Published: March 8, 2025
Chu Feilong laughed heartily as he stepped through the door, saying, “Sister-in-law, Feilong has come to visit.” Before entering the inner chamber, he had to at least announce himself.
After all, the inner courtyard of the elder brother was the domain of his sister-in-law…
“Get in here!” Chu Xiong Cheng shouted angrily.
Chu Feilong was taken aback, seemingly not expecting his old father to be here first. He couldn't help but make a face at Chu Feiling and Chu Feiyan, quietly complaining, “You two are something else, knowing the old man is here, yet making me take the heat…”
After saying that, he shook his head and walked in with a bitter smile.
Chu Feiling sighed in his heart.
Chu Feiyan's previous doubts disappeared, and she laughed, “This time, the second brother is in trouble…”
Chu Feiling snorted softly.
As Chu Feilong entered the inner room, he was met with two pairs of piercing eyes, causing him to shrink his neck and awkwardly chuckle, “Father, Sister-in-law…”
“You scoundrel!” Chu Xiong Cheng was filled with rage, yet he couldn't lose his temper. After all, what Chu Feilong said could be interpreted as concern, or it could be misunderstood.
Especially since he, as the patriarch, couldn’t be careless with his words. If he provoked the wrong person, it could lead to disastrous consequences… he would have no time to cry over it.
“So, this is my nephew, right?” Chu Feilong stepped forward eagerly, looking at the bed-ridden Chu Yang, and inhaled deeply, “Indeed, a fine-looking talent. Oh, what a pity… Father, is there any good way?”
Chu Xiong Cheng snapped, “If I had a solution, would I still be sitting here like this? Are you trying to slap my face?”
Chu Feilong forced a smile, “It’s the child’s fault for not knowing how to speak.”
Chu Xiong Cheng snorted.
Suddenly, Chu Feilong pondered for a moment and said, “Sister-in-law, I have something to say, but I’m not sure if I should.”
Yang Ruolan gently played with her son's hair and replied calmly, “Go ahead.”
Chu Feilong seemed somewhat embarrassed and chuckled awkwardly, “Sister-in-law, um… I don’t know if you’ve verified… cough, cough, I have no other intentions, but our Chu family is vast, and it’s inevitable to have some unscrupulous characters impersonating us… cough, cough… I’m just saying this casually…”
However, his words immediately raised Chu Xiong Cheng’s vigilance. The old man suddenly remembered that he had been so preoccupied with joy that he hadn’t asked this crucial question.
If he mistakenly took Feng Jing for Ma Liang… bringing someone else’s child home would be a laughingstock, but would the Chu family’s foundation fall into someone else’s hands?
After scrutinizing carefully, Chu Xiong Cheng said with confusion, “Second brother, I see no resemblance in this child. Look, he looks so much like your elder brother when he was ten years old.”
Chu Feilong smiled bitterly, “Father… resemblance of appearance… every child we have found in the past eighteen years resembles the elder brother in childhood. The key is… the verification of bloodline, Father, I remember there is a way.
“Indeed!” Chu Xiong Cheng said immediately, “I remember that Old Yang told me a way before, called… blood from the tip of the tongue, Amethyst Soul? This must not be faked…”
Chu Feilong clapped his hands, excitedly saying, “Isn’t that the piece of Amethyst? Let’s try it, wouldn’t that clarify everything?”
Yang Ruolan’s face instantly turned icy, and she said slowly, “You and second brother mean to take out this piece of amethyst jade marrow right now, and then take this child’s blood from the tip of his tongue to verify his identity?”
Chu Feilong replied sincerely, “Sister-in-law, I know this matter indeed puts you in a difficult position! We are all parents; a child is a piece of flesh that falls from a mother’s body. How can one not be heartbroken? Not to mention taking blood from the tip of the tongue, even just scraping a bit of skin would make a parent’s heart feel like it’s being cut like a knife.”