frowned, his tone dissatisfied.

“I asked for it.” Jiang Chen said: “My mother is pregnant now, so her emotions can’t be stimulated. I hope to wait until after she has given birth and finished post-pregnancy recovery.”

“After giving birth…..” He Qianmin’s brows relaxed a little, but he frowned again in an instant. He turned his head to look at Jiang Chen: “Aunt Yang is only five months pregnant now, isn’t it still half a year away?”

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, and seeing He Qianmin’s expression tensing instantly, put a hand on his shoulder: “Are you angry?”

“No.” He Qianmin pursed his lips tightly.

Jiang Chen curved his lips upward: “That’s good.”

The corner of He Qianmin’s lips moved, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the smile in Jiang Chen’s eyes, and he tightened his mouth again, turning his head away.

He Yanfeng watched the interaction between his two sons with great interest before saying: “I will pick you up after school tomorrow, and we will go back to the old family house together.”

Jiang Chen nodded agreeably: “Okay.”

He Qianmin nodded with his jaw tensed, paused for a moment, and then asked, “Will He Qianjian go?”

“He must also know about this, and as the biological son of Xiao Chen’s adoptive parents, he has the right to choose to return to his biological parents.” He Yanfeng looked at Jiang Chen: “So whether to delay announcing your identities for half a year is also a matter of what He Qianjian chooses, Xiao Chen, can you understand?”

Jiang Chen smiled: “Yes.”

“What is there to discuss?” He Qianmin sneered: “Don’t mention a half-year postponement, He Qianjian should wish to postpone it for a lifetime. He has to go to school in a Bentley, drive a Maybach for an outing, and get a Bugatti for his coming-of-age gift. In his eyes, if the average per capita is less than 500, all are fast food restaurants, if a student in Chenghua has poor family conditions, talking to them would be the same as polluting his eyes, just this attitude——do you really think he wouldn’t shamelessly choose to stay after he learns of this, but would instead ask to go back to the Jiang’s?”

He Yanfeng, “You know him quite well?”

He Qianmin curled his lips, “If you go to Chenghua and talk to those in his class, you will know him better than me.”

“Qian Jian is indeed extravagant in some cases…..” Yang Yun didn’t know whether she was comforting herself or persuading others: “But after knowing this, if he wants to stay in the He family, the greater reason should be to be because of his feelings for us.”

“Mom, you think too much——”

Jiang Chen glanced at He Qianmin, and He Qianmin shut up obediently. But thinking of something, he quietly pouted and turned his head to the other side.

“Alright.” He Yanfeng glanced at his watch: “It’s getting late, I’ll send you back first, and your mother and I will pick you up after school tomorrow.”

5:30 p.m. the next day.

Jiang Chen and He Qianmin got into He Yanfeng’s car again, and after driving for about an hour, the car stopped in front of a small red brick building with a sense of history.

Old Mrs. He had been waiting in the gazebo in the garden since early in the morning. When she saw a car stopping in front of their house, she immediately sat up. Without waiting for the children next to her to help her, she quickly walked towards the entrance.

Jiang Chen got out of the car and just managed to stand up straight when he was grabbed by a pair of warm hands: “Is it cold? Come quickly to the gazebo with Grandma and drink some hot tea.”

Jiang Chen met the old lady’s kindly smiling face, paused, and said, “Thank you.”

“No need for thanks, my child.” Old Mrs. He took his hand with a smile, and chattered as they walked towards the gazebo: “Why are you wearing so little clothes, your hands are cold, Grandma will get you a piece of your cousin’s clothes for you later, you must not freeze and catch a cold, and it’s the same for Min Min, do you understand?”

“I know.” He Qianmin walked behind with his hands in his pockets, replying in a good mood, and then just watched Jiang Chen being dragged to the gazebo and pushed to sit down. No longer could he see the ease with which the other usually handled people before, his expression dazed from being dominated by his elders.

There was a tea table in the center of the gazebo, and tea was being boiled on it. The white steam appeared misty in the cold air, and there were washed melons and fruits and refreshments on the table as well. He Yanjun lifted the teapot, placed a cup in front of Jiang Chen, and said mildly, “Have some tea.”

Faced with such a casual and flat tone, Jiang Chen was relieved instead. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and drank the fragrant and mellow tea. At the same time as the warmth surged up, the bewilderment just now was also swept away.

He Yanjun, seeing the young man on the opposite side possessing a calm and generous demeanor, nodded secretly in his heart, and when he raised his eyes, he asked, “How is the tea?”

Jiang Chen put down his teacup, raised his eyes and smiled slightly: “I don’t know much about tea, but this tea tastes sweet, so it should be good.”

“Your grandma made it for you specially.” He Yanjun said.

Jiang Chen turned his head and said to the smiling elder next to him, “Thank you Grandma.”

