latelenovela Chapter 196 How come even my family believes it!
Chapter 196 How come even my family believes it!
When Anluo came a couple of days ago, Pei Jinwen kept asking him how he had been doing all these years.
She had heard some things about Anluo's past in the Shen family, and she felt really sorry for her.
Seeing Qiu Nian now, this feeling of heartache involuntarily arises again.
Even though Pei Yuning had already told her about the Qiu family's situation, Pei Jinwen was still unwilling to feel at ease unless she asked in person, fearing that Pei Yuning was deliberately downplaying the matter to avoid making her feel bad.
"Grandma, I didn't suffer!" Qiu Nian said with a smile. "I was doing very well before, really!"
After Qiu Nian repeatedly emphasized that she really hadn't suffered, Pei Jinwen finally believed her. She patted Qiu Nian's hand and said, "That's good, that's good..."
Then Pei Jinwen looked at An Ling, who was standing at the back and hadn't come up. The heartache in his eyes hadn't lessened at all, but his tone carried a hint of resentment that only someone close to him would express.
"Xiaoling, why don't you come to Grandma's side? Have you become a stranger to Grandma after only a few months apart?"
"No way!" An Ling quickly explained, "I was just giving you and Qiu Nian some space to be intimate! Why are you blaming me? You miss me? Come on, let me give our old lady a kiss."
An Ling kissed her grandmother on the cheek, and Pei Jinwen, who was grinning from ear to ear, pretended to be disgusted and tapped An Ling's forehead.
"I didn't blame you at all, I'm just..."
She was afraid that Anling would stop being close to her once she knew they weren't related by blood, and she was even more afraid that Anling would overthink things and become sad.
But now it seems that she was the one overthinking things.
Pei Jinwen didn't continue the topic, but simply reached out and placed her hand on An Ling's cheek, saying, "You'll always be Grandma's little darling, you know?"
"I know!" An Ling felt a little like crying, but still replied with a smile, "You'll always be my precious baby!"
Pei Jinwen burst out laughing again, "Alright! Go eat! You need to eat something salty to neutralize your palate!"
The whole family laughed and took their seats at the dining table.
During the meal, apart from introducing Qiu Nian to the Pei family, most of the conversation was about everyday things, and the atmosphere was very harmonious, until Aunt Xuan Rui suddenly started asking how the An family discovered Qiu Nian and An Luo's identities.
Xuan Rui hesitated for a moment, seemingly aware that her question was somewhat disappointing, but she still spoke up.
"Yu Ning, there are some things I'm still quite curious about. Why did you suddenly discover that Xiao Ling and Xiao Rui weren't your biological children? There must be a reason, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have suddenly become suspicious, would you?"
The dining table fell silent instantly.
Although the An family knew that An Ling might not care about Xuan Rui's words, they still felt very uncomfortable that Xuan Rui had directly told An Ling that she wasn't her biological daughter.
Based on their previous understanding of Xuan Rui, and knowing that she wasn't the type to deliberately cause trouble and upset others, they weren't sure whether she meant any harm in saying those words.
The Pei family was even less able to understand.
They were already worried that Anling would become distant from them because of their blood relation, and Xuanrui's sudden question made them a little flustered.
They watched An Ling's expression while trying to figure out how to smooth things over.
"Why are you asking this?" Pei Yuansi winked at his wife, "Let's eat first. What's so interesting about this?"
Why can't I be curious?
Xuan Rui, however, seemed completely oblivious to the subtle cues in his eyes and continued speaking:
"Because I just can't figure it out. Normal people wouldn't suddenly doubt their child's bloodline, right?"
Besides, the An family didn't mention any of this when they made the announcement. We're all family, what's wrong with asking? There are some things outsiders can't know, but we family members should know, right?
The expressions on everyone's faces at the table weren't very pleasant, except for An Ling, who looked eager to try.
[Great! Finally someone asked! Otherwise, all those excuses I'd been thinking of would have been for nothing!]
Upon hearing this, the An family members instantly became alert again. They looked up and glanced around, observing the expressions of each member of the Pei family. Then they realized: Well, a few more people could hear An Ling's thoughts.
Based on their observation, it seemed that only Xuan Rui at the table was unable to hear.
After all, it's easy to understand a shocked expression, especially since everyone else's eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets, while Xuan Rui remained expressionless, making the contrast quite obvious.
The An family didn't know what the selection criteria were for people who could hear An Ling's thoughts, but they had a well-established and efficient operation that convinced the Pei family members, except for Xuan Rui, that they weren't hallucinating.
If none of you answer, I'm going to say something!
Actually, when An Ling presented the paternity test results to the An family, she had already prepared an excuse, but the An family never asked her about it.
She was wondering why none of the An family members were curious about why she suddenly went to get a paternity test. Why didn't anyone ask her?
Now the excuse she had come up with has finally come in handy.
"Actually, I was the one who became suspicious first," An Ling said to Xuan Rui.
"Because I accidentally saw Qiu Nian's photo online and found that she looked too much like my mother. In addition, I was quite engrossed in reading a lot of novels about real and fake heiresses during that period. I also found that Qiu Nian's birthday was the same as mine, so I became a little suspicious and thought about secretly doing a paternity test."
The results were astonishing! Qiu Nian really is a pampered heiress!
"That's it?" Xuan Rui was surprised that An Ling had discovered this on her own.
“Mmm!” An Ling nodded.
"What about Xiao Rui? Why do you also suspect that he's not an An family child? I saw An Luo a couple of days ago and found that he doesn't look like Yu Ning or Shu Hai at all," Xuan Rui continued to ask.
"Oh this..."
Anling recalled the scene from that day.
"It's mainly that Yun Xiaoyue. Xiao Luo was bullied, and she actually forced him to come to the An family to apologize to An Rui. How could a biological mother treat her own son like that? This is really too strange. In addition, they have the same birthday and were born in the same hospital, so we became suspicious."
“I see…” Xuan Rui nodded thoughtfully.
"So when I saw the trending topic on Weibo that you were the one who discovered Anluo was being bullied? Does that mean Qiu Nian and Anluo were found thanks to you?"
"No, no, it's all just a coincidence," An Ling waved her hand.
"Then..." Xuan Rui hesitated for a moment before asking, "People online say you have a knack for attracting gossip, and that many scandals only come to light because you're at the scene. Is that true?"
An Ling: ? ? ?
[It's one thing for netizens to spread such outrageous rumors, but how could your family members believe them?!]