Chapter 57: Yes, You Are Not a Biological Child of the Ye Family

“It’s okay, there will be chances to meet again in the future.”

They continued chatting, making Ye Bingyu’s expression gradually stiffen.

Lin Wangsheng and Bihua became even more tense, shifting uneasily in their seats.

After a while, Bihua excused herself to go to the restroom.

Lin Wangsheng also claimed he needed to go, likely wanting to step out and discuss something.

However, the suite had its own restroom. Just as they stood up, Gu Siyun said to them, “No need to go downstairs to the public restroom. There’s one right here. Xiaoyu, take them over.”

They had no way out. The two of them could only exchange nervous glances.

Soon, Mr. Ye returned with the two younger children, discussing how to proceed.

When Lin Yaozu heard they were going back to their hometown, he immediately showed his displeasure. “Dad, Mom, didn’t you say we’d follow Sister to the big city to enjoy life? Why are we going back now? I don’t want to go back.”

Bihua comforted Lin Yaozu, “Yaozu, don’t make a fuss. Things have changed, and we can’t leave for now.”

Then she turned to complain to Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye. “We were supposed to take the early morning train tomorrow. We already made all the arrangements, sold all the pots and pans, and gave away our bedding. Now, if we go back, we won’t even have a place to stay! If you weren’t planning to leave, you should have told us earlier. What are we supposed to eat when we go back? Where will we live? We even sold all our grain.”

Gu Siyun said flatly, “If you don’t want to go back, you can stay here. The hotel for tonight has already been paid for, so you can stay until tomorrow.”

“You—”

Gu Siyun ignored her and turned to Ye Junsheng. “Junsheng, let’s go.”

“Alright.”

Gu Siyun handed them the keys, then she, Ye Junsheng, their child, Li Yurong, and Lin Bingwei left together.

Ye Bingyu looked at Lin Wangsheng and Bihua, then decided to follow.

“Dad, Mom, I’ll go with you.”

“Alright.”

Now, only Lin Wangsheng’s family of three remained in the room.

Bihua asked anxiously, “What do we do now? If they go to the village to ask around, we’re done for.”

At this critical moment, Lin Wangsheng kept his composure.

“Don’t panic. Let them ask. Even if they find out, so what? We’ll insist that we never swapped the children. At most, we’ll admit we favored boys over girls. No matter what, we must never admit to switching the children.”

Bihua nodded firmly. “Alright, we’ll do as you say.”

Then she nudged her son’s shoulder. “Yaozu, did you hear that? Lin Bingwei is your biological sister. No more nonsense, understand?”

Lin Yaozu replied impatiently, “Got it, got it.”

They didn’t trust the Ye couple to inquire in the village alone, so naturally, they had to follow.

After finalizing their plan, they quickly shut the door and left.

“Hey, wait for us! We’re going back too.”

Originally, there were six people—mostly women and children—who could barely squeeze into the vehicle.

With an additional family of three, it was impossible.

Ye Junsheng said, “Wife, our car doesn’t have enough space.”

Ye Bingyu suggested, “How about this? Dad can drive, Mom and Aunt Li can take Yaozu and Xiaokang in the car. I’ll take Weiwei, and Lin Dad and Lin Mom can take a taxi.”

Gu Siyun was quite satisfied with Ye Bingyu’s arrangement and smiled. “That works. Sister Li, guide us on the way.”

Li Yurong looked at Lin Bingwei, who nodded at her. Only then did she smile and say, “Alright, I’ll ride in the car for once.”

As she settled into the front seat, she sighed. “I haven’t ridden in a car like this since I was a child.”

Ye Junsheng drove while Gu Siyun chatted with Li Yurong. “From the sound of it, Sister Li, you must have been from a well-off family back then.”

Li Yurong chuckled and shook her head with a sigh. “Not really. My family ran a private school, teaching people to read and write, just earning enough for a living. But later, when the war broke out, my father couldn’t get any students, so he went off to fight, taking all my brothers with him. None of them ever came back, and my family fell into ruin.”

She spoke with a faint smile, but despite her calm tone, she couldn’t conceal the sorrow within.

For a moment, the car fell into silence.

At the hotel entrance, Lin Bingwei didn’t bother sharing a taxi with them—she had ridden her bicycle here, so naturally, she’d ride it back.

Lin Wangsheng’s family was happy to see her leave, as they needed to stay behind and discuss how to cover up the child-swapping incident.

Lin Bingwei didn’t care. Let them struggle. The paternity test wouldn’t lie anyway.

However, given the current circumstances, getting a paternity test was still quite difficult.

There were options abroad, but traveling overseas in this era was extremely challenging.

Domestically, such tests might have been introduced, but ordinary people still had no access to them.

After Lin Bingwei left, Lin Wangsheng’s family didn’t immediately call for a taxi. Instead, they moved to a secluded spot to discuss matters.

Ye Bingyu stared at them and said, “Tell me the truth—am I really their biological daughter?”

“This…” The two exchanged uneasy glances.

Ye Bingyu wasn’t in a hurry. She just silently watched them, her gaze growing colder and colder.

Unable to withstand the pressure, they finally spoke.

Bihua said, “Yes, yes, you’re indeed not their biological child. You are our real daughter. Xiaoyu, we switched you two because we wanted you to have a good life. We did it for your own good. You wouldn’t still blame us, would you?”

“So it’s true?” Ye Bingyu closed her eyes and let out a long sigh.

Speculation was one thing, but hearing them admit it was an entirely different feeling. At this moment, she was overwhelmed with rage, sorrow, frustration, and resentment.

Why couldn’t her biological parents have been Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye instead of these two?

“Fine. Since you did this, why did you leave behind evidence?”

“Evidence?”

The two were momentarily confused and looked at each other.

“Xiaoyu, what do you mean?”

Ye Bingyu gritted her teeth. “Lin Bingwei—she’s the evidence. Why didn’t you get rid of her?”

“This…” This question truly stumped Lin Wangsheng and Bihua.

Why didn’t they get rid of her? If they hadn’t kept her, what else could they have done?

Bihua said, “She’s a whole person. We couldn’t just throw her away.”

Ye Bingyu sneered. “Didn’t you already marry her off? Why did you find her such a good family? Why not send her far away?”

Bihua explained, “Xiaoyu, listen, the Zhang family might sound good, but they’re not actually a good family. Don’t be fooled just because Li Yurong finished high school. What good does that do? She’s cursed! Her parents and three older brothers all died—she’s the only one left. Only Zhang Yuanxiu, that priest who holds funerals for the dead, was strong enough to withstand her.

“They barely made it, but their eldest son couldn’t. He died three years ago, right after his child was born. His wife ran off when the baby was just three months old. Then, just last year, that wretched girl Lin Bingwei got married. The day after the wedding, Zhang Tingyuan went back to the army, and a few months later, he was carried back, barely alive.

“Tell me, what kind of good family is that? They’re cursed! We married her off to them so she’d be doomed by their bad luck.”