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But it was also because Lao Yan was someone she could trust. If someone else bought the breakfast, she really wouldn’t eat it.

Guan Juer also got up early in the morning. She forced Fan Shengmei to wake up and asked Fan Shengmei to accompany her to the mall to go shopping.

After all, it was the first time she met the parents, so she felt that she should be well prepared and not go empty-handed, so she wanted to buy something to bring with her.

But because they had no experience, they called Fan Shengmei.

"I finally got a chance to sleep in, but you ruined it again."

While shopping in the mall, Fan Shengmei was still yawning, but seeing Guan Juer's anxious look, she didn't complain.

"I think for an old man, just buy some supplements. After all, it's the first time we meet, so just be polite. There's no need to buy those expensive things."

"Really? Wouldn't that be rude?"

Guan Juer wanted to leave a good impression on Zhou Chen's parents, so she wanted to buy some nice things.

Fan Shengmei retorted: "What's so rude about that? You're just thinking too much. Didn't you ask Zhou Chen?"

Guan Juer said embarrassedly: "I asked him, and he told me that if I really need to buy something, I can just buy some fruit and take it with me, but I think that's too perfunctory."

"Okay, my little Guan Guan, just follow your instructions. I'll just help you with the details."

So the two of them started shopping in the mall.

It took Andy and Lao Yan more than three hours to finally arrive at Daishan.

"Miss Andy, shall we go directly to the orphanage?"

After arriving at Daishan Realm, Lao Yan turned around and asked Andy.

Andy replied: "Well, go directly to the welfare home and find the old director."

When they arrived at the welfare home, Andy got out of the car and was very surprised when he saw the new door of the welfare home.

In her memory, this orphanage was rather dilapidated, but now it seems that is not the case.

Lao Yan had been here and done some investigation. Seeing Andy's face full of surprise, he started to explain to her.

"This orphanage seems to have been donated by a wealthy person, so it looks very good. It is one of the largest orphanages in the city. It has expanded a lot compared to your time, so you feel unfamiliar with it."

Andy said: "It no longer has the familiar feeling that I remember at the beginning."

"Let's go. Normally the welfare home is not open to the public. I'll go tell them first, and then go directly to see Dean Xie."

"Ah."

Old Yan went to the security office at the door, while Andy continued to look around the welfare home and even looked inside.

The welfare home in front of me is very different from the one in my memory, but this is normal. After all, more than 20 years have passed, society is progressing, and it is impossible for the welfare home to remain unchanged.

A few minutes later, Lao Yan came back and said to Andy, "Andy, I have contacted Dean Xie. She asked us to go to her office to find her."

Andy nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."

The two entered the welfare home and, under the guidance of the security guard, went straight to Director Xie's office. Since Old Yan had been there before, he was familiar with the place.

Along the way, Andy saw many children, both boys and girls, and many of them had physical defects. It was a very lively scene.

Soon, they arrived at their destination, the office of the director of the welfare home.

Lao Yan knocked on the door gently, and a woman's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Andy walked into the office and saw the woman sitting there.

The man looked to be about fifty years old, wearing glasses and had gray hair. After they came in, he looked up at them.

Old Yan was the first to speak: "Hello, Dean Xie, I am Xiao Yan who came here last time."

Xie Yajing pushed her glasses. Years of work had caused problems with her eyes. Only with glasses could she see clearly the people several meters away.

"Oh, it's you, Xiao Yan. Why are you here again? Didn't I tell you that I can't help you with your problem?"

Old Yan said very politely: "Dean Xie, I am not here alone this time. This is Miss Andy."

Xie Yajing turned her gaze to Andy and her expression became serious.

"She is the one who asked you to inquire about Xiao Ming. Is she Xiao Ming's sister?"

Lao Yan was about to speak when Andy suddenly walked past him and stood in front of Xie Yajing.

"Hello, Dean Xie. My name is He Lichun, and I'm Xiao Ming's sister. I asked Lao Yan to inquire about my brother's news."

While speaking, Andy was also looking at Xie Yajing carefully, trying to recall whether she knew her, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember.

Xie Yajing put down the pen in her hand and looked at Andy seriously.

To be honest, twenty years have passed, and she never thought that the little girl who was adopted abroad would actually come back to find her brother.

Of course she knew everything about Andy's brother, but she had promised the Zhou couple that she would not tell anyone about their adoption of Zhou Chen.

As Zhou Chen became more and more successful, she and the Zhou couple cleared away all traces of Zhou Chen's past, because they didn't want to leave a stain on Zhou Chen's resume.

Now, only a few of them know Zhou Chen’s true identity. Even if others investigate, it will be difficult to find useful information.

In fact, someone had come to inquire about the news of this pair of siblings before, but the other party only wanted to know the whereabouts of the sister and did not care about Xiao Ming.

