Familiar artificial mountains and rocks, with sprinklers spraying in the pool; the little pavilion in the impression has been covered with grapevines; that big locust tree has long since withered, replaced by a large coconut tree; the windmill that used to circle the children is now rusted, losing its former glory.
This is the East Sea Tianhe Orphanage.
Before Yang Tian turned ten, he lived here, cried here, laughed here, and fought here.
Yang Tian and Xie Gan'en followed the old grandmother, walking into the orphanage. Along the way, the elderly grandmother held Yang Tian's hand, pointing at the equipment and arrangements in the orphanage, making careful comparisons, talking about the changes after Yang Tian left, and the departures of people: "Danqing, who was close to you when you were little, has already moved to the north for college... That big bully, Wang, became a chef... Master Ning, who took special care of you, died not long after you left..."
Everything felt both familiar and strange.
In the orphanage's office, the old director instructed someone to fetch Yang Tian's documents, which were then spread out on the table. She smiled and said, "Tian, these are your documents. The orphanage makes a comprehensive introduction for each orphan, recording everything that can be discovered."
"Hmm."
Yang Tian quickly picked up the document booklet, which had only a few pages. He opened the first page and saw his life introduction, immediately noticing his mother's name, Meng Bingyun.
Meng Bingyun, what a beautiful name!
"Your mother, Meng Bingyun, was a prominent figure in East Sea University City back then, a top student at Fudan University. Because of her beauty and talent, she was hailed as the number one beauty in the East Sea University City. At that time, your mother stood out in various large competitions in the university, ranging from literature and art, sports, to intellectual contests. Due to her nearly perfect appearance, she was titled a goddess by male students in the university. Whether handsome rich kids or special students, they all pursued her!" The old director eagerly recounted Yang Tian's mother's story.
Yang Tian quietly closed the document booklet.
On the side, it was Xie Gan'en who picked up the document booklet, quickly spotting Yang Tian's father, Chen Zheng!
He raised his head to look at the old director, somewhat agitatedly asking, "Who is this Chen Zheng? Can you introduce him in detail!"
"Chen Zheng? He's Tian's father." The old director smiled and said, "Back then, Tian's mother was very popular, and many chased after her, including some elite figures from East Sea. But none of these outstanding young men could win her favor, and she chose an inconspicuous boy, Chen Zheng!"
"Inconspicuous?" Xie Gan'en's eyes flickered with urgency.
Twenty years ago, the Chen Family in the Capital City was already Huaxia's richest. If this Chen Zheng is a descendant of the Chen Family, he certainly wouldn't be inconspicuous. Hearing this Chen Zheng also had the surname Chen, Xie Gan'en became very excited, thinking Chen Zheng might be a descendant of the Chen Family from the Capital City. However, he then remembered benefactor Chen Ming had three sons: Chen Shangfu, Chen Shangde, and Chen Shangde, but none named Chen Zheng!
"Indeed, inconspicuous!" The old director nodded: "This Chen Zheng, although a top student at Fudan, was inconspicuous, originating from a remote mountainous area, not particularly outstanding scholastically, without a notable name. Yet, he caught the eye of the prominent university figure Meng Bingyun. They had a very good and stable relationship, but at the time of university graduation, Meng Bingyun had an incident, developing leukemia. At that time, she was already pregnant with Tian..."
Yang Tian felt a sharp pain in his heart, raising his head to gaze intently at the old director.
Could it be that his mother had died because of illness?
The old director continued: "Even though Meng Bingyun was diagnosed with a terminal illness, she did not tell Chen Zheng; instead, she deliberately distanced him, trying to end their relationship. Chen Zheng was deeply in love, firmly refusing to break up. Later, Meng Bingyun invited a rich kid to act in a play, deeply wounding Chen Zheng's heart, causing him to leave East Sea alone. On a stormy night, Meng Bingyun gave birth to Tian and then passed away..."
Yang Tian's eyes filled with tears. All his life, he despised his father, was disdainful of his mother, feeling that they hadn't given him a warm family. But upon knowing the truth, Yang Tian was full of regret, realizing he shouldn't have doubted his parents, shouldn't have looked down upon them, because many things were not as he imagined!
The old director held Yang Tian's hand: "Your mother had the incident that night right here in the orphanage, and you started your life here after she gave birth to you. As for your father, we tried to contact him, but to our surprise, he seemed to have vanished into thin air. No matter whether finding his classmates, teachers, or school, all claimed to have lost contact with him. Even searching his written hometown address revealed it was fake!"
"Is that so?"
Yang Tian, with a special forces background, felt this was orchestrated!
On the side, Xie Gan'en's hopes reignited. Such a meticulous disappearance could likely only be orchestrated by the Chen Family in the Capital City, suggesting Chen Zheng might be Chen Ming's illegitimate child, sent away to a mountainous region!
And Yang Tian could very likely be a descendant of the Chen Family from the Capital City!
The Chen Family in the Capital, though Huaxia's leading family and the country's richest, headed by Chen Ming who is ranked first on Forbes' global rich list, whose influence shakes not just Huaxia but all of Asia and the world, even the leader of Huaxia greets him respectfully as Boss Chen, is facing an heir crisis. When Xie Gan'en met Chen Ming a year ago, he heard Chen Ming sighing over this issue, saying that while he managed wealth well, he failed in family management.
Now there's Yang Tian!
Take Yang Tian back, and he could inherit the Chen family's legacy, expanding its influence!
The most crucial factor now is confirming whether Yang Tian truly is a Chen Family descendant!
Hence, Xie Gan'en quickly asked: "Old director, do you have any photos of the two at that time?"
"Yes, they're on the last page!" replied the old director.
Xie Gan'en excitedly flipped to the last page, when he saw the couple in the photo, he was shockingly stunned, frozen in place, as he realized the man in the photo closely resembled Chen Ming from the Capital City's Chen family!
He firmly closed the document booklet, then walked out silently...
Yang Tian furrowed his brows and quickly followed, but by the time he exited the orphanage, Xie Gan'en was gone. His eyes revealed some displeasure, but he didn't say anything, continuing to chat with the old director until about five o'clock in the afternoon, when suddenly the phone rang urgently — it was Guo Jing calling. Upon answering, an icy voice echoed from within: "Yang Tian, I'm giving you half an hour, come back immediately!"
What's going on?
Even his icy president wife was so angry?
Yang Tian was puzzled, quickly hopping into the car, driving toward Guo Jing's villa. Upon returning, he was greeted by Wang Ying in the hall: "President Wang, you're here too?"
"Why are you here?" Wang Ying was also puzzled: "I was summoned back by Jingjing. Were you too?"
Yang Tian felt a bad premonition.
Soon, Guo Jing walked down from the second floor, carrying an Apple laptop, her face cold as she approached the two, placing the notebook on the table, then coldly said: "Look for yourselves!"
Yang Tian and Wang Ying exchanged a glance, then approached to look, their expressions suddenly changed...
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