453 The Secret About the Past 71 (1/2)

”I said we're not related to each other at all. I don't wish to know about the rest.” Xu Youran ended the call right away.

Just after she hung up, she received another call from Mr. Jin.

Instead of answering the call, she decided to just switch off her mobile phone.

Mr. Jin was disappointed at how adamant she was.

However, he was still very certain that she was his daughter, solely because she resembled her mother greatly.

Mr. Jin thought that making a trip to the Xu family home would be a better way to verify her identity. Besides, it would be difficult to get a sample of her hair.

Mr. Jin's purpose for telling her about her mother's grave was because he felt guilty toward them both and wanted her to visit her mother's grave.

To his disappointment, she actually turned him down.

After much consideration, Mr. Jin decided to drive to the Xu family mansion.

His sudden visit had caught Military Commander Xu and Madam Xu by surprise.

”What brings you here, Mr. Jin?”

”May I have a look at Youran's childhood photos?” Mr. Jin requested.

Military Commander Xu and Madam Xu looked at each other in puzzlement, bewildered by Mr. Jin's peculiar request.

”Why do you want to see the photos of Youran when she was young?” Madam Xu asked in confusion.

”Here's what happened. I had a daughter who went missing when she was 12 years old. I've been feeling very guilty toward her and her mother. I've never tried looking for her before either. However, my family members have been telling me that Youran is that daughter of mine who went missing. Youran had also looked me up previously, claiming that she was my long-lost daughter. But all of a sudden, she refused to acknowledge me again. Military Commander Xu and Madam Xu, please don't be mistaken. I'm not trying to acknowledge her again. I merely want to find out if it's true that she's my daughter,” Mr. Jin explained truthfully.

Madam Xu guffawed and said, ”Mr. Jin, we can show you photos of her when she was younger. But we're very certain that she's our biological daughter, not yours. That's because we've run a DNA test before when we found her again years ago.”

”May I take a look at the photos?” Mr. Jin insisted.

”Alright, give me a moment. I'll go bring it here for you.”

”Thank you, Madam.”

”No problem.” Madam Xu stood up and walked towards her bedroom.

”Did your daughter go missing when she was 12 years old? How did she go missing?” Military Commander Xu asked.

”I feel so ashamed and guilty to talk about this, but she was my illegitimate daughter. We maltreated her in the past and she ran away from home. In hindsight, I've really failed to perform my duty as her father. I'm really guilty for letting her and her mother down, and I'd like to make it up to her in whichever way I can,” Mr. Jin explained, filled with regret.

Military Commander Xu gave a nod of understanding and said, ”I lost my daughter shortly after she was born too. We only managed to find her again much later. After we found her, we got a DNA test done, and it's confirmed that she's indeed our daughter.”

Mr. Jin was even more perplexed upon hearing Military Commander Xu's words but still refused to leave before seeing the photos for himself.

Madam Xu returned with a photo album and sat down smilingly. ”This entire album consists of photos of Youran when she was younger.”

To be exact, they were photos taken after they found Xu Youran again and brought her back home.

She handed the photo album to Mr. Jin, who quickly opened it to flip through the pages.

After taking a look at the photos, he stared at Madam Xu in astonishment and said, ”Madam, she's indeed my daughter.”

Military Commander Xu and Madam Xu's jaws dropped in shock and confusion.

Mr. Jin whipped out a photo from his pocket and handed it to Madam Xu. ”Look.”

Madam Xu took the photo from his hands, only to find that the girl in the photo looked identical to Xu Youran. She frantically passed it to her husband so he could take a look.

”This is the only photo I have of her. It was taken on the year that she went missing.” Mr. Jin continued to flip through the photo album and realized that she was really his daughter.

Military Commander Xu and Madam Xu were flabbergasted.