Until recently, the appearance of Lao Yan made Xie Yajing alert.

To be honest, she really didn't want people to know that Zhou Chen was Xiao Ming, nor did she want Andy to look for Zhou Chen.

But she is the director of the welfare home after all, and Andy may be Zhou Chen's only blood relative. She should not be indifferent both publicly and privately.

"He Lichun, I know you. You were adopted more than 20 years ago. I think you should be living a good life now. Why are you still looking for your brother?"

Andy said: "Xiao Ming is my only relative in this world. The main purpose of my return this time is to find him, especially after knowing that my brother may have intellectual problems, I want to find him even more."

Xie Yajing said: "Xiao Ming does not have any intellectual problems. On the contrary, he is actually very smart. As for the reason, I am not in a position to say more."

"Really? If there was nothing wrong with him, why would he be sent back by the adoptive family?" Andy asked anxiously.

Xie Yajing: "I've already said that this happened many years ago. The reason is not important. You just need to know that your brother is fine."

Andy: "I asked someone to investigate my brother, but they couldn't find any information. I want to know if someone deliberately destroyed these traces. Where is my brother now? Please tell me the truth. As long as you can help me find my brother, I will do whatever you ask me to do."

"Ugh."

Xie Yajing sighed quietly: "I knew that you would come after Xiao Yan came last time. But I still say that I do know who adopted your brother, but I want to tell you that your brother is living a good life now and has his own family, and you also have your own family. If you meet, it may not be a good thing for him. Do you still want to meet him?"

"Yes."

Andy was very resolute: "I will never feel at ease until I see my brother in person and confirm his condition."

"Child, you have also lived in an orphanage. You should know that it is generally not suitable for adopted children to have any contact with their previous relatives, because this is likely to hurt both families."

"I understand what you said, but he is my brother, and I don't want to take him away. I just want to make sure he is living well. If he is living well, I can watch him from a distance and not disturb him. Is that okay?"

After thinking all night, she had figured out a lot of things. If her brother was really living a good life, she could not recognize him, but the prerequisite was that she had to confirm it personally.

Feeling Andy's determination, Xie Yajing nodded.

She was actually a little conflicted. On the one hand, this was indeed Zhou Chen's biological sister. On the other hand, she also had many concerns. After all, Zhou Chen's current status was not ordinary, and being recognized as a relative might not necessarily be a good thing for him.

"Whether you can go see your brother is no longer up to me. In view of your determination, I can let you call the family that adopted your brother, but you must promise me that if they disagree, you will not disturb them privately, let alone use coercive means."

"I hope you can understand that their thoughts are actually the same as yours. You are worried that your brother is not doing well, and they are also worried that you will take their child away. After all, they have raised your brother for so many years and are closer to him than you are to him as his sister."

After hearing this, Andy's face changed. This was forcing her, but what Dean Xie said was right. The other party had raised her brother for so many years. If he really treated him as his own son, how could he be willing to give him up?

Seeing this, Lao Yan whispered to Andy, "Miss Andy, should we discuss this matter again? If not, we can put in more effort to investigate. Sooner or later, we will be able to find some clues."

Andy didn't say anything, but closed her eyes and began to weigh the options. After a long while, she opened her eyes.

"Okay, I promise, please let me talk to that family."

She had confidence in herself and felt that she could convince the other party, and she was unwilling to delay any longer. She was eager to know how her brother was doing and did not want to wait even a moment longer.

"it is good."

Xie Yajing nodded, and then said: "You guys go to the meeting room outside and wait for me. I'm going to find a phone."

Then she called someone over and took Andy and Lao Yan to the conference room.

Looking at the phone number on her cell phone, Xie Yajing sighed softly. If she hadn't had to, she wouldn't have wanted to contact the Zhou couple.

Sun Yi and Zhou Guofu went to the market to buy vegetables early in the morning, and were busy in the kitchen after returning. As for Zhou Chen, he went to the company early in the morning. He still had things to deal with this morning, and he would not be back until noon.

"Old Zhou, wash the vegetables more thoroughly, and make sure the soup is well-seasoned."

"Got it. Don't worry about me doing the work. Besides, making soup is my specialty, so there will be no problem."

The Zhou couple were busy with smiles on their faces. The 'future daughter-in-law' they had been waiting for for a long time was about to arrive. For them, this was the top priority in the past few years.

While she was busy, Sun Yi's cell phone suddenly rang. Sun Yi took a look and found that it was Director Xie of the welfare home, which surprised her.

They have been in contact over the years, all because of Zhou Chen, and both husband and wife know that Dean Xie is very special to Zhou Chen.

However, although she had Dean Xie's phone number, they had not been in touch for many years. Why would he suddenly call her at this time?