“Your hands are much warmer now.” Old Mrs. He took Jiang Chen’s hand and said with a smile, “There is no need for thanks in our family. Grandma likes you so I made tea for you. If you are happy after drinking it, Grandma will be happy too.”

He Qianmin drank his tea in one gulp, and asked, “Grandma, where’s He Qianyu? Don’t they only have two classes in the afternoon in elementary school? Why don’t I see her?”

He Yanfeng and Yang Yun came over together, just in time to hear this question.

Yang Yun said with a smile: “The ballet troupe is having practice today, and Mom has already asked Uncle Wang to pick her up, so she should be here soon.”

He Qianmin let out an “oh” and nodded casually.

He Yanya, who had been sitting at the end of the table, finally raised her head, glanced at Jiang Chen, and then asked, “When will Qian Jian arrive?”

“He should be here soon.” He Yanfeng said mildly: “I asked my assistant to pick him up.”

He Yanya closed the notebook in her hand, and said calmly: “Xiao Feng, even if Jiang Chen is your son, you have raised Qian Jian for eighteen years. You should think about whether it is appropriate to treat one more favorably than the other.”

After the voice fell, the entire gazebo fell silent.

“It’s time for lunch.” The auntie who came out wearing an apron broke the silence, “The old gentleman wants me to tell you to come in.”

He Qianmin stood up first, and walked to Jiang Chen’s side: “Brother, let’s go in.”

“Sister.” He Yanfeng stood by the gazebo, stopped Yang Yun who was about to speak, and said, “Even if you don’t mean anything malicious, it’s easy to be misunderstood if you say this in front of the children.”

“Misunderstand what?” He Yanya frowned slightly: “Did I say something wrong?”

“Of course you are wrong.” He Qianmin said.

He Yanya looked at He Qianmin: “Then tell me, what did I say wrong?”

“You…..”

Jiang Chen raised his hand, stopped He Qianmin’s words, turned his head slightly to look at He Yanfeng, and said with a light smile, “I didn’t misunderstand what Aunt said, you are too nervous.”

“Brother…..”

“Okay, let’s go in.” Old Mrs. He glared at He Yanya, holding He Qianmin with one hand and Jiang Chen with the other: “Quickly, or your grandpa will come out to call you in person.”

When Jiang Chen and the rest arrived at the living room, two cars, one in front and one in the back, also stopped in front of the old He family house.

“Elder Brother.” He Qianyu saw He Qianjian getting out of the car behind her, looked inside curiously, and said, “Uncle picked you up today.”

He Qianjian got out of the car, stood straight and looked at the brightly lit red brick house, without saying a word.

He Qianyu had gotten used to He Qianjian’s increasingly silent personality recently, so she picked up her small schoolbag, opened the iron door first and walked in.

As soon as Jiang Chen entered the living room, he saw He Qianyu hopping in. She ran to the kitchen first, hugged her grandparents affectionately, then went to hug her uncle who was on the phone and her aunt who was working at the dining table. After provoking laughter from everyone, she dashed towards the living room.

“Mom and Dad!” He Qianyu ran in with open arms, and was about to throw herself into He Yanfeng’s arms, but suddenly braked halfway and screamed, “Brother Jiang Chen!” Then, like a baby swallow returning to the nest, all of a sudden she was burrowed into Jiang Chen’s arms.

He Yanya and He Yanjun, who were walking behind, were taken aback for a moment. They only knew that Jiang Chen and He Qianjian had mistakenly switched identities and would be exchanging their true identities back but they didn’t know the rest of the story. It was already surprising that He Qianmin was so protective of Jiang Chen, and now seeing He Qianyu so close to Jiang Chen they couldn’t help but glance at each other.

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He Yanjun asked: “Xiao Bao, you know Jiang Chen?”

“Of course!” He Qianyu hugged Jiang Chen’s neck and did not let go, pouted and glanced at He Qianmin who was on the other side, raised her chin and said, “I like Brother Jiang Chen the most, if Brother Jiang Chen is my real brother then that would be the best!”

After her voice fell, He Qianjian stepped into the living room, and there was silence.

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“Mr. He, Mrs. He, the private room is ready, please follow me.”

Yang Yun took He Yanfeng’s arm, smiled and nodded: “Thank you.”

“It’s our honor that Mr. He and Mrs. He chose our hotel for dinner.” The manager led the way with a smile on his face, and his tone was enthusiastic but not overly friendly: “After I found out yesterday that Mr. He and Mrs. He had reserved a place, I made the decision to leave a portion of the broth our head chef cooked today. I heard from Mrs. He that your son loves braised meatballs, so the kitchen simmered it this morning, and left it on a slow fire that is just perfect to eat now.”

