Chapter 97: I’ll Tell Everything!

Investigating this matter was not easy for Lu Chengxiao! He spent many days in that remote place before finally uncovering the truth!

At first, when he arrived in that remote place, he was exhausted. He had to rest for a day before continuing his mission.

The first thing he did was to go to the hospital and find the Wei family, specifically Mrs. Wei, the only one who could still walk. Without hesitation, he took her away!

When Mrs. Wei saw this menacing figure, her heart skipped a beat. She wanted to escape, but there was nowhere to run!

She didn’t understand why this menacing figure had come again and how he had managed to track them down here!

Once again captured, she had learned her lesson. She didn’t speak out of turn and dared not say anything negative about Wei Yuxian!

Her hands and the wounds on her body were still throbbing with pain.

“Sir, what brings you here this time? Whatever you ask, I’ll definitely tell you!”

Mrs. Wei collapsed on the ground, looking disheveled. This time, there was no unpleasant odor emanating from her.

Lu Chengxiao didn’t want to waste time. He wanted to resolve things quickly and complete Master Xuanyi’s mission so he could return home for the New Year.

He asked, “Our lady at home, she’s not your biological daughter, right?”

Mrs. Wei’s heart sank, filled with extreme fear. She wondered how they could know about this!

Back then, she had been extremely secretive about this matter!

When she did it, she made sure not to leave any traces. This was the biggest secret of her life!

But now, they knew about it like this?

Who were they? How did they even know about this?

Mrs. Wei was in a panic, unable to maintain her composure. She said, “Sir, you must be joking. How could Yuxian not be my biological daughter? She is indeed my own.”

She tried to argue, attempting to deceive them, but how could Lu Chengxiao believe her? They had irrefutable evidence; they had even done a paternity test!

Who would believe her now?

“I don’t have the patience to waste time with you here!” Lu Chengxiao snapped impatiently. “Don’t waste my time!”

Mrs. Wei still tried to argue: “It’s true, sir. Yuxian is truly my own…”

Lu Chengxiao directly slapped her, the force causing her face to swell instantly!

He was truly annoyed now. He didn’t want to listen to this woman’s rambling. He just wanted to quickly uncover the truth!

Already annoyed with working at the end of the year, now he had to listen to this woman’s rambling, which made it even more frustrating!

Mrs. Wei held her throbbing face, tears immediately streaming down. “I’ll tell everything!” she cried.

She knew she couldn’t fool them anymore. It was better to confess early and suffer less punishment.

Lu Chengxiao, sitting like a lord on the sofa, took a sip of the tea brought to him by his subordinate. “It would have been better if you had said so earlier, instead of making me slap you,” he remarked.

Mrs. Wei spilled the beans about everything that happened back then.

When she gave birth, it was at a certain place. Initially, the birth went smoothly, and she didn’t suffer much before giving birth to the child. However, the child she gave birth to was very unhealthy, born with an illness.

This all stemmed from when she fell ill during her pregnancy and took medication randomly, which resulted in the child being born like this.

Treating the child was quite expensive, and they couldn’t bear to spend so much money on a girl.

But before this girl could even spend their money, she died!

Mrs. Wei was very afraid. She feared that her in-laws would label her as an ominous presence and worried about gossip spreading in the village. So, one deep night, she held her own child and swapped her with another child who was born at the same time in the hospital.

That child was also sick, but not severely, and could still be treated.

And so, Wei Yuxian came to the Wei family and began her life of hardship.

Even if Wei Yuxian was her daughter, she wouldn’t treat her well, because deep down, Mrs. Wei was biased towards males over females.

So, whether she swapped the babies or not didn’t matter much to her. She just didn’t want others to gossip about her or for her in-laws and husband to think she was an ominous presence, which is why she did such a thing.

After hearing all this, Lu Chengxiao was truly enraged! He wanted to beat the woman to death right now!

But he couldn’t do it yet; there were still some questions he needed to ask.

Suppressing his anger, he asked, “What’s the name of that hospital? And what are the names of the parents of the child you swapped?”

Looking at his grim face, Mrs. Wei reluctantly revealed the name of the hospital. But as for Wei Yuxian’s biological parents, she said, “I don’t know their names.”

Lu Chengxiao had her beaten again and asked sternly, “What are the names of the lady’s biological parents?”

Each word was uttered through gritted teeth!

Mrs. Wei, tears and snot streaming down her face, trembled as she spoke, “I… I really… don’t know… I didn’t pay attention at that time…”

Lu Chengxiao looked at her face and felt she genuinely didn’t know. Otherwise, with her cowardly nature, she would have spoken up before being beaten.

The fact that she still claimed ignorance after being beaten indicated that she truly didn’t know.

Lu Chengxiao stepped out of the rundown factory, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one in agitation, and instructed his men, “Don’t let her off too easily, but don’t kill her either.”

Otherwise, how could she experience the sufferings of the world?

Master Xuanyi had said to let her live; that’s what would make her suffer even more.

After questioning Mrs. Wei, Lu Chengxiao immediately rushed to the hospital to investigate the incident from years ago.

However, it was a long time ago, almost twenty years, and there were no electronic records back then, only paper files. Moreover, the staffing at that small hospital was inadequate, which allowed Mrs. Wei to take advantage of the situation.

Lu Chengxiao felt fortunate that the hospital hadn’t closed down. Otherwise, their investigation would have been even more challenging!

After days of investigation, they finally learned the names of Wei Yuxian’s biological parents.

Wei Yuxian’s biological father also had the surname Wei and was also from this city. They went to the address written on the hospital records but found that they had moved away long ago.

Once again, the investigation hit a dead end.

Lu Chengxiao had not slept well for days. He was constantly on the move, either here or there, and the dark circles under his eyes were prominent.

Nevertheless, he persisted in his search throughout the city, utilizing special channels unknown to others.

Finally, on the day before Chinese New Year’s Eve, Lu Chengxiao completed all his investigations. After catching a few hours of sleep, he hurriedly returned to the capital.

Upon his return, he took a shower, freshened up, and then went straight to the Fu Mansion.

It happened to be Chinese New Year’s Eve, and when he arrived, the Fu family was having their reunion dinner.

There were four people seated at one table, enjoying the lively atmosphere like a family.

After being warmly invited by Mrs. Fu to join them for the dinner, Lu Chengxiao scratched his head and took a seat.

Glancing at Mrs. Fu, who was smiling at him, he struggled to return the smile.