After wiping the water off her hands, she picked up the phone and answered it.

After a few seconds, Sun Yi suddenly shouted excitedly: "No, I don't agree."

The sound was so loud that Zhou Guofu, who was washing vegetables, was startled and asked quickly, "What's wrong? Why are you so excited?"

Unexpectedly, Sun Yi turned around and shouted at him, "Shut up and don't talk."

Then he put the phone to his ear and said in a trembling voice: "Dean Xie, we had discussed this matter at the beginning. Even if someone comes to our door, we will not tell anyone about Xiaochen's situation. You promised us that."

Zhou Guofu, who was scolded by his wife, didn't understand what was going on at first, but after hearing what his wife said, the smart man immediately realized something. His expression became nervous, and he moved closer to Sun Yi and made gestures to her.

"Hands-free, hands-free on."

Although Sun Yi was very angry at the moment, after hearing what her husband said, she turned on the speakerphone and placed the phone between them.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 425: Mother Zhou's Lost Control, Father Zhou's Calmness

At this time, Dean Xie's voice rang out again.

"Teacher Sun, of course I know that this was a joint decision of ours. But this time it was indeed Xiaochen's biological sister who came to see me. If that was all, I wouldn't tell anyone. But based on my observation, Xiaochen's sister is probably not an ordinary person. If she is really determined to investigate, she is likely to find some clues, which would be even worse for Xiaochen."

Sun Yi said angrily: "Even if she is Xiaochen's biological sister, so what? Has she ever asked Xiaochen about it or cared about Xiaochen over the years? Now that Xiaochen has grown up and become successful, she only remembers to look for him?"

"Back then you promised us that Xiaochen had no relatives, so we were relieved to bring him back. Now there's suddenly a sister who wants to snatch our son away from us. I will never agree, and I will never meet her. If she dares to come, I will fight her."

Thinking that the son she had raised for twenty years might be taken away, even though she used to be a teacher, she now transformed herself into a tough aunt just to save her son.

"Calm down, calm down, Lao Sun, calm down."

Although Zhou Guofu was very anxious and angry, he remained calm.

"Dean Xie also watched Xiaochen grow up. She won't harm Zhou Chen. Besides, we raised Xiaochen. After so many years, the relationship between us is no different from that of our own child. We may not trust other people, but we must have confidence in Xiaochen. He won't do that kind of thing."

With Zhou Guofu's persuasion, Sun Yi, who had lost her composure, slowly calmed down. She felt relieved when she thought that her son's filial piety and admiration for her could not be faked.

Seeing his wife calm down, Zhou Guofu breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Let's listen to what Dean Xie has to say first."

Xie Yajing at the welfare home also breathed a sigh of relief and was very grateful to Zhou Guofu. He was worthy of being a university professor as he could remain calm even in such a situation.

"Teacher Sun, I understand your thoughts. I am also responsible for this matter. It is my fault. I apologize to you, but Professor Zhou is right. Xiaochen is not the kind of ungrateful person. He has been with you all these years. You should know better than me."

"I admit that I was a little selfish at the beginning. I wanted to find a better home for Xiaochen, so I concealed some information. At that time, I really thought his sister would never come back. Who would have thought that after more than 20 years, she actually came back."

"Sister Xiaochen is very determined and insists on finding Xiaochen. I may not tell her, but she will definitely investigate further. Sooner or later, she will find out, and by then, it is very likely that serious consequences will befall Xiaochen. So I think I should have you talk on the phone in advance to see if it is possible to dissuade her from doing so."

Xie Yajing actually had no choice. She was also a human being and had selfish desires. It was for Zhou Chen back then, and it was still for now.

She tried hard to conceal it in order to prevent Zhou Chen from having any stain, especially now that he is becoming more and more successful, she doesn't want Zhou Chen's stain to be known to others.

If Andy continues to investigate, these things are likely to be exposed. With the development of the Internet nowadays, if the privacy of a super-rich person is exposed, it is likely to cause serious negative impact.

Xie Yajing treated Zhou Chen as her own child, so naturally she didn't want to see anything happen to Zhou Chen, so she had no choice but to find the Zhou couple.

Sun Yi was completely at a loss, and the only thing she could think about was that someone was trying to snatch her son away from her, and she couldn't think of anything else.

But Zhou Guofu was different. He had also experienced many ups and downs. After Xie Yajing gave him a little reminder, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

This may seem like a simple recognition of relatives, but because of Zhou Chen's different identity, it is very likely to have a great impact.

As Zhou Chen's father, he had to consider his son.

So he said, "Okay, Dean Xie, I understand what you mean. I agree to talk to her, but you tell her that it's not convenient for us now and we need to wait a while."

"Okay, Professor Zhou, I'll tell them now."