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Jiang Chen and He Qianmin followed two steps behind the He Yanfeng couple. He Qianmin subconsciously turned his head to look at Jiang Chen when he heard these words, and found that his expression was as calm as if he hadn’t noticed anything unusual, so he quietly let out a relieved breath.

“Here we are, I hope Mr. and Mrs. He and your two sons have a pleasant meal.”

The manager helped to close the door of the private room and retreated. The two solid wood doors were closed, which also isolated the sound from the outside, and the air in the room became silent for a moment.

The private room was large, decorated in a modern Chinese style, the high ceiling was bright, and the dining area was clearly distinguished from the leisure area. There was still a while before the food would be served, and the four of them sat on the sofa in the leisure area. Soon, the waiter who came in to take their orders broke the silence.

Yang Yun casually took a menu and handed it to Jiang Chen: “Xiao Chen, you order first.”

“Thank you, Aunt Yang.” Jiang Chen took it politely, ordered a dish at random, and handed the menu to He Qianmin.

“Don’t you want to order some more?” Yang Yun asked, concerned: “Your hand is not healed yet, and you need to eat some food that can promote wound healing. Would you like to order a bowl of pigeon soup?”

Jiang Chen declined with a smile: “No need, I’m not too hungry now, thank you Aunt Yang.”

Yang Yun slightly curved her lips, hiding the disappointment in her eyes.

He Qianmin glanced at his mother without any trace, and said, “Mom, I just drank a bottle of Coke after class, and I’m not hungry now, you can make the orders.”

Yang Yun immediately diverted her attention: “Didn’t Mom tell you to drink less of these things? Coke is not healthy, and you are still growing now. Drinking too much carbonated drinks is not good for your health.”

“I haven’t been drinking much.” He Qianmin turned to look at Jiang Chen: “My brother can testify for me.”

“Qian Min rarely buys soft drinks. It should likely be a treat from a classmate, and he couldn’t refuse.”

Only then did Yang Yun feel relieved. She took He Qianmin’s hand and chided him: “You really need to listen to your brother more at school, but your brother is already in the third year of high school, and he is also so busy with work, and now his hand is injured, so remember to take good care of him, but you can’t always look for him either, it will disrupt your brother’s studies.” She turned her head to look at Jiang Chen with gentle eyes: “Xiao Chen, you have to take good care of yourself at school, you know that your health is the most important thing, right?”

Jiang Chen’s eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled, “Okay.”

After the waiter finished taking the orders and walked out, He Yanfeng got up and said, “Qian Min, stay with your mother outside, and Xiao Chen, go inside and have a talk with me.”

He Qianmin’s body, which was sitting crookedly, instantly straightened, and then he got up as well: “I’ll go too.”

He Yanfeng turned around, crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows: “You and your mother haven’t seen each other for so long, can’t you spend more time with her?”

“Won’t it be the same when we eat together later?” He Qianmin walked to Jiang Chen’s side: “Besides, what could you and my brother have to talk about that you must avoid me and my mother, it’s fine if I follow along.”

“Qian Min, sit outside with Mom for a while, and tell me how you have been at school over the past half a month.” Yang Yun secretly pulled Qian Min’s arm: “Just wait a bit, your father and brother will tell you when they are done talking.”

He Qianmin pulled at his hand, and it was the first time that he knew how strong his normally fragile looking mother could be.

Jiang Chen raised his eyes and glanced at He Qianmin. Seeing that he stopped struggling, he turned his head and said, “Uncle He, we can go over there to talk”

He Yanfeng walked to the side of the display shelves, walked around the screen, and opened a hidden door. Only then did Jiang Chen discover that there was a small conference room hidden within the private room.

“Come in.”

He Yanfeng found an armchair to sit down on, and beckoned his hand at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen closed the door, glanced at the lush green plants outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, and sat down opposite He Yanfeng.

“Do you like the decoration here?” He Yanfeng looked out the window: “There’s a lot of greenery.”

“My father likes this decoration style.” Jiang Chen slightly curved his eyes: “My mother likes flowers and plants very much.”

He Yanfeng nodded slightly and slowly twice, then changed the topic and said, “I asked you to come in for a private conversation, you are probably a little confused right now.”

“Before…..” He Yanfeng tapped his fingers on the desk, paused for a while, as if he were considering his words: “My wife and I have thought about how to tell you something for a long time, but before we could, a lot of things happened, and after going through all of this, I think, maybe speaking directly and frankly is the most effective way to go about this.”

Jiang Chen nodded: “Uncle He can speak directly if you have something to say.”

He Yanfeng took out a document envelope from a drawer on one side, and put it in front of Jiang Chen: “Look at this first.”

Jiang Chen looked down at the document envelope, but didn’t open it right away.

