Lu Shiyan, who had been holding a cup of hot tea without drinking it, slammed it down on the table in anger, splashing tea everywhere.
"I look so much like my dad, if I'm not his son, then who am I?"
Just then, Lu Yanchen looked at Su Ning'an, "You should know something, tell me."
Su Ning'an clutched her lower abdomen, as if she only cared about the child in her womb, and Lu Shiyan's life or death was none of her concern.
She lowered her head and whispered, "I don't know anything."
The Su family, which had been calm until now, was interrupted by this sudden turn of events, and the two of them simply watched the drama unfold.
After the initial shock, a possibility suddenly occurred to Mr. Lu. "Dad, could it be my second brother…?"
"Yes," Old Master Lu interjected. "Your father originally had a twin brother who looked exactly like him. If there hadn't been an accident, you two were switched at birth, which is why you resemble your eldest uncle." Lu Shiyan, like me, didn't know much about this second uncle, even Lu Yanchen. Lu Shiyan only vaguely knew of a second uncle who died young, and that was all.
"Grandpa, are you talking about that second uncle? Didn't he die a long time ago?"
"We all thought he was dead, but now it seems he's not only alive, but he's also been doing things in secret, like switching your child with the eldest son's." Mr. Lu was nearly driven mad. He had been watching the drama unfold, but now it seemed he was the one being watched.
"Dad, don't joke like that."
"Mingchen, do you think I would joke about something like this? Yanchen only found out by chance that Weidong is our Lu family's child, then did a genetic test and confirmed it's yours." Mr. Lu thought back to how he had recently cursed the other party as an adulterer, wishing them a terrible death, but now karma had struck so quickly.
"Then...where is the child?" He had also come to terms with reality; Lu Yanchen and the old man wouldn't lie to him about something like this.
Thinking about how he had been separated from his own son for so many years, he couldn't care less about past grievances now; he just wanted to see Weidong immediately.
The old man sighed, "Come out." Su Ning'an quickly looked towards the door; Weidong was being carried in on a stretcher.
Now that their identities had been exposed, she no longer pretended and rushed forward.
"Weidong, Weidong, how are you?"
Weidong's face was no longer covered; his face was exposed to everyone, looking particularly terrifying.
Su Ning'an seemed oblivious, clinging to him and tears streaming down her face.
Wei Dong tried to wipe her tears, but he couldn't lift his hand or speak, only managing indistinct syllables.
"What's wrong? Why can't you speak?"
Su Ning'an abruptly looked up at us, roaring at me, "What did you do to him?"
"He bit off his own tongue."
Su Ning'an covered her lips, tears falling like broken beads onto Wei Dong's face.
I'd seen her cry many times before; she always pretended. This time, however, it was genuine; she truly felt sorry for Wei Dong and was heartbroken.
"How could you be so foolish?"
She sobbed uncontrollably in his arms.
Father Lu walked to Wei Dong's side, his eyes red, pointing at Wei Dong's body, "He...he's really my son?"
After all, Wei Dong's face was unrecognizable; he couldn't tell the difference.
Lu Yanchen replied, "Absolutely true." Father Lu bent down, wanting to touch Wei Dong, but couldn't find a way.
Wei Dong was badly injured, his face covered in scars.
"Child, you...you've suffered so much," he murmured.
Wei Dong couldn't speak, his squinting eyes staring at Father Lu, which I found somewhat frightening.
While everyone was engrossed in the absurd scene of Father Lu recognizing his son, I was the only one staring at Bai Lan.
Her identity had never been discovered. Bringing Wei Dong out today was intentional on Lu Yanchen and my part, to see her reaction.
She seemed to have forgotten her act, holding a cup of hot tea, a disdainful sneer playing on her lips.
As if she already knew everything, showing no surprise whatsoever.
At that moment, Bai Lan's aura was completely different from usual; she seemed like a different person.
Shrewd, powerful, and aloof.
Like a black rose, thorny.
Perhaps, she was the culprit behind everything! Seemingly sensing my gaze, she tilted her head back to drink her tea, using the teacup to shield her eyes from view, and I looked away as well.
Although there's no evidence yet, judging from her reaction, Bai Lan is definitely involved!
Lu Yanchen, playing along, asked, "Su Ning'an, you must know something. Why did Second Brother switch his son with Eldest Brother's child?"
Su Ning'an glanced at Bai Lan out of the corner of her eye. Bai Lan slammed her teacup down on the table with a dull thud.
It was a hint, a warning, telling Su Ning'an to think carefully and not to talk nonsense.
Only then did she get into character, walking towards Lu's father, acting as before, "Husband, your heart isn't good, you can't be too hasty. Sit down and ask him slowly."
Lu's father looked at Lu Shiyan, then at Wei Dong, and sighed again.
Although Lu Shiyan wasn't an outsider, Wei Dong was his own son, whom he had finally found, only to have him become a cripple.
What could he, as a father, say? His feelings were incredibly complex.
All eyes were on Su Ning'an, even her father sensed something was wrong.
He stood up and walked towards Su Ning'an, questioning her:
"Since you came back, you've repeatedly stirred up trouble between us and Su Wan, making us neglect her time and time again. Then, at their wedding banquet, you called Lu Shiyan away with a single phone call, and then Su Wan disappeared. These past few days, our Su family has suffered countless deaths and injuries. That time the whole family was in a car accident, you were the only one not in the car."
"Now you're bringing up the Lu family's young master being switched at birth. You're all in cahoots! These events are no coincidences. Su Ning'an, what are you plotting? What do you want to do to the Su and Lu families?" Su Ning'an's father demanded. The sound was deafening. Su Ning'an knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. She pleaded weakly, "Dad, I really don't know what you're talking about. What could I possibly be plotting? The police took me to the station repeatedly to investigate, but they always released me in the end. I'm truly innocent. Don't forget, I'm a member of the Su family too." This time, Su's father didn't believe her easily. He roared, "If you're innocent, then every crow in the world is white! Su Ning'an, don't treat us like fools! Explain yourself! What's going on between you and Wei Dong? If he's the young master of the Lu family, why didn't he come back to the Lu family sooner!"