453 The Secret About the Past 71 (2/2)
”What's going on? I remember clearly that the DNA test proved that she was our biological daughter. How did it…” Madam Xu exclaimed in bewilderment as her temples began to throb vigorously.
Mr. Jin closed the photo album and handed it back to Madam Xu. ”How about we carry out another DNA test without informing her, Military Commander and Madam Xu?”
The couple felt strongly that it was necessary to do so.
”Sure.”
Madam Xu was ill at ease after Mr. Jin left.
A deafening silence filled the air in the living room.
With a sullen expression on his face, Military Commander Xu said to his wife beside him, ”You shall take care of obtaining a sample of Youran's hair. We'll get the test done together tomorrow.”
”Alright. But, what if Youran turns out to really not be our daughter? What are we supposed to do then?”
”If she isn't our daughter, there's no need to let her stay in this family anymore,” Military Commander Xu answered without hesitation.
”If she's not our daughter, just what went wrong with the DNA test back then? I'm really starting to sense something amiss the more I think about it,” Madam Xu said with a heavy heart.
”Why do you say so?”
”Look how much Xu Yang and Xu Cai take after you and me, whereas Youran doesn't resemble us at all. Furthermore, I've sought help from the Reverend and asked him to tell me about Youran's fortune. However, his description did not match Youran's traits at all. The Reverend enjoys high prestige and is known for his extremely accurate readings. Thus, there's no way that there'll be such a huge difference. The girl in the photo Mr. Jin showed us earlier is indeed Youran. It's very unlikely that she has a doppelganger. The more I think about it, the more I'm getting the chills.”
”Don't let Youran find out about this. Keep it from her for the time being. We'll discuss what to do next after the DNA test results are out. Maybe they just look really alike. This time, let's run the test a few more times,” Military Commander Xu instructed.
”Okay, we'll go with your plan. I'll call Youran now,” said Madam Xu as she took out her mobile phone.
However, Xu Youran's mobile phone was switched off.
Madam Xu proceeded to call Xu Youran multiple times throughout the day and only managed to get through to her in the evening.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
Upon hearing that it was an urgent matter, Xu Youran immediately returned to the Xu family mansion.
”Mother, what's the urgent matter?”
”Take a seat first,” Madam Xu said gently like her usual soft-spoken self.
She sat down beside Madam Xu and asked eagerly, ”Just what is the matter? Tell me, quick.”
”I heard from your father that the government is going to take severe measures against high-ranking civil officers who abuse their authority, so I gave you a call immediately to warn you. Youran, you'd really better not get yourself into any trouble again.”
”Didn't I already say that I'll be turning over a new leaf? Why don't you trust me at all, Mother?” Xu Youran retorted. Contrary to her expectations, it was not as much of an urgent matter as she thought.
”It's not that I don't trust you. It's just that you've repeated the same mistake over and over again.”
She raised her hand and said, ”Mother, I promise I won't do it again. Rest assured.”
Staring at her hair, Madam Xu said, ”You're only 29 years old. Why have you got white hairs already? Let Mother pluck them out for you.”
Xu Youran hurriedly moved her head towards her mother and said, ”Hurry and pluck them out.”
Madam Xu took the chance to pluck a few strands of hair from Xu Youran's scalp.
She pretended to cast the hair away without showing it to Xu Youran. ”It's done.”
”Mother, if there's nothing else, I'll get going now.”
”Bear my words in mind.”
”Okay, got it.”
After she vanished from the entrance, Madam Xu opened her palm on which lay the few strands of Xu Youran's hair.
Madam Xu was overwhelmed with anxiety and uncertainty while staring at the strands of hair.