He Yanfeng returned to his original position and sat down, nit urging him. He said gently and slowly: “I remember the first time I saw you, it was in a bookstore, you had a little girl with you and you were talking to Li Xiao and Qian Yu. I was very surprised, Qian Yu is not a shy girl, but she seems to change when she is with you. Later, I was even more surprised when I saw you getting along with Qian Min. He Qianmin, that kid, is even seldom so obedient to his elders, he is only so obedient in front of you that I almost dare not recognize him, then I thought, what kind of ability do you have to inspire such docility in our little devil…..”

Jiang Chen opened the document envelope and pulled out several stapled A4 papers.

He Yanfeng observed Jiang Chen’s expression calmly, and continued: “Later, as I got to know you more and more, I have to admit that you are indeed a very likable child, worthy of everyone’s liking. And then I received this document envelope.”

Jiang Chen turned to the last page of the results, paused for a moment, and gently placed the report on the table.

“You don’t look surprised at all.” He Yanfeng said: “Your mother and I were much more surprised than you when we got this report.”

Jiang Chen didn’t hide it: “There are too many similar coincidences, I had some guesses before.”

He Yanfeng sat up straight, leaned forward slightly, and looked at Jiang Chen quietly: “Then have you ever investigated it?”

“No.”

The smile on He Yanfeng’s face faded a little bit, and his tone became a little cryptic: “Why didn’t you check it out?”

Jiang Chen raised his eyes: “Why should I?”

Two pairs of similar eyes faced each other, and the dust floating in the air also seemed to slow down, leaving only the sound of gentle breathing in the room.

He Yanfeng chuckled lightly, crossed his legs, and leaned back: “Before I thought, of my two sons, one seems to be steady and mature but lacks the ability to take on responsibility, while the other seems to be brash and flamboyant but actually shields himself up like a hedgehog. Why is it that not one of them has a personality like mine, but now I know, it turns out that isn’t the case.”

“Xiao Chen, you don’t need to feel hostility towards me and your mother.” He Yanfeng smiled, with a bit of helplessness in his eyes: “We are your biological parents, and the starting point for everything we do is out of love. I also respect you very much, so the first moment we knew about this, we didn’t immediately go to the Jiangs to negotiate with your adoptive parents to get you back, but found a suitable time to tell you about it first. Then it’s up to you to decide when to tell your adoptive parents.”

Jiang Chen put the report back into the brown document envelope, and said calmly, “Even if I say that I don’t want to change my identity back for the time being, and I don’t want you to publicize this matter, you will still follow my wishes?”

“We are willing to discuss it with you.” He Yanfeng smiled slightly: “Find a time that both parties will think is suitable.”

“Half a year.” Jiang Chen said, “I’ll announce this after taking the college entrance examination.”

Even though He Yanfeng thought that Jiang Chen would delay for a while in order to mentally prepare the Jiangs, he never thought that it would take half a year for Jiang Chen to open his mouth. Almost without thinking, he shook his head and said, “That is not possible.”

Worrying about Jiang Chen’s misunderstanding, He Yanfeng quickly explained: “Your identity is very important to the He family. The He family does not just consist of me and your mother, but also your uncles, aunts, and grandparents. Especially your grandparents. After they learned of your identity, they became very anxious to meet you. As your father, I can try my best to satisfy your request, but as their son, half a year is too long for the elderly.”

Jiang Chen didn’t expect this to be the reason. Facing He Yanfeng’s gentle and sincere eyes, he slightly pursed his lips, and said his reason: “My mother will give birth in four months, I don’t want her to suffer any shock during this period, and she is also giving birth at an advanced age, so she needs more care than other mothers during the post pregnancy period. If she learns of my identity, it will definitely be difficult for her to recover her health in peace.”

He Yanfeng didn’t expect Jiang Chen to bring up this reason for the half a year wait. He pondered for a moment, and said: “Xiao Chen, I understand your worries and concerns, and I know that you have a deeply close relationship with your adoptive parents, but half a year is really too long. I will go back and discuss with your grandfather, and Dad cannot promise you what will happen in the end.”

Hearing the last part of He Yanfeng’s words, Jiang Chen’s eyes flickered slightly. He paused for a moment, and pursed his lips before saying, “Thank you.”

He Yanfeng had been observing Jiang Chen’s expression, and seeing that he did not show any repulsion or resistance to his claim, the smile in his eyes deepened, and he said while the atmosphere was good: “There is no need to say thank you between father and son. So long as it is not a crime, Dad will support you unconditionally.”

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The corners of Jiang Chen’s mouth slightly raised, but he didn’t speak.

He Yanfeng shook his leg, stood up and said, “Come on, let’s go out and tell your younger brother about this. I imagine his expression will be very stunning later, maybe he will even jump up in surprise.”

Jiang Chen glanced over He Yanfeng’s energetic expression, then stood up, thinking to himself: Unfortunately, He Yanfeng was doomed to be disappointed.

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