The Sweetest Marriage (2)

Ch. 256: The Past Like Smoke

"He was my wife's younger brother," Sheng Jiaqi said. "More than twenty years ago, he disappeared. When we found him, it was over a decade later. What we found was a cold tombstone..." Sheng Jiaqi's voice trailed off.

"Come in," Chen Yunlan said, inviting the two in. Sheng Jiaqi's surname made Chen Yunlan speculate about something.

The young man who came to Chen Yunlan with Sheng Jiaqi was Cookie. As soon as Cookie and Sheng Jiaqi entered Chen Yunlan's house, they were stunned by the chaotic interior.

Records indicated that Chen Yunlan was an internationally renowned painter. Indeed, do artists' aesthetics differ so uniquely?

However, the next moment, both Cookie and Sheng Jiaqi saw Chen Li sitting at the dining table, and both father and son were somewhat surprised.

Had Chen Li already discovered his own identity?

Sheng Jiaqi and Cookie exchanged a glance, each harboring some speculations.

"Please, have a seat," Chen Yunlan said, leading the father and son to sit on the sofa in the living room. Observing the looks exchanged between them, Chen Yunlan asked, "Do you know Chen Li?"

Sheng Jiaqi shifted his gaze away from Chen Li and went straight to the point: "To be frank, part of the reason we came to see you this time is because of Qu Ran, and another part is because of Chen Li. We want to know if Chen Li is Qu Ran's son."

Zhuge Yu walked over, just in time to hear Sheng Jiaqi's question, but he didn't make a scene; he just stood aside, showing no other expressions on his face, although he was somewhat shocked inside.

Qu Ran's surname was Qu, and the only Qu family related to the Sheng family, especially Sheng Jiaqi, was that Qu family!

But what was going on? Wasn't Chen Li supposed to be Chen Yunlan's son? How did it suddenly turn out that he was Qu Ran's son? He remembered that under Mr. Qu's lineage, there was a son and a daughter; the daughter, Qu Qing, married Sheng Jiaqi, and the son seemed to have disappeared when he was in his teens.

Now, the Qu Ran mentioned by Sheng Jiaqi should be the missing son of Mr. Qu!

Was it Sheng Jiaqi who got it wrong? Or was it Chen Yunlan who made a mistake? How could Chen Li possibly be Chen Yunlan's son and also Qu Ran's son?

These were two men!

Zhuge Yu felt his intelligence was being challenged; he suddenly couldn't understand it.

The same doubts were also harbored by Wei Chen. Encountering Sheng Jiaqi and Cookie at Chen Yunlan's house was surprising enough for Wei Chen. However, now he was not only surprised but also puzzled.

So, what exactly was the background of Chen Li?

Although both Zhuge Yu and Wei Chen had doubts, they tacitly refrained from interrupting their conversation and didn't deliberately avoid it either. Chen Yunlan didn't stop Sheng Jiaqi from finishing his earlier statement, indicating that they could listen to the forthcoming conversation.

Chen Yunlan indeed didn't mind if Chen Li and Wei Chen overheard the subsequent conversation. In fact, Chen Yunlan seized this opportunity to openly discuss the events from over twenty years ago, despite the fact that it would reopen his unhealed wounds and pour salt on them.

"Mr. Sheng, I believe you already know the answer, which is why you've come to me. Yes, Chen Li is Qu Ran's son," Chen Yunlan said, pausing deliberately before adding, "More precisely, Chen Li is the son of both Qu Ran and me, carrying the blood of both of us."

As Chen Yunlan finished this statement, it caused a stir.

No, it wasn't a surprise to everyone, at least not to Sheng Jiaqi and Cookie; it merely confirmed what they already knew. Chen Li was indeed Qu Ran's son, the grandson of Mr. Qu!