545 The Secret About the Past 163 (1/2)
”If it's a daughter, then we'll have another child. But if it's a son, we'll just stop at one.”
”What if both are daughters, then?”
”Then two are enough.” He answered simply as he did not want to pressure her.
”Alright, we'll fix it like that then.” Xu Youran remarked as she closed her eyes, ”If we don't talk about our family backgrounds, this is your second marriage while it's my first, so I'm considered as marrying beneath me.”
”Wow, you really dare to say such things. But what's the reality?” Gu Dongcheng mercilessly exposed her. ”Your place in the Xu family has fallen. The Jin family doesn't even have a place for you. In reality, you have no family background at all now. And you say you're marrying beneath you? Think it over for yourself.”
Xu Youran looked up. ”I admit this. We're considered even. But now, I'll be your greatest assistant. Do you believe that? Without me, if you want to get back the company from your brother in the future, it'll require a miracle.”
”You're that confident?” Gu Dongcheng asked.
”Of course, as long as your brother, sister-in-law, and stepmother die, the Gu Corporation will belong to you solely. Isn't this obvious enough?”
Xu Youran lowered her head and dug into her nails, saying leisurely, ”You're my husband, I'll definitely help you. After settling Gu Beicheng and the rest, we'll handle the Jin family. Think about it, when you have control over the Gu Corporation, then we'll get rid of my father, brother, sister-in-law, and nephew. Then, I'll be the only one left among the bloodline of the Jin family. That way, you'll have control over the Gu Corporation while I'll be controlling the Jin Corporation. Once we join forces as a couple, no one in this world will be our match.”
Just thinking about it made one pumped up with excitement.
Gu Dongcheng responded, ”However, the Jin family and the Gu family are different. Let's put aside Jin Qingyan. How can getting rid of An Xiaoning be that easy?”
”No matter how hard a stone is, if you throw it into the sea, it'll still sink. We'll have to plan it properly and not rush into it. Let's take it slowly and crush them when they're unprepared.”
Gu Dongcheng turned to her and laughed. ”And they say I'm ruthless, you're much more ruthless than I am.”
”Me? I've always been kind, who says I'm ruthless? I don't admit to it.”
”…”
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The DNA results came out and An Xiaoning found out about it a day later.
It was Jin Qingyan who personally called to inform her.
An Xiaoning kept her volume minimal. ”How is it?”
”The test was done multiple times — the result remained the same. The two of you are related by blood.”
A smile appeared on An Xiaoning's face. ”He's my father?”
”That isn't the case.” Jin Qingyan's words completely burst her bubble. ”You are related to him by blood, but he isn't your father.”
An Xiaoning's mind went blank. ”So, we're just relatives?”
”Yes, it's like that.”
”Then…” She seemed to have not recovered herself. ”That means, my father is…”
She did not complete her sentence, but Jin Qingyan was already clear on who she was referring to.
”If the two of them are indeed just brothers, then it would be true. However, I think we still have to confirm it. You should try to get a strand of the President's hair, then we'll run a test again. It would be pretty clear then.”
”I understand.” Her voice was full of disappointment. At this moment, she suddenly could guess something.
Her heart was wrenching for that man who loved her mother for so many years, to the extent that he was willing to go against his family.
”Qingyan!”
”Umm?”
”I suddenly don't want to tell him this cruel truth.” An Xiaoning was close to tears. ”I've never wanted to lie, but he probably is sure that I'm his daughter. But I think something must have happened back then. My mother must have been forced. A woman who loves someone so deeply would not do that out of her own accord.”
”Since it's like that, then we shouldn't tell him the results of the DNA test. If he asks, just say you lost the strand of hair.”
”Umm, I know.” An Xiaoning then hung up the call.